San Rafael High School - Searchlight Yearbook (San Rafael, CA)

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ts the new uppercltssmen udvanced ullfln lhe WM' 5431001 If eall be ln' The enttrc elxss strove for one thxng money 10 r y 1, money for the Jumor Senior I xrewell and for their own Senior B ,ll Thlngs got organtzed quite flst as fall Presndent Rlek Xe xger k yer The Juntors took time out from thelr money ra1sIng too o efforts to hold thelr class party 'Llub Stardust' Many SPOMS occupied the days of the busy Junxor ws some P13V9d on the champtonslup footbxll team and others went to the Tournament of Lhamplons Fall changed to sprlng and President Xl alt EMLSGH W IS voted into office Through his efforts and those of his L xlnnet the Juniors sponsored the PL XYBOX Ol THI' XXI STl:RN VNORI D M the end of the ye lr they held the Junior Senior Farewell ts they sent the Seniors off md prep xred themselves to take their pl me Xlso at the end of the year Jill Slgler wxs chosen to represent San Ii Lfuel High School ls she left for Turkey under the American I leld Service Plan The silhouettes werenow tall and strarght md filled with the promise of a full and exclttng year the ad QVLLOV' 59 Z0 We lfLlfLlf0l The lxght of the future has now fallen on the Senxors and one can see the silhouettes of mernortes md of that flrst dlv when the Sen1or cl xss entered Sm Rafael I-hgh School wlth thexr bzg eyes and typxe xl expresstons The hectxt year of '19 beg an wlth walt Prlcson presldmt, us Student Body President John Omlx w as elected tl x-as presldent and tmmediately plans for the Sen1or the Jumor yelr They planned rn my money mxklngprojeets One of the flrst w xs the Movre Benefit ST XLXI lf and TIIRI L LOIlyS IN TIIF POLNTXIX whlch proyed x sell out Other xct1v1t1es were the Sen1or Candy Siles and the sponsortng of the school play NIGHT MLST FSILL The senlors were also wrapped up n thelr studies This cwn be seen ln the number of scholarshxps and awards gwen to them -ls the flrst semester ended the new constrtutton went mto effect m student government and many senlors partlclpated ln the new school act1v1ty w1th Tom Schulz heading them xs student body presldent The future graduates elected sw members to congress and the Chlef Justloe of the Student Court w us also a senior San Rafxel wus agaln represented in both the North South and Fast West h1g.,h school football tflmes this yelr by senlor Kent Irxnusco Xs the vexr ended they pr xctlced for grnduatron xtttnded the Juntor Sen1or I- xrewell md made ftnxl preparxtions for the Senlor Ball On June 11 1960 the antlclpxtlon of their four ye xrs cime to a clxmax under the mirrored lights 1n the Lolomal Room of the St Francis Hotel This big event wxs followed by the somewhat sad but colorful Lommencement Exercises Now whxt the future holds for the Sen1or Class ls up to each indnvldual as he follows the llght of his chotce 3ndClStS HIS sllhouette O f . . L , ' 7 7 Bull got underkwuy. ,Funds ure important just ns they were in g I i V' . f .

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On September 11 1956 the sun shone hrtghtly tasting the sllhouettes of the largest freshman class tn the history of San Rafael High School The followxng I-rtdn the lfreshmxn Reeeptxon Klddx Kar Drag vt ls held tn the old putt lromthls du on the irosh took an 'xcttve purt tn sthool life 'showlngthclr good taste thew elected Gloria Lorritore Lntermm prestdcnt -Ks tlw ns lhew were a class of great Slllfll Their turnout ttrxlltes md games was large Thew cheered themr frosh footlnll team as thes saw future prospects in J X and possibly Xarstty teams The freshmen also supported the1r two class p xrtles with Bill Knopf as their sprtng presldent the class etgerlx supported andbld at the Polto Box -Xuctxon which w ts then held tn two tssemhltes in the auditorium It was during this scxr thttHoonSh1n Ihok the Korean orphan w ts adopted ht the Sm lixfmel student hodx Along with their many nctuttxes the freshmm clxss excelled academiealls by topping the Honor Roll X5 the school tear came to in end the Ireshmen were sorrx see lt oxer for xt went so swlftls hut there is now the prospect lefntng the 'bottom of the ladder and getting, one stop closer the worldly Semors Ks the tradxttonxl ceremonies took pluc the end of the year the stlhouettes were now A lxttle oldtr md a little taller 5 7 58 0 OWLOVQ QVLLOV' V85 WL6LlfL 56 57 Xs the sophomores stood on the construetlon plles for the new buxldmgs there were no sxlhouettes on the opentng dat of thxs xe xr The clouds Ind thc sun hut Lfter th tt du the reflectlons ot' Sophomores were seen xerx plomxnentlt throughout the school The fxll offtters of tlns tl Ass put on the Sophomore Partx Hobo Hop under the chrectton of L xrls' X me Presxdent Garda Stephenson and tall Presldent hen C trnxne Thts fall xlso found the presence of sophomore Kent Y rancisto on the X arsltx football team Bestoes supporting their sophomore on the Xarsltt thexr splrlt was also felt tn the field of the mujorettes and tltss tell leaders and song leaders Sophomores h td 1 vottetn sludenlgoxernmentwhen Ioutse Nltkarlane w ns eltttedt ouncilm tn forthe fall semester and Marilee Nhehxel for the spring 'lhe spring semester saw Rxck Xeager as President He and his eounetlworkedhard to sponsor the Sophomore Class Car wash Xll work and noplas just wouldn't do so m March the sw ngtn' Sing img Fling took place ln June the sophomores were sorry to see the wear go for lt had held so much for them But they greatlw antxupxted hetng upperclassmen The flag was lowered and the vear was gone ill but its memories 0 C 7 7 to : ' 1 V -M K, , ' of .V ' , . 'U ' ,'- A ..-. 1' 4 ' X L'- iif ' ' 'L' - . 7 7

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---.-a..auwmq -MQ-n-Q-agqnq A-----.wu.q.q , sw A fu' N .ails I A . I '. 1 , MOST INTELLECTUAL MOST LIKELY TO SUCCE ED Louise McFarlane, Pete Stoekley Linda Warren, Tom Schulz Books, the Children of the brain. To know how to wait is the great secret of success. 52. A46 ff ----- Sifwifww TW MOST HUMOROUS RIOST SPIRITIED . Barbara Simontacchi, Ricky Yeager Dana Defmayef, M1149 O'Sha'-lghnessy Nothing great was achieved without enthusiasm, The man that loves and laughs must sure do well