Strathmore High School - Pleiades Yearbook (Strathmore, CA)

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Mr. Miller performing: rlurlng the freshman assembly. -64. Carolyn Nelson and Janet Gonzales dancing. SEASON charge of the money jar which decided the contest. Each penny put in the jar counted one vote for the candidate. The candidate receiving the highest number of votes by the day of the assembly put on by the an- nual staff, would be declared Annual Queen. As can be imagined, the con- test raged hot and furious- competition between the classes was keen. As the final day drew near, the money jars fairly bulged with the monetary evidence of the es- teem of the students for their chosen candidate. At the close of the assembly, the long awaited announce- ment was made. Linda Par- man had been elected Queen, glorifying the day for the sophomores, It wasn't long until the classes began to start plan- ning and presenting class as- semblies. The freshmen pre- sented a minstrelg the sopho- mores, a night club: the juniors, a variety show. The seniors presented a comedy in the Spring. The band and chorus also presented good assemblies. The chorus gave us a preview of the numbers they were to sing at the Tu- lare County Music Festival. Iilemifir-ation impossible. If you don't agree, the annual staff will not hire you. 1They wnn't hire you, anywayg it's all gratisj. Page 59 Band pmfticing up for the out-tinrling., L'-semhlg, presented to the student body. Western melodrama in junior assembly I to R Bette Oswald, Delphia Pierce, Ruth Gauge Chorus girls in Sophomore assemlxlx I R Be x Tivkel, Tronye Alexander, Shirley Vt llllims B irbzir 1 Farless, Linda Parman, Carolyn Ron ell

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w ' 'I luv A I 3 t vi ' ri i Annusil !4Jllt'SHll'IlQ front rnw, I, in It Anne Smith. Hunnu' 'l':1ki-rnnln, llnnnzl flill. Hack row. I. to R Alun rn- ICIIS1-:ll'l', Jerry N:ui:unur:i, Ilurulfl Spuhle' VV1-lvl: llurlsun, Muniu Sue Miller. I'Ivi:i4ln -s Quiz show: contestants, L ln R J. Watkins, M. .l. lhilniiimri. W. lluelsun, M. Haney, C. Gartuni: N, Burns, NA 11, I'4-tc-i'smi3 pianist, IG. VVmmfly3 Emrees, Al Mlllnl. Il. J. llughesg p:u1.ic'lp:int, M. Blaekwoodg nrimnlnm-i', t'. Hequu-ite. I'v's-fu-iitzitimi nt' :innuul sales lrnphy. L tn Rf G. iiurlin npliuiium 4-lass president: W. Hurlsun. junior rlziss pi: snle nt, Ii. linings. senior class president: C. l iIlinm'm- l'I4-rifles sales rnunager. As the third quarter got un- der way so did the basketball season. In fact, basketball games occupied most of the Friday ani Saturday nights during the season. This year special interest was shown in the games since they were being played in our new Lightncr Gym. Even with- out blcaehers, the gym was packed for nearly every con- test. January and February were the months of the heavy rains. It wasn't unusual to see teachers and students alike trying their best to by- pass large pools of water that hindered the passage from building to building. Especially the trip to and from P. E. was responsible for much of the mud collect- egl in the classrooms. The latter kept the janitors busier than normal for that time of year. A different kind of contest shared the limelight with athletic contests this winter. The annual staff sponsored an Annual Queen contest. F o u r representatives, one from each class, were nom- inated and managers for these contestants elected. It was the duty of the managers to advertise his or her candi- date for Queen and take The climax of the Pleizules staff assembly was the crowning nl' the Annual Queen Linda Parman. Our gracious Pleiacles Queen, Liuala I'ui'ni:xx1. Annual Queen managers, L to R Ilarnld Spuhlvr, Donna Gill. Joaquin Rodriquez, Insert- Queen vnnleslanls, I. in R, Nlenua Sue Miller, Patty Huxlahle, Phyllis Knutsun. 15154 58 f s

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Entrants in the local Lions Cluh Speak- lng contest. ll to li M. Haney, ll. Pierce, B. Oswald. A typical :lay in a meclizlnical drawing.: class. Wurl-:ing like mad in the Pleiailes office. SPRING You will recall from the Calendar of the Year that the fourth quarter had more ac- tivities than all the others combined. As usual, it was the old rush-rush with some- one going to some extra-curricular affair practically every day. Schoolwork - and homework-went on as usual, and you sand- wiched them in somehow. One of the first affairs was the exciting, different Senior Play on March 15, Csee page 483. It was followed by the basketball banquet staged at the Elementary School by the student Council on March 21. P. Huxtable ruled over the affair as queen, with I. Norris and M. Kissick as attendants. The coaches, Mr. Berryhill and Mr. Lindgren, presented the awards and trophies to the teams. It was a swell affair with 3 good attendance Of course, you remember the girls who dressed outlandishly for a week-yes, the second semester Service Club initiates. The Third Annual livestock show was held on the football field on April 3, fpictures on pages 50 and 545, and the boys left the next morning for the Cow Palace in San Francisco. As with our other school affairs this year, there was a good attendance from our public-minded citizens. Another highlight of Spring was the operetta on April 4, also held at the Elementary school. It was one of the most difficult operettas the chorus has pre- sented, but they did an excellent, entertaining job. The action took place in Bagdad, where some movie scouts had gone to find the Belle of Bagdadf' a beauty who had been acci- dentally pictured in a newsreel, and had literally sent Holly- wood. The scouts finally found the belle, but not before they had some trouble with the Arabian potentate. 1Pictures on page 50.1 The operetta was the last event before Spring Vaca- tion, which was the next week. You all enjoyed a change of tempo, and at last, some relaxation. VVhen you came back the Student Council began to arrange for an exchange assembly to present to neighboring schools. Buck row, I., to R., rl. Rogers, R. doings, C. Bequette, L. Britt, B. Hamilton: front row, I.. in li.. li. flange-, B. Nelson, ll, Pierce, H. Morey. Exchange assembly cast . . , five acts: barroom scene, pantominies, dance, vocal solos. Page 60