Van Nuys High School - Crimson and Gray Yearbook (Van Nuys, CA)

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UNEIUALLED llll LM-.- c , Kneeling: Eisenhauer, Johnson. STanding: Schwarhman, Tucker, Boswell. Page 20 Each year ouT of The ranlcs oT The aThleTes who have given Their services To The various Teams, The mosT inspiring perTormer in The Senior A class is chosen by The LeTTerman's Club. This boy's name is Then inscribed upon a special plaque along wiTh The names oT Tormer aThleTic greaTs oT The school. This award is The high- esT honor any aThleTe in Van Nuys High can receive. OuTsTanding choice oT The Tall semesTer was Jalce Schierling, who was also presidenT oT The sTudenT body. There was no doubT buT ThaT Jalce was one oT The mosT inspiring aThleTes ever To wear The Crimson and Gray. l-le played boTh in The line and baclcfield on The TooTball Team, being named All-Valley bloclcing baclc. ln addi- Tion, he was The second place winner in The Valley shoTpuT. Phillip Maxey was The recipienT oT The honor in The spring Term on The basis oT his all-around abiliTy and spiriT oT Teamworlc. Maxey was lcing oT all The Valley shoTpuTTers in l942, and was a TixTure in The bacl4Tield oT The WolT grid machine. E The yell leaders were elecTed in a diTTerenT manner This year Than in previous years. ln- sTead OT being elecTed individually as had previously been The case, a head yell lcing was elecTed and he chose his Two assisTanTs. ln The Tall semesTer l-lenry Johnson was The choice oT The sTudenT body To be The head leader. l'lis assisTanTs were Bob SchwarTz- man and Joel Tuclcer. This Team held TorTh aT all The TooTball games, drumming up en- Thusiasm and moral supporT Tor The boys ouT on' The gridiron, and aT The basl1eTball games held aT home. For The spring semesTer Johnny Boswell won The elecTion and selecTed Henry Johnson and ArTie Eisenhauer as his assisTanTs. This Trio was in charge oT oTTicial enThusiasm and school spiriT Tor all The Traclc meeTs, in which our mighTy Wolves were The champions Tor The second consecuTive year. All The Tellows puT a loT OT worlc and energy inTo The iob buT TelT doubly repaid in The spiriT The Tans showed. Jake Schierling, Afhlefic Award Fall Semesfer

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STRENGTH The Lel'rermen's Club ol Van Nuys l-ligh is composed of all The boys in lhe school who have won varsily leliers in any sporl. This year The emblem bearers reorgan- ized Themselves under lheir newl eleclecl officers, Jimmie Rohrschieb, pr i e l, and f ' fl n I Bill wsmns, v'ce EW ln addilion lo 'rheir service as ushers al all assemblies, in lhe spring semesler, 'rhey loolc over 'rhe dulies connecled wilh palrolling lhe school boundaries, checking oil-grounds per- mils, elc. Under lheir able sponsor, Mr. Epinelle, lhe lellermen performed lheir du- lies in lhe failhlul lradilion of lheir organ- hahon. KL fl , rllff x, Philip Maxey, Alhlelic Award Spring Sernesler Top Row: Ayres, Alexander, Murphy, Schwarfzman, G-ranl, Edringlon Rogers, Williams. Fiflh Row: Welch, Cooper, Uhrig, Alkins, Wise, Slark Morfensen. Fourfh Row: Riccalelli, Sweelmari, 'Uoldl, Kouyarn aion, Jenning, Hillon. Third Row: Gilmore, ohrschie , Fales, G-uiufirez Smelzer, Wrighf, Boswell. Second Row: Neely, Curland, Brendle, lmbach Meade, O'l-lalloran. Firsf Row: Nieumier, Warner, Russell, Tucker, Gall Page 2l