Wasco Union High School - Wasconian Yearbook (Wasco, CA)

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Martha Stinnett, Therese Miller, Janet Hadlock, Jo Ella Tiger, Jeauneta Marks and Gene Hogan, song and yell leaders of 1956, exemplify the transformation in clothing styles. These, the pioneers, were not dismayed by the challenge of an untamed land. With eyes upon a star. they fought and they struggled . . . to achieve a dream-the dream of a land transformed. The earth is no longer barren but bountiful: the desert. no longer repulsive but enveloping. For man foiled long. but within him always was a sustaining hope. The challenge of the desert was met: a land was transformed. Man. with his eyes upon the star. lived each day an un- written saga. Each day brought a new challenge. Man, the builder. the dreamer, built and tore down and built up again. l-le was pitted against Nature. Much there was that succumbed to the arm of history. Clarence Annin, Glenn Compton and Ivan Stone dress as country folk on Rube Day at Wasco High, 1921. One of the countless fads introduced by the fashion industry is this ensemble worn by Gail F ries. ,www

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3 Even the faces change in the shadow of time 1935 Science building constructed - Enrollment 347 1942 Enrollment 429 - drop in normal increase due to U.S. entrance in World War ll M 1952 Severe earthquake 1953 Band and library buildings constructed 1958 Quake-damaged gym rebuilt 1959 Administration building constructed 1966 Enrollment 875 Athletic contests offer excitement for Wasco High students. The highlight of social events for many years has been the annual Snowball formal dance.