Acalanes High School - Aklan Yearbook (Lafayette, CA)

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SEN Always illustrating teamwork and cooperation in their school projects, the graduating seniors worked enthusiastically to make their years at Acalanes out- standing. The first big event for this class was their Freshman Frolic, skillfully planned and executed in a Toyland atmosphere. The following year a trip to the depths of the ocean produced their most unique dance, the Sophomore Hop. With success and experience came confidence, and in their .lunior year the class produced three celebrated events. A Knight Out, the second largest dance of the year, recreated a medieval hall complete with king and queen: and the Seniors took an imaginary trip to the 6'Deep South at the .lunior-Senior Banquet put on by the class of 1951. The theme was so excellently worked out in the enter- ALBRO, WALTER RICHARD - Dick g shop major: likes cars. ALLEN, DOROTHY- H0ppie : brunch 2: C-.A.A. 3: going to major in art at Arts and Crafts. AMES, WILLIAM ALLEN- Wink i Stu- dent Council 2: C.S.F. 2: Jr. Statesman 2, 3, Pres. 4: Span. Hon. 3, 4, Pres. 3: tennis 2, 3: going to study engineering at Cal. ATKINSON, LEROY-Audio-Visual 1, 2, 3, 4, Student Mgr. 3, 4: stage crew 1, 2, 3, 4: Asst. Mgr. 3, 4: Jr. Statesmen 2, 3: Span. Hon. 3: headed for Cal. BABCOCK, JACK-Class Pres. 1, 4: Student Council 1, 4: Rally Comm. Pres. 4: C.S.F. 2, 3: Acalhonors 1: football 4: bound for Stanford. BACON, CORT-Football 3, 4: track 2, 3, 4: Chips 2: Block A 3: plans to go to college. BAHLS, ELIZABETH-C.S.F. 1, 2, 3, 4: Audio-Visual 3, 4: library 4: Span. Hon. Curr. Sec. 3, 4: Y-teen 4: Cal Bound. BEARDEN, DONN-S.B. Yell Leader 4: Class V.P. 2: Student Council 4: Rally Comm. 4: Audio-Visual 1, 2, 3, 4: track 1, 2: tumbling 3: headed tor Cal. BEE, DODIE-S.B. Treas. 4: Class Treas. 3: Girls' League Rep, 3: Student Council 4: Rally Comm. 4: Jr. Statesmen 2, 3: Ski Club 4: going to study decorative art at Cal. BEDARD, DOROTHY R.- Petey : Student Council 2: Cit. Comm. 3, 4: Rally Comm. 4: C.S.F. 3: Aealhonors 1, 2, 4: G.A.A. 2, 3, 4: Dance Group 2, 3, 4: Jr. States- men Sec. 3: Jr. Red Cross Sec. 3: Ski Club 4: brunch 3, 4: Variety Show 4: going to Cal. BENNETTS, BARBARA-Majored in lan- guage: drama 3, 4: Spanish major at Cal. BENTLEY, DAVE-Band 1, 2, 3, 42 Cafe. and Student Store 1, 2, 3: football 1: track 1: tennis 2, 3: going to trade school, BERMINGHAM, Patricia- Pain: Class Sec. 3: Variety Show 4: G.A.A. 2, 3, 4: Dance Group 3, 4: brunch 3, 4: otlice worker 3, 4: Cal bound. BIASOTTI, JOHN - Spanish and Business major: Span. Hon. 3: Business major at Cal. BIGGS, ANTHONY H.- 'Ton,v : Class V.P, 4: Boys' Fed. Treas. 4: Student Council 3, 4: Rally Comm. 4: ollice worker 4: football 1: swimming 2, 3, 4: Chips 2: Block A 3, 4: Jr. Statesmen 3: going to college. BLANKENSHIP, MARJORIE - Mnrge : Girls' League Rep. 4: Acalhonors 2, 3: G.A.A. 2, 3, 4: Dance Group Z, 3, 4, Little Match Girl : Variety Show 4: headed to college. JACK BABCOCK, PRESIDENT

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IORS tainment that the cast of 56 took their show on a circuit of assemblies from Aca- lanes to Diablo to Alhambra. Also the ,lunior Extra of that year will be remembered for its authentic Down on the Farm atmosphere as the decorations included real donkeys. Finally in their last year, the class of 1951 helped produce the first public Variety Show at Acalanes and put on a colorful senior play entitled We Shook The Family Treef, The Seniors also held various faculty-senior sports events in order to replenish their treasury. Their Senior Extra dance, presented on Friday the l3th, was a Senior ,linxw filled with bad luck decoration. And last but not least, working with much thought and care on their Senior Ball, thc class pre- sented an enchanting evening at Cinderella's Ballf' BRENNAN, HAROLD FRANCIS, JR.- Pinky : art major: commercial fishing in Alaska. BRODERICK, DARYL BETTY-Student Council 3: chorus 1, 2: Ski Club 3, 4: going to a J.C. BROOME, EDW'ARDf Ed : Class V.P. 3: Boys' Fed. V.P, 4: Acalhonnrs 4: football 1, 4: basketball 2. 3: track 2, 3. -l: Chips 2: Block A 3, 4: going to Davis. BURCHFIELD, MARIANNE-Acalhonors 3, 4: Y-teen 3, 4: chorus l, 2, 3, 4: library 2: plans to go tn a business college. :L A BURGER, MARILYNfCame from St, Fran- cis Hi, Sacramento 2: C.S.F. 2, 3: Acal- honors 4: Audio-Visual 4: Ski Club 3, 4: drama 3, 4: will study teaching at U.C. BURKETT, ROBERT- Bob : Acalhonors 2, 3: science major at Cal. BUSCH, .IEANETTE-Completed H.S. in 3 years: C.S.F. 1, 2, 4: G.A.A. 1, 2, 4: nursing at Valparaiso U. BUTTERFIELD, TOM-Came from Oakland Hi 4: history major: bound for C.C. C..l.C. CASIEI, IfAT- Pil : Span. Hon, 3: brunch : p ans on going to Business School. CASHMAN, JOHN N.- Big Johan: trans- wht terred from Fullerton Hi. 2: Class v.P. f . 2 lF.H.J: Cit. Comm. 4: C.S.F. 2, 3: Span. Hon. 3, 4: Blueprint 2: .lr. States- ' f A ' men 2: water polo 2 tF.H.j: going into gg S A Navy Diesel Engineering. ? i .K 4, , CHANTLER, JANET-Class Soc. Sec, 1: 'cl , f Class Sec. 2: Student Council 4: Rally , W' , Comm. 3, 4: C.S.F. 1, 2, 3, 4, Sec. 4: I . 7 Jr. Statesmen 2: Span. Hon. 3, 4: G.A.A. l, 2, 3, 4: Dance Group 1, 2, 3, 4: Variety ' -,1.,,, Show 4: going to U.C. ' s CASTRO, SHARON - Sherry : Student ' If Council 1: Blueprint: drama 2, 3, 4. COURTRIGHT, CAROLA-S.B. Soc. Sec. 4: Girls' League Comms, at Large 3: Stu- dent Council 1, 4: Rally Comm, 3, 4: Acalhonors 3, 4: G.A.A. 1, 2, 3, 4: Dance Group 2, 3, 4: Variety Show 4: otlicc worker 4: college. COCKERTON, SYLVIA LEONE-Cummen cial major: office worker 4: J.C. COLLINS, lVlARILYN+ Maril : transferred from Diablo 3: Class V.l . 2: Audio- Visual 4: C.C.C.J.C. CONNELL, PEGGY-Came from Oakland Tech. 4: Ski Club 4: G,A.A. l, 2: Cale. and Student Store 1: chorus 1, 2. COTTERAL, JOYCE THAYERICE -- Through H.S. in 3 years: Y-tecn 4: Chorus 2, 3, 4: Variety Show 4: Light Opera at College ot Pacific, CVIETUSA, DONALD- Dun : S.B. Pres. 4: Class Pres. 2: Student Council 1, 2, 3, 4: Rally Comm. 3, 4: Cit. Comm. 4: C.S.F. 1, 2, 3, 4, Pres. 4: football l, 2, 3: Chips 2: Block A 3, 4: medicine at Cal. DANIELS, SHIRLEY FAY-Acalhonors 3: Variety Show 4: G.A.A. 2, 3, 4: Dance Group 2, 3, 4: otlice worker l, 2: dance at Utah U. DE ANGELIS, GARY- De : Variety Show 4: football 3, 4: Block A 1, 4, Mgr. 1: going to college.