Antelope Valley High School - Yucca Yearbook (Lancaster, CA)

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HOME ECONOMICS BUILDING—You are a witness, above, of one of the school’s future landmarks, the Home Economics Building, under construction at the lime this picture was taken. SCIENCE BUILDING ENTRANCE —The door beckons to the building which housed the attend- ance office, activities office, auditorium and many classes. GIRLS’ GYM—Seen in the background is the Girls' Gym. surrounded by students between classes, rush- ing to their classes before the next bell. SUN DIAL—A gift of a graduating Senior Class, the Sun Dial stands and is sure to stand for quite some time.

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LIBRARY STEPS—Have you ever seen the library steps look like this? Stop if you have time and count them. on Standing out from the lesser details of a campus, land- marks give it color and personality. We have our share of campus landmarks, most of them standing for many decades, used through the years by countless thousands of students. Most of them will soon disappear from the campus scene, to he replaced by newer, modernistic buildings. Here on these two pages we give you, maybe for the last time in THE YUCCA, a view of the familiar land- marks and buildings. The buildings taking their places will in turn soon be landmarks to someone else. To be finished and ready for classes this year are the new Home Economics Building and the new Arts and Crafts Building. Now under construction is a new Science Building next to the Fine Arts Building and also a new classroom building between the cafeteria and the Girls’ Gym. Also planned in the building program is a new bus garage. The year 1954-55 was a busy year for construction crews on the AV campus. Curious students caught a glimpse between classes of the feverish activity. FINE ARTS BUILDING- Graciously the Fine Arts Building stands, but it will Ik replaced by newer buildings which may lack her grace. 2

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MR. WILLIAM BALLARD AT INTERMISSION during one of the many pub- lic performances of his band, Mr. Ballard enjoys a light-hearted quip with Clydctte McEflfee, drum majorette, and Carol Ackroyd, majorette. THE YUCCA wishes to give recognition to two people who have truly made their lives a “symphony of service.” The knowledge, counsel and time they have given through the years to their students has been beyond their normal duties. It is for these reasons that THE 1955 YUCCA is dedicated to you — Mr. William Ballard and Mrs. Hermione Vaughn Banks, our instrumental and vocal music teachers. With a quiet hand and a happy manner, Mr. Ballard has made the AV Band one of the finest in the state. He is not only a teacher but he is also a friend to students. He works long hours after school is dismissed, planning events and thinking of ways to improve his music groups. Mr. Ballard went to Utah State College and New York University and taught in Idaho and Utah before coming to California. He was also employed in Mojave before coming to AV. The father of a lovely family, he has a charming wife and three children — Lishcth, Barbara and Maurine. He has been at AV for nine years, and during that time has fashioned a prize-winning band and an excellent orchestra. During the year he was honored at a banquet. Four hundred people came to pay tribute to him and his music groups. At the banquet he was given a high fidelity, three- speed record player from the band members in admira- tion and respect for his untiring and devoted efforts. When the people of Antelope Valley see the hand at the Fair, the Quartz Hill Almond Festival or the Lan- castr Christmas Parade — stepping high and playing well — they know the man responsible is William Ballard. BEFORE A PERFORMANCE Mr. Ballard directs a puzzled but bcmrdalcd band member to take care of one of many last-minute details.