Antioch High School - Panther Yearbook (Antioch, CA)

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957 PRESENTS NTHER YEMM 3455 27.1 Published Annually by the Journalism Class Antioch High Scliool Antioch, California i- Qt,-Jeme

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FOREWORD The class of '57 is the first to complete an entire three years in the new high school on the 35-acre site at 700 West 18th Street. Although disappointed with incomplete phases of construction during their years, lno girls' gym, no bleachers or lights in the stadium, no auditorium or music building, no swimming or diving pools, very scanty landscaping, and no access to the school over 18th or H Streetsi, they have been iustly proud of one of the largest gyms in the county, cafeteria and library designed for an enrollment of 1200, very complete wood and machine shops, a homemaking department complete with model home, a commer- cial wing equipped with a variety of office machines, and a Pub- lications Office including a well-equipped dark room. Particularly memorable to graduates have been the picturesque balls and dances in the cafeteria, the assemblies and rallies in the gym, an excellent performance by a large and active pep crew Cincluding yell leaders, song leaders, drill team, pep and march- ing bands, Joe Panther, Pantherettes, drum maiorette and maior- ettes, and the rally clubl, senior activities, and awards and honors iustly earned. Indicative of the growth of the school is the fact that: enroll- ment this year was 780, including 246 Seniors, 250 Juniors, and 274 Sophomores, included in the faculty were 40 and in the administration, 10, there were over 10,000 volumes in the library, 75 students rode on school buses, a daily average of 300 lunches Qincluding snack bar itemsl were sold in the school cafeteria, and approximately 510,000 passed through the student body fund. tba -Wwwvf in 1,4