Avalon High School - Torqua Yearbook (Avalon, CA)

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x 5,3523 sfmueroniooa -is wi siege ,Y ,,,, Eighth Grade Class History Officers First Semester Office Officers Second Semester Gndmnnd Hall ..,............... ...... l 'resident ...., ............. l 'lattie May Smith Eric Cliff .............,,,........... ...... S eC1'etIU'y ..... ..... C leraldine lildan Marselino l'lernandez ...... 'Ilreasnrer ..... ...... C harlotle llowdle Mr. l'ryor ...,.................... ....... I XflviSOl' .----- ................ A lr. l'ryor F'l'lCR A YEAR of unusual progress the lfieghth Grade has completed its second year of junior High School. Oar class, next to the largest in the school, has nineteen members. 'l'h.e liieghth Grade has participated in several social functions throughout the year. 'l'he last day before Christmas va- cation all the members of the Inniorl-ligh School had a most enjoyable party. ln May, Friday, the 13th, the Freshies got liberal and gave us a most interesting party, which everyone enjoyed immensely. The boys of our class were all forced to give the girls a party, because they failed to get their class dues in on time. W'e were also well represented at all Jnniar- Senior Hi social functions. Nor have we been lacking in social achievements, for we were well represent- ed in both Lady l rances and A lloxof Monkeys by the following members: Xlargy llaly, Cleralrline lfldan, lrene Hoover, Isabelle Scott, Vivian Harris, Hattie Nlay Smith, Charlotte llowdle and Lois Harsison. Two members of the class,Geraldin.e lil- don and Lois Harrison, have qnalilied for the Scholarship Society-an honor of which we are proud. W.e have taken our place in athletics also, for Klarselino Hernandez, Clay Tapp, Gndmnnd Hall and Mike Reyes were members of the Junior High School bas- ketball team. Nlarselino Hernandez also took honors in speedball. ln track, lfric Clill, Mike Reyes, Gndmnnd Hall and Marselino Hernandez made quite a name for their class. ln swimming, the class as a whole was quite active.

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Q4Ftg+i- +'t'ttiie:'rois3o,ttiitt+h?..tg,Q+e52g M ll 36. Ninth Grade Class History I Officers First Semester Office Officers Second Semester j4:Qlg2ll' fl1ll'l'iSOl1 ,,Y,, t ,,,,, ..... T l1l'CSltlCllt ..... ...................... f lltllll l'l00VCt' Salvador Reyes ...... .... S ecretary .... .... S alvador Reyes Trttxton Ross ....... .... ' llreasurer ...... ..... ' Vruxton Koss lilli XIICNIIHCRS nl the Class of '30 been very successful in all their ac- tivities tlwottghout the past year. The lfreslnnen had in their tnidst tnany good athletes. lluring the few speedball games at the tirst ol' the year they were well represented, while the basketball teams were supported by Freshmen Sal- vador Keyes, jimmy Carlson, ltldgar Har- rison and Steve Gurasich. ln the track season the Ninth Grade starred, carrying olT the Inter-class Track and lfield Nleet with lilly-nine and one-half points. The leaders were: Salvadore Reyes, Frank llaldridge, lfrancis lfeltrop, Glenn Hoover, jimmy Carlson, lfdgar Harrison and Lew- is Sullivan. ln swimming they also fea- lured. The social life of the Ifreshman Class has also be.en very successful. The first party of the year was a l-lalloween lfrol- ic, at which they entertained the Soph- omores. 'Twas the night before Christ- mas-Vacation-when the entire Junior High held a party, at which the class was well represented. On April lfool's Day the ltreshmen enjoyed themselves at a Backwards l'arty given by the Soph- ntnores. The last party of the year was in May-Friday, the thirteenth, to be ex- act, when the liighth Grade was enter- tained. The date seemed to have no bad ,effects upon the evening's fun. livery- one enjoyed himself to his fullest Cilttil- city. The political life of the class has been outstanding this year. The tirst semes- ter Gloria Gurasich was on the Commis- sion, while for the second semester both lflclgar Harrison and Steve Gurasich were commission.crs. Glenn Hoover was the representative to the Boys' Circle for both semesters and was president of that or- ganization the second semester, while in the Girls' League Gloria Gurasich and l,o'etta Sullivan held positions. liclgar Habrison, who was on the Sugar Loaf stall, wrote up the weekly doings of the 1 r.eshmen. The girls who participated in the Oper- etta Lady Frances, were: Peggy Rimmer, Gloria Gurasich, Loretta Sullivan and Mary Reyes.

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gage-S -f1'1t'itu1E'r'orzo,Lifit+'g+ ,, 'Num I Seventh Grade History Hlfi SlfVl'1N'l'l'l GRADE is the larg- est class that has entered Avalon ,Inn- High School. The total enrolhnent for the entire year was thirty-nine. 'llhe average was thirty-three. Of these, nine- teen were boys, Our social calendar was hlled with good titnes. Ont' initiation into Junior High parties came with the big party before Cliristinasg in March we dined stnnptn- onsly on weenies and buns at l'ebbly Beach, and in April we hunted liaster eggs in the park, where Bobbie and Hen- ry tied in finding the largest nnniber of eggs. Our athletic program was one to he proud ol. Otilio Ortiz and 'llnbitino Gar- cia made the Class ll basketball teanig Frank llurgcss and Jack Myers made the Class C basketball team: jack Myers and Otilio brought home a large number of points in the inter-class track meet, which helped the Seventh Grade to win second place liiy a long lead. SEVENTH GRADE, RAH! Simply S aintly E ver E ager V ery V icions E xtra E fhcient N ever N oisy T ricky Troupe H eavenly H ash SEVENTH GRADE, RAH! Ho l The Seventh l Sing ho to the Seventh Grade The largest grade tl1at's hereg 'l'he hnest grade, The brightest grade, The grade without a peer!