Avalon High School - Torqua Yearbook (Avalon, CA)

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1 Q3,:,Z,Q-sg amniswononas fi: + 439 A School that is Di1'i'erent VALON HIGH SCHOOL is like ev- ery other high school in Californiain the fact that it has much the same require- ments for graduation, that it has a loyal and enthusiastic student body, a faculty of devoted and self-sacrificing teachers, and a building equipped throughout for work of the highest efficiency. Our high school is no longer the smallest in the state. ln many details it differs from most schools, and in combination of many factors it does as a whole differ both in form and in spirit from other high schools. As one leaves Avalon liay and the picturesque cottages of Avalon, aml pass- es through the wide expanses of the golf course, he comes to a building not like other schools in appearance. A white building, early Spanish type, nestling among palms and other trees, encircled by rugged mountain ridges, and banked about by a riot of bloom and rich semi- tropical verdure, creates a first impres- sion certainly different from that of other schools. Our school has the obvious advantages of a small school, as a small class with a maximum of individual attention is the rule. Yet unlike the usual small school not only all the subjects required for en- trance to any college in the country are offered, but also many other subjects of perhaps even greater value to every stu- dent and certainly of greater value to those students who are not expecting to attend college. There is a well .equipped commercial department that meets the present demand very well, and additional .equipment is to be added another year. The Home Economics and Art depart- ments are combined at present and loca- ted in a large and splendidly equipped room. The Mechanical Arts has thus far be.en rather an orphan and has been largely occupied with work in drawing and electricity, including radio, and with practical projects in the development and improvement of the grounds, but the new shop building is now completed and will be one of the best housed and most com- pletely equipped shop departments in any school of our size. We must not forget our music department with its orchestra and chorus. 'l'he big, quiet, sunny room used for the library and also for study hall is so new a feature that the students are only beginning to appreciate properly its charm and its utility. Student body activities are especially encouraged in our school, not only for their intrinsic value, but for the oppor- tunity they give of permitting capable students to interest themselves in worth- while aeivities, to d.evelop self-reliance, leadership, and a broad sense of values. Some of these develop individual skills, others are student body service organiza- tions interested in many forms of student welfare, and still -others are outlets for self expression and are useful in develop- ing proper interests and proper attitudes. The point system and the merit system have been skillfully organized to punish undesirable conduct and to recognize and reward meritorious services. Ottr stu- dents rank first in the nation in thrift, as shown by the size of the average ae- count, and our teachers rank among the first in the state in their professional zeal as shown by the records of the Na- tional liducational Association, as well as by other accepted standards. ldeals strengthen with time and our school is but a young institution, yet there seems already to be evident certain ten- dencies that are in the process of forma- tion and development. 'llhe spirit of our school stands for a square deal for all, a recognition of the responsibilities of the individual, and a spirit of service and mu- tual helpfulness between students and faculty. Our school is not primarily in- terested in developing scholars, yet there is a gradually growing pride of accom- plishment in the tasks of the school that promises well for the future. We strive for a type of citizen for the future that will live a happier life, take a more intel- ligent part in the affairs of the state and nation, and make the ideals of democracy more nearly realized tl1an is the case with the averag.e citizen of today. We can well be proud of the purple and gold of our little lsland high school, and of the students and faculty who have helped to build it into the splendid insti- tution that it is so rapidly becoming.