Aviation High School - Talon Yearbook (Redondo Beach, CA)

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UR. ANDREWS lUti. lATTERSBt tppS Responsible for setting educational policy for the South Bay Union High School district were Trustees Wallis E. Pereira, Wilbur Andrews, Mrs. Dorothy Battersby, and Dr. D. Clifford Higgins. Extracted from the picture is a fifth trustee, Dr. L. W, Busby, Jr. District Administration Vigilantes Enforce Law Among Students Chief administrative officer of the district is Superintendent Dr. W. Earl Brown. Capable assistants to Dr. Brown are Raymond W. Jones (Asst. Supt., Business), Dr. Richard Mileham (Dir. of Personnel), and Grant Isgreen (Dir. of Maintenance and Operations). Not shown is Dr. Douglas Swartz, who handles district curriculum affairs. The vigilantes of the South Bay Union High School District fought hard this year to preserve law and order at Aviation. The high school bonds worth five million dollars were finally approved by the voters last year, and the administrators found their hands full with the plans and the construction of new buildings at Mira Costa and Redondo as well as Aviation. Meeting twice a month, the school board dis- cussed and sought solutions to many of the problems, such as the increa.sing use of narcotics, that con- fronted them. Varied guest speakers gave them in- sight into the solution of these problems, and kept them up to date with new procedures being used in education. Librarian Ron Alberts and Building Committee Chairman Earl Heckerman check plans for the new library structure, planned to open in 1969.

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Firecrackers and sky- rockets shot off by school- boys durin the Fourth of July celebration. . . . Faculty members attend- ing their Christmas party with great jubilation. Pancho Villa and his band of fun-loving desperados terrorizing a Southwestern state. . . . Mr. Walker striking fear into the hearts of Spanish students who vainly try to communicate. Black Bart riding ram- pant over the entire Western territory. . . . Mr. Glover causing chaos by stressing class spirit and the need for individ- uality. Long-nosed school marms lecturing reluc- tant students on the daily routine . . . Aviation teachers letting students speak out on the current political scene. Frank James quoting Shakespeare with a flare of stylish class. . . . Mr. Green terrorizing copy writers with his fondness of Ogden Nash.

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MR. ROBERT CARDONA, b.s., ms. Asiiitant Principal, Boyi MR. ROLAND B. JARVIS, a.b., m.ed. Vice Principal, Attendance Plans of the new building.s dominated the thoughts of Aviations school administrators this year. The campus additions will include a new li- brary, classrooms for special education and art. and an auditorium. Mr. Go.ssard and his deputies also battled social problems. Long hair, short skirts, and the rest- room smoking break continued to raise the hackles of the administrators. Like the lawmen of yester- year, the administration and faculty rode to the defense of community morals with vary ing degrees of success in working on these problems. New Buildirips A ' Comin ' Administrators Ride Herdon Campus Growth MR. T. F. GOSSARD, b.s., m.s. Principal MISS MARJORIE CR.ANDALL, .a.b., m.a. Vice Principal. Girls MR. M. B. FISH, B.A., M.A. Vice Principal, Counseling