Berkeley High School - Olla Podrida Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

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HISTORY Probably the most memorable of 1 966-67 events among many BHS students was the bitter struggle to save the civic park from becoming an asphalt parking lot. The determined student body campaigned so earnestly to protect the park that at last the city backed down and agreed not to convert it. The complete dramatic tale of the month-long crusade, the history of two Boards of Control, all the rallies, and award-winning students (to list only a few of the features) are all incorporated in the history of an exciting annum. CLUBS Every club and organization, from the Rally Committee to the Dog Training Club, is included in a special section of this Pod, with pictures and histories. PAD The Performing Arts Department produced a varied program throughout the year. This new Pod offers a complete write-up of their excellent entertainment so BHS students can remember their stage productions. SPORTS An exciting year in sports merits detailed coverage, and the Pod staff enthusiastically complies. In this edition is a complete record, fully photographed, of how the football and basketball teams battled to the top of the Alameda County Athletic League. The Pod sportswriters couldn ' t fail to include the gymnasts, wrestlers, harriers, trackmen, swim- mers, golfers, and baseballmen, including the Jayvee and soph squads. This, then, is the sum total of a year ' s work by two jour- nalism crews. It is a bold attempt to deviate from the normal, dull, high school chronicle. We did not just try to change the old stagnant format, but rather we completely overhauled it. We have instituted radical, and we hope beneficial, changes in the former picture book. We withstood an almost dis- appointing sales campaign and intense student protests over the exclusion of underclassmen ' s individual pictures to re- cord a complete, exciting, and diverse annum. This is an experiment in yearbook production, and we hope it has succeeded in setting a precedent for future year- books. We took advantage of the liberal and progressive atmosphere at Berkeley High to institute these changes; without that element, it would have been impossible. This has been a memorable year, and we have endeavored to compile a memorable yearbook. We have attempted to present the year ' s history in proper proportion as a service to the student body of Berke- ley High. This issue is dedicated to no one and everyone. We hope we have achieved by our efforts a successful yearbook, not as previous Pods were successful, but as future ones after our fashion will be. 4

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Administrators Define Their Responsibilities BHS Principal, Mr. Emery J. Curtice (left), dictates a letter in his office to his secretary, Mrs. Eva Hayes (right). Mr. Emery Curtice, principal of Berkeley High School, says he strongly believes in the im- portance of the use of established channels through which action can be accomplished. Mr. Curtice says that he feels that, in this day and age, marches and demonstrations are not the most effective means for getting things; people should use the right channels for orderly ac- complishments. He also says that if there is fault with the channels, it is better to grease them than to demonstrate. This is an important measure of individual intelligence, true in both civic and school affairs, he says. It is the school ' s obligation to teach the students to use the correct chan- nels, and it is in this situation that the schools are falling short. Mr. Curtice says that he hopes that more orderliness will result. Mr. Ray Hitch, vice-principal at Berkeley High, has this message to give BHS students: Berkeley High School is a large, metropolitan and comprehensive school. Since it is the only high school in the city, it is fully integrated and takes on most of the aspects of an ' educational park. ' It offers a wide variety of training programs, all the way from strictly college prep to job training and work experience. In spite of all this, it is not perfect and many changes are needed and many will be made. Mr. Hitch also notes these following statistics: The school popula- tion is very mobile which results in approximately 50% turnover each year. This is largely due to the fact that we graduate about 1000 students per year and have about 500 per year moving out and approximately the same number moving in. About 40% of our graduates go on to four-year colleges and uni- versities and a good share of the remainder go on to junior colleges and other training institutions. My message to you, as students, is that there is no time to waste here because the three most precious years of your life will pass very rapidly so make the best use of them. Work hard but also try to participate in student activities outside the classroom. My job is to try to provide a good working Master Schedule for you, together with adequate and up-to-date curriculum. If you have any problems that I might help you with, come to see me in BI25. My door is always open. In the last year, the job of Mr. Clifford Wong (left), the administra- tive Vice Principal, encompassed many different areas. Not only did he supervise the three deans, assist professionals who came to observe Berke- ley High School, coordinate the budget and control expenditures, but he also helped Mr. Emery Curtice when he needed it, headed teacher evalua- tion, aided the deans when they needed an additional consultant, and he was responsible for all administrative details. Mr. Ray Hitch, Vice Principal of BHS (right), says that Berkeley High is a large integrated school which offers a wide variety of training programs. 6