Castro Valley High School - Laconian Yearbook (Castro Valley, CA)

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Table at llantents EE biolo ical habitat 9 g t a start. Title Page ........ Dedication ............. ln Memoriam ............... Table of Contents ....... Introduction .......... Campus ............ Curriculum .......... Organizations ......... Boys' Sports ........ Girls' Sports ........ Fine Arts ............ Social Lite .............. Undergraduates ......... Freshmen ........ Sophomores ....... Juniors .......... Seniors ................ Officers ....... Portraits ........ Summaries ......... Advertisements ..... Autographs ........... Acknowledgments ........ Index ...................... mf' ..,,.....Page l .........Page 2 .......-.Page 3 .........Page 4 .........Page 5 -.......Pages 6-7 .........Pages 8-23 Pages 24-47 Pages 48-69 Pages 7O-8l Pages 82-95 Pages 96-lO7 Pages lO8-l37 Pages llO-ll7 Pages ll8-l25 Pages l26-l37 Pages l.38-l63 Pages l4O-l4l Pages l42-l58 Pages l59-l63 Pages l64-l73 Pages l74-l83 -.-,-..-.--Page l83 -.......Page l84

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BRENT CHRISTENSEN Born-September 26, 1941 Died-January 1, 1958 Upon returning from Christmas vacation, many of us were stunned with the news of the loss of a classmate. Brent Christensen, a member of the class of '59, died on New Year's Day, 1958, from an aneurysm, a blood clot which had been at the base of his brain since childhood. This had not affected his full life, however, for he was very active in all things in which he participated. Brent was born September 26, 1941, attended Washington School in Twin Falls, Idaho, Lincoln School in Alameda, A. B. Morris Junior High in Castro Valley, and Arroyo and Castro Valley High Schools. Brent was enthusiastic about several different things. He took special pride in his car, a 1946 Ford, which he bought last summer. His sports' interests centered around basketball, wrestling, swimming, and weightlifting. An outstanding feature of Brent's life was his earnestness about learning. He was one of the top students in his class, scholasticallyg he was a sparkplug in class discussion, he often forfeited extra-curricular activities for intellectual pursuits. He played clarinet in the school band and also liked to play the piano although he had never taken lessons. Just before his death, Brent earned the Duty to God award from the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints. This award is one of the highest honors given by this church, and is earned through four years of services in and for the church. Brent's sense of humor, his outlook on life itself, was a quality few people possess. He had a manner of spreading good will that reached many. He is missed in a lot of places by a lot of people, and will always be remembered here at Castro Valley High.

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Treasury of memories There's something about the emptiness of the halls and the quietness of each room that makes you suddenly wonder where this school year of '57-'58 has gone. Perhaps it hasn't gone-just faded away-tempo- rarily, to appear again in our memories throughout our lifetime. The days and days of studies, friendships, anti- cipation and excitement over a football game, an im- portant concert, a Junior Prom . . . they're all there, waiting to be remembered and enjoyed once more. Looking back on the school year brings special mem- ories to each of us. Happy times, when our cup runneth over with laughter and fun and friends. Serious mo- ments when suddenly we realized that we were growing up. Thoughts of the future and what we were going to do with it. Discouraging times when we tried our best but things just didn't work out right. Exciting events like the football game with Hayward. And even sad times, like that when we lost a classmate, a friend, so shortly after Christmas. How many of us remember standing on those wet muddy bleachers at San Leandro that day when Castro Valley's team first met defeat. And that Valentine's night when a gym full of students and parents laughed so hard as certain teachers and Senior boys displayed crazy antics on live donkeys? Remember? The mind is a wonderful machine. Just the mention- ing of an incident, or one picture can bring back in a flash the memory of that moment. This volume of the Laconian is meant to do just that-to refresh your mind with the memories of this year at Castro Valley High. May it serve as your key to your treasure chest. May you spend as many happy hours in enjoying this book as you had living the events that fill these pages. Sturdy pillars mark the entrance of our ' school.