Downey High School - Volsung Yearbook (Downey, CA)

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of the saga of each school year Trophy polishing is an annual Normaneer project P SEATED: Bonnie Larson fsecond sem- ester presidenti, Mrs. Ruth Burris lsponsorl, Jo Warren lfirst semester president? BOTTOM ROW: Cindy Boand, Sue Brady, Donna Stovall, Marilyn Stark, Elsie Harris, Virginia No- TIEICB SECOND ROW: Kitty Ketchum, Mi- riam Goslins, Janet Holman, Gayle Schuber, Jayne Grandey, Kathy Mahoney, Kathleen Janus THIRD ROW: Cheryl Crocker, Sharon Butler, Connie Clark, Donna Pen- nel, Pam Smith, Betty Kennedy TOP ROW: Marylen Stewart, Sandy Darby, Kathy Andrews, Jackie Stewart, Linda Langford, Cathy Erwin, Marlysue Esping Normaneers are a club which renders many services to the school. Among them are polishing of trophies, ushering at school functions, selling pompoms at football games, selling roses for the Rose Float Association to raise money for the Rose Float, cleaning campus, selling adver- tisements in the Norseman, and taking a survey of last year's seniors to find out what they are doing now. They established a Marcia Esping Memorial Scholarship, to be given to a senior member who exemplifies spirit of service, in honor of Marcia Esping, DSHS graduate of '61, and the president of the Normaneers when she attended Downey. She died in an automobile accident in November of l963. l2l

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Service is an important and necessary part 'Aff SEATED: Cathy Clark lfirst sern, presidentl, Mrs, Jane Walta lsponsori, Carol Williamson lsecond sem. presideriti BOTTOM ROW: Pat Pierce, Cheri Meyers, Gay Bilder, Bonnie Ferber, Robyn l-lickey, Sharon Marshman, Marie Nonaca SECOND ROW: Sandy Glauser, Marilyn Johns, Sue Jacobson, Mechele Felix, Joan Crotser, Patti Wilson, Judy Carr THIRD ROW: Andi Bullen, Jane Snyder, Pam Washburn, Belinda Bittner, Sue Glasgow, Kay Henlin, Jorlaine Hubbard TOP ROW: Cheryl Marty, Sue Cannon, Pam Lee, Shauna Benedict, Sue Cardon, Pat Cutler Adrienne Kilpatrick The purpose of Les Torcheres is to serve the school, and to provide tor its members an opportunity tor leadership. The club caters to the girls who are in- terested in becoming active members ot both school ancl community. Les Torcheres had many activities during the i963- 64 school year. As is their usual custom, they ushered and served at school tunctions, with Sword 84 Shield they co-sponsored the Sweethearts Ball, they presented a fashion show in connection with the installation ot second semester Girls' League otticers, they helped in the library, they celebrated 30 years ol service with an annual reunion on April Ql. Les Torcheres is also a club with scholastic interests, 1 and raised money to give a scholarship, they raised il:lOO tor AFS. Motto ot the club is: i'The highest and best be my goal. Old grads return for Les Torcheres reunion l ii iii s C3

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Varied 'types of service SEATED: Tom Morton lsecond semester president, Thom nette, Sonny Lathrop, Dale Gain, George Dobb, Mike Schwedhelm lexchange studentl, Don Laughlin lfirst se- Olsten mester president BOTTOM ROW: Don Blakemore, Rick Frinier, Kyle Magnus- son, Jam Goo, Tom Ketchum, Chuck Crofser, Richard Lowe, Jay Smith SECOND ROW: Larry McCracken, Greg Anderson, Brion Jean- Organized first in l953, Sword 8. Shield is intended to be an honor service club tor boys. lts name was adopted to symbolize the Viking strength and action. Besides co-sponsoring with Les Torcheres the Sweet- hearts Ball, Sword 81 Shield staged the annual beard growing contest la scene from the iudging is shown at the leltl. Membership in the club is limited to 30. lt starts with ten seniors each year, and adds tive juniors each semester. THIRD ROW: Larry Myers, Dan Schiefelbine, Mike Pickett, Mark Allinson, Gene Schmalz, Mike Carty, Ron Potter, Wayne Lytle TOP ROW: Jeff Paugh, Pat O'Brien, Nate Archibald, Tim Greaves, Paul Westberg ,, , W MW my V M 1 M... QW cgi , i 1- ,, . ,mx V Y, I 'K -1:14 in - . Q, Miss Bristle lCarol Gun J beard-growing win.ic- t ff, '