Edison High School - Inventor Yearbook (Fresno, CA)

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Above: Henry Hendricks helped James Aldredge to see tliat things got done at the Model Cities office. «;r « : Above: James Aldredge showed one of our students, Chester Riggins, some of the paper work done at Model Cities. Below: Rosella Callahan, Lori Minis, Wanda Chalk, Rae Mims, Karen Pliillips, Lynette Smith and Ora Hilton had fun at Bass Lake camp, owned by Model Cities, while they waited for their horses.

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Edison In The Changing Community This past year at Edison we went through various changes. The community is rapidly changing and Edison is keeping up. The various community services have helped us in many ways that are new. For instance, the Federation of Neigh- borhood Centers helped quite a bit by transporting Edison students to and from the games, on band trips, and on field trips. The Ebony Golf club raised money for the Edison basketball team. The Fresno City police force. Model Cities and various other organizations also had basketball games with the proceeds going to Edison High School. For the first time in many years it seemed the community was taking a renewed interest in the school. The possibility of closing Edison was discussed on and off campus because the enrollment was decreasing. The possi- bility of Edison becoming a vocational center was discussed hotly both for and against. Because of the disagreement about Edison ' s future, a final decision probably won ' t be made for a couple of years. With this controversy in mind, we pledge this INVENTOR to the community which will eventually resolve the future of Edison, hopefully, for the best. On the following pages we have attempted to show how the Edison students and the community work together. We managed to get only part of all tlie interaction that is possible because we have so many people thinking and start- ing new action toward building a better school and community. We sadly regret we did not have time nor space for all the community service organizations and institutions. What follows is only a brief survey. inventoR 71 Edison High School 540 East California Fresno, California 1971 -Volume 46

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Mode! Cities Played A Large Part In The Edison Community Below: Ken Elder, Sandra Davis, and Maurice Simpson couldn ' t decide whether to enter the Fresno Service or the Model Cities door. Above: James Aldredge discussed with Kathj ' Tatum the Senior Citizen ' s Com- mittee. Below: One of the Model Cities people shows Kathy Tatum more details. Below: Lj ' on Wade and Rudy Falls couldn ' t decide whether they should or shouldn ' t enter the Fairvlew Heights children center. H ■i.: : ' -w heights ;bs center ■ii.- Il into