Encinal High School - Horizon Yearbook (Alameda, CA)

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Arrays ce 3 ning ite 3 page gs EEE py arte on B15 a Pe =o oye graduations, very sad! The only reason | hate to go to graduations is that | cry; and when | do, my iron rusts. Now, who ever heard of a jet with rust around his eyes? | still feel a little tug in my engine to know that some of my friends are gone.’ Just then the bell rang, and both the Encinal Jet and | had to hurry to our classes so we said, ''good-bye. It's been fun talking to you about Encinal, ' our carefree, little Jet called, ''! know that many of us will look back someday and recall our happy times here at Encinal, but many students can look forward to the many wonderful experiences to come. Many students will graduate from Encinal and more will begin high school here, but I'm sure that each of them will love Encinal High School as much as | do. We both had to hurry to our classes so that we wouldn't receive that little slip of paper which has become a symbol of a time-honored tradition here at Encinal and most other high schools—DETENTION! Well, that's the story, and there goes another bell, so I'll have to hurry again! Seniors, when first they walked to the main entrance as freshmen, saw only hard dirt on either side of the walk. The trees were planted and have become leafy three times. As the years go by these saplings will be- come gigantic trees shading the entire walk just as our freshmen will become leaders in our world.

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candidates for the various offices, and the next day we voted for our first student body officers. When the first official meeting was held on Friday, October 31, 1952, we found Royce Luman, President of the Associated Students of Encinal High School, presiding. Secretary Barbara Weatherton gave a good account of our Political Convention in her minutes. Although this was our first meeting, we had money in our treasury. We were told by Treasurer Delores Phillips that over two hun- dred and fifteen dollars had been given us by Alameda High, Longfel- low, Washington, John Muir, and Lincoln schools. Our new yell leader, Pearline Siller, helped to build our school spirit with some new and different yells. Then one of the big moments arrived—Hope Vaquera, our vice-president, presented the Alex- ander Brothers, the first entertain- ment to perform at a meeting of the new student body. The Assemblies we have now are vastly different from the ones we had in the cafeteria. The room was so small we found it necessary to hold two assemblies each time there was a meeting. Half of the students went to the Blue Assembly and the other half to the White. Oh, by the way, the assemblies were so called because of our newly selected school colors. The colors blue and white were chosen for their true meanings—blue for truth and white for purity. | liked the colors from the very start as they made me think of the blue, blue sky and fluffy white clouds. | liked the two assemblies because |, as Mascot, got to attend both of them and miss a class that the students didn't! Finally, on September 26, 1953, | was adopted as the official mascot of Encinal High School. | had been around for a few months in the minds of some of the students; and | had been drawn by Bob Montgomery for the cover of one of the issues of ''The Echo. But now all the students knew about me and this was the happiest day of my life! But | am getting ahead of my story in my desire to talk about myself... The first dance sponsored by the Student Council was held after school on December 19, 1952. Snow Flake Frolic'' was held the last day before Christmas vacation, which made it a really special occasion. Until our gym was com- 12 ems mmreengE |b pleted, dances were held in room 109 (now made into the two rooms 108 and 109) or in the hallway upstairs. | really thought those dances were a blast! As we became more accustomed to our new habitat, a large number of clubs were formed. They ranged from the Girls' Athletic Association to the Non-Coms and Photography Club. Any hobby or interest you have—we have a club to match it. We have two clubs which have a wider affiliation than just our own school — a Chapter of the National Thespian Society and a Chapter of the California Scholarship Federation. Another great historical event took place on March 15, 1954. Our high school took its place among the eight schools who are members of the Alameda County Athletic League. (That really made me an official mascot.) We were proud to see Mr. Mell beaming over being elected pres- ident of the A.C.A.L. When school started in the fall of 1954, our new gym was completed. What a thrill it was! We could hardly wait for our first student meeting. That meeting was a real blast! We knew that this was only the beginning of all our great student meetings. | really swell with pride when | see or hear our band. | can never forget how hard every student worked to raise money for the uniforms. As activities became more numer- ous, the following dances became traditional: the Opening Dance, the Soph Hop, and the Junior Prom. | always enjoy the Opening Dance —that is the one where all the new freshmen get their social welcome from the entire student body. The Soph Hops are a lot of fun, too. The zaniest titles are given to Soph Hops. Just listen to some of them—'Dreamers' Holiday,’ ‘April Showers,’ ‘Falling Leaves,’ and ‘Daisy Mae's Choice'— aren't they crazy? The dreamy dance of the year is the Junior Prom, Moulin Rouge, Forbidden City — sound exciting, don't they? Another of my favorite activities is the semi-annual senior play. ‘Stage Door’ was a smash hit, and ‘Growing Pains’ had me holding my steel sides to keep from popping! 'Then came the time we look forward to but never want to have come — graduation! The first graduation from Encinal was held in Febru- ary of 1956. It was so pretty, but like all

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