Gardena High School - El Arador Yearbook (Gardena, CA)

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XM 53:24. tt, HIGHLIGHTS SENIOR YEAR -4--.........,,,,,,,,,,,,,' K sweaters for the first time during the three vol- leyball games between the Senior B's and Senior A's at Color Day. with that tire in the obstacle race, one of the seven events of Field Day. In this Sentinel- Vikinq competition, there was a tie for the first time at Gardena. :' H Q ,Qi .i ..,,i. .Ur kt' is 7 ' if The Sentinels proudly display their new Irv Wnuck seems to be havinq a little trouble f

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STUDENT LIFE CLASS COMPETITION J At Field Day, Larry Larsen and Pam Keyser hasten to the finish line of the Ski Race as Mel Szilaqyi qives them a few pointers to help the Sentinels Win that event. Bill Capps is doing his part for the Senior B's as they Win over the viking Class in all of the Color Day Games.

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QAUPORNHA MATSUDA DINES WITH DIGNITARIES . . . MOI-IICANS COVET INTERNATIONAL HONORS NMATSUUA ,.. :Gr Ronald Matsuda, honored Eagle Scout who was chosen represent the Scouts of California at Washington, D. C., arrive in our nation's capital on February 5 and the next day be-gc his busy schedule. During his eleven-day trip, Ronald visited tl' White House, Valley Forge, Independence Hall, United Nation New York City, and many of the departments of our nationc government. He ate at the Pentagon with the Vice President 1 the Capitol, and at West Point where he lived with the Cade for one day. On the afternoon of February 15, Ronald departe for home. Iohn Garnbrell, a junior on Gardena's track and cross-countr teams, ran in the Olympic Torch Relay. The purpose of this rela was to light the Olympic Torch with a flame from the torch o Mt. Olympus. At 2:00 on February 1, the pre-relay ceremony wc held at the Coliseum. At 2:30 the first runner started and at aboi 3:30 Iohn received the torch. He proceeded down the stre1 Without stopping, since police escorted the procession of lohi a doctor's car, and the officials' car. Iohn ran about a mile an a half, most of it through rain and flooded streets. He hands off to the next runner and then rode the rest of the way tin tlf officials' carl to Burbank, where the torch burned through the niglf