Gonzales High School - Spartan Yearbook (Gonzales, CA)

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BETTY LOU SALE Class Sec. 33 Spartan Hi-Lile 43 Junior'Senior Play Production Crewg Girls' League I-2-3-43 Seri- ior Skit, GLORIA SANCHEZ Girls' League I-2-3-43 Junior-Serv ior PIay3 Talent Show 2-33 Spartan Hi-Lite 43 Transferred to Bonita High 4, EVANGELINE SAVEDRA Girls' League I-2-3-43 Beqinners Band 23 Glee 3. ROSE SIAS Girls' League l-2-3-43 Junior Play Production Crewg Spartan I-li-Life 4. VIRGINIA SIMPSON Class Vice-Pres. 23 Yell Leader 4, Assistant 2-33 Junior Play3 Girls' League l'2-3,43 Honor Society 4, Sec.3 Class Treas. 33 Band I-2-3-43 Block G 23-4. VIRGIL STERLING Block G 23,43 Track l-2-3-43 Journalism Slrits 43 Spartan Hi' Lite 4. BETTYE SWINBURNE Transferred Irorn Reagan Junior I-liqlw, Texas, 23 Junior Play3 Sen- ior Play Production Crew3 Girls' League lf2f3-43 Glee 3-4. MICKEY SWINBURNE Senior Slcitsj Spartan I-Ii-Lifeg Journalism Slrits3 Track 43 Foot- ball 3-43 Block G 43 Junior Play: Senior Play Production CTCWI Talent Show 33 Enlisted in Air Force, April, l9'5l. ARTHUR TOMASETTI Football 3-43 EFA. 3-4. BARBARA WAGSTER Girls' League l-2-3-43 Band Iv2'3' 43 Junior Play Production Crewg Senior Play Production Crew3 Spartan Staff 43 Spartan I-Ii-Lite 43 Senior Skils. WANDA YATES Band IgGirIs' League I-2-3-4, Sec. 43 Girls' Block G 3-43 Journal' isrri Skits 43 Spartan I-li-Lite Edi- tor 43 Spartan Staff 43 Glee 3-43 Junior Play Production Crewg Tal' ent Show 2'3r4: Journalism Skits 4.

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JAMES LAWSON Sparlan 3-43 Senior Play3 Junior Play Production CFEW: Honor Band 3-43 Band l-2-3-43 Dixieland Band 4. SAM LLOYD Honor Sociely I-2-3-4, Vice-Pres, 2, Pres. 33 Spartan I-2-3-4, Assisf- anl Editor 33 Honor Band 2-3-43 Cal. All-Wesrern Band Confer- ence 43 C.O.P. Band Clinic 43 Block G 2-3-43 Junior-Senior Play3 Boys' Slafe 33 Srudeni Body Pres. 43 Sfudenl Council 4. ANGEL MARTINEZ Track 2-33 Foolball 2-3-43 Dropped School, Jan., l95l. DON MILLS Transferred from Oakdale Hiqh 23 Track 2-33 Junior-Senior Play3 Senior Skilsg Sparran Hi-Life 43 Enlisled in Air Force, April, l95l. JAMES MORANDA Track I3 F,F.A. l-2-3-43 Foolball 3. NELLIE MUNOZ Transferred from Porleryille High 33 Girls' League 3-43 Dropped School, March, l95l, RAYMOND PEREZ Block G 3-43 Band 23 Foofball 33 Baseball 3441 Baskelball 4. BERTHA RAMERIZ Class Vice-Pres. I3 Junior Play Produciion Crew3 Block G 43 Beginners' Band 23 Glee 2-3-42 Girls' League I-2-3-4. HENRY RIANDA Band I-23 F,F.A. l-2-3-4, Treas. 43 Block G 2-3-4, Sec.-Treas. 43 Sparfan Hi-Lile 43 Class Sec, 43 Junior-Senior Play3 Sparlan Skils 43 Journalism Skils 4. LEROY RIANDA F.F.A. I-2-3-4, Vice-Pres. 43 Block G 3-43 Senlinel I'-,F.A, 33 Class Vice-Pres. 43 Council 43 Band 2-3- 43 Senior Skiis3 Junior Play3 All- C.C.A.L. Foolball43 Sludenl Body Vice-Pres. ALVA RODRIGUES F.F.A. l-2-3-4, Reporler 43 Class Pres. I-23 Band I-2-3-43 Boys' Block G 3-43 Council I-23 Class Treas. 43Jur1lOr-Senior Play. MARILYN RONNEBERG Girls' Sports Manager I3 Class Represenlarive 23 Class Vice-Pres. lg Chorus I3 G.A,A. 23 Transferred from Lowell High 33 Senior Play3 Girls' League 3-43 Pres. 4.

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.6laM,. The Odyssey oT The Class oT 'Sl in iTs journeys To The Land oT Knowledge began in SepTember, I947, when The gallanT IiTTIe class oT sixTy-six Freshmen em- barked upon iTs TirsT expediTion and enTered The yawning and unexplored porTals of Gonzales High School under The brave leadership oT Alva Rodri- gues, PresidenT: BerTha Ramirez, Vice-PresidenT: Joy GilchrisT, SecreTary, and wise guidance oT Mrs. LoveTT, Miss Warren, Mr. Hill and Miss Gaddini, counselors. ln Their Frosh ear, The presenT Seniors bore Their iniTiaTing Trom The upperclassmen wiTh courage. ln The annual Freshman-Sophomore Tie-up, The Frosh boys bowed To upperclassmen buT The plucky Frosh girls were vicTorious in Their baTTles. The Frosh class boasTed some ouTsTanding aThleTes on The varsiTies: J. Jaso, TooTball: Alva Rodrigues, baseball. and James Moranda, John Daoro, AlberT Hook, Henry Rianda and ArThur Frolli on Track. AlberT Hook was an assisTanT Yell Leader. A large number oT The Freshman boys belonged To The F.F.A. Joan Hoye and Sam Lloyd were The only Fresh- man represenTaTives in The Honor SocieTy. Sam also was The Freshman represenTaTive on The Annual sTaTT and PresidenT Alva served on The sTudenT council. Virginia Simpson, Wanda YaTes, Sam Lloyd, Mary FlorenTin and Barbara WagsTer were The Frosh who made band Their TirsT year, while Ophelia Gonzales, Joan Hoye and Joyce Gilliam were The Frosh song- sTers in The Glee Club. In midyear The Freshman class gave Their annual ReTurn ParTy and enTerTained The Sophomore class and enTire sTudenT body. The Class oT '5I sTruck shoals, boTh in Tinances and acTiviTies, almosT as soon as They embarked upon Their Sophomore voyage. AT The Freshman-Sopho- ore Tie-up, The Sophomores losT The baTTIe, and be- cause oT Tinancial problems could noT enTerTain The Freshman Class aT iTs cusTomary parTy. ForTunaTely The Senior Class came To The Sophomores' aid and assumed command. The class under The plucky leadership oT Alva Rodrigues, President Virginia Simpson, Vice-Presi- denT, and Paul BauTisTa, SecreTary, gave several noon dances and cake and candy sales ThroughouT The year To recoup Their Tinancial deTiciencies. Class members also served cake To The Wednesday nighT Tolk danc- ing class. This year Sam Lloyd and DoroThy CaThcarT were The only Sophomores in The Honor SocieTy and Sam was Vice-PresidenT The second semesTer. On The SparTan sTaTT, Sam Lloyd represenTed The class and PresidenT Alva Rodrigues was on The STu- denT Council. Miss Vail and Mr. Bougher were The counselors who helped The class navigaTe These Troublesome Sopho- more waTers. Boys' Block G ranks were increased This year when Junior Garcia, Sam L.loyd, Henry Rianda, Virgil STerling, John Daoro, Angelo Gonzales, and Tommy Aguinid were iniTiaTed inTo iT, and Ophelia Gonzales and Virginia Simpson ioined Girls' Block G. Vir- ginia was also elecTed assisTanT yell leader. Sophomore members oT The band were Mary Flo- renTin, Alva Rodrigues, Sam Lloyd, Barbara Wag- sTer, Delma Barlow, Virginia Simpson, Mariondell Lawson, Jimmie Galanida, Leroy Rianda, MilTon GuidoTTi and Francis Cavalli. This year a Dance Band was Tormed and Alva Rodrigues was The drummer. The CenTral CoasT CounTies Honor Band was Tormed Tor The TirsT Time aT HollisTer, and Sophomore Sam Lloyd was one OT The Tive boys Trom Gonzales qualiTying, The oThers being upperclassmen. The Class oT '5I was also well represenTed by a good number oT girls in The Glee Club, Girls' League, and by boys belonging To The F.F.A. By The Time These hardy SparTan voyagers were ready To embark upon The Third parT oT Their Travels in The search oT knowledge, They had been so buT- eTed by The waves OT learning ThaT They were worn and sobered and beginning To assume The serious digniT They would have as Seniors. This was The year The girls Took over and The Class of '5I was led by The Amazon crew oT Ophelia Gonzales, Presi- denT: Joy GilchrisT, Vice-PresidenT, and BeTTy Lou Sale, SecreTary, wiTh Miss Rodgers and Mr. Hines, counselors. As Juniors, The class became wideawake and or- dered and received Their class rings in November. WiTh a heavy program before Them, They goT busy and sold hoT dogs, cokes and hoT coTTee aT home TooTball games and cokes and candy aT The baskeT- ball games. A movie, The Shocking Miss Pilgrim, neTTed Them some more proTiT. In March The class presenTed The play, Campus OuaranTine, which was a Tinancial success, also, and The Junior Carnival was very proTiTable and helped swell The class Tund considerably. This year The Class oT '5I was proud oT Turnishing many oT The aThleTes on The TooTball, baskeTball, Track, and baseball Teams and I4 boys won Their blocks This year. The class was especially proud oT John Daoro in making The all-C.C.A.L. LighTweighT baskeTball Team. Girls Trom This Class oT 'Sl also helped swell The ranks oT Girls' League and Girls' B'ock Virginia Simpson served anoTher year as assisTanT yell leader. Music sTill had charm Tor The class, as eleven mem- bers were in Band, Chorus and Dance Band, Alva