Huntington Park High School - El Recuerdo Yearbook (Huntington Park, CA)

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J r lrsJi r i i r i i gJr li Jpalr r I a a a a a a r EJnzJr i Jr i i Jr Jr lt l i JF F J i a a a a a a a a a i p i il utntmnmiM With the onset of the twenties, HPUHS began To take on an entirely different look. With 21 rooms consisting of a print shop, a publication room, a student store, an office, classrooms, and restrooms, the new Liberal Arts building was added to the existing structures. Then, in the following year, an auditorium was built on the same loca- tion as our present auditorium. Each building was con- nected to the others by corridors and broad covered pavements. Together with the reflecting pond, greenery, and spacious lawns, it was a splendid view. The students were proud of their school, but little did they suspect of the tragedy that would befall HP in the earthquake of 1 933. Due to the size of our school in the 1910 ' s, sports were very limited. Our entire athletic program then con sisted of a baseball team, boys ' and girts ' basketball, track and cross country. But soon, diverse and exciting sports such as water polo, tennis, swimming, volleyball and hockey became an integral part of HP ' s tradition. Football made its entrance at HP in 1921. Although losing the first season miserably, the players always put up a hardy fight for the good old Honor and Pride. Could you imagine yourself being classified as a Flea- weight? Well, you would have been just that had you been on a Cee team. It was in the early twenties that both football and basketball teams were divided into Heavy- weights, Lightweights and Fleaweights instead of Varsity, Bee and Cee. Organizations such as Girls ' League, Boys ' Forum, Spartans, Red Cross and C.S.F. all originated during the pre-30 ' s era. Many other clubs were widely active during that time. Cives Romani (Latin Club), the Debate team. Rooters Club and the Ukelele Club were a few that one might have belonged to. The large music department, composed of Advanced Orchestra, Band, and Glee Club not only enriched and enlivened the existence of many HP students, but those of the community as well. Class activities were continually in the making. With each year, every class — Freshman, Sophomore, Junior and Senior — produced their own plays. These were per- formed in the evenings for the community. Included in the long list of dazzling performances were such plays as, Romeo and Juliet and Snow Whtte. On these nights, the auditorium was filled to capacity. Many significant changes came about in this decade at HP that may have gone unnoticed. One quite obscure incident occurred in 1925 when the Bell branch of Hunt- ington Park Union High School (now Bell High School) was opened to ease the overcrowded situation at HPUHS It was also in this year that a name was given to the, as yet, nameless school newspaper. It became, appropriately, the Spartan Shield. One additional change came about when problems arose concerning school colors. Proud of their green and white colors, HP relinquished them and opted for the new Spartan orange and gray when it became difficult to distinguish one school from another. During these swinging twenties, what would life have been like without a few parties? HP was not about to be left out of the song and dance. To keep up with the times, each class threw a wild party in the school bungalow. Apparently these parties could not have been too wild for by twelve o ' clock midnight, it was time to go home. Clockwise from the left: 1 . An architect ' s rendition of the school in 1922. 2. Students out for a drive in a 1920 Chrysler. 3. Cast of the school play Merton of the Mov- ies, 1925. 4. The Ukelele Club. 5. The Bell branch of HPUHS. 6. HP ' s first yell leaders.

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