James Madison High School - Prospectus Yearbook (San Diego, CA)

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Twenty-five Years Young Twenty-five years ago, a new school was constructed in the Clairemont, Kearny area, named after the fourth president, James Madison. In the first year, sophomores and juniors were the only class levels. They chose blue and gray as the school colors and the Warhawk emblem as mascot. Team athletics were one of the most important thing about school. It was hard at first for the Madhouse sport teams because other schools had older, more mature players. There were a number of activities and organized sports such as the gymnastic team, water polo, surf club, French club, football, basketball, baseball and field hock- ey. Football games, basketball, games and pep rallies were the biggest events of the year. Madison was recognized by everyone as the most spirited school in the area. A quarter of a century later Madison contains approxi- mately 2000 students from grades 9 to 12. Many things changed during those passing years. The school had fewer organized sport teams. Beginning this year, all PE students were required to wear a uniform. There were also less assemblies, pep rallies, and activities. Many students went straight to work after class when in the 1960's and 1970's, they might have stayed after classes and taken part in school activities. Other things withstood the test of time. One of them was Madison's campus itself. All of the buildings were con- structed twenty-five years ago and have not been changed in any way. Some of our original faculty members remained such as Mrs. Osborne, Mr. Martin, Mrs. Rosser, Mr. Hannon and Mr. Nelson. These remarkable people were here when the school first opened and they stayed faithful to the Warhawk pride for twenty-five years. Mr. Brown, our golf coach stated: It's been a priviledge to work at Madison. I have a lot of respect for the kids and they are a large part of me. Shawn Adair Jose Aguilera David Alsena Sean Ambort Sheree Aldridge Gina Alves Eric Anderson 196 Seniors

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rhy Anderson Debby Ashby Derrick Bass June Andrews Robert Ausler Amy Barker Victoria Benick Margaret Barton Beth Bendel Willard Anthony Nikolas Bartsch Kristen Berry Seniors 197