John Swett High School - Warrior Yearbook (Crockett, CA)

Text from Pages 1 - 48 of the 1945 volume:

The WGITIOI' SENIOR CLASS OF I945 JOHN SWETT UNION HIGH SCHOOL CrocIce+'c, Colufomuo Published by the DEDICATION We, the Senior Cioss ot John Swett Union High School dedicate this first edition ot THE WARRIOR to the boys from the Closs of '45 who ore now in the Armed Forces. fig MR. JEFFERSON CRALLE Principal PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE America expects patriotism in word, thought and deed. 'You are expected so to live that America will be a better place because you are a part of it. It expects you to be a better citizen for having had the opportunity of an education in a tree public school system. lt expects you to have an everlasting devotion to America- the America in whose service you are proud to live, the America for whose defense you are willing to fight. Each successive generation must win freedom anew. Its preservation requires eternal vigilance and sacrifice. The torch of 'Freedom is in your hands. You must guard it well. With you rests the responsibility to lreep aglow that sacred flame on which rely all human hope, all human progress. CIBSSZS 2? 5 , fs MARY PEDROTTI Class President 1 ARIAL BRESOLIN BOB WILSON Girls' Represeniative Boys' Representative MISS BERNIECE WILLIAMS Senior Class Advisor CLYDE PITCHFORD Vice-Presidenf JEAN STEVENS Secretary-Treasurer 4,1 FRANCES PENNY PETE CORTEZ DONNA HAUSKNECHT Sergeant-at-Arms Boys' Yell Leader Girls' Yell Leader Sa Emily Marlo Frances Penny Lors Masters Bullne O Neill Bob Wnlson Joe Thompson Guido DaRe Rafoel Leclwuga Barbara Hoover Maxnne Ebner Phyllrs Taylor Mary H Gagneux auf? if Albert Ponh Andy Laird Bob Marshall Zane Hrronymous Marjorie Ashe Shrrley Wonloss June Webb Morse May Hasenpusch Q. I 'rf Juanllza Ceszna Alfred Souza Rosalrnd Sclmmelzer Kenneilrr Rawson Anal Bresolln Alvena McBride Joe Brenlnle Helen Koesler Bob Pallotta Joan Coope Eva Delesus Jaclr Fortado Lorrame Padulla Norman Colombo Barbara Wrlson Theresa Ross Bull Brown Mary Jo Nichols Otio Bruelwerm Lorrarne Mello as Margaret Moore Hortencua Moreno Doroihy Leach Vrvncn Lawrence Y 'gf-sr av l Bob Urbrclr Albert Asfuz Oberdan Borean Jerry Hauser yy- View Lura Gastlneau Joyce Wallace Antoneiie Bellrsarro Caroline Ferraruo X Ted Boer Bea Rogers FronlmVargen Helen Sproule Peter Cortez Ruilw Andrews Clyde Priclwford Marne Elorduy di-.M ? Yi 3 Donna Hauslcneclwi Colleen Auglwrnbaugh Carmen Muro Catherine Fabrnzl Clwarlofie Dewey Tum Leary Mary Pedrottl Jean Stevens Nephule Phnllrps Mary Mafia Bull Crancrarulo Dore Crose Bull Lrgon Walker McCollum Skonley Kosenewslu Olive May Hrday Dolores Schmelzer Margaret Grani Joanne Buchanan X . ., 3' i 'if 4 31' .s 2 K 8. . A f ' I R ff f f W 2 . , ll . uf' Q y rr , ,,,.,, r yr ,V V .. , Q L : . iw sm y A 7 xn . 1 S 4 5 LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT Ruth Andrews leave all my front seats un classes to anyone w ose name begms wrth A ' Marrorre Ashe do leave my abrluty to lreep my whrte shoes polished to Joyce Masters and lm talrlng all my long gym shrrtsl So there Donna' Albert Astrz leave my modesty to Joe Balestrr Colleen Aughrnbaugh leave my pleasant smiles to the Gade srstcrs Ted Baer leave my generator armature rn shop to Eugene Santos Please talre care ot It and dont mess rt up Antonette Bellrsarro leave all my A s rn economrcs to any one who wants them Oberdan Borean leave my Portuguese admrrers to Bob Garcrc and am talung Muslra Rodgers Joe Brenlrle leave John Swett wrthout a glrl ArlalBresollr1 do leave my height to Lucrlle Nuss Bully Brown do leave my Ds rn hrstory to George Conto Howard Friend Joanne B chanan leave y deslr rn the debate cass mechanical drawmg to whoever wants rt Juanita Cesena leave my As In gym to La Nelle Green Wnlrram Cnancrarulo leave my sparlrlrng smlle to Robert Fanucchr Norman Colombo leave my love ot Gerry Brumm to that great handsome rumor Drclr Bon Joan Cooper do bequeath my loclrer my boolrs my teach ers etc to any poor lud that wants them Pete Cortez Esq hereby of sound mrnd leave all the norse nn crvlcs to my gurl Beverly Nell Dore Crose leave thus school and am talrrng Chuck wrth me so there Helen K GUI o Slzull DaRe leave all my goodness to the Junror boys E a DeJesus hereby leave my curly hour to Alice Brady Charlotte Dewey leave the roy of being Kartrn editor to Fred Hottrnan Maxme Ebncr leave to Dorothy SPIIIOCH my natural curly arr Marne Elorduy have nothing to leave Bugs has gone al ready Katherrne Fabrrzl leave Larry Morella but not because l want to Carolrne Ferrarro have nothrng to leave Johnny left al ready Jack Fortado do hereby bequeath my traclr and field abrlrty to Tom Trnsley and hope he makes more at at than l dad Mary Helen Gagneux bequeath to Shrrley Green my speed In typrng and all my errorless timed wrltmgs Lura Gastlneau do hereby wrll my baslretball playing to Jeanette Vitale Margaret Grant do hereby bequeath my double hanged tongue to anyone who needs rt to wm an argument wrth Mr Rees May Hasenpusch do leave The Bag Three Bob Joe and Lnmey plus the rest of the Junrors rn peace and quret Donna Hauslrnecht do hereby leave to Margne Shedd my halt ot our charm bracelet Olive May Hlday do leave my equipment In chemrstry to Jrmrny Large who steals rt anyway Barbara Hoover wrll my excess tonnage to anyone who wrll love every pound ot rt Jerry Hauser wrll my great abrlrty to get Into trouble to anyone who can lreep up the present standard' Helen Koester do leave my artrstrc abrlrty to my ssster Annta Stanley Kosenewslu do leave 'ny mrsunderstandungs wrth Mr Cralle to any rumor who has patrence' Andy Land leave my abrlrty to do economrcs to anyone who may have the abrllty that l had Vrvron Lawrence do hereby bequeath my typewrrter to any one who can figure out :ts trucks Dorothy Leach leave my shorthand boots to Lucrlle Nuss Good luck krd you ll need rt' I , I' . 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I LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT Trm Leary leave my creamy complexion to Bruno Erght ball Marnrnr Rafael LeChuga do leave my hopes that I had for a better school to someone who wnll carry on wrth this school Wrllram Lrgan do leave my quarterbaclr posrtron on the football team to Lrmey Messrna He has a pretty good bfcln Emrly Marra wrll my abrlrty rn baseball to Erma Perry Bob Marshall do leave John Swett Hugh School to anybody that wants rt Lars Masters do hereby Ieave my dutres as G L A Presrdent to the next year s presrdent Mary Matta leave my dark wavy harr to Erleen Irrsh Ford Alvena McBrrde do bequeath to Lucrlle Nuss my abrlrty to tell jokes Walter McCallum leave my electrrc motor to be wound prevrously attempted by Darrs Bathurst for two years to Norman Santos a rumor Lorrarne Mello do hereby bequeath my extreme shyness to that happy gunrar Mary Speronr Margaret Moore do leave Hortencna Moreno leave my front seat rn Mass Nelson room to Mary Speronr June Morse leave my herght to Helen Braznl Carmen Mura leave all my love starres to Lydra Morales Mary ,Ia Nichols do hereby wall to Madelme Perry my sys tem for countrng the days trll school rs out Brllre ONerIl do leave everything rn school rncludrng my many boy frrends except Lrsle to Alyce Brady Lorrarne Padrlla leave my lock to Hope Padilla Robert Pallotta leave my abrlrty of wreclung the stage scenery to Joe Mattos Mary Pedrottr leave the office of Sensor Class Presrdent to anyone who wants to tight for rt Frances Penny leave my Irrsh ancestors to Lover What talrer Stardust to Jaclrre Forrester and my bottle of peroxide to Mary Alrce Weaver Nephrle Phrllrps hereby leave my Influence over Pete Atker man to Lourse Cardoza Clyde Prtchford do bequeath my abrlrty to spun tall tales to LaRoy Green Albert Pont: leave to Bob Fanucchr my drrty gym shorts and basketball shoes Keep good care of them and please wash them Kenneth Rawson wrll my abrlrty to read mall to Marlon KYOFIICR Beatrice Rodgers do leave my Wop admrrers to Mar goret Sousa but am takrng Obe wrth me Theresa Ross: leave I hope and wlsh I could talze Made lrne Perry wrth me Loclre Rosalrnd .achmelzer do hereby leave my tlrst perrod eco nomrcs class to Dolores Chelr Alfred Souza leave my boolrs to someone who will be craly enough to study them Helen Sproule do leave my boy frrend Bull Womack for Norma Quattrrn to loot after Jean Stevens refuse to leave wnthout my father Phyllrs Taylor dan t have anythrng worth Ieavrng Robert Urbrclc do bequeath my skrll of drrvrng the Hot Rod to one Donald Sprrlocl Franlr Vargen leave AI Bottrnrs lunch that we a e every mormng rn shop to Pete Buscaglra Joyce Wallace leave my undyrng love for Englrsh to Eleanor Ponte Shrrley Wanlass bequeath my shorthand notes to any smart lumor who can decode them Barbara Wrlson Ieave my French accent to my fellow Frenchy Charlene Brundrge I ' ' 1 I -' I . ' I' I a .I 4 . I, ' , ' - I ' I, Dolores Schmelzer, hereby leave my sewing ability to Alice I ' ' I ' I ' ' I- I, ' , ' - . - II l . . S ' ' ' ' - - I, , ' . . . Il ' 1 ' ' ' . . . . ,, I, ' , ' ' ' I' I . . I .. . L . I .I . . ll . I JUNIOR CLASS MRS. FANFELLE HOWARD FRIEND BOB GARCIA ALICE BRADY Advisor President Vice-Presideni Secretory-Treasurer L1 aaa N 'A' I . ,-,, ..... SOPHOMORE CLASS J. D. TUTT PAT CONTESTABLE ALBERT DESSELLE PHYLLIS GISH Advisor President Vice-Presideni Secretcrylrecsurer TW' D 4--H 6-ni-uv FRESHMAN CLASS DAN PEZZOTTI RALPH STEELE JOHN SIKES MARILYN ZUPPAN Advisor Presideni Vice-President Secrciory-Treasurer 'S-ff E 'iispv j alma fawvu ,W VICWS Sth Period CHEMISTRY 7th Period TYPING 2nd Period COOKING 4th Period Class Views Wood Shop Machine Shop Eleciric Shop Sheet Metal Shop V 3 9 sos BARTLETT ALFRED CASTRO IN DEEPEST SYMPATHY Bob Bartlett and Alfred Castro were 'former members of our class who answered the coll of duty and gave theur llves for their country SERVICEMEN sr, Tom Hcrdesiy John Moria Fred Gonsclves Genoro LeChugo 5. Bill Cope 6. Tony Vierro ond Bull Donohue 7. Arnold Bcihhurs! 8. William Bovo ond Arthurornelos SERVICEMEN at-W' 9 Wlllnam Bovo Art Curtin Joe Mafia I0 Mono Ruggen Harold Madden Bob Wilson I I Johnny Cuellar Joe Thompson George Duncan I2 Leo Tnglno Gmc Orsl Ensuo Canetta Not Pictured - Stanley lrti W1 , X I rganlzatlons My M T521 ex sjgfg xl Os fl-'ix f' H '24, XLUQX, BOYS' ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OFFICERS Top Row: Joe BrenIrIe, President Frank Vargen, Vice-President Boiiorn Row: Jack Randauo, Secretary Dante DaRe, Treasurer GIRLS' LEAGUE ASSOCIATION OFFICERS Lois Masiers, Presideni Barbara WiIson, Vice-President Dore Crose, Secretary-Treasurer GIRLS' ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OFFICERS May Hasenpusclw, Vice-Presideni Arial BresoIin, President Mary Pedroifi, Sec'y-Treasurer Gold Honor Roll Californ ia Scholarship Federation XFN J Q?-Lis WMW W 2 3.35 , 'W 'W v get A57 N 1 6.545 p0rt .Qe..xx: xhvgfF,.,l, , ' h QS il- K if f XL ..V, : 5 1 Il . x I--. 5L'i,f . my an cm V Q M ' mlk .524 7, If , in .ma 5.7 J W' ' A ' 1, I Q5 x W ,fb 'Xa PV I 1 0 3 N 53' ily, A L.. QJ FOOTBALL After a delay of two weeks' practice time, due to lack of a coach, John Swett High opened its football season with a thundering 4l-0 victory over the Vallejo Ramblers. Senior Al Astiz and Freshman Bernie Hargadon were the shining lights of the game. In the line, Game Captain Bob Wilson and Guard Peter Cortez were towers of strength. On the following Friday, we met Alhambra High School, and emerged with a 7-6 victory. A beautiful 65-yard run by Hargadon, behind fine bloclcing by DaRe and Ligon, paved the way for our score. Niclr Diaz scored the conversion with a perfect placement. On October I4 wc traveled to Antioch to lose to the strong Antioch squad by a score of 27-7. ln addition to losing the game, the John Swett Indians lost six of their senior players, who were all taken out of the game with injuries. Although outweighed fourteen pounds per man, our Indians displayed tremendous courage in beating back the powerful Antioch team. The Indians led the ball game 7-6 at half time, and at the end of the third quarter, the score was 7-I3, but Varsity Football Team Bob Garcia . . . Left End Nick Diaz . Left Taclzle Pete Cortez Left Guard Bob Wilson .... Center Bob Urbick . . Joe Brenlile . . Right Guard Right Tackle Bob Fanucchi . Right End Albert Astiz . Left Half Bill Ligon . . . Quarterback Bernie Hargadon . Right Half Guido Da Re . . . Fullback COACH AITON during the fourth quarter we lost Guido DaRe, Bob Wilson, AI Astiz, Pete Cortez, Bob Garcia, and Claude Messina, and with those boys out of the line-up, Antioch was able to run the score up to 27-7. Ligon, DaRe and Messina turned in sensational games, while no adjectives are large enough to describe the really heroic fight our boys, as a whole, put up against a much larger, much more experienced football team. We lost the next game to the team that later went on to win the League Championship, the Pittsburg Pirates. Our team was still without the services of four of the boys who were injured in the Antioch game. We played the game with five boys, who, prior to this season, had never played football before. Pittsburg made three long runs for touchdowns, one of 88 yards, one of 65 yards, and one of 50 yards. Pittsburg won the game with a final score of 30-7. After the Pittsburg game, we had so few men still physically able to play that we had to move Ligon to quarterback, thus weakening our end position, to have him replace the injured Messina. We then went to work on the T formation, and after losing the next two games we started clicking as a team, and beat Alhambra in a return match, I3-0, while the B team defeated Alhambra 27-0. Urbick, Diaz, Astiz, Cortez, and Hargadon were the stars of this victory. Our final game of the season saw the team once again as a unit, with all of the injured boys back in uniform. Our finale was against a strong team from Liberty High. The game ended in a score of 27-0, in our favor. The boys played beautiful ball on that day: while Ligon and Astiz were the standouts, others cannot be overlooked. Wilson, Madden, Cortez, DaRe, Diaz, Urbick, Ponti, seniors all, played the type of game that saw very few mistakes made by any of our boys. The passing combination of Ligon to Fanucchi was excellent. Astiz set up one touchdown by a beautiful 60-yard return of the second half kick-off. The season as a whole was a success. It was the first time that we were ever officially in the League, and we gave every team a good game, whether we won or lost. Our B squad played only two games, winning both of them. Collectively we won eight, and lost four. Aside from the winning or losing of the games, the boys learned many lessons from Coach Aiton that will benefit them more as time goes on, and will be a carry-over into social living. l K BASKETBALL W dna. -EEFBEW 3 BUBNIWE tif' 'N-..- U1 5:47 COACH STEVENS Bottom Row: Top Row: Laird, Balestri, Linville, V Whitaker vi Bvfgp 'W77 Bottom Row: M, Sikes, Danzelli, Santos. Contestable, Desselle Basketball took up at the end of football season, and the prospects looked bright for the Red and White. Both A and B teams had speed and shooting ability: a lapse of 'Form in several of the games cost us a higher rating. lndividual players this year who showed exceptional form were Bob Sausedo, high score for the varsity, and Frank Vargen, who led the B's. These two players were tops in nearly all games and set the pace. mm, , ,y Varsity Top Row: Hoover, Higuera, Hargadon, Friend DaRe, Asti1, Messina, Sausedo argen BASEBALL it The John Swett ball nine has the appearance of a winning organization this year. With 'Four veterans, all juniors, reporting this year, and the return of Stan LaFontaine from the battle zone, Coach Stevens has developed a strong combination. LaFontaine and Hargadon are the best battery in the County. ln three League games played, the opponents have scored tour runs, while the locals have crossed home plate sixty times. The team is strong down through the center with the keystone combination of Sausedo and Cooper, and with Garcia and Messina roaming the garden patch. In pitching, LaFontaine has ample support 'From Otto Brueheim, Jim McGrath, and Bernie Hargadon, all able to talce their turn on the hill. ln battery Garcia is leading at the present time, with Sausedo and Hargadon driving in plenty of runs. Another pennant appears to be nailed to the Indian masthead. 5:1511 i I: ' 5 2 225' SWHMNMNG .-u ..- ,,.- S.. TRACK Xl Girls' Athletic Association The first big event of the school year was the Student- Faculty volleyball game. The teachers rallied courageously against the powerful Senior Girls' team, each winning one game. The G.A.A. and G.L.A. sponsored a very successful Soc Dance held in the big gym. On May 26, we sponsored an inter-school Play Day here at John Swett. The general chairman was Donna Hauslrnecht. The theme was Circus Time, with the hostesses dressed as clowns. The program started in the morning with the playing ot inter-school games. A luncheon was served and entertainment was furnished by the different girls' groups. The atternoon was spent with a swim in the pool. On June I2 there will be an Installation Dinner at the Legion Hall and the awards of the year will be given out. ..g,. 9 MRS. EDITH FANFELLE G. A. A. Advisor Top row: Rogers, Basketball, Hasenpusch, Vice-President, Taylor, Badminton, Nelson, Tennis. Middle row: Forrester, Baseball, Masters, Volleyball, Bresolin, President, Dewey, Archery, Pedrotti, Secretary-Treasurer. Bottom row: Souza, Speedbcllg Hauslrnecht, Hockey, Stevens, Swimming. - Vgfhfdgf I qw 'Agp'- ' if . 1'1 G. A. A. BASKETBALL G. A. A. VOLLEYBALL G. A. A. BASEBALL G. A. A. HOCKEY 95 If ,fx wa, W K, L I V V zf' 'N P4 If Cast QI JUNIOR MISS CSENIGR PLAYQ Wrlma La Bonte Judy Graves Bob Urbnclr Mr Graves Joyce Wallace Mrs Graves Donna Hauslrneclwi Lols Graves Dore Crose Fuffy Adams Jean Stevens Hilda Stanley Rasenewslu Mr Curhs Joan Cooper Ellen Curtis Bob Wrlson Uncle Wrllrs Kenneth Rawson Hoslrell Jack Foriado Barlow Bob Wrlson Albert Bob Marshall Henry Joe Brenlrle Sterlrng Gurclo Da Re Tommy Norman Colombo Messenger Nucl: Diaz Jamior ,ff agar, 40s .iw If wi K A,-.Q 1 SENIOR PARTY Palace Hoiel Son Francrsco January 27 I945 ll Il , ' nl:-nun: ' I ' . gl, ' ' 1, I M. Q V, Q , I -. J -. K: ' Na A K 1. 'nz' I v Q P 6 f .B e' . J 5 mo' .aff W Snaps M fx ll? 'aux A E2 Snaps LA if xiii Baby Pictures 5 4 i. ,lk ali Qfeq ! rf' W3-f L Jaclr Fortado Joanne Buclnanon Walker McCallum Guido DaRe Wilma LaBonte Margarei Grank -1.-., Joe and Mary Mafia . Joan Cooper Margaret Moore Peter Carle! Barbara Wilson Harold Madden Andy Laird Helen Koesier Joe Brenlrle May Hasenpusclu Bob Urbiclr Helen Sproule . Norman Colombo 24. Dore Crose . Maxine and 25. Mary Pedroiii Gloria Ebner 26. Beatrice Rogers Baby Pictures Vsaw Phyllns Taylor Vu san Lawrence Barbara Hoover Dolores Sclwmelzer Rosalind SCHFYHCIIBV he Lewis Hoover Lorraune Padnlla Nephule Phnllups Joyce Wallace Stanley Kosenewsku Lois Mcsiers Jean Sievens ne O Ne: Anal Bresolm Olnve May Hlday M R. WARD Staff Advisor or ,r 'rms .rlf 9' GUIDO DA RE Editor 4 'X MAY HASENPUSCH Associate Editor 'if L. Top row: Jack Fortado, Art Editor, Norman Colombo, Boys' Sales Manager: Andy Laird, Boys' Sports Editorg Bob Urbick, Business Manager: Guido DaRe, Editor. an-vw '49 Elf Middle row: Kenneth Rawson. Advertising Manager, May Hasenpuzch, Associate Editor: Stanley Kosenewsiri, Photography Editor. Bottom row: Mary Jo Nichols, Typist, Margie Ashe, Girls' Sports Editor, Charlotte Dewey, Girls' Sales Manager: Margaret Moore, Literary Editor. 55 Autographs Autographs