Mount Diablo High School - Diablo Yearbook (Concord, CA)

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© IT DEDICATION pAviidh iniJwdjuaiA, fljwuhcL. For eight years, we the students of Diablo, have had the expert musical guidance of Mr. James Arnold for the Varstonians and the Marching Band. He has inspired, entertained, and brought recognition and honor to Diablo students through his music. Students appreciate his kind humor, understanding, and mar- velous musical know-how. Since it is your last year here, it is with pride and pleasure that the staff members of the Diablo '57 dedicate this book to you, Mr. James Arnold.

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FOREWORD This is your Diablo '57. On the following pages you will find your past school year recorded. You will relive the rallies, the dances, the assemblies, the football and basket- ball games, and your individual class accomplishments. The milestones of the year 1956- 1957 are pictured; the winning of the basketball sportsmanship trophy, the arrival of our foreign exchange student, Lisetta Gamondi. and the christening of Danny's Den. Whether you are a senior, junior, sophomore, or freshman, you have made this school yearbook possible. You are the people of Diablo. The accomplishments are what you have done. Your teachers and student council—the leaders—have organized the many activities for your participation. And active participation by a student body creates life—the spirit and enthusiasm of Diablo students. And spirit and enthusiasm make possible the recreation at Diablo—the encouragement of boys to participate in game sports, learning to be good sports as well as good athletes. And last but not least, there are the businessmen who sponsor the high school activities. Each section of the yearbook depends upon the other. The extensive participation creates a continuous cycle—one that will go on for years to keep Diablo among the top. To the juniors, the sophomores, and the freshmen: the Diablo '57 hopes to serve as a model for your annuals in the future. And to the seniors: the Diablo '57 has been dedicated to your interests and activities. May it serve as a memory of your final year at Mt. Diablo High School. Now, journey through the annual with the Schmoo, the yearbook mascot, to again relive your past year. Nancy Itanen Editor JhsL I oaLddL VYIcl jooL, Htjl Schnwo,

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Seated before some trophy wins of Mt. Diablo High School is Dr. Ferd Diel, principal. He brings enthus- iasm. understanding and know-how to his administrative job. A. tho day of graduation from high school approaches, it is well to think about what the future will hold for each member of the class of The conduct of all boys is the personal concern and responsibility of Mr. Norman Kestner, assistant dean of boys; and Mr. Pete Kramer, vice-principal and dean of boys. Mrs. Irmgard Cox, dean of girls and vice-principal, is one of tho key members of the administration. She has charge of dance bids, the Hostess Club and the conduct of all girls on the campus is her special responsibility. 1957. In each closs there is thot lucky follow—the one who will get all the breaks; the person into whose lap the gods of chance will drop the choicest fovors. He is the fellow who will have the luck to buy the lot where the supermarket is to be built, to strike uranium on a rocky quarter section and get his crops harvested a day before the hail sweeps all the standing grain to the ground. It has been told that the P is silent in the word luck, but it belongs there nevertheless. Certainly experience seems to prove this to be true, for investigation generally turns up the fact that the lucky person is the plucky person who burns midnight oil and takes defeat after defeat with a smile. It is an undoubted truth that if you want a thing hard enough and keep after it long enough; you will get it—and not because of a luckv break, but becauso of hard work and strength of character. Luck doesn't just break—it has to be earned. It is hoped that the years spent in school will help many of you to become this (p)lucky follow. F. Diel. Principal 6 JhrwLujJ l ihjL adnmuAiAaihm’A, cnmpsdsmL