Pacifica High School - Spartan Yearbook (Pittsburg, CA)

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PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE We have iusT compleTed our TirsT year as a Tour-year high school and we have graduaTed our TirsT senior class. A greaT deal has been accom- plished and a greaT deal is yeT undone. Our Tac- ulTy has waTched wiTh inTeresT The growTh and developmenT oT The STudenT Council and has Tound saTisTacTion in The way iT has maTured and assumed iTs responsibiliTy in carrying ouT The principles of democraTic government The council members have maTerially conTribuTed To The sTaT- ure OT our school and They have given iT cligniTy. We can be proud oT whaT They have accomplished. The STudenT CourT has Tound iTs niche in The way our sTudenTs have worlced ouT The problems ThaT conTronTed Them. There has always been evidence oT Tairness oT represenTaTion and iusT decisions. Through The eTTorTs oT our ParenTs' Club, we have seen our band perTorm in Their new uni- Torms. We have enioyed The accomplishmenTs oT The music, arT, and drama deparTmenTs. We can be proud oT This our second yearbook. The Journal- ism DeparTmenT is To be complimenTed on doing This Tine iob despiTe many obsTacles and adversi- Ties ThaT iT meT during The year. The communiTy has grown To appreciaTe The im- pacT ThaT This Tine high school has made and They are appreciaTive oT our Tine TaculTy. PaciTica High School is recognized ThroughouT The bay area Tor iTs many ouTsTanding acTiviTies. The sTrengTh oT our repuTaTion resTs wiThin The people oT This school. We are proud ThaT we have compleTed a good second year and ThaT we are no longer a new school. MRS. ELOISE HONETT Vica-principal, Dean of Girls WAYNE HENDERSON Principal Our senior class has done much To seT TradiTions Tor our school. Now They are abouT To leave us and go on To oTher acTiviTies. We congraTulaTe Them in now being ready To begin Their vocaTional or proTessional liTework and we are glad They can now Talce a more acTive parT in being good ciTizens in a Tine communiTy. MARTIN OLAVARRI Vice-principal, Dean of Boys

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JAMES DENT DR. OWEN COOK Disfricf Superinlendenf Assf. Superinlendenf in charge of Finances HAROLD HILL JOHN MOISO Assf. Superinfendenf Personnel Direcfor in charge of Education SUPERINTENDENT AND AIDES The compleTion oT The TirsT Tull year ol school aT PaciTica l-ligh School marlced The TulTillmenT oT several years' worlc and planning and The realizaTion oT The dreams of many parenTs, sTudenTs, school personnel and disTricT adminisTraTors. During The year, PaciTica grew in size and sTaTure wiTh an increased enrollmenT and TaculTy, improved qualiTy oT educaTion alllorded iTs sTudenTs, and The addiTion oT valuable educaTional TaciliTies. The year saw The occupaTion oT a new wing, The building of a quad area, and The addifion oT a new library wing. Members ol The disTricT adminisTraTion worlced hard wiTh The school board To solve problems relared To Tinancing, consTrucTion and planning Tor presenT and TuTure school needs. Plans progressed Tor build- ing The new ClayTon Valley High School and worlc was done in anTicipaTing The Two addiTional high schools ThaT will soon be necessary. Several class- rooms were added To exisTing school planTs. An im- porTanT parT oT Their work was The selecTion oT com- peTenT school personnel and conTinuous evalualion To assure schools wiThin The disTricT were oTTering The besT possible educaTional advanTages. lvlr. John Lavinder, a new school board member, was elecTed during The year. SCHOOL BOARD OSCAR LARSON MRS. DORIS LOVERIDGE ARNOLD BJORK HARMON WELCH JOHN LAVINDER Presldenf of 'he Board Member Member Member Member

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COUNSELORS LARRY MUCKEY Head Counselor Pacilica's counselors have one main obieclive. This is lhe placemenl of each sluclenl in classes which will provide him wilh lhe opporlunily lo allain his maximum success and happiness during his high school years. Al 'rhe same lime a coordinaled plan of lesling. inlerviewing, and cooperalive career planning is carriecl on. Through lhis plan counselors assisl' 'rhe sludenl in olelermining his occupalional obieclive. Upon gradualion each sluclenl chooses his lileworlc and 'lalces his place in The communily. There his conlribulion, in parl, is a refleclion of lhe counseling ellorl' al Pacifica High School. ANTHONY MAZE MRS. CLAIRE MCKENNA SAMUEL GADOL MRS. MARY ELLEN EGGLESTON JACK DONOVAN Counselor Counselor Special Educafion Counselor Counselor