Palo Alto High School - Madrono Yearbook (Palo Alto, CA)

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The classroom became a familiar sight once again and the Paly traditions became a part of our everyday existence. We stopped and noticed the confused sophomores; however when the newness 0» the halls and high school life faded, they to became a part of Paly life. The first week was one of adjustment, and after many class changes and schedule alterations we finally settled down to meet the year '65-'66. Dress-up day climaxed the first week. This event, initiated some fourteen years ago as a part of Friendship Week, was a great success this year. The halls were filled with little kids, sophis- ticates, and old folks, as we hobbled through the day. The Welcome Dance that night brought the week to a gala close. With only 35 weeks to go, we finished re-acquainting ourselves with Paly traditions and began a year to remember. 5

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Standing here in the quiet halls it is easy to recall the events of the year and re-live them in our reflections. Now everything falls into place and we see the past in a different perspective. All the traumas and triumphs blend together and form the reflections of '65-'66. This hall, now so empty was the scene of the textbook distribution last fall. We returned after our summer absence and once again renewed our acquaintances with high school life, picking up textbooks, schedules, and Tower. We spent the time covering our books and talking with friends, but soon it was over and the last minute prepara- tions for the opening of school were completed. Then the first day arrived, the green halls that had been silent all summer became alive and filled with noisy students. Old friendships were renewed and new ones made. 4

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“Revolutions are not made, they come. (Wendell Phillips) One of the first things we noticed during the opening week of school was the change that had taken place in the communications between the administration and the stu- dents. The early signs of this change were evident in the first Campanile. Mr. Ruppel set this year's goal as one of striving for better student-ad- ministration communications. Tangible evidence was the re- moval of the speed bump at the Churchill entrance, this being achieved through the ef- forts of George Reinhardt and Andy Mixer. Other evidence was the alteration in tardy and dance regulations and the more liberal policy on dress stan- dards. The latter was in part a result of the passage of the Bermuda Shorts Bill the pre- vious spring, ending the three- year deadlock between the Legislative Council and the Administration. And thus with the promised support of the Board of Wel- fare and the students' coop- eration with the faculty and administration, the year '65- '66 commenced. 6