Palo Verde Union High School - Echo Yearbook (Blythe, CA)

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S E IV l D R BOB CAMPBELL S. B. Representative GLEN CALDWELL Sec. and Treas. OPAL SAIN Vice President JOHN BYRD President CLASS HISTORY Our high school days at ol ' P.V. H. have been fun, haven ' t they, class of ' 42? The happy moments of those four years are so entwined around our memories that we will never forget them. Remember when we entered these spacious halls four years ago? With ninety- six strong we stormed the fort — very green and very scared, but anxious to get into the swing of high school life. With Mr. Laken as our class advisor and Opal Sain, Galen Van Dyke, Zana Scudder, and Glen Caldwell as the class officers, we were well on our way. Our first social event was the Freshman Reception. The Sophomores initiated us so thoroughly that we felt we had earned the title of full-pledged Freshman. By the end of the year, we had established quite a record for ourselves, and had every one convinced that we were O.K. By the time summer was over, we were ready for school. Now our ranks numbered 82. Slightly smaller than the year before, but we still had high hopes for great achievements. On October 13 we initiated the Frosh. We felt very superior to those poor little helpless things. Then came the Sophomore Party. Remember how we danced to the Beer Barrel Polka on a floor so slick you could hardly stand up? Almost before we knew it, we were decorating for the Junior-Senior Prom — and then school was out again. With what seemed like a very short summer, we were back to the old grind, slaving over the none too easy Junior year subjects. But the year wasn ' t all work. With Mr. Frank Eliceche and Mrs. Esther McDuffee as class advisors, we were kept very busy in the entertainment world. Then along in February we came through with the smash hit The Blundering Herd. But the most fun of the year was decorating for the Junior-Senior Banquet. It was done up like Eskimo Land, which was very appropriate for the time of year. Before we realized it, we were Seniors — high and mighty Seniors lording it over the lower classmen. This last year of our high-school career has passed quicker than any of the others. The Senior trip was over all too soon, and what an excursion it was! We even got to play in the snow, which was a great treat for us desert rats!