Parker High School - La Reata Yearbook (Parker, AZ)

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Don Garcia talks Tom Sweeny receives diploma GRADUATION 1953 June 2nd was a big night for the Seniors as it was finally the time to say farewell forever to high school. After four years of study, they had finally achieved their goal: gradua- tion. Of course, for some, this was only a stepping stone to some form of higher education, but also there were those who, that night, were finishing school and starting to earn a living. The guest speaker was Mr. George V. Christie, Vice- President of the First National Bank of Arizona. Class Valedictorian was Joanne Burns with a 1.3 aver- age. Don Garcia was Salutatorian with a 1.7 average. Courtesy of Jack Garner and Sons and The Chief Motel 23

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FALL School begins after Labor Day but the year seems to have officially begun when the sophomores conduct the freshman boys to Black Mountain some warm October day and our local landmark is again white and shining. 25