Richmond High School - Shield Yearbook (Richmond, CA)

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ACTIVITIES sponsored and paid for by 'Phe Senior Class, was held in +he Spring of I929. Prior io 'rhis, 'there had been Junior-Senior Banquefs, which origina+ed in l9l7. The climax of 'fhe Senior year, 'rhe Senior Ball, surprisingly enough, did noi come info exislence under 'rhis name un+il June of l943. There had been ofher senior balls given pre- viously, buf 'rhese were no? sponsored by ihe school. One Senior Dance in l9Il was given by 'rhe alumni. Anofher Senior Farewell Dance was held a+ Eas+ Shore Park in I9l3. Various oiher dances have been held during 'rhe 'lime before 'the esfablishmenl of lhe official Senior Ball. Senior Gaieiies, a varieiry show, was added as anolher acfivify in 'lhe Fall of l955. Due +o yearly gradua+ions, +he Seniors now presenf +his show every Ocfober. ,sl-Ai-is ' Q my 5-.fo lm 5 Q 1 Par Golfers of fhe l93l Variefy Show are George Miller. Maflon Randall, Be++y Bull, and Nella BidI'1Cl'1i- ' as A , ,igfsf -. .- as S N' i. - J i il JI ' E ? ,, Posing nonchalan+ly are +hese Seniors of Yesier- Year- They are Glen Whalen, Bill Blair, Dolly Cummings, and Muriel Sanders. And lhey say ihai wresiling began wilh T, V. This +ook place ..- A I 'Q Who are 'rhese happy fugi+ives from l l. M. S. Pinalore? l r on Senior Day of '36, , '93-'f i ' , .,-,yr E- 4 La'H'ie Guffanli shyly poses I Y ,' 5 on Senior Day of i928 W Q, ' F . - s i 3 ' W' ' Q 5 A 'sv 4 ri , - fa V i , 1 -IJ 1- 9 i, , . va-V -. , 5,3 ' -.I ,Q '1gL':,1f:fQfQ3'?2?2r:9.EQs,-si Mary Guffanli poses on 'ihe Firsl' official Senior Day of l926. These casfumed Seniors show a varieiy Oi 9XP 955'0n' A s 'f-we I 'W ga ' 1 - an ,- ig, Robol' Florence Re, 'larsl prize winner of 'the 1933 Senior Day, displays her cos+ume.

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FIFTY YEARS CDF SENIOR The Senior Aclivifies of 'loday have noi GIWEYS been, '3 P-iff of 1-he Senior social program ai RUHS, wufh the excephon of lhe Senior Parfy' which has been held ever since fhe school had Senior Day was eslablished in I9l2, buf lhis acfiviry was noi held again unlil I92b, when lhe firsl official Senior Day began. In l930, Seniors welcomed ihe addilion of +he firs+ Senior Play, 41' fm.. , 'Y e. 'A I'-1 1 F A Q 'F l H seniors. 5 1 is ' 10.1 . 'i ni ,y'l1., ' il. x i ,,. ilklijy Q XX-ss X. Siriking a glamorous pose ' ' is BeHy Harvey, Senior 'f of I948. , V fi l S pi W ff ea. Ah, fhe rapiure of young love! May Penpraze, Jack Bales, Earl Edwards, and Leroy Yepson on Senior Day of rhe Class of Janu- ary, I937. C? People from every walk of life meer on Senior Day of l93I ai RUHS. sz Galhering his harem, Earl Ed- wards and Louie Banokerh, is Ruoard Shemil in I936. The casl' from ihe Senior Variefy Show of l93l, Along 'lhe Way , sirikes dramaiic poses. L ,' 4 Egg ' Q' K J ,H . N. , . , , , . . A ,VI Q he r 14+ , 'fi4ii',' 1' .1 ,I l n W : - M . . , 1 V f es,, cf Q 3 Noi Quife Such a Goose , lo fhe fesiivilies of Senior Day. Since 'rhar +ime, if has been a iradifion for fhe Sen- ior Play lo be held on Senior Day. Senior Day ai Richmond Union High School lakes ihe place of a Senior Dilch Day. The firsf Senior Banquei, Rs , - Q ,T .r.r , f - 5 ' 3 S , -. r e , 5 l 1 5 ,. , ' , - A .. l S 'fle V A Taking fheir 2 o'clock leed- ing on Senior Day are Char- les Hokenson, Marvin Mello- way, and Earl Smilh in l948 Huck Finn of i945 is Olela Farmer

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.fjjjg 95 , -,af P020 l Soiifq ,pn ? . 1 7 QW V N 1 1 I as . . 'P if A .mfr qisiffffv. F f 7 7' if .TW f 5 . afar . W ailifl-bsvn 5. O GCLDEN ANNIVERSARY CLASS The Golden Anniversary Class of i957 enTered The halls of Richhmond Union High School Seplember 7, l954. This insTiTuTion, The second l4 9e5l Semof hlgl' School 'n The U. S., held greal promise for The l.3l5 5oPh0r1'l0I'eS- The Tirsl iTem on The agenda was The elecTion of The I-I0 class officers. Bill Roe- mer was selecTed PresidenT, Don MiTchelI, Vice-PresidenT, and Phyllis DeaTon, Secre- Tary. Marian Thomas, Margie Black, and Jo Ann CourTney were elecTed To repre- senT The girls on The Girls' League Council. The Yell Leaders made room Tor Three Sophomores, Marilyn MCGGS. Susan OVW' sTreeT, and Duane Nelson. VicTorious smiles were worn by some Tifly Sophomores who saw Their 'learn go un- deTeaTecl in The Toolball season of '54. Oulslanding players of The season included Tim McLaughlin, Ed Neckel, Larry Ard, Dick WesT, Cullon Arnold, and Cleo Nelson. Growing more familiar wiTh Their surroundings, The Class of '57 enTered iTs 2-I0 year wilh more confidence, Bob Myers, Presidenlq PaT Mahon, Vice-PresidenT, and Marii Lindholm, Secrelary, were class officers Tor The semesler. Girls' League repre- senTaTives were Delores Moore, Lynne Miller, and Helen Filch. C.S.F. was honored by having sixly-one Sophomores on The lisT of members. Socially The class presenTed The Sophomore dance, Spring Jinx , Friday, May I3, l955. In The field oT sporTs, The Sophomores wenT all ouT. There were over Twelve Sophs on The J.V. baskeTball Team, which caplured second place in The ACAL. Miles Mes- singer and Mike Talro were ouTsTanding on The J.V. Team. The B baskeTball Team was co-champion of The ACAL, sharing honors wifh EI CerriTo. Charles Range was The Team's highesl scorer wiTh I57 poinls in 22 games. Sophomore boys enlered swim- ming and Track wiTh much enThusiasm, also. J.V. baseball displayed The following lower classmen: Dick Wyche, Gary Wrighl, Clarence Jesfield, Miles Messinger, and Grady Van Hook. ATTer a summer's vacaTion, The Golden Class reTurned wiTh enThusiasm as upper classmen. Leading The I-I I's were Don MiTchell, PresidenT: Marii Lindholm, Vice-Presi- denl, and Susie Page, SecreTary. AgusTa WolTTs, Delores Drew, and Ellen Greer were I-ll represen'laTives in Girls' League. PaTT Hall served as G. L. Treasurer. Ann Sulli- van, Proseculing ATTorney, and Bob Myers, Commissioner of Law and Order, repre- senTed The class as S.A. officers. Don MiTchell served The semesTer as AssisTanT Judge. Alva Moore ioined The maioreTTes To represenl The Juniors. The Rally CommiTTee voled in eleven Juniors. SainTs and Sinners , held November 4Th, proved To be a greaT Junior dance. The Juniors really wenl oul Tor sporTs This year. Ed Neckel was The leading passer on The VarsiTy TooTbaIl Team, which had some TiTTeen Junior gridders, The J.V. TooT- ball Team, winning seven games and losing none, consisTed oT many Juniors. Some ouTsTanding players were David Shore, Dale Gerig, Dick Harmon, Charles Parr, Joe Clark, and James Turner. Nearing ThaT Senior year, The Juniors enTered Their 2-ll year wiTh greal anTicipa- Tion. OTTicers Tor This Term were Louie Eleopolous, President Ed FriTz Neckel, Vice- PresidenT, and Sandy Fleming, SecreTary. The G. L. Council consisled oT many Juniors: Delores Drew, Vice-PresidenTg Judy Clemelson, SecreTary, and Joyce Horn, Treasurer. 2-II represenlalives were Susie GoldsworThy, Nancy RhineharT, and Billie Midgley. During The 2-II semesTer, Marii Lindholm, Proseculing ATTorneyg Don MiTchell, Slu- denT Judge: Ann Sullivan, Commissioner oT Law and Order, and Tim McLaughlin, Commissioner oT Boys' AThleTics, served on The Board of Commissioners. Sfudenl CourT officers were Jim MarcheTTi, Bailiffp David Azevedo and David Shore, Assisl- ani' Judges, and Adele Miranda, Clerk. Represenling RUHS al Girls' STaTe was Carol McMahon. Gary Fernandez, Jim Kyle, David Benson, and Bob Davis aTTended Boys' STaTe. The highlight of The Junior year was The Junior Prom, OrienTale , held April 28. Leading The dance To success were commiTlee chairmen Sally Levedahi, Delores Drew, Carol Genoni, LoreTTa Salmon, Judy ClemeTson, and Ann Sullivan. The VarsiTy baskeTball Team included ouTsTanding Juniors, Mike Talro, Miles Mes- singer, and Bulch Dollar. The J.V.'s were led To ACAL championship by such players as ScoTTy Burke, Charles Range, Grady Van Hook, LeRoy Lynch, and Lonnie Johnson. This year The VarsiTy baseball Team made room Tor Juniors Miles Messinger, Bulch Dollar, Clarence JesTield, Dick Wyche, Mike Dolan and Gary Faria. The J.V. baseball Team also consisTed oT many Junior players. The VarsiTy swimming Team capTured The ACAL championship wiTh The help of Juniors Jan Vorheis, Jim MarcheTTi, Ted Bomb- ardier, Bob Davis, Gerald Gengler, and Richard Erickson. This compleles The TirsT Two years of The Golden Anniversary Class oT l957. They have been profilable and challenging years. The greaTesT year of all is conTained in The following pages. IT is hoped ThaT some of The enlhusiasm will be Transferred To you, The readers.