Rio Vista High School - Netherland Yearbook (Rio Vista, CA)

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Isnlf if amazing when one sfops fo fhink how fime has gone by? Forfunafely, your Nefherlands serves fo remind you of fhaf fleefing fime from year fo year. In looking back fhrough fhis and former books, I hope you find a greaf deal of safisfacfion and pride in fime well spenf. Looking ahead should be even more promising. For fwelve years you have all been fraversing fhe ,. same roadway: now you will branch ou'I' in many r i direcfions. Keep looking ahead for beffer ways and finer fhings. fm'-we Your faculfy and school board have affempfed fo make your way a beffer one while you were wifh us, and we have fried fo provide you wifh aids fo serve you in fhe fufure. I hope we have succeeded in some degree. In your four years wifh us, you have seen many changes and improvemenfs, and ofhers will follow. Good luck fo all of you in all you do! Once again, Sfaff, congrafulafionsl You have done a sfupendous iob. Yours sincerely, JAMES S. FERRIS. Vice-Principal. RATICDINI , My hearfy congrafulafions go fo fhe Nefherlands Sfaff and ifs advisor for anofher fine annual publicafion. You have puf a Iof of fime and efforf info fhis book and if musf give you greaf safisfacfion in being one of fhose who gave your services. J. FERRIS, Vice-Principal As I look back af fhe class of '54, I will have many fond memo- i.,W ries of you. I will nof only remember you as a class, buf as indi- viduals and friends. 'x I hope 'rhaf I have been of some service fo you and have if helped you over a few of fhe rough spofs along fhe roufe 'Io ,K fs, graduafion. W ' Good luck in your fufure endeavors. D. M. BOYSEN. Counselor. ,1- . OYSEN, Boys' Counselor

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-9 i'i'35,. I This year marked The compIeTion of The HI953 addiTion To our school pIanT--seven classrooms and an adminisTraTion uniT. A Three-'room suiTe Tor The T purpose OT commercial insTrucTion and Tour Typical classrooms malce up a modern, adequaTe Teaching siTuaTion Tor our secondary boys and girls. The adminisTraTive suiTe is divided inTo The business and general oTTices, giving us ample area To conducT school business and adminisTer sTudenT problems. NexT year we hope To conTinue our building prof ' gram wiTh a much needed mulTipurpose building, a building we hope To IocaTe on FourTh and Bruning STreeTs, which will be used as a caTeTeria-audiTorium combinaTion. We have ouTgrown our presenT caie- Teria, IocaTed in The basemenT oT The old building, and an area Tor school programs is needed. Cui' sTudenT body is growing wiTh our communiTy. Your school board and adminisTraTion are aTTempTing To have adeguaTe school TaciIiTies Tor The high school sTudenTs in our disTricT. The I954 NeTherIands is dedicaTed To The IaTe Roger S. Turney, Tormer presidenT oT our school board. a man who dedicaTed his liTe To The youTh oT The DeITa. T-Ie was loved and respecTed by all oT us, and iT is impossible To measure The value oT his inspiraTionaI leadership in The Rio VisTa JoinT Union I-Iigh School DisTricT. Roger was a Tine Triend and counselor To me as a young school adminisTraTor. -C. R. I-IALE ADMIN BesT wishes To The graduaTes oT I954, and success in your TuTure endeavors. ,gg T C. R. HALE, Principal I S We all conTinue To grow in knowledge and characTer Through The years as we maTure. We hope ThaT your Tour years aT Rio VisTa JoinT Union I-Iigh School have given you a good Tounda- Tion wiTh which To carry on your Iifelang learning. :xg AY, 1, Do noT TorgeT ThaT our inTeresT in you will conTinue. Keep in Touch wiTh us and leT us Icnow oT your problems and success. CongraTuIaTions To each oT you. WP -1 IRMA JELLETT, Counselor. I. JELLETT, Girls' Counselor

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si wb-af-' TOP ROW, Iefl lo riqhl: Mr. Roger Turney, Mr. William Lalhrop, Mrs. Duncan McCormack. BOTTOM ROW: Mr. Neil Anderson Mr Charles Buller Dr LeslerHielle. TRUSTEES The cornmunily ol Rio Visla was shoclced and saddened on lasl December lwenlielh lo hear of lhe sudden passing ol Mr. Roger Turney, presidenl of lhe Board of Trusfees ol Rio Visla l-ligh School. When Mr. Turney relired from his posilion wilh The Pacific Gas and Eleclric Company and wenl inlo semi-reliremenl he gave up many of his communily aclivilies. l-le slaled al 'rhe lime however lhal he wished lo conlinue working wilh and for The sludenls ol 'rhe high school as he wanled lo have a parl in shaping lhe educafional opporlunilies ol lhe young people ol 'rhe Della area. The Board ol Truslees was lorlunale lo secure by appoinlmenl The services ol Dr. Lesler C. l-lielle +o serve in Mr. Turney's place on The board. l-le foolc office al fhe regular January meeling al which lime Mr. William Lolhrop be-came chairman. ln addilion lo Dr. l-lieIIe's professional aclivilies in 'rhe communily, he is a recognized wafer slci enlhusiasl.