Riverside Polytechnic High School - Koala Yearbook (Riverside, CA)

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GREMLINS The Junior Class was the namesake of a species of little men whose favorite activity was generally gumming up the works. The Gremlins returned to Poly after a summer during which they had gained that attribute known as savoir-faire lwhich was the ability to juggle a coke glass, a hamburger, and french fries on their knees while fumbling wildly in a pocket with one hand in an effort to appear anxious to settle the check and flashing the lights enthusiastically with the other to attract the attention of the car-hop l and had made that long-awaited visit to the Auto Club for a quick trip around the block and the receipt of that all-important black card to grace the front of their wallets. By that time they knew when they were being thrown a line and could return one that was just as fancy. They could tell a Jerk on sight, and knew the difference between Pants and Skirts . They were primarily interested in enjoying themselves, but had learned to do so with- out completely knocking themselves out. The Gremlins Were No Longer Tremblin' Allan Hill president, Lloyd Mitchel, boys' athletic manager, Sunny Rogers, treasurer, Joyce Johnson, secretary, Burnadette Nelllgan social chairman, Phil Washburn, vice president, Marian Maddocks, girls' athletic manager. f- 1m. -v

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The juniors Came Early - Stayed Late Junior Council members: Front row: Harris, Stoke. Middle row: Layton, Schirmer, Yoder, Hagen, Golden McDonald, Coulson, Nelligan, Back row: McNair, Murray, Hill, Fisher, Erwin, Hews. SGME ERE An event overshadowing the dance itself in festivity was decorating for the Junior- Senior Prom. All the character Gremlins, attired in their finest llevis and plaid shirtsl managed to get out of class and throng to the gym. Slap! Slap! Slap! and brushes slapped in rhythm to the fast Boogie Woogie lthat's what ah meanl being pounded out on the ivories by some talented junior who came along to keep up the committee's morale. Someone always showed up in the nick of time to revive fatigued decorators with cokes, pretzels and pop-corn. Amid the party atmosphere a few made themselves useful. Don Trapnell, artist, worked energetically with his array of paints, as Sheila Gordon laboriously paint- ed pink elephants with purple spots la fit- ting theme, everyone agreedl, and last but hardly least Burnadette Nelligan, Social Chairman, scurried about organizing com- mittees and trying to graft H. K. out of just a little more money. Things were looking dark for awhile, but to the amaze- ment of all those present, absent, or other- wise, it emerged a success.

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TOP. Front row, left to right: Weaver, Byrd, Matta, Baxter, Golden, Nelson, Haynes, Ramirez, Pratt. Second row: Rogers, Baxter, Peterman, McAllister Winkler, Citorella, Bowen, Fisher, Leivas, Borden. Third row: Collins, Small, Trost, Moore, Cluse, Smith, Craig, Bowers, Hill, Van Diest. CENTER. Front row, left to right: Sumrall, Martin, Edwards, Reed, Adams, Hombleton, Farris, Lockhart. Second row: Horne, Ellerd, Shain, Dixon, McAtee, Edwards, Van Norman, Matthias. Third row: Colbert, Brophy, lcely, Hastings, Walter, Cooper, Gill, Foster, Nash, Davis, Williams. BOTTOM. Front row, left to right: Ross, Hood, Welch, Farnsworth, Stanton, Adams, Lightfelot, Brooks, Griffing. Second row: Rairdon, Morison, Carson, McMahon, Morton, Ely, Keller, Wheeler, Coskey, Butterfield, Vecchio. Third row: Reisner, Petersen, Carlton, Whitaker, Nix, Hagen, Sparks, Watkins, Wal- deck, Weber, King, Payne. GETTING A DRlVER'S LICENSE-ew-