San Pedro High School - Black and Gold Yearbook (San Pedro, CA)

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1903 was indeed a good year; for this school, for baseball, for flight, for the entertainment industry and probably for a lot of people who celebrated their 75th birthday in 1978. For this is the 75th anniversary of an establishment, founded down on 15th St. in 1903. There was only one room in an elementary school building then and enroll- ment was a modest 23 students and three teachers. For baseball, the World Series had its first game in 1903. Orville and Wilbur Wright flew their craft for 200 ft. of flight on Dec. 20, 1903. Hollywood got its meager start to stardom in that year also. All celebrated their 75th anniver- sary in 1978. It ' s not surprising that the rest of the world hardly took notice of the medium sized school of 2,800 students, 120 faculty and 41 support staff as it too celebrated its small start seven and a half decades ago at the same time as man stepped into the air, and baseball and movies stepped into the hearts of all Americans. il ' ' Opening

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BACK COVER A classic sunrise through the Victorv Arch in the earl morning hours before A period. Photo taken by Thelma Zuanich. MIDDLE PHOTO A communitf dependent on the sea is a good description of San Pedro- The tuna fishing fleet, i a photo by Darci Greenwood, is one of the longest established industries in the harbor area FRONT COVER Though SPHS is only 75 years old. classic sunsets have been a feature of this area since anyone can remember. 1. The first day of school, students didn ' t come in but teachers had to report, so the early morning sun casts erie shadows on the empty second floor of the Science Building. 2 Don ' t believe everything you see. pictures can be deceiving. It ' s not Karen but really Lori Hansen at the Locke game. 3. While the rest of the pep rally continues. Drum Major Marty Brucato patiently waits among the drums for his cue to strike up the band. 4 Spirit and enthusiasm rush through the drill team and others at the Narbonne game as soon as they notice they ' re in the camera ' s eye.

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Besides the obvious relocation and new buildings, the major changes have come from within. The curriculum has changed from such classes as Latin and Greek to Spanish, French and Italian to reflect the communtiy changes. From the basic 3 R ' s to advanced Computer Math. Classes such as Marine Biology, take advantage of the surroundingsA vith frequent trips to the tidepools. The classes themselves have gone from comfortable sized to overcrowded! The streets and sidewalks are just as bogged down as the halls and classrooms. The student ' s parking lot overflows onto the streets every morning by 7:50 AM. No matter how crowded or empty this school gets, it ' ll always be full of the memories lived . . . In the years to come her halls may fall silent and her walls may fall, but the Traces of Places and Faces shall be with us forever.