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

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; Toga ' 7,HM ' . , Stfvc Marrick .. ■:,„ Day IcsliiHtie! ' I ■lai ' n- Animal Hous, ■ucsot this class. Principal John .Smj;; »ijs suid there will . be no more Color Dav activities 2. It ' s not all football gantes and lun Gail LeVine takes time out to use the library lacilities and do some research. 3 Triple the pleasure with three nf a kind Vinka and Terry Fiamengo. identical twins, watch a lunch time pep rally with their friend Liz Slavros The resemblance is sinking between these three 4 Afteralonghard win against South Gate, the iiicturious Pirate team show their enthusiasm with Lisa Jokanofich leadina the wa . ' Pl i Opvnin

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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.

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In the beginning, seventy-five years ago, SPHS was only a one room school. Classes were held in the 15th Street Grammar School, taught by three tea- chers. Twenty-three students, eighteen freshmen, three sophomores, and only one junior and senior each, comprised the student body of 1903-1904. The first graduate was Miss Maude Wayne in 1904, followed by no one until 1906, when three more students received their diplomas. SPHS moved into a new building after the first year. Along with its new address on Gaffey (where the Safeway now stands), classes were also added. In 1906 the Drawing and Commercial classes were new favorites. 1907 saw the seventh and eighth graders join the growing school. Just as San Pedro and Wilmington were consolidated with Los Angeles, so was SPHS annexed to the Los Angeles School System in 1909. This meant that more money was available for SPHS. The following year students were split into summer and winter classes. This was to save money and hopefully to cut down on complications. The fresh- men were fondly known as Freshies along with the Scrubs, another nick- name, this one for the sophomores. The juniors of 1910 produced SPHS ' s first yearbook. The Black and Gold. The Board of Controls was established in 1911 as a nucleus for student govern- ment. Both faculty and students were in- volved in this and the Judicial Board. The Judicial Board held trials and punished offenders by sending them to Room V — often referred to as ' ' The : Dungeon. The next few years saw the domestic science and wood shops completed, the library established and machine shop classes started. ' wwywipiiii W M ii»» ii « w iii iiiiiiiii| I. The tower left classroom of the 15th Street Grammar School was the first home of a high school (hni ft Iftft ni 4 f iimi%