Santiago High School - El Caballero Yearbook (Garden Grove, CA)

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A slowly spinning reflecting globe sent span- gles of light among the streamers. Color pictures of the couples were taken against a background of white stars and midnight blue. The Girls' League Board spent many hours in preparation for the Co-ed. Planning began during November. Committee chairmen for the Co-ed were: jonita Bauman, decorationsg Jan Keller, refreshmentsg Gail Daugherty, Coronation, Cathi Anderson, bidsg Carol Emp- ting, publicityg Kris Suttle, picture settingg Vivian Violette, table decorations, and Diane Takenaga, coat check. In charge of coordinating the event were Sally Beach, Kathy Palmer, and Marti Vandruff. The sale of bids brought in over 390000, 35500.00 of which Went for ex- penses. John Linehan, 1964 Co-ed King, announced the 1965 Co-ed King, Marvin Derrick. Marvin was crowned by Vivian Violette, who spon- sored him for the honor. Following the coronation, the Co-ed King candidates and their sponsors dance the first dance. Every year students of Santiago look forward to that special event, the Co-ed. This girl-ask-boy dance is one of the biggest events at Santiago. It has become a tradition that the girl pays for most of the eve- ning. She buys the bid, pays for the dinner, and purchases a bouton- niere, Her date provides transportation, leaves the dinner tip, purchases pictures, and presents his date with a corsage. On February 20, 1965, five hundred and fifty people danced to the music of the Don Beats from 8:00 to 12:00 midnight. For the Stardust theme the gym was transformed with panels and stream- ers of night-time shades of blue, studded with sparkling silver stars. Marvin Derrick Crowned King Cf Fourth nnual Co-ed Marvin and Vivian walk toward the throne, awaiting the announcement of the Co-ed King. 48 As the climax of the evening, Vivian crowns Marvin Derrick a.s 1965 Co-ed King, King Marvin and his sponsor Vivian lead off the royal dance after the Coronation,

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Dick And Dee Dee Fail To Appear At AFS Program A bright orange sign proclaimed, l'Welcome, Dick and Dee Dee, on the afternoon of Friday, April 2, 1965. Students from many schools in the area filed into the gym at Bolsa Grande High School expecting to see the national recording artists Dick and Dee Dee, who are best known by their recording Thou Shalt Not Steal . Amer- ican Field Service chapters at Santiago and Bolsa Grande combined efforts to raise money for foreign exchange students. Last year a similar event, held at Santiago, featured joe and Eddie. The program opened with Eddie and the Showmen. After several numbers they were joined by singer and instrumentalist Kathy Mar- shall. She was followed by Beatle-haired Ray Daniels. After an intermission, it was announced that Dick and Dee Dee were being delayed by the heavy rain which had begun to pour outside. After a few more numbers the audience was in- vited to dance to the music. Finally, Eddie announced the last number. Disappointed, mem- bers of the audience began to leave. Running through the rain to the parking lot, they passed the welcoming banner. Orange paint slowly dribbled down the tattered sign, blurring the words, Welcome, Dick and Dee Dee . Singer and instrumentalist Kathy Marshall was accompanied by Eddie and the Showmen. Eddie and the Showmen opened the AFS program