South High School - Merrimac Yearbook (Bakersfield, CA)

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Mats, Rings, AML Pawllw Bans Don Andreatta performs a hand stand on the parallel bars while John Anderson looks on as a safety man. 4, '-1 A C P 1 is fe iw, ii 1. f ,PQ 5..- Y F ssexrfg, 'ww' 'M F Q R 4 FIRST ROW: Left to Right: Don Andreatta, Karen Short, Jeanette Adkins, Charles Shaw, . Z.. R N 4' s , t 1 HQ' A.-is J l Mike Evans SECOND ROW: Bill Shaw, John Anderson, Danny Johnson, Paul Dietz, Coach Bill Finch. Having no league in which to com- pete, the South High Gymnastics team acts strictly as an exhibition team. The team, consisting of both boys and girls, perform at basketball halftimes, assem- blies, and some of the feeder schools. Coach Bill Finch says that even though there is no competition, the members of the team really take gymnastics to heart. A P.E, student gains knowledge of gymnastics by rigorous class practice

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Pat Hoskings tries o tricky return during a tennis match. emis The 1960 Tennis Team coached by Mrs. Pat Slagle has a I-4 record for the season at press time. The team led by sophomore Dottie Beck, for the second year, is in high hopes of bettering their squad record. The team should do better next year and won't be weakened by many graduates as there are only two seniors. lene Bennight SECOND ROW Linda Swatzell Brenda Hawar andi Molatore Lett to ri Vickie Anthes, Nancy Chang, and Linda Hoskings. Coach Mrs. Pdt Slagle, . , FIRST ROW, Left to right: Margie Cameron, Dottie Beck, Shirley Andrrewi Qhar-

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. I FIRST ROW .Left to right: Bob Goodin, Ron Davis, Paul Hooper. SECOND tl ROW: Coach Clyde Klingler, Steve Shaw, Holden Presley, Ted Franklin, 'M ,L ,Qdfmwlf emails With a 1-5 season last year Mr. KIingler's racquet- men returned with high hopes for the 1960 season. The tennis team entered the South Yosemite League and expects to give their opposition'stiff competi- tion. Absent from this year's squad was David Swat- zell, one of last year's top players. At press time the racquet-men are in the middle of the season. One of the most promising players, Vernon Goff, paces the squad with his powerful serve. Richard Rea. Not pictured: Vernon Goff,-Monroe Cosme, and Phil Heinrich. 'tv' X. . Q' X I X ,L . K Y x -A , ,.' V .e t . lx .91 1 1 A' . 1, f 1 . it w L 1 . . X' x U' T X x , s , ' 1' 1' 1 ll w W 1 Y , .K X J - lx h I X X Xxx, ,L A , x 'xi ', ., J X' , I it , W V mf is ti if xv I V X X f X' 15' , k N X l f 1. ' . 1 1 2 L ' gt' f- 1, l K 1 - ' hill- 'V 1- 'll xy ' L , . 1 N ' -4 . T M X K X , 4 .x , . W . 0 ,Y X ' . V 2' ' DMUULS, Puffww awwlf lwtw X --.1 U , g . r K X VL I ,X ., Y ,N ,J xx tg R X 1 ' 1 X- 4 it . f fl V 1 v W X . v - As the book goes to Press Reb golfers had split T 'li 1 X tl ga their debut matches losing to Bakersfield High 1 I L ik' I ' 12-24, and winning against the Taft Wildcats X f R ' X ' Y 24-12. Teeing off in the S.Y.L. the most promising l L Q V , players are Mark Hamilton and Earl Corley. Mr. 1 ' 1 V 1 . :J Y . Larry Lafond's 1959 linkmen were the only team to defeat Bakersfield High. The entire team of the 1959 season returned for the hopeful 1960 season. Coach Larry latond instructs the Rebel linkmen as well as the Varsity football team. 1 . L FIRST ROW: Left to right: John Andreatta, Mark Hamilton, Earl Corley, Dave Single g ton, Brad Singleton, and Clifford Givan.