Walnut High School - Cayuse Yearbook (Walnut, CA)

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LL VREPLACING THE WORN-OUT SUPERMAN Mr. Bill Cline, Ms. Sue Mckinley prepares to mount the donkey. The only other lady playing YRAG DOLLS COME TO LIFE when Raggedy Andy lohn Isett and Raggedy Ann Scott Brown peddle across the court. Skidding on all that evening was school substitute Ms. Paulet OlDell. fours, the donkeys were dragged into their posi- tions ready to plav fnr their tenth year. 4' f Q 'it 3 BBN!! YS The man who played God in Walnuts' annual Donkey Basketball game was Chuck Scott the donkey trainer. In his red and white referee uniform, trainer Scott maneuvered his donkeys to narrow the difference of the scores in the faculty verses the varsity football game. With the score of 30-28 in favor of the students, some people still thought it was bor- ing but Beth Gentle commented, lt was alright. Paid for the their job, the donkeys earned oyer S5700 for the evening while the varsity football team profit- ted S900 from this fund raiser. Ticket sales were low because there was a lack of salesmen, fthe varsity football playersl. The usual four to five weeks time span for ticket sales narrowed down to two weeks because of the prolonged Christmas vacation. The football players selling the most tick- ets earned the privilege to play in the game. The participants, faculty volunteers and the top ticket sellers, adopted nicknames and wore costumes to Transactions! Donkey BB add comedy to the event. During the game, however, the players found it more comfortable to disrobe into shorts and T-shirts. With experience you know which donkeys to ride, commented jolly Green Giant Mr. Mike Wendt, who had played Donkey Basketball once before. Some of the donkeys were trained to stay under the basket while others were taught to trot and buck across the court. Players like Superteacher lack Betts and Rag- gedy Ann Scott Brown who chose the buckers often rolled off their donkey and greeted the floor with a thud. The crowd began to leave after the game while the announcer tried to encourage them to stay for the award ceremonies. Less than half of the audience stayed to watch the foot- ball players being awarded a plaque with a painted donkey face. Carrying the donkeys away, the truck departed bearing the message, Have donkeys, will travel! Q ,if ,rf E A 1 AWITH THE FACULTY TRAILING by i0 point Mr. Mike Wendt attempts another two poin before the half time, Shooting on a donkey toc awhile to get accustomed to according to M Wendt.

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YPEANUTS PAINTED FOR PEANUTS brighten the Walnut Library windows. The library staff provided ,lunch and breakfast for voluntary workers from the Varsity Art club. xiiiia t lAlllL lDlElLllX iEiRiiir-as Dear Santa, t Dress up in the layered look when lou make your rounds to Walnut. fhe switchy weather changes from iot to cold to rainy then hot again. Ne can't decide whether we should vear our summer cottons or our vool blends. Bring your Timex too, iecause the clocks in the buildings rave stopped or gone haywire. Our school clubs took advantage if Christmas by promoting fund rais- -rs. Being in Girls' League meant sell- ng stocking stuffers in October. Lecause of fire hazards we were not llowed to have Christmas trees in 'ie class rooms, but for home use, Ihristmas ornaments could be rdered from the Choral department. Jo you like the smell of pine? The rill team was selling fresh wreaths nd garlands. If you haven't wrapped our presents you could still buy frapping paper from the girls' bas- etball teams. lf you were here, you could have gone caroling with the C.S.F. lCalifor- nia Scholarship Federationl or the French club. C.S.F. visited the Friendly Village, the French club sang at Clara BaIdwin's convalescent home. A small party was arranged for the clubs afterwards. Non-Christians had complained about the exposure of Christmas rela- ted subjects. For that reason, the administration had to be more dis- creet in what was mentioned to the students, but this affected the ele- mentary schools more than high school students, The Choral depart- ment and the band still sang and played Christmas music. We are making a Christmas show to bring families closer together, not to con- vert them into Christians, defended music director, Mr. Larry Cline. Vacation begins one week later than the previous year. One draw- back to that situation is that we have little time to do Christmas shopping. However, we do get one week to enjoy the beginning of the New Year. R-r-r-ring! Bells are ringing, Santa. This is the last class for the day, That means no more school. We have to leave now. Cookies will be waiting for you just in case you're hungry or maybe one of your reindeers needs some fuel. Say hello to Mrs. Claus and the elves for us. Merry Christmas and have a Happy New Year! Love, Q Virginia and friends at Walnut 2 Christmas!Transactions

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