West High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Torrance, CA)

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Deserving Attention . and Freecloud Jean Costeau Jean Michele Cousteau, underwater architect, diver, and one of the world ' s leading ocean conservationists asked to come to West High to inform the stu- dents of the need to save the oceans. Conserving the sea was his topic pre- sented to some 650 West High student; at a special assembly, March 17, periods 2 and 3. With him, Cousteau brought over 200 color slides of an extremely educational field trip to which he and some 75 students from Pepperdine Uni- versity, ventured. On this particular trip, the students, under the direction of Monseur Cousteau, observed ocean life in its mos t unspoiled and quite refresh- ing form. The tremendous slides included various forms of fish life, coral, island structure, and glorious sunsets ... as well as the natives on the island. Jean Mi- chele Cousteau ' s presentation sparked a large interest among the many West High students attending. Freecloud, a sensational music group, consisting of John Newman, Mark Gor- don, Larry De Gasperin, Don Galbraith, Sam Sorensen, Jim Gross, and George Gagliandi, gave an exceptional lunch- time concert on March 20th. The repe- toire was made up of works by the one and only David Bowie. The audience thoroughly enjoyed the exquisite move- ments, choreographed by Mark Gordon and John Newman, which included a jump off a high-rise stage by Don the Leaper Galbraith whilst playing a gui- tar. This was the most largely attended lunch activity of the year, and the audi- ence deemed it the most successful. Top: Jean Cousteau prepares slides for showing. Right: Jean Cousteau talks to interested students after the program. Lower Left: Freecloud preforms Rebel, RebeL Bottom Left: Larry De Gasperin, Freecloud ' s hit man. Below: Mark Gor- don and John Newman sing Space Odyssey. 39

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Glee Club Concert Hark! What sweet song upon yonder gymnasium breaks? Ah, yes-of-course . . . it ' s the Glee Club ' s mid-March concert! Why, for a mere pence or two, one could sit back and soak in the superb essence of current popular music to the soothing har- mony of classical. Among the songs presented were selections from On a Clear Day , a most enjoyable Echo song, a combo of Advanced and Beginning Glees, the mellowness of Joni Mitchell songs, the heart fendering City of New Orleans by the Mens Choir, and an im- pressive list of soloists including Judy Mclntire, Barbara Wetzel, Bev Jephcott, and Gary Ellison. And the Piece de Resistance-The Finale, an all-chorus spectacular of the ' Jazz Alleluia! ' Fantastic. 38 Glee Club Concert

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Top Right- Lou Martin (Bob Gruenburg), class clown, plays a prank on Lennie Neumark (Chubba). Top Center- Joe Ferone (Jon Cohen)- a hostile student as he threatens his teacher. Top Left - Jose Rodriguez (Al- bert Febbo) a shy student being drawn out in a class discussion. Bottom Right-Becky Teeters, as Ella Frieden- burg the school psychologist, and Sharon Donning, as Sadie Finch the school clerk, gossiping about the Calvin Cooledge High Faculty. Bottom Center-Linda Miller as Charlotte Woolfe, the librarian, discusses a school problem with Doug Todd as Paul Barringer. Bottom Left- A cheerful Miss Barrett (Suzanne Ste. Marie) at- tempts to make friends with a hostile new student (Jon Cohen). 40 Up the Down Staircase