West High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Torrance, CA)

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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

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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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Schoolroom Setting for Spring Play Lei it be a challenge means you ' re stuck with it, Inter- personal relationships , means a fight, File in alphabetical order means to throw it away, and It has come to my at- tention means you ' re in trouble. No, this isn ' t a normal chaotic day at West. Actually, it ' s the mess that the new teacher, Slyvia Barrett (Suzanne Ste. Marie), finds herself in on her first day of teaching school in the play, UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE. Slyvia soon seems to be fighting a loosing battle when she compulsively tries to defend a rude and difficult young man named Joe Ferone (Jon Cohen). She becomes involved in a romance, a confrontation with a disciplinary administration, and most of all, with the unex- pected problems of her students. v 3.SL . . . FACULTY AND STAFF Dr. Maxwell Clarke Kaysey Hoover Sylvia Barrett Suzanne Ste. Marie Beatrice Schachter Cyndi Mannion Paul Barringer Doug Todd J.J. McHabe Sue Livingston Ella Friedenberg Becky Teeters Frances Egan Bobbi Feist Charlotte Wolf Linda Miller Samuel Bester Richard Gralnik Sadie Finch Sharon Donning STUDENTS Lou Martin Bob Gruenburg Lennie Neumark Bob O ' Neill Carole Blanca Lisa Townsend Alice Blake Debbie Ayers Vivian Paine Aren Corrick Rusty O ' Brien Doug Webb Linda Rosen Hope Halligan Jose Rodriguez Albert Febbo Harry Kagan Wally Hollis Jill Norris Sharon Stefan Rachel Gordon Jana Gray Elizabeth DUis Page Gansemer Charles Arrons Tom Mosher Edward Williams Lyle Davis Joe Ferone Jon Cohen Helen Arbuzzi Diane Slick Francine Gardner Jeanne Rodinos Katherine Wolzow Shelli Hudson Ellen Denise Austin Director Ron Scarlata Assistant Director Dave Wentworth Stage Manager John Male Script Person Lori Dubowitz Jenny Brock Lighting Crew Head Ben Lytle U p the Down Staircase 4 !