Yuma Union High School - El Saguaro Yearbook (Yuma, AZ)

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The School Record Yuma Union High School is an outstanding school which is made up of stu- dents of all races and creeds. We are all proud of our school, however, the need for another high school is very evident. There was an enrollment of 2008 at the beginning of the school year with 654 freshmen, 553 sophomores, 466 iuniors and 335 seniors. These teenagers attended classes in 62 classrooms, which includes the five temporary buildings that were used because of the crowded conditions. They were taught by a faculty of 83. There were 6 class periods each 55 minutes long with split lunch periods. There is hope, however, because bids were published for the new high school and leveling of the site began. Many things happened in the school year T957-58 to make it different from all the other years. A new gym was built, since the old one was destroyed by the fire last year. Our band room was remodeled and is now 50W larger than the original. A new building with showers and dressing rooms was built. A new light panel was installed and new curtains were purchased for the stage in the auditorium. The Student Council also bought a new station wagon to be used by the student body and a new school bus was secured. We are very proud, too, because YUHS had its first foreign exchange student, Enrica Gardinetti from Italy and foreign exchange teacher, Mr. Batres from Guatemala. New classes were added to the curriculum, among them a new cadet band, a stagecraft class, weightlifting, and several of the senior civics and English classes were interrelated. Student attending YUHS are known as Criminals because, for several years in the history of Yuma, the old territorial prison was used for classrooms as there were no other buildings available. To graduate, a senior must have at least T8 credits, T5 of which rnust be solid. Courses required for graduation are: 3 years of English, l year of math, T year of science, T year of social living, T year of United States History, W year civics and IQ year of senior problems. THE. SCHOOL RECORD

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