Class of 1960
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"Golden Sands of Time . . . " Another graduating class
What was happening when these classmates graduated:
Lots of important events were happening for these graduates; Bay of Pigs Invasion of Cuba; the cold war continued to worsen with the USSR exploding some very large bombs during testing and then masterminding the building of the Berlin Wall; Soviets put the first man in space in April, Yuri Gagarin followed by the US in May with Alan Shepard. Popular music included Chubby Checker's “Pony Time” and “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” by the Shirelles, with top movies to include "West Side Story" and "The Parent Trap.”
JHS Teachers during 1960 school year:
JHS Administration:
- Joseph Blackstead
- Gordon Berry
- T. L. King
- Helen Miyazuki
- Fran Greedey
- Jean Hicks
Language, Library, Social Studies:
- Ernest Champagne
- Margaret Young-Berry
- Lalla Stevenson
- Mrs. Richard Hearn
- Lucia Marsh
- Hope Ulloa
Math & Science:
- Audry Kopp
- Dora Weeks
- Dorothy Chang
- Donald L'Hommedieu
- Gus Stewart
- William Bond
The Arts: Music, Commercial Home:
- Rita Mae Mootz
- Carol Ellsworth
- Delbert Price
- Mary Lou Hanson
- Childress McQueen
- Keith Woodell
Physical Education:
- Pat Fletcher
- Jackie Slasher
1960 Class Officers
The first graduating class of Johnson High School elected their class officers:
- Billy Carter, President
- Clarence Tanaka, Vice President
- Maxine Cavin, Secretary
Varsity Basketball - Coach Pat Fletcher
Varsity Football Captains
- Max Peterson, Clarence Tanaka
Team Members Joe Maisoneuve Billy White Jerry Drennan |
Football Game StatsJHS 00 - ZAMA 13 JHS 00 - ZAMA 07 (Post Season Games)
JHS 25 - Bulldogs 6 JHS 26 - Nihon 14 |
JHS Cheerleaders
- Lillian Tanaka,
- Maxine Cavin,
- Spillman Lee (Captain),
- Carolyn Flack,
- Lynn Miller,
- Linda Babb
JHS Activities
- The Senior Class trip was spent in Kyoto for four exciting days in April 1960, with lots of cherry trees in full bloom.
- Silver Tea Afternoon held on 21 March which raised money for the Senior class and the JHS yearbook
- School Play: My Sister Eileen
- United Nations Mock Assembly
- JHS shows their Science Skills
- 1960 Jump Fad seizes JHS
- Aero-Hydro Dynamics