antelope valley high school celebrates 100th

Celebrating 100 Years
of Success
By: Valerie Miranda
October 13, 2012
Antelope Valley High School
has been thriving for a hundred
years, providing students with an
education and bright future. In
preparation for celebrating the
100th year, the school has planned
out many activities. These activities consist of the following: the
school pep rally, the homecoming
parade, the homecoming game, the
homecoming dance, alumni campus tour, alumni reunion, and the
Old Timers Barbeque. Many students and staff are looking forward
to celebrating the centennial.
How does it feel to teach during
the 100th year? “Being that both
my parents graduated and grandparents graduated here, being that
this school has a lot of history and
being the only high school around,
students lived here. Importantly, it
has a long flagship. I was a Falcon
and graduated from Palmdale High
School, and now being here for so
long, I am a Lope.
I’ve
been asked to teach at other
schools but I turned them down. I
chose to stay with my peeps” Are
you looking forward to the activities planned out? “I’m not sure
what to expect but anytime you are
celebrating something this significant, it will be something to look
forward to. Since so much has
changed, the celebration will be
cultural” – Philip McCrumb,
teacher.
Many teachers say it is a privilege to teach at Antelope Valley
High School.
How does it feel to be a student
during Antelope Valley High
School’s 100th year? “It feels great
to know I go to a school that has so
much history.” Are you looking
forward to the activities planned
out? “Yes, I am because in the
past years they have amazed me
with their original ideas.” What
would you say the best thing about
Antelope Valley High School is?
“The teachers, meeting new people, and making friends.” –
Samantha Bacchus, Student/JV
Volleyball Captain
How does it feel to be a student
during Antelope Valley High
School’s 100th year?? “It’s a really
See SUCCESS on page 7
ANTELOPE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
CELEBRATES 100TH ANNIVERSARY
Poppy Pavilion Takes
Center Stage
By staff - October 13, 2012
Past meets present. In this composite picture, the old Central Building, demolished in 1958, stands in its original location against the backdrop of the present
day campus.
CENTRAL CAMPUS CLEARED TO CREATE
NEW “GREEN BELT”
Twenty Year Old Portable Classrooms removed
By Matt Anderson— Principal
October 13, 2012
Centennial Park adds a much
needed grassy expanse to the
center of our campus. The project kept all the original trees in
place, allowing our students to
enjoy an appealing shady space
on those hot Antelope Valley
days. For those alumni that
remember the swimming
pool…Centennial Park sits
right on top of the pool’s former location. Also, some years
Mr. Matt Anderson
Principal
By: Steven
Heyrend
M a t t
Anderso n
b e g a n
teaching at
Lancaster
High School as a teacher and
the baseball coach. For 5 years
after teaching, he was a vice
principal at Palmdale, Eastside,
and Knight High Schools. After that, he was moved to AV
and is our school’s Principal.
He loved being the Principal at
ago the Girls Gym had its windows boarded up and this year
we are bringing them
back! Renovation has just begun on reinstalling beautifully
framed, tinted windows back to
the walls of the Girls Gym; allowing natural light to once
again flow into AVHS’ oldest
gym. We are very excited
about these upgrades to the
center of our campus.
Pete Knight but he loves it here
too.
I asked him if he thought he
could get our school’s reputation back and he said that responsibility is in the students’
hands not his but he believes
that the reputation is back.
Mr. Anderson went to Buena
High School in Ventura and
graduated in 1989. He played
basketball and baseball for the
school and was an ‘average student’.
He had scholarships for many
colleges but went instead to
play for the Baltimore Orioles
since he was picked in the 5th
round of the baseball draft. If
A.V. High School and the
AVHS Alumni Association
welcome all alumni, staff, and
friends to the 100th Anniversary
of “The” Antelope Valley High
School. This is truly a once-ina-lifetime event. With alumni
from the 1930s to the present
attending, the gathering is expected to be monumental.
We have planned a number
of events, including a special
homecoming, campus tours and
the separately sponsored “Old
Timers’ Barbecue.” A number
of people will be honored at the
Poppy Pavilion and we are also
displaying the history of our
school through an expansive
memorabilia display. We hope
you enjoy the Centennial Celebration. Welcome Home!
IN THIS ISSUE
PG 1 Current News
PG 2 Memories
PG 3 Back-In-The-Day
PG 4 The 1950s
PG 5 The 1950s
Pg 6 1960s, 70s and more
Pg 7 1960s, 70s and more
Pg 8 Sports
he hadn’t been drafted, he
would have then gone to college for a Master’s in Criminal
Justice and then gone on to law
school.
He played from 1989-1995 retiring as a Triple A player for
the New York Mets. While he
was playing, he spent a lot of
time on the eastside of the
United States and saw many
civil war sights and that made
him want to become a teacher.
He went to UCLA in 1995 and
graduated in 1999. That summer he was hired by Lancaster
High School and moved out to
the Antelope Valley.
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THE CLASS OF ‘56
REMEMBERS
Caryl Hier—Class of 1956
October 13, 2012
The Class of '56 has always been close. We
were from so many different areas of the Antelope Valley. Hard times made for wonderful friendships. To this day, we still gather for
reunions or impromptu lunches.
Many of us had to ride buses to school. A lot
of students traveled many miles to attend
school. In the wintertime, some students did
not see the light of day at their homes because
they left at dawn and returned after dusk. We
were so fortunate to have a wonderful high
school to attend. The curriculum catered to
all. We had classes to attend college, secretarial, music - band and choir, leadership, home
economics and agriculture. So many good
LIFE LONG FRIENDS
Class of 1953
Jerry Sterk
October 13, 2012
Jerry Sterk and Tony Moise are
longtime friends. Both Jerry and
Tony went to Cedar Avenue
Grammar School and then went
to A.V.H.U.H.S as it was the only
high school in all of the Antelope
Valley. We both got our cars
while we were in High School and
drove them to AV Junior College.
These two cars came from a
rancher and were used to check
water in the alfalfa fields. Lot of
mud and dirt roads on the
ranches.
Both Jerry and Tony loved drag
Members of the Class of 1956 meet between
classes (1956 Yucca Yearbook)
teachers and educators guided us to where we
are today.
Clubs were a high priority for many of
us. They included Drama, Rifle, FFA, FHA,
Journalism, Big A, GAA, Lettermen, Car
Clubs, Honor Societies, Cadet Corp, Radio
racing and built a 29 Ford Roadster to race on the weekend at all
the drag strips then in the L.A.
area and won a few times against
the L.A. guys. We both worked at
Edwards Air Force Base for General Electric Engine Flight Test
Program for 30 years and retired
from there.
In the early 1990’s these two cars
(pictured left) were built from
the frame up with all modern
part and hot rod equipment
in these two beautiful street
rods parked in front of the one of
G.E. Flight Test Engine for the
first 747.
Both married A.V.J.U.H.S girls.
Both cars have been in numerous
cars shows through-out southern
California and Arizona. Both Jerry
and Tony stated the most memorable is winning both the
“Havasu’s Annual Classic Car
Show Relic's & Rod's Run to the
Sun” and the “Bakersfield Classic
Car Show”.
Production, choir.
Who can forget the gym classes? On rainy
days, the boys would join the girls for dancing
in the girls gym. Girls had their play days no interschool teams at that time. The boys
had their league play in football, baseball,
basketball, wrestling, and track.
The Board of Control led the school's activities. Cheerleaders were a great asset to our
school as well as the award winning
band. We had our sock hops in the gym, Teen
Town at Jane Reynolds Park, Proms at the
fairgrounds.
Everyone looked forward to the Sand Paper. It had one section devoted to the "Heap
of the Week". Editorials and articles were
always interesting. And, our YUCCA. What a
great book of wonderful memories!
Senior Ditch Day was held at the Long Beach
Pike, Graduation on Mays Field and our Grad
night at Elizabeth Lake Ranch Club. A good
time was had by all.
Ah, the memories.
had been discarded by
the grammar school.
In 1915, a sixty thousand dollar bond issue
was passed allowing students to go to school in a
new building, located at
AV’s present site. By the
end of the year there
were seven pupils and six
teachers. AVUHSD was
the only high school between San Fernando and
Bakersfield, and it was
the first in the state to
Original AVHS Students and Principal, Mr. John Epperson upper
adopt
the dormitory sysleft June 1913
tem. The campus was
twenty acres large and big enough to
AVHS HISTORY
build more buildings when needed.
1987 - 25th Anniversary
Original staff and Students 1912:
Yucca Yearbook
Principal
John C. Epperson
On November 10, 1912, thirteen eleAsst. Principal Muriel V. James
mentary districts were joined to form
First Year Students
the original Antelope Valley Union High
Ellen Beery
Clara McDougal
School District. Mr. John Epperson was
Florence Rector Minta Thomason
the first principal, and the school was
Rutha Williams Blanche Wright
held in the old Masonic Lodge. Seven
Olcott Reeder Bulkley
girls and one boy were enrolled, and
Second Year
taught by two teachers. After two years,
Eva Hamilton
they moved into the school house that
ASB
By: Miguel Macias
Centennial
Sandpaper Staff
Editor—Gene Wickham
Jennifer Nieves
Nikki Skelton, Desiree Heller
CONTRIBUTORS
Melba Wilson Rose,
Marion Tidd Flory
Barbara Jones Sterk
Steve Sterk
Patti Fleischmann
John Currado
Caryl Godde Hier
STUDENT CONTRIBUTORS
Valerie Miranda
Steven Heyrend
Miguel Macias
Josue M. Sandoval
ADVENTURE CLUB— THE
SPIRIT OF 1976
by Anonymous
October 13, 2012
One of my best memories at
AVHS was the overnight trip to
the Colorado River. Two bus loads
of students conquered the raging
rapids. On the last evening of the
three-day trip two rubber boats accidently came untied and drifted
several miles downstream. We
waited out-side of a convenience
store and procured several cases of
liquid refreshments. The hardest
thing was rowing up-river with a
broken paddle. The evening was
fulfilled. A week later a female
student ratted us out. 5 of the 6 students were called into Principle
Carmichael’s Office and were
given suspension.
ASB has great ways to get money
for school. They have many fundraisers to earn money and they
have fun with it. One way they
make money is having dances.
People pay to attend and everyone
has a great time. They also work
the snack bar and sell stuff like
chips and cookies. They are one of
the main reasons the school keeps
going.
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NEW BOOKS NOW
IN LIBRARY
November 13, 1936
The Sandpaper Staff, February 9, 1926.
The Sandpaper Through The years
“Our School Paper”
By Gene Wickham
October 13, 2012
The Sandpaper began in 1925
through the dedication of the students and staff of Antelope Valley
High School. Through the years
it has served our students well;
informing us of school activities,
sporting events and allowing us a
forum to express our views and
opinions.
A glance of any issue revealed the
details of what made each class
different but also what tied us together as students of AV High.
After an absence of almost ten
years, the school brought journalism back to AV High School with
new papers called The Stamped,
The Lopes Times and finally back
to the original, “The Sandpaper.”
AV is now only one of a few
schools in the AVUHSD which
has a school paper. The Sandpaper has become “our” school paper, and its memories will live on
through its issues.
Book Week Starts soon. Mrs.
Elizabeth Lorbeer, librarian, announced that 268 fiction and nonfiction books and 127 reference
books and 127 reference books
have been placed in the library for
the use of the students. Seven new
steel tables with birch wood tops
and twenty new chairs have also
been purchased.
Several posters have been distributed during the past week advertising the Annual Book Week
in effect from November 16-20.
This week has been set aside for an
opportunity to read more and bet-
Dr. Roy
Knapp
Principal
and Superintendent
Dr.
Roy
Knapp was
one of the longest serving principals, from 1933 to 1947. After
his service as principal, Dr.
Knapp became Superintendent of
ter books.
A total of 8,305 books were issued to students during the first
Quarter of school, which ended
last Friday,. At the present time
there are thirty-one school librarians.
the Antelope Valley Joint Union
High School District. He was
involved with modernizing the
older AV Campus and introducing a new high school in the
1950s, Palmdale HS.
He also was instrumental in
moving the on campus AV College from its Division Street location at AVHS to it’s own location on Avenue K.
WORLD WAR II
\
Buy Bonds For Victory
By Marilyn Whitaker
Friday, May 21, 1943
By Melba Wilson A.V. Freshman
Friday, May 21, 1943
I know I’m not an authority,
about these certain things,
But we had better Start to think,
About what the future brings.
If you want to live where it’s free,
In this brave and wonderful land,
Come on and get your savings out,
And help out Uncle Sam
You don’t need that hat,
Or that dress with the frills,
We can’t expect Uncle Sam to do it
all,
We’ll have to help with the bills.
Of course your sugar might be rationed,
And I know its hard to do,
But who’s the one that will benefit,
You know and 130 millions others
too.
So come let’s buy those stamps and
BOND DRIVE
bonds,
Keep ‘em for victory,
Let’s show them what we think
about,
Keeping our liberty.
We ought to be ashamed!!
That they should have to ask,
We ought to be begging to give,
Just to share in this task,
So don’t say you’ll do it tomorrow.
Our boys are giving today,
At least they can borrow our
money,
Just help in your own special way.
So buy a share of freedom,
Just scratch and scrap all you can,
For we’ll benefit in the future,
Come let’s fight! For our Uncle
Sam.
We have just completed the
Second Bond Drive, and we carried it off with honors. America
did more than she was asked
when she loaned her money for
the war effort. She bought, and
kept on buying. A large part of
the bonds were bought by just
such people as you and I. Of
course the bankers and big businessmen buy loads of bonds, but
it’s the everyday hard-working
or hard-studying American who
really counts. We are the ones
who will win the war with our
money; nevertheless money isn’t
all. Here in Antelope Valley, we
have a chance to help our country by working this summer in
the alfalfa fields, and in the
many other places where students are needed to harvest the
crops. Every student harvesting
crops is needed just as badly as
the worker in the defense factory, or the soldier on the battle
field.
We have shown that we can
loan our money, but can we also
give our summer, or our spare
time for a job for victory. Yes,
that’s what it is –a job for victory. This is a challenge.
Can we meet it?
That’s all, it’s up to you now.
Do your part and remember,
“You won’t miss that dime spent
on candy or ice-cream, but that
soldier will certainly miss the
ammunition. “
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THE 1950s
Urgent Need
Seen For New
Classrooms
January 29, 1954
The urgent need for new classrooms for Antelope Valley Joint
Union High School and Junior
College was emphasized again
this week by Mr. Roy Knapp,
District Superintendent, of
AVJUHS and JC.
Mr. Knapp cited the present
classroom situation. The old
buildings, those built before
1939which are still in use, contain 33 classrooms and accommodate 792 students. Present temporary structures hold 168 students
in eight rooms. The newer buildings, constructed since 1939, include a total of 23 classrooms
which house 660 students.
The sum of students the present buildings can now accommodate is 1,620. The 1954 enroll-
ment is 1627. There are 64 members of the teaching staff and only
63 classrooms available.
“The school is filled to capacity at present” Mr. Knapp said
“Right now there is no room for
any new students.”
But he reminded this writer
that next year there will be new
student – 400 of them are expected. Where will they be
taught?
“We hope to have 20 new
rooms ready by next Sept.”,
stated Mr. Knapp, “But with the
increase of students anticipated,
we won’t be any better off that
we are now. The expected enrollment will utilize all we have.”
The inadequacy of the older
classrooms was also expressed by
Mr. Knapp. “They are small,
poorly lighted, heated and ventilated. They are inadequate and
need to be replaced. “
Letters To The Editor
Dear Editor,
I would like to know why the girls
can’t wear slacks or balboa’s during gym
classes on cold days.
I think that it is very unhealthy to go
out in the cold weather in shorts, and I’m
sure almost any doctor will agree with
me.
I know that blue shorts and white
blouses are the customary dress, but the
valley can get very cold sometimes, and
I think we should not be required to play
outdoors on cold days unless we are
properly dressed.
Yours Truly
A Shivering Female
December 4, 1953
Dear Editor,
I wholeheartedly agree with the Dissatisfied Senior that all the seniors
should be able to sit in the front seats in
the aud.
Furthermore, I think it is right for us
to sit there because we are the seniors.
I hope that the Board of Control will
be able to make this seating arrangement
possible before Senior Sweater Day.
have fan, Oh, holler with me, my
buddies holler with me like a
man overboard on a stormy sea.
TUESDAY, November 19, 1957
Holler Holler Holler Holler
Come on and holler with me.
“The first is a pep song learned by the
cheerleaders from the “Pep Club” which
they attend every year, “ said Cathy Lessing, head cheerleader.
“Words were first given out and sung
on a bus to the Ventura game,” She also
stated.
The words of the song are:
Boom, Boom Boom Boom
So let’s begin with lesson number 1 and ya holler and ya holler
till your team has won
That’s the Antelope spirit. To
win is a merit. So let your team
Friday, March 13, 1959
Douglas Oliver, a Junior, received a Gold Key for being one
of the winners in the 13th annual
scholastic art awards competition
held Saturday, February 28, at the
Statler Hotel in Los Angeles for
Junior and Senior high school students.
From the 1000 entries the jury
finally selected the Gold Key
award winners.
The 1959 Scholastic Art
Awards are sponsored by Scholastic Magazine in cooperation with
Pen Pals To Send Chicks
to Egypt
Sandpaper April 2, 1954
Semi-Final boxing bouts in the
gym next Mon., April 5 at 8 p.m.
will indirectly serve to help Egyptian farmers across the sea, announced Pen Pal sponsor Mrs.
Elizabeth Lorbeer, head librarian.
During that evening the Pen
KEORTGE WINS
AWARD IN AV
ECONOMY RUN
Yours Very Truly
Jerry Benoit and
Stormy Van Sickle
SONGS APPEARS FROM
PEP CLUB
Two new songs have made their appearance in the last few weeks at AV.
Doug Oliver
Receives Award In
Art Contest
Charles
Keortge
and
Dwain
A song for the senior class was written Oliver awarded winners of the
by rosemary Simons. It is sung to the tune “Economy Run”
of Football Hero. The words are:
It takes a lot to be a Senior.
We’re the class of ‘58
We’ve got the pep and spirit,
We’re on the ball
Come, get together,
Join one and all,
To say the seniors are the
Greatest
We’re the Class that really rates,
It takes a lot to be a Senior,
And the SENIORS have
what it takes.
June 6, 1957
Winners of the Economy
Run held May 25 and participated
in by 32 students were: Charles
Keortge, first place; Carl Martin,
second; and Dwain Oliver, third.
These winnings were based upon
mileage per ton.
AVite Charles Keortge, who
drove a 1951 Cadillac, with 4702
pounds of weight, received 55.103
points in ton mileage. He also
other private sponsors.
Scholastic Magazines are publications used in high school English
classes.
The contest, sponsored for the
encouragement of student
achievement in creative art, has
been held nationally for the past
32 years.
Regional exhibits give contestants the opportunities for local
recognition. The exhibits for this
region will be held at Bullock’s
Downtown store in Los Angeles.
National honors are scholarships, gold medals, and special
awards, with selected work to be
shown at the National high school
Art Exhibition in New York City.
Pals will sell popcorn, ice cream
cups, candy and Popcorn. The
proceeds from the sale of these
items will be used to buy baby
chicks for peasant farmers in
Egypt.
Mrs. Lorbeer explained that the
Egyptian chickens are very small
and lay very small eggs. American
chicks, to be shipped by air, will
grow into large hens and lay large
See EGYPT on page 5
earned 23.43 points for miles per
gallon.
Carl Martin of Palmdale,
achieved 55.034 points for ton
mileage and 21.994 for miles per
gallon. He drives a Chrysler New
Yorker, ’55 model, with a weight
of 5,009 pounds.
Third placer Dwain Oliver, of
AV, reached a 53.460 point ton
mileage with his 3,054 pound ’54
Willys.
The highest points in miles per
gallon-34.884 points – were also
achieved by Dwain.
In a banquet for entrants, observers, and judges of the annual
affair, the winners in ton mileage
were presented with trophies, and
the winner in miles per gallon,
with a certificate of award.
Following the winners, respectively, were: Robert Allen, with
his ’55 Ford; Ray Walker,’51
Nash Ambassador; Dale Verner,
’56 Nash Rambler; Blain Handel,
’56 Chevrolet New Yorker; Fred
Johnson, ’52 Ford Ranch Wagon;
Dan Barmore, ’56 Oldsmobile;
Neil Anderson, ’53 Chevrolet; and
Ron Lewan, ’57 Ford.
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Friday, March 13, 1959
This week the top 20 platters and
dedications will be listed. If you
have dedicated a platter that is not
in the top 20 it will be in the next
issue.
1. Candles.
2. Hawaiian Wedding Song – To
Jim from Linda.
3. Petite Fleur.
4. Lonely Teardrops – To T.A.
from P.B., and Sharon to Rock.
5. Stagger Lee.
6. Tragedy – To R.O., and to B.K.
from S.S.
7. Wind and Rain in Your Hair.
8. Peter Gunn.
9. Goodbye Baby – To you know
who from G.M.
10. Charlie Brown.
11. Alvin’s Harmonica.
12. All American Boy – To Bob
from J.M., C.F., P.L., D.D., F.
U., and all the girls.
13. My Heart Sings.
14. The Dairy.
15. Lucky Ladybug.
16. She Say – To Joyce from the
boys, and to S. from L.
17. My Happiness – to Tootie from
Charlene.
18. A Lover’s Question – To Donna
Hosier from Rock, J. D. from
one who loves you Cheryl from
Mike, Lorwee from Dennis K.
19. Plain Jane.
Lovely One.
From pg 4 “EGYPT”
eggs. . These chicks, she added, eat
about the same amount of food as
the small Egyptian chicks.
Other organizations and schools
will also be contributing to the baby
chick shipment to Egypt. This program is known as the Heifer Project
Inc. Their aim is to send 100,000
baby chicks, 1000 heifers, 5,000
goats and 4,000 pigs to war ruined
and underdeveloped countries.
STUDENT COURT TELLS
OF AV ARREST SLIPS
CLUB REVIEW
Sandpaper
October 8, 1957
Sandpaper
September 24, 1957
The Student Court, led by Chief
Justice Tom Lile, has announced
the activities that incur arrest slips.
They include littering or destruction of campus, smoking or necking on campus, insubordination,
and class disturbance.
Lile’s associate judges are Roy
Curtin, Carlolyn Lawrence, Paul
Lessing, Jerri Purcell, Judy Stout,
and Ron Worden.
The court convenes every Tuesday, first period in the cafeteria.
This year as in other years,
there will be clubs for the enjoyment and enrichment of the students.
Students are advised to join as
soon as possible. The club schedule will be announced in the bulletin.
The clubs available and their
requirements are as follows: Boys’
League –all boys belong to this
club just as all girls belong to
Girl’s league.
The college prep club-members
must follow a college prep course
and have a “C:” plus grade average.
Cadet officers is a club open to
those who have the interest to become officers in the Cadet Corps.
Those persons taking electric
shop or radiotronics are encouraged to join the Electronics Club.
For you math lovers there is the
Exploring Math Club.
There is Farmerettes and Future
Farmers for agriculture students,
and Future Homemakers for home
economics Students.
Girls who are interested in
sports have an opportunity to join
GAA and Big A. Gymnastics is
available for the boys and those
receiving letters have the Letter-
This weeks heap is a metallic maroon ‘37 Ford with a
‘41 engine. Jim Knight, owner of the car, plans to put
the engine in a pickup and use the pickup as his heap.
HEAP OF THE WEEK
By Mary Pitt
Friday, March 12, 1954
Jim Knight owns this week’s heap, a
‘37 Ford with a ‘41 engine, painted a metallic maroon. Jim is a sophomore at AV.
There is new wiring throughout the
heap. It is decked except for stop lights
and there is no hood. The Ford has 22”
advance mufflers and the tires are oversize.
Covering the seat is a custom “tuck and
roll” blanket. There is a broken steering
wheel and a home-made light switch. The
door panels are done in white leatherette.
Jim’s glove compartment is unique in
that it is one of the very few that actually
contains gloves. Besides the gloves there
is a roll of tape, a bank, golf balls, a light
bulb, and a batter. There is a knife, pencil,
string, a hair brush, needles , a door handle
and a sack of money.
Easter’s coming up so maybe that’s
why an Easter basket was found in the
back of the heap. There is also a radio split
up into about six different parts, a set of
horns, two frying pans (looks like this
truck has everything but the kitchen sink),
paper, a shaft, spare tools and parts, a
windshield wiper, and other indescribable
junk.
In the future Jim plans to put the ‘41
engine into a pickup, making it his official
heap of the week.
Frank Zappa
One Of A Kind
(Class of 1958)
Frank Zappa was a one of a
kind rock musician who made his
name with his experimental music
in the 1960s, 70s and later.
men’s Club.
Outstanding scholastic students
are eligible for the Honor Society.
The Knights, which is a service
club, require a “C” grade average.
For baton twirling and marching girls there is Kappa Legga
Bootz. Pep band is available to
those who wish to furnish music
for special events at school.
People interested in foreign relations might join the Pen Pals and
write to people in other countries.
Projectionists show the movies
requested by teachers. These students must have good citizenship
grades and passing grades in all
classes.
Quill and Scroll is a club for
journalists. The members are chosen from the Sand Paper and
Yucca Staffs.
All scientists have available to
them the science club called Asteroids.
Spanish Club is the only available
language club. This club is open to
Spanish students.
People interested in stage work
can join the Stage Craft Club and
those with acting talents might
look into Thespians.
Usherettes is limited to 24 Junior and Senior girls. These girls
serve as ushers for school activities.
Writers Club is open to those
interested in using their pens in
expressing their talents.
One of his more commercial successes was writing the song
“Valley Girl” for his daughter,
Moon Unit Zappa.
His parents moved to Lancaster
in the middle of his Junior year
where he attended Antelope Valley
High School. Here he appeared to
have excelled in the more creative
classes like writing, art and music.
Frank started a school band
called the “Blackouts “ and played
at school assemblies and also at the
AV Fairgrounds on Saturday
Nights.
At this time he played standard
late 50s Rock n Roll. In his band,
he played drums and Piano but was
also know for his ability to learn
any instrument quickly.
Friends remembered him having drawers of 45 records at his
home behind the AV Fair.
Although some remember
Frank as being a little rebellious
and a little “different” most people
remember him as being a gentleman and pleasant to be around.
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1960s, 70s and
beyond
Sandpaper
Lauded
Towers Loom
Above Campus
Sandpaper—November 9, 1962
AV’s Sandpaper received official
commendation this week for receivSandpaper—February 2, 1962
ing top national honors in high
school newspaper competition for
The Cold War has come to AV in the third consecutive year when
the form of two large radio
L.A. County Supervisor Warren M.
transceiving towers.
Dorn, in a letter to AV Principal
Located over the Wallace Ward Monroe Pederson, stated: “This is
Building and the Annex, “these
an outstanding achievement and
twin towers were put up recently in
the interest of Civil Defense, “
stated administrative sources.
In case of attack or any natural dis- Bermudas Return After
aster the towers would allow school Five Years
officials enough time to take whatSandpaper—May 10, 1963
ever steps they feel necessary to
protect the health and safety of the
May 17 will mark the first Berstudents.
muda Day AV has seen in five
As of now, the towers stand
years. Many expressed hope that it
alone for no receivers have as yet
will become tradition, according to
been obtained.
recent student survey.
Board of Control members today, displayed proper dress for Bermuda Days, as they modeled at
campaign assemblies and in each
senior government class.
First proposed to the administration by ASB President Welden Larson, the idea has been dubbed a
IBM Cards Called Future
“trial run.” “If students conduct
Voting Boon
themselves properly and observe set
standards of dress, Bermuda Day
Sandpaper—February 8, 1963
may be repeated, possibly twice,
Balloting in ASB elections may within the next month,” Weldon
explained.
soon be via IBM cards.
According to Mr. Ernest Tosi,
vice-principal, the plan hinges on
willingness of the district to supply
needed time and machines. He
stated: “Although the idea has come
up, nothing is, as yet, definite, since
the idea will have to go before the
board.”
1956 T-Bird
1966 Yucca Yearbook
This system is designed to cut
down the time and effort needed to
count ballots, Mr. Tosi continued,
and also “to discourage voting for
imaginary candidates.”
Members of Ecology
Club Replant Forest
April 13, 1973
A total of 125 seedling trees
were planted by the AVH?S Ecology Club, in a portion of the Angeles National Forest, March 17. Ten
members were taken by Ecology
Club Sponsor Dave Rich and
wood shop teacher, Gary Chance.
The Club met Charles Radden,
U.S., forest ranger, at the
Valyermo Ranger Station in Pearblossom. The group then went to
McClure Canyon, just within the
forest boundary. This area was
devastated by a 1953 forest fire.
AVHS forestry class planted trees
in the same canyon on Jan 15. The
soil in the canyon had resisted attempts at reforestation because of
poor rainfall and severe competition by surrounding desert plants
explained Radden. Because of this,
several rows were contourly
plowed to break up the sage root
systems.
The ranger then showed the
proper procedure on how to plant
the six-inch cedar and pine. Radden told the 12 tree planters that
his year’s heavy rains will greatly
increase the rate of survival of the
little trees.
Kathy Button Ecology Club
president planted the first tree.
Within three hours the group had
planted the 125 trees that were
brought by the forest service truck.
The club plans to water the
trees in August, to insure their
growth. Rich, summing up the trip
exclaimed, “It was very gratifying
to work with such an enthusiastic
group.”
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AV Homecoming 1971:
Reflections of Days Past.
Sandpaper—October 22, 1971
Every year in either October or
November there is a Homecoming
game and the football team has the
privilege of choosing the Homecoming Court and Homecoming
Queen. There are as many girls on
the court as there are captains on
the team and each girl is escorted
Novice dress code
established by poll
September 25, 1970
“I have confidence in the judgment
of the young people and I am sure
it will work” replied Dr. Monroe
Pederson, principal at Antelope
Valley High School, when asked
whether or not he thought the new
dress code for the students in the
Antelope Valley Union High
School District would work. After
many years of having a dress code
committee who would look into
the dress code every year, the
committee was abolished for the
1970-71 school year in the Antelope Valley Union High School
District. This was done as a result
of the poll taken at the end of the
1969-70 school year among the
students, their parents, and the ad-
AV’s Music Man
Veteran of 26 Years
By Renev Cox
October 16, 1970
While looking through the
annuals and what-nots, our staff
found that Mr. William Ballard has
been teaching music at Antelope
Valley High School for 26 years. At
this time we decided to take it upon
ourselves to tell you about him.
by a captain. The court will be
escorted as follow; Lilly
Blankenship by Dan Morrow,
Diana McQuown by Tome White,
ministration. The names of the students and parents were chosen by
computer, but the entire administration participated for there isn’t
as large a percentage of teachers
and administrators as there is of
students and parents.
3. Footwear shall be worn for
reasons of health and safety.
The new dress code is a result of
this poll. A decision was made that
too much tie was being spent on
this one problem and that the students should be given the responsibility of dress and grooming, because they are capable of making
these decisions.
The new dress code, which is on a
trial basis for the first semester of
the 1970-71 school year stands as:
1.
Clothing and grooming shall
not be disruptive of the educational process.
2. Clothing and grooming shall
not constitute a threat to health
and safety.
Mr. Ballard married Miss
Helen Reece in 1938. They have
three daughters and four grandchildren. His daughters are Mrs. Lisbeth
Quinn, who lives in Lancaster, Miss
Barbara Ballard who teaches instrumental and vocal music at Wrightwood Elementary School, and Mrs.
Steven Kukie who is a graduate student at UCLA. The grandchildren
are three boys and one girl. All are
the children of Mrs. Quinn.
Mr. Ballard graduated from
Utah State University and also studied at New York University. Before
coming to Antelope Valley High,
Mr. Ballard taught at Franklin High
School in Franklin, Idaho for one
year, Goshen Junior High School in
Goshen, Utah for four years, Mojave
Elementary School for two years,
and Eastern Kern County Schools.
He was an instructor or Music Supervisor at each of these schools.
He came to Antelope Valley
High in the fall of 1945. During the
26 years of his teaching he says that
there have been many outstanding
bands and students. He related some
of the accomplishments of the dif-
When asked what they thought
about the new code, some of the
students commented “I would like
to have it like it was two years ago
- with rules.” One said, ‘It’s fine,
except some of the boys around
here are beginning to look like
sheepdogs.” Another added “I
think everyone will wear what the
wore last year, no matter what the
code is,” while still others stated “I
think it’s great, but I hope the students don’t abuse it so we lose it.”
Most of the student body was very
pleased about it. Campus supervisors also spoke up when asked. It
seemed to them that the students’
dress didn’t look much different
than it had the year before. They
said they would be very happy
with it as long as the students kept
their shoes on!
ferent bands he has directed here at
AV.
“The band has marched in
the Rose Parade five times. It has
received twenty superior ratings in
twenty-one years participating in the
Southern California Band and Orchestra Association District festivals. The band has entered eleven
Regional Festivals and received a
superior rating each time. It won
sweepstakes in the Hollywood Parade of the Stars twice and placed
second once. It placed in the top five
in their division in the All Western
Band Review nine times, twice they
have finished first. They placed in
the first five in their class at the
Chaffey Band Review in the past
four years.
These many accomplishments of the band prove the good
fortune of AV in having such a
gifted music supervisor, as Mr. William Ballard.
Debbie Garrabrant by Joe Watts
and Jacque McCormick by Gary
Cox.
AV’s first homecoming recorded in a Sandpaper was on November 10th, 1937. The purpose of
the homecoming was to set aside
one whole day for alumni to visit
and participate in classes or just to
walk around on the campus.
The events were as follow:
Open house, an assembly, a football game, and a dance. First the
alumni were required to register.
This enabled them to visit any
class they wished all day. They
attended the assembly with the
regular students. A play class
“Posterity” was presented by Miss
Caballe’s drama class for entertainment. In 1937 as in 1971, the
dance was sponsored by the senior
class.
The painting on the back of the
center of the bleachers at the
May’s Field was placed there in
time for the alumni in 1969 from
the “Senior Gift” of the class of
1970.
From pg 1 “SUCCESS”
good feeling, being here is really
fun and a good time.” Are you
looking forward to the activities
planned out? “Yes, pretty much
everything coming up, especially
the rallies.” What would you say
is the best thing about Antelope
Valley High School? “I would
have to say the teachers, they play
a big role in our school.” - Unnamed AV Student
The staff of Antelope Valley
High School play a big role and
are an important part of the students every day lives.
How does it feel to work during Antelope Valley High
School’s 100th year? “It’s pretty
good, very exciting.” Are you
looking forward to the activities
planned out? “Yes, I am looking
forward to the homecoming
game.” What would you say is
the best thing about Antelope Valley High School? “The wonderful
students we encounter day in and
day out.” - Vincent Gray, Security
Antelope Valley High School
has had a tremendous impact on
many people’s lives. There have
been many wonderful memories
made at this school. Although
people have many misconceptions
about Antelope Valley High
School, the staff and students take
pride in being a Lopes for a 100
years and many more to come!
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Hoopsters Win
GL Title
March 3, 1972
SPORTS
By Steve Hendrickson
Antelope Valley
CIF FOOTBALL
CHAMPIONSHIPS
1976 CIF CHAMPIONS
COACH: John Lowry
1972 will join the list of years that
the Antelopes have won the Golden
League championship in basketball.
Since AV joined the league in
1962, the Antelopes have won the
title eight times, winning it in ’62,
’63, ’64, ’66, ’67, ’68, ’69 and now
’72.
1977 CIF CHAMPIONS
COACH: John Lowry
1981 CIF CHAMPIONS
COACH: Brent Newcomb
1988 CIF CHAMPIONS
COACH: Brent Newcomb
The Antelopes won the title on the
last game of the season as they
dumped Kennedy 75-69 in a game
played at Barstow Junior College.
The season completed the ‘Lopes
1919/1920 Varsity Football Team ( 1920 Yucca)
league record at 12-2, with their
overall standing at 16-7. AV’s final
though the opponents changed.
three wins of the season came with
The Antelopes were playing on
Mays Field, against schools like
Baldwin Park, Cathedral,
In The Beginning
Burroughs, Oxnard, Santa Paula,
Ventura and later Santa Barbara.
By Steve Hendrickson
In 1955, AV went undefeated in
October 16, 1970
non-league competition, but failed
The history of football at AV goes
to take the Channel League title.
back to the year 1918, when the
In the 1956-57 school year, AV
first Antelope team took to the
opened the season with a 13-13 tie
field. The first game played
with Cathedral. From there the
against another southland high
Antelopes beat San Bernardino 7school team, ended in a 6.0 win
0, Franklin 28 – 19 Baldwin Park
for AV. The Antelopes won their
57-6 and was undefeated. The
Jack Talley, removing the net of the first several games that year, beLopes dropped only one game,
east basket. Talley was an imporfore suffering a loss. From this
that being a semi-final game in
tant factor in the game showing his
beginning of what was to be a
CIF, and finished 9-1-1. AV also
ability to break the Cavaliers full
winning
tradition.
took first the next season.
court press
The 20’s brought no real powerThe 60’s found AV in the Golden
house to AV, though the AnteLeague. AV’s first season, 1962,
lopes did win games. The 1928
ended with AV being the champs.
the slashing of arch-rival Palmdale,
“lightweight” team finished with a
That year was the Antelopes first
91-72, the edging of Victor Valley,
3 win, 0 loss, and two tie record,
68-67 and the final win over JFK
game vs. Palmdale. The Final
but the “Heavyweight” team finHigh School.
score was AV 34 Palmdale 0. AV
ished with a 3 win.
also took the title in ’65 and initi“Heavyweight” or Varsity team
All this sent Coach Blankenship’s
finished 0-0-1.
ated a new rivalry with Quartz
nuggets into the first round of the
Entering the 30’s the Antelopes
Hill. The final score of that 1st
CIF playoffs, where they dumped
became a Southern California
meeting was AV 51 QHHS 6.
Montclair High School, 63-60.
powerhouse, in the Desert League.
Montclair, who was a runner-up in
A trophy in the boys gym, lists the
the San Antonio league with a 9-5
years AV took the title. In 1936,
loop mark, led only briefly in the
AV moved into a tougher league,
2012 VARSITY FOOTopening stanza, and trailed the Anand took the championship. The
telopes 24-11 when the opening
BALL SCHEDULE
biggest rout of the season was a
eight minutes ended. At halftime
51-0 win over Filmore.
October 2012
the score was AV 42 MHS 30, after
In the 40’s the Antelopes ran into
the Montclair Cavaliers had once
a drought, mostly winning a lot of 8/17
Oak Christian
closed the score to 33-30.
8/24
Maranatha
games, but having the title eluding
9/7
Barstow
them. The opponents consisted of
The AV’ites were leading by a nar9/14
Burroughs
schools like Bakersfield, Bishop,
9/21
Lancaster
row 59-58, went into an effective
Oxnard, and Santa Paula. AV’s
9/28
Knight
ball control game. With 1:01 left
football field known as Hooper
10/5
Littlerock
Tome White sank two free throws
10/12
Eastside– Homecoming
Field and a new coach replaced
and was followed by Lonny
10/19
Palmdale
Coach Bishop, who had been at
Boyette with two more to give the
10/26 Highland
the reins of AV in the late 20’s
11/2
Quartz Hill
Antelopes a 63-58 lead.
and the 30’s.
11/9
Start CIF Prelims
The 50’s continued the patterns,
THE HISTORY
OF FOOTBALL
1994 CIF CHAMPIONS
COACH: Brent Newcomb
Girls Basketball CIF
By: Josue M. Sandoval
October 13, 2012
What comes to mind when thinking of AVHS? To some it might
be the teachers or even the classes,
but to many its sports. AVHS has
always been known for its great
teams. One of those is the Varsity
Girls Basketball team. AVHS has
one of the most fierce basketball
teams. As if beating Eastside,
Quartz Hill, and many more isn’t
enough, they advanced to CIF play
-offs the past 3 years!
How does it feel getting to CIF?
“It’s a big accomplishment getting
there.” How does the team prepare
for CIF? “We treated the Golden
League games like preparation for
CIF.” What was the team’s attitude toward CIF? “We put our
shoes on like the other team did so
we knew we had a fair shot at winning.” How do you feel the team
will do this year at CIF? “I think
this year is going to be our year!”
– Meredith Capps, Student/Girls
Basketball Team
This has been a good run ladies! Keep the AV spirit going!
Make this year your year!
BOXING: April 2, 1954 Dick Abbott, right and Rod George are shown
battling it out in the Light-Heavy Weight
bouts for the Semi-Finals to be held
Monday. Action took place in the Boys
Gym this week. Abbot won with a
score of 83 points. Coach Such is seen
as referee.