Gardena High School Memory Book

1957

Winter 1957


Deep thanks to Shirley Bernhard for the information!



Summer 1957

  • Class Name: Imperials
  • Class Colors: Mint Green and Charcoal Gray
  • Class President: Doyle Davison
  • Class Vice-President: John Spohrer
  • Class Secretary: Rosemary Whitfield
  • Class Treasurer: Sharon Wnuck
  • Class Historians:
  • Gold Seal Bearers:
  • Ephebians:
  • Class Advisors: Bill Johnston (later became Superintendent of the LA City School District)
  • Class Gift to GHS:
  • Miss Football: Nancy Carlisle
    Her Court: Kay Hopper, Barbara Borreli, Mary Lou Cromer & Pauline Giuliano
  • Basketball Sweetheart: Kay Hopper
    Princeses: Holly Harbold & Ilona Walters.
  • Spring Sports Queen: Judy Amezcua
    Princesses: Marlene Jolly, Sue La Brucherie, Judy Gillibrand & Carole Grist.
  • The Senior class of Summer '57 presented "Onions in the Stew", Senior Play.


  • Most Popular: Barbara Borelli & Claude Jackson
  • Best Dressed: Sharon Osborne & Marvin Galiger
  • Best Personality: Holly Harbold & Doyle Davison
  • Most Likely to Succeed: Pat Huffine & Barry Mullins
  • Best Looking: John Early & Dorothy Higgins
  • Most Atheletic: Sharon Stevens & Frank Greminger (rumor has it that an athletic field in Simi Valley was named for Frank - you might want to check it out.)

Deep thanks to Roger Tracey and Shirley Bernhard for the information!



Highlights

  • President: Dwight Eisenhower
    Vice President: Richard Nixon

  • Headlines
    • January 5th - Eisenhower Doctrine calls for aid to Mideast countries which resist armed aggression from Communist-controlled nations
    • September 24th - The “Little Rock Nine” integrate Arkansas high school. Eisenhower sends troops to quell mob and protect school integration.
    • October 4th - Russians launch Sputnik I, the first Earth-orbiting satellite.
    • Georgia Senate outlaws interracial athletics
    • US Communist Party votes to remain independent of Soviet control

  • Top 10 Songs
    1. All Shook Up - Elvis Presley
    2. Love Letters In The Sand - Pat Boone
    3. Little Darlin' - Diamonds
    4. Young Love - Tab Hunter
    5. So Rare - Jimmy Dorsey
    6. Don't Forbid Me - Pat Boone
    7. Singing The Blues - Guy Mitchell
    8. Young Love - Sonny James
    9. Too Much - Elvis Presley
    10. Round And Round - Perry Como

  • Average Prices
    • House $20,000.00
    • Car $2,100.00
    • Milk $1.00
    • Gas $.24
    • Bread $.19
    • Postage Stamp $0.7 (postcards were 3˘)
    • Watermelon: $.03 a pound (1.5˘ a pound on sale)
    • Avg Income $4,594.00

  • Academy Award Winners

    • Best Picture: The Bridge On The River Kwai Directed By David Lean
    • Best Actor: Alec Guinness The Bridge On The River Kwai
    • Best Actress: Joanne Woodward The Three Faces Of Eve

  • Sports Headlines
    • Fans chase Giants and steal souvenirs before they move to California
    • Sam Hanks wins the Indy 500 averaging 128.5 MPH
    • Lions defeat Chicago Bears for the Pro Football title
    • Milwaukee beats the Yankees to win the World Series

  • Other Links of Interest

  • Additional Anecdotes
    • Barry Mullens (S'57) and Roger Tracey (S'57) were two of the charter members of the GHS Key Club. In June of 1956, they traveled with the California, Nevada, and Hawaii delegation to the International Key Club convention in Dallas, Texas. They took a train from Los Angeles to San Francisco, where they met the Hawaii delegation; traveled on to Salt Lake City, Colorado Springs, and finally to Dallas. The train "accommodations" consisted of individual seats that didn't recline. Yep, that's right -- no sleeping bunks. During the 3-day one-way train ride, Roger developed a rash in quite a sensitive area. When they went swimming in the Great Salt Lake, Roger learned one of "life's most memorable lessons" -- SALT AND RASHES ARE A PAINFUL MIX!

    • Roger went on to become a member of the State Board of Directors of California Special Olympics, and played an important role in developing what that program has become. He also played a major role in putting on the Primetime Emmy Awards program for the Academy of Television, Arts, and Sciences for 12 years. He now lives on the Oregon Coast.

    • Carolyn Day (S'57), now Carolyn Grove, lives in Mead, WA with her husband, Don.



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