Gardena High School Memory Book

1965

Winter 1965



Summer 1965

  • Class Name: Elysians
  • Class Colors: Mint Green and Charcoal Gray
  • Class President: Tom Nickens
  • Class Vice-President: Marilynn Brown
  • Class Secretary: Julie Jefferson
  • Class Treasurer: Steve Hanke
  • Class Historians: Karen Kojimoto and Collene Towata
  • Gold Seal Bearers:
  • Ephebians: Melvin Akazawa, Anita Chen, Pam Francisco, Peggy Fukuoka, Julia Kawabata, Denise Kelly, Karen Kojimoto, Lloyd LaCuesta, Tom Nickens, Stephanie Perchy, Cliff Stewart, Gail Tominaga, Teresa Wells, Jane Yoshimoto
  • Class Advisors: Elizabeth Black, George Kissinger, Masui Okui, Donna Springer
  • Cheerleaders: Carmelita Diaz, Peggy Fukuoka, Denise Kelly, Sherry Mays, Judy Woods
  • Class Gift to GHS:


  • Most Popular: Sherrie Mays and Steve Andress
  • Best Dressed: Marilynn Brown and Craig Isobe
  • Best Personality: Julie Jefferson and WarrenFurutani
  • Most Likely to Succeed: Pam Francisco and Melvin Akazawa
  • Best Looking: Sonnie Oslin and Ron Elwell
  • Most Atheletic: Maureen McCartney and Jeff Lancaster


Highlights

  • President: Lyndon Johnson
    Vice President: Hubert Humphrey
  • Headlines
    • February 1st - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr and over 2,600 others arrested in Selma, Alabama during voter-registration rule demonstrations
    • February 21st - Malcolm X shot to death in Harlem
    • April 28th - US Marines land in the Dominican Republic
    • July 1st - Medicare begins
    • August 11th to 16th - Watts Riots
    • November 9th - Massive power failure in the northeast
  • Top 10 Songs
    1. Wooly Bully - Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs
    2. I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) - Four Tops
    3. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - Rolling Stones
    4. You Were On My Mind - We Five
    5. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' - Righteous Brothers
    6. Downtown - Petula Clark
    7. Help! - The Beatles
    8. Can't You Hear My Heartbeat - Herman's Hermits
    9. Crying In The Chapel - Elvis Presley
    10. My Girl - Temptations
  • Prices
    • House $40,000.00
    • Car $2,350.00
    • Milk $1.05
    • Gas $.24
    • Bread $.21
    • Postage Stamp $0.05
    • Avg Income $6,469.00
  • Academy Award Winners
    • Best Picture: The Sound of Music - Directed By Robert Wise
    • Best Actor: Lee Marvin - Cat Ballou
    • Best Actress: Julie Christie - Darling

  • Sports Headlines
    • Montreal Canadiens win Stanley Cup
    • Jim Clark wins Indy 500 averaging 150.7 MPH
    • Dodgers defeat Twins to win World Series
    • Boston beats Los Angeles for NBA championship
  • Other Links of Interest


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