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Hamilton Junior High |
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Ahhhhh, Junior High School and all that pubescent anguish. At Hamilton Junior High in Long Beach, California, there was plenty of that, to be sure.The 1958 Warrior was dedicated to Miss Pitchford, the principal. She had been principal since 1952, the year that Hamilton first opened. It's yearbook in 1958 was approximately 44 pages and enrolled at Hamilton were about 400 9th graders, 385 8th graders and 371 7th graders. For a total of about 1,156 students. |
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Cover of Hamilton Junior High 1958 Year Book |
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Students at Hamilton Junior High enjoyed most things that kids did then. There were all the regular classes like math and history. But there were also classes like Homemaking and Drama. Football was the most popular sport and there was a football team for each grade. Clubs and committees were; Hurricane Staff (school newspaper), Warrior Staff (yearbook), Journalism Class, Junior Girls Glee, Senior Girls Glee, Boys Glee, Speech and Dramatics, Senior Band, Cadet Band, Senior Orchestra, Beginning Band, Beginning Orchestra, Friday Nighters Committee, and Ninth Grade Committee. |
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This page is dedicated to Hamilton Award winners in 1958. Jackie Curtis, Philip Barnhart and Earl Woodward all won for essays they wrote. Also on this page are the Science Fair winners, the Kiwanis and the Lions Club winners. |
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In 1956, Elvis Presley was breaking girls hearts everywhere. He hits number one on the charts with the ballad Love Me Tender, Heartbreak Hotel and the hip shakin' Hound Dog.
In that same year, Hollywood takes notice when the handsome and dashing, Prince Rainier, marries the beautiful film star, Grace Kelly.
The following year 1957, Barry Gordy founds Motown. Motown becomes one of the biggest record labels in music history.
Dr. Seuss publishes his first book, "The Cat In The Hat". It becomes a children's classic.
And Russia lauches the first satellite, the Sputnik, which catapults the whole race for space phenomenon.
In 1958, North Korea invades South Korea and then President Harry S. Truman sends our troups as part of a United Nations plan. It was the first time we send troups since the end of WWII.
It was a very worrisome time.
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More to come....... |
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