The world in 1961

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"Golden Sands of Time . . . " Another graduating class 

What was happening when these classmates graduated:

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, which separated East from West Berlin; America sent a battle group to Germany; Americans and Russians glared at each other across the border. Due to this uncertainty, many Americans built backyard fallout shelters in preparation for nuclear war. To make matters worse the Americans financed anti-Castro Cubans for an invasion at the Bay of Pigs, which was an unmitigated disaster. The 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. The top movies included "West Side Story" and "The Parent Trap.”

JHS Teachers during 1961 school year:

 

1961 Class Officers

The second graduating class of Johnson High School elected their class officers:

• Pat Claney, President
• Bill Cherko, Vice President
• Bev Paulsen, Secretary-Treasurer

Senior Class Sponsors:

• Norma Atkins
• Richard Hearn
• Catherine Ewing

Game Stats 9-3

JHS 50 - YAMATO 45
JHS 67 - NARIMASU 51
JHS 31 - ZAMA 34
JHS 48 - ASIJ 35
JHS 40 - CAJ 51
JHS 52 - YOHI 42

JHS 45 - YOHI 59
JHS 46 - NARIMASU 44
JHS 55 - ZAMA 38
JHS 69 - ASIJ 56
JHS 62 - CAJ 61
JHS 55 - YOHI 47

 

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