November brought several events to the campus which included the L.A. Conservancy Tour of Lincoln Heights on Sunday Nov. 8th. Many facts about the community were newly learned by some of the older area people, and the out-of-town visitors learned much of the area's history with a visit to the sites.
Later in the month there was a Menudo Breakfast on a Saturday which brought out a lot of parents, students and alumni. Overall, it was a successful activity from many aspects. Many of the alumni renewed acquaintances with others, while more of our grads met others for the first time. A lot of the alumni have not been to the campus since their own graduation, be it in the 50's and 60's all the way up to the 70's and 80's. The 90's period is just winding up, so I don't mention this, but, yes, many have left after graduation and have not set foot on the campus since that time.
On the campus- Lincoln's Homecoming, with all the attendant activities and excitement for the students who were busy campaigning for their selections for the Homecoming Court. The football season concluded with the Lincoln Varsity team as being the first ever of the Eastside high schools to have female varsity players actually play in league games. The number of games won and lost is not as significant as the fact that this happened at all. Some players did not agree with the idea at the beginning of the season and left Lincoln to play at other schools. There definitely was more concern, it seems, with personal statistics and goals in those casess, rather than teamwork and school spirit. Too bad.
(on the overall situation of having girls play football with the boys, I would be very interested to know, for sure, if this was done based on a single standard that all players had to follow, and not just giving the girls places on the team reserved for them at the expense of keeping a better-performing boy off of the team. IF this season's playing was done on MERIT, then that seems fine. If a girl can beat out a boy for a spot on the roster, she should be able to play. If that is the case, the critics of the team really have no issue of "fairness" to argue about....all competed under the same rules.
But if
the girls were "carried" by the rest of the team, and better male players
were kept from being on the roster (because of the loss of roster spots
to the girls), then that can be something that deserves some discussion.
Is there anymore information out there regarding this topic? comments welcome.
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Reunions being organized- for classes of 1950, 1939, 1958, and 1989.
A. The Class of 1979 held its reunion
in mid-September.
B. Class of 1969 reunion is being held
in Palm Springs on Oct. 30, 1999.... I have not heard directly from the
organizers, but have heard criticisms from some class members on the (1)
choice of location (FAR, requiring hotel stay, for most part; (2) DATE,
conflicts with Halloween for family types who want to be around for this;
and (2) PRICE, overall just too expensive for what should be aiming to
have the MOST people attend. In any event, good luck on the event
for those able to attend.
new 9/28/99-October 1999 reunion set for 1958 Summer & Winter Classes. More info.
Past and
Upcoming Reunions - 1967, 1977, 1988, 1978, 1968(?), 1957, '51-'52-'53.
KLON-FM Latin Jazz Club Caravan, 8 p.m. to 1 a.m., Thurs, Nov. 18: information here.
Information on NOVEMBER Lincoln Heights Historical Tour - (as of 9/30/99) The Los Angeles Conservancy, the historical preservation organization in this city, is planning a tour of the Lincoln Heights neighborhool and its historical sites as part of its place in Los Angeles history. This is now planned for November 1999 on a Saturday; Lincoln Heights, because of its proximity to the main downtown area and has much involvement in the history of the city itself. (there was once the Selig Zoo at the edge of Lincoln Park, there was an automobile racetrack on near Valley Bl. and Soto St., there also was an aligator farm nearby. Lots of things that aren't around anymore can be discovered with the assistance of resources. These are just the unusual places that have been forgotten. The Lincoln Heights Jail is now where the Bilingual Foundation for the Arts is now housed.... it was reactivated in 1965 during the Watts Riots as those of us who rode our bikes past the jail during that time recall.... along with the shouted out expletives from the cells by the new temporary tenants, it was something that we won't forget..... Later, the old courtrooms were converted but the judge's bench and other fixtures in the court could be detected at the time the building began its new life hosting city agencies.)
The tour will conclude at LHS where various exhibits may
be presented; Information is available for interested persons for
tour or to prepare an exhibit... (Contact person: Stephanie Mancillas,
Cl. of `64. Tel. no. to be posted shortly.
Thursday, Nov. 18, 1999, from 8 p.m to 1 a.m. (This,
traditionally, is largest Jazz
Club Caravan of the year. so act promptly to be included.)
The KLON-FM 88.1 Jazz Station is sponsoring a Latin
Jazz Club Caravan with the
price of a ticket, $12 each
advance purchase; $10.00 to KLON-FM members,
covering the admission to a number of L.A.
area jazz clubs. There will be shuttle
buses to run between the clubs, which is part
of the price of the ticket. This is an
opportunity to see several clubs and performers
at a very low cost. You can go to
several clubs or just a few and stop at the one
you like best. For Ticket information,
call KLON, or the participating jazz clubs. See
Link below to the website or tune into
the station at the bottom of the FM dial, broadcasting
from Cal State Long Beach .
Get all the details and club listing:
Latin Jazz Caravan, Thurs., Nov. 18, 1999