Class of 1960

Created By: Jesus Cazares ' 09

Dr. Jensen and his students discuss the program scheduled for south high's first senior class

 

 

president

Billy May

 

vice president

Calvin Lum

treasure

Linda Boyd

 

secretary

Leeanne Little

 

 

council members

 

 

 

Bill Shepherd caries the Olympic torch for the games held at Squaw Valley.

 

 

MERRIMAC

 

 

 

 

 

 

DRILL TEAM

 

 

 

 

 

LETTERMEN

 

GIRL'S LEAUGE

 

 

SPORTS

 

Top Songs of  1960:
1 Percy Faith Theme From A Summer Place
2 Jim Reeves He'll Have To Go
3 Everly Brothers Cathy's Clown
4 Johnny Preston Running Bear
5 Mark Dinning Teen Angel
6 Elvis Presley It's Now Or Never
7 Jimmy Jones Handy Man
8 Brenda Lee I'm Sorry
9 Elvis Presley Stuck On You
10 Chubby Checker The Twist
11 Connie Francis Everybody's Somebody's Fool
12 Bobby Rydell Wild One
13 Brothers Four Greenfields
14 Jack Scott What In The World's Come Over You
15 Marty Robbins El Paso
16 Hollywood Argyles Alley
17 Connie Francis My Heart Has A Mind Of It's Own
18 Brenda Lee Sweet Nothin's
19 Brian Hyland Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka
20 Roy Orbison Only The Lonely

 

 EVENTS

January 3 - U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy (D-MA) announces that he is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President.

 

February 9 - Joanne Woodward receives the first star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

 

February 18 — The 1960 Winter Olympics open in Squaw Valley, California.

 

March 3 — Elvis Presley returns home from Germany, after being away on duty for 2 years.

May 6 - President Dwight Eisenhower signs the Civil Rights Act of 1960 into law.

 

August 29—September 13 — Hurricane Donna kills 50 in Florida and New England.

 

September 5 - 1960 Summer Olympics: Cassius Clay wins the gold medal in boxing.

 

September 14 - Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela form OPEC.

 

September 26 — The 2 leading U.S. presidential candidates, Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy, participate in the first televised presidential debate.

 

November 8 — U.S. presidential election, 1960: In a close race, John F. Kennedy is elected over Richard M. Nixon, becoming the youngest man elected to that office.

 

Births

January 6 - Howie Long, American football player

 

March 14 - Kirby Puckett, baseball player (d. 2006)

 

March 26 - Marcus Allen, American football player

 

May 10 - Bono, Irish singer (U2)

 

June 28 - John Elway, American football player

 

August 10 - Antonio Banderas, Spanish actor

 

August 24 - Cal Ripken, Jr., baseball player

 

November 25 - John F. Kennedy, Jr., American lawyer and journalist (d. 1999)

 

 

Movies of 1960:
Psycho  
Dolce vita, La  
The Alamo  
G.I. Blues  
Macumba Love  
Butterfield 8 
Elmer Gantry 
Exodus 
Inherit the Wind 
Never on Sunday 
Spartacus 
The Apartment 
The Fugitive Kind 
The Magnificent Seven 
The Time Machine 
The Virgin Spring 
Where the Boys Are