" Get with it....I'm A Cool Upper Classman!!!

                         The Year is 1954

                    We are finally upper classmen!!! 

                          This year we chose Cesar Von Chong as
                                       president.
                                                               

                                        Our vice-President is Sandy Hinkle.

                                                               

                         Secretary is Nina Brown.
                                                                   
                       
                        Our Sponsor Mr Jeffries.
                                                                

                         We chose our ring with the help of Greta Navarro's ring committe.

                          This was our year to give the Christmas Formal  with the original theme of Santa's                         Workshop.   Chairman  for this successful formal was Jane Jennison.                                                   

                          Jenny Gau is our pretty Holly Queen
                                                                       

                          Our year ended with the Jr.-Sr. Banquet and Prom Committe,
                            directed by Patricia Quinn, Chairman

Flag twirlers for the year are Greta Navarro, Jane Jennison and Judy Lindsay 
                

Amazing the fads that filtered from the US down to the Canal Zone.  One which didn't last very long was
the dog collar around your bobbysox.

And then for a little while we wore pantaloons under our skirts.  Most of the fashions were brought to us
by new students coming down to the Canal Zone from the US   
      

                             This Little German Band is a recent addition to life at Balboa
                                   High School.  A brainchild of Victor Herr, BHS Music Supervisor, it was
                                             organized several months ago to play for school atheletic events.  The musicians
                                                  play the traditional "umpha-umpha" concert music, or Dixieland Jazz.  High
                                         school students favor the jazz, especially when played by a quintent clad in Lederhosen.
                                       left to right are:  Steve Park, whose band name is Fritz Schnitzlebum; Mr Herr 
                          (Aloysius Hammershlag); Charles Carden (Anton Schroeder); Jim Reese (Heinrich
                                                                                            Schnicklefritz); and David Otten (Josef Huntsiger).                                                                   

                       

          The U.S.'s first hydrogen bomb detonation took place at Eniwetok Atoll.

               Dr. Jonas Salk - developer of the anti-polio vaccine, began testing his final version on school children                     
               in Pittsburg.  The serum would be approved for national vaccine programs the next year.    

               Congress and the Pentagon authorized creation of the U.S. Air Force Academy.

               The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against racial segregation in schools.

               A massive air raid drill was conducted in June in the 48 states, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico but not in the Canal Zone
             

               Captain Midnight encouraged kids to be popular by using the advertiser's products.

                          In Hollywood

                                   Oscar at the Pantages go to...                           

                                                                  
                                                               Best Picture:  Directed by Elia Kazan
                                                                  On The Waterfront

                                                   

                                                Best Actress: Grace Kelly in The Country Girl
                                               Best Actor:  Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront

                                                                              
                                                                       
                                                               
               Popular Songs were
                   Mr. Sandman
                   Sh-Boom
                   Hernando's Hideaway 
                   Shake, Rattle & Roll by Joe Turner
                                and the first rock & roll tune to make the hit parade