LYNN SHACKELFORD WAS A SAN FERNANDO VALLEY BASKETBALL STAR

DISCOVERING OUR VALLEY   2011

Lynn Shackelford

"Smoke Signal" John Burroughs High School, Burbank California- June 14, 1965 - Gift to The Museum of the San Fernando Valley from Gary Fredburg 2011.  (click on image to enlarge)

Lynn Shackelford was the CIF Player of the Year in 1965. He went on to play for Coach John Wooden at UCLA and a career in sports broadcasting.

"Basket by Shackelford" were familiar words coming from the P.A> at basketball games. Shack connected over 1,200 points in his three years at Burroughs, and no doubt ranks in everyone's mind as the best athlete ever to his campus."

PIERCE COLLEGE RODEOS - SIGMA DELTA FRATERNITY AT HOMECOMING

DISCOVERING OUR VALLEY          2011

This afternoon, The Museum of the San Fernando Valley received a bound archive of L.A. Pierce College "Roundup" newspapers for 1964 -1965. This great collection was presented to Clay Koerner, the college's outgoing student body president during those years,  Koerner resides now in Bakersfield, California.
The following are images from the Roundup papers.

Pierce College agriculture students held rodeo-like competitions throughout the school year.

Student Richard Milleken rides a bull at Piece College competition. 1965

Sigma Delta Fraternity built this prize winning float for the Pierce College Homecoming Parade.

PIERCE COLLEGE ALUMNA SHARED THIS 1965 PHOTO TODAY.

BETA CHI DELTA

Beta Chi Delta Sorority - LA Pierce College 1965  digital photo donated to The Museum of the San Fernando Valley by Felice (Gary) Catena - December 2010  (refer to photo 2011 - click on image to enlarge)

Felice (Gary) Catena scanned and shared this image of Beta Chi Delta Sorority at Pierce College at its 1965 “presents” at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles.   

Velma Akopian was the president of the organization at the time. 

Felice wrote: “Some of the others whose names I remember:

First row from left:  1.  Patti Sena; 2.  ?; 3.  Eileen Marsden; 4.  Michelle ….; 5.  Felice (Gary) Catena; 6.  ?; 7, 8. 9 ?

2^nd row:  1, 2, 3?; 4.  Kandhi Franklin; 5.  Velma Akopian; 6,7 ?;  Irene Soto; 8,9 ?

3^rd row:  1. ?; 2.  Carol Golden; 3, 4?; 5.  Karen Tandy; 6,7,8,9,10,11?

4^th Row:  1 ?; 2.  Gloria….; 3. ?;  4. Tanya Brun; 5,6,7,8,9,10 ?; 11.  Sandy…..(I seem to remember that Sandy was the former President of the Chapter.

We were pretty cute, eh?"