Memories
from 1971
Tim Davies rows across "Academic Lake."
Photos and text from
the 1971 The Diablo
volume 67
Anyone remember these faces, or were you sleeping?
How about those Basketball play-offs!?
The Devil Made Me Do It!
* Mt. Diablo had a 30 year tradition of Senior Shows. In 1971, the senior class broke with tradition and did not have a Senior Show. Drama teacher Jack De Rieux explained, "The show was cancelled because it was not anywhere near readiness for public showing. The reason for that was that most of the seniors in the cast were simply not showing up for rehearsal."
* Some MD students who felt alienated chose to express their frustration through pyromaniac protests and pot smoking on campus.
In the News......
* Senate approved local-level voting for 18 year olds.
* Wild fighting in the streets of Belfast.
* Squeeze on Education
* Burton says Reagan lied on Medi-Cal
* Manson trial defendants found guilty on all counts - sentenced to death
* Big oily mess in the Bay after 2 tankers collide
* Nixon's goal for America - A 'Peaceful Revolution'
* U.S. capitol damaged by a powerful bomb.
Victory with Honor
* Diablo took it's first chess title in the Diablo Vista Chess League, defeating Las Lomas in the playoffs. MD's only loss that year was to Clayton Valley.
* MD Jazz bands earned superior and excellent ratings at jazz festivals.
* "No North Coast Section school could defeat the Diablo Varsity, Frosh-Soph, or Frosh Cross Country teams in 1970!"
- Coach Keith Weidkamp* Coach Jerry Coakley's 1971 Varsity Baseball team won 6 out of 7 games!
* The Red Devil Varsity Football team won against Castro Valley, Clayton Valley, Pittsburg, and Ygnacio Valley.
* MD Homecoming tradition changed when associated students became responsible for choosing the Homecoming Queen. In years past, the football team had exercised that privilege.
Seniors win powder puff
Bobbie Del Castillo, quarterback for the seniors, runs for a touchdown during the annual Powder Puff football game.
Seniors Curtis Robinson and Debbie Rust experience mixed feelings as they receive their portraits from Matson Studios.
Class of 1971 Officers
Hal Patrick, President
Barbara Brooks, Secretary
Rick Fischer, Vice President
