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Photograph was edited for publication purposes The Hi-Y Club was created to help promote Christian character in high school boys through emphasis in speech skills, sportsmanship and scholastic achievement. The Hi-Y service clubs eventually grew into the "four fronts" program which included the Hi-Y Club for high school boys, Jr. Hi-Y Club for middle school children, Tri Hi-Y Club for girls, and the Gra-Y Club for grade school children. Photograph caption dated January 16, 1963 reads, "John Mounier, 17, of Northridge, receives an award naming him San Fernando Valley Hi-Y Boy of the Year. Mounier, a member of the West Valley YMCA, was chosen from three other Y contestants. He is shown receiving his award and congratulations from M. H. Johnson, center, and Lynn Scott, right, judges and Y board members. The winner, a 12th grade student at Cleveland High School, was selected for his scholastic standing, activities in school, the Y and church, and his outstanding essay on 'What Hi-Y Means to Me.'"
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West Valley YMCA (Los Angeles, Calif.) Hi-Y Club Associations, institutions, etc.--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Teenage boys--California--Los Angeles Teenage boys--California--Los Angeles--Societies and clubs High school students--California--Los Angeles Awards--California--Los Angeles Valley Times Collection photographs
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