THE LARRY WONG AMERICAN HERITAGE FOUNDATION

The founding of the American Heritage Club dates back to the fall of 1980 at Norwalk High School. Three outstanding Americans, Shirley Wong, Senior Class President, Connie Spears, A.S.B. President, and Alejandra Menendez, Treasurer, were instrumental in the formation of this travel study group. Shirley Wong was as determined to charter this club as she was to make it to our nation's capital. Along with key members of the Class of 1980, Shirley labored long hours to charter this club and engineered a historic-making Washington, DC trip in May of 1980. The interest generated at Norwalk High School eventually spread to other schools in the district. The achievement of this group, well labeled by their advisor as the "blood, sweat, and tears" gang, will long be remembered... The rebirth of the American Heritage Clubs began to take root at Neff High School under the encouraging administrative leadership of Les Billinger, principal on campus. Billinger then gave unprecedented support to..

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