Many of the SACs listed here met at the Deborah Boys Club, 3401 W. Ainslie, or at the Max Strauss JCC, 3715 W. Wilson. The clubs had members from Von Steuben, Roosevelt, Amundsen, and Mather. Some clubs date back to early 1940s through 1971, but most are late ’50s through mid 1960s. I include a few Junior Clubs (seventh and eighth graders), and I’ve added club colors where I know them. If you have old or current photos of your club, please consider contributing them to this page. Send me an email and I’ll get in touch with you.
Acrolons
ADOs (blue and white)
A.D.O. club jacket
Alpha Amedas
Anacondas (maroon and gold)
Joel Rapp wearing his Anaconda jacket, purchased at Ned Singer’s Sports around 1958-59. Photograph: (c) Morrie Farbman
Anacondas, Class of 1951
Aristocrats
The Bagels (Von Steuben 1944)
Beta Phi’s
Cala (Von Steuben 1944)
Cavaliers
Centurions
Chalons (Von Steuben 1944)
Characters (green and white). There was also a Junior Characters club.
Chevrons (blue and gray)
Cobegos (blue and gold?)
Cobras
Colts
Condors (blue and gold)
Cytanas (girl club)
Emanons (girl club, mid to late 1960s)
Eis, 1950s, at Von Steuben
ELs (Ever Lasting)
EMS
Epsilons (black and gold)
Esquires
Funny Fellows
Granadas
Jesters Class of 1965
Jesters (red and white)
Jovens Roosevelt High School club.
Jovens, 1954 or ’55.
L’Aiglons (Von Steuben 1944)
La Medolas (girl club mid to late 1960s)
Lil Gents, 1953
Lil Gents Mostly Von, also Roosevelt and Amundsen
LDFs Roosevelt High School girls club. Jr. LDF’s at Haugen. Photo circa 1956. Courtesy of Janet (Fensin) Klee.
Lucky 6s (late 1930s-Peterson School)
Originals
PSIs
Regular Fellas, 1958 or ’59, photographed at Deborah Boys Club
Regular Fellas (royal blue and gold)
RHOs
SEMCOs (Von Steuben, around 1950-54)
SIGS
Senior Pi’s Girls club at Von
Serrigas
Sovereigns The Sovereigns was a boys club, started at Peterson School in 1948. Initially there were twelve members, all Jewish. Ten of the members went on to Von Steuben. There were junior clubs and I believe the Sovereigns lasted into the 1960s.
Tau Gamma
1967 Top Hat jacket worn by Stewart Davidson. Photo courtesy of Jerry Alter.
Top Hats (black and white with red trim)
Top Hats at age 16. Photo courtesy of Mike Stein.
Top Hats at 50th anniversary party. Photo courtesy of Mike Stein.
Torpedoes (navy and gray with white trim)
Torpedoes. Courtesy of Alan Hoffman.
Vampires
Vakitas
Vees
Vulcans started in 1946, the first club at Peterson Elementary School.
A reunion of the original Vulcans, Peterson Elementary School class of 1947.
