Many students have asked, “What does El Companile mean?”  It isn’t a name that the yearbook staff pulled from the clear blue sky; it is a combination of letters with a meaning for each.  We must return to the eighteenth century to understand the background of this name.  Our city was first settled by a family of English descent, known as the Compton family.  Since our national language is English, we took the first four letters of this family’s name as the beginning of our yearbook’s name --- C O M P.  El, or “the” in Spanish, gives recognition to the many Spanish-speaking people who reside in our community.  The remainder of our title --- A N I L E --- was taken from the ancient word Campanile, meaning bell tower.  We Tarbabes are truly proud of the “Chimes” bell tower on our campus.  Therefore, “El Companile” combines the history of our old Compton, the music of the Spanish language and the people who speak it, and our respect and love for our bell tower and chimes.