Before we get to the 1964-1965 Electronics Club, there’s a couple of things worth noting. Campolindo is the fifth and final regular high school in the Acalanes Union High School District (AUHSD). Acalanes opened in 1940, Las Lomas in 1951, Miaramonte in 1955, Del Valle in 1959, and finally Camoplindo in 1962. When Acalanes opened […]
Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: Miramonte 1963-1964 Electronics Club
This has been updated/modified to include the fact that we do have access to the 1964 Mirada and add information from it to the post. (Updated 9/2/2023) Thanks to a recent donation, we now do have access to the 1964 Mirada… and there are some students listed as having been in the Electronics Club. According […]
Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: Del Valle 1963-1964 Electronics Club
In the 1964 Troiana… we find that there was an Electronics Club during the 1963-1964 school year. Their advisor was Wayne Farnholtz. That’s all the information on this part that we have at the moment. As with all these posts, please feel free to share any information you might have. For more on the Acalanes […]
Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: Del Valle 1960-1961 Electronics Club
In the 1964 Troiana… you uncover an electronics club from the 1960-1961 school year. We’ve already found Elbert Dawson in later electronics clubs such as the 1962-1963 Electronics Club. But thanks to his senior section we discover that he was the president of the club his first year in 1960-1961. Bear in mind that during […]
Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: Miramonte 1962-1963 Electronics Club
This has been updated/modified to include the fact that we do have access to the 1963 Mirada and add information from it to the post. In the 1963 Mirada… we find that there was an Electronics Club during the 1962-1963 school year. Their advisor is listed as F.R. Davis. If you look in the Fall […]
Oral History: Stan Pedder — July, 2021
Summary: Stan Pedder was interviewed by Andree Duggan Hurst in July, 2021. He had just retired after practicing law in Lafayette for 62 years. Stan was born in 1935, 2 years before the Caldecott Tunnel opened, and he has been a close observer of developments in the life and character of the town and its […]
Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: Las Lomas 1962-1963 Electronics Club
We don’t have access to the 1963 El Cabellero. However, if you look in the Fall 1962 amateur radio call book, then we find a listing for the Las Lomas Electronics Club. Fall 1962 amateur radio call book The entry states the following: Las Lomas High School Electronics Club, 1460 S. Main St, Walnut Creek […]
Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: Early Wendell Pleis at Scottsbluff High School, Nebraska 1962-1963
In the 1963 Bluff… we find Wendell Pleis still teaching. Mr. Wendell Pleis obtained his B.S. degree from the University of Nebraska and his M.A. degree from Colorado State College. He teaches general and advanced metal, basic electricity and is A.V. coordinator. Wendell is still running The Projectionists/Audio-Visual group. Originated as a civic organization in […]
LHS Email Recently Hacked — Instructions For Those Who Received Scam Email
We recently had our email hacked. There were many messages that were sent purporting to be from our President–Mary McCosker–asking about Amazon. These were not from us. DO NOT RESPOND to these emails in any way. If you have already responded to the email, STOP! The reply-to email on the fake email was to a […]
Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: Early Wendell Pleis at Scottsbluff High School, Nebraska 1961-1962
In the 1962 Bluff… we find Wendell Pleis still teaching. Mr. Wendell Pleis helps George Ferreya prepare an assignment sheet for the projectionist. He was the audio-visual coordinator of the Senior High along with teaching general metals. Mr. Pleis was also the coach for senior high intramural basketball. He is interested in electronics and enjoys […]
