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Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: Arrival of Wendell Pleis and Campolindo 1964-1965 Electronics Club

July 16, 2022 Leave a Comment

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 in 1940, it had a Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior class. All the other schools opened with only a Freshman class, and built up to the full four classes during the years that followed. Las Lomas, Miramonte, and Del Valle all started releasing yearbooks when they had the first three classes. Campolindo is the odd school. They decided to release their first yearbook when they had only a Freshman and Sophomore class. As such, their first yearbook is for the 1963-1964 school year.

Cover of the 1964 Campolindo yearbook

They didn’t have a devoted Electronics club that year and Wendell Pleis hadn’t arrived. They did have an audio-visual group.

Picture of the 1963-1964 Campolindo Audio Visual Club

If you look in the 1965 Compañero…

Cover of the 1965 Campolindo yearbook

we find that Wendell has started teaching in the AUHSD.

Picture of Wendell Pleis from the 1965 Campolindo yearbook

We also find an electronics club that Wendell sponsored.

Picture of the 1964-1965 Campolindo Electronics Club

The students are listed as follows:

Ken Flagg
Mike McCarthy
Kirk Martin
Norm R. Pederson
Brad E. Archer
Gene Yee
Dennis N. Scott
Dave Clarke

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.

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