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Out Of The Archives: The 1942 Acalanes High School Yearbook

March 18, 2025 Leave a Comment

Recently, we’ve begun trying to digitize our collection and make it available on Internet Archive. Click here to view the yearbook on Internet Archive. Also, some of our volunteers have had some fun feeding these items into Notebook LM to hear their AI podcast hosts discuss it. We were going to make the actual items […]

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Out Of The Archives: The First Acalanes High School Yearbook, The 1941 Aklan

March 17, 2025 1 Comment

Cover of the 1941 Aklan

Recently, we’ve begun trying to digitize our collection and make it available on Internet Archive. Click here to view the yearbook on Internet Archive. Also, some of our volunteers have had some fun feeding these items into Notebook LM to hear their AI podcast hosts discuss it. We were going to make the actual items […]

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From The Archives: Millicent Hamburger: When I Dance — Acalanes Dance Group, Sandra Bagnall 2002

June 15, 2024 Leave a Comment

When I Dance Title Card

In 1941, the principal of the new Acalanes High School hired Millicent Hamburger, a trained and talented dance instructor from New York City, to be an English teacher and to establish a dance program for interested students. She would go to inspire and direct the Acalanes Dance Group for 30 years, after which she returned […]

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From The Archives: Acalanes Class of 1968 Reunion, August 25, 2018

June 10, 2024 2 Comments

On August 25, 2018, the 50th reunion class celebrated in grand style at the Orinda Country Club. The well-attended event featured a full buffet dinner, dancing to a live band, and a solemn tribute to the 56 members of the class who were no longer living. It was an unforgettable evening for a cohort of […]

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From The Archives: 2001 Acalanes 50th Reunion Classes of 1951-1952

May 25, 2024 Leave a Comment

The Acalanes High School classes of 1951 and 1952 celebrated their 50th reunion on September 29, 2001 at the Marriott Hotel in Walnut Creek. In this video made at the event several of the attendees speak about their lives and careers, and look back upon their high school experiences.

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Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: 1980-1981 Acalanes Radio Club

March 14, 2024 Leave a Comment

Entry for the Radio Club in the index

It’s the 1980-1981 school year at Acalanes, and we have our first proper mention of the Acalanes Radio Club. While they don’t have a devoted section in the main part of the yearbook, they’re brought up in an article called “Quadrophonic Sound”. As soon as the lunch bell rings, students straggle into the Quad. Within […]

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Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: Transition To Acalanes (1979-1980)

December 2, 2023 Leave a Comment

Cover of the 1980 Aklan

We finally made it! It’s the 1979-1980 school year at Acalanes. This is the year when things were in flux. Faculty advisor, Wendell Pleis, and several students who were involved in the FM Club at Del Valle came to Acalanes. The license for the station had been obtained, but without Del Valle, it was up […]

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Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: 1976-1977 Acalanes Radio Club

November 10, 2022 Leave a Comment

Cover of the 1977 Aklan

In the 1977 Aklan… we do not find an entry for the 1976-1977 Acalanes Radio Club. While we don’t find an entry in the yearbook, we do find the Acalanes Radio Club in the Winter 1976-1977 amateur radio call book. The entry states the following: B Acalanes Radio Club, 1200 Pleasant Hill Rd, Lafayette 94549 […]

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Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: 1975-1976 Acalanes Radio Club

October 27, 2022 Leave a Comment

Cover of the 1976 Aklan

In the 1976 Aklan… we do not find an entry for the 1975-1976 Acalanes Radio Club. While we don’t find an entry in the yearbook, we do find the Acalanes Radio Club in the Winter 1975-1976 amateur radio call book. The entry states the following: B Acalanes Radio Club, 1200 Pleasant Hill Rd, Lafayette 94549 […]

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Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: 1974-1975 Acalanes Radio Club

September 11, 2022 Leave a Comment

Cover of the 1975 Aklan

In the 1975 Aklan… we do not find an entry for the 1974-1975 Acalanes Radio Club. While we don’t find an entry in the yearbook, we do find the Acalanes Radio Club in the Winter 1974-1975 amateur radio call book. The entry states the following: B Acalanes Radio Club, 1200 Pleasant Hill Rd, Lafayette 94549 […]

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