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 […]
Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: Transition To Acalanes (1979-1980)
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 […]
Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: Las Lomas Memorializes Del Valle & Additional Info On The Closure
In the 1980 El Caballero, Las Lomas devoted a section of the yearbook to memorializing the closure of Del Valle. They talk about how the closure affected a lot of students and faculty who ended up at Las Lomas. We’ve included the relevant sections below. At the end, there is also an excerpt from The […]
Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: Del Valle 1978-1979 FM Radio Club & The Closure Of Del Valle
In the 1979 Del Valle yearbook… we find an entry for the 1978-1979 Del Valle Radio Club. The members are listed as follows: Charlie Jursch Kevin Ridout David Crane Chris Verdugo Ross Archer Jonathan Hymer Bill Lewis Kirk Weir Darrell Haydon Ron Mickaels Miguel Flach-Alaznar John Zib According to the 1980 Aklan (Acalanes High School […]
Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: Campolindo 1977-1978 Electronics Club
In the 1978 Compañero… we do not find an entry for the 1977-1978 Campolindo Electronics Club. While we don’t find an entry in the yearbook, we do find the Campolindo Electronics Club in the Winter 1977-1978 amateur radio call book. The entry states the following: Elect Club of Campolindo, 300 Moraga Rd, Moraga 94556 While […]
Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: Del Valle 1977-1978 Radio Club
In 1978, Del Valle chose to call their yearbook the Vivlio. You can see the new name on the inside cover as well. This year we still find the FM/Radio Club. To one day get an FM station at Del Valle was the goal of the FM Club. However, this was a long range project. […]
Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: Campolindo 1976-1977 Electronics Club
In the 1977 Compañero… we do not find an entry for the 1976-1977 Campolindo Electronics 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 Elect Club of Campolindo, 300 Moraga Rd, Moraga 94556 […]
Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: Del Valle 1976-1977 Radio Club (The Arrival of Jonathan Hymer)
This is a very important year in the history of KCEQ. This is the year that Jonathan Hymer arrived at Del Valle. Or is it Jonathon Hymes? Jonathan Hymes? Jonathan Hymen? It’s Jonathan Hymer! Why the 1977 Del Valle yearbook had four different versions of his name depending on where you look is beyond us. […]
Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: 1976-1977 Acalanes Radio Club
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 […]
Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: Campolindo 1975-1976 Electronics Club
In the 1976 Compañero… we find an entry for the 1975-1976 Electronics Club. Under the supervision of Mr. Shanahorn, the Electronics Club had a very successful year. As president, John Saar organized a field trip to a recording studio in San Francisco. The club’s main project this year was working on the school’s transceiver, a […]
