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: Moving Into The Third Phase
We’ve reached the 1973-1974 school year at Del Valle. This is an excellent point to once again stop and summarize where we’ve been and where we’re going. So far we’ve looked at all five schools in the Acalanes Union High School District (AUHSD) and one in Nebraska. Let’s try to arrange this into a narrative, […]
Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: Las Lomas 1973-1974 Radio Club
In the 1974 El Caballero… we find that there was a Radio Club during the 1973-1974 school year. The students are listed as follows: Tony Jurgens Roy Crowell Robert T. Loder, Jr. Aran Guy Robert K. Callahan Robert Acton Patrick Riggs Robert Kiraly That’s all the information on this part that we have at the […]
Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: Las Lomas 1972-1973 Radio Club
In the 1973 El Caballero… we find that there was a Radio Club during the 1972-1973 school year. These guys tinker around with their radio equipment. Their advisor was Harold Ferguson. 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 […]
Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: Las Lomas 1969-1970 Amateur Radio Club
In the 1970 El Caballero… we find that there was an Amateur Radio Club during the 1969-1970 school year. Amateur Radio Club provides a brotherhood for radio fiends of the Las Lomas campus. Their president was Robert Reis. Their advisor was Mr. Harold Ferguson. That’s all the information on this part that we have at […]
Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: Las Lomas 1968-1969 Radio Club
In the 1969 El Caballero… we find that there was a Radio Club during the 1968-1969 school year. It doesn’t provide a list of the students, but their president was Robert Reis. That’s all the information on this part that we have at the moment. As with all these posts, please feel free to share […]
Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: Las Lomas 1966-1967 Amateur Radio Club
In the 1967 El Caballero… you don’t find an entry for the Los Lomas Electronics Club anymore. You can’t find an entry for any relevant club in the activities/clubs sections. This club would have otherwise gone undocumented were it not for the inclusion of a picture of the Amateur Radio Club homecoming float. In the […]
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: Moving Into The Second Phase
We’ve reached the year 1962. This is a good point to stop and summarize where we’ve been and where we’re going. Up until now we’ve looked solely at Acalanes, Las Lomas, and Miramonte. Acalanes At Acalanes we saw early examples of radio clubs. Acalanes also introduced us to the undocumented radio/electronics clubs. Sometimes these clubs […]
Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: Las Lomas 1961-1962 Electronics Club
In the 1962 El Caballero… we find that there was an Electronics Club during the 1961-1962 school year. The members are listed as follows: Richard S. Harrison Warren A. Ronneberg David H. Schilling It doesn’t give the name of their faculty advisor. However, Eugene Melville is still listed as teaching “Industrial Arts”. It’s likely he […]
