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: Miramonte 1971-1972 Electronics Club
At the moment, we do not have access to the 1972 Mirada. There are amateur radio call books that cover the 1971-1972 school year, but this is the last school year we find an amateur radio station at Miramonte. They had quite a run. We first spotted them in the Summer 1958 amateur radio call […]
Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: Miramonte 1970-1971 Electronics Club
In the 1971 Mirada… we find that there was an Electronics Club during the 1970-1971 school year. Every other week, fifteen interested boys meet in X-1 to learn more about electronics and work on projects such as ham radios, laser beams, and computers. They have also visited many electronics firms in the Bay Area. As […]
Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: Miramonte 1969-1970 Electronics Club
In the 1970s yearbooks in the Acalanes Union High School District got creative. So far, this is the most unusual yearbook we’ve come across. Unless we’re misunderstanding this, in 1970 Miramonte released their yearbook in two volumes. We only have access to the “People”, or Volume II book. This means that even though the index […]
Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: Miramonte 1968-1969 Electronics Club
In the 1969 Mirada… we find that there was an Electronics Club during the 1968-1969 school year. One of Miramonte’s most unusual clubs, the Electronics Club, has undertaken various stimulating projects during the year. The group sponsored an unusual contest to raise money. Helium balloons were sold at noon to the student body, and the […]
Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: Miramonte 1967-1968 Electronics Club
In the 1968 Mirada… we do not find an entry for the 1967-1968 Electronics Club. However, the senior section lists several students who were in the Electronics Club during the 1967-1968 school year. Doug Elmer: Electronics 1,2,3,4 Sec.-Treas. 4 Albert Richard Wolff: Electronics 2,3,4; Bruce Helbert Electronics 1,2,3,4; The Fall 1967 and Spring 1968 amateur […]
Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: Miramonte 1966-1967 Electronics Club
In the 1967 Mirada… we find an entry for the 1966-1967 Electronics Club. The Electronics Club takes over where the Audio-Visual Club leaves off; when the school’s sound and lighting equipment need repair, the Electronics Club is called upon to fix it. Under the guidance of Mr. F. R. Davis, the club members become well-versed […]
Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: Miramonte 1965-1966 Electronics Club
In the 1966 Mirada… we don’t find an entry for the Electronics Club. However, where the clubs section fails us, the senior section comes through with many students who are listed as having been in the Electronics Club during the 1965-1966 school year. Mark Christian Anderson: Audio Visual Club 1,2,3; Electronics Club 1,2,3,4, Pres. 2,3; […]
Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: Miramonte 1964-1965 Electronics Club
In the 1965 Mirada… we don’t find an entry for the Electronics Club. However, we do find numerous students whose senior section says they were in the Electronics Club during their senior year of 1964-1965. John Bondfield: Electronics Club 1,2,3,4, Pres 4; Pete Bresciani: Electronics Club 4. Robert Moore: Electronics 2,3,4; Bruce Odelberg: Electronics 1,2,3,4. […]
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 […]