Campbell High School (California)

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Campbell High School
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Campbell High School (California)
Campbell
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Santa Clara County
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California

United States
Coordinates 37°17′16″N121°57′03″W / 37.2879°N 121.9508°W / 37.2879; -121.9508
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Established1900
Closed1980
School district Campbell Union High School District
Nobel laureates Dudley R. Herschbach
Campbell Union High School Historic District
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Location1 W. Campbell Ave., Campbell, California
Area3.5 acres (1.4 ha)
Architect Weeks, William H.; Weeks, Harold H.
Architectural styleMission/spanish Revival
NRHP reference No. 89001048 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 17, 1989

Campbell High School was the first high school to open in the Campbell Union High School District. The school was established on September 14, 1900, in Campbell, California. [2] It is also sometimes called Campbell Union High School, and the abbreviation can be found both as CHS or CUHS.

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After 80 years, the school was closed in June 1980 due to declining enrollment at the school and within the district. [3] The campus was purchased by the city of Campbell on August 1, 1985, and is now used as a community center. [4]

History

Campbell Union High School opened its doors as part of the district in 1900, with a registration of 35 students, consisting of 23 girls and 12 boys. Two teachers were hired to educate the students: Professor E. A. Powers and Miss J. M. Newton. It was on the second floor of Campbell's Grammar School. The first graduating class was one student, Charles Beardsley, who went on to Stanford University and became a lawyer, thus proving Campbell Union High School's academic merit. [5]

By 1904, Principal Fred Smith had gotten the school moved to a new (bigger) building on the southeast corner of Winchester and Campbell Avenues. In 1936, they built again, on the northwest corner of the same intersection, where the buildings still are today. [5]

In 1938, the auditorium of the Campbell Union High School was built, with Work Projects Administration funds and the design of William H. Weeks. It is now commonly known as the Heritage Theater. Over the course of its forty years as part of the school, it is estimated that 20,000 students performed there. [4]

Larry Hill, (a.k.a. Laurance J. Hill), Campbell's principal beginning in 1946, and a superintendent of the Campbell Union High School District until 1969, is credited with much of the district's growth and planning in his years in office. An award in his name is given out every year at each high school in the district.

Campbell High School, although the namesake school of the district, was closed in 1980, because of declining enrollment in the area and in the district. Prospect, Westmont and Del Mar High School's attendance boundaries subsequently expanded to pick up the slack. On August 1, 1985, after some negotiating, the city of Campbell purchased the campus, including the historic Heritage Theater, and it became the Campbell Community Center. [4]

The Heritage Theater, formerly the high school's auditorium, was reopened as the Campbell Community Center after renovations in 2004. Many local performance groups, including high schools in the CUHSD, rent the Heritage for various noteworthy performances. The rest of the Community Center holds classes, and portions are available to be rented for various purposes, including large meeting halls, office space, and outdoor facilities. [6]

National Register listing

The campus' three buildings, as the Campbell Union High School Historic District, were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. They are the only example of 1930s Works Progress Administration construction built in the Spanish Mission style. [7]

Principals

Notable alumni

Notable alumni of Campbell High School include:

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ Miskulin, George F. A History of The Campbell Union High School District (1900-1988). pp. 25, 26.
  3. ↑ Mayes, Erin. "Campus to be called 'Boynton' despite faculty, student concerns". The Campbell Reporter. Archived from the original on 2012-08-06.
  4. 1 2 3 "History of the Heritage Theater". Heritage Theater. City of Campbell, California. Archived from the original on 2007-07-04.
  5. 1 2 Raphael, Steven (Oct 25, 2000). "Campbell's High Schools Pass the Century Mark". Campbell History. Campbell.net, reprint from Campbell Reporter, Metro Publishing Inc.
  6. ↑ "Recreation - Community Center". City of Campbell, California.
  7. ↑ Coats, Peggy (September 20, 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Campbell Union High School Historic District". National Park Service . Retrieved November 21, 2012.
  8. ↑ Centi, Darren. "JOHN OLDHAM". San Jose Sports Authority. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
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