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<\/a>Since 1922, the clock has hung on a wall of Grossmont High School, first in the original school and from 1958 on in the high school office. We can only imagine the tales that the clock could tell.<\/p>\n
Three pages of the 1925 yearbook \u201cEl Recuerdo\u201d document the unique perspective of the clock with the \u201cDiary of the Hall Clock.\u201d It begins:<\/p>\n
\u201cSeptember 8. Once again, I have been wound and started in order to keep watch over the various things which happen to high school students. School has opened and I am not lonesome as usual.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n The Oct. 1, 1928 student newspaper, Foothill Echoes, also personifies the clock:<\/p>\n \u201cThe old clock grins broadly, as he is responsible for the resounding, unharmonious bell which sends boys and girls hurrying in all directions.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n In 2014, thanks to the members of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, Chapter 133-Western Electrics of Southern California, which specializes in electric horology, the clock was restored with a new pendulum and a display of the tapes that originally controlled the classroom clocks and the bell system.<\/p>\n Celebrating historic principals<\/strong><\/p>\n On campus, three past Foothiller principals have been honored within buildings with bronze plaques.<\/p>\n Bill Davis is recognized for his commitment to the values which have been permeated the campus since its beginning in a plaque that reads:<\/p>\n \u201c2016 Student Support Center<\/em><\/p>\n Dedicated to William F. Davis, Jr.<\/em><\/p>\n GHS Class of 1948<\/em><\/p>\n 1966-1970: GHS Vice Principal<\/em><\/p>\n 1976-1988: Principal<\/em><\/p>\n A man who loved Grossmont and reminded us of its values and traditions\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Across the upper quad, the second principal plaque in the New Gym honors a man whose love of Grossmont was legendary. This plaque reads:<\/p>\n \u201c1970 New Gym<\/em><\/p>\n Dedicated to Walter Barnett<\/em><\/p>\n GHS Class of 1928 <\/em><\/p>\n 1945-1959: GHS Teacher, Coach, Counselor, Vice Principal<\/em><\/p>\n 1959-1976: Principal<\/em><\/p>\n Grossmont Spirit in Person, a fitting<\/em> tribute to a man who devoted half of his life to Grossmont High School.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n There are two plaques in the GHS Auditorium-Gymnasium. The first honors a principal whose leadership during its early years created the traditions Foothillers hold dear and established the school as the social hub of the community and as a source of comfort during challenging times. It reads:<\/p>\n \u201c1937 Old Gym<\/em><\/p>\n Dedicated to Carl Quicksall<\/em><\/p>\n 1920-1924: GHS Math and Science Teacher<\/em><\/p>\n 1924-1944: GHS Principal <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018who knew almost every student personally and each felt it a privilege to be able to consult him.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Finally, beside the Carl Quicksall plaque in the Old Gym is the plaque honoring the beloved Christmas Pageant. For 50 years, from 1937-1988, the Old Gym was the site of the pageant. The plaque reads:<\/p>\n \u201cChristmas Pageant<\/em><\/p>\n Grossmont\u2019s Gift to the Community<\/em><\/p>\n 1926-1988<\/em><\/p>\n The annual Christmas Pageant was one of Grossmont\u2019s most beloved traditions. Free tickets for each night were issued beforehand to guarantee seats. Due to the Pageant\u2019s popularity, the number of performances grew from two in the 1930\u2019s to three in the 1950\u2019s and then four in the 1960\u2019s and 1970\u2019s.<\/em><\/p>\n The Christmas Pageant was the result of the vision of Eva McCarthy Quicksall. Over the years, she, and the hundreds of GHS faculty, staff, and community members who followed, collaborated to create this gift for the community.<\/em><\/p>\n The Pageant consisted of three main scenes: an Old English Feast Scene, the Madonna Scene, and the Nativity Scenes. The \u201cHallelujah Chorus,\u201d sung by the choir, accompanied by an organist and the orchestra, provided a dramatic finish!<\/em><\/p>\n Thousands of Grossmont students in the cast and crew remember the Christmas Pageant as the highlight of their years at Grossmont.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Become part of an historic campus<\/strong><\/p>\n Hoy en d\u00eda, hay varias oportunidades para celebrarse a s\u00ed mismo, a su familia, a su clase oa su negocio. Una forma es contribuir a nuestro fondo de dotaci\u00f3n de GHS y convertirse en un amigo o fundador de Foothiller. Su donaci\u00f3n se conmemorar\u00e1 permanentemente con un mosaico gris en el campus. Visite grossmont.donationtiles.com para realizar un pedido en l\u00ednea o comun\u00edquese con nosotros para recibir un formulario de pedido por correo.<\/p>\n Otras oportunidades incluyen la donaci\u00f3n de un banco azul real personalizado en el campus o el patrocinio de una exhibici\u00f3n de una d\u00e9cada para el nuevo Museo GHS, que se inaugurar\u00e1 el pr\u00f3ximo a\u00f1o escolar. Env\u00edenos un correo electr\u00f3nico o ll\u00e1menos para obtener m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n To learn more about GHS, past and present, visit the GHS Museum website at foothillermuseum.com<\/a>. Due to the coronavirus, the GHS Museum is currently closed, but we are checking our emails at ghsmuseum@guhsd.net<\/a> y nuestros mensajes telef\u00f3nicos al 619-668-6140.<\/p>\n \u2014 Connie y Lynn Baer escriben en nombre del Museo de la Escuela Secundaria Grossmont.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By CONNIE\u00a0and LYNN BAER Grossmont High School\u2019s nearly 100 years are reflected throughout its historic campus. While the campus has been dramatically modernized over the past 10 years, reminders of its past include a remarkable historic clock and indoor bronze plaques celebrating those who have led the way over the past 10 decades. 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