The Oct. 10, 1951 first page article \u201cExplosive Noises Are Chemists, Not Russia\u201d reminds us of the Cold War fear that gripped the nation after World War II. \u201cGrossmont students, who, last week, thought the Russians were attacking, don\u2019t need to worry any more. The explosions they heard were coming from the chemistry lab where, under direction of Mr. Daggs, head of the chemistry and physics department, students were generating small quantities of hydrogen.<\/em><\/p>\n Mr. Daggs said: \u201cI\u2019m only using the explosions to punctuate my remarks so they will be more clearly imprinted on the students\u2019 minds.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Mr. Daggs insists that the fact the noise woke up students who were catching a little extra shuteye in class, was only secondary.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n (Mr. Daggs was the grandfather of long time math teacher Rob Ridgway, who retired last year.)<\/p>\n In 1951, the first Varsity Boys Cross Country team lost by three points at the Southern California CIF (SCCIF) finals at Long Beach; the Nov. 24, 1954 newspaper proclaims, \u201cCoach Mashin\u2019s cross country crew racked up their 11th straight win,\u201d leading Coach Mashin to state, \u201cIt looks like Grossmont won\u2019t be defeated for a long time.\u201d The 1954 team became the Southern California CIF champions.<\/p>\n (In February of this year, adhering to COVID guidelines, Grossmont High School athletic teams began district competition. Reminding us of the historic nature of all of GHS\u2019s athletic programs, the 2021 Boys Cross Country team in its first meet on Feb.12 was victorious over West Hills.)<\/p>\n The April 6, 1953 student editorial by Leyla Tonness entitled \u201cFoothiller Memories\u201d begins:<\/p>\n \u201cFrom its little site in Lakeside as a union high school, Grossmont moved to the \u201chill with the great white \u201cG\u201d. 1922 was the year. Since then, each year has stood for the changes which are Grossmont\u2019s memories today.<\/em><\/p>\n Back in the days when uniforms were in style, there was a single building, where now stand nine. The auditorium was from the note rack that stands in the main hall to the far end of that hall and all the rooms on each side. And there was a balcony too, where upstairs, frosh now toil over their first high school English papers. Music and drama classes met, in turn, in that auditorium, as they had no rooms of their own.<\/em><\/p>\n Perhaps the most loved chapter of the past is the \u201cminiature fountain\u201d in the patio. Many a scared freshman was \u201cdunked\u201d in that pond on initiation day.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n The March 15, 1954 article \u201cMashin Has Only Champs\u201d by Brian Viets documents what made Coach Mashin such a great coach. Despite his basketball teams winning 80% of their games, his baseball teams winning three So. Cal. Championships, his trackmen winning 85% of their meets, according to Coach Mashin, \u201cThe best team he ever coached was a football team that didn\u2019t win a single league game. A week before school was to start, he came to school for a practice scrimmage, only to find that nine of his starting lineup had enlisted in the Army. Although they didn\u2019t win any games, they tried hard in every contest. That\u2019s why he considers them the best team he coached. They tried.\u201d<\/p>\n Finally, in the May 10, 1955 Foothill Echoes article \u201cFrank Zappa Wins Poster Contest\u201d:<\/p>\n \u201cFrank Zappa, 9th grade, submitted the winning poster to the annual poster contest held by the California Division of Forestry, April 13. There were 399 entries from 30 schools\u2026 An oil painting was donated by the Citizens Study Group to Frank Zappa for his winning entry.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n During his one year at Grossmont High School, Zappa\u2019s artistic achievement foreshadowed his future success as a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and more.<\/p>\n These 1950s Foothiller voices remind us of our own years as Foothillers, a timeless legacy.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Forma parte de nuestro campus hist\u00f3rico<\/strong><\/p>\n En honor a nuestra hist\u00f3rica celebraci\u00f3n de 100 a\u00f1os de excelencia, la Fundaci\u00f3n Educativa GHS est\u00e1 patrocinando un programa de recaudaci\u00f3n de fondos para becas. $100 por 100 a\u00f1os Los donantes tendr\u00e1n sus nombres, los de sus familias o los de sus empresas grabados en mosaicos grises de 2 por 4 pulgadas, que se exhibir\u00e1n en una pared cerca del frente de la escuela.<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/lamesacourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1951-Student-Desk-in-1937-Old-Main-English-Classroom.jpg\")
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