This is our 80th Anniversary year! We thought it might be interesting to show you the calendar from the 1936-37 Hoofprint.
September, 1936
Mon. 14 – First day of school
Fri. 18 – Official inaugural of High School
Fri. 25 – Student Body election
Tues. 29 – Attempt made to open high school safe
October 1936
Fri. 2 – All school party held in auditorium (Alma Mater)
Wed. 7 – Scholarship Society organized
Thurs. 8 Football game: S.D., 19, Grossmont, 0.
Tues. 13 – Drama Club organized.
Wed. 14 – ‘Mustang’ selected as high school emblem.
Thurs. 15 – Bonfire pep rally (Blue and White)
Fri. 16 – Senior Class sponsored a dance in auditorium.
– Football game: S.D., 6; Army and Navy, 0
Thurs. 22 – First issue of school paper, “Observator”
Fri. 23 – Football game: S.D., 18; Fallbrook, 0.
Fri. 30 – Football game: S.D., 26, Vista, 0
Junior masquerade dance held in auditorium
November, 1936
Wed. 4 – Girls’ League Mothers’ and Daughters tea
Thurs. 5 – Exchange assembly programs with Oceanside
Fri. 6 – Football game: S.D. 0; Oceanside, 18
Mon. 9-16 – National Education Week
Mon. 9 – Future Farmers’ initiation
Tues. 10 – Armistice Day Program
Wed. 11 – No school – Spanish club went to Ensenada
Thurs 12 – Hockey luncheon
Fri. 13 – Football game: S.D., 7; St. Augustine, 6.
Sat. 14 – Reading Club went to Huntington Library.
Thursday, 19 – Football team banquet
Fri. 20 – Drama Club presented Four One-Act Plays
Mon. 23-30 – Thanksgiving vacation
Mon. 30 – First meeting of Home Economics Club.
December, 1936
Thurs. 8 – Boys Association Fathers’ and Sons’ Banquet
Fri 11 – Sophomore Class dance
Mon. 14 Annual Staff organized
Wed. 16 – Basketball tournament
Thurs. 17 Christmas Pageant held
Fri. 18 – Senior High Christmas party – John Cook as Santa Claus. Senior sweater arrived.
Mon 21-24 Christmas vacation
January, 1937
Tues. 7 – Lettermen awarded sweaters
Sun 10 – Scholarship Society went to Julian
Mon. 11 Ground Breaking ceremonies
Fri. 15 – Pep Committee held dance.
Sat. and Sun. 16-17 – G.A.C. went to Julian.
Mon. 18 – Annual Staff selected “Hoofprint” as name of Annual
Tues. 19 – Home Economics Club held initiation
Basketball game: S.D. 10; Mt. Empire, 37.
Fri. 22 – Second semester A.S.B. election.
Tues. 26 – Dr. Hiram W. Edwards visited High School, and as a result, put on accredited list.
Fri. 29 – Special assembly – pictures of Arthur Young in Alaska and Wild Life in East Africa.
Future Farmers went to stock show.
Basketball game: S.D. “A”, 13′ Ramona, 23.
S.D. “B,” 32; Ramona, 44
February, 1937
Mon. 1- Council dinner and theatre party
Wed. 3 – Future Farmers’ assembly program.
Fri. 5 – Basketball game: S.D. “A”, 15; Fallbrook, 25.
Thurs. 11 – Girls’ basketball dinner – Guest speaker, Miss Cooley from Oceanside.
Fri. 12 – Basketball game: S.D. “A”, 17, Vista, 16.
S.D. “B”, 21; Vista, 12.
Tues. 16 – Basketball game: S.D. “A”, 20; Julian 24.
Home Economics valentine party.
Wed. 17 – Annual Staff assembly program.
Fri. 19 – G.A.C. awards assembly.
Mon. 22 – Fri. 25 G.A.C. initiation.
Wed. 24 – Washington’s birthday assembly program – Mr. Charters.
Thurs. 25 – Formal G.A.C. initiation.
March, 1937
Wed. 3 – Oceanside Junior College presented a one-act play.
Boys basketball banquet.
Mon. 8 – Bird and Arbor Day – Future Farmers presented to elementary school board and planted two “Star Pine” trees.
Wed. 10 – Junior High exchange assembly program.
Fri. 12 – Girls’ League St. Patrick’s Day Dance.
Mon. 16 – Home Economics’ Dinner – Guest speaker
Mon. 22-29 – Spring vacation.
Wed. 31 – Special assembly. – Safety speaker.
April, 1937
Fri. 2 – Girls’ League Hi-Jinx
Mon, 5 – Snake Lecture assembly program – Boys’ Association.
Wed. 7 – Sophomore Class assembly program.
Fri. 16 – Spanish classes presented Pan-American program
Mon. 19 – Dramatics Clubs presentation to Women’s Club.
Tues, 20 – Pictures taken for the Annual
Wed. 21 – Science and Radio Club assembly program.
Fri. 23 – High School Play – “Why Smith Left Home”
Mon. 26 – Junior Statesmen Chamber of Commerce.
Board of Directors session.
Tues. 27 Father-Daughter Banquet
Wed. 28 – Special Assembly – C.S.F. installed.
Thurs. 29 Music Festival
Fri. 30 – Lettermen’s Dance.
May, 1937
Mon. 3 – Bank of America presented motion pictures of the “Construction of Boulder Dam.”
Thurs. 6 – San Diego State College Program
Monther-Son Banquet.
Mon. 10 – Future Farmers’ Father-Son Banquet.
Wed. 12 – Faculty assembly program.
Fri. 14 – Mustang Fiesta.
Fri. 28 – Memorial Day assembly program
Junior-Senior Prom.
June, 1937
Sun, 6 – Senior Baccalaureate.
Mon. 7 – Senior Trip to Catalina Island.
Tues. 8 – Senior Day and final Class program.
Wed. 9 – Senior Commencement Exercises.
Thurs. 10 – Senior Commencement Ball – Hotel Carlsbad.
Fri. 11 – Closing of school; installation of next term’s officers; Senior Ditch Day.