The Bluffer - Red Bluff, CA
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November 18, 2011 Topics 8 RED BLUFF HIGH SCHOOL THEN AND NOW RED BLUFF HIGH ITSELF HAS GROWN SINCE 1906. CONSTRUCTION FIRST BEGAN ON A NEW SITE AND IT WAS THEN NO LONGER NAMED THE LINCOLN STREET SCHOOL. IN 1963 THE BUILDING WAS CONDEMNED BY THE STATE BECAUSE IT WAS CLAIMED TO BE UNSAFE IF AN EARTHQUAKE WAS TO TAKE PLACE. A YEAR LATER, THE SCHOOL BURNED DOWN. IN 1975 THE MOST CURRENT GYM WAS BUILT, ALONG WITH THE QUAD AND MAIN OFFICE. IN 1986 THE GIRLSʼ GYMNASIUM BURNED DOWN, DESTROYING THE LAST ORIGINAL STRUCTURE THAT WAS BUILT IN 1935. ALTHOUGH STRUCTURES, STAFF, AND STUDENTS HAVE COME AND GONE, RED BLUFF HIGH STILL REMAINS A PILLAR FOR THE COMMUNITY AND A GATHERING PLACE FOR COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES. RED BLUFF HIGHʼS HOMECOMING TRADITION FIRST BEGAN IN 1956. THE FIRST HOMECOMING QUEEN WAS KAY WHATLEY. AT HALF-TIME DURING THE FOOTBALL GAME, NOMINEES WERE DRIVEN AROUND THE FIELD IN ONE BLACK CADILLAC CONVERTIBLE. ALTHOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL CHANGES THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, THE RED BLUFF HIGH HOMECOMING TRADITION IS STILL ALIVE TODAY. YELL LEADERS CLUBS SOME CLUBS AT RED BLUFF HIGH HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS, SUCH AS: CSF, BAND, BLUFFER, RADIO BROADASTING, YEARBOOK, CHEERLEADERS, AND FFA. HOWEVER, MANY CLUBS HAVE BEEN DISCONTIN- UED AND REPLACED BY THE CURRENT CLUBS HERE AT RED BLUFF HIGH. THE YELL LEADERS, POM POM GIRLS, SPARTAN MAJORETTES, RIFLE CLUB, GIRLS GLEE CLUB, AND STARLIGHTERS DRILL TEAM ARE JUST A FEW OF THE OLD CLUBS. THE CLUB PHOTOS WERE TAKEN IN 1963. STARLIGHTERS DRILL TEAM SPARTAN MAJORETTES GIRLS GLEE CLUB POM POM GIRLS TEACHERS LOOK BACK... WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE HIGH SCHOOL MEMORY? Mrs. Durfee Mr. Hein "BEING ELECTED TO PLAY IN THE LIONS ALL-STAR FOOTBALL GAME." Mr. Geiger "THE SENIOR HOMECOMING DANCE, BECAUSE I GOT TO GO WITH THE GIRL I WANTED TO GO WITH." "CRUISING AROUND ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS, PLAYING FIELD HOCK- EY, PROM, AND 'KIDNAPPING' UNDER- CLASSMEN FOR SLEEPOVERS." Mrs. Rodriguez "ORGNAIZING A PEP RALLY FOR THE BIG GAME AGAINST OUR RIVALS BE- CAUSE THE CHEERLEADERS GOT TO PUT IT ON. WE HELD A BIG (FAKE) FUNERAL FOR OUR RIVAL SCHOOL AND EVEN HAD A FAKE DEAD BULLDOG IN A CASKET. IT WAS REALLY FUNNY, BUT THE RALLY WAS SUPPOSD TO BE POSITIVE, SO WE GOT IN A LOT OF TROUBLE AFTERWARDS."