Alameda High School - Acorn Yearbook (Alameda, CA)

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Principal of AHS in 1903, Dr. A.W. Scott. The 1900 Baseball Team of Alameda High School.

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in all things there is a beginning. For Alameda High School, its beginning was in 1874 in a small room over Elbe’s Drug Store, now the site of Walt’s Men’s Shop at Park and Santa Clara Streets. With an unexpected enrollment of 80 students, A.H.S. moved to a three-story wooden building near the Old Haight School on Santa Clara Ave. Combining the high school with Haight Elementary School in 1897 made the enrollment of nearly 100 students easier to handle for the seven teachers. High School then in Alameda consisted of a three-year course of study for junior, middle, and senior years. Students took part in English, history, Greek, Latin, math, Civics, German, physics, and chemistry. One-third of all the graduates entered college. Twenty-eight proud seniors walked through Principal Dr. A.W. Scott’s office in 1897 to receive their diplomas. The graduation ball in June climaxed the Commencement celebration. y, : B ALAMEDA HIGH SCHOOL. CLASS é 1896, “FIRST ROW LEFT. MIDDLE ROW. UPPER ROW, MELD. . MR.F.A.REYNOLDS.LATIN TEACH. NORRIS STARK. “ABBIE. SYKES. KIAH HAMILTON, FLORENCE YOUNG, JOHN BOVARD,. GERTRUDE LANE. EDWIN OTIS, A Diploma 1884. i 2% received $ on A ft Tie US ac . May ' 28th,

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the turn of the century, the first school sponsored activities began. Students were involved in a new era as football, baseball, track, drama, and other subjects were introduced into the curriculum. By the early 1900’s it was evident that a larger school was needed to house the ever growing number of AHS students. With the help of Alameda High School’s student body, a school bond election was held, ending with spirited students celebrating the victory with a bonfire that evening. In 1902 and 1903 the new Alameda High School, presently the language building, was built and dedicated. At that time, the total enrollment reached over 200 students. Steadily increasing in size, Alameda High School’s student body in 1904 had grown to 372 students with 12 teachers. Dr. A.W. Scott, principal for 11 years, retired in 1904, having presented diplomas to all but 80 of the 550 AHS graduates up to that time. Principal Scott’s replacement in 1904 was Dr. George Thompson. One of the first Class Presidents in 1906. Dr. Scott with the football team of 1901.