El Cajon Valley High School - Legend Yearbook (El Cajon, CA)

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A. S. B. Pres. B111 Palmer El Cajon Valley High School as it appeared in 1956. Valedictorian Edward Stinson Sr. Class Pres. Terry Mallory Presentation of the Pipestone Indian Peacepipe to Mr. Cordry. Class E1 Cajon's first graduate, Edward Stinson When the first 1,400 students passed through the doors of ECVHS they had a diffi- cult but rewarding task ahead of them. They were to begin the history of the school by setting standards, creating annual events and selecting the different school symbols. One such symbol was the peace pipe, presented to the school by Mr. Glen O. Perkins and which now serves as a perpetual trophy of football competition with Grossmont. It was also during the first year that the present names of the school newspaper and yearbook, the SMOKE SIGNAL and LEGEND were selected by ASB advisor, Mr. Robert Cordry. Even though in its first year, our school enjoyed two major triumphs, a conference championship in cross country and a sweepstakes win by our FFA team at the Farm Field Day. The Senior class who held the first prom, Moonlight and Roses , at El Nadadero, proudly presented their class gift, the flagpole located near the football field.

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