School History
MHS History (from official Montclair High School website)
Our First Faculty
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Photos and information from 1960 Glaive.
Activities/Clubs Offered the First Year (1959-60)
Student Council
Girls' League
Glaive (yearbook)
Clarion (newspaper)
House of Representatives
Scholarship Society
Future Farmers of America
National Forensic League
Spanish Club
Phi Kappa Mu
Latin Club
Quin "C's"
Vallettes
Orchestra
Chorus
Band
Drill Team
Pep Squad
Girls Sports
Basketball
Modern Dance
Tennis
Volleyball
Golf
Archery
Hockey
Tumbling
Boys Sports
Football
Soccer
Cross Country
Basketball
Track
Baseball
Swimming
Tennis
Girls' League
Glaive (yearbook)
Clarion (newspaper)
House of Representatives
Scholarship Society
Future Farmers of America
National Forensic League
Spanish Club
Phi Kappa Mu
Latin Club
Quin "C's"
Vallettes
Orchestra
Chorus
Band
Drill Team
Pep Squad
Girls Sports
Basketball
Modern Dance
Tennis
Volleyball
Golf
Archery
Hockey
Tumbling
Boys Sports
Football
Soccer
Cross Country
Basketball
Track
Baseball
Swimming
Tennis
Timeline
September 14, 1959 -- First Day of school for 1,041 students at Montclair High.
September 25, 1959 -- Football season opens with a 26-0 loss to Claremont at Pomona College.
September 30, 1959 -- Meeting held to organize Girl's League.
September 1959 -- Future Farmers of America club places 6th in horticulture at the Los Angeles County Fair. Club also wins plaque for best sportsmanship.
October 2, 1959 -- First issue of The Clarion is published.
October 3, 1959 -- First league football game against Charter Oak at Covina. Montclair wins 27-20.
October 7, 1959 -- Marching band, drill team, flag twirlers and baton twirlers take part in an invitational band and drill team competition at the San Bernardino County Fair in Victorville.
October 10, 1959 - The year's (and the school's!) first dance, Cavalier Cruise I, held in the cafeteria from 8:00 - 11:30 pm. Tickets are .50 with ASB and .75 without. The theme is "Taking a Cavalier Cruise on the U. S. S. Montclair" and the band is Lee Adair's from Pomona. 287 students attend.
October 16, 1959 - Second issue of The Clarion is published.
October 30, 1959 -- Third issue of The Clarion is published.
November, 1959 -- Professors from the University of Puerto Rico, on a tour of teacher training programs at top universities in the U. S., visit Montclair High.
November 13, 1959 -- Fourth issue of The Clarion is published.
Student Sandra Flanagan was struck by a car while riding her bicycle and killed.
November 18, 1959 -- Senior class pictures taken. Girls must "wear sweaters with no excess makeup or extreme hairdos." Boys must "wear a suit, a white shirt and a tie."
November 20, 1959 -- First football queen, Connie Ehret, is crowned at the football dance held to celebrate the final home game of the season. The Montclair Cavaliers beat the Edgewood Trojans 34-14.
November 24, 1959 -- Dedication of Montclair High School and Back-to-School Night held from 7:30 pm to 9:45 pm. Approximately 1,200 parents attend.
December 4, 1959 -- Fifth issue of The Clarion is published.
December 12, 1959 -- First basketball game of the season held in the gym against Pomona Catholic. Montclair loses 27-33.
December 18, 1959 -- Sixty issue of The Clarion is published.
Christmas Formal dance held in the cafeteria from 8:00 to 11:30 pm. The theme is "Melodies and Mistletoe" and the dance is sponsored by Valets-G.A.A. Tickets are $1.50 with 2 ASB cards, $1.75 with one ASB and $2.00 without ASB.
January 14, 1960 -- First annual Football Banquet held in the cafeteria. The Varsity MVP award went to Al Kolenic.
January 15, 1960 -- Seventh issue of The Clarion is published.
January 26, 1960 -- Cavaliers basketball win streak ends at five with a 52-38 loss to Mayfair.
January 27-29, 1960 -- Final exams for first semester. Science, business and industrial arts classes test on Wednesday; English, foreign language, homemaking and agriculture test on Thursday; social studies and math test on Friday. Regular bell schedule is followed and tests are 1 hour long.
January 29, 1960 -- Eighth issue of The Clarion is published.
January 30, 1960 -- Polka-Dot-Sox-Hop held from 8 pm to 11:30 pm in the cafeteria. The dance is sponsored by the Freshman Class. Tickets are .25 with ASB and .35 without; dress is casual.
February 12, 1960 -- Ninth issue of The Clarion is published.
February 23-26, 1960 -- Backwards Week. The theme is Hawaiian, with a luau at noon on Tuesday and leis sold at noon on Wednesday and Thursday. On Tuesday girls must carry boys' books; on Wednesday girls cannot speak to boys; on Thursday girls must polish boys' shoes. Friday's theme is Idiot's Delight: staff and students should wear "idiotic dress, including clashing colors, stupid combinations, capris and bermudas. Girls may not wear jeans or shorts."
February 26, 1960 -- Tenth issue of The Clarion is published.
Backwards Dance, sponsored by Girls' League, from 8:30 pm to midnight. The theme is "Moonlight Over Hawaii." Dress is casual, including bermudas and capris as well as moumous and sarongs. The Backwards King is crowned.
Measurements of caps and gowns taken in the Little Theater from 8:00 am to 8:30 am. Rental fee of $3.00 is due; students wishing to keep their tassel must pay .35 extra. Gowns are Newport blue with black tassles for girls and black with blue tassels for boys.
February, 1960 -- Basketball team wins Suburban League championship with a 42-28 win over Mayfair.
March 11, 1960 -- Eleventh issue of The Clarion is published.
Maurice Zam, concert pianist, performs at the paid assembly.
Faculty vs. Varsity basketball game at 7:30 pm. Tickets are .25 with ASB, .35 without ASB and .35 for adults.
March 15, 1960 -- Latin Club sponsors a cookie sale at brunch and lunch, selling fresh cookies for 5 cents a bag.
March 16, 1960 -- Inservice day. Local business and industry representatives host Chaffey District teachers to visit their businesses.
March 23, 1960 -- Minimum day. Local business and industry representatives visit Chaffey District schools.
March, 1960 -- Twenty-nine boys are in the process of forming a Key Club.
Six boys have formed a non-chartered sky-diving club, sponsored by Mr. Curtis. Cost of a trip up in the plane: $2.50 per person.
March 25, 1960 -- Twelfth issue of The Clarion is published.
The first Spring Concert held in the main auditorium at 8:00 pm. Groups peforming are "the mixed choir, a girls' sextet, the school band, and the school orchestra."
March 26, 1960 -- Journalism class takes a field trip to USC for the 35th Annual Newspaper Day Contest.
April 4, 1960 -- Last day to buy a yearbook. Cost is $5.00 and may be paid on "installment plan, at a minimum of one dollar per installment, and the fifth payment to be in by April 4 ..."
Click here to read "Making Sense of 1959 Prices"
April 8, 1960 -- Thirteenth issue of The Clarion is published.
April 21, 1960 -- Montclair student council takes over the jobs of mayor, mayor protem, city attorney, city clerk, chief of police and councilmen for Student Government Day.
April 27, 1960 -- Letterman's Club held its first dance in the cafeteria. Barbara Allen, captain of the girls track team, was crowned queen of the dance.
April 29, 1960 -- Fourteenth issue of The Clarion is published.
May 6-7, 1960 -- Junior-Senior play, "The Life of the Party."
May 27, 1960 -- Fifteenth issue of The Clarion is published. This is the final issue for the year.
May 28, 1960 -- Spring dance "Blossoms In Twlight" held in the cafeteria from 8:30 to 11:30 pm. The dance is sponsored by Key Club and Pep Squad. Tickets are $1.50 with 2 ASB cards, $1.75 with one ASB and $2.00 without ASB.
June 3, 1960 -- Yearbooks arrive.
June 12, 1960 -- Baccalaureate Service held in auditorium at 3:30 pm. Services were presented by Rabbi M. A. Robinson.
June 13, 1960 -- Commencement rehearsal.
June 14, 1960 -- Senior Breakfast from 8:30 to 9:00 am. Dress is "suits or sport coats and ties for the boys, and churchy dress and heels for the girls who may wear a hat and gloves if they wish."
June 15, 1960 -- Commencement rehearsal.
June 16, 1960 -- Graduation ceremony at 7:30 pm in the auditorium. Dress is "dressy dress, and it is suggested that the girls do not wear full skirts as it is difficult to wear robes with a full skirt."
All night senior party, given by the parents of graduating seniors, held at Westmont Community Center.
September 25, 1959 -- Football season opens with a 26-0 loss to Claremont at Pomona College.
September 30, 1959 -- Meeting held to organize Girl's League.
September 1959 -- Future Farmers of America club places 6th in horticulture at the Los Angeles County Fair. Club also wins plaque for best sportsmanship.
October 2, 1959 -- First issue of The Clarion is published.
October 3, 1959 -- First league football game against Charter Oak at Covina. Montclair wins 27-20.
October 7, 1959 -- Marching band, drill team, flag twirlers and baton twirlers take part in an invitational band and drill team competition at the San Bernardino County Fair in Victorville.
October 10, 1959 - The year's (and the school's!) first dance, Cavalier Cruise I, held in the cafeteria from 8:00 - 11:30 pm. Tickets are .50 with ASB and .75 without. The theme is "Taking a Cavalier Cruise on the U. S. S. Montclair" and the band is Lee Adair's from Pomona. 287 students attend.
October 16, 1959 - Second issue of The Clarion is published.
October 30, 1959 -- Third issue of The Clarion is published.
November, 1959 -- Professors from the University of Puerto Rico, on a tour of teacher training programs at top universities in the U. S., visit Montclair High.
November 13, 1959 -- Fourth issue of The Clarion is published.
Student Sandra Flanagan was struck by a car while riding her bicycle and killed.
November 18, 1959 -- Senior class pictures taken. Girls must "wear sweaters with no excess makeup or extreme hairdos." Boys must "wear a suit, a white shirt and a tie."
November 20, 1959 -- First football queen, Connie Ehret, is crowned at the football dance held to celebrate the final home game of the season. The Montclair Cavaliers beat the Edgewood Trojans 34-14.
November 24, 1959 -- Dedication of Montclair High School and Back-to-School Night held from 7:30 pm to 9:45 pm. Approximately 1,200 parents attend.
December 4, 1959 -- Fifth issue of The Clarion is published.
December 12, 1959 -- First basketball game of the season held in the gym against Pomona Catholic. Montclair loses 27-33.
December 18, 1959 -- Sixty issue of The Clarion is published.
Christmas Formal dance held in the cafeteria from 8:00 to 11:30 pm. The theme is "Melodies and Mistletoe" and the dance is sponsored by Valets-G.A.A. Tickets are $1.50 with 2 ASB cards, $1.75 with one ASB and $2.00 without ASB.
January 14, 1960 -- First annual Football Banquet held in the cafeteria. The Varsity MVP award went to Al Kolenic.
January 15, 1960 -- Seventh issue of The Clarion is published.
January 26, 1960 -- Cavaliers basketball win streak ends at five with a 52-38 loss to Mayfair.
January 27-29, 1960 -- Final exams for first semester. Science, business and industrial arts classes test on Wednesday; English, foreign language, homemaking and agriculture test on Thursday; social studies and math test on Friday. Regular bell schedule is followed and tests are 1 hour long.
January 29, 1960 -- Eighth issue of The Clarion is published.
January 30, 1960 -- Polka-Dot-Sox-Hop held from 8 pm to 11:30 pm in the cafeteria. The dance is sponsored by the Freshman Class. Tickets are .25 with ASB and .35 without; dress is casual.
February 12, 1960 -- Ninth issue of The Clarion is published.
February 23-26, 1960 -- Backwards Week. The theme is Hawaiian, with a luau at noon on Tuesday and leis sold at noon on Wednesday and Thursday. On Tuesday girls must carry boys' books; on Wednesday girls cannot speak to boys; on Thursday girls must polish boys' shoes. Friday's theme is Idiot's Delight: staff and students should wear "idiotic dress, including clashing colors, stupid combinations, capris and bermudas. Girls may not wear jeans or shorts."
February 26, 1960 -- Tenth issue of The Clarion is published.
Backwards Dance, sponsored by Girls' League, from 8:30 pm to midnight. The theme is "Moonlight Over Hawaii." Dress is casual, including bermudas and capris as well as moumous and sarongs. The Backwards King is crowned.
Measurements of caps and gowns taken in the Little Theater from 8:00 am to 8:30 am. Rental fee of $3.00 is due; students wishing to keep their tassel must pay .35 extra. Gowns are Newport blue with black tassles for girls and black with blue tassels for boys.
February, 1960 -- Basketball team wins Suburban League championship with a 42-28 win over Mayfair.
March 11, 1960 -- Eleventh issue of The Clarion is published.
Maurice Zam, concert pianist, performs at the paid assembly.
Faculty vs. Varsity basketball game at 7:30 pm. Tickets are .25 with ASB, .35 without ASB and .35 for adults.
March 15, 1960 -- Latin Club sponsors a cookie sale at brunch and lunch, selling fresh cookies for 5 cents a bag.
March 16, 1960 -- Inservice day. Local business and industry representatives host Chaffey District teachers to visit their businesses.
March 23, 1960 -- Minimum day. Local business and industry representatives visit Chaffey District schools.
March, 1960 -- Twenty-nine boys are in the process of forming a Key Club.
Six boys have formed a non-chartered sky-diving club, sponsored by Mr. Curtis. Cost of a trip up in the plane: $2.50 per person.
March 25, 1960 -- Twelfth issue of The Clarion is published.
The first Spring Concert held in the main auditorium at 8:00 pm. Groups peforming are "the mixed choir, a girls' sextet, the school band, and the school orchestra."
March 26, 1960 -- Journalism class takes a field trip to USC for the 35th Annual Newspaper Day Contest.
April 4, 1960 -- Last day to buy a yearbook. Cost is $5.00 and may be paid on "installment plan, at a minimum of one dollar per installment, and the fifth payment to be in by April 4 ..."
Click here to read "Making Sense of 1959 Prices"
April 8, 1960 -- Thirteenth issue of The Clarion is published.
April 21, 1960 -- Montclair student council takes over the jobs of mayor, mayor protem, city attorney, city clerk, chief of police and councilmen for Student Government Day.
April 27, 1960 -- Letterman's Club held its first dance in the cafeteria. Barbara Allen, captain of the girls track team, was crowned queen of the dance.
April 29, 1960 -- Fourteenth issue of The Clarion is published.
May 6-7, 1960 -- Junior-Senior play, "The Life of the Party."
May 27, 1960 -- Fifteenth issue of The Clarion is published. This is the final issue for the year.
May 28, 1960 -- Spring dance "Blossoms In Twlight" held in the cafeteria from 8:30 to 11:30 pm. The dance is sponsored by Key Club and Pep Squad. Tickets are $1.50 with 2 ASB cards, $1.75 with one ASB and $2.00 without ASB.
June 3, 1960 -- Yearbooks arrive.
June 12, 1960 -- Baccalaureate Service held in auditorium at 3:30 pm. Services were presented by Rabbi M. A. Robinson.
June 13, 1960 -- Commencement rehearsal.
June 14, 1960 -- Senior Breakfast from 8:30 to 9:00 am. Dress is "suits or sport coats and ties for the boys, and churchy dress and heels for the girls who may wear a hat and gloves if they wish."
June 15, 1960 -- Commencement rehearsal.
June 16, 1960 -- Graduation ceremony at 7:30 pm in the auditorium. Dress is "dressy dress, and it is suggested that the girls do not wear full skirts as it is difficult to wear robes with a full skirt."
All night senior party, given by the parents of graduating seniors, held at Westmont Community Center.
