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Shafter High School’s Growth Through the Decades
A retrospective on Shafter High School from its 1928 opening through the 1950s notes long time staff like Henry Janzen and Glenn Nay, student leaders such as Nick Johnson and Alma Handel, and changes in administration, facilities, and programs from early agriculture rooms to a modern band and evolving athletics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Jensen
Shafter High
Henry Janzen
Glenn Nay
Shafter
Bob Gates
Jim Wilson
Nick Johnson
Alma Handel
Elmer Peery
Shafter High School
Amelia Cornell
Myrtle Gloeckler
Fransquita Sullivan
Helen Habicht
Jack Montgomery
John Porterfield
Jim Camp
Allen Bartel
Annabell Wedge
Ernie Hofman
Ralph Lachenmaier
Clarence Neuman
Waldo Unruh
Elmer Unruh
Marvin Neuman
Johnnie Channeson
Clara Nikkel
Mert Wiedmann
Patricia Stringham
Errol Jones
H. W
Pat) Kelly
Jack Hill