An anonymous OCThen reader remembers attending La Palma Jr High School in Buena Park and being among the last students there...
I attended the last class, clearly remembering the first day 7th grade and the last day before the start of summer and not realizing that the school would not be opened for 9th grade (everyone was shipped off to different schools).He's posted some recent photos of La Palma Jr High School, albeit more of an abandoned building now...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/half-dollar_punch/
If you attended La Palma Jr High School, post a comment and share your memories...
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What an awesome picture of Jack in the Box in 1979, and I can see Lucky's in the background! That school is a continuation school now for the Anaheim school district. I didn't know it used to be a jr high (I'm in my 20's) when did they shut it down?
ReplyDeleteI remember that school. my brother's and I all attended there. What class of 77? Been so so long ago. I lived in the back of the school off of Knott Ave on Berry. But instead of Buena Park High went to Kennedy..Ya Buena Park has changed alot. We were the PATRIOTS
ReplyDeleteWhen I was 12, we used to sneak in Knotts by simply climbing over the chain link fences at the exits.
ReplyDeleteLa Palma houses two schools, Gilbert Continuation & Hope High school for the mentally disabled. Not even close to being abandoned.
ReplyDeleteGraduated in 80, the next school year started the two year jr high, four year high school in the AUHSD. Several other Jr highs were closed: Apollo (gone), Crescent (gone), Trident (adult ed), Fremont (gone), Sycamore & Oak were sold to the Los Al district.
When I went to La Palma Jr High, it was brand new. (It was built on dairy land.)
ReplyDeleteI lived on El Toro Way, by Peak Park, where they always held the Silverado Day Parade.
I have very good memories of that school, lots of friends and good times.
Knott's Berry Farm didn't have a fence then and I remember going there to meet new boys. What a great time to grow up, but then of course the
sixties had it's own problems.
Me and my sister was in 7th grade the last year it was open. We would walk from Stanton and La Palma past the Alligator Farm and the library. On the way home we would go to the Luckys and buy a can of soda. To date myself even more, I remember seeing a Newsweek or Time magazine with something about Star Wars or George Lucas on it. We used to hang out at the BP Mall, or Jungle Island on the little part of Knott's Berry Farm. I remember stories about the Bacon House and Orchard. We were to go to Brookhurst the next year. Our older siblings attended Cresent Jr, which was located behind the mall. By the way if you remember the mall was an open air mall with only one story. We would play on the huge bolders they had there. Ah, Good times, the best part of my childhood.
ReplyDeleteI was in 7th grade at La Palma the last year it was a Jr. High as well. I was supposed to go to Crescent , but it closed the year before. Went to Orangeview in 8th grade. Growing up in Buena Park was the best.
ReplyDeleteSame here... I attended Trident and it was there for the last year. Anyone remember what they called us new 9th grade hight schoolers Yea those were the good ole days.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, well I was in the 7th grade at La Palma and that was probably 1969/70 and I lived in Buena Park. I remember I drove my Home Ec teacher insane by deliberately putting blue eye shadow on up to my eyebrows despite being instructed not to and I know my math teacher thought I was totally stupid ( math not my subject!) and my boyfriend was a guy named Russell Edwards and we went to school dances ( Three Dog Night was big)I remember walking past Knotts Berry Farm to get to school. Those were the days....
ReplyDeleteWent to La Palma Jr. High 7th to 9th grades '68. Mr. Grace, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Quissell. Seagulls swooping in after lunchtime. I had an awesome childhood on San Helice.
ReplyDeleteAnyone out there remember Coach Palmero or Walker how about students like Russ Jones or the Ames twins? 22 - 1 over two years in Football beat Fullerton for the league cahmpionship
ReplyDeleteHey San Helice, I lived on San Jose cir and am class off 1969.Remember the "Walk To Walker" every year for the football game?We would cut
ReplyDeletethrough the Dairy and enter the backside of Walker.Now a days the sight of a couple of hundred middle schoolers walking down the street
together would freak out the residents
I attended the 9th grade there after Crescent was closed. That was the last year of the school.
ReplyDeleteRussell Edwards was my neighbor on on La Costa circle. I remember going to Knotts Berry farm looking for boys too. I'm Pam Keene and Jim Bernhardt was my boyfriend. There's an all year class reunion at William peak park on Sun. July 17th 2011 from 1100:a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Hope to see some I know.
ReplyDeleteLa Palma is no longer used for Gilbert Continuation High School, just for Hope. AUHSD consolidated the continuation high schools at Trident Learning Center. I've heard that LP is used for adult ed too but not sure.
ReplyDeleteI attended La Palma Jr. high from 1974 to 1976 and lived on La Fiesta Dr. Now I drive by and it seems like a graveyard. Where did all the young people go to in Buena Park. I remember our Varsity football team sucked. I remember a Mr. Bain that everyone hated. From there I went to Kennedy wherwe all our rival Walker people were. I remember having a crush on girls like Nancy McDonald, Julie Roeghs, and Cindy Figeral. Goods times but high school was better. Hated Mr. Grace!!!
ReplyDeleteI miss those years, especially the staff. I was a counselor there from 1968 to 1972. Great students also.
ReplyDeleteI haven't strolled down memory lane in a long time, I was looking for someone when i found this web page/site, I went to La Palma from 1968 to 1971 7th 8th and 9th, I remember Lucky's Store was a Market Basket, Jack in the box was new and had no indoor dinning Knott's was not fenced. There was a dress code, Yes i remember Coach's Walker And Palmero Balsis and Ameretto (spelling may suffer) and mr howard who ran the icee machine after gym Mr Ellis math teacher, Mrs rivera History 8th grade
ReplyDeleteMr Wilson and Taylor Service Gents The hottie art teacher vanalstine i belive Mr Weber driving a AUHSD 55 chevy looking for students ditching a class. All I can say now is where did the past 42 yrs go. it seems like yesterday.I lived in Buena Park for 35 yrs from age 4 to 39 In the General track i remember seeing LPJH being built. I was A teachers aide at walter knott elementry in the 8 grade "Where Have All The Good Times Gone"(Kinks Song) If you really want to remember Your school days. Listen to a record/cd
by the kinks called "school boys in disgrace" and just try not to remember that 1 first love when you was to young and only a kid, I'll never forget you J.J.
This is for russell edwards jh g/f I was one of his friends and my brother played football for LPJH with his brother Dave, did you attend russell's party in 7th grade? I know we know each other :) Ill ck here now and then. atleast once a month ive bookmarked this site
ReplyDeleteI attended La Palma from 64 to 67 (makes me really old!!!). Because I lived on the "other" side of Holder, I went to Western High School after La Palma, while virtually all of my classmates went to Kennedy or Savanna. I really enjoyed my time there, but unfortunately I have lost track of the people and teachers who were there with me. My favorite coach was Mr. Patterson, favorite teacher was Mr. Costello. I also remember Mr. Rathmann, a marine jet pilot that taught an aeronautics class. I have some great (but distant) memories of those times. By the way, I also enjoyed the pictures!
ReplyDeleteLa Palma Jr High School - 2nd Annual All Class Reunion
ReplyDeleteSaturday, 7/14/2012 at Peak Park, Buena Park
Time: 11am - 6pm
$10 per person for picnic (includes lunch & drinks)
Reunion Tshirts $12 men's S-XL, $15 2X-3X
Ladies' Vneck $12 S-2X
mail check/money order/cashier check to:
Michele Magyar 7439 La Palma Ave #521 Buena Park CA 90620
See Facebook. Search for La Palma Junior High group and also for the La Palma Jr High school 2nd Annual All Class Picnic
I was in La Palma's first graduating class of 1965.Went to Walker for 7th & 8th.Had Mr Grace,Mr. Scarsone,Mr.Taylor.Played Football,Basketball,ran Track and was JV.Baseball Manager.
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