by Rick Corlett | Aug 31, 2023 | KHS Historical Snapshots
Advertisements from The KHS News and The Galaxy, 1958 ~ 1971 Until their use started to diminish in the mid-seventies, advertisements were common and prevalent in Kearny’s school newspapers. Clothing ads appeared regularly. These advertisements showcased the fashions...
by Rick Corlett | Aug 31, 2023 | Archive Updates
Just this month the Kearny Archives received another incredible donation – a set of memorabilia that belonged to Alvin E. Licht, Kearny Class of 1948. The donation included Kearny yearbooks from 1945, 1946, and 1948; athletic Letters; his Diploma; and several...
by Rick Corlett | Dec 28, 2022 | KHS Historical Snapshots
From the KHS News December 15, 1961 This December 1961 KHS News article documented Kearny’s participation in one of San Diego’s annual Christmas...
by Rick Corlett | Dec 28, 2022 | Archive Updates
I recently went through a collection of materials from the Kearny School of Engineering, Innovation, and Design (EID) that the school had given to the Archives not long ago. Among the collection is a notebook containing a large number of CDs and DVDs containing a...
by Rick Corlett | Nov 20, 2021 | Museum News
Coach Tom Barnett was honored at the Kearny Komet Senior Night football game on October 29, 2021. Surrounded by former players, Coach Barnett was presented with a facsimile of the bronze plaque that now adorns the entrance to Komet Stadium along with the plaque...
by Rick Corlett | Oct 2, 2021 | Museum News
ASB students, led by Isaiah Shabazz, created the first Kearny history “pop-up” museum at a football game. Organized by decade, students gathered yearbooks, uniforms, and trophies for display. They created posters and slideshows highlighting the variety of...
by Rick Corlett | Sep 1, 2021 | KHS Historical Snapshots
From the Linda Vista Sentinel, December, 1947 With an 80-year history, Kearny’s Homecoming traditions go back a ways. Here are two articles from the Linda Vista Sentinel from early December 1947. There are two trivia questions related to these articles: where is Arvin...
by Rick Corlett | Apr 15, 2021 | KHS Historical Snapshots
Kearny Historical Snapshot April 2021 Bill Peterson is one of the winningest Varsity Boys Basketball coaches in San Diego county history, finishing his career with 404 wins. Coming to Kearny in 1981, he added 211 wins to his total during his 12 years at Kearny. He...
by Rick Corlett | Apr 15, 2021 | KHS Historical Snapshots
Kearny Historical Archives KHS News and the Galaxy April 2021 When they were published the school’s newspapers, KHS News and later the Galaxy, served the Kearny student population by sharing information about school events, important issues, and the achievements of...
by Rick Corlett | Jan 20, 2019 | Archive Updates
Archive Update Jan 2019 by Rick Corlett Archivist, Kearny High Historical Archive Collection It’s always great when we are able to add to the Kearny High Historical Archives. This past year Joan Sprague, who taught at Kearny between 1986 and 2000, contributed a...
