by Rick Corlett | Oct 3, 2025 | Museum News
Phase One of the Kearny Komet Museum will officially open Saturday, October 18, 2025 The Museum will be open from 12:00 – 4:00 ~ Welcome and Acknowledgments at 2:00 ~ The Museum is located in the Kearny High Library which is behind the new...
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 | Apr 1, 2022 | Archive Updates
Thanks to the efforts of Steve Grooms, Class of 1975, the first of two statues celebrating a “Lifetime of Learning” has been installed in the Kearny Library. Commissioned by Mission Federal Credit Union, Mary Buckman, Kearny Class of 1965, created a pair of statues...
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...
by Rick Corlett | Jun 1, 2021 | KHS Historical Snapshots
From the 1970 Yearbook Once again this year Kearny High was well represented in the arena of girls’ sports. The Girls’ Athletic Association, more commonly known as GAA, is one of the most active groups on campus. Its stalwart members have participated in...
