9. Verdugo built on the site of a lemon
orchard next to the original Plainview
Elementary School.
10. ⢠Calvin Coolidge High School was
going to be the schoolâs name.
⢠Congressman John Steven
McGroarty lobbied to have the
name changed to Verdugo Hills.
11. ⢠September 13, 1937: School opens
(437 students, Grades 7-11).
⢠Room 7 was the main building-it
was where the main building and
flagpole now stands.
12. ⢠521 students in second semester.
⢠June 21, 1939-First class of 51
students graduate.
13. ⢠Verdugo takes over the Plainview
ES site. Parking lot replaces the
schoolâs main building.
⢠The other classroom buildings
became part of the VHHS campus
(Magnet area).
14. ⢠1940-New gym added
⢠1948-Main building completed
⢠1948-The original building moved.
15. ⢠1942-Cornerstone for Auditorium
laid.
⢠1957- Auditorium
completed, named for John
Steven McGroarty, a
local, California's Poet Laureate
and a U.S. Congressman.
16. ⢠1957-Keltner Glen added, named
for Phil Keltner, active member of
the school's Booster Club, left in
a wheelchair after contracting
polio.
17. ⢠1961-Glenn Hall built and named
in honor of astronaut and US
Senator, John Glenn.
⢠1966-The building housing the
wood, electric and auto shops
built.
18. ⢠1969-Suffel Hall built-named for
Ms. Lucia Shumway Suffel
(art/jewelry-making).
⢠1998-New Media Lab replaces
Auto Shop and Electric Shop.
⢠2012-SLC Project is completed.
19.
20. Verdugo has had a long line of very
successful alumni in every field-
politics, music, drama, civil
rights, industry, and more!
21. ⢠Corey Allen (movies)
⢠Dr. Susan Ashley (psychology -
author) Class of 1978
⢠Michael Baldwin (movies - actor)
Class of 1981
22. ⢠Bekka Bramlett (music)
⢠Jan Brewer
(governor Arizona)
⢠Chris Burns
(CNN anchor)
23. ⢠Don E. FauntLeRoy (movies - director)
Class of 1971
⢠Michael Huckman (reporter)
Class of 1979
24. ⢠K. Lee Johnson (movies - stuntman)
Class of 1977
⢠Michael J. Kouri (paranormal)
Class of 1982
⢠Scott Manzo (music )
Class of 1977
25. ⢠Alan Lezman (movies)
Class of 1968
⢠John Ingle (movies)
Class of 1946
26. ⢠A Martinez (Actor)
Class of 1966
⢠Molly Murphy MacGregor (education)
Class of S-1964
27. ⢠Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (politics)
Class of 1956
⢠Jeff Mitchum
(photography)
Class of 1977
28. ⢠Jaye P. Morgan (singer)
Class of W-1950
⢠Robert C. Nakasone (business)
Class of W-1966
29. ⢠Brian Nash (acting)
Class of 1974
⢠John Purdell (music)
Class of 1977
30. ⢠Steve White (U.S. armed forces)
Class of 1946
⢠Jonathan Valen (music)
Class of 1977
31. ⢠David Simpson (U.S. armed forces)
Class of 1976
⢠Dick & Tom Smothers
(comedy)
32. Verdugo Hills High School is proud of all we do
for our studentsâŚthe future
leaders, artists, educators, doctors, lawyersâŚand
everything in between.