Wanted: Hi-Lo Yearbooks

16 Sep 2020 1:15 PM | Francine Porter (Administrator)

Clarkdale Historical Society and Museum is seeking copies of the Hi-Lo yearbooks dated 1959 to 1972.

“Though the school was located in Jerome, sports were practiced an played in Clarkdale “ explains Michael Lindner, President of CHSM. “That makes them relevant to Clarkdale.”

CHSM would like to borrow any of the issues not currently in the collection.  The property will not be harmed in any way.  It will be returned to the owner after it is scanned.

To assist CHSM, please contact us at 928-649-1198 or email a message to info@clarkdalemuseum.org.

Visitors can peruse copies of the Clarkdale High School Alchemist (1920-1950) and the Hilltopper (1952-1957) by visiting the CHSM website at www.clarkdalemuseum.org.

Here is an excerpt from the inaugural issue of Hi-Lo:

The Senior Class of 1959 presents the Hi-Lo, the first annual of the new Mingus Union High School.  The staff has chosen Hi-Lo as the name because it distinctly describes the locale of our area.  “Hi” represents the mountains which almost surround us, and particularly the Mingus or Black Hills Range towering above on the west.  “Lo” is symbolic of our Verde Valley.  Students who live in Jerome and Clarkdale clearly represent the “Hi” part since Jerome is on a mountain and Clarkdale on the foothills.  Students from Cottonwood and Oak Creek district represent the “Lo” part -- the Verde Valley—extending into the distance to meet the mountains.

 

We believe that this annual is evidence of the spirit, co-operation, and understanding that have been shown by both the faculty and student body throughout this year of Mingus Union High School


Comments

  • 25 Sep 2020 9:56 PM | Dale Pirtle
    I went to Mingus High School in 1951 to 1953. It wasn't called Mingus Union High School but Mingus High School. We rode the school bus to Jerome that year for the first time. In 1953 we moved to Grants, New Mexico and finished my Senior Year there. The Year Book was called the Hilltopper. I was born in Jerome at the Hospital Oct. 05, 1935. My Father worked in the Power House at the smelter in Clarkdale. I grew up with Jerry Wombacher we were friends. My mother was born in Clarkdale June 01, 1919. I can't prove it but I believe she was born in the house where Walter Jordan lived at one time. I remember them talking about a clothes line. on the porch to dry their clothes. My mother's (Frances Webb) Uncle came to visit, don't know what year and while the family was down at the Orchard picking peaches, her uncle did his laundry and hung them up on the porch. He had a pair of pants, probably wool and washed them with a cleaner. When he hung them up to dry, there was a breeze and the pants caught on fire. He couldn't put the fire out in time and the family was down in the orchard away from the house. That was told to me by my mother. The house was located across the river from the slag dump. After that they moved down the river near the old bridge, it's not there now. As a kid we used to walk to Pecks Lake and fish or look for golf balls to sell. I used to caddy for the golfers. We got about $0.25 for 9 holes of golf. Gettin late have to go now. Dale Pirtle
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