School Highlights

  • Gresham Grade School and High School, 1901
    A photograph of Gresham Grade School and High School on Powell Boulevard, the fourth school building built in Gresham. Eight men are outside the building and on the steps and second floor balcony. The photo appears to have been taken shortly before or after construction on the building was finished, as carpenters are on site, and loose wooden planks are scattered on the ground. Two bicycles have been leaned against the building.
  • Gresham Union High School Student Body, 1929
    Photograph of the 1929 Gresham Union High School student body, taken on the lawn outside of the high school building. There is a stamp on the back of the photograph for Coffey's Photo Service, located in Portland.
  • Gresham High School and Grade School Graduation Programs
    Three items: A is a Gresham Union High School commencement ticket for Thursday, June 8, 1961 at the Gresham High School Auditorium. The ticket admits 1 person. B is a program for the May 29, 1957 graduation exercises for the 8th grade class of Gresham Grade School. The program lists the graduates, the staff, and teachers along with the schedule of the event. C is the program for the 56th commencement exercises for Gresham Union High School held in the auditorium of the high school on June 8, 1961. Program includes a list of graduates, teachers and staff along with the schedule for the event.
  • Gresham Grade School Class of 1938
    Photograph of the Gresham Grade School class of 1938. Four rows of students and teachers stand on the front steps of Gresham Grade School. The girls are wearing white dresses with corsages, and most of the boys are in white pants, white long-sleeved shirts, pull-over vest, ties, and a flower pinned on the left side. One young man in front, identified on the back of the photo as Robert Merle Davidson, has black pants and a long sleeved zip-up sweater. Several adults stand in the back row.
  • Gresham High School Graduation Invitation, 1937
    Consists of an invitation to the 1937 Gresham Union High School Graduation, held on May 28th, 1937, and two name cards for graduating students: Miss Jean Nickerson and Miss Margaret Nickerson. The invitation is printed on rippled white paper. There is a small metal insignia on the front of a Native American man wearing a headdress, in profile. Margaret Nickerson's card has a stain on it.
  • All Around Music Program
    A program for "All Around Music," a vocal performance by the Gresham High School Music Department. The program is printed on light blue paper.
  • Getting to Know You 1962
    Program for Getting to Know You 1962, a Big and Little Sister tea and fashion show, put on by Gresham High School. The program is 4 pages, with a light blue paper cover.
  • Getting to Know You Installation Ceremony Program
    Program for a Getting to Know You installation ceremony at Gresham High School. The program is printed on light blue paper, and has a list of incoming and outgoing officers.
  • Gresham High School Yells
    A sheet of Gresham High School yells and cheers, with the words to the Alma Mater, Fight Song, Try Why, Take a Team, and Win 'em All.
  • Gresham Gophers Basketball Scorecard
    Paper scorecard for basketball games at Gresham High School. Names of Gresham players and their number listed on the left. Space on right to put in the visiting team. Coaches, Basketball Rally, Rally Advisor listed. Ads at bottom from First National Bank of Oregon, Gresham Branch and M & M Restaurant.
  • Gresham Public and High School Commencement Program, 1906
    Commencement program for Gresham Public and High School for 8th and 12th grades. Graduation held at the Gresham Grange Hall, June 1, 1906. Class motto is "Nothing Without Labor." B) first page of the program, front and back. C) second page of the program, front and back.
  • Gresham High School Band, 1952
    A photo of the Gresham High School Band in 1952. Director Harold Weber is seated behind the drum in the center of the photo. The band members are in full uniform, some holding wind instruments. The girl on the far right is holding a cymbal. The group is standing in front of and on top of a stage-type structure, festooned with bunting. The band's drum majorette is standing next to Mr. Weber, who is wearing her tall, fur hat. Back of photo notes: "Harald [sic] Webber and his Gresham Band, 1952."
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