Four young men from the 1936 Stadium High School band with "Sousaphones." Each young man is wearing a school sweater with a music emblem. The musicians are Britt Kellogg, Bob Williams, Ray Hurd and Richard Reed. (T. Times 9/18/1936, pg. 7)

Bands--Tacoma--1930-1940; Youth bands--Tacoma--1930-1940; Band uniforms--Tacoma; Tubas; Brass instruments; Stadium High School (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Kellogg, Britt; Williams, Bob; Hurd, Ray; Reed, Richard; Students--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Stadium High School Maritza Opera. Thirteen students, five girls and eight boys, on steps of building. Four of the boys wear letter sweaters with "S" on front. (filed with Argentum)

Stadium High School (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Operas & operettas--Tacoma--1930-1940;

In September of 1937, Stadium High School's Coach Christie posed with his team in front of a Gothic arch at the school. Later they would represent their school at the state track meet in Pullman in May. Pictured in the back row, left to right, are McCord, Londos, Reynolds, Bennatts & Coach Christy. In the front row are Smith, Watts, Long & Johns. (T.Times 5/19/1937, pg. 3)

Track athletics--1930-1940; Stadium High School (Tacoma)--Sports;

Stadium High School Swim Team. Coach Vincent Keyes poses with his undefeated tank team at the schools' indoor swimming pool. Team members watch closely as one of their own performs a dive. l (T. Times, 1/30/1939, p. 11).

Keyes, Vincent; Diving--Tacoma--1930-1940; Stadium High School (Tacoma)--Sports; Swimmers--Tacoma--1930-1940; Swimming--Tacoma--1930-1940; Swimming pools--Tacoma--1930-1940; Students--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Stadium High School 1939 Basketball Team. The team, under the direction of Coach V.G. Lowman, was on top of the Tacoma prep standings. Considered short for a basketball team, they made up for their lack of altitude with sheer attitude. The fighting Tigers, in at least six of their games, came from far behind to win. Team members are, front row left to right, Art DeMaris, Matt Kapovich, Bob Loftness, Wes Hudson, Marion Klarich and Russ Soper. Back row, Dick Donelson, Dave Livingston, Dave Doud, Coach Lowman, Fred Angus, Warren Harvey and George Warfer. The team won the school its 10th consecutive city championship and placed second in cross state play. (T. Times 2/24/1939, pg. 14)

Stadium High School (Tacoma)--Sports; Basketball players--1930-1940; Basketball-- Tacoma--1930-1940;

Stadium High School's undefeated 1939 Swim Team. Coach Vincent Keyes poses with his tank team at the school's indoor swimming pool. Bob Early stays afloat in pool. Other team members are, front row, left to right, Ralph Ervin, Phil Cedarcrans, Louis Formuzis, Richard Malott and Jim Fisher. 2nd row: Bliss Croft, Jack Bloomfield, Dean Daughtry and Ralph Burnett. Back row: Richard Hescox, Coach Keyes, Wally Bookwalter, Captain Earl Stuard and Jack Graham. Kneeling on the diving board is Ed Hoppen. Sitting on the board, left to right, are Jack Alvord, Jimmy Diedrick and Dick Strinsky. (T. Times, 1/30/1939, p. 11, names listed).

Stadium High School (Tacoma)--Sports; Swimmers--Tacoma--1930-1940; Swimming--Tacoma--1930-1940; Swimming pools--Tacoma--1930-1940; Students--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Stadium girls showing different hem lengths, Times, McDonald.These co-eds will be entering college the fall of 1947. They all graduated from Stadium High School in June. Most of them are following the current fashion for lower hem lines. L-R; Myrna Juntti; Rosemary Tollefson, unnamed, Janine Eklund, Anne McCrea, Virginia McNerthney and Patricia Murphy. (T.Times, 9/6/1947, p.13)

Stadium High School (Tacoma); Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Juntti, Myrna; Tollefson, Rosemary; Eklund, Janine; McCrea, Anne; McNerthney, Virginia; Murphy, Patricia; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950; Skirts;

Stadium's Tigerannas will perform at the big football game between Tacoma's fire department and police department. The game proceeds will benefit the high school band uniform fund. View of Fire Chief, Charles Eisenbacher, admiring Stadium High School's majorettes. Left to right, Darlene Reynolds, Marjie Joy Miller, Alice Edwards and Donalda Moncrieff, they have their batons in hand and are ready for the big game on Saturday, Stadium High School in background. Miss Miller went on to achieve fame as actress and dancer Marjie Millar. (T. Times, 12/6/47, p. 8).

Drum majorettes--Tacoma; Uniforms; Events--Tacoma; Fire fighters--Tacoma; Stadium High School (Tacoma); Eisenbacher, Charles J.; Reynolds, Darlene; Miller, Marjie Joy; Moncrieff, Donalda; Edwards, Alice; Millar, Marjie;

Paul Prentice was a teacher in the science department of Stadium High School. He taught botany and biology for many years. He retired in 1949, after he became head of the science department. View of Mr. Prentice with his students. TPL-9463

Students--Tacoma; Classrooms--Tacoma; Blackboards; Stadium High School (Tacoma); Prentice, Paul T., 1885-1971;

The Stadium High School Girls Club was having an "Easter Parade of Fashions" show in March of 1947. Club members would model the latest "Sweet Sixteen" and spring fashions. Getting ready for their modeling debut were : (l to r) Cathryn Damon in a casual short-sleeved dress; Joanne Ryan sporting the latest teen style hat; Janis Turner in an off-the-shoulder evening gown; Beverly Fox (seated on floor) wearing a two piece playsuit with bare midriff and Rosemary Tollefson, daughter of Congressman Thor Tollefson, looking very business-like in a tweed suit. (T. Times, 3/15/47, p. 10).

Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fashion shows--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fashion models--Tacoma--1940-1950; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950; Stadium High School (Tacoma); Damon, Cathryn; Ryan, Joanne; Turner, Janis; Fox, Beverly; Tollefson, Rosemary;

A true "Easter Parade" of fashions was on display at the afternoon tea and fashion show sponsored by the Girls Club of Stadium High School and the P.T.A. in March of 1947. Many of Tacoma's leading shops, including Rhodes Bros., Fisher's, Lyons and Benders, furnished dresses and accessories for the fund raising event. In this photo, taken in front of Stadium H. S. are: (l to r) Cathryn Damon wearing a casual dress, Joanne Ryan wearing the latest teen style hat, Janis Turner in an evening gown, Rosemary Tollefson in a smart tweed suit and Beverly Fox wearing a two piece play suit. (T. Times, 3/15/47, p. 10).

Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fashion shows--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fashion models--Tacoma--1940-1950; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950; Stadium High School (Tacoma); Damon, Cathryn; Ryan, Joanne; Turner, Janis; Tollefson, Rosemary; Fox, Beverly;

Fisher's teenage models. Two young women model dresses standing in the arch at Stadium High School. An automobile with its top down is parked in the street. (Shown in TNT, 8/5/1945, p.1) TPL-7933

Stadium High School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fashion models; Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950;

During the summer of 1946, while Tacoma's school age children were on vacation, a group of police candidates were taking classes at Stadium High School. At the end of August, 37 of the candidates received diplomas and were declared full-fledged members of the Tacoma Police Department. Attending the graduation were a number of veterans of the Tacoma and Seattle police departments including: Police Captain A.E. Farrar, third from the left in the front row; Police Chief P.G. Gregg, in a dark suit and white hat; Safety Commissioner R.S. Temme, in light colored suit and "skimmer"; and Seattle Police Captain Emile Vallet, next to Temme. Others names are listed in Tacoma Times. (T.Times, 9/4/1946, p.16.)

Police--Tacoma--1940-1950; Law enforcement training--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma Police Department (Tacoma); Stadium High School (Tacoma); Portraits; Graduation ceremonies--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Girls with Red Feather for the Tacoma Community Chest at Stadium High School. Left to right, Patty Doe, Margaret Hansen and Lorraine Bottinger are holding up the Tacoma Community Chest red feather as a symbol of victory. The Chest drive has proven to be a great success, with the quota of $340,000 having been reached and exceeded by $171.09. This is the first time in 12 peace time years the Chest has met its quota (T. Times, 11/27/47, p. 24).

Victories--Tacoma; Feathers; Smiley faces; Fund raising--Tacoma--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma; Tacoma Community Chest (Tacoma);

Stadium High School was built in 1891, it was built in the French Chateau style and originally designed by architect A. B. Hewitt, architect Frederick Heath remodeled the building and changed it into the school. Stadium Bowl was built in 1909, it has been remodeled many times because of mudslides and weather damage. Aerial view of Stadium High School and Stadium Bowl.

Public schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; Sports & recreation facilities--Tacoma; Waterfronts; Cities & towns--Tacoma; Aerial photographs; Aerial views; Stadium High School (Tacoma); Stadium Bowl (Tacoma);

Bill Herdman, gardener at Stadium High School, with beautiful bouquet of flowers including dahlias in a photograph dated September 27, 1948. Mr. Herdman was wearing his signature outfit of "newsboy" cap, vest, tie, rolled-up sleeves and trousers. An article about Mr. Herdman in the Tacoma Daily Ledger's October 11, 1931 edition, 17 years before, also showed Mr. Herdman in similar clothing. William (Bill) Herdman was an Englishman who learned his gardening craft on English estates and also in gardens near Newscastle. He came to Tacoma about 1910 and had been the official gardener for the Tacoma school system since 1913. He first started at Lincoln High School and then Stadium High with six intermediate schools in between. Mr. Herdman was also responsible for the district's playfields, baseball diamonds and football gridirons. A bachelor, he lived in the caretaker's home in back of Stadium High since he began working for the schools. Dahlias and gladiolas were his favorite blooms. (scan of original negative, no print on file) (TDL 10-11-1931, A-16; Tacoma Sunday Times, 12-5-1948, p. 41)

Herdman, William; Gardening--Tacoma; Stadium High School (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Public schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; Flowers--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Women representing several auxiliaries of Veterans of Foreign Wars organizations posed on the steps of Stadium High School on April 24, 1940. Among the nine women was Mrs. Leon Cecil of Puyallup, senior vice-president of the Department of Washington auxiliaries, Veterans of Foreign Wars. She is second to the right, first row. Mrs. Cecil was at Stadium to award two students, Perry Burkhart and Dave Glenn, who had captured first and second place essay honors among Tacoma students and would be eligible for honors in the statewide essay contest sponsored by the auxiliaries of the V.F.W. The other women in the group were not identified. (T.Times 4-25-40, p. 20-article on awards)

Cecil, Leon--Family; Women--Tacoma--1940-1950; Veterans of Foreign Wars, Women's Auxiliaries; Stadium High School (Tacoma);

In March of 1940, Stadium High School presented their 28th annual opera "Desert Song." The 200 students in the cast rehearsed three months to perform the light opera March 28-30. The lead was played by Donna Mae Jaden, who later achieved fame as musical and film star Janis Paige. Pictured, left to right, are Michael Gaidosh, Margaret Repetto, David Glenn, Mel Novikoff, Donna Mae Jaden, Fred Gilbertson and Bob Mulligan. (T. Times 3/29/1940, pg. 13)

Stadium High School (Tacoma); Operas & operettas--Tacoma--1940-1950; Actresses; Paige, Janis; Jaden, Donna Mae; Actors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Gaidosh, Michael; Repetto, Margaret; Glenn, David; Novikoff, Mel; Gilbertson, Fred; Mulligan, Bob;

The student body of Stadium High School assembled in front of their school as a squad of R.O.T.C. cadets from Bellarmine High School fired three volleys with their rifles at the Memorial Day service held in May of 1941. During the solemn ceremony, special tribute was paid to the 11 Stadium alumni who lost their lives in WWI. (T. Times 5/30/1941 p.1)

Military training--Tacoma; Cadets--Tacoma; Reserve Officers Training Corps--Bellarmine High School (Tacoma); Stadium High School (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Memorial Day; Memorial rites & ceremonies--Tacoma; Commemoration--Tacoma;

Stadium High School's State Champion tennis team of 1942 poses in front of the school. The team won both the state tournament and the Cross State League titles in '42. Pictured, front row, left to right are Harvey and Harold Mosich. Back row: Coach Isadore Epstein, team captain Walt Olson, Kirk Stewart, and Wally Cavanaugh. Kirk Stewart won the singles title at state, while Wally Cavanaugh triumphed at the Cross State. The Mosich brothers won doubles at both meets. (T Times 5/29/1942, pg. 10; TNT 5/29/42, pg. 13)

Tennis players--1940-1950; Tennis rackets; Stadium High School (Tacoma)--Sports; Mosich, Harold; Mosich, Harvey; Epstein, Isadore; Stewart, Kirk; Cavanaugh, Wally; Olson, Walt;

Tacoma News Tribune "Fall Fashions" layout. Sally Marshall, 1022 No. Prospect, and Bob Brown model school clothes in front of Stadium High School on September 8, 1951. Sally is wearing a stylish purple corduroy dress with an antique coin necklace. Bob is all set for school with an ensemble of cream colored cords, maroon gabardine shirt and green-gold Karafleece sweater. Both are Stadium High School sophomores. (TNT 9-12-51, C-16)

Marshall, Sally; Brown, Bob; Students--Tacoma--1950-1960; Teenagers--1950-1960; Stadium High School (Tacoma); Men--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1950-1960; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1950-1960; Fashion models--Tacoma--1950-1960;

ca. 1963. Stadium High School on Stadium Way enjoyed elevated views of Commencement Bay. This 1963 aerial photograph shows the school's proximity to the Washington State Historical Society Building juxtaposed with massive Stadium Bowl, site of football and civic endeavors. Stadium High School had been planned as a grand Tacoma hotel but it was gutted by fire before completion. It opened as a high school in 1906 and changed its name to Stadium in 1913. The school will be undergoing extensive remodeling starting in 2004 and its students transferred to the old Mount Tacoma High School.

Aerial photographs; Stadium High School (Tacoma); Washington State Historical Building (Tacoma); Washington State Historical Society (Tacoma); Neighborhoods--Tacoma--1960-1970;

Teacher Vella Boyles instructs her students in the fine art of Home Economics at Stadium High School on April 17, 1969. She is shown examining the creation of a woman's suit on a mannequin. Other students are quietly sewing on their Elna sewing machines in the well-lit room. Photograph ordered by Homemaker Supply Co., Portland.

Home economics--Tacoma--1960-1970; Sewing--Tacoma; Sewing machines; Boyles, Vella; Teachers--Tacoma--1960-1970; Students--Tacoma--1960-1970; Stadium High School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma;

• Tacoma High School, later to be known as Stadium High School, at 111 No. E St. circa 1908.
• Printed on front: High School, Tacoma, Wash.

• Originally constructed as a hotel, it never opened because the structure was damaged by fire in 1898. It was converted for use as Tacoma High School in 1906. The name was changed in 1913 to Stadium High school. circa 1907.
• Printed on front: High School, Tacoma, Wash.

• Originally constructed as a hotel, it never opened because the structure was damaged by fire in 1898. It was converted for use as Tacoma High School in 1906. The name was changed in 1913 to Stadium High school. circa 1910.
• Printed on front: HIgh School, Tacoma, Wash.

Originally constructed as a hotel, it never opened because the structure was damaged by fire in 1898. It was converted for use as Tacoma High School in 1906. The name was changed in 1913 to Stadium High school., after Lincoln High school was built. circa 1907. Printed on front: High School, Tacoma, Wash.