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John Muir High School
1905 N Lincoln Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91103
(626) 798-7881
Updated
April 08, 2008
©2007 JMHSAA
Campus History
HISTORY OF JOHN MUIR HIGH SCHOOL
SITE LOCATIONS
Muir Campus 1936 at 1905 N. Lincoln Ave.
Walnut Street Site
(between Euclid and
Los Robles Avenues)
1913-1926
John Muir Junior High
School
1926-1939
John Muir Technical High School
1939-1942
Pasadena Junior College,
West Campus
Mascot
Terriers
School Colors
Orange and Grey
Muir Campus 2006
1942-1946
US Army Military Base
1946-1954
John Muir College
1954-Present
John Muir High School
Mascot
Mustangs
School Colors
Blue & Gold
School
Principals, 1926 - Present
Years
Name of Principal
Years
Name of Principal
1926 -
1938
Rufus Mead
1971 - 1971
Ray Cortines
1939 -
1942
Dr. Archie Turrell
1971 - 1975
Elias Galvan
1943 -
1945
The War
Years—School not open, military base
1976 (Fall)
Dick Fletcher
1946 -
1954
Dr. Archie Turrell
1976 - 1980
Jim Snyder
1955 -
1960
Frank R. Walkup
1980 (Fall)
Jim Snyder
Muir Students & Dr. John Venable
1981 - 1984
Stan Sheinkopf
1985 - 1989
Jimmie Charles
1989 (Fall)
Al Fortune
1990 - 1992
Al Fortune,
1992 -1995
Gary Talbert
1961 -
1968
Dr. John
A. Venable
1995 - 1996
Sterling Williams
1969 -
1969
David
Blair
1969 -
1970
Mrs. Verdelle Reynolds
Ray Cortines (3rd
right ) appointed
Deputy Mayor of Education for Los Angeles.
1996 - 2003
Dr. Eddie Newman
2003 - 2004
Dr. Eddie Newman,
Co-principal Melda Gaskins, Co-principal
2004 - 2004
John Finn
2004 - 2006
Dr. Daniel Webb
2006 - 2007
Gary Roggenstein
2007 - Present
Sheryl Orange
Other Principals: Will
Craft, Gene Lambert
and Fran Powell
Data compiled by Chuck
Malouf,
Loren Shirar
and Neal Brockmeyer
Loren Shirar ('52) Larry Tharp ('61)
Alumni Museum
Co-Chairs
The Muir Alumni Museum is open by appointment
only. It is also available for
reunion tours. Please contact us if you'd like to arrange
for a tour.