Cubberley Community Center
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Cubberley Community Center is a community center in Palo Alto, California
that is housed on the campus of the former Cubberley High School, which opened in the fall of 1956 and closed in 1979 as a result of budget cuts from California Proposition 13
. Cubberley High School, perhaps best known as the setting of Ron Jones'
teaching experiment The Third Wave
, was one of three public high school
s in Palo Alto in the 1960s and 1970s, along with Gunn High School
and Palo Alto High School
, both of which are still open. The high school was named after Ellwood P. Cubberley, an influential authority in the development of institutionalized education.
Now home to local interest organizations including a ballroom dancing club, wildlife rescue organization, and a Chinese
reading room for Palo Alto's large Asian minority, the Cubberley Community Center (known as simply "Cubberley" to locals) has become a prime community area for residents in southern Palo Alto.
The Friends of the Palo Alto Library hold their used book sales at Cubberley on the second Saturday of every month and the following Sunday, filling three entire rooms. They also accept donated books and other items at their Main room on Tuesdays through Saturdays from 2 to 4 pm.
Cubberley also once hosted rock shows by local bands and touring artists including Buffalo Springfield
, Santana
, William Penn and His Pals, Cake
, Third Eye Blind
, blink-182
, Daniel Tsai Band, and Frank Black
.
Another major tenant is an extension campus for Foothill College
. Community college classes are held at the Cubberley site and are becoming increasingly popular.
The land actually belongs to the Palo Alto Unified School District
(PAUSD), and is leased to the City of Palo Alto, which has been criticized by local residents for mismanagement of its funds and subleasing agreements.
Remnants from academia, it boasts a track, a grassy school "amphitheater," and a gym; now used as sites for public running, recreation, and community athletics respectively.
Due to an increasing Millennial teenage population there had been recent talk of reopening the site as a local high school again. This seems to have fluttered and disappeared due to funding problems, and school district reforms and reconstruction.
Palo Alto, California
Palo Alto is a California charter city located in the northwest corner of Santa Clara County, in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, United States. The city shares its borders with East Palo Alto, Mountain View, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Stanford, Portola Valley, and Menlo Park. It is...
that is housed on the campus of the former Cubberley High School, which opened in the fall of 1956 and closed in 1979 as a result of budget cuts from California Proposition 13
California Proposition 13
There are two different ballot proposition in California called Proposition 13:* California Proposition 13 , about property taxation.* California Proposition 13 , about state officer salary increases....
. Cubberley High School, perhaps best known as the setting of Ron Jones'
Ron Jones (teacher)
Ron Jones is an American writer, and teacher in Palo Alto, California, and San Francisco, California. He started The Third Wave...
teaching experiment The Third Wave
The Third Wave
The Third Wave was an experiment to demonstrate that even democratic societies are not immune to the appeal of fascism. It was undertaken by history teacher Ron Jones with sophomore high school students attending his "Contemporary World" history class as part of a study of Nazi Germany...
, was one of three public high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
s in Palo Alto in the 1960s and 1970s, along with Gunn High School
Gunn High School
Henry M. Gunn High School is one of two public high schools in Palo Alto, California. Gunn High School is a four-year high school with a current enrollment of just over 1,900 students. The Class of 1966 was the first class to graduate from Gunn High School. The academic year has two semesters with...
and Palo Alto High School
Palo Alto High School
Palo Alto Senior High School, known locally as "Paly," was founded in 1898 and is one of the oldest high schools in the region. Located in Palo Alto, California, United States, Paly is nestled in the heart of Silicon Valley, and is adjacent to Stanford University. Paly is known for its academically...
, both of which are still open. The high school was named after Ellwood P. Cubberley, an influential authority in the development of institutionalized education.
Now home to local interest organizations including a ballroom dancing club, wildlife rescue organization, and a Chinese
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
reading room for Palo Alto's large Asian minority, the Cubberley Community Center (known as simply "Cubberley" to locals) has become a prime community area for residents in southern Palo Alto.
The Friends of the Palo Alto Library hold their used book sales at Cubberley on the second Saturday of every month and the following Sunday, filling three entire rooms. They also accept donated books and other items at their Main room on Tuesdays through Saturdays from 2 to 4 pm.
Cubberley also once hosted rock shows by local bands and touring artists including Buffalo Springfield
Buffalo Springfield
Buffalo Springfield is a North American folk rock band renown both for its music and as a springboard for the careers of Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Richie Furay and Jim Messina. Among the first wave of North American bands to become popular in the wake of the British invasion, the group combined...
, Santana
Carlos Santana
Carlos Augusto Alves Santana is a Mexican rock guitarist. Santana became famous in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band, Santana, which pioneered rock, salsa and jazz fusion...
, William Penn and His Pals, Cake
Cake (band)
Cake is an American alternative rock band from Sacramento, California. Consisting of singer John McCrea, trumpeter Vince DiFiore, guitarist Xan McCurdy, bassist Gabe Nelson and drummer Paulo Baldi, the band has been noted for McCrea's sarcastic lyrics and deadpan voice, DiFiore's trumpet parts, and...
, Third Eye Blind
Third Eye Blind
Third Eye Blind is an American alternative rock band formed in the early 1990s in San Francisco. The songwriting duo of Kevin Cadogan and Stephan Jenkins signed the band's first major label recording contract with Elektra records in 1996 resulting in two multi platinum albums. The band's lineup...
, blink-182
Blink-182
Blink-182 is an American rock band consisting of vocalist and bass guitarist Mark Hoppus, vocalist and guitarist Tom DeLonge, and drummer Travis Barker. They have sold over 27 million albums worldwide since forming in Poway, California in 1992...
, Daniel Tsai Band, and Frank Black
Frank Black
Black Francis is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as the frontman of the influential alternative rock band Pixies, with whom he performs under the stage name Black Francis. Following the band's breakup in 1993, he embarked on a solo career under the name Frank Black...
.
Another major tenant is an extension campus for Foothill College
Foothill College
Foothill College is a community college located in Los Altos Hills, California and is part of the Foothill-De Anza Community College District. It was founded on January 15, 1957 by Founding Superintendent and President Dr. Calvin C. Flint.-History:...
. Community college classes are held at the Cubberley site and are becoming increasingly popular.
The land actually belongs to the Palo Alto Unified School District
Palo Alto Unified School District
- Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle School :Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle School is a middle school located at 480 East Meadow Dr., Palo Alto, CA 94306. 2007 STAR test results showed an attendance of 870 students, in grades 6 through 8. It was originally named Ray Lyman Wilbur Junior High School after...
(PAUSD), and is leased to the City of Palo Alto, which has been criticized by local residents for mismanagement of its funds and subleasing agreements.
Remnants from academia, it boasts a track, a grassy school "amphitheater," and a gym; now used as sites for public running, recreation, and community athletics respectively.
Due to an increasing Millennial teenage population there had been recent talk of reopening the site as a local high school again. This seems to have fluttered and disappeared due to funding problems, and school district reforms and reconstruction.