Ellwood P. Cubberley High School
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Cubberley High School was one of three public high schools in Palo Alto California
. Opened in 1956, Cubberley High was located at 4000 Middlefield Road. It was finally closed in 1979 as a reaction to declining enrollment and decreased revenues following Proposition 13. The other local high schools Gunn High School
and Palo Alto High School
had been created on friendly land transfers from Stanford University
and if educational use was to be terminated, the land would revert back to the university for the value at the time of transfer. The Palo Alto Unified School District
board, requiring an infusion of cash
, determined Cubberley could be sold at more contemporary rates. Later it was discovered that it could only be sold to a non-profit organization
. That has resulted in the campus being converted into the Cubberley Community Center
, on an annual lease from the school district
to the city of Palo Alto.http://www.paloaltohistory.com/cubberley.html
Cubberley was the scene of the famous Third Wave
experiment by teacher Ron Jones
, which was later portrayed in a film and TV Special.
According to Palo Alto Online, current enrollment projections done by Palo Alto Unified suggest that Cubberley may need to be reopened as a fourth middle school by 2015 and ultimately be reopened as a third high school by 2021
Among the alumni of Cubberley is famed theoretical physicist Michio Kaku
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California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. Opened in 1956, Cubberley High was located at 4000 Middlefield Road. It was finally closed in 1979 as a reaction to declining enrollment and decreased revenues following Proposition 13. The other local high schools 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...
had been created on friendly land transfers from Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
and if educational use was to be terminated, the land would revert back to the university for the value at the time of transfer. 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...
board, requiring an infusion of cash
Cash
In common language cash refers to money in the physical form of currency, such as banknotes and coins.In bookkeeping and finance, cash refers to current assets comprising currency or currency equivalents that can be accessed immediately or near-immediately...
, determined Cubberley could be sold at more contemporary rates. Later it was discovered that it could only be sold to a non-profit organization
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
. That has resulted in the campus being converted into the Cubberley Community Center
Cubberley Community Center
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...
, on an annual lease from the school district
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
to the city of Palo Alto.http://www.paloaltohistory.com/cubberley.html
Cubberley was the scene of the famous 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...
experiment by teacher 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...
, which was later portrayed in a film and TV Special.
According to Palo Alto Online, current enrollment projections done by Palo Alto Unified suggest that Cubberley may need to be reopened as a fourth middle school by 2015 and ultimately be reopened as a third high school by 2021
Among the alumni of Cubberley is famed theoretical physicist Michio Kaku
Michio Kaku
is an American theoretical physicist, the Henry Semat Professor of Theoretical Physics in the City College of New York of City University of New York, the co-founder of string field theory, and a "communicator" and "popularizer" of science...
External links
- http://www.paloaltohistory.com/cubberley.html
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