QHHS Alumni: 1970-1971: The IMC opens!

Cavalier 71 Cover

1970-1971

Now in its seventh year of existence, Quartz Hill High School continues to grow. The student population from the previous year increased from 1,600 to 1,850 (still a far cry from today's 3,200 students).

The big news on campus was the opening of the IMC, or Instructional Material Center, which housed the new library, nurse's office, activities office, photography lab, and the audio visual department. Today, the IMC is more commonly referred to as the Admin Building, which houses the guidance, attendance, records, accounting, nurse's and administration offices, library and switchboard.

IMC opens during 2nd semester.

Inside the newly constructed library.
Straight ahead is the door to the switchboard office

Top: IMC building in 1970; Below: 2014

SPORTS

The football team ended their season with a 5-3-1 record. New milestones were achieved, including the first fieldgoal ever kicked by a Rebel place kicker (Jim Seabrook), most shutouts by a Rebel football team (Fillmore, Apple Valley and Victor Valley), and it was the first year that the Rebels beat the Palmdale Falcons at the varsity level.

The Cross Country team was excited to beat cross-town rival Antelope Valley for the first time. They set the fastest time in the league for the two mile (Pat Curran 9:52) and the team was named Golden League Champions.

STUDENT LIFE
An assortment of new clubs appear in this year's yearbook, including Geography, Foreign Studies, Free Style Wrestling, Racket, Future Teachers, Spirit Squad, Science & Rocket and Electronics.

Homecoming Queen
Debbie Platts

Prom Queen
Nancy Weil

2014 QHHS Hall of Fame recipient Tom Facey is pictured here in his junior year as the QHHS Boy's State Delegate.
The 2014 Hall of Fame public ceremony will be held Friday, October 10 at 6:15 p.m.
at Nicholson Field before the QHHS vs. HHS varsity football game.