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Eliot Junior High School

Charles W. Eliot Junior High School
The Charles W. Eliot Junior High School, located at 2184 North Lake Avenue, Altadena, opened in September 1931, with 660 students.  The dedication of the school took place December 11, 1931.  The Parent-Teacher Association and Fathers' Council were organized immediately.  During the first year, only students in the seventh, eighth, and ninth grades were enrolled; however, tenth graders were accommodated the following year.  The west wing, including the auditorium and music room, was still under construction when school opened.  Two bungalows were moved from the Franklin Junior High School, which was being discontinued, and shop classes were installed in them.  Located near the business section of Altadena, the school was always been considered an Altadena community center, loyally backed by the citizens of the area.   A gymnasium was completed in 1950 and two homemaking rooms and a band room were built in 1953.  Two new transportable classrooms were provided in September 1955.  Two principals have served the school through 1956:  Wallace A. Newlin, 1931-48; and George W. Norene, 1948 to         
81 Years of Public Education in Pasadena, June 1955
Photograph: Ed Moses

Photographic Tour of Eliot Middle School 2001

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