![]() Additionally, Miller had a photo of each KIA enlarged and laminated. Miller is also responsible for the Wilcox Vietnam Memorial Plaque, which lists only the six Killed In Action who actually graduated from Wilcox, and is currently working on a Walk of Fame in front of the flag pole honoring each graduating class. Now, the panoramic photo of each subsequent graduating class is added to the wall, which is housed on walls on the inside of the school's main building, just outside the main offices. After successfully tracking down the nine pictures not in the cabinet (by way of e-mails and telephone calls to past students), the Alumni Wall was completed and dedicated on 7 November 2003. As a result of this discovery, he decided to make a wall consisting of the pictures of every graduating class in school history. The idea came about when Miller located several panoramic class pictures while clearing out a dusty cabinet. In 2001, former head custodian Joe Miller undertook an ambitious project to honor the school's past. The body of each one was recovered and returned home. Davis (Class of 1965, wounded in action during the 1968 Tet Offensive he died on 14 Jan 73 after being in a coma for several years, age 25), Alvin "John" Wesolowski (member of the Class of 1965 though he transferred to Homestead High School prior to graduation, K.I.A. The school saw a total of seven students, (either students at the time, former students, or alumni) Killed In Action (K.I.A.)during the Vietnam War. Mike Patterakis was not credited as a contributor to either song.) James Paris, the first music teacher at the school. Even though those have changed, the original school song (All Hail Our Alma Mater) and fight song (Fight On Wilcox) are still in use today. The original mascot for Wilcox was The Warrior, the school colors were Green and Gold, the newspaper was The War Chants, and the yearbook was The Promethean. At that time, the student body voted to change the name of the mascot, newspaper, and yearbook, along with the school colors, to be more inclusive of the new students. was the first principal of Wilcox) were converted into middle schools. Buchser, School Superintendent when Buchser High School opened. Peterson) opened in the district and then later recombined when Peterson and Buchser High School (named after Emil R. The student body was split when Peterson High School (named after Marian A. The first graduating class to attend Wilcox for all four years was the Class of 1965. ![]() The school opened its doors in the fall of 1961 to what would become its first graduating class, the class of 1964, which entered as Sophomores. Contrary to popular belief the land for the school was not donated by Wilcox. The school was named for the ranking member of the Santa Clara Union High School Board of Trustees, Adrian C. Construction of the school began in the late 1950s.
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