We were invited to Gladstone High School's last graduation ceremony. The campus will be converted into a middle school in the fall and all Gladiators will be attending Azusa High School.
This was our first experience of graduation on the beautiful, new Gladiator football field. All our previous graduations were held at Azusa Pacific University.
Scott served as GHS principal for fifteen years, retiring in 2016. One of his assistant principals eleven of those years was Sam Perdomo, who now is GHS principal and will guide the new Gladstone Middle School. Sam and his wife Teri, an art teacher at GHS, are beloved by the students.
Dick Hart was on the first GHS faculty when school opened in 1963, and was the first athletic director. Mr. Hart was the interim principal who welcomed Scott to GHS in 2001.
Shown below are the past and present principals who attended the graduation. (left to right) Sam Perdomo, Gabriel Fernandez-former GHS principal and current principal of Azusa HS, Scott Magnusson, Dick Hart.
Rosa Bullock and Anthony Contreras were two very successful GHS assistant principals.
JoAnn Gomez was secretary to Scott from 2010-2016. JoAnn made everything at GHS run very, very smoothly. She's currently principal's secretary at Azusa HS, helping with the schools' merger.
Phyllis Contreras, our legendary campus security aide, recently retired. Her walkie-talkie call sign "G-10" was retired with her.
Andrew Mendez, Azusa City Councilman, reminded Scott of their encounter when Andrew was a student in 2004. It was fun to see and hear how successful Mr. Mendez is.
To hear the audio of Mr. Perdomo's 3-minute recognition of the graduation guests click here or onto the link below. (Scott is recognized at 1:00)
Congratulations, final Gladiators, Class of 2023!
The scoreboard reminded us that this is a date to be remembered:
6/7/2023
