Blach's Buildings/Campus

Blach's Gym/Multi Purpose Room:

Breaking of the ground at the site of the soon to be Blach Gym/Multi:

School and city officials took part in the first shovel-full of ground. Among them were Gil Newton, Blach student body president; Judy Hanneman, president of the Los Altos School district board of trustees; and Los Altos Mayor, Author Carmicheal.

Photo by Jeannine Antypas

Taken from Blach scrapbook

The Blach Gym was officialy ready for student use at the same time as Egan's new gym. There was a ribbon cutting ceremony at 2pm during an assembly for students, then another ceremony at 7:30pm for everyone else, on December 10, 1979. The actual dedication wasn't until after the Holidays.

(Photos above taken from Blach scrapbook)

Blach's campus. Notice the last two wings missing.

Taken from Blach scrapbook

Taken from Blach scrapbook

The main eating area used to be where P2 is now.

The groundbreaking of Blach's new tennis courts with the newly built gym (after it burned down) in the background.

Here is the beginning of the construction of the Science/Library wing. The part of the wooden stage shown used to be used as the stage for the graduation ceremony.

More construction of the new Science/Library wing.

Ann Tofsrud, age 5, (Blach student of 1973-74) poses in front of the construction of the Science/Library wing.

Bell Jet Ranger II Choppers flying over blach school in October 1981 spraying Malathion Insecticide to kill the Med Fly. There is an article in the October 1981 issue of the Jabber's Journal about using insecticides on the Med Fly. They interviewed students and staff asking them if they think the insecicide is working, a majority of them said no. Besides, the spray made the people miserable too, for 13 months, people had to stay inside with the windows closed as much as possible.

The choppers came back in 1989, to finish off the Med Fly. Eric Tofsrud, the photographer of the picture, still has spots on his camera from when the poison misted down over Blach School.

Halebob's comet over Blach School.

The 7 photos above courtesy of Eric Tofsrud. Thanks! :-)