Opened on july 1, 1876, and shut down on september 15, 1909. The list of names is also useful for getting together a yuma high school reunion if you dont have a complete list of the students from your graduating class. Brand new adult size yuma high school criminals cap. Yuma high schools criminal past and present arizona. To search or share yuma high school photos and yearbooks, you must first register or log in.
At first this angered the yuma students, but as time went on they came to be proud of the name. Classes were held in the cellblocks, and assemblies took place in the prison hospital. It was our senior year at yuma high school class of 89. Cross body bags prevent theft and are much easier to access. Yuma high school proud home of the criminals, yuma, arizona. What became of the yuma territorial prison after its. Just make a post below to find another person who went to school in yuma to make the trade.
To search or share yuma high school photos and yearbooks, you must first. After yuma high school burned, the high school board rented four structures and used them from 1910 until 1914. The yuma high criminals and crosstown rivals, the kofa kings. The yuma territorial prison is a former prison located in yuma, arizona, united states. Todays yuma high school annual is also saguaro with one r sunfotolook alires three members of the dance troupe tried tina white and penny johnston. The school athletic teams became known as the criminals. The origin of the nickname goes back to a time when america had 47 states, and arizona wasnt one of them. There is a history and a pride of the school from the name of the school mascot, crim, crim head, to the origins of campus yuma territorial prison state historic park, to the enjoyment of the play on words, ie were criminals, we served 4 years, were now on parole, cell block and more.
Yuma territorial prison state historic park welcome to. You have benefitted so many high school alumni in organizing their class reunions. To filter results, select a yuma, az high school using the links to the right. Yearbooks were not published for the school years 19 to 1922. Yuma high school criminals apparel store prep sportswear. Yuma territorial prison a highschool full of criminals.
In 1914, school began in the newly constructed main building. Sign up to reconnect with your friends and fellow graduates for free. Inside the book, saguarro is spelled with only one r. The school then used the yuma territorial prison, which had been closed, for the next three years. A year later the southern pacific rr demolished the. For former yuma students from az, you can view the class reunion information that has been posted by other site visitors. The yuma high school shop allows you to customize yuma high school clothing for every type of criminals fan.
Then in 1917 the school board made criminals the official nickname of the school. The listing of alumni from yuma, az includes graduates from 11 schools. Fire, demolition, and reconstruction after a fire destroyed it, the main gym was rebuilt in 1958. That same year, the yuma football team traveled to phoenix union high school to play the coyotes. In existence for only 33 years, yuma territorial prison struck fear into the criminals who were sentenced to spend time there. That relationship lasted until 1914, but the era is wellpreserved because yuma high schools athletic teams are still nicknamed the criminals. The list of names is also useful for getting together a yuma union high school reunion if you dont have a complete list of the students from.
The county hospital utilized the facilities from 1914 until 1923. It is one of the yuma crossing and associated sites on the national register of historic places in the yuma crossing national heritage area. Customize any of our yuma high school designs to fully personalize your product by choosing colors, text, and even adding a. The site is now operated as a historical museum by arizona state parks as yuma territorial prison state. This cap is beautifully crafted with polyester and with double needle stitching by top of the world headwear. The school was founded in 1909, three years before arizona became a state. Yuma high won the game and the consensus state championship, and the angry phoenix union fans dubbed the yuma high players the criminals. From the date of closure, the prisons facilities have been occupied and used by various groups. Yuma high school criminals apparel we have thousands of custom yuma high school tshirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, jerseys, bags, backpacks, and other accessories in stock. The crims, as theyre often called, are now housed in their own high school and the prison is now the yuma territorial prison state park. Yuma high school is full of criminals blasting news. Its hot in yuma, arizona most of the year, so make sure to bring neutrogena sunscreen, broad spectrum spf 45. View the 1959 yuma union high school yearbook for free, or buy a reprint. Does your high school class have a fullfeatured alumni website.
While many modern improvements of the time were included in the complex, it also contained the dark cell, a place of punishment for those who did not abide by the regulations of the day. The football team was scheduled to play a favoredtowin football team in phoenix. Park history yuma territorial prison state historic park. We realize that a yuma union high school year book may be hard to find so registering to complete your schools virtual yearbook may be the next best thing to finding yuma union high school yearbooks. All yearbooks have been digitally preserved on dvd by the yhs alumni foundation. After the schools building burned down in 1910 it needed a new home, and some enterprising souls pointed out that this big huge building was completely empty. This is the official page of yuma high school, in yuma, az proudly established in 1909. An oval is cut out to ex pose a view of the old prison which served as the high school that year. Yuma union high school districts websites serve as a resource to the community and beyond, in order to provide current information about our schools, access to staff, and opportunities to deliver interactive services 24 hours a day, 7 days of the week.
The back has criminals embroidered in white with black trim. The yuma territorial prison opened its doors and closed in 1909 it didnt lie fallow for long. Of all the nations best mascots, few can hold a candle to the tops in arizona in terms of sheer originality and a deep historic connection with a schools past. We realize that a yuma high school year book may be hard to find so registering to complete your schools virtual yearbook may be the next best thing to finding yuma high school yearbooks.
If you want to buy a yuma high school yearbook or sell your yuma high yearbook, this is the place to do it. To this day, yuma high school students and players are known as the criminals. Yuma high school history yuma territorial prison state. Library yearbookpublications yuma union high school.
When the padres left their spring practice training field in yuma, ariz. The phoenix team dubbed the yuma high school team the criminals. According to the schools official website, the first yuma high school was established in 1909, three years before the arizona territory became the 48th state. Saving the prison about half of the original prison was destroyed when the railroad rerouted its main line in the 1920s. Yuma trades baseball for soccer san diego uniontribune. There is no guarantee of any content or yearbook information posted on the site. Be sure to take a few minutes and upload those images for all of our yuma high school criminals alumni to see. Yuma high school, yuma, arizona az 2961 10019 e knox ave, spokane valley wa, 99206. It is the responsibility of the members to post content, photos, yearbooks and information on the site. When yuma unexpectedly won, yuma adopted the nickname and mascot with pride and thereby earned the unique nickname. Its more than that for yuma high school classmates. I was invited to perform at our 10 year reunion yes in drag in yuma az and once again i was the only 1 that had a video camera so this is.
Whether youre a yuma high school student, parent, player, fan, or alumni, youll choose from over 500 products in the yuma high school store to customize including the newest yuma criminals tshirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, hats. High school alumni in yuma, arizona az class finders. At the end of the first year, twelve seniors graduated. From 1910 to 1914 the yuma high school occupied the prison buildings. At first, this was a fighting word to the school community, but by 1917, it had stuck, and the name was officially adopted by the school board. One year after the school started, it was moved to the arizona territorial prison, and it stayed at that location for three. For the next few years yumas children learned their reading, writing, and rithmetic in a place where criminals feared to tread. This class reunion website is a complementary addition to your existing alumni resources. Behind the walls of yuma territorial prison world history. Yuma highs distinctive mascot came when the original school building was destroyed by fire in 1910. The yuma alumni list on this page come from a variety of sources.
The holidays are a great time to reflect on years past so share those photos so all of our criminals can remember the. As it turns out, despite the connotations associated with their namesake, yumas students, staff and alumni are proud to call themselves criminals. Yhs marching criminals hosting yumas 3rd marching band exhibition show name. The next year on september 14, 1959, the school board divided the district into two high schools. Find 12894 alumni members from yuma union high school in yuma, az.
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