JAMAICA HIGH SCHOOL HISTORY AND OPENED TIME CAPSULES |
 A bench at the pond in Captain Tilly Park. (Uncredited 1979 Yearbook photo.) |
Gathered here are pictures and articles which we hope will be of interest to current students, faculty, alumni and friends of Jamaica High School. These snapshots of particular times, events and people in the school's history have been gathered from Yearbooks, The Beaver Book, newspaper articles, items and photos found left behind in the school building, the internet and contributions of alumni and other friends of JHS. Questions or additional material can be directed to jamaica@jamaicahighschool.org
- Principals Through the Years
- Noteworthy Alumni of Jamaica High School.
- 1854. Herriman Avenue Building Opens.
- 1892. State Charter Granted for Jamaica High School.
- 1896. Hillside Avenue Building Opens.
- 1898. Consolidation.
- 1899 - How Captain Tilly Park got its name. (See picture above.)
- Class of June 1902.
- Class of June 1904?.
- A Jamaica High School Diploma, 1911.
- Class of 1915.
- Class of January 1916.
- Class of January 1921.
- Class of January 1922.
- 1924 - A Jamaica High School Ring.
- March 16, 1925 - Groundbreaking Ceremony for the New Building.
- June 29, 1925 - Cornerstone Ceremony for the New Building.
- June 1925 - Jamaica High School Faculty, 1925.
- February 1, 1927 - Classes begin in the new building.
- 1927 - The old motto? is moved to the new building.
- 1928 - The Beaver Book: a 96 page history and review of JHS.
- 1928 - Photo of Harvard Yard a Gift of the Harvard Club.
- 1928 - 1928 Pamphlet Against a Jr. ROTC.
- 1928 - E-mail from Ernest A. Zinke, M.D. JHS '28.
- A radiologist who was at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
- 1931 - The Mural: A History of Colonial Long Island.
- 1931 - An Estey Pipe Organ is installed in the JHS Auditorium
- 1932 - Lifeguard Rescues Four and Dies. Bill Mulqueen,'31
- 1938 - The Story of John Wade, JHS '38.
- A bomber pilot who flew a B17 over Germany in WWII.
- 1940 - A History of Jamaica High School 1854 - 1940 by Ruth Gruber, '40
- 1940 - A Jamaica High School Diploma from John Elmer Wolke, '40
- 1941 - Things She Kept: Viola Edith Gorham, '41.
- 1944 - Rosamund Joslyn, JHS Librarian, 1911 - 1944.
- February 11, 1946 - Vosburgh Honored for Fifty Years of Service.
- 1948 - Swimteam 1948 - 1949.
- November 10, 1948 - The WWII Memorial Is Dedicated.
- 1953 - Jamaica High School in All-City Baseball Quarterfinals by Johnny Clegg, '54
- 1955 - The Cleftones, a pioneer Do Wop group.
- March 19, 1955. Jamaica Beavers PSAL All-City Basketball Champs!
- June 1956 - JHS Chorus and Choir Concert. Listen to the concert.
- Spring 1967 - Men's Track: High Hurdles.
- 1979 - Photos from the History Wall
- 1979 - Photos from the 1979 Yearbook.
- 1980 - Photos from the History Wall
- 1981 - Photos from the History Wall
- 1982+ - Photos from the History Wall
- 1982 - Commencement Photos from the History Wall
- 1982 - Photos from the Yearbook. Also view senior picture pages from the yearbook, courtesy of '82 webmaster Dave Ratisher, and Fabian Villegas, who scanned the pages.
