Colton High “Fact of the Day” – Feb. 1
The 1958 Pepper Bough staff looks over the paper.
Colton High School opened in 1895. It is one of the oldest high schools in the Inland Empire. In this daily feature, we celebrate Colton High’s rich history.
1958 was a great year for the Colton High Pepper Bough. The publication earned multiple honors, including the rating of “All-American,” the highest rating given by the National Press Association. Additionally, the paper won the Gold Medalist First Place, International Honor Rating, Editorial Excellence in the USC Newspaper Contest, and three ribbons of distinction from the University of Redlands Newspaper Day in a Southern California competition.
Colton also had several students qualify for membership in Quill and Scroll, an honor society for journalists. At the time, reporters had to produce 250 printed inches of copy in the printed newspaper to be considered for the honor. In 1958, 42 Colton High students received this distinction.
Recently, the CHS Publications Department experienced a major theft as over $20,000 in photography equipment was stolen from our studio over Spring Break. This included all cameras. Any amount you donate will help rebuild our program. Thank you!
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