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A group of Porterville teachers. Left standing Grace Redfield, and Louis Weber. Sitting is D.W. Lindsay, Martha McFarland and Marguerite Huey. Sitting in front is Frankie Henry.

Mrs. Neva Porch Hastings, pioneer teacher

William Andrew Ferguson (1879-1928) principal of Porterville Union High School from 1914-1928. He was principal during the enlargement of the district and the building of the Olive Street Site; the installing of the agricultural and shop courses,…

Francis Noble Gault (1881-1929) of the United States Infantry Reserve; military instructor at Porterville High School (1924-1929), and dean of the Junior College.

Mrs. Gault she established in 1946 the Francis Noble Gault scholarship foundation of Porterville high school in honor of her husband Lt-Col. Francis Noble Gault. she was also a teacher of English and Latin in Porterville High School 1924-1945.

El Granito High School served the smaller high school district from 1905-1923. It was used as the Belleview Elementary school after the new high school was built in 1923. This building was demolished in 1950.

Porterville High School, built in 1923 for the enlarged district. Declared unsafe after an earthquake; demolished in 1954.

Rural schools came to see the Liberty Bell on its tour during World War I to encourage the sale of "War-saving Stamps" and United States bonds.

Porterville High School girls march in the 1920 campaign for votes for the bond issue for a new high school.

Mattie Rose Clarke (1857-1951) Porterville pioneer woman