La Cañada celebrated its 50 years. To celebrate the high school’s past, present and future, staff and alumni planned three events this school year and asked anyone with ties to LCHS to join them.
Alum and driver Paul Chamberlain, and 1971 homecoming queen Vanessa Belcher Bland, ‘71, play before cruising in a ’66 Mustang in the homecoming parade, part of La Canada High School’s homecoming festivities on Friday, October 4, 2013. The parade started at Memorial Park and rolled along on Foothill Blvd. to the high school. (Tim Berger / La Canada Valley Sun)
Clare Bierman, 17, practices waving with both hands before riding in the homecoming parade, part of La Canada High School’s homecoming festivities on Friday, October 4, 2013. The parade started at Memorial Park and rolled along on Foothill Blvd. to the high school. (Tim Berger / La Canada Valley Sun)
The homecoming parade, part of La Canada High School’s homecoming festivities on Friday, October 4, 2013. The parade started at Memorial Park and rolled along on Foothill Blvd. to the high school. (Tim Berger / La Canada Valley Sun)
Dustin Whisenant, of the varsity football team, waves flags atop a Los Angeles County fire truck in the homecoming parade, part of La Canada High School’s homecoming festivities on Friday, October 4, 2013. The parade started at Memorial Park and rolled along on Foothill Blvd. to the high school. (Tim Berger / La Canada Valley Sun)
Former homecoming queen Susanne Horne, ‘65, cheers for her graduation year to celebrate the school’s 50th homecoming with a pep rally at La Canada High School on Friday, October 4, 2013. (Tim Berger / La Canada Valley Sun)
John Williams, ‘66, right, gives current La Canada football coach James Sims team footballs, signed by the teams from 1961 and 1964 to celebrate the school’s 50th homecoming with a pep rally at La Canada High School on Friday, October 4, 2013. (Tim Berger / La Canada Valley Sun)
Alexa Rabu, 16, on the flag team twirls flags with her team to celebrate the school’s 50th homecoming at the football game at La Canada High School on Friday, October 4, 2013. (Tim Berger / La Canada Valley Sun)
As the marching band plays YMCA, only one student in the student section played along as the La Canada High School celebrates the school’s 50th homecoming at the football game on Friday, October 4, 2013. (Tim Berger / La Canada Valley Sun)
Alyssa Stolmack, 17, laughs mightily with her father Jay after they were introduced with the homecoming court during halftime as the school celebrates the 50th homecoming at the football game at La Canada High School on Friday, October 4, 2013. (Tim Berger / La Canada Valley Sun)
Elizabeth Woolf is crowned homecoming queen as the school celebrates the 50th homecoming at the football game at La Canada High School on Friday, October 4, 2013. (Tim Berger / La Canada Valley Sun)
Halftime comes to a close with fireworks to celebrate the school’s 50th homecoming at the football game at La Canada High School on Friday, October 4, 2013. (Tim Berger / La Canada Valley Sun)
Withe school colors floating into the sky, the football team runs back onto the field at the close of halftime as the school celebrates the 50th homecoming at the football game at La Canada High School on Friday, October 4, 2013. (Tim Berger / La Canada Valley Sun)
Homecoming queen Elizabeth Woolf sits in the royal chair at the end of a red carpet as the school celebrates the 50th homecoming at the football game at La Canada High School on Friday, October 4, 2013. (Tim Berger / La Canada Valley Sun)
JV cheerleader Alaina Kalb, 15, sits at the back of a pickup truck with her fellow cheerers before the start of the homecoming parade, part of La Canada High School’s homecoming festivities on Friday, October 4, 2013. The parade started at Memorial Park and rolled along on Foothill Blvd. to the high school. (Tim Berger / La Canada Valley Sun)
Girls with the La Canada High School homecoming royalty courty pose for photos for friends before they rode in the homecoming parade, part of La Canada High School’s homecoming festivities on Friday, October 4, 2013. The parade started at Memorial Park and rolled along on Foothill Blvd. to the high school. (Tim Berger / La Canada Valley Sun)
homecoming parade, part of La Canada High School’s homecoming festivities on Friday, October 4, 2013. The parade started at Memorial Park and rolled along on Foothill Blvd. to the high school. (Tim Berger / La Canada Valley Sun)
Michelle Musso, 17, homecoming parade, part of La Canada High School’s homecoming festivities on Friday, October 4, 2013. The parade started at Memorial Park and rolled along on Foothill Blvd. to the high school. (Tim Berger / La Canada Valley Sun)
JV cheerleaders smile as they ride in the homecoming parade, part of La Canada High School’s homecoming festivities on Friday, October 4, 2013. The parade started at Memorial Park and rolled along on Foothill Blvd. to the high school. (Tim Berger / La Canada Valley Sun)
The varsity football team rides on top of a Los Angeles County fire truck in the homecoming parade, part of La Canada High School’s homecoming festivities on Friday, October 4, 2013. The parade started at Memorial Park and rolled along on Foothill Blvd. to the high school. (Tim Berger / La Canada Valley Sun)
Junior class ASB members with their Statue of Liberty Torch float for the homecoming parade, part of La Canada High School’s homecoming festivities on Friday, October 4, 2013. The parade started at Memorial Park and rolled along on Foothill Blvd. to the high school. (Tim Berger / La Canada Valley Sun)
Elle Kenwoood, 17, and Anise Applebaum, 17, play as they wait to ride on a float truck with the Empire State Building for the homecoming parade, part of La Canada High School’s homecoming festivities on Friday, October 4, 2013. The parade started at Memorial Park and rolled along on Foothill Blvd. to the high school. (Tim Berger / La Canada Valley Sun)
Julie Womack, ‘96, waves in the homecoming parade, part of La Canada High School’s homecoming festivities on Friday, October 4, 2013. The parade started at Memorial Park and rolled along on Foothill Blvd. to the high school. (Tim Berger / La Canada Valley Sun)
Junior class ASB members ride and throw candy with their Statue of Liberty torch float in the homecoming parade, part of La Canada High School’s homecoming festivities on Friday, October 4, 2013. The parade started at Memorial Park and rolled along on Foothill Blvd. to the high school. (Tim Berger / La Canada Valley Sun)
Homecoming royalty Alyssa Stolmack, 16, rides in the homecoming parade, part of La Canada High School’s homecoming festivities on Friday, October 4, 2013. The parade started at Memorial Park and rolled along on Foothill Blvd. to the high school. (Tim Berger / La Canada Valley Sun)
Tory Belcher Mueller, ‘76, and her sister Vanessa Belcher Bland, ‘71, introduce themselves to the audience to celebrate the school’s 50th homecoming with a pep rally at La Canada High School on Friday, October 4, 2013. (Tim Berger / La Canada Valley Sun)
Cheerleaders do a routine to celebrate the school’s 50th homecoming with a pep rally at La Canada High School on Friday, October 4, 2013. (Tim Berger / La Canada Valley Sun)
Former La Canada High School homecoming queens Susanne Horne, ‘64, Julie Womack, ‘96, Vanessa Belcher Bland, ‘71, Erin Caswell Stone, ‘93, outside the high school after they rode in the homecoming parade, part of La Canada High School’s homecoming festivities on Friday, October 4, 2013. The parade started at Memorial Park and rolled along on Foothill Blvd. to the high school. (Tim Berger / La Canada Valley Sun)
The La Canada marching band enters the field to play the National Anthem to celebrate the school’s 50th homecoming at the football game at La Canada High School on Friday, October 4, 2013. (Tim Berger / La Canada Valley Sun)
Referees put their hats over their hearts as the band plays the National Anthem to celebrate the school’s 50th homecoming at the football game at La Canada High School on Friday, October 4, 2013. (Tim Berger / La Canada Valley Sun)
Bruce Hueners, ‘69, John Williams, ‘66, and Dave Hueners, ’70 all played on the offensive line in their football days, and were also team MVPs at the school’s 50th homecoming with a pep rally at La Canada High School on Friday, October 4, 2013. (Tim Berger / La Canada Valley Sun)
Susan Gregory Nuveman, ‘66, Joani Bartoli Porto, ‘66, and Joyce Millikan Jones, ‘67, friends since high school, listen on stage as they celebrate the school’s 50th homecoming with a pep rally at La Canada High School on Friday, October 4, 2013. (Tim Berger / La Canada Valley Sun)
John Williams, ‘66, introduces La Canada football coach James Sims to celebrate the school’s 50th homecoming with a pep rally at La Canada High School on Friday, October 4, 2013. (Tim Berger / La Canada Valley Sun)
Yasmin Ghaneh, 7, of La Canada, stands at the front of a long line of cheerleaders during the playing of the National Anthem to celebrate the school’s 50th homecoming at the football game at La Canada High School on Friday, October 4, 2013. (Tim Berger / La Canada Valley Sun)
The La Canada marching band, lead by drum major Eric Engler, 17, for the halftime show to celebrate the school’s 50th homecoming at the football game at La Canada High School on Friday, October 4, 2013. (Tim Berger / La Canada Valley Sun)
The suspense of the homecoming queen announcement was broken when “Lizzy” indicates that Elizabeth Woolf is the new homecoming queen as the school celebrates the 50th homecoming at the football game at La Canada High School on Friday, October 4, 2013. (Tim Berger / La Canada Valley Sun)
La Canada students watch a play against Arroyo in a non-league football game at La Canada High School’s 50th homecoming on Friday, October 4, 2013. (Tim Berger / La Canada Valley Sun)
La Canada’s students sing a school song during a game against Arroyo in a non-league football game at La Canada High School’s 50th homecoming on Friday, October 4, 2013. (Tim Berger / La Canada Valley Sun)
La Canada’s Todd Murray looks over his shoulder to find the ball to make a reception then fight for several yards before being tackled by Arroyo in the first quarter in a non-league football game at La Canada High School’s 50th homecoming on Friday, October 4, 2013. (Tim Berger / La Canada Valley Sun)
La Canada’s Todd Murray drags Arroyo defenders Sonny Gonzalez and Jacob Salmon for several yards after a reception in the first quarter in a non-league football game at La Canada High School’s 50th homecoming on Friday, October 4, 2013. (Tim Berger / La Canada Valley Sun)
La Canada’s Jaden Henry jumps in an attempt to avoid an Arroyo tackle in a non-league football game at La Canada High School’s 50th homecoming on Friday, October 4, 2013. (Tim Berger / La Canada Valley Sun)
La Canada’s Mario Martinez and Arroyo’s Jose Avalos jump as they miss a pass against Arroyo in a non-league football game at La Canada High School’s 50th homecoming on Friday, October 4, 2013. (Tim Berger / La Canada Valley Sun)
La Canada’s quarterback Robbie Fuelling looks to pass against Arroyo in a non-league football game at La Canada High School’s 50th homecoming on Friday, October 4, 2013. (Tim Berger / La Canada Valley Sun)
La Canada’s coach James Sims during a timeout against Arroyo in a non-league football game at La Canada High School’s 50th homecoming on Friday, October 4, 2013. (Tim Berger / La Canada Valley Sun)
La Canada’s Donnie Breneman flips as he is tackled in the first quarter against Arroyo in a non-league football game at La Canada High School’s 50th homecoming on Friday, October 4, 2013. (Tim Berger / La Canada Valley Sun)
La Canada’s Donnie Breneman leans for extra yards in a carry against Arroyo in a non-league football game at La Canada High School’s 50th homecoming on Friday, October 4, 2013. (Tim Berger / La Canada Valley Sun)
La Canada’s Sam Brown tackles Arroyo quarterback Randy Amezcua in a non-league football game at La Canada High School’s 50th homecoming on Friday, October 4, 2013. (Tim Berger / La Canada Valley Sun)
La Canada’s Jaden Henry outruns Arroyo’s Jacob Salmon to the end zone for the first touchdown of the game in the first quarter in a non-league football game at La Canada High School’s 50th homecoming on Friday, October 4, 2013. (Tim Berger / La Canada Valley Sun)
La Canada’s Jaden Henry protects the ball as he is about to be hit by the Arroyo defense in the first quarter in a non-league football game at La Canada High School’s 50th homecoming on Friday, October 4, 2013. (Tim Berger / La Canada Valley Sun)
La Canada’s Donnie Breneman gets around Arroyo’s Alex Enriquez in a non-league football game at La Canada High School’s 50th homecoming on Friday, October 4, 2013. (Tim Berger / La Canada Valley Sun)
La Canada’s Jaden Henry attempts to get to the hole in the first quarter against Arroyo in a non-league football game at La Canada High School’s 50th homecoming on Friday, October 4, 2013. (Tim Berger / La Canada Valley Sun)