1940 to 1949

Helen Lundeberg's murals QUESTS OF MANKIND have been a prominent feature on our campus since 1940. She created them during the Great Depression while working for the W.P.A.'s Federal Art Project. The Mural Conservancy of Los Angeles lists these works in their Mural Index.

One of the first sketches of the Hunter mascot by Jack Pearson in the 1940 yearbook.

Paul Brewer (left) survived the Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. He joined the United States Coast Guard after graduating from Canoga six months earlier. Former Canoga student, Eugene Peck, was killed during the attack of Pearl Harbor. He was serving aboard the battleship U.S.S. Nevada.

Mariko Ozaki, Joe Ozaki, Joe Fukishima, and Dorothy Morita were Canoga students forced to live in Internment Camps during WWII. Dorothy went to Heart Mountain in Wyoming, while the others went to Manzanar in California.

Frank Sinatra and Bob Hope performed in Canoga's Assembly Hall on February 27, 1946. They headed the Hollywood Caravan, promoting racial and religious tolerance in Valley schools.

Hunters' Call Newspaper - March 8, 1946

1948

The "big" snow of 1949 started on the night of January 10th and lasted for several days. Snow has fallen in Canoga Park several times over the years. These years include 1915, 1917, 1923, 1932, 1933, 1941, 1949, 1957, and 1989.