Several hundred James Lick High School students, families and alums gathered 
at the school's great new football stadium to watch the Comets take on the Overfelt Royals at the 2006 Homecoming game. Unfortunately for the Comets, Overfelt's potent offense dominated the play, scoring 3 touchdowns by halftime to lead 21 to 0. The Royals went on to win the game 43-6.
Under warm and sunny skies, James Lick Principal Bill Rice led the ceremonies at halftime that included the crowing of the 2006 Homecoming King and Queen and the dedication of the stadium in honor of all James Lick graduates. Mr. Rice said the stadium will 
now be known as "James Lick Memorial Stadium."
With its synthetic turf and rubberized track, the stadium is now a first class athletic facility. The View has also learned that lights will be added to the stadium next year to facilitate night games for the first time in Lick's 55 year history.
The new athletic facilities are just part of what's exciting about James Lick High School. The school is definately on the move again. Major landscaping changes and a facelift of the
administration wing have created a more inviting campus. On the inside, a new media magnet program and a new emphasis on academic achievement are pushing Lick upward. Plus, there was a lot of evidence of a surging school spirit at James Lick High School. Full disclosure: I was in the JLHS Class of '79!
GO COMETS!
3 comments:
Thank you for doing a great service to the community by posting news on your blogspot. I hope you don’t mind if I give the web address to my students. I am trying to teach them to be more conscious about goings-on in the neighborhood, and also to be aware that Lick is a central part of the Alum Rock identity. As students here, I hope that they learn to embrace their social responsibilities and encourage each other to give back to the community, with their music and in other ways as well.
I loved your very positive article about the James Lick Homecoming Game. Just to let you know, the Lick Band and Choir performed that day too, and we were joined by the band students from Pala and Joseph George Middle Schools. We had a great time collaborating with the younger students and hope that they will see Lick as their high school of choice, a place where the elective courses are valued and students are supported in all aspects of their education. I truly believe that it is.
I will be sure to send you photos and other information from my school as we participate in more events. Thank you for asking. For now, we have December 1 on the calendar and we’ll be performing as carolers at the “Light the Village” event on Friday night. And you know about our Concert on December 5th. I hope to meet you in person soon. Will you be at the farewell party this Sunday?
Thank again for everything! Yours truly,
Tomoko Nakajima
James Lick Music
im in one of the pictures.
Definitely an improvement to the dumpy stadium we had to deal with. Now you can see under the stands amd keep people from smoking weed.
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