CSDR Old Times

Oct 10, 20242 min read

Goodbye to the Old Announcement Sign

We at CSDR are well aware that a massive construction project will soon begin on campus. About two years ago, Governor Newsom inserted a...

Oct 10, 20241 min read

Ordinary people probably don't pay particular attention to uniform designs in pictures. As a school historian, I keep my laser focus on...

Sep 29, 20243 min read

Outside the Social Hall entrance doors is the memorial bench in remembrance of a legendary educator at CSDR. His name is Dr Lawrence...

Sep 28, 20241 min read

The mailbox picture is so you can see and know you can mail an envelope, a manilla envelope, or a box to the museum in the care of CSDR....

Sep 28, 20242 min read

We have had almost 5,000 alumni since the first graduation class in 1956. Some never come back for a visit. Some once in a while. Some...

Sep 28, 20242 min read

In 1998, I was checking out a house on Maude Street for possible purchase for my week-long stay in Riverside. I had another home where I...

Sep 28, 20242 min read

Every morning at 7:30 and every afternoon at 3:30, long lines of yellow school buses are lined up, ready to pick up students. This daily...

Sep 27, 20241 min read

Hanging Carcass Hook Yes, you read the article's subheading title correctly, which said that the school kitchen at CSDR once had...

Sep 16, 20241 min read

The museum curators extend their gratitude to the late Susan Crouch, ‘73, for her gift to the school museum. The gift is the old alarm...

Sep 7, 20242 min read

In Summer 2024, I finally kicked my rear to shrink my wardrobe. Many clothing pieces have been accumulating dust from decades of no...

Dec 9, 20233 min read

When I started looking for primary and secondary sources for a school history book about CSDR for the 50th anniversary, I saw many...