Don Hummel, Class of1925 Mayor of Tucson Senior class president in 1925, and a Flying Tiger in World War II. Don was a graduate from the U of A and University of Michigan Law School. He served three terms as mayor of Tucson and on several national boards and...
Colonel Frank Borman, Class of 1946 Astronaut A graduate of the class of 1946, Frank is known the world over as an American astronaut, a traveler to the moon, a pioneer in space science and the current President of Eastern Airlines. He is married to another Tucson...
Alice Vail (Faculty 1915- 1946) THS English Teacher, Dept. Chair A favorite English teacher at Tucson High School for decades, Alice Vail’s drunken porter scene from Macbeth was never forgotten by anyone who saw it. She spent hours and hours above and beyond her...
Tom Foust, Class of 1953 Journalist and Volunteer Born in Indianapolis but migrated to the Southwest at the age of five – family settled in Tucson at the end of World War II – was a good student while at THS – was sports editor of the Cactus Chronicle – was in large...
William G. (Bill) Valenzuela, attended THS 1946-47 (Honorary THS Diploma, 2003) deceased Business Owner, Community Leader, Philanthropist Bill left Tucson High School after tenth grade to join the Marine Reserves. Not graduating from high school was one of his...
Danny Romero (Faculty 1922- 1965) THS Teacher, Senior Class Advisor Long-time Tucson High School business practices teacher and Senior Class adviser for 43 yrs. – 1922 to 1965, when he retired. He influenced scores of students and assisted them in many ways even...
