100th birthdays means big celebrations and big gatherings. And currently, a planning committee—which includes Ms. Grinnell, members of the Galileo Athletic Association, and the PTSA president—has been proposing ideas to celebrate our school’s centennial anniversary.
One idea is a year long celebration with certain highlights like Song and Yell, the Homecoming football game, and school tours. Another event could be “A Day at Galileo,” which might look like a gathering in the courtyard and food trucks on Francisco street.
“It is exciting that Galileo is approaching the 100th Anniversary Celebration!” says administrative assistant, Mrs. Grinnell, who has been at Galileo for 48 years.
However, the pandemic has made these activities tentative. Although vaccines are around the corner, it is uncertain if Galileo will get to have a big, in-person 100th birthday bash. Perhaps, like everyone else, Galileo Academy of Science and Technology will have to have a Zoom birthday for now.
Click here to see some of Galileo’s older yearbooks, called “The Telescope.”
Below is a slideshow of Galileo and its students in the past.
Front gate of Galileo with it’s signature arches 
Typing class (presumably in the 1960s based on the signature bouffant hairstyle girls and women wore at that time) 
Cars line the north side of Galileo, 1930 
Photo lab, 1955 
East Building (notice the lion sculpture that’s no longer there) 
New math for Galileo Seniors, 1975 
west building, 1923 
Student in Lux Bio-Chemistry Lab, 1961 
A view of Galileo from Van Ness avenue 
Chemical mixing room, 1948 
Students in the courtyard, 1958 (the palm tree is still standing today!) 
Speaker on Galileo’s stage
