In the year 1914, a contest was given, awarding three annuals as a prize to the person who suggested the best name for the high school annual.  This contest was staged by the student body, because the first year-book of Fillmore High, which was edited in 1913, had a name which seemed hardly appropriate.  The name of this small pamphlet (called an annual) was "El Picadillo", meaning 'hash".

     Many unique names were turned in.  The winning name, COPA de ORO, was turned in by Edith Moore, who was then a freshman.  She is better known as Edith Moore Jarrett, our Spanish teacher, for many years at Fillmore High.  She said she received her inspiration for the name from the beautiful flowers that grew in the field that is now the football field.

     COPA de ORO came to be the name of this annual and has remained so ever since.  Only twice has the annual failed to be published.  In 1918 and 1919, the graduating classes decided to donate money to the American Red Cross instead of publishing annuals each year.  During World War II, the class of 1943 issued COPA de ORO editions of the school paper, "The Flashes" and bound them into a book for their annual.  In 1944, issues of "The Flashes" were published with photographs of the graduating seniors and other school activities, but was not put into book form.

If any alumni member from the classes of 1949 to 1944 has a copy of this "annual", the alumni association would greatly appreciate receiving a copy.  It and the 1976 and 1984 annuals are the only ones that we do not have in our library, other than the 1918 and 1919 years.  It would be nice to have a complete set of annuals.

     The name "Flashes" came from the class of 1925 when they named their annual, "The Flash".