A 1939 handbook for Santa Cruz High School students, including various rules & regulations, recommended class schedules in relation to Santa Cruz Junior High School progress, clubs & associations, a directory of staff, and miscellaneous yells/shouts/chants. There is an index at the end.

Notables: W. W. Anderson, W. H. Galbraith, G. W. Jones, D. C. Clark, J. W. Linscott, George A. Bond / G. A. Bond, Walter E. Elmer, Pearl Turner Flag, Turner Gymnasium, Robert E. Burton, Dr. J. P. Parker, G. Street, Harry Green, Alice C. Dixon, Josephine McCracken, Lawson cypress, Ward Church, Roy Evans, Donald Rose, Reuben Wilkenson, Norton Pratt, Paul Herriot, Bernard Pillsbury, Kenneth Reid, Claire Parker, Memorial Gateway, Clara Barton, Grand Army of the Republic, Mercie Brett, Mabel Sharp, Lillian Howard / Lillian A. Howard, Frank Heath, Lillian Heath, The Trident / Santa Cruz High School Trident, Santa Cruz High School Cardinal, Santa Cruz High School Daily Bulletin, Federation Girls' League, Daba Goba Art Club, Daughters of the American Revolution, Huston-Weymouth Cup, Elizabeth Cureton, Margaret Melliar, Carl Fisher, Pearl Gomes, Peggy Rittenhouse, Dominic Lippi, Glenys Bodkin, Italo Paganelli, Shirley Newman, Barbara Poston, Daisy Goodman, Clarice Anderson, Santa Cruz High School P.T.A., Cowell, California Scholarship Federation, Business and Professional Women's Club, George-Deen, Cardinal Banquet, Santa Cruz High School Radio Station, W6YG / W 6 Y G, Santa Cruz High School Library, Santa Cruz High School Cardinal Band, Santa Cruz High School A Cappella Choir, Girls' Honor Society, Hi Tow Tong, Girls' Athletic Association, Interscholastic Athletics, Boys' Athletic Association, The Leaders' Club, Santa Cruz High School Agricultural Club, Machinist Club, Carpentry Club, Science Club, Spanish Club, Stamp Club, Field and Microscope Club