When Pasadena High School separated from Pasadena City College and opened on its present site in 1960, the first Principal was Gladiss Edwards. Under the strong guidance and leadership of Mrs. Edwards, Pasadena High School became one of the most outstanding schools in California. The auditorium on the campus is named in her honor - The Gladiss Edwards Auditorium. After her retirement in 1968 the Gladiss Edwards Memorial Scholarship was established in honor and is awarded to the outstanding student leader of the graduating class.

Year	Awarded to
1967	Dennis Gardella
1968	R. Wyatt Dietrich
1969	Mark Van Brussel
1970	DAvid Sawicki
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977	Rhonda Moon
1978
1979	Jane MacArthur
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984	Patricia Sencer
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999	Melina Nelson
2000	Tarnak Patanaittiku
2001	Colleen Yorke
2002	Diana Loera
2003	Tyler Parker
2004	Josh Deminter
2005	Myles Durkee
2006	Shannon Storey
2007	Caitlin Mitchell
2008	Jessica Rubio