[2] On December 18, 1970, Mason Williams ('Classical Gas') performed benefit concerts for the Pala Indian Reservation Cultural Center hosted by Clairemont High School.

Local TV news and the Sentinel newspaper were on campus to report the award of the donation to elders of the tribe by the ASB president on behalf of CHS and AIFT.

Today, the Cupa Cultural Center remains an integral part of the Pala Indian Reservation in northern San Diego County.

In 1971, the Chieftain Harriers won the CIF Championship a second year in a row with a 12-0 record to win the Western League Title with their star runner, Dave Harper.

[citation needed] Clairemont's mascot is the Chieftain, the school newspaper is The Arrow, and the annual is The Calumet (which is a ceremonial pipe used for special occasions by early native American tribes).