From One Room. . . . An Amazing Ride through - Corona

From One Room. . .
An Amazing Ride Through the
125 Year History
of Corona-Norco Schools
Members of Project Committee
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Bill Newberry
Melinda Aldrian
Kevin Bash
Judy Horan
Dave Lavelle
Tricia Matthews
Don Williamson
Richard & Mary Winn
Book Timeline
Phase 1
• Developing a timeline of district activities
and accomplishments
• Documentation of history by gathering data,
photographs & fact checking
TIMELINE
• March 12, 1888 Classes began in Corona in a 2nd
floor room above Durrell & Wilbur’s Feed Store then
moved to a one-room schoolhouse at 8th Street and
Ramona
TIMELINE . . . continued
• 1888: Rincon School plans approved (Prado)
• October 10, 1889 Corona School opened (First
Lincoln School) on 10th Street (built for $20,000)
TIMELINE . . . continued
• November 29, 1889 School bell’s location was
in bell tower of Corona School (first Lincoln School)
• Date, Yorba School District, San Bernardino County and
names of Trustees are listed cast into bell.
TIMELINE . . .
continued
• 1894: High School classes started on second
floor of Corona School (South Riverside HS, South
Riverside School District)
• 1896: South Riverside School District became
Corona School District
TIMELINE . . . continued
July 11,1896 George
Scoville was first Corona
High School graduate
TIMELINE . . . continued
• 1905: Three-room annex added to school
• 1907 First High School building begun (on Main Street)
• 1908: First graduating class from this campus
TIMELINE . . .
continued
• 1911 New grammar school (first Washington School)
opened on West Grand Boulevard (between 2nd
and 3rd Streets)
TIMELINE . . . continued
• 1916 Former local student Letha Raney began
teaching at Rugby School
• 1917: Eastvale District formed
• 1918: Rugby District (Temescal Valley) annexed
• 1920s: First School Bus
(Model T Ford)
TIMELINE . . . continued
• 1923: Corona Junior High was established at
Main Street high school campus
• Sept. 1923 Corona’s second High School
opened at 815 West 6th Street
TIMELINE . . . continued
• 1925 Norco School opened
TIMELINE . . . continued
• 1927 Thomas Jefferson Grammar School
opened to students – is still in use today
TIMELINE . . . continued
• 1936 New building was added to Corona
Junior High campus
TIMELINE . . . continued
• April 29, 1936: Golden Jubilee Celebration
recognized the city’s first 50 years
• 1948: Multi-story building on Olive Street
opened on Corona Junior High School campus
• 1948: Eastvale District (1917-1948) joined Corona
School District and became part of the Corona
Unified School District
TIMELINE . . . continued
• 1950: Lincoln Elementary School opened on
Fullerton Avenue
• 1950: Washington School demolished and
replaced by Kimbell School on Buena Vista
• 1955: Former one-room Rugby School burned
down
• 1958: Norco Junior High School opened
TIMELINE . . . continued
• 1961: 3rd Corona High School campus opened
on 10th Street
• 1966: Raney Junior High School opened
• 1967: Norco High School opened
• July 1, 1970: Corona Unified School District
became Corona-Norco Unified School District
• 1976: Year-round elementary schools began
TIMELINE . . . continued
• Sept. 1981: Lincoln Elementary became
Lincoln Alternative Elementary School
• 1986: Centennial High School opened
• March 1988: Corona Junior High School
closed, Corona Fundamental Intermediate
School began
• 1992: School District offices moved to Norco
• 1995 – 2003: School District operated “Moo
Bus” to provide unique nutrition option to
students
TIMELINE . . . continued
• Fall 1995: Santiago High School opened at
Citrus Hills Intermediate School campus as a
magnet high school with business &
communications and science & engineering
streams
• 1999: Santiago High School relocated to
current Rimpau/Foothill Parkway site
• July 2003: El Cerrito Middle School replaced
El Cerrito Elementary School
TIMELINE . . . continued
• Fall 2006: Eleanor Roosevelt High School
opened in Eastvale with distinct architecture
and operating on a unique block schedule
TIMELINE . . . continued
• Newest CNUSD School Dr. Augustine Ramirez
Intermediate School opened to students
Aug. 10, 2011
Book Timeline
Phase 1 continued
• Interview process: Personal interviews
currently being set with former students,
teachers, administrators and others to
document their recollections and to utilize
pertinent facts and anecdotal information
• Investigate publishing options and establish
a release date
Phase 2:
Integrating History and Cultural/Social Impacts
• HISTORY
– Beginning, area development
– Schools, building sequence
– 1930s, effects of the Great Depression
– WW II support efforts
– Post-War developments
– 1950s
– 1960s
Integrating History and Cultural/Social Impacts
continued
• HISTORY
– 1970s, change from CUSD to CNUSD, year-round
schools introduced
– 1980s & 1990s, more year-round schools
– 1990s, population explosion, K-3, 1:20 ratio State
mandate and additional expansion
– 21st century accomplishments
Integrating History and Cultural/Social Impacts
continued
• CULTURAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS
– Ethnic and economic summary
– Origins of ethnic segregation, Washington School,
1950s integration efforts, 1960s Kimbell School
closure, migrant students, Naval Base students
– Evolved gender roles – teachers, administrators
– Renowned students – Letha Raney, Jess Hill,
Augustine Ramirez, athletes, etc.
Integrating History and Cultural/Social Impacts
continued
• CULTURAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS continued
– Noteworthy staff & trustees – L. Thome, L.
Vandermolen, C. Hernandez, R. Aparacio, J.
Stallings, G. Wilcox, A. Ramirez, L. Raney, Finley, B.
Cadger, G. Kimbell, Jamesons
– Programs – Adult Education, “Moo Bus”, etc.
– Listing of all Schools & Principals
– Listing and terms of all trustees
What’s Next
• Public announcement of CNUSD book project
• Book Title: From One Room… An Amazing Ride
Through the 125 Year History of Corona-Norco
Schools
• When: Thursday, April 26, 2012 from 5:00 –
6:00 p.m.
• Where: Corona Historic Civic Center Auditorium
What’s Next continued
We Invite: All present or former students,
teachers, administrators and district
employees to attend this event entitled:
Celebrating 125 years of Excellence in
CNUSD Education, 1888-2013.
Hear details of this book project, see some
exclusive photographs, and be able to
pre-order the limited edition hardcover
book available in September 2013.