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El Capitan High School company history timeline

1838

Julian Jesse Ames courted Perfecta Espinosa of Old Town for 17 years and in 1838 they were married at the San Diego Mission.

1845

Granted the land in 1845, Dona Maria Antonia Estudillo, first in a long succession of owners and a member of one of the oldest families in San Diego , built a modest home at the base of the foothills.

The El Cajon Rancho was given out in 1845.

1866

In 1866 when Perfecta was to have her tenth child, Julian went to San Diego to get the doctor, and on the return trip his wagon wheel became stuck in the mud.

1874

One girl named Mary was married to James Flinn in 1874.

1879

The Foster School District was formed in 1879, and classes started the same year.

1882

She was born in the Flinn ranch house in 1882, about three weeks after Joe Head was born down on the Chocolate ranch, and both went to school at El Capitan.

1890

In 1890 the first grammar school was built which contained one room, and later expanded to two rooms.

1893

Trustees of the Lakeside, Meridian and Cowles (Santee) School Districts met at the Lakeside Hotel in 1893 and decided the Union High School would be located at the Meridian School in the Bostonia area.

1895

The Lakeview School was built and opened September 30, 1895.

1902

Below is an 1902 photo showing a group of young people and a dignified gentleman posed in a pleasant pastoral setting.

1913

One acre of land was donated by the Bach Development Co. which had subdivided the El Monte Ranch in 1913.

1916

Located on Woodside and Benedict (present site of the Lakeside School central kitchen). The building burned in 1916 while graduation classes were being held at the Lakeside Town Hall.

1920

June 3, 1920 El Cajon, Hillsdale, Jamacha, El Capitan and Meridian School Districts united in forming the El Cajon Union School District.

Lakeview School closed in 1920.

1922

In the fall of 1922 classes were moved to the Grossmont site.

1928

Foster School district was admitted to the Lakeside Union School district February 20, 1928.

1936

The El Monte School building was sold to John Wilkinson in 1936 and the land was deeded back to him.

By 1936, population increase warranted the construction of a new building with eight classrooms, a cafeteria and office.

1974

Dorothy later earned her teaching credentials and taught in the Lakeside District for 24 years, mostly in Kindergarten, until she retired 1974.

2013

El Capitan opened in 2013 and is the 6th comprehensive high school in the Merced Union High School District.

2017

The class of 2017 will be the first class to spend all 4 years at ECHS. Located in northern Merced the school serves both the north and south sides of the city.

2018

In September 2018, construction began on an $11 million event center that included an event space, lobby and concession areas, band room, practice room, dance studio, and drama classroom.

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