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"As the high school population grew, it was decided in 1891 to divide the students between Santa Cruz and Watsonville, where the county's second high school opened," writes Ross Eric Gibson. "But when the total Mission Hill School population grew to over 1,000, it was decided Santa Cruz High School needed its own building."
"There was much excitement in 1903 when it was learned that President Theodore Roosevelt would tour Santa Cruz on May 8, greeting the public before seeing his first redwoods during a picnic at Big Trees Grove (now Henry Cowell state park)," writes Ross Eric Gibson. "The presidential visit was expected to be a boon to business, and a promoter's dream with the national press in town, showing off the attractions of Santa Cruz."