Tulare County Office of Education

SCICON Timeline

(Adapted from the SCICON Memories Book)

1957	Pilot SCICON Program developed
1958	Pilot SCICON Program begins at Camp Tulequoia (600 students attend)
	Clemmie Gill deeds 35 acres to SCICON
1959	SCICON gains additional 5 acres
1960	All-weather access road constructed at SCICON
1962	Construction begins on student cabins (Tulare, Ivanhoe, Woodlake, Earlimart, Burton, Winterhaven, Dinuba, Orosi, Visalia and Pixley cabins)
	Construction begins on John Muir Lodge
1963	U.S. Government deeds 30 acres adjacent to SCICON in trade for 160 acres near Cherry Gap
	Water system started
1965	John Muir Lodge completed
	First day of school at the Clemmie Gill site (April 19th)
1966	Exeter House completed
1967	SCICON's first observatory installed on Observatory Hill
1968	Serendipity House constructed
1970	Shower and Restroom Facility in Girls Village completed
1973	Porterville Learning Center constructed
	ACRES FOR SCICON drive begins
1974	Lindsay Cabin constructed
1975	ACRES FOR SCICON drive successfully concluded; 1,000 acres added to SCICON campus
	Water well drilled
1976	Deck added to John Muir Lodge
1978	Navy Seabees build SCICON's Fire Station
1979	Phyllis Wall Memorial Library-Museum constructed
	Delano Cabin finished
1981	Handicabin constructed by Building Industry Association
1982	Planetarium and Library annex added to the Phyllis Wall Library-Museum
1983	Lyle Christman Observatory installed on Listening Hill
	Shower and Restroom Facility completed in Boys Village
1984	Harris Arbor built in picnic area
	Barton Living Tree Amphitheater constructed
1986	Charles Rich Intern/Staff House completed
1987	James Conrad Administrative Office Building completed
	Navy Seabees build new deck around John Muir Lodge
1992	Health Center constructed by Building Industry Association
1994	Shafter student cabins added
	Parking Lot Outdoor Restrooms completed by Navy Seabees
1996	Circle J-Norris Ranch made available as a new SCICON campus
	C. Wendall Bayless Visitor Welcome Area completed
1998	Rotary Arbor completed
1999	Soda Springs Bridge built by Navy Seabees
2000	Rasmussen Arbor constructed by Lions International
	Ruth Anderson Wildflower Display completed
	SCICON begins summer program at Camp Cotyac
2001	John Muir Lodge remodeled and expanded
2002	Student cabins remodeled
	New decks built on student cabins
	Lodge deck expanded

Tulare County Office of Education
SCICON
P.O. Box 339
Springville, CA 93265

Rick Mitchell, Administrator
(559) 539-2642
fax: (559) 539-2643

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