Colton High “Fact of the Day” – Sept. 30

Graduation is an important day for hundreds of Colton seniors. Back in 1899, it was important to just one.

Courtesy Riverside Press-Enterprise

Graduation is an important day for hundreds of Colton seniors. Back in 1899, it was important to just one.

Joseline Ortega Delgado, Pepper Bough Staff Writer

Colton High School opened in 1895. It is one of the oldest high schools in the Inland Empire. In this daily feature, we celebrate Colton High’s rich history.

In 1899 Colton High’s graduating class only had one student. Her name: Gertrude Boothe.