Republic of the Philippines

Region III - Central Luzon

Department of Education
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF TARLAC PROVINCE
STA. LUCIA HIGH SCHOOL
Capas, Tarlac

HISTORY OF STA. LUCIA HIGH SCHOOL

Sta. Lucia High School came into existence in 1980 as an Annex of O’Donnell
High School which was spearheaded by the former town executive Mayor Rafael B.
Suarez, Mr. Angel B. Rodriguez, District Supervisor and the late Ms. Estrella Gamboa ,
the Assistant Principal.
Classes in the First Year and Second year levels were held at Sta. Lucia
Elementary School while the four-room school building was under construction in a five
(5) hectare land area. In 1981 classes from first year to fourth year are already held in
the newly constructed buildings. Classes were handled by four (4) female teachers and
three (3) honoraria teachers from the elementary school.
The first batch of graduates - composed of 22 males and 27 females were
recognized in 1983 with Mayor Rafael B. Suarez as the guest of honor and speaker.
Yolanda Conde emerged as the first class valedictorian. On the same year three (3)
Bagong Lipunan rooms were constructed to house the increasing number of students.
Meanwhile, another three-room building was erected in 1987.
Today, Sta. Lucia High School has a total of 19 instructional rooms, three (3)
faculty rooms, and two (2) administrative offices with 806 enrollees. Administration and
management was carried out by the school principal, with the assistance of a head
teacher. The list of the principals who have been part of the school are as follows in
chronological order;
Madam Estrella Gamboa – Assistant Principal
Ms. Modesta R. Rañeses – Assistant Principal
Mrs. Agnes P. Baladhay – OIC Head Teacher III
Mr. Hilario V. Valdez – Principal I
May B. Eclar, Ph. D. – Principal I
Sol L. Carriaga Ed. D. – Principal I
Mr. Mario M. Tayag – Principal I
Mr. Adonis E. Santiago – Principal I
Mr. Angelito S. Magat – Principal I
Mrs. Johanna Cayanan
Mr. Glenn R. Quito – Principal I
Currently, Sta. Lucia High School is offering Junior and Senior Secondary
Education with the work force of 32 competent teaching staff, a book keeper, and a
disbursing officer.
STA. LUCIA HIGH SCHOOL
Sta. Lucia Capas Tarlac

Republic of the Philippines

 Region III - Central Luzon
Department of Education
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF TARLAC PROVINCE
STA. LUCIA HIGH SCHOOL
Capas, Tarlac
HISTORY OF BARRIO STA. LUCIA
Sta. Lucia is a small barrio located on a plateau between O’Donnell and the radio
transmitter of the United State Air Force.
Sta. Lucia was founded in the year 1900 by two families surnamed Estrada and
Conde. This two families who first settled in this barrio are Zambals. According to a
story told by one of the king of the Conde family their coming to this barrio was due to
a misunderstanding between their family and some Negritos in town of Botolan,
Zambales. The Estrada family being intimate of the Conde family went with them and
left Botolan.
Those two families ought to have settled in O’Donnell, but because they were
owner of a large numbers of carabaos they were attracted by the good pasture land
around the barrio now Sta. Lucia.
It was further told by the kin of the families that just upon arrival, the mother of
the Conde family gave birth to a baby girl with defective eyes. The family named the
girl Lucia and their settlement Sta. Lucia.
This barrio is not big as it was ten or fifteen years ago when the Military
Reservation was strictly prohibited for cultivation. At present this barrio has two
hundred thirty five houses strong.
A great part of its present population is composed of families coming from the
towns of Mabalacat, Concepcion Tarlac, Arayat and Manibaog. These farmers were
attracted by large tracts of lands in the Reservation where anybody is free to cultivate.
Most of the farmers in this barrio are independent because they have their own working
animals and farming implements and they are free to till within the Reservation, with
no one to share whatever they produce.
Aside from farming the people have a for avocation as vegetable raising , fishing
and cutting fire wood and still others engage in sawali weaving. During the months of
August, September, October and November, corn and vegetables are in abundance in
this barrio.
The La – Mallorca- Pambusco line, passes thru the heart of Sta. Lucia, which
makes it easier for the farmers to market whatever they produce. People who buy and
sell camotes, corn and gabi hauls truck loads of this crops every year during the
months December, January and February.
The great majority of the people in this barrio are Roman Catholic aside from a
few who are the followers of the Iglesia ni Cristo. At present a chapel has been erected
thru the joint efforts of the people. The people contributed at the form of cash,
materials, ad free labor. This barrio celebrates its fiesta every year on the 13 th day of
December.
The Sta. Lucia Primary School occupies a site donated by the eldest daughter of
the first Conde who settled in this barrio.
Sgd. Victor M. Santos (In –
Charge)
Reference:
HISTORY OF CAPAS
A Retracing of our Roots