History of San Jose, California many orchards in the Santa Clara Valley, which emitted a delightful smell of ripening fruit, that a common nickname for the Santa Clara Valley was "The Valley of Heart's Delight". Food Machinery Corporation (FMC) was founded in nearby Los Gatos as the "Bean Spray Pump Company" in 1884 and moved to San Jose in 1903. In 1941 the company received an order from the United States War Department for one thousand LVTs, bringing defense contracts to San Jose for the first time. After World War II, FMC continued as a defense contractor, with the San Jose facilities designing and manufacturing
Valley Christian High School (San Jose, California) Valley Christian High School (San Jose, California) Valley Christian High School is a private Christian secondary school in San Jose, California that was established in 1960. , the school principal is Mark A. Lodewyk. As of the fall of 1999, the Valley Christian High School and Junior High School have been relocated to the Skyway Campus located in south San Jose after the reopening of Branham High School. Valley Christian School has two campuses in San Jose. An elementary school campus called "Leigh" and a Junior and Senior High School campus called "Skyway." The Skyway campus is home to the