Granite Hills High School (El Cajon, California)
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| Established | 1960 |
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| Type | Public secondary |
| Principal | Georgette Torres |
| Students | Estimated 3,000 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Location | 1719 East Madison Avenue, El Cajon, California 92019, USA |
| District | Grossmont Union High School District |
| Accreditation | Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Dark blue and light blue |
| Mascot | Ernie the Eagle |
| Newspaper | Clarion |
| Nickname | Eagles |
| Website | Granite Hills High School |
Granite Hills High School is a public, comprehensive high school located in El Cajon, California and serves students in grades nine through twelve. Opened in 1960, Granite Hills is one of twelve high schools in the Grossmont Union High School District. GHHS is the home of the Eagles.
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[edit] Traditions
Alma Mater
Nestled in the granite hills fly our colors white blue high above the mountain tops we soar as eagles proud and true
rising high with pride and honour to our victory we will soar granite hills our alma mater eagles now and ever more
[edit] History
During fifth period, minutes after lunch period had ended on March 22, 2001, 18-year old GHHS Senior Jason Hoffman arrived on campus and opened fire on the attendance office, which also houses the principal and vice principals' offices, from the outside. Five people were either injured by shrapnel or suffered severe symptoms from the traumatic experience but no victims incurred bullet wounds. Hoffman was shot in the buttocks and arrested by police officer Rich Agundez, who had been on campus during school hours since the shooting two weeks earlier at a high school within the same district, Santana High School. Hoffman would later commit suicide by hanging himself from bedsheets in his prison cell in November 2002.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Tommy Vardell, 1987, NFL San Francisco 49ers Cleveland Browns and Detroit Lions
- Brian Giles, 1989, Major League Baseball right fielder, San Diego Padres and previously Cleveland Indians and Pittsburgh Pirates
- Marcus Giles, 1996, Major League Baseball second baseman, San Diego Padres
- Jimmie Johnson, 1993, Sprint Cup Champion
- Shane Spencer, 1990, Nippon Professional Baseball outfielder, Hanshin Tigers and previously Major League Baseball New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays, Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians, and New York Mets
- Julia Schultz, 1997, model and actress
- Brian Graham, 1978 Director of Player Development, Pittsburgh Pirates
[edit] See also
- List of high schools in California
- List of high schools in San Diego County, California
- List of high schools in Grossmont Union High School District
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