Grossmont Union High School District

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Grossmont Union High School District (GUHSD)
Established 1920
Type Public
Grades 9-12 and adult education
Location San Diego East County, California,, USA
Governing board Dick Hoy
Jim Kelly
Priscilla Schreiber
Robert Shield
Larry Urdahl
Superintendent Don Haught, interim superintendent
Website www.guhsd.net

The Grossmont Union High School District (GUHSD) is a public school district located in eastern San Diego County, California, and serves high school, adult school, and Regional Occupational Program (ROP) students in the cities of El Cajon, La Mesa, Lemon Grove, and Santee; and the unincorporated communities of Alpine, Casa de Oro, Crest, Dehesa, Dulzura, Jamul, Lakeside, Mount Helix, Rancho San Diego, and Spring Valley.

Formed in June of 1920, the district is overseen by a five-member governing board and operates twelve high schools (nine regular, two charter, and one continuation); a regional occupational program (ROP); and special education and adult education services. The day-to-day operations are managed by the superintendent, who is appointed by the board.

The Grossmont Union High School District utilizes a strategic plan that includes a mission statement, district guidelines, core values, and annual goals and objectives. The district's schools are accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).

Four of the district's high schools—Helix, Mount Miguel, Santana, and Valhalla (twice)—have be recognized as a California Distinguished School by the California Department of Education.

In March of 2001, the district and two of its high schools—Santana and Granite Hills—made nationwide headlines in the US when, in a span of seventeen days, a total of two students were killed and twenty students and two teachers were wounded when two students, in separate incidents, opened fire at their schools.

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[edit] History

  • 1920 - Grossmont Union High School District formed.
  • 1939 - Grossmont High School rebuilt.
  • 1998 - Helix High School becomes the district's first charter high school.
  • 2001 - March 5, Fifteen-year-old Santana High School student Charles “Andy” Williams shot and killed two other students, Bryan Zuckor, 14, and Randy Gordon, 17, and wounded 13 others at the Santee campus. Williams pleaded guilty and in 2002 was sentenced to 50 years to life.
  • 2001 - March 22, Granite Hills High School shootings.
  • 2007 - July 1, Steele Canyon High School becomes the district's second charter high school.
  • 2007 - John Holler, a then teacher at West Hills, was charged and convicted with having sexual relations with a student.[1]
  • 2008 - Day of silence controversy at West Hills High School.[citation needed]

[edit] Schools

The GUHSD is comprised of the following twelve high school campuses (listed in order of year opened):

[edit] Programs and services

In addition to its high schools, the districts operates:

  • East County Regional Education Center (ECREC)
  • East County Regional Occupational Program (ROP)
  • Foothills Adult School
  • Grossmont Work Training Center
  • Homestead / Frontier (special education)
  • Viking Center (special education - severely disabled)

[edit] Strategic plan

Mission statement

"Through excellence in teaching and in partnership with parents and the community, our mission is to graduate life-long learners who are productive members of a global society."

[edit] Governing board and superintendent

Governing board

  • Priscilla Schreiber, president
  • Larry Urdahl, vice president
  • Robert Shield, clerk
  • Dick Hoy, member
  • Jim Kelly, member

Superintendent

  • Don Haught, interim superintendent

[edit] Feeder school districts

  • Cajon Valley Union School District
  • La Mesa-Spring Valley School District
  • Lakeside Union School District
  • Lemon Grove School District
  • Santee School District

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] Notable faculty

  • Cathy Zemlick, 2001, Founder GMCHS
  • Roy Anthony, Valhalla, 1995 California Teacher of the Year, Instrumental Music 9-12
  • Robin Ballarin, West Hills, 2004 San Diego County Teacher of the Year
  • Marjorie Sue Blass, 1980 San Diego County Teacher of the Year
  • Barry Bosworth, 1994 San Diego County Teacher of the Year
  • Margaret Ruth Chaimson, 1981 San Diego County Teacher of the Year
  • Nadia Maria Quintana Davies, 1982 San Diego County Teacher of the Year
  • Charles Robert Downing, 1985 San Diego County Teacher of the Year
  • Susan Emerson, 1997 San Diego County Teacher of the Year
  • Lewis V. Freed, 1985 San Diego County Teacher of the Year
  • Myrra L. Lee, Helix, 1977 National Teacher of the Year
  • June M. Mott, 1979 San Diego County Teacher of the Year
  • Jane Collins Schaffer, 1982 San Diego County Teacher of the Year
  • Elinor Van Den Akker, 1975 San Diego County Teacher of the Year

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ West Hills High teacher arrested

[edit] additional references

[edit] External links

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