Friday, June 3, 2016

2016 Graduation Information

Helix Charter's Class of 2016 Celebrates on June 2. Credit: Dianne Damschen
Throughout June, approximately 4,696 students earning a high school diploma from nine comprehensive high schools, two charter high schools and three alternative high schools in the Grossmont Union High School District will be donning caps and gowns for commencement exercises.

The breakdown includes: 


School
2016 Graduates
El Cajon Valley
326
El Capitan
321
Granite Hills
510
Grossmont
468
Helix Charter
485
Monte Vista
347
Mount Miguel
253
Santana
299
Steele Canyon
502
Valhalla
445
West Hills
512
Grossmont Middle College High
35
Alternative & Special Education
106
Adult School
87
  

Following is a schedule of graduation dates, times, locations, listing of valedictorians and salutatorians by school, and a list of the valedictorians including parent names and communities. 

Graduation Schedule

SCHOOL                                                     Date                                       Time          Location

El Cajon Valley High School                       Wednesday, June 15                  6:00 p.m.   Stadium

El Capitan High School                               Wednesday, June 15                  6:00 p.m.  Stadium 

Granite Hills High School                            Thursday, June 16                      8:00 a.m.   Stadium

Grossmont High School                              Thursday, June 16                    10:00 a.m.   Stadium

Helix Charter High School                           Thursday, June 2                       6:00 p.m.   Stadium

Monte Vista High School                             Thursday, June 16                     6:00 p.m.   Stadium

Mount Miguel High School                          Thursday, June 16                      6:00 p.m.   Stadium

Santana High School                                  Wednesday, June 15                  6:00 p.m.   Stadium

Steele Canyon High School                        Wednesday, June 8                   6:00 p.m.   Stadium

Valhalla High School                                    Thursday, June 15                     5:30 p.m.  East Lawn

West Hills High School                                Thursday, June 16                     8:30 a.m.   Stadium

IDEA Center                                                Friday, June 10                          6:00 p.m.   Outdoor Quad

Grossmont Middle College                          Monday, June 6                          5:30 p.m.   Grossmont College Quad

Adult Education                                           Tuesday, June 14                       6:00 p.m.   Foothills Adult School

REACH                                                       Wednesday, June 15               10:00 a.m.   REACH Facility

ELITE Academy                                          Wednesday, June 15                 2:00 p.m.   ELITE Facility

MERIT Academy                                         Tuesday, June 14                      1:00 p.m.   MERIT Facility



2016 VALEDICTORIANS

The Grossmont Union High School District has announced the names of the valedictorians for the senior class of 2016. Twenty-two students have attained this high honor. The student names, parent names and communities, and schools are as follows:

Valedictorians
Parents
Community

El Cajon Valley High School

Jeffrey Rodriguez




Marybelt Montoya




El Cajon


El Capitan High School

Cameron Gritz




Mr. & Mrs. Eric Gritz



Lakeside

Granite Hills High School

Gillian Wedge
Joseph Miller
Braxton Silva
Dana Bakke




Mr. & Mrs. Dale Wedge
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Miller
Mr. & Mrs. Brad Silva
Mr. & Mrs. Victor Bakke




El Cajon
Alpine
Alpine
El Cajon


Grossmont High School

Bradley Justice




Mr. & Mrs. Scott Justice



El Cajon

Helix Charter High School

Navin Pot
Spencer Pham
Filemoni Filemoni                
Julia Ryan                         
Rachel Orey




Navy Pot & Bunheng Phann
Cuong Pham & Belinda Ho
Mr. & Mrs. Simeaola Filemoni
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Ryan
Mr. & Mrs. Carl Orey                                                   



La Mesa
La Mesa
Lemon Grove
La Mesa
Spring Valley

Monte Vista High School

Tyler Lopez




Mr. & Mrs. Tom Lopez



Spring Valley


Mount Miguel High School

Michelle N. Tran




Mr & Mrs. Michael Tran



Lemon Grove

Santana High School

Catelyn Renna
Jordan Tockstein




Mr. Morris Renna & Mrs. Cheryl Bowden-Renna
Mr. & Mrs. Chuck Tockstein                    



Santee
El Cajon

Steele Canyon High School

Jerin Brust




Mr. & Mrs. Jason Brust



El Cajon

Valhalla High School

Lucas Walz




Mr. & Mrs. John Walz



El Cajon


West Hills High School

Lily Demangos
Iris Hinh
Carrie Sanders




Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Demangos
Mr. & Mrs. Thuan Hinh
Mr. & Mrs. James Sanders



Santee
San Diego
Santee

Grossmont Middle College


Ruvarashe Mubaiwa




Idzai & Hannington Mubaiwa




El Cajon



COMPOSITE DATA BY SCHOOL
  


El Cajon Valley High School
326 Graduates (including 4 January grads)

Valedictorian:     Jeffrey Rodriguez – 4.69

Salutatorian:       Denisse Aparicio – 4.674

El Capitan High School
321 Graduates
                                                                   
Valedictorian:     Cameron Gritz – 4.854

Salutatorians:     Marjaa Tiffany Manuel – 4.795
                             Milena Kufa – 4.718


Granite Hills High School
510 Graduates (including 1 January grad)

Valedictorians:   Gillian Wedge – 4.864
                            Joseph Miller – 4.833
                            Braxton Silva – 4.792
                            Dana Bakke – 4.741

Salutatorian:       none


Grossmont High School
468 Graduates

Valedictorian:     Bradley Justice – 4.833

Salutatorians:     Antonina Contreras – 4.786
                             Mattelyn Wadley – 4.780


Helix Charter High School
485 Graduates (including 5 January grads)

Valedictorians:   Navin Pot – 4.78
                            Spencer Pham – 4.74
                            Filemoni Filemoni – 4.73
                            Julia Ryan – 4.69
                            Rachel Orey – 4.65
                                               
Salutatorian:       none


Monte Vista High School
347 Graduates (including 2 January grads)

Valedictorian:     Tyler Lopez – 4.786

Salutatorian:     Ursula Victorino Gomez – 4.721


Mount Miguel High School
253 Graduates

Valedictorian:     Michelle N. Tran – 4.711

Salutatorian:     Breanna Camille San Jose Cayabyab – 4.652


Santana High School
299 Graduates

Valedictorians:  Catelyn Renna – 4.76
                           Jordan Tockstein – 4.75
                                               
Salutatorian:       Sophia Stepp – 4.738


Steele Canyon High School
502 Graduates (including 18 January grads)

Valedictorian:     Jerin Brust – 4.711
                          
Salutatorians:     Kenneth Lautner – 4.702
                             Lindsey Snyder – 4.683
                             Mariah Chappell – 4.674


Valhalla High School
445 Graduates

Valedictorian:     Lucas Walz – 4.864
                                
Salutatorians:     Tyler Davis – 4.75
                             Anthony Bajoua – 4.729


West Hills High School
512 Graduates (including 1 January grad)

Valedictorians:   Lily Demangos – 4.762
                            Carrie Sanders – 4.725
                            Iris Hinh – 4.714
                                   
Salutatorian:       none


Grossmont Middle College High School
35 Graduates

Valedictorian:     Ruvarashe Mubaiwa – 4.582
                                   
Salutatorians:     Vincent Rafael Seguin – 4.569
                             Abraham Cabral – 4.56

Alternative Education & Special Education
106 Graduates


Grossmont Foothills Adult School
87 Graduates