Ethics
in Business Conference 2017
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| El Cajon Mayor Bills Wells Addresses the Importance of Ethics |
The San Diego East County
Chamber of Commerce and the Grossmont Union High School District presented the
annual Ethics in Business Conference for 160 advanced CTE students from seven
district schools on Tuesday, March 14, at Cuyamaca College. The annual event’s
goal is to train the next generation to become principled leaders. The half-day
conference challenged students to consider ideas and situations that are
designed to help them think critically about ethics in business situations.
The award-winning Ethics in
Business Program, which is presented by the Chamber’s Business Education
Committee, was developed in 1992 to educate our high school seniors about
situations and ethical dilemmas that occur in the workplace. Back by popular
demand was keynote speaker Jeff Bramstedt, former US Navy Seal and
film/commercial stuntman. He discussed the value and importance of ethics and
how individuals can make a difference. Many San Diego East County Chamber
members participated in the program by facilitating table discussions with groups
of students.
I thank our many business
partners who served as facilitators and the Ethics in Business Committee members
who planned the event for our students: Cindie Wolf, Steve Devan, Frank Luera,
Jeff Wood, Eric Lund, Rosemary Reed, Linda Hoffman, Leigh Hughes and Debbie
George.
Special thanks are extended
to the following event sponsors: Foothills Christian Church, San Diego Gas
& Electric, Sharp Grossmont Hospital, Grossmont Cuyamaca Community College
District, Subaru of El Cajon, COX Communications, DSD Business Systems, Leidos,
East County Schools Federal Credit Union, Junior Achievement, First Citizens
Bank, Padre Dam, Dr. Mark Zacovic, Investment Asset Management (James &
Leigh Hughes), Aflac (Becky Burgstiner, Agent), Cindie Wolf Photography, and
GUHSD’s CTE Department.
2017
San Diego County High School Mock Trial Competition
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| Grossmont Students Participate in the San Diego County Mock Trial Competition |
For the fourth year in a
row, students in Grossmont High School teacher Holly Jones’ class participated
in the San Diego County High School Mock Trial Competition. The Program is presented by local state and
federal courts and the San Diego County Bar Association (SDCBA). Each team is comprised of 8-25 high school
students. SDCBA assists in providing
lawyer coaches and the courts provide judges and courtrooms. This year, 29 county high schools participated
in the competition.
The mission of the program
is to foster understanding and respect for the American legal system and for
the rule of law. The program seeks to develop high school students into better
citizens by familiarizing them with our Constitution and Bill of Rights through
academic competition enhancing students’ ability to think critically,
communicate effectively and work as a team as well as with other members of
society.
Grossmont's team included
seniors Kennedy Nolta, Bella Gargano, Sophia Wulftange, Brycen Carter, Caleb
Cheek, Megan Williams, Tenema Sirleaf, Jillian Dawson, Cayla Macres, Liliana
Guerrero, Sarvenaz Karbasi, Luis Escobar, Carley Freedman, Pamela Torresdey,
Alyssa Chong, and junior Ashley Prus. These students dedicated over four months
of training, including over 40 hours of their own time. Grossmont placed 6 out
of 30 teams, and Bella Gargano came away with an individual award of
"Outstanding Prosecution Attorney."
Congratulations to our
students on this once in a lifetime experience.
Santana Cooks up a Third Place Win at CTE MasterChefs
Competition
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| Santana Culinary Students Celebrate their Third Place Win |
On Thursday March 9, Culinary Pathway students from Santana, Granite
Hills, and IDEA Center participated in the 2017 San Diego County CTE
MasterChefs Competition at the Shadowridge Golf Club in Vista.
Students have been practicing for several weeks for this
competition and were able to showcase their skills at the event. The
competition pitted ten high schools from throughout San Diego in a battle that
tested students on safety, sanitation, cooking procedure and a final dish.
Students prepared two identical entrees, which include five
components: protein, starch, vegetable, sauce, and edible garnish, on two
burners in a one hour competition. This year’s selected protein was beef.
The event provides a platform for students to showcase their
leadership, culinary skills and receive professional feedback.
This year Santana High School took third place for the second year
in a row. Congratulations to all of our teams for competing.
Fourth
Annual Celebration of Community Partners Event
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| GUHSD Staff and School Board Trustees Dr. Gary Woods & Jim Kelly with IDEA Center student Brandon Lige (center), who is employed at O'Reilly Auto Parts along with Store Manager Frank Monteau |
On Thursday, March 16, we
celebrated community partners involved with GUHSD’s WorkAbility &
Transition Partnership Project at the Elks Lodge in El Cajon. School Board Vice
President Dr. Gary Woods was present as well as School Board Trustee Jim Kelly who
in closing remarks thanked employers who have partnered with the school district
and agencies to support special needs students with employment and higher
education opportunities.
WorkAbility and the
Transition Partnership Project are statewide collaborative programs of the
California Department of Education, the State Department of Rehabilitation, and
local education agencies.
These programs were created
through interagency agreements in order to promote career exploration and teach
vocational skills to students in Special Education.
At the close of the event, a group photo was taken of all participants and attendees:
Dr. Tim Glover
Superintendent
