2014
All-Academic Team Captain Honored
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| Governing Board Recognition of Valhalla student Trent Rule |
Valhalla student Trent Rule was recognized last night at
the January 15 Governing Board meeting for his selection as the 2014
All-Academic Team Captain for San Diego County and All CIF-SDS First Team, Boys
Cross Country.
Trent was selected as one of eight U-T San Diego
All-Academic Team Captains for fall sports. The Captain’s plaque represents
each sport’s Academic Athlete of the Year.
Trent has a 4.65 GPA, never earning anything below an
"A" during his high school career. His course load includes five AP
classes in addition to him running.
Trent hopes to run cross country in college where he
plans to study mechanical engineering at an Ivy League school, Stanford, USC,
UCSD or Cal.
2014 CIF-SDS Football Division III Champions Honored
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| Board recognition of the El Capitan Vaqueros |
The Governing Board also
honored the El Capitan Vaqueros football team, which finished the 2014 season
with a record of 14-1. After an undefeated regular season, the Grossmont Hills
league champions went on to defeat Rancho Bernardo 14-7 in the CIFSDS Division
II Finals and win the Southern California Regional Championship with a 41-0
shellacking of Paso Robles High School.
The Vaqueros went on to
Carson to compete for the Division III State championship. With 2:32 left in the
third quarter they had a 28-7 lead but a four touchdown surge by Campolindo led
to El Capitan being crowned State runners-up.
All-CIF honors went to
Brad Cagle, Isaiah Capoocia, D.J. Smith, and Jared Turner, and Coach Ron Burner
was named San Diego Section Coach of the Year. Congratulations to our amazing
El Capitan Vaqueros football team!
Academic
League Season Update
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| Members of the JV Team at Granite Hills discuss their response |
The Academic League program has just entered the second
half of its season. Following Wednesday night’s matches, Santana held onto
first place with a perfect record at the JV level. At the Varsity level, three
teams were tied going into the matches. Helix Charter is now in first place,
following its win against Grossmont High School. West Hills upset Granite Hills
High School, knocking them out of first place.
All schools play each other at least once during the
ten-game season. The team with the best record will advance to the County
Championship in May. I hope you will find an opportunity to view a Wednesday
afternoon match before the season draws to a close.
Medical
Pathway Students Explore Career Options
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| Valhalla students receive an up close view of the Dental Assisting Program at HOC |
The Health Occupations Center (HOC), which is a part of
the Adult Education program in GUHSD, offers tours to a variety of interested
parties. Recently, Santana and Valhalla High Schools brought Medical Pathway CTE
students to visit the HOC campus. The Medical Pathways offered at several GUHSD
sites have honors-level science curriculum designed for students interested
in careers in the health/medical field.
These highly motivated
students were introduced to the many allied health and nursing programs
available to them right in their own district. Students viewed clinical and
nursing labs, a veterinary lab, and an independent student computer lab. Our
high school students then interacted with the Medical Assisting students
learning how to take vital signs, patient history, and worked one-on-one with
the Adult Ed students. This form of hands-on training gave these high school
students the opportunity to see firsthand many educational options available to
them in the healthcare field.
Special
Governing Board Meeting/Bond Review Workshop on 1/22
The Grossmont Union High
School District Board of Trustees will host a Prop. U bond review workshop at 6
p.m. on Thursday, January 22. The meeting will be held in the library at
Grossmont High School, which is located at 1100 Murray Drive in El Cajon.
