Granite Hills High School (El Cajon, California)

Infobox Secondary school
name = Granite Hills High School

motto =
established = 1960
city = El Cajon
state = California 92019
country = USA
campus = Urban
type = Public secondary
principal = Georgette Torres
faculty =
students = Estimated 3,000
grades = 9-12
address = 1719 East Madison Avenue
district = Grossmont Union High School District
accreditation = Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).
mascot = Jesse Crawfish
colors = Dark blue and light blue
newspaper = Clarion
yearbook =
free_label_1 = Nickname
free_1 = Eagles
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free_2 =
website = [http://granite.guhsd.net/GHHS/home.htm Granite Hills High School]
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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.

Traditions

Alma Mater

Nestled in the granite hillsfly our colors white bluehigh above the mountain topswe soar as eagles proud and true

rising high with pride and honourto our victory we will soargranite hills our alma matereagles now and ever more

hooting

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.

History

Recently Granite Hills has been undergoing some construction to many of its classes. The football field has also been redone

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
*Joe Roth, former All-American quarterback at the University of California, Berkeley.
*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

ee 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

References

* [http://www.acswasc.org/pdf_general/WASC_DirectoryAccreditedSchools.pdf Western Association of Schools and Colleges Directory of Accredited Schools 2005-2006] (PDF)
* [http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/granitehills/index.html Shots on Campus: Echoes of Terror]

External links

* [http://granite.guhsd.net Granite Hills High School website]