El Cajon Valley High School

El Cajon Valley High School
Address
1035 East Madison Avenue El Cajon , California United States
Information
Type	Public High School
Motto	"Be Brave"
Established	1955
School district	Grossmont Union High School District
Principal	Robert Stirling
Teaching staff	15.07 (FTE) [1]
Grades	9 through 12
Enrollment	1,672 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	110.95 [1]
Campus type	Urban
Color(s)	Red and Columbia blue
Mascot	Brave
Yearbook	Legend
Nickname	Braves
Website	braves.guhsd.net

El Cajon Valley High School (ECVHS) is a comprehensive public secondary school in El Cajon, California. It serves students in grades 9-12. Established in 1955, El Cajon Valley is the third of twelve high schools to be built in Grossmont Union High School District. ECVHS students and athletic teams are known as the Braves. The school is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).

The new science building for ECVHS.

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

El Cajon Valley's athletic teams, the Braves, compete in the Valley League of the Grossmont Conference and the CIF San Diego Section.

The school fields teams in the following sports: baseball, basketball, cross country, field hockey, football, gymnastics, soccer, softball, swimming, boys tennis, girls tennis, track & field, boys volleyball, girls volleyball, boys water polo, girls water polo, and wrestling.

Additional extracurricular activities can be found on the El Cajon Valley High School website ^[2]

Notable alumni

• Lester Bangs (music critic). ^[3]
• Sonny Bishop, former professional football player ^[4]
• Bob Christian, Former professional baseball player (Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox)
• Mike Davis (Marxist historian) ^[5]
• Mike Hartley, Former professional baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies, Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles)
• Joe Kennedy, Former professional baseball player (Tampa Bay Rays, Colorado Rockies, Oakland Athletics, Arizona Diamondbacks, Toronto Blue Jays)
• Mark Malone, Former professional football player (Arizona State, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers)
• James Wong, Writer/Director of Final Destination film series.

See also

• List of high schools in San Diego County, California
• List of high schools in California

References

1. "El Cajon Valley High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
2. "El Cajon Valley High School - After School & Other Programs".
3. "My El Cajon Valley High School days with Lester Bangs | San Diego Reader". www.sandiegoreader.com. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
4. "Sonny Bishop Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
5. "Los Angeles Review of Books". Los Angeles Review of Books. October 6, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2022.

External links

• Official website

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