Granite Hills High School (El Cajon, California)

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Granite Hills High School
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Granite Hills High School (El Cajon, California)
1719 East Madison Avenue

El Cajon
,
California 92019

United States
Information
Type Public secondary
Established1960
School district Grossmont Union High School District
PrincipalEric Jesperson
Teaching staff17.12 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,414 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio141.00 [1]
CampusUrban
Colors   Navy blue and Columbia blue
RivalValhalla High School
Accreditation Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
NewspaperThe Clarion
YearbookPageant
NicknameEagles
Website granite.guhsd.net

Granite Hills High School is a public comprehensive high school in El Cajon, California. It serves students in grades nine through twelve. Opened in 1960, Granite Hills is one of 13 high schools in the Grossmont Union High School District. GHHS is the home of the Eagles. Granite Hills High School has been an IB World School since July 2001; it is a California Distinguished School.

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History

In the late 2000s, the school undertook campus construction projects, including renovations to the football field.[ citation needed ] In 2009, soil testing identified the presence of carcinogenic contaminants on campus; the source was not immediately determined, and similar conditions were reported at other district schools. [2]

In January 2009, the school’s eagle statue was vandalized and destroyed. [3]

Shooting

On March 22, 2001, shortly after the start of fifth period, a former, arrived on campus carrying a 112-gauge Mossberg pump-action shotgun loaded with birdshot and a .22-caliber semi-automatic pistol. [4] He fired several shots outside the attendance office, which also houses administrative offices. [5] [6] Five individuals sustained injuries, primarily from shrapnel or trauma; few suffered direct gunshot wounds. [7] [8]

Athletics

Granite Hills offers every California Interscholastic Federation sanctioned sport.[ citation needed ]

On December 10, 2022, the Granite Hills would defeat San Ramon Valley 31-24 OT for the California State 2-A football title at Saddleback College.

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Granite Hills High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
  2. ↑ Carcinogen discovered in soil at 5 schools by Leonel Sanchez, San Diego Union-Tribune January 16, 2009
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 16, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ "Guilty Plea in School Shooting". LA Times . Retrieved September 14, 2001.
  5. ↑ "The San Diego Union-Tribune - San Diego, California & National News".
  6. ↑ writer, Scott Martelle Scott Martelle is a former Times staff; Massacre, member of the editorial board He also is the author of several nonfiction books on such disparate subjects as the Ludlow; war, 1913-14 Colorado coalfield; Detroit, the history of; Walker, William; Nicaragua, the pre-Civil War American adventurer who for a brief time made himself president of (March 23, 2001). "5 Hurt in Gunfire at High School Near San Diego; Student Is Held". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 28, 2021.{{cite web}}: |first2= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ Ojeda • •, Artie (March 28, 2018). "Officer Who Stopped Granite Hills High Gunman in 2001 Recounts His Actions 17 Years later". NBC 7 San Diego. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Photo: Alleged school shooter Jason Hoffman commits suicide -". UPI. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  9. ↑ By; Williams, Charean; By; Williams, Charean (May 9, 2025). "Dolphins sign LS Joe Cardona". NBC Sports. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  10. ↑ "To Tribe of, Shane's Success No Surprise". New York Daily News . October 6, 1998.

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