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Eileen Mandell May 23, 2013 at 07:45 am
Your article said there were only 4 "media arts" classes at Grossmont, but the Grossmont…Read More Art Department offers much much more: GHS Visual Arts program includes Art 1-8 meaning students may take up to 4 years of Art, 3D Art- Ceramics & Jewelry, Photography- beginning and advanced levels, Digital Arts, and Advanced Placement Art and Honors level Photography and Digital Arts. Students may receive articulated college credit for Photography and Digital Arts as well. The quality of these classes as well as those in Performing Arts earned Grossmont the state recognition. And you said that the Performing Arts building would be completed in 2013...where did you get THAT from! It won't even be started until 2015.
Kevin George May 17, 2013 at 03:05 pm
This reminds me of a sign I once saw on a burger joint decades ago. It said:
"Best Burgers on…Read More Earth"
(This side of the Boulevard, South of Broadway)
Komfort May 17, 2013 at 02:30 pm
Barbara May 6, 2013 at 03:39 pm
"On Monday, attorneys William and Dan Shinoff argued that their 'inadvertent mistake of…Read More calendaring the wrong date that the opposition was due' led to the filing of a late document to the court and Lewis receiving the document without sufficient time to reply."
Yeah, very "inadvertent." I am puzzled as to why a public group, a 501(C)3 is not required to open their books. This is disturbing.
Things I Learned May 7, 2013 at 08:20 pm
Hey remember when a piece of paper and a pencil were just fine but now we've made the tests more…Read More easier if you like to answer questions by dragging cartoons around a trillion dollars worth of iPads for the children so now we need to spend more money for more iPads for the more children why not just have them post youtube links can't be any dumber I do?
Jimmy Sanders May 1, 2013 at 11:02 am
With state-of-the-art facilities the test scores will now soar-they guaranteeeeeee it!
Things I Learned April 30, 2013 at 06:43 pm
https://twitter.com/TheDemocrats/statuses/329260308260614145
http://splicd.com/yTHQOQ75BSA/13/107
Kevin George April 30, 2013 at 06:02 pm
What are you talking about Batman?
I distinctly remember the GUHSD propoga......I mean campaign…Read More literature that said both Prop H and Prop U would " have no fiscal impact".
Free, get it, free!
Brandon Scales May 3, 2013 at 07:19 pm
I can't wait to see coach Campbell turn around the team this season
Brandon Scales May 3, 2013 at 07:19 pm
I can't wait to see coach Campbell turn around the team this season
Brandon Scales May 3, 2013 at 07:18 pm
I can't wait to see coach Campbell turn the team around this season.
Gayle Marsh April 12, 2013 at 10:43 am
The GCCA had many concerts in which the performers said that it was the best acoustically sound…Read More stage this side of the Mississippi River! East County needs this concert hall open. GCCA MSC put their heart and soul into building it and we need to have our concerts there once again!
Mt. Helix Resident April 12, 2013 at 05:10 am
If we took away ex-Helix drop out numbers from Monte Vista and Grossmont drop-out numbers, would…Read More Monte Vista and Grossmont rank as well as Valhalla? Remember, Valhalla is the academic leader in the district, so what does that say about Valhalla's number of drop-outs?
Mt. Helix Resident April 12, 2013 at 05:07 am
As with any collection of data, these numbers tell only a part of what is going on in our corner of…Read More the school district. Little does the community know, since going charter, Helix's "opting" out practice has negatively impacted Mount Miguel, Monte Vista, and Grossmont. I have worked at two of these three schools in the last seven years, and I have seen firsthand how Helix would rather ask their at-risk youth to kindly leave instead of providing costly resources to ensure their graduation. "Opting out" usually is applied when a child has academic and/or behavior problems. The student and their family are asked to meet with school officials who say the following: "we don't think this is the right fit for your child", "we believe other schools might be able to provide better services", and "we feel your child might be more successful at another school." We know this because dozens of ex-Helix families have enrolled in our local schools all saying the same thing. Helix shamefully pushes their at-risk youth out the door; they shamefully force local schools to pick up the pieces; then they shamefully reap the benefits of articles like this that tell only half the story and save a whole lot of money by not providing costly resources for at-risk youth. Helix thinks they can pick and choose their students, but they are still a public school and must provide an education for all, not just those kids with high test scores.
Ruby Slipper April 12, 2013 at 02:52 am
2011-12 Graduation rates:
Steele Canyon - 93.0
Helix - 90.7
Liberty - 88.7
West Hills - 86.6
Granite…Read More Hills - 84.6
El Capitan - 84.5
Valhalla - 83.6
Monte Vista - 80.4
Grossmont - 80.2
Santana - 78.1
Mt. Miguel - 68.7
El Cajon Valley - 61.5
Eric Yates (Editor) March 26, 2013 at 02:17 pm
Hi Tony. Apologies. It was a simple omission of human error. I was copy/pasting each name into the…Read More tables individually and accidentally skipped over Anthony. I've corrected the mistake, but with so many kids, I hope there are not more.
Readers, please let me know if I left off anyone and I'll correct it. Thanks for reading, Tony, and congrats to all the kids. You'll be our bosses one day.
Tony Lawrence March 26, 2013 at 11:31 am
Holy cow Jacquelyn Espineli and Parker Brown! WOW!!! I wish there were more stories about the…Read More academic kids. The good news is, when all the high school glory is over - you will be the ones (all the academic kids who work hard and have focus) who are very successful! Proud of you all!
Tony Lawrence March 26, 2013 at 11:27 am
Not sure why they left you off Anthony Lawrence - you were clearly listed in the UT with a 4.29 GPA…Read More for Grossmont boys basketball. Way to go - your family is proud of you!
Things I Learned May 2, 2013 at 08:04 pm
"The Department of Education says it is working on several initiatives to address differences…Read More in rates by identifying positive alternatives to suspension and expulsion..."
How bout they initiate a statistics course then maybe they can measure against the offender rate instead of the whole population oh heck who am I kidding just give everybody a good citizenship award and a motor voter application we're all doomed anyway.
Samson Serrano April 28, 2013 at 12:20 am
Are there any more photos from the meet? If so can someone please email to Samsonserrano@gmail.com
Things I Learned April 16, 2013 at 02:35 am
http://www.redstate.com/dloesch/2013/04/16/the-grotesque-politicization-of-the-boston-bombing/
Kevin George March 20, 2013 at 03:38 pm
If you're talking to me, I don't have a party.
And didn't you hear, money is the root of all evil.
Mark Gregory Elliott March 20, 2013 at 03:29 pm
Yeah better to give low wage workers with no benefit a few pennies and all the rest to elitist…Read More Republicans. Good luck in 2016, your party doesn't have a clue.
Kevin George March 20, 2013 at 02:06 pm
The National School Lunch Program cost $11.1 billion in FY 2011.
By comparison, the lunch…Read More program's total cost in 1947 was $70 million; in 1950, $119.7 million; in 1960, $225.8 million; in 1970, $565.5 million; in 1980, $3.2 billion; in 1990, $3.7 billion; and in 2000, 6.1 billion.
http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/lunch/aboutlunch/NSLPFactSheet.pdf
Mount Miguel JROTC Performs Memorial Day Ceremony
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