Formed in June of 1920 , the District is overseen by a five-member Governing Board and operates 12 High School s (10 regular, one Charter , and one Alternative ); a regional occupational program (ROP); and Special Education and Adult Education services.
In March of 2001 , the district made nationwide headlines in the US when, in a span of 17 days, a total of two students were killed and 20 students and two teachers were wounded when two students, in separate incidents, opened fire at their schools.
- 1920 - Grossmont Union High School District formed.
- 1939 - Grossmont High School rebuilt.
- 2001 - March 5, Santana High School shootings. March 22, Granite Hills High School shootings.
The GUHSD is comprised of the following twelve high school campuses (listed in order of year opened):
- 1922 - Grossmont High School , La Mesa/El Cajon
- 1952 - Helix High School , La Mesa (charter)
- 1955 - El Cajon Valley High School , El Cajon
- 1957 - Mount Miguel High School , Spring Valley
- 1959 - El Capitan High School , Lakeside
- 1960 - Granite Hills High School , El Cajon
- 1961 - Monte Vista High School , Spring Valley
- 1965 - Santana High School , Santee
- 1972 - Chaparral High School , El Cajon (alternative)
- 1974 - Valhalla High School , El Cajon
- 1987 - West Hills High School , Santee
- 2000 - Steele Canyon High School , Spring Valley
In addition to its high schools, the districts operates:
- East County Regional Education Center (ECREC)
- East County Regional Occupational Program (ROP)
- Foothills Adult School
- Grossmont Work Training Center
- Homestead / Frontier (special education)
- Viking Center (special education - severely disabled)
- Nick Cannon , Monte Vista, 1998 , Rapper and Actor
- Eric Close , Valhalla, 1985 , actor
- Sharon Davis , Santana, 1972, First Lady of California
- John F. Duffy , Grossmont, 1948 , Sheriff of San Diego County
- Mark Malone , El Cajon Valley, 1976, National Football League (NFL) MVP quarterback
- Morgan And Wong ( Glen Morgan and James Wong ), El Cajon Valley, Golden Globe Award -winning Producer s
- Ellen Ochoa , Grossmont, 1975 , Astronaut
- Julia Schultz , Granite Hills, 1997 , '' Playboy '' magazine's Playmate Of The Month
- Brian Sipe , Grossmont, National Football League (NFL) MVP quarterback
- Frederick W. Sturckow , Grossmont, 1978 , astronaut
- Bill Walton , Helix, 1970 , National Basketball Association (NBA) Hall Of Fame Center
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