Academic League and Athletic Conference League Champions 2007-08

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Athletic Conference League Champions	Combined Sports School Champion	Grossmont’s Big Night Academic League Students and Coaches Recognized
New Student Representatives to the Governing Board Elected	Click here to download the Academic League Schedule for 2007-08!

Grossmont Athletic Conference League Champions 2007-08
Spring
Sport	North League	South League
Baseball	Grossmont	Steele Canyon
Boys’ Golf	El Capitan	Granite Hills
Gymnastics	West Hills	Steele Canyon
Boys’ Lacrosse	Grossmont
Girls’ Lacrosse	Helix/Santana
Softball	Santana	Steele Canyon
Boys’ Swim	Grossmont	Valhalla
Girls’ Swim	Grossmont	Granite Hills
Boys’ Tennis	West Hills	Valhalla/Steele Canyon
Boys’ Track	West Hills	Steele Canyon
Girls’ Track	West Hills	Steele Canyon
Boys’ Volleyball	Grossmont	Valhalla

Combined Sports School Champion

Grossmont High School won the 2007-08 Combined Sports School Championship with nine league championships and one 3-way tie. Grossmont school will be awarded a trophy and their name engraved on the perpetual plaque hanging in the District Office. Steele Canyon came in second with eight league championships and two 2-way ties. An outstanding accomplishment for both schools.

New Student Representatives to the Governing Board Elected

We would like to thank Naomi Ocen-odoge of Santana High School for her distinguised service as the 2007-08 Student Representative to the Governing Board and Hannah Escalante of Grossmont High School as her alternate.

And, we would like to welcome and introduce Carly Cody of Valhalla High School as the 2008-09 Student Representative to the Governing Board and Kelsey Hjalmarson of Grossmont High School as her alternate.

Submitted by Mary Price

Grossmont’s Big Night
Academic League Students and Coaches Recognized

On Thursday, May 22 Over 250 parents, teachers, administrators and students filled the Grossmont Cafeteria at 6:00 p.m. to recognize the year-long efforts of the Academic League teams and their coaches. After an incredible dinner that included the Superintendent’s Spaghetti Bolognese and Tiramisu for desert, Board Members Priscilla Schreiber and Dick Hoy welcomed everyone and expressed their appreciation on behalf of the Board of Trustees for all of their efforts. Then Dick Beech, coordinator of the Academic League, recognized individual Junior Varsity and Varsity teams and their coaches for their efforts. A very special thank you goes to each coach. They include:

Grossmont	Tom Price	Helix	Amanda Van Buren – Varsity Tina Colera – Junior Varsity
El Cajon Valley	Mariah Freese – Varsity and Junior Varsity	Mount Miguel	Cindy Napoleon – Varsity and Junior Varsity
El Capitan	Pam Howard – Varsity Diana Aguayo – Junior Varsity	Granite Hills	Ronald Whitney – Varsity Rachel McCurry – Junior Varsity
Monte Vista	David Shrin – Varsity Sang Bai – Junior Varsity	Santana	Brooke Crocker – Varsity and Junior Varsity
Valhalla	Peggy Ormsby – Varsity and Junior Varsity	West Hills	Cheri Gabler and Jan Hedeline Varsity and Junior Varsity
Steele Canyon	Betty Jensen – Varsity and Junior Varsity


Grossmont's Big Night brought our entire community together to recognize our Academic League Stars	Superintendent Bob Collins (center) worked with Vince Scimone (L) and Scott Patterson (R) to make Spaghetti Bolognese for Grossmont's Big Night.

What was also very special about Grossmont’s Big Night, was that it brought our entire community together to recognize our Academic League Stars. It was also an opportunity for our entire community to recognize our Academic League coaches. Like athletic coaches, they contribute so much to these teams, and as Dick Beech remarked, “there is no compensation sufficient for the time, effort and energy they put into this effort.” But on this night, each coach knows the gratitude our District and the entire community has for their efforts.

The final part of the evenings program recognized Dick Beech, Steve Haiman and Ruth Weiss for their contributions in keeping the Academic League a strong and vibrant part of Grossmont Activities. Dick Hoy was also recognized for his ongoing dedication to the Academic League. After the evening ended, one could only reflect on the sense of community that Grossmont is. Teachers, administrators, students, parents, Board Members, classified staff – all working together for a common purpose. It was a Big Night for Grossmont.

Excerpted from article by Catherine Martin

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