El Capitan High School

ECM FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: FOOTHILLERS LEAVE EL CAP IN RUINS; WIN 51-7 ON WEEK ONE OF GROSSMONT LEAGUE PLAY 5

Total Views: 33 Like our sports coverage? Donate to help support ECM’s sports section! Type in “Sports” as your donation! Follow @ECMagSports on Twitter for live sports coverage and stories! Does your son or daughter play a sport at a level other than varsity? Comment on this story or tweet @ECMagSports to request coverage! Story and photos by Liz Alper October 6, 2017 (Lakeside) – ECM Friday Night Lights is back after a two-week hiatus with our first-ever trip to Lakeside as the Foothillers of Grossmont (3-2 overall) made the trip out to visit the Vaqueros of El Capitan (2-3 overall) in both teams’ first matchup of Grossmont League play. An early fumble at the one yard line by senior wide receiver Star Iuli in the first was costly for the Vaqueros, as the Foothillers marched downfield with some great passing and sophomore quarterback Jamie Odom punched it in for a 7-0 Hillers lead at the end of one. But in the second, the Hillers did a little shooting in the foot themselves. They were about to punt it away after a miserable, penalty and incompletion-ridden drive when the punt was blocked and recovered by the Vaqueros at the 17 yard line. Iuli, the king of making things happen, made his way to the end zone to make the catch on senior Antonio Olivieri’s short pass on the second play of a two-play drive and the Vaqueros were back in it, tying the game after a horrible start. Yet another special teams mistake turned out to be costly, this time for the Vaqueros, as Grossmont picked up a safety to get out in front again. Things got worse for El Cap. On the last play of the half, Olivieri’s pass was intercepted by Grossmont’s senior defensive back Andrew Lira and taken back for a pick six and the Foothillers had a comfy 16-7 lead at the half. Grossmont added on in the third. After a big catch by senior wide out Josh Moala that put the Hillers at the one, senior running back Shevell Sterling Jr. put it in for the score. The Foothillers led 23-7 after three. Sterling sniffed out the end zone again to kick off the fourth. A few minutes later, Odom went deep to find the junior Desmond Carter for a nice catch and score. Sterling ran in his hat trick touchdown, Grossmont added another on a pass to junior Conner Sanchez and this one was too far out of reach for El Cap. The Vaqueros fall 51-7 and suffer a loss to start Grossmont League play and fall to 2-4 overall. The Foothillers start league play 1-0 and move to 4-2 overall. Next week, the Foothillers visit neighboring El Cajon for a rivalry game against Valhalla. Kickoff is at 7:00 p.m. As for the Vaqueros, they come inland too to pay a visit to Helix. Kickoff for that game is at 6:00 p.m. Printer-friendly version

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VAQUEROS SOFTBALL BLANKS MATADORS 12-0 3K

Total Views: 34 Does your son or daughter play a sport at a level other than varsity? Drop a line on this story or tweet @ECMagSports to request coverage! Like our sports coverage? Donate to help support ECM’s sports section! Follow @ECMagSports on Twitter for live sports coverage and stories! Story and photos by Liz Alper April 27, 2017 (Spring Valley) – Mount Miguel softball is a little worse for wear; they’re 5-7 overall and 1-3 in league play so far heading into today’s game against El Capitan. The Vaqueros are a different story; they sport a decent 12-10 overall record, but are undefeated in league play with a 4-0 record coming into today. Sophomore Nya Maga started on the hill for the Matadors against junior Elena Laddon for the Vaqueros. El Cap struck for two runs early in the first. In the third, sophomore Baily Olaveson singled and scored a run and the Vaqueros led 3-0. Junior Kim Garcia hit a sac fly and the Vaqueros increased their lead to 4-0. After a crazy rundown play in the fourth, freshman Hannah Davis and senior Amanda Vasquez both hit sac flies to bump the Vaqueros up to a 6-0 lead. The Vaqueros had a big fifth inning. Freshman Olivia Martinez knocked an RBI single to left, senior Maria Lotta hit a sac fly, Davis hit an RBI single to left and Vasquez tripled and scored two. Add one more and when it was all said and done, the Vaqueros run-ruled the Matadors 12-0 to move to 13-10 overall and remain undefeated in league play, 5-0. The Matadors fall to 5-8 overall and 1-4 in league play. The Vaqueros get a nice break until Tuesday when the Braves of El Cajon Valley High visit Lakeside. First pitch is set for 4:00 p.m. The Matadors are off till Tuesday too; they’ll travel to La Mesa to face Helix. First pitch is also at 4:00 p.m. Printer-friendly version

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GROSSMONT UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT ANNOUNCES 2017-18 TEACHERS OF THE YEAR 5.6K

Total Views: 65 Kathryn Worley and Daemein Patterson to represent GUHSD in prestigious San Diego County Teacher of the Year Competition East County News Service April 8, 2017 (El Cajon) — At the Governing Board meeting on Thursday, April 6, 2017, the Grossmont Union High School District honored Teacher of the Year nominees from each of its schools. This is a great honor, as each nominee was selected by their peers. School site nominees are interviewed by a panel comprised of previous Teachers of the Year and District personnel. The panel selects two representatives from this distinguished group to recommend to our Board of Trustees for consideration for the San Diego County Teacher of the Year competition. If selected to represent the County, the next step is the California Teacher of the Year Competition. GUHSD 2017-2018 Site Teachers of the Year: El Cajon Valley High School ~ Elizabeth Wright El Capitan High School ~ Michelle Barnett Granite Hills High School ~ Julie Schorr Monte Vista High School ~ Kathy Hunter-Clark Mount Miguel High School ~ Beverly Jones Santana High School ~ Jason Kaye Valhalla High School ~ Toni Myers Alternative Education/Chaparral High School ~ Sarina Brooks IDEA Center High School ~ Karly Johnstone The two 2017 – 2018 GUHSD Teachers of the Year who advance to compete at the County level for San Diego County Teacher of the Year: Kathryn Worley – Representing West Hills High School Ms. Worley is an Industrial Technology and Manufacturing Teacher, who began teaching at West Hills in 2010. Kathy joined the District in 1988 and has been an inspiration to many people over her long and distinguished career. In addition to teaching, she coached and led a highly successful athletics program. Principal Robin Ballarin remarked, “With warmth, kindness, a “get to work” attitude and humor, Kathy leads students to multiple levels of success, she cares deeply about their learning.” A student remarked, “She is a role model for all of us; she goes above and beyond to help us succeed.” Daemein Patterson – Representing Grossmont High School Mr. Patterson is an English Teacher who began teaching at Grossmont in 2005. He is involved with the English Learner program and took on the role of teaching transitional English, which serves the long-term English Learners at Grossmont High School. Mr. Patterson’s creativity and experience helped ensure the effective teaching at these pivotal learning levels for students. He is dedicated, energetic and passionate about teaching and connecting with his students Daemein was a Golden Apple Award Winner in 2010. One of his colleagues said, “Daemein is a passionate teacher who seeks out innovation to encourage students to be their best, not only in his courses, but also as citizens of the world.” Kathy Worley and Daemein Patterson will now compete for 2018 County Teacher of the Year and be honored at A Salute to Teachers next fall. They will also be honored as the GUHSD Teachers of the Year at the San Diego Padres’ Teacher Appreciation Night on May 19. GUHSD is proud to have these fine teachers represent their school sites and the District as our 2017-2018 Teachers of the Year. Printer-friendly version

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BOYS SOCCER: HELIX ROUTS EL CAP 5-0 2.2K

Total Views: 15 Do you have a son or daughter that plays a sport at a level other than varsity? Drop a line on this story or tweet @ECMagSports to request coverage! Like our sports coverage? Donate to help support ECM’s sports section! Follow @ECMagSports on Twitter for live sports coverage and stories! Story and photos by Liz Alper January 25, 2017 (La Mesa) – The Helix High varsity boys soccer team is off to a decent start in conference play with only one tie. The 6-2-4 overall Highlanders stayed at home today and faced El Capitan. The Vaqueros are 0-1 in league play and 5-5-1 overall. The Highlanders struck first in the first half to make it 1-0. Helix scored again a few minutes later to make it 2-0. Late in the first, Helix utilized some beautiful passing and it led to another goal and a 3-0 Highlanders lead. Helix controlled the ball for much of the first half; the Vaqueros had zero shots on goal for an entire 40 minutes. The Highlanders added one more at the last minute with a beautiful high-knee goal and went to halftime up 4-0. In the second half, the Vaqueros started to wake up a little bit, but the Highlanders kept up the pressure and added another goal to make it 5-0. Despite added pressure, the Vaqueros couldn’t score and Helix took the win 5-0 to go to 7-2-4 overall, while the Vaqueros fall to 5-6-1. The Highlanders jump right back onto the field on Friday when they travel to El Cajon Valley High School to face the Braves. Match time is set for 4:30 p.m. As for the Vaqueros, they will too play on Friday at 4:30, but they’ll travel to Spring Valley to take on the Matadors of Mount Miguel. Printer-friendly version

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A STEER RUSTLING CAPER IN LAKESIDE 3.2K

Total Views: 34 By Miriam Raftery Photo: Left and right: bull atop El Capitan High School and former Pinnacle Peak restaurant May 6, 2016 (Lakeside) – A popular icon in downtown Lakeside—the bull statue atop the former Pinnacle Peak Steakhouse on Maine Avenue—vanished recently, leaving locals to ponder, where’s the beef? Fortunately the missing steer statue was found this morning not far away, standing on the roof of El Capitan High School—and that’s no bull. No one has come forward to fess up to steering the statue to the high school, though a senior prank is rumored. In fact, the lonely bull has gone missing before, former Pinnacle Peak manager Toni Petroro told our editor back when the steakhouse was at its former location in Santee. Petroro said the wayward bull was actually stolen several times, usually as student pranks, but always found its way back home. This time around, Lakeside resident and photographer Billy Ortiz took the bull by the horns and wrestled the life-sized steer statue dubbed “Fred” into his pickup truck. He hauled it back to its now-rightful owner, Rick Chiles, proprietor of the building that housed the now-closed steakhouse–but paused first for a photo opportunity in front of a cattle drive mural painted on a nearby building. Milking this story for all it’s worth, we’d be remiss not to tell you about a second fiberglass cow named Betsy, located just across the street at the Lakeside Historical Society’s headquarters. “The two have been gazing at each other across Maine Avenue for two years,” Ortiz quipped on his Facebook page while Fred the bull was missing. Later he surmised, “Lakeside is grateful Fred is back home.” Printer-friendly version

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EL CAPITAN THEATRE BROUGHT US THE ABSURD THIS HOLIDAY SEASON 2.2K

Total Views: 36 By Kathy Carpenter Associate /Youth Reviewer www.sdtheatrereviews.com December 7, 2015 – (Lakeside) – For a breather from all the holiday cheer I took in El Capitan High School’s Acting Can Be Murder. Was this the show perfect? Of course not. These were high school students, works in progress. But the show was light-hearted fun, totally entertaining, and Lindsay Gampel-Qualin, teacher and director, has some talented actors emerging in Lakeside. Acting Can Be Murder is a spoof on both Agatha Chrustie and Alfred Hitchcock; a murder-mystery farce of a period piece play. We went behind the scenes as they rehearsed for opening night. Corissa Knaresbora played the lead, Delores Gordon. On stage for most of the show she made the audience laugh. Doing a fabulous job playing the director, Zoee Bauer. She was totally into her role. Megan Patton, was also a stand out as Georgia Styles.Katherine Calderon, also did a wonderful job. However, the show had many colorful characters, to which the entire cast did an incredible work bringing them to life. I’m always happy to go out to El Capitan’s plays. Every time I’ve gone out there, and it is a ways, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed myself. It’s too late the winter show. but I’m sure they will be just as fabulous this Spring. Try to come out to catch a show.. This may seem like a repeated theme. But until I see these school theatre full for these hard working students I will continue to encourage you to stop by. Printer-friendly version

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WOMAN ARRESTED FOR THREATENING TO “SHOOT UP” LAKESIDE SCHOOL 0

Total Views: 14 March 5, 2015 (Lakeside) – Sheriff’s deputies arrested a woman Thursday for threatening to “shoot up” a school in the Lakeside area. Sarah Joy Lomaintewa, 26, will be charged with making terrorist threats and threatening a school. The incident began shortly after midnight, when the Sheriff’s Department received a radio call reporting a possible threat of violence related to an unspecified school in Lakeside. After detectives assigned to the investigation learned of Lomaintewa’s threat, several schools were placed on lockdown during a search for the suspect. Sheriff’s deputies assisted with the orderly dismissal of students at El Capitan High School, Lindo Park Elementary School, and Tierra Del Sol Elementary School. Detectives from the Santee Sheriff’s Station are actively working the investigation to assure that there is no further threat to the public’s safety. Printer-friendly version

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HIGH SCHOOL CUSTODIAN IN LAKESIDE ARRESTED FOR ARRANGING SEXUAL LIAISON WITH A 14-YEAR-OLD STUDENT 2.5K

Total Views: 28 February 20, 2015 (Lakeside) – A 21-year-old substitute custodian with the Grossmont Union High School District was arrested yesterday after texting a 14-year-old female student to arrange an off-campus sexual liaison. Deputies from the Sheriff’s Sexual Assault Unit and Santee Sheriff’s station are continuing the investigation to determine if there are any additional victims. Elias Morales II allegedly exchanged inappropriate text messages with the student at El Capitan High School in Lakeside asking her to meet him. Sheriff’s deputies later posed as the student and agreed to meet him at 10133 Main Avenue in Lakeside, where he was taken into custody, according to Lieutenant Duckworth with the San Diego Sheriff’s Department. During the investigation, Grossmont Union High School District officials and Sheriff’s officials worked collaboratively to ensure the safety of the students and community. The Sheriff’s Department encourages parents to be aware with whom their children communicate while using social media and communication devices. Sheriff’s Deputies booked Morales into the County Jail for violations of Penal Code 288.3—Communicating with a Minor with Intent to Commit a Specified Sex Act and 288.4(2)(b)—Appearing at an Arranged Meeting Place for Purpose of Committing Lewd Acts with a Minor. Morales’ bail was set at $50,000 dollars. He was released today after posting bond and his arraignment is scheduled for February 27th in El Cajon Court. Printer-friendly version

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JIMMIE JOHNSON CHAMPIONS GRANTS AWARDED TO LOCAL SCHOOLS 3.9K

Total Views: 51 By Miriam Raftery November 20, 2014 (El Cajon)–Once again, six-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson has proven himself to be a hero for education in his hometown, El Cajon. The Jimmie Johnson Foundation/Lowe’s Toolbox for Education has awarded $556,623 in grants for 2014—including grants to three schools in the Grossmont Union High School District. The local grants include Chaparral High School – $29,482 to create a computer lab that will augment the program at Chaparral through the use of online learning and digital arts instruction. El Capitan High School – $23,000 to purchase new laptops for teachers so they can be better equipped to use digital/paperless resources and to teach students how to use the online resources and apps available to them. Grossmont High School – $80,458 to integrate technology and foster collaboration and making connections between the arts and core academic classes. Other grants went to schools in North Carolina, Okalahoma, and to Loma Portal Elementary School in San Diego. This is the sixth year of the Champion grants program provided by the Johnson foundation. Jimmie’s wife, Chandra, says, “All of the applications were impressive. It is exciting to read through them and learn about the new and innovative opportunities educators want to provide to their students. We are honored to be able to fund so many deserving projects this year.” Jimmie Johnson says he and his wife are excited to see this year’s projects in his hometown get off the ground, as well as in the other locations. He adds, “The Champions Grant program is great because we get to see the impact of the projects from start to finish.” Nearly $3.7 million has been contributed through the Champions Grant program since 2009. To see a detailed list of the 2014 Champions Grant projects, please visit www.jimmiejohnsonfoundation.org. About the Jimmie Johnson Foundation Chandra and Jimmie Johnson launched the Jimmie Johnson Foundation in February 2006. Johnson, the six-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion, drives the No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet SS in NASCAR’s top series. The mission of the foundation is to assist children, families and communities in need throughout the United States. The foundation has committed more than $6.7 million to various charities. The Foundation currently focuses on K-12 public education. For additional information on the Jimmie Johnson Foundation, please visit www.jimmiejohnsonfoundation.org. Printer-friendly version

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