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footprints Sign donated by Bill Woolman, Class of 1965

IT’S A GREAT YEAR TO BE YOUNG AND TO BE A FOOTHILLER!

That’s what these G-Crew members expected to start this next school are saying about the brand new year in February. Ultimately, we Inside This Issue Humanities Building, complete and will be removing the 100, 200, Here Comes The Band! 2 open for the 2013-2014 school year. 300 buildings, Admin Building, the Alumni & Museum News 5 The two-story, 35,000 square-foot old Auto Shop, and portables in Homecoming! 6 structure includes 31 state-of-the-art the front of school. This will make How To Make A Difference 7 classrooms. The site work is also space for our new Arts/ complete in front of the building at Counseling/Admin building and Volunteers needed for Homecoming! We the end of Dennstedt Place, so our new Center for the Performing students no longer have to navigate Arts Department. This is exciting need Foothiller families to sell tickets, man narrow pathways or take long news for East County and (or woman) booths, and donate a cake or detours. Phase two of construction Grossmont High School, now one baked goods for the Carnival. To has now begun, which includes a of the most modern facilities in the volunteer, please visit the Foundation’s new auto shop with three service district. New facilities --yet GHS website at www.foothillerfoundation.com, bays, as well as four additional new remains the school with the longest tennis courts. The final phase of standing traditions of excellence. or send us an e-mail at Grossmont High School's makeover is Another reason why, it is great to [email protected]. lorem ipsum dolor met set quam nunc parum 2009 Living In 1921-1922, the first Grossmont High instrumental music class, the orchestra, was offered at Grossmont at the “old” Riverview Campus in Lakeside, where Traditions: for 2 years Grossmont students attended school. The first GHS Band appeared in 1931. Over the next 8 decades, the Marching Band won local, Band state, and national acclaim due to the dedication and commitment of many wonderful band directors. One of our amazing band directors was Harold G. Lutz, who from 1939-1956 (except for time served in WWII) led the band to wins in major competitions including the All Western States Band Review and the prestigious Rose Parade. In 1948, the band, the largest high school band in the nation, numbered 104 instruments. In addition, Lutz was a composer, responsible for writing Grossmont’s hymn, “Hail to Thee Dear Grossmont”. Under his leadership, a winning tradition was established. From 1959-1988, band director Jim Nichols led the band to staggering successes: 27 parade and field show sweepstakes, including the Rose Parade and 12 times champion at Chaffey. Under his direction, the band was featured at 25 college and professional football halftime shows including the College All Stars, the Chargers, the Rams, the Raiders, and 2 Pro Bowl Shows at the LA Coliseum. One highlight of the Nichols’ years as band director, was in 1967-8 the band placed first out of 281 bands from 40 states, which enabled the 208-member GHS band, drill team, and flag corps to perform in two shows at the Miami Orange Bowl. Paul Miller, GHS Alumni Director and band member from 1962-1966, Pictured above, the GHS Band recalls about his experience as a proud member of the Blue and Gold Marching Band: “The four years I spent in Marching and Concert Band, from 1931, the first ever. Orchestra (Christmas Pageants), Stage Band, and Pep Band, each was a Below, the 2012-13 Royal Blue unique learning experience. Other than my parents, Jim Nichols was easily the most influential person in my life; even today, I enjoy listening to pieces by Regiment. Below right, GHS Shostakovich as a way to stay in touch with all that’s good.” band members show off their Today, James Llamas, second year instrumental music director, shares that "In just over one year at Grossmont High School, I have seen the deep- Foothiller Pride at a recent rooted traditions and pride that the students have for their school. That goes SDSU football game. DOUBLE for the members of the Royal Blue Regiment. These kids pour tons of energy and countless hours of practice into perfecting their craft, and their efforts will show in this year's field show!" In August this energy was displayed when the band students helped Lynn, Connie, Paul, and James dust, inventory, and organize by decade all of the 504 trophies and plaques in the Band Room. Homecoming, October 18th, is a wonderful time for you to experience in person another one of Grossmont’s traditions of excellence by visiting the Band Room and attending the football game to see them perform! Where Are They Now? Frederick W. “Rick” Sturckow, Class of 1978, Hall of Honor Member Grossmont has been honored to be the high school of several combat pilots, and none is more revered than Marine test, Top Gun, and Desert Storm veteran, Rick Sturckow from the Class of 1978. After completing thousands of flight hours in dozens of aircraft and receiving numerous service medals, NASA selected Sturckow in 1994. Sturckow has logged over 50 days in space on four missions, twice as a pilot and twice as a commander... All four flights focused on the assembly of the International space station, making him one of only two people in the world to visit the station four times. Colonel Sturckow retired from the United States Marine Corps while on board the International Space Station in September, 2009, after 25 years of active duty service. One of his last positions at NASA was as deputy chief of the agency's Astronaut Office, flying weather reconnaissance for the last few space shuttle missions. In May 2013, he joined Virgin Galactic to pilot the company's suborbital passenger spaceship. He will conduct training and flight testing at Virgin Galactic's base in Mojave, Calif.

A Lasting Gift ... GHS and the San Diego Foundation

A year ago, the GHS Educational Foundation With these funds, we're helping future announced a campaign to create a permanent Foothillers (perhaps with scholarships, teacher grants, endowment fund to aid GHS. We reached out to the facility improvements)! It's not too late for you to GHS community of alumni and current families, looking become a part of this campaign. We are currently for 100 Foothiller Founders who would make a one-time beginning our 2013-14 Endowment Fund campaign; our donation of $1,000, and invited the participation of goal is to double the amount we raised this year. We Foothiller Friends, who could purchase a tile to be hope you plan to preserve your personal and family placed on the new Humanities Building. history at Grossmont through a commemorative tile! To date, we have raised more than $60,000 Please see the website at www.foothillerfoundation.com through the campaign with 39 GHS Founders and 141 for more information, and check the next page for the Friends contributing. The nearly 200 tiles will be names of our 39 fabulous Founders dedicated on Homecoming, Friday, October 18th at 4 All Founders and Friends are invited to join us on P.M. Please join the celebration! Friday, October 18, 2013 (Homecoming) on the The generosity of our Legacy donors has Grossmont campus to be recognized for your enabled the Foundation to invest the funds with the San contribution to the GHS Endowment Fund. At 4:00 p.m., Diego Foundation! Founded in 1975, The San Diego we will dedicate the Foothiller Friends tiles, located on Foundation’s purpose is to promote and increase the north wall of the sidewalk adjacent to the new effective and responsible charitable giving. The Humanities Building. At 4:30 we will dedicate the Foundation manages more than $622 million in assets, Foothiller Founders tiles, located on the east wall of the almost half of which reside in permanent endowment entrance to the Old Gym. Please join us in celebration funds that extend the impact of today’s gifts to future of YOUR achievement! generations. More than 1,800 individuals, families and corporations house their philanthropic funds at The A special “thank you” goes to the Foundation. These include endowment, non-endowment, Inaugural Chairperson for the tile legacy and scholarship funds, including funds campaign, Lindsey Alper, and GHS Museum established by Sol and Helen Price, The Reuben H. Fleet director Connie Baer - you have truly family, and Audrey Geisel. The SD Foundation guarantees a minimum return of 4.5 percent a year; “left your footprints” on GHS! however, this year their investments returned between 7-8 percent, minus a service fee of .5%. Each year we will have access to 5% of our investment. Alper/Bratton Family Emily Hinton Orsinelli-Rivers Family Thanks For Leaving Dan & Lilli Anderson Pamela Hodes Osterling Family Your Footprint! Barnes Family Trinity Hoeben Regina Perrone & Denise Bates Kirk & Julia Hulett Arnold Martinez Briggs Family Ingrande Family Plummer Family Here’s a big “thank you” to those Roger & Cindy Craig & Stacy Thomas & Karen people who have already become Chance Johnson Podvin members for the 2013-2014 school Becky Chong Dave & Tiffany Ryder Family year. If you haven’t yet done so, you Fred Cole Johnson Veronica Sarabia Mike & Taka Conner Kevin & Heidi Johnson Schlat Family can write a check or join via PayPal Elias & Erica Cueto Kesner Family Schreiner Family or send a check to P.O. Box 1043, La Dawson Family Bonnie Kopp Sorenson Family Mesa, CA 91944. Just like your Jesslyn Ponce-Dick & Laethem Family April Stammerjohn annual PTA membership contribution Bill Dick Stacey & Pete Lopez Stotz-Johnson Family used to do in elementary and middle Janae Duffet Frank & Olga Lujan Matt & Chrystal school, membership dollars support Erath Family Jada & Mark Thompson ongoing GHS programs and special Marsi Etchings Martinez Sara Tobias needs. Join now so we can Gagnon Family McFarland Family Towne Family acknowledge your membership at the Charles Hamori & McGuckin Family Marc & Shari Uranga Homecoming celebration! Gayle Early Meek Family Kelly Williams Lisa Himmer Lara Neathamer

Thank You To Our Fantastic, fabulous WASC Accreditation Underway Founders! GHS staff, parents and community members are hard at work on our WASC (Western Association of Schools and Colleges) accreditation process. This is a very important process for our Blue and Gold Founders ($10,000 or more) school; accreditation certifies to the public that a school is a trustworthy institution of learning, validates the integrity of a Jim Spackman school’s program and student transcripts, and fosters Bill Woolman improvement of the school’s programs and operations to support Gold Founders student learning. As part of the process, GHS has developed ($2500 or more) these school wide learner outcomes: Sharon and Bill Davis Bob Stockton Students who graduate from Grossmont High School should know, understand, and strive to be Foothiller Founders 1. Skilled communicators who read effectively, write Bill Anders, Bill and Bonnie Ashman, George competently, speak articulately, and listen actively. and Elaine Bailey, Barona Band of Mission 2. Collaborative workers who exhibit self-discipline, honesty, and Indians, Dani Barton, Bill and Claire Clippinger respect and work effectively as a member of a group. Black, Jon Burdick, Gene Chubb, Willie Clarke, 3. Active individuals who acquire and practice basic recreational Ben and Diane Daggs Cloud, Hugh Cobb, and fitness skills, understand the functioning of the human Leslie Collins, Bill and Sharon Davis, Bill and body, are aware of and practice the principles of healthful Diggie Funke, Barbara and David Groce, living, and are aware of proper nutrition. Halgren/Whitcomb Family, Jerry and Norma 4. Complex thinkers who think critically, use technology Parsons Halterman, Judy Cox Heggie, Jeanne effectively, think globally, solve problems, and think and Ed Kintzele, Patricia Laabs, Mary Lou independently. McClellan, Willa Ramsey, Sharon Anderson 5. Involved and responsible individuals who respect themselves Ritchey, Robert and Eileen Daley Rugg, Carol and others, demonstrate positive citizenship, exhibit sensitivity Sample, Gloria Sever, Jim Spackman, Ed to living in a diverse society, understand and abide by Stalder, Bob Stockton, Terrazas Family, Turner democracy, appreciate and participate in visual/performing Construction, Sandia Dewaide Tuttle and Marty arts, and are conscious of environmental issues. DeWaide Price, Cecile Walters, and Bill Woolman. Stay tuned for more information on our progress! Grossmont Museum and Alumni News by Connie Baer

Summer Reunions What a busy summer it’s been! First, in July the Class of 1973 visited the Museum as part of their 40th Reunion; the Class of 1963 visited in September as they celebrated their 50th Reunion. Each class was able to tour the campus to see first hand all the wonderful new buildings on campus. Lily Aw, AFS student from the Class of 1973, came from Singapore, 8888 miles away from Grossmont. Kerrie Black, AFS student from the Class of 1963, visited from Queensland, 7203 miles away. Now that’s the kind of Hiller Spirit we like! New Monument Words are not sufficient to thank Bill Woolman, Class of 1962, who fully funded a 2-sided monument that beautifully celebrates our shared GHS history. The front side has a bronze image of the granite “Castle” and the words, “Established 1920”, and the rear side states “Forever Foothillers” with the 1920 original school logo in bronze. It has already become “THE” place to have a GHS photo taken. Over the past 5 years, Bill has become a dear friend, who has helped us in so many ways. His favorite comment to us is “What do you need?” Current Projects During the summer, Lynn and I created 2 new displays in the Picture Room; these displays celebrate our spirit history with Gus memorabilia as well as Spirit car photos and Class and Letterman Pictured above, the class of 1963 visits the museum. sweaters. Currently, we are working on a project to display in the foyer Below, AFS student Lili Aw returns to GHS from of the New Gym framed 12x18 photographs of the first GHS athletic Singapore for the Class of 1973 reunion, while other teams. We hope to have them on exhibit before basketball season. class members look for themselves in their class photo. Thanks to several donors, we have funded the first phase of the Discus Field renovation ($5800), which has begun with the recent relocation and pouring of the cement pad. We are currently fundraising for the second phase, which is a new throwing surface, costing $20,000. Also, we are halfway ($840) to our goal of raising $1500 to commemorate Walter Barnett’s life as a GHS student, teacher, and Principal with a Walter Barnett New Gym Plaque. We thank these donors who have contributed: Mari Cloyes, Class of 1965, Sharon Galvin Davis, Retired GHS English Teacher, Curt Fauth, Retired GHS Counselor, Cathy and William Hansen, Retired GC Staff, Lindsey Mead McCrea, Class of 1971, Judi Patterson, Retired GHS English Teacher, and Bob Stockton, Class of 1955. We hope we can soon add your name to this list. (If you would like to support any of these projects. you may use the Museum Pay Pal button on our website or write a check payable to GHS Educational Foundation and mail to GHS Museum, P.O. Box 1043, La Mesa, CA 91944). New Websites Finally, Paul, Lynn, and I are excited about the new Museum and Alumni websites. Please take time to visit www.foothillermuseum.com and www.foothilleralumni.com and register on the Alumni site. Upcoming Dates: Calling All Foothillers, Past, Present, and Future! PSAT/Minimum Day October 16 Join The 2013 Homecoming

GHS Dodgeball Celebration at Tournament October 17, “The Great Grossmont!” 6:30 p.m.

Homecoming Friday, October 18, 2013 October 18: Roaring Twenties Halloween Carnival on the quad begins at 3:00 p.m., Food Carnival, 3:00 p.m. Truck Festival and Haunted Hideout begins at 5:00 p.m. and the Varsity game is Tile Dedication 4:00 p.m. at 7:00 p.m. in the Jack Mashin Stadium. Food Trucks and Haunted Hideout Alumni! Come to the quad for 5:00 p.m. Varsity Game From 3:00 -7:00 p.m., visit dinner and choose 7:00 p.m. the GHS Museum and take a between San Diego’s top trip down memory lane.. Dance immediately gourmet food trucks, after the game for Join us for the dedication of students; official our Friends tile wall at 4:00 including, Devilicious, after-party at The p.m. and the Founders tiles at Mangia Mangia, and Brigantine for adults the entrance of the Old Gym. Super Q Barbecue! The beginning at 7:00 at 4::30 p.m. At 5:30 p.m., Food Trucks food, music, and scenery p.m. The Brig will there will be a dedication for Festival! donate 15% of the the Class of 1949 and 1971-72 will be fantastic, and part check for anyone Class Benches. Then, join in of the proceeds goes right who presents a the Carnival, Food Truck and back to Grossmont via the GHS flyer, all day Big Game fun! Regardless of GHS Educational and all night. when you graduated, once a Foundation! Helix Retro Foothiller, always a Foothiller! “Musket Game” November 1, 7:00 p.m. The Great Grossmont Roaring Twenties Carnival Join in the Foothiller Features pride of honoring all Dunk tank, bounce obstacle course, cake walk, many different games, for kids of all ages and former Hiller footballers, with a Al Capone’s Haunted Hideout! special tribute to the Admission is free; individual tickets for the carnival may be purchased on site. 1951-1953 teams. Once you leave campus, head on over to The Brigantine. Foothiller friendly patrons will be gathering to socialize, reminisce and reacquaint. The Brig is donating 15% of the check for anyone who brings in a GHS flyer Parent Shadow (available online at www.foothillerfoundation.com) Day November 22 ALL DAY AND ALL NIGHT LONG. Opportunities to Make A difference this year ...

Foothiller Fans, Fanatics, Friends grocery bill, merely doubling that number (300 families out of the more than 2,000 enrolled at GHS) would yield and Founders annual contributions of $21,000! Please register your The GHS Educational Foundation has four different card(s) today, or look for forms at Homecoming that will levels of membership: Fans, Friends, Fanatics and allow the Foundation to register your Vons card for you! Founders. Each of these supports GHS and has associated benefits; there is a category for every budget. Another fantastic way to support GHS through eScrip Please visit the Foundation website at is through the online mall. If you are an Amazon www.foothillerfoundation.com to check out the levels and shopper, or purchase anything online from major make your contribution today or mail a check to P.O. Box retailers, you simply enter through the eScrip online 1043, La Mesa, CA 91944. portal and the school will receive a percentage of your every purchase. There is no additional cost to you, and some retailers, like Amazon, pay as much as 5% on Got Your E-Scrip? every purchase made. Check the Foundation website for eScrip is a fantastic resource for supporting GHS that more details. does not require a single additional penny. Simply register your grocery loyalty (Vons Club Card, most likely) and/or debit and credit cards, and participating Read All About It! merchants will make contributions to the school -- your Invest a 11 cents to give GHS $10. Does it sound too discounts, points, and rewards remain intact and good to be true? It’s not, thanks to the U-T San Diego’s unaffected. You can register online at www.escrip.com. program, benefitting local schools. If you or someone The GHS Group ID is 152356390. If you do not know you know has not been a UT subscriber within the past 30 your Vons Club Card number, you can easily retrieve it by days, you can get five days of the paper (Wednesday calling 1-877-723-3929 and giving the phone number through Sunday) delivered to your home FOR A YEAR, that you typically use at check out. plus online and digital access, for eleven cents. Not eleven cents a week -- eleven cents period. For every new Out of the thousands of GHS families less than 150 subscriber that Grossmont signs up, the school will earn registered their Vons Club Card last year. That is a $10. To pay your eleven cents and sign up, see the form fraction of the donations that GHS could be earning if on our website at www.foothillerfoundation.com, and more people completed the easy registration process. return to the school office, or bring it to Homecoming Based on estimates of the average family’s monthly (October 18).

News & Notes Volunteers for the 2013/2014 school year are needed and welcome! There are Due to school wide efforts and hard work this past school year, many different opportunities to get involved, Grossmont has the highest UC A-G completion rate for comprehensive high schools in our district. What does that mean? The UC A-G whether it is working with office staff on completion rate is a score that is used to determine how well a high school projects like registration day, assisting with is preparing students for entrance into the University of California system community events like Homecoming, or and preparing them for a higher level of academic curriculum. The good lending a helping hand to teachers or staff news is that your students are at the right school and in good hands. Our teachers and students are proving why Grossmont continues to be a great with special requests. To become a part of school to attend. Keep up the great work! the volunteer database, please visit the Foundation’s website at Funding for academic programs and athletics will receive a boost this www.foothillerfoundation.com, summer (2014) with the addition of a second cell tower to the GHS stadium. The first (AT&T) was put in place six years ago and paid for the or send us an e-mail at installation of the GHS track; the new one (Verizon) will fund other [email protected]. needed projects. LA MESA, CA 919441043 BOX P.O. EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION GROSSMONT HIGHSCHOOL 0 Buyaraffle ticket to ori-Pad. i-Phone anew win 10. 9. the exciting all oncampus. things happening to Come aFoundation about hear meeting and 8. future Foundation and school projects. 7. Buyacoonskinrally looklike and cap me! 6. Volunteer to sell tickets at Homecoming. 5. stay and for the celebration! Bringbaked goods for carnival the Homecoming 4. Pay 11cents to Get the U-T for ayear. 3. for Sign up eScrip. 2. membership donation. Make annual your 1. Gus Says: How CanYouHelpThisYear? foothiller Sign in to be an “On Call” volunteer Sign into “OnCall” be an for footprints Like us onFacebook! www.foothillerfoundation.com information forms are website: on our on our and All All