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Thursday, April 17, 2025Santee Chamber Weekly Update 17APR25
Hello Santee! With schools in town on spring break, students have been all around town and I love seeing them active in our community. It’s a great reminder how much we need to invest in them when it comes to developing the youth into future leaders, communicators, entrepreneurs and beyond. Many of our local businesses are suffering a massive decline in their talent pipeline when it comes to their hiring pool. We see this trend more prevalent in blue-collar industries, where many job roles are not
Monday, April 07, 2025The Full Picture: Important Updates from GUHSD
Dear GUHSD Community, Recently, the District's plan to address our long-term challenges and ensure our students’ success has attracted some media attention. Unfortunately, along with the coverage, there’s been a lot of misinformation circulating. On top of that, some disruptive behavior at recent Board meetings has tried to shut down differing views. This doesn’t reflect the values of tolerance, openness, and respect that we want to teach our students, and it gets in the way of the
Monday, April 07, 2025SDCCU Offers Free Educational Resources for America Saves Week
SDCCU presents webinars focused on saving as part of SDCCU’s Financial Wellness Wednesdays SAN DIEGO, Calif., (April 7, 2025) – San Diego County Credit Union® (SDCCU®), one of Southern California’s largest locally-owned financial institutions, is committed to promoting the importance of building a strong savings to maintain financial security and overall wellness through its support of America Saves Week, taking place April 7 to 11, 2025. This year’s theme is “Saving for Your Past, Present and
Thursday, April 03, 2025Mount Miguel and IDEA Center Teachers Named Teachers of the Year
El Cajon, CA – Mount Miguel High School Career Technical Education (CTE) teacher Mick McMurray and IDEA Center High School English teacher Kendra Vandermeer have been named Grossmont Union High School District's Teachers of the Year. Ms. Vandermeer is a 2022 Golden Apple Award recipient – which is given annually to a school’s top teacher as determined by students – has served as an English teacher at IDEA Center High School for six years. In addition to teaching, she is a classroom management and
Thursday, December 26, 2024Grossmont Union High School District’s Patient Care Pipeline Program Wins Prestigious CSBA Golden Bell Award
Grossmont Union High School District’s Patient Care Pipeline Program Wins Prestigious CSBA Golden Bell AwardDesigned to meet San Diego’s healthcare workforce needs, program recognized for transformative impact El Cajon, CA – Grossmont Union High School District’s (GUHSD) Patient Care Pipeline program has been honored with the prestigious Golden Bell Award by the California School Boards Association (CSBA). Established in June 2022, the Patient Care Pipeline is a collaboration between GUHSD's Health
Thursday, October 10, 2024Santee Chamber Weekly Update 10OCT24
Hello Santee! As our local chamber executive, I had the privilege of attending Congressman Darrell Issa's East County Leadership Open House on Tuesday night, where he announced the exciting news that his district staff now has an office at Santee City Hall. This increased accessibility is a significant win for both residents and local businesses. Having a direct connection to Congressman Issa’s team right here in our community will make it easier to address concerns, seek guidance, and collaborate on
Thursday, August 22, 2024Advocacy Alert: Measure NN Improving Local Schools
Advocacy Alert: Santee Chamber of Commerce votes to support Measure NN For information on Measure NN Click Here
Friday, May 31, 2024Grossmont Math Teacher Earns County's Top Honor
Media ContactCollin McGlashen 619-248-7193 (cell)cmcglashen@guhsd.net May 31, 2024 Grossmont Math Teacher Earns County's Top HonorKristen LoPrell named San Diego County Teacher of the YearEL CAJON - Grossmont High School Math teacher Kristen LoPrell has been named one of five San Diego County Teachers of the Year by the San Diego County Office of Education.Ms. LoPrell has served as a Grossmont High School (GHS) Math teacher since 2015 and currently serves as Math Department Chair. She has served as an
Wednesday, May 01, 2024Advocacy Alert: CEQA Coalition Response Letter
Advocacy Alert for the CEQA Coalition Response Letter Click Here
Friday, April 26, 2024GUHSD: Governing Board Names Mike Fowler Superintendent Finalist
Media Contact Collin McGlashen 619-248-7193 (cell)cmcglashen@guhsd.net April 26, 2024 Governing Board Names Mike Fowler Superintendent FinalistOfficial approval of 28-year GUHSD educator's appointment expected at May 9 Board Meeting EL CAJON – The Grossmont Union High School District (GUHSD) Governing Board (Board) has named Mike Fowler as their finalist to replace retiring GUHSD Superintendent Mary Beth Kastan. The Board is expected to approve an offer of employment to Mr. Fowler at its
