A Look Back

This is a wonderful photo from the past, which Lynn found in the 1928 El Recuerdo. It was in a collage of photos and originally quite small. The photo shows students making a G (we think) on the football field. In the background is the original school with an amazing view of the cloistered corridor arches that framed the back wing until the WPA construction of the two-story classroom building.

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History of GHS

Have you ever looked east from the campus to appreciate the snow on the Cuyamaca Mountains, so beautiful and seemingly so close? Ever looked up from the campus to spot the cross on Mount Helix? Ever noticed how dramatic Cowles Mountain seems, when...

GHS Echoes in the 20th Century

Grossmont High School“Through the Decades”Compiled by The Foothill Echoes 1920 July 12, 1920, a unification election was held, Riverview High School and Cajon Valley were consolidated. They temporarily became Grossmont High School for the 1920 – 1922...

Age of GHS Buildings

From Foothill Echoes and District Plans * no longer exists (FE=Foothill Echoes) 1922 Original School *1928 Cafeteria, locker, and shower buildings (located in the west side of the building, adjacent to the auditorium.) *1935 Manual Arts Building...