Hall Of Honor

These 12 honorees will join the current 51 Hall of Honorees, Foothillers who have distinguished themselves through their years of service to GHS or through their achievements after high school. 7 GHS Educators and Staff Dorothy Cooke...

With the addition of these 12 inductees, the Hall of Honor will acknowledge the achievements of 51 outstanding Foothillers. 4 GHS Educators Ethel Prosser, GHS Pioneer Educator 1920-1952 Carl Quicksall, GHS Pioneer Educator 1920-1944 Eva McCarthy...

Jack Mashin - Beloved GHS Coach and P.E. Teacher 1923-1960 “The Fox of the Foothills” While Jack Mashin was a legendary coach, it was his philosophy of education and of life that endeared him to all who knew him. In the 1925 El Recuerdo, Coach...

Kristin Danielson Rhodes - Class of 1993 After high school, Kristin Danielson Rhodes attended San Diego State University where she threw the hammer, discus, and javelin as a student-athlete for the Women’s Track Team. After college, Kristin began...

Darcy Arreola Lange - Class of 1986 Darcy Arreola Lange had a prestigious career at Grossmont High School: she was a two time CIF San Diego Champion in Cross Country, CIF Champion in the 800m, and two time CIF Champion in the 1600m. In 1986 she won...

Michele Marsh - Class of 1972 Michele Marsh graduated from Northwestern University in 1976 and immediately became a reporter/anchor for WABI-TV in Bangor, Maine. A job at KSAT-TV in San Antonio, Texas, followed. In 1979, her meteoric rise carried her...

Michael Madigan - Class of 1961 Michael Madigan returned to the public sector in 1999 after spending 21 years with Pardee Construction Company, retiring as the Senior Vice President in charge of Pardee Development Coordination for planned communities...

Gordon Austin - Class of 1951 In the 1970’s during a time when downtown La Mesa was feeling the impact of competition from the large shopping malls such as Grossmont Center, Gordon Austin thought of ways to bring people back to La Mesa. In 1976,...

Dr. Robert H. Kokernot - Class of 1940 Dr. Kokernot was an assistant director, Center for Zoonosis Research at the University of Illinois. He received three doctorates, one in veterinary medicine from Texas A&M, one in medicine from Baylor...

Ellamarie Packard Woolley Class of 1932 Ellamarie Packard Woolley was an artist and teacher, known for her enameled copper art. In the 1930’s, Ellamarie and her fellow student artists at San Diego State University created Diego Rivera-style murals in...