(from Valerie Shields, Class of ’66) He was placed on life support after the open heart surgery late Fri. afternoon. His heart was healing, but somehow he ended up with problems in his liver (he never drank), and kidney, (was put on dialysis.) This...

Jan Manos, Drama Teacher Also, thanks to Judi Patterson for sharing the passing of Jan Manos, a drama teacher, who substituted for Audrey Seidel in 1973 when she was pregnant.  (Judi and her daughter Shari attended Jan’s 94th birthday party.) While she...

Jeanne Dorsey GHS English teacher 1968-1976 While Jeanne was at GHS for only a few years, she made a dramatic impression on students and colleagues. Obituary Fellow English Teacher Memories Connie Baer:  In 1973, my first year at GHS, I met Jeanne.  I...

We received this sad news from retired GHS Principal Bill Ashman: "Jeri Lundy passed away on Nov 29.  Her husband called me.  No Services.  She had a nice Thanksgiving with family at her house.  Her heart just stopped the following...

Jerry L. Lewis of Seneca, South Carolina passed away on Sunday, May 3rd, at the age of 90. He was born in Shaker Heights, Ohio in 1935, graduated from Shaker Hts. High School in 1953, Ohio University in 1957 with a B.F.A., and received a Masters’...

Jerry taught English, Math, and Social Studies at El Capitan in 1959-60 in its opening year. Then John Warburton and Walter Barnett hired him in 1960 to teach Biology at Grossmont High School. Jerry  left Grossmont in 1968 to teach...

During his tenure at Grossmont High School, Jim Nichols established an incredible legacy of excellence. The California State Legislature twice commended Jim for his superior bands, a result of Jim’s enthusiasm and dedication to instrumental music. In...

Jo worked for Grossmont High School as a Counseling and Vice Principal Secretary and retired after 30 years of service at GHS from August 1961 and retired in July 1991.  Those of us fortunate enough to have known Jo at Grossmont recall her...