You Can Help Steele Canyon Students

Effected By The Wildfires

Direct Donations of  Cash* and Gift Cards,  can be made by dropping off a check at the school’s office at 12440 Campo Rd, Spring Valley, Ca  91978-2331   or going online to the School’s Web Store at: http://steelecanyon.revtrak.net/tek9.asp

*All cash donations will be converted to gift cards to various local stores so that Steele Canyon Students will be able to purchase items of clothing and supplies they personally need.

Fire Disaster Assistance Info

The attached is information on Fire Disaster Assistance. It was provided by Barry Jantz with the Grossmont Healthcare District.  Click Here

Jamul Fire Help

Local Community Information.   Click Here

Transportation News :

All transportation applications and payments will now be handled through the District Transportation Office. Applications for transportation can be submitted online at guhsd.net, click on Departments and Programs, then click on Transportation. Please note that free/reduced applications are now available online. Parents will still be able to pick up and drop off applications at Steele Canyon. The applications will be forwarded to the District for processing.

Annual/Fall bus passes and ticket booklets will be purchased online or by mail. Checks must be made out to GUHSD Transportation and sent to: GUHSD Transportation

P.O. Box 1043
La Mesa CA 91944

Tickets will be mailed to parents.

After payment is received, the Transportation Dept. will send out a confirmation letter and include a temp pass in it. In the event a student qualifies for a FREE pass, the Transportation Dept. will send out a confirmation letter and include a temp pass in it (the temp passes are laminated). Confirmation letters will be sent to all students who applied but have not paid yet.

The Candidates

The Success of Steele Canyon is influenced by the decisions our board makes. Please make every effort to inform yourself about the candidates, and most importantly VOTE!
Ballets maybe dropped off at the school office or postmarked by September 26th.

The following Candidates are running for Board Positions:

Certificated Board Seats:
Jim Rhoades
Jason Lee

Classified Board Seats:
Dennis Trachtenberg
Tami Schmal

Community Board Seats:
Teresa Greenhalgh
Charles Zigelman
David Wilson
Kimberly Wilson
Adam Klarer

Wayne Sakarias (Write In Candidate)

The following documents are available for download:

CERTIFIED LIST OF CANDIDATES
DECLARATIONS - COMMUNTIY
DECLARATIONS - CERTIFICATED
DECLARATIONS - CLASSIFIED
SELECTION POLICIES
ELECTION CALENDAR

Office of the Superintendent
For further information contact: Catherine Martin, Public Affairs

Thursday, October 19, 2006

GUHSD NAMES PAT CONNOLLY
EDUCATION INNOVATOR OF THE MONTH

Steele Canyon High School Exercise & Nutrition Sciences Teacher Recognized for Innovation (EL CAJON, CA)—The Grossmont Union High School District has named Steele Canyon High School Exercise & Nutrition Sciences Teacher Pat Connolly as its Education Innovator of the Month for October. School Board President Jim Kelly said, “We are honored to have Pat Connolly as a teacher and coach in the Grossmont District. He exudes enthusiasm for physical fitness and displays a passion for student achievement.”

Currently in his 20th year of teaching and coaching cross-country and track in the Grossmont District, Pat Connolly has been the driving force behind innovative activities that get students engaged in physical fitness.

Steele Canyon freshman Kaitlynd Froehlich said, “Coach Connolly make fitness fun. I know
that he wants me to succeed to my full potential.”

Fellow student Wenzday Leonard said, “I used to hate running and he helped me enjoy and
find purpose in it. I’m more physically fit and basically I feel like I’m more connected and a part of my school because of Coach Connolly.”

Theirs were but a pair of the smiles that abound in his outdoor classroom where Pat’s mantra of “If at first you don’t succeed, you’re normal” encourages students to embrace failures and successes as they attempt new physical challenges. Pat’s track record of success is defined by his tireless quest for novel activities that set off the spark and get students excited. This week his students are developing a two-minute routine using Spin Jammer flying discs.

Highly regarded as one of the best physical education instructors in the County, Pat takes great pride in being a teacher and a coach. Principal Gary Schwartzwald said, “Pat Connolly's enthusiasm, knowledge and passion for student success catapults him to the ranks of one of the best teachers at Steele Canyon. Pat has the ability to motivate all of his students by his positive demeanor coupled with his belief that every student can be successful in his class, leading to a lifetime of positive fitness and health.”

The importance of connecting the cognitive aspects of fitness and health with the physical
components of P.E. has always been important to Pat. One day a week students learn about new fitness concepts, health, and nutrition in a classroom setting. His students are also tasked with developing a personal trainer report, whereby they devise a plan to increase muscular strength, flexibility, cardiovascular endurance and nutrition.

In P.E., a student’s physical fitness and ability is onstage for all to see. Pat Connolly creates an environment in which students are encouraged to try and are grouped by ability levels. Well-schooled in the importance of team-building, Pat Connolly repeatedly tells his students, “It’s OK to try and fail,” as he reminds them of how many times Thomas Edison failed before he reached his goal. But, Coach Connolly adds, “It’s not OK to fail to try.”

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