Granger Junior High School

Initial Designation: 2010

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School Details

  • Principal: Liz Wong
  • District: Sweetwater Union High School District
  • County: San Diego County
  • Community: Urban

Characteristics

  • Academic Excellence - Exemplars of high-quality work are shared with students
  • Developmental Responsiveness - Meaningful parent involvement
  • Organizational Structures and Processes - Intentional practices to collect and analyze data on student success in order to monitor student progress, address barriers, and make improvements
  • Social Equity - Families are actively engaged in our school through intentional efforts to address barriers and provide multiple opportunities

Description

Granger Junior High School develops confident learners through a distinctive three year program centered on Skills to Fly, Voice to Roar, and Strength to Lead. Seventh grade students build essential academic habits, eighth grade students strengthen public speaking through podcasts, public service announcements, science engineering labs, and mock trials, and ninth grade students apply their skills through leadership, mentoring, service, and school events. ASB and WEB Leaders expand student voice and help create a welcoming campus. Core values of Gratitude, Respect, Acceptance, Nonviolence, Grit, Empathy, and Responsibility guide relationships and daily choices. Athletics, activities, counseling, and after school programs provide additional opportunities for connection and growth. Granger Junior High School is a spirited community where every Griffin can discover a voice, develop leadership, and soar with purpose.
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