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         The future GUHSD 12th HS shares land with Viejas Creek in Alpine, CA

Viejas Creek is located within "Valle de las Viejas". We know that in 1853, barley & grain from "Valle de las Viejas" (Viejas Valley), was taken via oxen through "Mesa de Arroz" (now Alpine), on through to the area of "San Jorge" (Spring Valley) to "Old Town". The Viejas Valley had farming, ranching, bee keeping, stage & mail routes.

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	GUHSD/Architects' (enlargement - click here) Conceptual Rendering
	The Small Learning Community (SLC) 2nd level commons  - 12th high school learning Pod

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			Grossmont Union Press Release -- The hiring of Ralf Swenson
			Ralf Swenson new Grossmont school district superintendent,   by Karen Pearlman , Union-Tribune -Thursday, July 8, at 9:53 p.m.  Resume and Biography -- Ralf Swenson, GUHSD Superintendent

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Barbara Lowe, AHSCC secretary and Alpine resident  Barbara has passed away due to complications from liver cancer and Crohn’s Disease. Barbara was the secretary for the Alpine High School Citizen’s Committee and an executive committee member for the past three years. Her commitment to seeing this local Alpine High School built, largely for her Alpine resident grandchildren to attend, had become just one of her many reasons she fought her disease with desire and dignity. She loved her family and friends dearly. Barbara is survived by her husband Richard Hoverstock, her three children, Jeff Lowe, Stacey Perkins (who also resides in Alpine), Erica Hironimus, and her grandchildren. The funeral for Barbara Lowe was held at Eden Memorial Park in Mission Hills on Tuesday, Aug. 3 at 10 a.m. A celebration of her life was held after the ceremony at the home of Martin and Susan Strassner. Barbara’s wishes were that in lieu of flowers, you make a donation to the charity of your choice.  Barbara passed on Saturday, July 31, 2010.                      ---------------------------------------------------------------------------                             Below is a personal note to the AHSCC from the Lowe family                       --------------------------------------------------------------------------- I would really like to see my mom's name on some part of the new high school. She devoted a great deal of time over the past few years to making it happen, despite being sick. She sometimes went to board meetings straight from chemo appointments or hospital stays. I'd appreciate it if you could help to find out how we can get her name carved or bolted to some part of that school, perhaps we can donate a bench or plaque. Please work with Stacey to make this happen, since I think many people would agree that my mom is deserving. Thanks, Jeff Lowe

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			the Alpine HS     Citizens'        Committee      The AHSCC  (Founded in 1998)
	Positions			History
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                                       LEED Energy Savings Examples: LEED Project Profiles

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      Now Playing on California DGS TV || Grid Neutral Schools Program (6/18/09)

			U.S. Green Building Council - Green School Buildings  ... A Green California  (A ca.gov website direct link)  Green Building Cost Issues  (A ca.gov link)...   ... Green CA Schools  (A ca.gov website page)

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	The Objective of the AHSCC Achieve an exemplary high school for the students, and community of Alpine in the fastest, most economical and effective means possible. This school will embody the spirit and values of the Alpine/Blossom Valley communities, and be dedicated to academic excellence and cultural diversity.

                                      See the AHSCC 12th HS Curriculum and Design Foundational Principles "Guideline" Document   (~50 pg PDF)

Review the 12th High School Educational Program, Facilities, Budget, and Attendance Study (5/13/10) (PwrPnt)

                                      Review the Alpine Area High School Guiding Principles, Directing the GUHSD's Planning Teams   (1 pg PDF)

• The Grossmont Union High School District Technology Master Plan 2007-2011 (76 page PDF doc)

               (the Tech Plan above will provide an infrastructure allowing a districtwide distance learning program to be possible)

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                       Alpine & Blossom Valley HS - "Big Picture Learning"

                                                                  IMPORTANT SECTION to REVIEW and UNDERSTAND

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|| The S.D. Met Regional Career & Technical H.S. "A Big Picture" White Paper ||

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	Alpine & BV Big Picture Learning (BPL)       STEM at Big Picture - BPL Prospectus / Strengthening Science & Empirical Reasoning  For our new HS; the "Big Picture" Model Branding a proven BPL formula & success
	EDITORIAL:   THE BIG PICTURE  —   A CREATIVE SMALL SCHOOL MODEL FOR ALPINE
	By Megan Werland - Lifelong Alpine Resident, Parent, High School Teacher, and a 12th HS Design Team Member (scroll down at above link to find Megan's Opinion/Editorial)
	Big Picture Learning (BPL) believes that high school graduates must know how to reason, problem-solve, and be active members of the community. At Big Picture Learning schools, there is no canon of information that all students must know. In a world where available information is growing exponentially, BPL believes that the most important thing a student needs to know is, "how to learn." Integral to the Big Picture Learning design are 5 teaching & learning goals & results; [ESLER's guiding, "how to teach & learn"] 1]  Empirical Reasoning 2]  Quantitative Reasoning 3]  Communication 4]  Social Reasoning 5]  Personal Qualities San Diego Met's Big Picture ESLERs (Expected School Wide Learning Results): San Diego Met High School staff refers to the ESLERs in all of the discussions with students and parents. Re: 1 thru 5 above... Here are some forming questions that help design learning plans and projects. Big Picture Learning School Distinguishers Big Picture Learning schools are unique environments where students can flourish as individuals within a community of learners. There are many elements within our learning design that are uncommon and distinct, and set Big Picture schools apart from most schools. BPL calls these common characteristics ‘distinguishers’, as they distinguish the Big Picture Learning design from other learning designs or models. Big Picture Learning’s School Distinguishers, listed below, exist as a comprehensive whole. They are interrelated and inform one another - none work in isolation. It is the seamless integration of reflection-based action and the distinguishers that result in the powerful success of the Big Picture Learning design. The Ten Distinguishers are: (click below underlined for detailed descriptions) 01] Learning In the Real World: LTI 02] One Student At A Time: Personalization 03] Authentic Assessment 04] School Organization 05] Advisory Structure 06] School Culture 07] Leadership 08] Parent/Family Engagement: Adult Support 09] School/College Partnership: College Preparation and Support 10] Professional Development
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     That underpin our need for 21st Century & State-of-the-Art Schools for our Children's Learning!

     "High achievement always takes place in a framework of high expectation."

                                                                                                 ... Jack Kinder

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Here are five (5) true facts to dispel the mis-information being spread:

A few vocal AHSCC critics want to "spin or mis-characterize" the positions of the Alpine High School Citizens’ Committee about supported size of the proposed high school, and whom attends it... WHY?

(1) The Alpine High School Citizens’ Committee wants as large a high school as the Grossmont Union High School District is willing to fund. 

(2) The Alpine High School Citizens’ Committee wants the boundaries of the proposed high school to encompass communities outside of Alpine, all those that were intended under the original Prop H.

(3) The Alpine High School Citizens’ Committee wants vibrant sports and performing arts programs at the proposed high school.

(4) The Grossmont Union High School District has sole control over the funding, size, design and content of the high school. 

(5) The Alpine High School Citizens' Committee encourages all those from Blossom Valley, Harbison Canyon, Crest, Dehesa, Alpine, or any other community with a civic interest to attend all meetings, and advocate for their community.

The AHSCC encourages all to assist us... to advocate for, and influence, all of the above.  

Let's not pit our communities against one another as a few folks seem to be doing. We all want the intent of Props H & U to be a reality. Let us be "one for all and all for one".

let's lobby for a high school that is comprehensive, and sized large enough to service all of Blossom Valley and Alpine. Let us do this in a friendly and collaborative fashion, that is a joint partnership between all of our communities and the GUHSD. 

Sincerely,

Bill Weaver, Chairman | Alpine High School Citizens' Committee

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               Site and building layout masterplan for 2000 students - The full-build-out of all phases

 Here is Google's Terrain Map View of the new 12th GUHSD high school showing the on-site Viejas Creek

	Alpine - BV - Viejas Creek/ Valley located High School

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                AHSCC's 12th HS Curriculum & Design Foundational Principles "Guideline" Document 

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Repeating the Objective of the AHSCC To achieve an exemplary high school for the students, and community of Alpine in the fastest, most economical and effective means possible. This school will embody the spirit and values of the Alpine/Blossom Valley communities, and be dedicated to academic excellence and cultural diversity.

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	The AHSCC receives on-going phone call inquiry’s and e-mails about the Alpine HS... Some are full of pleasantries, a few are full of misdirected anger. It seems that sometimes we forget that we all should be focused on the adage, “One for all, and all for one. Below are a few Up's & Down's as reminders of CONSTRAINTS underwhich the AHSCC operates;
	The AHSCC is ALL VOLUNTEERS… (no one is paid… no one personally benefits)
	AHS dream ongoing over 15 years, 4 GUHSD Superintendents (soon 5), 10+ Bd. Members.
	Alpine HS; 1st by $30 Mil in Certificates of Participation (COPs used on Steele Canyon HS)
	Alpine HS; then to be fully funded with the passage of Prop H… $274 million in bond funds.
	Prop H funds fell short as bond funds were re-allocated to other projects.
	Alpine HS to be phased-in, funded by the recent Prop U; $417 million in added bonds.
	Our local new HS has come up short many times over, and rightly justified, many-many in Alpine feel jilted by past GUHSD actions. However, now we need to all work cooperatively together, set aside personal disagreements, accept what is, not skew reality… accept that public school fiscal realities are dismal… that school district budgets are tight, and that fiscal uncertainty will continue.  The Alpine area High School is on the brink of an actual ground breaking becoming a reality sometime in the 1st quarter of 2011. The 1st phase of AHS will be built and opened by September 2013. We should all be celebrating this scope of achievement… the glass is more than half-full. There will be playfields and physical education fields, at a minimum, facilities and classrooms for 800 Alpine high school students. These are indisputable realities and facts. Going forward, I'd like to encourage us all to jointly concentrate our current efforts towards constructing our area HS, leveraging known funding, appreciating what we have gained, and meanwhile continue to look at potential outside of the bond sources of funds, to help provide additional community use facilities on the Area HS campus.  Need more be said? If yes...  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------     Join the AHSCC, and engage in a collaborative discussion on the above and all issues                              Next AHSCC Meeting is... Click Here - Go to Posted Meetings Page  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Bill Weaver          Chairman - Alpine High School Citizens Committee  Civic Advocate & East County Education Community Volunteer    billweaver@AHSCC.com

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                       Do you know children that will be in the Eighth (8th) Grade in 2012/13?

                                 They will be Freshman at the new local high school in 2013/14!

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              Let's reinvent schools; Read this school architect's thoughts ;This article really sums it up!

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		The Alpine High School Citizens Committee (AHSCC)is a self-funded (donations) citizen volunteer group that has been diligently looking out for Alpine’s interests as it has beenworking with the Grossmont Union High School District (GUHSD) over thepast 10 years since being founded. We're a voice of reason, respected & listened to by GUHSD staff, and Robert Collins, Superintendent. It was on November 4th, 2008 that the Grossmont Union High School District, with the help of the AHSCC, passed Proposition U. This bond will complete what the 2004 Prop H could not finish, including the construction of a new GUHSD high school in the Alpine and Blossom Valley area. Our AHSCC Working Sub-Committees must be representative and diverse. We invite all to help follow our new high school, and plan the design, financial oversight, and curriculum & career technical education programs.		GUHSD  55% Passes Prop 39 Bonds; ------- $274 Million Prop H; 62% Yes Mar '04 ------- $417 Million Prop U; 56.7% Yes Nov '08

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