Weekly Blast 05.03.24
May 3, 2024 -
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| A Note from the Headmaster
Hello Parents, I wanted to highlight the many events in May to both share my appreciation for our teachers, staff, and you, as well as share my perspective regarding a temptation when it comes to the ending of a school year. This past Wednesday, we had our choral concert. It was wonderful to see students outside of the classroom singing with one another and creating such beauty. I am especially grateful for Dr. Bookhout and his hard work returning from surgery, and to everyone’s surprise, the seniors sang a farewell song to their beloved music teacher. This coming week we will have our instrumental concert which will showcase the diligence and hard work our seventh and eighth grade students have exercised over the course of this semester. May brings high school playoff games, the State championship track meet, drama performances, and very special traditions, such as the senior dinner. I often approach the month of May with a sense of exhaustion, that I am sure is felt, too, by teachers, students, and parents. I have this temptation to count down the days or wish time would fly, so we can be done and have a much-needed break; however, there are so many memories and meaningful experiences to behold that will be missed if we find ourselves stuck in the rat race. I rightfully have to remind myself to cherish this time, and so I encourage you to do the same. Remind your children to end the school year cherishing the remaining time we have together; it is a time in life we will never get back. Enjoy the weekend, Final Exam Week You received an email earlier in the year regarding a change to our final exam schedule this semester. As a reminder, below is the general plan for the last week of school. Please ensure your child is on campus for all of the four days of finals.
Great Hearts Summer School Options We are pleased to announce that summer school for high school students will be offered at various Great Hearts campuses and also online. Please see THIS brochure for course offerings and other information. Space is limited. Please sign up through the parent payment portal for the desired location linked in the attachment and reach out to Mrs. Kratz with questions. Spring Instrumental Concert Spring Instrumental Concert (7th and 8th grade music classes, Jazz Band and Strings) will be on Wednesday, May 8th at 6:30 pm. The concert will be held at Haven Church in Glendale (5902 W Cactus Rd, Glendale, AZ 85304). Students must provide their own transportation the evening of the concert and must arrive at the church by 5:00 pm on the evening of their concert. All students in curricular music classes are required to participate in the concert as a portion of their music grade. If your students are participating in the concert, they will receive detailed information from their teacher/director about the concert, but we also encourage all students and families to come to hear these fine performers share their musical gifts with you. Please refer to your May 1st email for more details. Great Hearts Day of Giving Calling all Griffin Families! We are excited to announce that May 7th marks our second annual Great Hearts Day of Giving! We are reaching out to you today to ask for your help to make it a success. We are currently at 72% of our Community Investment goal with $64,000 more to raise by the end of our fiscal year, June 30, 2024. If each family donated $143, we would reach our goal this year! Every donation, no matter the size, will remain here at our academy and will be used to support our students and teachers in the classroom. If you have already given to Community Investment this school year, thank you for your support! If you have not yet had the opportunity or would like to give an additional one-time gift, please use this link to give to Glendale Prep Great Hearts Day of Giving – Campaign. *Glendale Prep receives $1500 less per student per year than public district schools from the state of Arizona. Community Investment helps us bridge this funding gap and allows us to continue to provide the classical liberal arts education that we do! Please reach out to Tammy Kempton, Family Giving Officer, at tkempton@glendaleprep.org with any questions! Senior Thesis and Defense Senior Thesis and Defense Panels are an integral part of the high school experience at Glendale Prep. Students have worked for almost a year on their Senior Thesis. All panels will consist of two main parts: 1) The Thesis Presentation- a brief presentation (of about 10 minutes) in which the student will highlight the essential ideas of the paper; and 2) The Thesis Panel Discussion- a panel of three faculty readers will be convened to conduct a discussion with the student about his or her Thesis (of about 45 minutes). Parents are invited to attend. Thesis panels will be at 3:30 (12:45 on Wednesdays) in the GP Library or at 3:45 in room 408. The following students will have their panels next week:
College Counseling ASU SUMMER PROGRAMS: If your student is a high school student or a rising high school student, ASU offers a variety of summer programs located on various campuses including the Barrett Summer Scholars Program. To learn more about individual programs and access applications, utilize this LINK. FULTON ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING AT ASU SUMMER PROGRAMS: For STEM oriented students, Fulton is offering a variety of engineering related summer programs. For descriptions, eligibility, and registration, please see view flyer HERE. Athletics Spiritline: GP will be rolling out a Spiritline team for next year. This team will be at many home events to help guide the fans in different cheers and to support our teams. Our second information meeting for students will be on Friday, May 10th during lunch/lyceum. On May 17th, there will be an open gym for all those interested in Spiritline for next school year from 3:30-5:30PM in the GP gym . Spring Football: High school spring football is in full action! If you would like more information, reach out to Coach Addicott (raddicott@glendaleprep.org) or talk to Mr. Roundy during lunch. We are still looking for more on-field support for our GOATS- students who help prepare water and equipment for the football team at practice and games. Spring Sports Awards: On May 15th we will have the spring sports awards in the GP gym. Middle school ceremony is from 5:30-6:30PM; HS is from 6:30-7:30PM. More information to come! Spring Sports Payment Links: Here are the payment links for spring participation fees: Game Volunteers: We are always in need of parent volunteers to help run home games. Concession stand, entrance, and other volunteers help our events run smoothly. If interested, email gp_APO@glendalepreppo.org to join or learn more! You can also reach out to athletics@glendaleprep.org. *Visit azpreps365.com for detailed HS brackets and ticket information. *Visit Glendale Prep – Gamesource for updated middle school schedules.
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