Weekly Blast 10.17.25
Glendale Preparatory Academy October 23, 2025 -
A NOTE FROM THE HEADMASTER
Dear Glendale Prep Families,
Welcome back to the second quarter! I hope your fall break brought rest and renewal to your families. As we turn the page into the second quarter of the school year, I want to extend my gratitude to all who attended Parent-Teacher Conferences. These moments of partnership, when we come together to discuss your children’s growth, challenges, and triumphs, are essential to the flourishing of our students and the strength of our community. Thank you for your continued engagement and support.
This past Wednesday, our high school students gathered for one of the most meaningful academic traditions here at GP: the Glendale Preparatory Symposium. This all-high school conversation centered on Frankenstein, a text that reaches deeply into questions of knowledge, creation, responsibility, and love.
As I shared with students in our closing session, the morning’s discussions were more than academic. They were moral and spiritual in nature, an invitation to think deeply about what it means to be human. Students wrestled with questions such as: Why was Victor Frankenstein so driven to uncover “the secrets of heaven and earth”? What does it mean to give life, to bear responsibility for what we make, or to remain silent when truth could save another?
Through these conversations, our students practiced the work of both intellect and heart, learning to see clearly and feel deeply. They touched on wonder, ambition, loneliness, and the longing to be known and loved. This is the kind of education we strive to offer: one that sharpens the mind, deepens compassion, and cultivates wisdom.
As I reminded them, “the work you’ve done today is not only academic, it is moral and spiritual.” When our students read great works and take their questions seriously, they grow in understanding and in humanity. A well-read mind becomes a well-experienced mind… and from experience comes wisdom, and from wisdom, happiness.
Thank you for the many ways you support this formation, from attending conferences to encouraging your students in their studies and conversations at home. Together, we continue to pursue what is true, good, and beautiful.
Warmly,
Mrs. Janssen
HIGH SCHOOL
9TH GRADE MIM FIELD TRIP
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24
Students should wear regular uniforms
Students should pack a sack lunch with items that can be discarded after eating
Students should also bring a water bottle
We will head to Paseo Highlands Park for lunch and recreation. Students may choose to bring their own sports ball to play with (we are not responsible for lost items)
VOCAL MUSIC CONCERT
9TH & 10TH GRADE MUSIC CLASSES AND ALL EXTRA-CURRICULAR CHOIRS
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12TH 6:30 PM
Haven Church in Glendale
5902 W Cactus Rd, Glendale, AZ 85304
Students must provide their own transportation
Students must arrive at the church by 5:00 pm
All students in curricular music classes are required to participate in the concert as a portion of their music grade
Detailed information from teacher/director about the concert will be given to curricular music students
We hope our community will come to enjoy our fine performers share their musical gifts with you.
MIDDLE SCHOOL
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONCERT
7TH & 8TH GRADE MUSIC CLASSES AND JAZZ BAND & ORCHESTRA
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH 6:30 PM
Haven Church in Glendale
5902 W Cactus Rd, Glendale, AZ 85304
Students must provide their own transportation
Students must arrive at the church by 5:00 pm
All students in curricular music classes are required to participate in the concert as a portion of their music grade
Detailed information from teacher/director about the concert will be given to curricular music students
We hope our community will come to enjoy our fine performers share their musical gifts with you.
FINAL EXAMS
Final exams are a culmination of the material students have learned through the entirety of the first semester and account for 10% of a student’s final grade in each course. Please schedule appointments and vacations outside of the final exam testing window.
Students who miss a final exam due to illness with a doctor’s note will make up any missed final exams in January, on a given date. Unexcused absences or illness without a doctor’s note will result in the score of a zero for any missed final exam.
SAFETY
GP students who walk home must use the cross walk at 83rd Avenue and Pinnacle Peak. When the crossing guard is present from 3:10 PM – 3:30 PM, students must walk with the group and crossing guard.
The route is:
Cross east across 83rd Avenue from the SW corner
Students who need to cross north will cross Pinnacle Peak Road from the SE corner
PICTURE RETAKES: MONDAY, OCTOBER 27
Retakes are for students who purchased pictures and did not like them OR students who were absent on picture day.
If you purchased pictures and would like to have them redone, you MUST return the original picture package to receive a new package after retakes AND sign up using the link below. Please indicate your child’s name on the “Student Name”section.
If you cannot find the email with the link sent by Lifetouch Photography, please contact them directly at 800.736.4753.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Jenny Haley, Office Manager
JHaley@glendaleprep.org
GLENDALE PREP ATTENDANCE
623.889.0822
Option 4
attendance@glendaleprep.org
