Weekly Blast 12.16.22
January 5, 2023 -
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| A Note from the Headmaster
Hello Parents, I would like to use this end of the year blast to consider our calling as humans when it comes to our fellow man. Many of us have different jobs and hobbies, but what is something that we all share, something we should all do? I believe Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol speaks on our calling to be good and kind. This is a familiar story to most of us, and as you revisit it over the years, there are little nuggets and gems of dialogue and description that move the soul. Here is one dialogue between Scrooge and the Ghost of Marley: `Seven years dead,’ mused Scrooge. `And travelling all the time!’ `The whole time,’ said the Ghost. `No rest, no peace. Incessant torture of remorse.’ `You travel fast?’ said Scrooge. `On the wings of the wind,’ replied the Ghost. `You might have got over a great quantity of ground in seven years,’ said Scrooge. The Ghost, on hearing this, set up another cry, and clanked its chain so hideously in the dead silence of the night, that the Ward would have been justified in indicting it for a nuisance. `Oh! captive, bound, and double-ironed,’ cried the phantom, `not to know, that ages of incessant labour, by immortal creatures, for this earth must pass into eternity before the good of which it is susceptible is all developed. Not to know that any Christian spirit working kindly in its little sphere, whatever it may be, will find its mortal life too short for its vast means of usefulness. Not to know that no space of regret can make amends for one life’s opportunity misused! Yet such was I! Oh! such was I!’ `But you were always a good man of business, Jacob,’ faltered Scrooge, who now began to apply this to himself. `Business!’ cried the Ghost, wringing its hands again. `Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were, all, my business. The dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business!’ It held up its chain at arm’s length, as if that were the cause of all its unavailing grief, and flung it heavily upon the ground again. May this beautiful story remind us of our business- mankind, common welfare, charity, mercy, forbearance, benevolence is what this season is calling us to consider. Wishing you and yours a blessed break, Semester II Schedules/ Semester I Grades Semester II Schedules were distributed yesterday in between finals. Please be sure your student puts this schedule in a secure spot so he or she can find it easily for our return to school on January 5th. Quarter 2/ Semester I evaluations will be ready after we return from break. Look for an email signaling that the parent portal is open to view grades in the days after school resumes in January. Yearbook: Early Bird Pricing Ends TOMORROW The EARLY BIRD SPECIAL PRICE for yearbook ordering ends TOMORROW, December 17th. There are a few more hours left to get your much-anticipated 22-23 GP yearbook for ONLY $36 dollars! You can even add a gold foil name for personalization for only $5 more! To take advantage of this offer and reserve your copy, click HERE now! For any questions, please contact Madame Cognet-Pereira: ccognet-pereira@glendaleprep.org. Great Hearts Tops Chart of Arizona Department of Education Great Hears Arizona was recently rated Arizona’s highest performing network of charter schools for the 2021-2022 school year, receiving an overall A grade. Our Glendale campus received maximum proficiency points (i.e., raw academic performance) for both K-8 and 9-12 schools, as well as maximum growth points (i.e. progress made by students from one year to the next) in 9-12 schools. It is noteworthy that this rating is assigned in a year with unprecedented challenges, mostly due to COVID 19. College Counseling UPCOMING EVENTS: Note the dates of network-wide College Counseling events during 2nd semester. More details will be forthcoming.
COLLEGE COUNSELING WEBSITE: For further information regarding upcoming SAT and ACT testing dates along with other information related to College Counseling, please reference our webpage HERE Athletics Carson von Aspen 4th Annual Memorial Basketball Tournament: Come join the fun and participate in the 4th annual CvA5, Carson von Aspen Memorial Basketball Tournament TOMORROW, December 17th. This tournament is supported by GP Basketball and is open to the public. This is a half-court 3×3 basketball tournament with two different brackets:
We will allow up to 6 teams for the 13 and younger bracket and 10 teams for the 14+ adult bracket. It is three to a team with one sub, totaling 4 participants per team. It is $60.00 per team. Games will be first team to 11 (ones and twos), or whoever is leading at the end of 10 minutes. Please arrive 30 min prior to start. Referees will be provided Come join us and enjoy friendly competition, fun, and fellowship that is dedicated to the remembrance of Glendale Prep Alumnus Carson von Aspen. Carson’s Crusaders#5 was founded to educate, support, and train coaches, athletes, and participating youth in all extracurricular activities on the importance of suicide awareness, prevention, and team mental wellness. Follow THIS link to sign up and pay for your team! When: December 17th (tomorrow!) Contact Noah Roundy with questions- nroundy@glendaleprep.org Barca Soccer Academy Camp: Great Hearts will be hosting a Barca Soccer Camp at Scottsdale Prep December 17-20 (tomorrow through Tuesday) for boys and girls ages 6-14 years old! All Great Hearts students will have the opportunity to have a 10% reduced rate. Register today using Promo Code BAPX22. Please see the following link for camp information and registration: https://barcaresidencyacademyusa.com/phoenix-winter-camp/ Parents interested in volunteering with Athletics please sign up HERE. Contact Tim Terpstra at gp_apo@glendalepreppo.org with any questions! Follow Us: @gpathleticdept – Instagram & @Glendale Prep Athletics – Facebook Thank you to our GOLD & Platinum Level Athletic Sponsors for today’s Athletic Blast: Contact them today and tell them Glendale Prep sent you!
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