Weekly Blast 12.20.19
December 19, 2019 -
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| A Note From Headmaster Hello Parents,I would like to use this end of the year blast to consider our calling as humans, our calling to one another. Many of us have different jobs and hobbies, but what is something that we all share, something we should all do?I believe a great work can shed some light on the subject. Every year, my family and I will read through Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. This is a familiar story to most of us, but when you read the story, there are little nuggets and gems of dialogue and description that move the soul. Here is one of those (in my opinion): `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 these words in this beautiful story remind us of our calling to one another not just this season, but perpetually. Wishing you and yours a blessed break, First Semester Grades and Evaluations Second Semester Schedules PSO Corner January Lunch Orders: December is a very busy time, so this is a friendly reminder that January lunch orders are due by Tuesday, December 24th. Order online here. PSO Board Meeting: The next PSO Board Meeting will be Thursday, January 16th at 6:30 p.m. in the Library. All GP Parents are invited and welcome to attend the meeting. Please enter through the gym lobby; we hope to see you there! SAVE THE DATE: The 2020 Night of the Griffin will be Saturday, February 29th. Enjoy an evening filled with activities for the entire family! There will be food trucks, games, a corn hole tournament, a lip-sync contest, great raffles, and much more! Happy Holidays: The PSO wishes everyone a safe and wonderful holiday break. We look forward to another semester gathering help from parents and families to assist with school events. We truly appreciate your support as our success is dependent on your time, generosity, and involvement. Thank you! GP Athletics.
Second Semester Typing Class Tax Credit And Community Investment END OF YEAR GIVING Your Community Investment gift helps cover the gap between what we receive from public funding and the actual cost of providing a Great Hearts education. Click here to DONATE NOW. Your Tax Credit contribution supports our field trips, extra-curricular, and character-building programs. You will receive a dollar-for-dollar credit off your 2019 Arizona state tax liability. Click here to DONATE NOW. Thank you for partnering with Glendale Prep! Uniform Check College Counseling
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