Weekly Blast 5.3.19
May 3, 2019 -
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A Note From the Headmaster
Our community has a heart to serve. Over the last two weeks, I have seen so many people give of themselves for what we care about most- our children. Here is the list, and it goes on and on and will continue to do so as we finish out the school year:
It has been a busy and exhausting two weeks, but a blessing nonetheless because I am reminded so often of your dedication to your children, not only to their education but their moral formation. Our hope is that they come to have a heart of gratitude to then see their own calling to serve as well. Sincerely, Griffin Athletics Uniform Turn-In: Uniform return for all middle school and high school athletes will be in the Gym on Monday, May 6th at 3:10 p.m. Please ensure your student brings their uniform to school with them that day for turn-in. Spring Sports Awards Ceremony: Our Spring Sports Award Ceremony is Thursday, May 9th. We will be honoring our teams from both middle school and high school that night. The middle school awards will begin promptly at 7:00 p.m. and high school awards at 8:00 p.m. There will be a 15-minute intermission between the two ceremonies to celebrate with cake. Those families who do not have high school athletes may leave after cake; however, you are more than welcome to attend both ceremonies. Young men should wear a dress shirt and tie, and ladies should wear a modest-length skirt or a dress with hems that approach the knee or dress pants. For more about the Non-Uniform Dress Code for Special Events, please see the Family Handbook here. We hope you all can make it to support our student-athletes! Senior Thesis Panels
Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week If you are interested in volunteering to assist with any of the week’s activities for our teachers and staff, please contact Debbie Ayer, at president@glendalepreppo.org or 623-628-9815. Summer School Summer school will run Tuesday, May 28th through Thursday, June 20th. Courses will meet Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of each week and are scheduled conveniently, so students can take one or both courses. The schedule for the day will be as follows- The Pre-Algebra Readiness class will be from 8:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. This course will be taught by Mr. Thompson, who teaches Geometry and Humane Letters at Glendale Prep. The Reading and Writing Readiness class will be from 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. This course will be taught by Ms. O’Rourke, who teaches 6th and 7th grade Literature and Composition at the Glendale Prep. This course will require the purchasing of A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle; 978-0312367541. Students who attend both classes will have a lunch break from 11:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.; students will need to bring their own lunch. The cost is $200 per course or $325 for both courses. Sign up here before Saturday, May 4th. Summer school enrollment is limited. Students are enrolled on a first-come, first-served basis. Students are permitted no more than 1 absence and/or 3 tardies during the entirety of the summer school program. Please email either Mr. Thompson; jthompson@glendaleprep.org or Ms. O’Rourke; sorourke@glendaleprep.org if your child will be absent. Students will be required to wear the school uniform. Archway Uniforms are permitted. Regular uniform and behavioral policies apply; please refer to the Family Handbook, which can be found on the Glendale Prep website at www.glendaleprep.org. In addition, please feel free to contact Mr. Withers at zwithers@glendaleprep.org with any questions or concerns. Veritas Prep and Cicero Prep are also offering Summer Courses open to all Great Hearts students. Courses range from Math & Reading to online typing to in-class enrichment courses like Art, Spanish, and Poetry. See Veritas’ catalog here and See Cicero’s catalog here. Credit Make-Up Spring Concert
Please note, students will be transported to the church by bus the day prior to the concert, Monday, May 13th, for rehearsals. 7A & 7B students must bring a sack lunch; as they will eat lunch at the church the day of rehearsal. If you have any questions regarding dress or other details, please contact Ms. Cox at jcox@glendaleprep.org or Mr. Liles at eliles@glendaleprep.org. Senior Traditions Senior Dinner is Saturday, May 18th at 5:30 p.m. Please deliver your photo collage, to be displayed at the dinner, to the school by Thursday, May 16th. Senior Graduation Rehearsal will take place on Friday, May 24th at Glendale Nazarene Church, at 2:00 p.m. (this is an early release day). Rehearsal should take approximately one hour, and all seniors and faculty members are required to attend. Senior Graduation will be on Saturday, May 25th at 2:00 p.m. at Glendale Nazarene Church, located at 5902 W Cactus Rd, Glendale, AZ 85304. We ask seniors to arrive dressed in their cap, gown, stole and tassel and are ready for pictures by 1:15 p.m. There will be a reception with light refreshments after the ceremony. Volunteers are needed to help set up and serve refreshments provided by the school. Please sign up here. Please contact our Director of Operation, Ms. McLoughlin at tmcloughlin@glendaleprep.org with questions. 8th Grade Promotion As a reminder, the student dress code for the evening is as follows: Gentlemen should wear slacks, a button-up shirt, a tie, and dress shoes. Ladies’ dresses should have necklines within four finger widths below the collarbone. The length of the dress should also not be shorter than four fingers (approx. 2 inches) above the knee. No see-through dresses or dresses with open backs. Shoulders should be covered, so please wear a sweater over strapless dresses or dresses with spaghetti straps. Ladies should also wear dress shoes in which it is easy to walk up the stairs and across the stage. Dress code will be checked before the ceremony and any student out of dress code will need to change. Please email Ms. Hudson (ehudson@glendaleprep.org) with any questions. Textbook Returns Please begin to ask your child(ren) if they have all textbooks that were issued to them and if they are in good condition prior to finals when books will be checked by their teacher. If a book cannot be located and returned by the last day of school, the amount to replace the textbook with a new one will be taken out of the textbook deposit. See the list of textbooks for each grade level here. Community Investment Nina Dote created The Pantheon Kyla Rivera created The Citadel of Mycenae If you have yet to participate in this year’s 2018-19 Community Investment Campaign, it is not too late! Just Support our scholars and teachers at Glendale Prep here. Thank you! Cathy Sparks College Counseling |
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