Weekly Blast 9.20.19

• Sept 25 – Senior Mini-Retreat
• Sept 25-26 – Hearing & Vision Screenings
• Sept 25 – PSO Restaurant Night
• Sept 27-28 – Griffin Players Performance
• Sept 28 – PSO Used Uniform Exchange
• Sept 28 – Great Hearts Gala
• Sept 30-Oct 4 – Spirit Week
• Oct 1 – FAFSA Workshop
• Oct 3 – SARRC Q&A Meeting
• Oct 4 – Homecoming Game
• Oct 5 – Homecoming Dance

1. A Note From the Headmaster
2. Parent/Teacher Conferences
3. Independent Study Week
4. Griffin Players Drama Performance
5. PSO Corner
6. GP Athletics
7. Community Investment
8. College Counseling
9. ECNA
10. Autism Research & Resource

Greetings Parents,

This Monday, every Great Hearts teacher, administrator, network-level employee, and support staff met at various campuses for the Annual Summit. We were reminded by President Erik Twist that what we believe and care about as a network of schools is truly revolutionary- we believe there is universal truth which can be known by every human; that every human can come to appreciate an objective beauty, and that our mission extends beyond academics to forming souls to be good. He affirmed multiple times that our work will have eternal consequences; I wholeheartedly agree! Mrs. Washburn, a former Glendale Prep teacher and now Headmaster of Veritas Prep, gave a speech regarding the beauty of the calling of a teacher. The event was inspiring, and I found myself rejuvenated in my calling as the leader of our school. I was humbled considering how many good people work in our network; the best, of course, serving your son or daughter in our GP community.My favorite part of the Summit was the seminar we shared together. I remember a moment listening to the discussion and realizing that so many different people, from different schools, with different personalities, and from different backgrounds came together to do something that was truly beautiful and inclusive; something that united us all for one hour- we discussed a poem. I would like to share that poem with you.

Those Winter Sundays
BY ROBERT HAYDEN
Sundays too my father got up early
and put his clothes on in the blueblack cold,
then with cracked hands that ached
from labor in the weekday weather made
banked fires blaze. No one ever thanked him.

I’d wake and hear the cold splintering, breaking.
When the rooms were warm, he’d call,
and slowly I would rise and dress,
fearing the chronic angers of that house,

Speaking indifferently to him,
who had driven out the cold
and polished my good shoes as well.
What did I know, what did I know
of love’s austere and lonely offices?

Sincerely,
Mr. Navarrette
Headmaster

Parent/Teacher Conferences
Parent/Teacher Conference sign-ups were sent via email last week. Conferences are scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis. We have worked diligently to create a conference schedule that allows for all of our teachers’ class schedules. Please do not send requests for conferences via email. If you did not receive a sign-up email, please reach out to Mrs. Hayakawa at shayakawa@glendaleprep.org right away.

At least one parent/guardian of each student is expected to attend parent-teacher conferences. All conferences will be fifteen minutes long. The format will be a round-table discussion including the parent and a panel of the student’s teachers.

• 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students do not attend conferences but will complete a self-assessment in response to questions provided in the evaluation. Parents will bring the self-assessment to the conference.
• 9^th-12^th grade students are required to attend and lead their conference. Conversation will be based on a self-assessment written in response to questions in the evaluation.  Students will bring the self-assessment to the conference.
• *Students attending conferences must be in uniform.

Independent Study Week
All middle school students will read a different book depending upon their grade level. Middle School (6th-8th Grade) Independent Study Week books were included in the Classics to Keep list that students were asked to purchase at the beginning of the school year. If your Middle Schooler does not own a copy yet, the title and ISBN is provided below. 

6th Grade Lit/Comp: The Magician’s Nephew, ISBN: 978-0064471107
7th Grade Life Science: All Creatures Great and Small, ISBN: 978-1250057839
8th Grade Medieval History: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Tolkien translation), ISBN: 978-0345277602

All high school students will read the same book in preparation for the High School Symposium. High School (9th-12th Grade) Independent Study Week books can be purchased on the GP Payment Portal while supplies last. reserve your High School Independent Study Week book here. The last day to reserve your book through the payment portal will be Tuesday, October 8^th. All books will be placed in student lockers by Thursday, October 10^th. If supplies run out, you can still purchase a copy from your favorite vendors such as Amazon or Barnes & Noble using the correct ISBN provided below.

9th -12th Grade Humane Letters: The Moon is Down by John Steinbeck, ISBN: 978-0-14-018746-5
Note: Seniors will be required to complete the reading portion of the assignment; however, they will not be required to complete the written portion, in order to focus their writing attention on their Senior Thesis.

Griffin Players Drama Performance
Join the Griffin Players for a spine-tingling murder mystery, The Mousetrap. From the author that brought you Murder on the Orient Express, this suspenseful tale will have you guessing till the very end. Performances will be in the GP Gym on Friday, September 27th at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, September 28th at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 for students and $15 for adults and are available here on the payment portal or with cash or check at the door.

PSO Corner
September Teacher Appreciation Lunch: Thank you for supporting the September Teacher Appreciation Lunch! our teachers truly enjoy these luncheons.
The next Teacher Appreciation Lunch is Friday, November 8^th. Thank you in advance!

Restaurant Night Fundraiser: Our first Restaurant Night is Wednesday, September 25th from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Chipotle on 67th Avenue & Loop 101. Show the flyer to the cashier and 33% of sales go to GP!

Uniform Exchange: The next Uniform Exchange will be Saturday, September 28^th in the Archway Multi-Purpose Room from 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Homecoming: The very first Homecoming Game in the new GP Stadium will be Friday, October 4th! We are so excited to have this great event back home after a few years away from the school. We will grill for this year’s event and are looking for volunteers to help with grilling, concession selling, set up, and general help. Please sign up at 2019 Homecoming Help Sign Up and help make this the best Homecoming yet!

Hamburgers and Veggie Burgers will be served starting at 6:00 p.m. Please pre-order your meals on the PSO website at http://www.gpapo.org/shop/. The pre-order deadline is Tuesday, October 1^st. 

GP Athletics

• Varsity Football plays TONIGHT at home in a “Glow Out” theme at 7:00 p.m. vs. Sedona Red Rock!
• Varsity Cross Country is competing this weekend at the Woodbridge Classic in California!
• Varsity Volleyball is looking for helpful APO volunteers to assist with home matches.
• Congratulations to Middle School Golf on their victory earlier this week!
• Middle School Football plays tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. at Scottsdale Christian.
• Middle School Cross Country hosts a meet tomorrow at 7:00 a.m. at Glendale Heroes Park.
• Middle School Volleyball A and B host tomorrow at Glendale Prep at 10:00 a.m.!

Follow us on social media: Instagram at gpathleticdept, and Facebook at Glendale Prep Athletics! If you are interested in joining the APO, the Parent Volunteer committee, please email tterpstra84@gmail.com and he will assist you further!

Community Investment
Our College Counseling department has been busy meeting with students, hosting workshops, and housing college rep visits. Your gifts through Community Investment help support these ventures.

Thank you to everyone who has already given to Community Investment. If you have yet to give, we invite you to support our amazing College Counseling department and giving to this year’s Community Investment campaign.

We are honored to publicly recognize those families and friends who have already contributed to this year’s Community Investment campaign.

College Counseling
SENIOR PARENTS and STUDENTS: FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) workshop is scheduled for Tuesday, October 1st from 7:00-9:00 p.m. in the Archway Multipurpose Room. It is necessary to complete the FAFSA to obtain need-based financial aid for college. All senior students and parents should plan to attend. Please check your email for specific documents needed to complete the application.

Save the Date! Thursday, October 24th Glendale Prep is hosting multiple college rep visits during the morning hours. Check the website for which colleges and universities will be attending. We are requesting all sophomore, junior and senior students interested in a four-year college plan on attending.

Be sure to check the College Counseling page on Glendale Prep website and the CC bulletin board for upcoming college fairs and college rep visits.

ECNA (Extra-Curricular Nonathletics)
The Extra-Curricular Non-Athletics “ECNA” schedule is now available and can be viewed on the Glendale Prep website. In order to join an ECNA, students can simply attend at the time and location noted, and talk to the ECNA leader. After their second attendance, if they wish to continue, the fee must be paid on the Payment Portal. Students can be a member of more than one ECNA, as long as the times do not conflict. All other specific questions can be directed to the faculty leader.

Autism Research & Resource
This year, Archway Glendale and Glendale Prep will be working with the Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center (SARRC) on a project regarding a universal screening for social challenges at public schools. The idea is that screening children for social challenges early and identifying and addressing those challenges will have a significant positive effect on their school experience. We plan to take a role in the research that SARRC is doing in this area this year with our 8th grade students. You are also invited to a Q&A session with Mr. Navarrette, Great Hearts’ Director of Exceptional Student Services, and a representative from SARRC regarding the project. At this session, you will hear more about the work that SARRC and Great Hearts have already done and plans for the project in the future. The Q&A session is scheduled for Thursday, October 3, at 6:00 p.m. in the Archway Multipurpose Room. We look forward to seeing you there!

Contact Information
Silvia Hayakawa, Office Manager
shayakawa@glendaleprep.org

Attendance Line:
623-889-0822 Option 4
or attendance@glendaleprep.org