Grand Canyon Prep: September 2004

Thursday, September 30, 2004

Monday Assignments and Announcements

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We would like to congratulate Mr. Boothe and his family because by the time we get back on Monday, his daughter would have given birth to a new baby.

We want to wish Mr. Harmon a Happy Birthday on 10/1.

PSAT are in two weeks for interested juniors. AIMS writing tests are at the end of October.

We have a field trip on Tuesday 10/5 with Mr. Boothe at a Bird watcher in Gilbert. Please remember to fill out permission slips. Chaperones are needed.

We would also like to announce that Arizona State University is sponsoring a Earth Science Day on Saturday October 16. It is an exciting event that I hope all students can attend.

Homework for Monday:
All History and Public Policy Students watch the presidential debate and report on who won and list three reasons why.

If there are any questions, please ask. Take care.

Tuesday, September 28, 2004

Homework assignments for next Tuesday

Japanese- complete worksheet
US History- watch Presidential debate and complete composition assignment
SciFi lit- continue to work on rough drafts of stories and poems

Remember tomorrow is a half-day and that we are off Thursday and Friday!

Assignments

This is Grand Canyon Prep's new way of distributing assignments to students. It has the advantage of easily archiving all previous assignments, and does not require e-mail access for parents or students. It can easily be bookmarked for fast access. In addition, parents and students can leave signed comments or questions about assignments, fostering dialogue about the educational requirements at Grand Canyon Prep. An automatic e-mail will alert school administrators that a comment has been left, and teachers as well as school administrators can respond to these comments.

Teacher Biographies

Todd Burke: An Educational Consultant in his second year with us, Mr. Burke is and experienced principal and secondary/ post secondary instructor. He helps oversee our accredition and professional development. He is in his second year with us.

Benjamin Broyles: A first year Music instructor at Grand Canyon Prep, Mr. Broyles has extensive teaching experience through La Musique Academy in Mesa Arizona as a private instructor for the last three years. He is currently earning his teaching certificate in Music Education.

Kevin Crawford: A Certified instructor, Mr. Crawford earned a Bachelor of Science from Northern Arizona University in History and Business Administration. A former stock broker, Mr. Crawford has had two years of teaching experience prior to joining Grand Canyon Prep as a Social Studies teacher..

David Gordon: The founder of the school, Mr. Gordon has over eleven years teaching experience in the areas of English and History. He also has ten years experience as an Administrator and Principal. Mr. Gordon has two Bachelor of Arts Degrees and is a Certified Secondary Teacher. He is a published writer and has participated in the revision of the National History Standards. He is currently participating in the revision of the Arizona Social Studies Standards.

David Grago: Mr. Grago is an experienced Japanese Teacher who will rejoin us for 2007/08 school year. Mr. Grago has had experience teaching Japanese at Arizona State University. He has also been a Japanese Interpreter for Continental Airlines and an instructor for Nissan. He has Bachelors in Japanese from the University of Hawaii and a Masters from National University.

Steve Harmon: A certified math, science, computer science, and history teacher, Mr. Harmon has a Masters Degree in Educational Technology from Arizona State University. He has over eleven years of teaching experience. Mr. Harmon has worked nine years at Grand Canyon Prep.

Jelena Eros: An award winning artist whose paintings decorate her classroom, Ms. Eros has entered her artworks in competitions around the world. Holding a degree in Art from the Hungarian University of Applied Art, Ms. Eros has extensive teaching experience as she also teaches at the Young Rembrandts Private Arts School. She teaches Art Portfolio and Art Animation at Grand Canyon Prep.

Andrea Domanik: Holder of two Masters Degrees in Biology and Secondary Education, Ms. Domanik teaches Science at Grand Canyon Prep. Her experience also includes Managing the Superfund at the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality and as a Coordinator for Desert Botanical Garden.

Carol Payant: Ms. Payant will be working her sixth year at Grand Canyon Prep. A certified special education teacher with twenty years experience, Ms. Payant has a Masters in Education. Ms. Payant also helps Grand Canyon Prep with service learning and career pathways.

Yolanda Ratliff: In her fifth year with us, Mrs. Ratliff will be teaching First and Second Year Spanish for us during the 2006/07 school year. She has Degrees in Communications and the Humanities from Grand Canyon University. She has taught Spanish since 1969. Among her teaching assignments have been Berlitz, the City of Phoenix and News School for the Arts.

Marsha Fagan” A certified Martial Arts instructor with extensive private instructor experience through organizations like the Boys and Girls Club.

Jason Fay: A Music teacher in his first year at Grand Canyon Prep, Mr. Fay has extensive experience as a private Music instructor through organizations like La Musique and The Bandstand. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Music from Arizona State University.

Robert Slusser: A person with extensive experience as an entrepreneur, Mr. Slusser holds a Masters in Business Administration and is certified in Mathematics and Highly qualified in Social Studies. He teaches Math, Social Studies, and Career Pathways for us and has had experience as a college instructor.

Jeffrey Virgin: A third year teacher, Mr. Virgin teaches English at Grand Canyon Prep. He has a Masters in Secondary Education and Curriculum from the University of Phoenix.

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