Announcements 12/24/04

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Hope every one is having a great break. I wanted to take this time to recognize James Atherton and Robert Houston for the great job they have done in the dual credit program we sponsor. James received a B in U.S. History and Robbie received A's in Sign Language and College Algebra. Together they both earned 12 hours of college credit in the fall semester. Next semester, they will be joined by Amanda Alcala and Corey Milford as they also take classes through Mesa Community College. Great jobs James and Robbie. Take care.

Announcements 12/17/04

Dear Parents and Guardians

Today the Public Policy Class (Amanda, Jessica, Nellie Ann, Nichole, and Danya) was able to purchase gifts for four children who were looking for a little happiness this holiday season. Thanks to our students and school, these children will have that this year.

We want to take this time to wish every one a safe holiday break. We hope every one has a great vacation and prosperous New Year. The staff and I are looking forward to the new semester. First Semester Report Cards will come out on 1/3 or 1/4/05.

Take care and have a great winter break.

Announcements 12/16/04

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We would like to congratulate Amanda Alcala and Corey Milford for signing up for College level classes in our Dual Credit Program. Amanda will be taking Sign Language and Corey will be enrolling in English 101

We would also like to congratulate the following students who submitted stories/poems to Frank Journal at the Mesa Public Library for possible publication. They are James Atherton, Robert Houston, Howard Lanus, Corey Milford, Joseph Spadafino, and Nichole VanEnwyck. While we will not know whether their submittals will be accepted until the end of the school year, we are proud of the effort they have put forth.

The Public Policy Class is only $15 short of our goal of $100.00 to get gifts for needy children tomorrow. Please help us out.

Pot Luck and Secret Santa tomorrow at 1:45.

The last of the finals and all late work is due tomorrow. REPORT CARDS WILL BE COMING OUT 1/3/05 OR 1/4/05.

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

Announcements 12/15/04

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Hope every one is well.

1) Site Based Council Meeting is tomorrow at 2:30 pm

2) The Public Policy class has raised $75 for poor needy children. We want to get to $100 before we shop for the gifts on Friday Morning. Please help.

3) Remember Holiday Pot Luck is on Friday at 1:45

4) These are the names of the students who have said they were interested in going to Washington DC in June. They are Gaby Ritter, Larissa Matthews, Nellie Ann Holguin, James Atherton, Lizzy Barnes, Chamarie Lechuga, Dayna Woodhams, Patricia Holguin, Cody Milford, Patrick Price, Corey Milford, Howard Lanus, Amanda Alcala. We will now start the process of enrollment and raising the funds. Lets have fun.

Take care and have a great day.

Announcements 12/13/04

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We hope every one is well after the weekend. Here are some important announcements for this week.

1) THIS IS FINAL EXAMINATION AND FINAL PROJECTS WEEK. IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT NO ONE MISS SCHOOL.

2) Public Policy is still raising money to help needy children. Please lend us your support.

3) Site Based Council will meet at 2:30 on Thursday 12/16

4) WE NEED TO KNOW BY 12/15 WHO IS INTERESTED IN THE TRIP TO WASHINGTON DC IN JUNE.

5) On Friday, we will be having a holiday pot luck about 1:45 and some students have enrolled in Secret Santa. Those will be given out at this time as well.

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

Announcements 12/10/04

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Hope every one is well.

1) We sent home a memo with the children today reaffirming the school's substance abuse policy. Please read over.

2) The school had a great time at the showing of Act Two of the Nutcracker at the Orpheum. We would like to thank Mrs. Houston, Mrs. Sanchez, and Mrs. Spadafino who served as Parent Chaperones. The next trip will be to the Arizona Theater Company to see the Pirates of Penzance.

3) Remember Final Exams and Projects will take place or are due next week. Please stay on top of your children as they study and complete these assignments.

If there are any questions, please advise. Take care and have a great weekend.

Announcements 12/9/04

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Anthony is fine and will be okay. Thank you to those who helped assist him after school today.

Announcements 12/8/04

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Hope every one is well.

On a personal note, I would like every one to know that today is my parents' 39th Wedding anniversary. I know every one who reads this will wish them well for the next 39 years.

We had a very good meeting of the Site Based Council today where Miss Foy, Mrs. Houston, Mr. Boothe, Mr. Gordon, Amanda Alcala, Kiya Kennedy, Charmarie Lechuya, Angela Spadafino, and Robert Houston took important steps towards redeveloping the school improvement plan and other school related matters. The next meeting will be on 12/16/04 at 2:30-2:45pm.

Students were today handed out the itinerary for the proposed Washington DC trip in June. Please let me know by 12/15 if there are interested parties. Thank you.

We would like to take this time to notify parents that we had an incident yesterday involving smoking. We want to stress to families that this is an act that the school will never tolerate. Those directly involved have been either immediately excused from the school or will leave at the end of the semester. We want all families to know that the staff at Grand Canyon will always seek to provide a safe campus where its students will have the opportunity to receive a first rate education. If there are any questions on this matter, please do not hesitate to call or email me. Thank you and take care.

Announcements 12/7/04

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Sorry for the delay in getting this out to you. The blog was down yesterday. Here are some announcements and assignments

PROGRESS REPORTS WERE HANDED OUT YESTERDAY. PLEASE EMAIL OR CALL IF YOU WISH TO DISCUSS YOUR CHILD'S GRADES.

HOLIDAY GIFT DRIVE IS STILL ON. PLEASE HELP OUT BY CONTRIBUTING $5.00

CHAPERONES STILL NEEDED FOR NUTCRACKER ON FRIDAY. PLEASE HELP.

REMEMBER TOMORROW IS A HALF DAY WHERE SITE BASED COUNCIL WILL MEET TO DISCUSS SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND OTHER SCHOOL MATTERS.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO GET EVALUATION FORMS IN.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO LET ME KNOW BY 12/15 WHETHER YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A TRIP TO WASHINGTON DC AND NEW YORK CITY.

ASSIGNMENTS
All History Classes: Powerpoint and movie productions

All English classes: story and cartoons

All Science Classes: Preparation for final.

If there are any questions, take care.

School Evaluation Forms

Dear Parents and Guardians

Please remember to fill out the school evaluation form we gave to the children on Thursday and return them to us on 12/7. Thank you.

Announcements and Assignments 12/3/04

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We hope every one is well. Here are the announcements and assignments for 12/3/04

We would like to congratulate Nellie Holguin for winning the year book cover contest. Her artwork will appear at the front cover of every yearbook. For her efforts, she will receive a twenty dollar gift certificate to Borders.

We would like to announce that we have asked the following students to serve on the Site Based Council: Amanda Alcala, Jared Haden, Nellie Ann Holguin, Robert Houston, Kiya Kennedy, Charmarie Lechuya, Corey Milford, and Angela Spadafino. The students will let me know by Monday if they would like to serve

Assignments
All History Classes: work on Power Point presentations

Algebra 1: Quiz on Monday

English Classes: Make up work

Science Classes: Projects and prepare for finals.

Again, please excuse the short delay on the progress reports. They will be out Monday afternoon at 2:30.

If there are any questions, please ask. Take care and have a great weekend.

Announcements

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Progress Reports will be released on Monday December 6, 2004. Sorry for the brief delay.

Public Policy Class needs your help in raising $5.00 per family for our Holiday Gift Drive. Please help.

We need your assistance. The school is beginning the process of another five year school improvement cycle with the North Central Association. As you may know, NCA is the accrediting body that sanctions colleges and schools in seventeen states across the country. We need your help in two ways. First, we will be asking parents and students to serve on our new site based committee that will oversee the new plan. Second, we need you to fill out the new evaluation forms we handed to your children today. Please fill them out and get them to us by December 7, 2004.

Another Friendly Reminder that the Nutcracker at the Orephum Theater will be on 12/10/04 at 10:30. Chaperones are welcome and needed.

We are also ascertaining interest in a trip to Washington DC and New York City at the end of the school year. It is for 8-10 days and students who go may receive a 1/2 high school credit for school work. The cost of the trip (not including individual out of pocket expenses) is $1,000. Please let us know by December 15 who is interested in going.

It is that time of year when schools ask families if they would like to donate money to their favorite schools for tax credits. Single parent families may receive up to a $200 credit and married parent families may receive up to $250. If there are any questions, you may contact me at 480 233 3622.

THE STAFF AT GRAND CANYON IS VERY HAPPY WITH SOME OF THE RESULTS OF THIS FIRST SEMESTER. PUBLIC POLICY STUDENTS PRODUCED A GET OUT THE VOTE TELEVISION COMMERCIAL THAT AIRED ON MTV AND COMEDY CENTRAL. SCI FI STUDENTS ARE WRITING STORIES AND POEMS THAT WILL BE SUBMITTED FOR POSSIBLE PUBLICATION IN THE FRANK LITERARY MAGAZINE. STUDENTS AT OUR SCHOOL HAVE RECEIVED SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. FINALLY, WE HAVE FOUR STUDENTS WHO ARE SLATED TO EARN AT LEAST FOUR HOURS OF COLLEGE CREDIT IN A DUAL CREDIT PROGRAM. WE WANT TO USE THESE SUCCESSES TO BUILD ON THE FIRM FOUNDATION THAT HAS BEEN LAID.

Assignments

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Please excuse the delay. The Blogger was down last night for a little while. Here are the assignments:

Japanese: Work on Family Tree Assignment

All Science Classes( except Physical Science): Work on Special Projects and prepare for Final

All History Classes: Work on Power Point Presenations

Public Policy: Work on Gift Drive. WE NEED YOUR HELP.

All English Classes: Work on short stories and make up work.

If there are any questions, please ask.

BIRTHDAYS FOR DECEMBER

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Happy Birthday to every one in December

Joshua VanEnwyck 12/4
Larissa Matthews 12/20
Patricia Holguin 12/31