Grand Canyon Prep: May 2006

Friday, May 12, 2006

Announcements for May 12,2006

PROGRESS REPORTS ARE OUT. PLEASE ADVISE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS

SCHEDULES FOR FINAL EXAMINATIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
MAY 31:
History: 8:00-10:00
English: 10:15 to 12:15
Foreign Language: 12:30-2:30

Students who are not enrolled in a foreign langauge may leave at 12:15.

June 1:
Mathematics: 8:00-10:00
Science: 10:15-12:15

End of the Year Ceremony/ Graduation will start at 3:00

Please advise if there are any questions. Take care.

Wednesday, May 10, 2006

Announcements and Assignments for May 10

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We hope every one is well.

First Hour English:questions 1-7 on yellow wall paper.
Second Hour English: Vocabulary assignment
Third Hour English: Compare and Contrast summaries.
Fourth Hour English: Read to page 20 of Of Mice and Men

Monday, May 08, 2006

Announcements and Assignments for May 8, 2006

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We hope every one is well.

Progress Reports will be coming out on May 12.

We are very pleased to announce that former Tempe Mayor and State Senator Harry Mitchell will be speaking at our end of the year/graduation ceremonies. on June 1 at 3:00 p.m.

Algebra One: Page 373 1-12

Pre Algebra : Quiz on Wednesday

Biology: Chapter 25 test

Thursday, May 04, 2006

Holocaust Papers

Students in Holocaust class have papers to complete for final projects. The guidelines are as follows:
1) Title Page
2)Paper is 500-700 words
3) Font is either Arial, Times, or Helvetica
4) Letter size is 12 or 14.
5) Double spaced
6) Bibliography of three sources

Here is a list of students with their topics:

Rebecca: Disabled
Kaycee: Gypsies
D.J.: Jews
Ryan: Disabled
Steve: Gypsies
Joseph:Jehovahs witnesses
Howard: Jehovahs witnesses
Tim: Jews
Cory: Homosexuals

Wednesday, May 03, 2006

Announcements and Assignments for May 3, 2006

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We hope every one is well.

Please remember that Friday is a half day with periods one and two.

Life Science has a microscope test on Monday.

Period One and Three History
1) Pick a web site discussed in class.
2) Select an organization that interests you.
3)Evaluate your choice web site using the criteria discussed in class.
4) Write a letter to the organization based on one of the cases the web site is promoting.
5) Share letter with class.

Period Two and Four History
1) Look up the web site below
www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2children/index.shtml
2) Follow the prompts to create a shopping list
3) Write a summary of the activity.

Monday, May 01, 2006

Announcements and Assignments for Monday, May 1

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We hope every one had a great weekend.

We are happy to welcome Steve Lowther to offer staff. He is our new science teacher and he will be us through next year. We also want to thank Dr. Michael Budek for all his hard efforts in his tenure with us.

tomorrow members of the Grand Canyon Community will be going to the Diamondbacks and Dodgers game. Have a good time.

First and Second Hour English have special projects due on Friday.

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2008/09 Second Semester Principals List

Drew Kistler
Jaclyn Wechsler
Anton Staedicke
Clifford Alexander
Camille Alexander
Joseph Spadafino
Denise Valenzuela
D.J. Owsley
Andrew Gallini
Tawny Branson
Leah Howard
Sandra Lee
Cameron Hill
Qian Liao
Alyssa Brimacombe
Katrina Perez

Teacher Biographies

We are very proud to present to our students and their families the Grand Canyon Teaching Staff for the 2007/08 school year.

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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