Grand Canyon Prep: Announcements and Assignments for Friday

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Announcements and Assignments for Friday

Dear Parents and Guardians

We hope you are all well.

Please remember that this evening is our first school community meeting at 7:00 p.m. We will meet as a group at 7:00 p.m. and then will break up so you may meet with your child's teacher.

Please remember that Friday is a half day with periods three and four meeting.

PSAT tutoring will start on Friday September 22 and will continue every Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. until Saturday October 14. The PSAT test is on Wednesday October 17. Mrs. Gordon has contacted the students eligible to take the test. There will be a fee for the test and $50 each towards Mr. Virgin and Mr.Harmon for the tutoring.

We are pleased to announce the nominations of the following students for the Student Council this year. The Middle School Student Council Nominees are Jon Skylar Betancourt, Camile Alexander, Caela Huerrera, Sarah Peterson, and Caitlin Carter. The High School Student Nominees are Clifford Alexander, Adam De Costa, Alyssa Brimacombe, Anthony Jarvis, Kyla McDonald, Caitlin Whitaker, Russell Del Mar, Donald Arbgast, Rosie Virgin, Jared Haden, and Angela Spadafino. Two of the older students will be appointed to the school site based council. Student Council Meetings will be held on either Tuesdays and Thursdays. A calendar will be prepared at tomorrows first meeting with the nominees that accept. Congratulations to our nominees.

Assignments for Friday/ Monday
Ms. Dominak
College Prep Biology and Anatomy/Physiology: Study for test

Mrs. Kielsky
Algebra One: Problem set 7 1-33 odd

Mr. Gordon
Both English Classes: Study for Vocab and literature quizzes.

Mr. Crawford
Grade Nine History: Study for test on Monday
Grade Eleven/ Twelve History: Read 1266-1272

Mr. Slusser
Grade 8 History: Lexington and Concord presentations
Grade 6/7 Math: Finish practice problems
Algebra One: Complete handout 1-4

Mr. Harmon
Physics: Worksheet three
Geometry: Page 65-66
Algebra One: Problem set 18

Please advise if there are any questions and take care.

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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