Announcements and Assignments for Thursday

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We hope you are well,

LAP TOP COMPUTERS ARE OUT FOR ALL THE STUDENTS WHO WERE ON THE HONOR ROLL LAST YEAR AND RETURNED THIS YEAR. CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM AND GOOD LUCK TO THE TWENTY STUDENTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY ELIGIBLE FOR THE SAME REWARD IF THEY CONTINUE ON THE HONOR ROLL ALL THREE QUARTERS AND RETURN FOR THE 2008/09 SCHOOL YEAR AND REMAIN 40 DAYS. WE WANT TO THANK THE ASSISTANCE OF ROBERT GORDON WHO HELPED TO FINANCE THIS AND THE PREVIOUS DELL LEASE PURCHASES.

ON THE EDUCATIONAL FRONT, GRAND CANYON PREP IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT TWO MEMBERS OF THE GORDON FAMILY DR. SHERWOOD WILLIAMS AND ANTHONY ALIZIO REPRESENT SCHOOLS THAT WERE RECENTLY VOTED IN THE TOP TWENTY UNITED STATES HIGH SCHOOLS IN U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT. DR. WILLIAMS IS CURRENTLY AN ENGLISH INSTRUCTOR AT THE NUMBER ONE SCHOOL IN THE COUNTRY: THOMAS JEFFERSON HIGH IN VIRGINIA. MR. ALIZIO ATTENDED THE BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE.

SECOND QUARTER PROGRESS REPORTS WILL BE RELEASED BY FRIDAY.

PLEASE DO NOT FORGET IT IS NOT TOO LATE TO DONATE MONEY TO THE SCHOOL AND RECEIVE A TAX CREDIT FROM THE STATE FOR IT.

PLEASE DO NOT FORGET IT IS NOT TOO LATE TO HELP COLLECT FOOD, CLOTHES, AND TOYS FOR THE THOMAS PAPPAS SCHOOL OF THE HOMELESS. PLEASE HELP OUT.

THERE WILL BE A MEETING FOR THE JAPANESE TRIP ON WEDNESDAY 12/19 AT 7:00 P.M. PLEASE COME.

ASSIGNMENTS FOR THURSDAY
Mrs. Ratliff
Spanish One: Study for test.
Spanish Two: Exercise A,B do a translate on page 26.

Mr. Grago
Japanese Two and Three: Complete 11-4
Japanese One: Complete 3-3

Mr. Gordon
Sci Fi Lit: Complete paragraph on Star Trek Episode " City on the Edge of Forever"

Mr. Slusser
Career Pathways: Complete resume
Grade Eight Topics in Social Studies: Outline Chapter 30 and get Dow Jones Industrial Average for 12/4

Mr. Crawford
Political and Economic Ideas: Study for chapter five test.

Please advise if there are any questions and take care.