Grand Canyon Prep: Announcements and Assignments for Wednesday

Monday, August 18, 2008

Announcements and Assignments for Wednesday

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We hope you are all well and had a tremendous weekend.

We will be handing out questionnaires later this week so students may choose extracurricular activities to participate in.

Picture Day is Monday August 25.

Curriculum/Meet the Teacher Night is August 26 at 7:00 p.m.

NYPD Pizza is supporting Grand Canyon Prep by sponsoring a fundraising dinner for us on September 9 at their location on Chandler Boulevard and the 101. Grand Canyon Prep will receive 20 percent of the proceeds if you bring the flyer in our newsletter.

Assignments for Wednesday
Ms. Domanik
College Prep Biology: Finish M and M lab
Human Anatomy: Finish reinforcement activity and organ system brochure on September 5, 2008.

Mrs. Burnquist
Grade 12 English: Complete Compare and Contrast Chart (Bring in James Wright Materials if you did not do so today for 80 percent of the value)
Grade 11 English: Gather information. Prepare to work on timlines for All Quiet on the Western Front
Grade 11 History: Finish project that is due on Wednesday

Mr. Gordon
Grade Eight History: Identify at least two people that exhibit at least three characteristics of a good leader and three characteristics of a poor one.

Mr. Virgin
Grade Nine and Ten English: Complete vocabulary sentences.
Grade Ten History: What are the names of five major trade routes to Asia and where did they start in Europe before the Black Death.
Grade Nine History: Who is Charles Darwin and what theories did he write about that are still discussed and argued about today.

Mr. Harmon
Algebra Two: Problem set Two
Algebra Three: Problem set Four

Mr. Slusser
Pre Algebra: Page 606 1-18
Second Hour:Algebra One: Complete multipication tables
Fourth Hour Algebra One: Page 581 number one

Mr. Milton
Grades Six through Eight Science: Make Two New Tables modelled on tables 1-3 and 1-4
Grade Six through Eight English: Memorize first column of Preposition slist.
Grade Six/Seven History: Section One Review on page 429 number one through four
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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