Grand Canyon Prep: Announcements and Assignments for Friday

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Announcements and Assignments for Friday

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We hope you are all well.

With the publication of Science AIMS results in the Arizona Republic, we thought it appropriate to remind our families that Grand Canyon Prep Eighth Grade Students equalled or surpassed the State or Charter School averages in all the subjects of Reading (93 percent) Writing (71 percent), Math ( 64 percent) and Science (72 percent).

We are also excited to announce that Grand Canyon Prep is putting together a team of high school students where three of them will appear on the Cox Cable Show Brainstorm. The team now consists of Alyssa Brimacombe, Alexis Hernandez, Clifford Alexander, Don Arbgast, Bobby Diaz,Andrew Gallini, Christopher Kampsen, Nathan Kielsky, D.J. Owsley and Joseph Spadafino. Taping will take place on December 9 and the show will be broadcast in January. More information will follow.

Robotics Club meets tomorrow after school at 2:30

There will be Global Night on September 24 at 7:00 p.m. to discuss the trips to Japan and Italy/Spain.

We still have openings in grades six through nine if any one would like to refer someone who would enjoy our great program. Please contact us if there are any questions.

Assignments for Friday
Ms. Domanik
Biology: Endless interactions and nonrenewable energy sheet are due on 9/19
Human Anatomy: Cutaneous sensations and answer questions A5, B6, and C7

Mrs. Burnquist
Grade 12 English: Bring a book of choice from home; Study for Unit Three Vocab class and be on time or you will lose points.
Grade 12 History: Two Paragraphs regarding Korean War and text documents
Grade 11 English: Read chapter nine and study vocabulary
Grade 11 History: Review study guides and finalize scripts for cat one.

Mr. Harmon
Algebra Two: Test
Algebra Three: Test

Mr. Smith
Pre Algebra: Finish gathering and compiling survey results.
Algebra One: Rough Draft of Dice Project Summary Procedure.
Grade Eight History: Two short essays on event of last eight years and an important person we covered; rough drafts are due Friday.

Mr. Milton
Grade Eight Science: Exercise One on page 34
Grade Six through Eight English: Finish unit three and study for vocabulary test.
Grade Six/Seven History: Finish presentations for Friday
Grade Six/Seven Science: Exercise One on page 34.

Mr. Virgin
Grade Ten English: Read chapters five and six of the Coffee Trader
Grade Ten History: Bring new articles for current events
Grade Nine English: Read chapters three and four of the Illiad
Grade Nine History: Bring new articles for current events.

Please advise if there are any questions.

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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