| |
|
*GradyGram* Mail Archive
08-09-02
* Tell your friends about GradyGrams, particularly 9th grade
parents and students. Email me (Terry) at gradyproject@aol.com and I will
sign up for you.
****A BIG thank-you to all the volunteers who stepped forward to
help this week: Your help really makes good things happen for
Grady - Tuloca Sistrunk, Sarah Chaffin, Susan Brooks, Richard Bramly,
Catalin Ritz, Leigh Douglas, Rose Kelley, Tom Ferguson, Cindia Hunnicut,
Jane Modica, Martha Rusche, Loyal Charles, Sharon Ferguson, Sharon
Brandon, Belva Berndt, Vickie Bell and Cindia Cameron.
****August 16: Ninth Graders: Join friends and family for the
ninth grade "Picnic on the Lawn " from 6 - 8 pm. Bring
a blanket and a picnic dinner for your family. Drinks and dessert
provided by the Grady PTA. Prize drawings for students and teachers!
****VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
1. To pre-sell tickets for the tailgate BBQ to be held on Sept 6.
Volunteers will sell tickets each morning 8:00 - 8:45 AM in the 10th
Street parking lot to parents dropping off students. Two volunteers are
needed for each day Mon - Fri, Aug 26 - 30. Please call or email Diane
Terrell at 404-892-0072 atlantaddt@aol.com.
2. The West End Rotary Club, sponsor of the GHS Interact Club, has an
international student who wants to attend Grady this year. In order to do
so, she needs a host family. The student is Odile Mugisha from Kigali,
Rwanda. She is 19 years old and will be taking her high school senior year
for the 2nd time, since she has already graduated from high school in
Rwanda. She's fluent in English and French and has taken two years
of German. She really wants to stay with a family with teenagers and
experience "American" high school. Rotary International will
fund her stay. Time is of the essence, so interested families should
contact Ms. Whitten at 404-325-5584 as soon as possible.
3. Volunteers needed to assemble back-to-school informational packets
Thursday Aug 15. Call Diane Terrell 404-892-0072 or email atlantaddt@aol.com
4. Junior Class parent volunteer needed to work with PROM faculty
committee. The faculty have specifically asked for a parent to work them
this year. Contact Diane Terrell 404-892-0072 to find out more.
*** Grady's Fall Sports Schedules are on the web at: http://tk-jk.net/gradyproject/fallsports2002.htm
***The school dress code will be enforced this year to include
"no hats", "no spaghetti straps with or without a bra"
and "no low pants that show underwear". Details outlining the
dress code and consequences will be outlined in the Knight Lights. Parents
will need to monitor more closely the attire of their child before they
leave for school.
***Attendance policies regarding 10 or more absences will be
tightened to include possible loss of grade and exclusion from
graduation ceremonies for seniors. Look for further details in the Knight
Lights.
Friday, August 9
- 9am -1:30pm. New Student and Ninth Grade Orientation Friday, August
9th, in the theater. Please bring a lunch and wear casual
clothes.
Monday August 12
- 8:45am. School Starts: STUDENTS ENTER THROUGH THE OLD GYM
Tuesday, August 13th
- 6:00 PM. The first meeting of the Grady High School Local
School Council. It is open to the public.
This is the first year that Grady will be implementing the Local
School Council. I'm sure that one of our priorities will be to
increase our profile and thus our effectiveness.
The Local School Council is an advisory body made up of two parents,
two teachers, two community business leaders, and the principal.
It is designed to apprise the school board of needed changes at
individual schools. It also brings together three distinctive
groups of stakeholders in order that they can discuss positive and
specific ways to better the overall school community. It should
be a great organ for specific and meaningful reform once it becomes a
more ingrained part of the decision making process.
- 6:00 P.M. Atlanta Board of Education Charter Review Commission
Meeting - Hearing for District 3 August 13th, 6-7 PM Inman
Auditorium
All the public hearings are city-wide in that anyone can come and
speak to the issues at hand. One issue is how the Board of Education
operates; specifically, how many board members we have, how they are
elected and term length. Few people are coming to the hearings.
Non-attendees miss the opportunity to voice their opinions.
The Inman community and the CINS community are encouraged to spread
the word and to attend these hearings. They are important in
helping the Commission hear from the public.
Wednesday August 14
- Cross Country Time trials, 1mile, 2miles, 3miles, Piedmont Park
Friday. August 16
- "Back to school" informational packets being sent home.
Please read and return the necessary forms.
- 6 - 8 pm Ninth Graders: "Picnic on the Lawn "Join
friends and family. Bring a blanket and a picnic dinner for your
family. Drinks and dessert provided by the Grady PTA.
Prize drawings for students and teachers!
Tuesday August 20
- 5:00 Softball vs. Blessed Trinity @Southside Park
Monday, August 26
- School Directory Form and other forms due back to school today.
- Tail-gate BBQ dinner ticket sales begin - Each day this week 8:00 -
8:45 AM in the student parking lot, and noon - 1:00PM in the front
office
Tuesday August 27
- 5:00 Softball vs. Pace Academy @Pace Academy
- Tail-gate BBQ dinner ticket sales begin - Each day this week 8:00 -
8:45 AM in the student parking lot, and noon - 1:00PM in the front
office
Wednesday August 28
- Tail-gate BBQ dinner ticket sales begin - Each day this week 8:00 -
8:45 AM in the student parking lot, and noon - 1:00PM in the front
office
- Cross Country Time trials, 1mile, 2miles, 3miles, Piedmont Park
- Dedication of the 10th Street Gateway, Refreshments will be
served. The Grady High School Foundation and the Boys' High
Alumni Association cordially invite Grady High School and the
Community to the Dedication of the 10th Street Gateway, Wednesday,
August 28th, at 4:00 pm. Refreshments will be served.
Erected this summer, the Gateway is a gift from Boys' High Alumni. It
is symbolic of the rich historical tradition that undergirds Grady
High Schools roots in Boys' High School. The Grady High School
Foundation is proud to work with the Boys' High Alum to support the
continued success of the students, faculty and facility at this
historic institution. Join us for this historic event."
Thursday August 29
- 4:45 Volleyball vs. Carver and Therrell @Grady
- 5:00 Softball vs. Paideia @Southside Park
- Tail-gate BBQ dinner ticket sales begin - Each day this week 8:00 -
8:45 AM in the student parking lot, and noon - 1:00PM in the front
office
Friday, August 30
- 5:15 First football game at Grady Stadium
- Knight Light deadline for articles for mailing Sept 9
Monday, September 2 Labor Day - No School
Tuesday, September 3
- 4:45 Volleyball vs. Crim, Therrell* @Crim
- 6:30 PM PTSA board meeting, Media Center, all welcome
Wednesday, September 4
- 5:00 Cross County @Grant Park
Thursday, September 5
- 5:00 Softball vs. Union Grove @Southside Park
Friday, September 6
- 3:30 - 5PM Everyone is invited to the pre-game tail-gate BBQ, 3:30 -
5PM on the front Lawn. Tickets $5 (includes chicken or pork bbq
sandwich, coleslaw, beans and potato salad with ice tea) go on sale
Mon Aug 26 thru Fri Aug 30, 8:00 - 8:45 AM in the student
parking lot, and noon - 1:00PM in the front office. Don't miss this
event, you will be sorry.
- 5:15 Football vs. Cross Keys @Grady
Saturday, September 7
- Cross Country Berry Invitational 6:00am @Berry College
- 10:00 JV Football vs. N. Atlanta @Grady
**We know there are many more events that the Grady Community wants to
know about. Please help us by sending event notices and calendars to calendar@gradyhighschool.org
Terry Kearns
404-874-1065 |
|
For future *GradyGrams*
The first day of school for the 2002-2003
year will be Monday, August 12. |
