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*GradyGram* Mail Archive
03-12-04
*GradyGram* 03-12-04
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Announcements *****************
***Advanced Placement Exams will be given the weeks of May 3 and
May 10, 2004. A calendar of dates will be given to your AP students
on Monday, March 15. Contact Mr. McCurdy or Mrs. Grimes for more
information.
***Proctors needed for the Georgia Graduation Test Volunteers
are needed to proctor the Georgia Graduation Test. Testing is scheduled
for March 22-26 from 8:45 until 11:30 and will be held on the Grady
campus. Junior parents are not allowed to proctor for this test. If you
would like to volunteer for any or all of the 5 testing days, please
contact at nellmorgan@comcast.net or call 404-892-8661.
***ATTENTION 11TH AND 12TH GRADERS TAKING THE MARCH 27 SAT: The
SAT Committee will provide special SAT preparation prior to the March 27
test date. On Thursday, March 18, from 3:45-4:45PM, Mr. Phillips will
teach test-taking strategies in his classroom. Students interested in
attending may sign up with Mr. Phillips or just show up.
***A practice SAT will be given on Saturday, March 20, from
8:00AM-12:00PM at Grady. Cost of participation will be approximately
$20.00, to cover the cost of the testing materials. The test will be
administered and timed exactly like the test the students will take on the
27th.
Students who are interested should sign up in the Counselors' Office.
***GRADY DISCOUNT CARDS ON SALES
Discount cards are available from Coach Millen, baseball and football
players for $10. The money raised supports these atheletic programs at
Grady. The cards are good thru October 2004 and include significant
discounts at neighboring businesses; Jersy Mike's, Caribou Coffee,
Dominoe's, Wolf Camera, Subway, Sig Samuels, Church's Chicken, Burger
King, Moe's and Joe's, Popeye's, Zesto and several other establishments.
**** Have your visited the Grady web-site recently?
Go to www.gradyhighschool.org
Calendar **************************
Friday, March 12
- Varsity Tennis @Mays time TBD
- ACT Late Registration deadline for April 3 test
- Region Literary Tournament
Saturday, March 13
- Varsity Baseball Atlanta Public Schools Championship TBA
Sunday, March 14
Monday, March 15
- Callback for Spring Production
Tuesday, March 16
- 4:00 Varsity Tennis vs Union Grove @Piedmont Park
- 5:00 Varsity Track APS - Lakewood
- 6:00 PTSA Board Meeting @Media Center
- 6:30 pm Girls Varsity Soccer @Atlanta International School
- 7:00 PTSA General Meeting @Theater
- 7:00 Chorus Performance for the PTSA meeting.
Wednesday, March 17
- Mid-term report cards
- 4:30 Varsity Baseball vs Crim 4:30p @Kennedy (Old Price) Middle
School
- 7pm, Girls Varsity Soccer vs Holy Innocents' @Grady
Thursday, March 18
- 4:30 Boys Varsity Tennis vs Blessed Trinity @ Blessed
Trinity
- Girls Varsity Tennis vs Blessed Trinity @Piedmont
Friday, March 19
- 4:30 Varsity Baseball Carver (V) 4:30 @Kennedy (Old Price) Middle
School
- 4:30 Girls Varsity Soccer vs Walker @ Grady (DH)
- 6:30 Boys Varsity Soccer vs Walker @ Grady (DH)
Saturday, March 20
- Varsity Track, Morrow Invitational, All day
- State Literary Tournament
- NFL Student Congress
- Grady Band Day
Sunday, March 21
Monday, March 22
- Georgia Graduation Subject Tests for all 11th graders - Science
- 5:00 pm Varsity Baseball @Union Grove
Tuesday, March 23
- Georgia Graduation Subject Tests for all 11th graders - Social
Studies
- 4:30 pm Varsity Tennis @Banneker
- 4:30 pm Boys Varsity Soccer vs Therrell @Grady
- 5:00 Varsity Track APS - Lakewood
- 5 pm Girls Varsity Soccer @Pace
Wednesday, March 24
- Georgia Graduation Subject Tests for all 11th graders - Mathematics
- SAT registraion dealine for 5-1-04 test
- Noon CINS meeting at Walden Middle School
- 4:30 pm Varsity Baseball @Paideia
Thursday, March 25
- Georgia Graduation Subject Tests for all 11th graders - English Arts
- 4:30 pm Varsity Tennis vs Mays @Piedmont Park
- 5 pm Girls Varsity Soccer vs Riverwood @Grady
- 6:30 pm Boys Varsity Soccer @Whitefield
Friday, March 26
- Georgia Graduation Subject Tests for all 11th graders - Make-up
tests
- 3:00 Knight Lights Deadline for Apr/May issue
- 4:30 pm Varsity Baseball vs Blessed Trinity @Kennedy (Old Price)
Middle School
- 5 pm Girls Varsity Soccer vs @Galloway
Saturday, March 27
- SAT's
- 12:00 noon Varsity Baseball vs Therrell @Kennedy (Old Price) Middle
School
Sunday, March 28
Terry Kearns
404-874-1065
gradyproject@aol.com
GIRL'S VARSITY SOCCER SCHEDULE 2004
--Feb 26 vs Our Lady of Mercy @ Grady 5 pm (DH)
--Feb 27 vs Paideia @ Paideia 5 pm
--Mar 2 vs Mt. Paran @ Grady 5 pm
--Mar 4 vs Wesleyan @ Wesleyan 4:30 pm (DH)
--Mar 10 vs North Atlanta @ North Atlanta 5 pm
--Mar 11 vs Mohammed @ Grady 4:30 pm (DH)
--Mar 16 vs Atlanta International School @ AIS 6:30 pm
--Mar 17 vs Holy Innocents' @ Grady 7 pm
--Mar 19 vs Walker @ Grady 4:30 pm (DH)
--Mar 23 vs Pace @ Pace 5 pm
--Mar 25 vs Riverwood @ Grady 5 pm
--Mar 26 vs Galloway @ Galloway 5 pm
--Apr 2 vs Whitefield @ Whitefield 5 pm
--Apr 13 vs Greater Atlanta Christian @ GAC 7 pm (DH)
--Apr 14 vs Decatur @ Decatur 5 pm (DH)
--Apr 16 vs Landmark @ Grady 5 pm (DH)
-TBA Area Playoffs @ TBA TBA
BOY'S VARSITY SOCCER SCHEDULE 2004
--Feb 14 vs NAHS Jamboree @ North Atlanta H.S. 9 - 1 pm
--Feb 18 vs Tournament - North Cobb @ Osborn 5 pm
--Feb 19 vs Tournament - Etowah @ Osborn 5 pm
--Feb 20 vs Tournament - Placing Game @ Osborn 5 pm
--Feb 24 vs North Atlanta @ North Atlanta H.S. 5 pm
--Feb 26 vs Our Lady of Mercy @ Grady 7 pm (DH)
--Mar 4 vs Wesleyan @ Wesleyan 6:30 pm (DH)
--Mar 11 vs Mohammed @ Grady 6:30 pm (DH)
--Mar 19 vs Walker @ Grady 6:30 pm (DH)
--Mar 23 vs Therrell @ Grady 4:30 pm
--Mar 25 vs Whitefield @ Whitefield 6:30 pm
--Mar 30 vs Douglass @ Grady 5 pm
--Apr 2 vs Southside @ Grady 4:30 pm
--Apr 13 vs Greater Atlanta Christian @ GAC 5 pm (DH)
--Apr 14 vs Decatur @ Decatur 7 pm (DH)
--Apr 16 vs Landmark @ Grady 7 pm (DH)
--Apr 20 vs Region Tournament @ TBA TBA
--Apr 21 vs Raindate
--Apr 23 vs Region Championship @ TBA TBA
--Apr 24 vs Raindate
Jamboree on Sat., Feb. 14 does not count toward the season record.
Games are 30 minutes each in a round robin sch. With NAHS, Tri-Cities, and
Southside H.S.
DH - Double header with girl's and boy's varsity teams. Girls play
first, except 4/13/04 against GAC.
VARSITY TENNIS SCHEDULE 2004
--Feb. 18, Wed. vs Therrell Piedmont, 5:00
--Feb. 19, Thurs. vs Decatur Glenlake, 4:30
--Feb. 25, Wed. vs Paideia Piedmont, 4:00 (rained out)
--Mar 2, Tues. vs Holy Innocents Piedmont Park, 4:00
--Mar 10 Wed. vs Paideia @Piedmont Park, 4:00
--Mar 12 Fri. @Mays time TBD
--Mar 16, Tues. vs Union Grove Piedmont Park, 4:00
--Mar 18, Thurs. Boys vs Blessed Trinity @ Blessed Trinity
4:30
--Mar 18, Thurs. Girls vs Blessed Trinity @Piedmont
--Mar 23, Tues. vs Banneker Banneker, 4:30
--Mar 25 Thurs. vs Mays @Piedmont Park 4:30
--Mar 30, Tues. vs S. Atlanta Piedmont, 5:00
--Mar 31, Wed. vs Paideia Piedmont
--Apr 1, Thurs. vs Pace Pace, 4:30
(Spring Break, April 5-9)
--Apr 15, Thurs. vs Decatur Piedmont, 4:00
The 5AA regional tournament will begin on April 20. Specific times and
locations will be announced after regular season region play is completed.
The top 2 teams will go to the state tournament.
Coaches: Malcolm Greene, Scott Stephens
VARSITY BASEBALL SCHEDULE
--Mar 02 @ Washington 4:30p
--Mar 04 Crim 4:30p
--Mar 06 Douglass 11:30
--Mar 11 @ N. Atl 4:30p
--Mar 13 APS Championship TBA
--Mar 17 Crim 4:30p
--Mar 19 Carver (V) 4:30p
--Mar 22 @Union Grove 5:00p
--Mar 24 @Paideia 4:30p
--Mar 26 Blessed Trinity 4:30p
--Mar 27 Therrell 12:00 noon
--Mar 29 Holy Innocents 4:30p
--Mar 31 Pace Academy 4:30p
--Apr 01 @Decatur 4:30p
--Apr 13 @Therrell 5:00p
--Apr 16 Crim (V) 5:00p
--Apr 19 Carver 5:00p
--Apr 21 Union Grove 5:00p
--Apr 23 Paideia 5:00p
--Apr 26 @Blessed Trinity 5:00p
--Apr 28 @Holy Innocents 5:00p
--Apr 30 @Pace Academy 5:00p
--May 03 Decatur 5:00p
**All games Home games are played at the now Kennedy (Old Price) Middle
School*** If you have any questions please call (404) 312-4852 Angela
Floyd, Athletic Booster
VARSITY TRACK SCHEDULE
--Mar 3 APS - Lakewood, 5:00
--Mar 16 APS - Lakewood, 5:00
--Mar 20 Morrow Invitational, All day
--Mar 23 APS - Lakewood, 5:00
--Mar 30-Apr 1 - Atlanta Track Classic, Lakewood, 5:00 each day
--Apr 3 - Rome Relays, All day
--Apr 13 APS - Lakewood, 5:00
Apr 22 APS - Lakewood, 5:00
--Apr 27,28 - Region 5AA championships - Lakewood, 4:00 (Girls)
--May 3,4 - Region 5AA - Lakewood (boys)
--May 6-8 State Meet, Albany, GA, All day (girls)
--May 13-15 State Meet, Jefferson, GA (boys)
Applications are now being accepted for the following summer
educational programs:
- TBS SUMMER PROGRAM Program.Applications are now available for
juniors and seniors who are interested in employment with the TBS
Summer Program. Applicants must have a 3.0 GPA. See junior or senior
homeroom or English teachers for applications. Applications are
due to Ms. Grishman by 3/18.
- ATLANTA SUMMER SCHOLARS (Westminster): FREE program for
rising 10th and 11th grade students who have an 80+ GPA. Participants
choose between studies in Humanities and Math/Science programs. The
program also includes writing lab for AP and college essays, SAT
preparation, local field trips and a Southeastern college trip. Marta
tokens are provided if needed as well as transportation to/from a
designated Marta station to the campus. Dates are June 16-July 16,
2004 from 8:30AM- 3:10PM. Applications are available from Mrs. Carter
and Mrs. Grimes in the Counseling Center. Final application deadline
is March 29, 2004.
- GEORGIA TECH PREP (Pre-College Engineering Program, June
14-24, 2004) and MITE (Minority Introduction to Technology and
Engineering, July 6-16, 2004), and PREP-PLUS July 21-30, 2004). These
programs are for rising 11th and 12th graders who excel in Math and
Science. The programs are FREE. For more information and applications,
visit www.coe.gatech.edu/omsp.
Application deadline is March 12, 2004.
- DUKE TIP SUMMER STUDY PROGRAMS - for grades 9-12. See Mrs.
Grimes. Final application deadline is March 19, 2004.
- FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY SUMMER MUSIC CAMPS - See www.music.fsu.edu for information
and audition forms; click on "Our Community" then
"Summer Camps."
- CARNEGIE MELLON offers summer programs in Architecture, Art,
Design, Drama, and Music. See Mrs. Grimes for information or visit
www.cmu.edu/enrollment/pre-college. Application deadline is May 1,
2004.
- BROWN UNIVERSITY Pre-College Summer Programs. Visit
www.brown.edu/summer for information and applications.
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: Visit www.usc.edu/summer.
Summer Employment Opportunities
Y.E.S. TO JOBS - A program offering 8-10 weeks of full-time
summer employment in the entertainment industry. To be eligible, students
must be current 11th or 12th graders, minority, have a minimum 80.0 GPA,
have attended school 90% or better, and have an interest in music, media
or business. Applications may be obtained from Mrs. Grimes and Mr. Arnold.
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