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03-19-04

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*GradyGram* 03-19-04

*There is a list of summer educational programs, and at the end of this e-mail.

*Soccer, Track Baseball and Tennis schedules are at end of the calendar.

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Announcements *****************

***Health Occupations Students of America is sponsoring a BLOOD DRIVE on March 29, 2004.  Please sign up to donate blood with one of the Health Science students or come to room 108.  Blood is still critically needed.

***The nominating committee for the 2004-05 PTSA executive officers was elected at the general PTSA meeting on Tuesday, March 16th. The committee members are: Dr. Vincent Murray, Ms. Carolyn Deadwyler, Ms. Marsha Brown, Ms. Martha Rusche and Ms. Deborah Strack.

If you would like to be considered for any of these positions, please contact Ms. Deadwyler: 678.641.0027, or deadwyle@bellsouth.net, within the next 3 days

Grady PTSA Executive Board (current bylaws): President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. The election will take place at the April general PTSA meeting scheduled for Tuesday, April 13, 2004 at 7 PM.

***Advanced Placement Exams will be given the weeks of May 3 and May 10,  2004. AP studentst have received a calendar of dates and list of fees required to take the exams. Registration and fees are due March 29 to Ms. Ross in the school office. Contact Mr. McCurdy at McCurdy@gradyhighschool.org or 404-853-4000 ext 328 or Mrs. Grimes at cgrimes@atlanta.k12.ga.us 404-853 4000 ext 216 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.

***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.

***Mr. Philips is offering an SAT prep session for March 25

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 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 Varsity Baseball @Union Grove

Tuesday, March 23

• Georgia Graduation Subject Tests for all 11th graders - Social Studies
• 4:30  arsity Tennis @Banneker
• 4:30 Boys Varsity Soccer vs Therrell @Grady
• 5:00 Varsity Track APS - Lakewood
• 5:00 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 Varsity Baseball @Paideia

Thursday, March 25

• Georgia Graduation Subject Tests for all 11th graders - English Arts
• Mr. Philips is offering an SAT prep session
• 4:30 Varsity Tennis vs Mays @Piedmont Park
• 5:00 Girls Varsity Soccer vs Riverwood @Grady
• 6:30 Boys Varsity Soccer @Whitefield
• 7:00 Grady/Inman Band Concert @theater

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 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

Monday, March 29

• Health Occupations Students of America is sponsoring a BLOOD DRIVE. Please sign up to donate blood with one of the Health Science students or come to room 108.
• 4:30 Varsity Baseball vs Holy Innocents @Kennedy (Old Price) Middle School

Tuesday, March 30

• 5:00 Varsity Track Atlanta Track Classic, Lakewood
• 5:00 Varsity Soccer vs Douglass @ Grady
• 5:00 Varsity Tennis vs S. Atlanta @Piedmont
• 7:00 Transition program for rising 9th graders attending Grady

Wednesday, March 31

• 4:30 Varsity Baseball vs Pace Academy @Kennedy (Old Price) Middle School
• 5:00 Varsity Tennis. vs Paideia @Piedmont
• 5:00 Varsity Track Atlanta Track Classic, Lakewood

Thursday, April 1

• 4:30 Varsity Tennis. vs Pace Pace
• 4:30 Varsity Baseball vs Decatur @Decatur
• 5:00 Varsity Track Atlanta Track Classic, Lakewood
• 6:00 band parent meeting @ Media Center

Friday, April 2

• Woodward Academy Debates
• 4:30 Boys Varsity Soccer vs Southside @ Grady
• 5:00 Girls Varsity Soccer @ Whitefield

Saturday, April 3

• ACT Test
• All day Varsity Track  Rome Relays
• Woodward Academy Debates

Sunday, April. 4 to Sunday April 11

• Spring Break

Monday April 12

• Return to school - First day of fourth quarter

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.
• 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.

For future *GradyGrams

Booster News

1st Thursday of every month -- band parent meeting 6 pm Media Center

Prom - May 7, 2004 at the Trolley Barn in Underground Atlanta