GradyGram | Week of January 13

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General Grady News

Principal's Coffee & General PTSA Meeting
Thursday, January 16, 8:45 - 10am, Theatre Lobby

Join us Thursday morning for our monthly Princpal's Coffee with Dr. Bockman. Chief Ron Applin, APS Police Department will be a guest at the coffee.

Legally Blonde, the Musical

Plan to attend our winter musical, Legally Blonde. Tickets are now available ONLINE.

Showtimes:

Thursday, January 16th
Friday, 17th at 7pm
Saturday, 18th at 2pm & 7pm

Directed by Jake Dreiling

AP US History & US History Parent Lunch & Learn
Friday, January 17, 12-1:15pm, BBT

Please check in, prior to heading to the theatre, in the main office. This is a great way to learn about US History curriculum and testing.

MLK Day 5K
The MLK Day 5K is January 20th at Piedmont Park and will be a fundraiser for the Athletic Booster Club, we get $5 from every entry fee. Help us register 100 runners! Go to the MLK Day 5K website to register. Join Grady HS Athletics as your team. They will provide a drum line throughout the entire 5K course! There is no school on MLK Day, so there is no reason not to participate!

Superintendent Search Survey
The Atlanta Board of Education is in the process of searching for a new superintendent and has asked the recruiting firm, Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates to help the Board with the process.
As one of the initial steps in the process, the Board would like to seek your input on the desired characteristics and skills that you would like to see in the next superintendent. Please share your thoughts by responding to the survey linked below. To provide additional feedback, please comment using the Let’s Talk Tool by selecting the topic “Superintendent Search”.
On behalf of the Atlanta Board of Education, thank you for taking the time to respond. The Board appreciates your willingness to participate and look forward to learning your perspective.
Superintendent Search Survey
Additional comments HERE.

Yearbooks
Have you purchased a Grady High School Yearbook for your son or daughter? Time is short! So don’t wait until the last minute because the price of the 2020 yearbook is going up on January 31. So don’t miss out! Order now by going to JOSTENS and follow the prompts.

Prom Tickets are Available for Sale Now!
Grady’s Junior-Senior Prom 2020 will take place at the Georgia Tech Hotel on April 25, 2020. Tickets for Grady’s current Juniors and Seniors are $45 through the end of January. Prices will increase as we near prom night. Guest tickets have a flat rate of $65 and a completed guest application will be required. A guest is defined as any student that is not a current junior or senior at Grady.

Student tickets can be accessed HERE.

Guest tickets can be accessed HERE.

Any questions or guest application requests can be directed to Ms. Yale by email or in room C401.

Grady High School Foundation
THANK YOU to the incredible Grady High School community of donors. Your support of Grady students will make a difference!

If you haven’t had a chance to donate, there’s still time to help our Grady students and school strive for greatness. DONATE TODAY!

Learn more about Grady High School Foundation HERE.
Go Knights!

Platinum Knight ($5,000 - $9,999)
Jim & Sarah Borders
Midtown Atlanta Rotary Foundation
Moser Family
Northern American Properties
Portman Holdings, LLC

Gold Knight ($2,500 - $4,999)
Bonsall-Albright Family
Georgia Power Company
Scott & Rainey Henley
Inman Park Neighborhood Foundation
Spears Family

Silver Knight ($1,000 - $2,499)
Candler Park Neighborhood Organization
Brittany & Tucker Ely
Mr. and Mrs. Ian Irwin
Jennifer & Ben Johnson
Susie & Jeff Kidwell
Carl & Elizabeth Lietz
Lisa Malaney & Peter Lau
Alex McGlynn
Midtown Neighbors’ Association
Ron Martin & Michelle Nunn
Palaian Family
Clare Richie
Jay & Celeste Smith
Tucker Family

Bronze Knight ($500 - $999)
Alderman Family
Berg Family
Bliss Family
The Citlak Family, Class of 2021
Coffman Family
Mike & Maria Fields
Flom Family
Gettig Family
Jennifer Graham-Johnson & David Johnson
James & Linda Herndon
Huray Family
Sandra Lehmann
Paulson Family
The Poss Family
On Behalf of Sam & Mia Prausnitz-Weinbaum
Mark & Jenny Rachwalski
Susan Rose
Susan & Kevin Ruhl
Scarano Family
Svedberg/Mollise Family
Liz & Andy Thompson
Joshua Thorpe
Virginia-Highland Civic Association
Willner Family

Cardinal Knight ($250-499)
Brostrom Family
Denise Bomberger
Tina Carew
Centner Family
Cucchi Family
Edmeades Family
Hallett Family
Hunter Family
Joy Menefee Family
Kushner Family
Lepik Family
Opsahl Family
Ash & Juliet Parker
Mr. & Mrs. Matt Urda
Zufall-Chan Family

Knight ($1 - $249)
Stacey Appleson & Steve Phillips
Bockman Family
Bradburn Family
D'Agostino Family
Fernandez Family
Dale & Jimmy Glenn
Lynn Herrington DeWitt's Special Birthday (Class of 1956)
Gail Halpern Holzer
Gary, Liz & Spencer Lieberman
Susie & Andrew Mackler
Adam Stubin & Aleta Mills-Stubin
Moore Family
Jay & Karen Murphree
Price Family
Rudisch Family
Scism Family
Elizabeth Strickler & Alex Taylor
Wilson Family
Zaslaw/Borthwick Family

COLLEGE & CAREER CENTER + COUNSELORS' CORNER

Financial Aid Presentation

Tuesday, January 28, 6pm, cafeteria

Scholarship Guide
It is time to start applying for scholarships! Here is a scholarship guide that links to the APS scholarship database, lists specific scholarships for APS students, students in Georgia, popular scholarship databases, and more general scholarships. Please read through this document and APPLY! Many scholarship deadlines are quickly approaching. Please let Ms. Poirier or Ms. Jones know if you have any questions!

Also, if you are interested in attending Georgia Perimeter and have not taken the SAT or ACT please go see Mrs. Cook in student support about taking the Accuplacer test. - The College Advisers

2020 CDC Museum Disease Detective Camp

Applications now available!

The David J. Sencer CDC Museum is excited to announce the 2020 dates and application for the popular CDC Museum Disease Detective Camp! An academic summer program for rising high school juniors and seniors, camp teaches attendees the fundamentals of CDC’s work: the field of public health and the science of epidemiology. Program dates for summer 2020 are two identical 5-day sessions and four identical 2-day sessions. 5-day sessions: June 15-19 & July 20-24; 2-day sessions: June 22-23, June 25-26, July 6-7, & July 9-10. All camp days are 8:45a.m. – 4:00p.m. All applicants must be 16 by first day of camp.

The application process for the 2020 camps is now open through March 27, 2020. To apply, click here to read the Camp FAQ and download the application. Please direct all questions the FAQ do not answer to camp@cdc.gov. Camp staff encourages students to apply and inquire about camp on their own. The point of contact is Trudi Ellerman, 404-639-0833.

Six Flags Hiring for the Summer

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College Essays
Need help with your college essay? Stop by the CCC or email cccessayhelp@gmail.com. We can help you with every part of the process, from brainstorming ideas to the final proofread.

Sports

For the most updated results, schedules, and team information visit HERE and follow @GradyAthletics on Twitter.

Reminder – All students planning to play a sport at Grady this year will need current 2019-2020 paperwork on file before being allowed to participate in workouts, tryouts, practices, or games. You can find all required forms at www.gradyknightsathletics.com under the “More” tab.

Clubs

For a REVISED full list of clubs, please click HERE. This is an ongoing document that will change, that will regularly be updated.

New Club:
Dog Rescue Club
Wednesday, January 22, 3:45pm
Mr. Copeland’s classroom

Volunteer Opportunities

Community Service Hours
Community service hours are managed and stored in a platform called MobileServe. Students can log their hours HERE.

They can download the app to their smartphones too. Once their accounts are created, 9th graders should select GP2023 for their organization. This ensures that their accounts are attached to Grady High School.

Morningside Elementary Needs Tutors
Need community service hours. Morningside Elementary is still recruiting tutors for their Saturday program. Anyone interested please reply to this email by providing me with your full name and the Saturday you'd like to volunteer.

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Please review this packet as it contains dozens of other community service opportunities.

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Grady High School PTSA expressly disclaims all liability for damages of any kind arising out of the use or performance of the products or services possibly listed and encourages any family considering such use to exercise their own due diligence.

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