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Grissom Parents & Students,
I hope this message finds you and your loved ones in good spirits during these unexpected times. As we transition to an e-Learning platform for the reminder of the year, there is quite a bit of information that you will need to know to navigate the next few months. Please take time to read over it carefully. Please understand that patience and flexibility will be needed as the Grissom faculty and staff navigate through uncharted territory. Know that we are working hard to ensure our students have the best instructional opportunities possible. We have been meeting virtually for over a week to prepare for the remainder of the school year. We will continue to do this and prepare lessons and assignments to the very best of our ability.
The Grissom PTSA provides a weekly newsletter to update parents on many of our clubs, activities, and upcoming events. To join the weekly PTSA newsletter distribution list, please click on the link below;
https://us14.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=873d287650142822b0c190b72&id=712254ad46
Monday, April 6th is a B-Day. We will continue our A/B block schedule just as we have since August. Every Tuesday & Thursday will be an A day. Every Wednesday & Friday will be a B day. Mondays will rotate for the rest of the year as follows:
April 6th: B Day
April 13th: A Day
April 20th: B Day
April 27th: A Day
May 4th: B Day
May 11th: A Day
May 18th: B Day
Teachers will teach / post instruction and assignments on Canvas.
Below is the daily schedule we will use through May 21, 2020. Please understand that this schedule is to be used as a guide for students to check in daily.
Daily Class Schedule
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Teacher Office Hours
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM 1stBlock
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM 2nd Block
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Teacher Office Hours
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM 3rdBlock
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM 4thBlock
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Teacher Office Hours
Teacher Office Hours
During teacher office hours students may email their teachers to ask questions about assignments. Teachers may setup Zoom, GroupMe, or Remind sessions during these times. Teachers may contact parents during this time if needed.
Instruction
Teachers will post their plan for instruction to Canvas no later than Monday, April 6th. Please ensure your student checks their Canvas page regularly as this will be the primary source of information. It would be a good idea for your student to download the Zoom app to the device of their choosing. The student issued laptops have no video capability as the camera was disabled when the laptop was imaged. It cannot be turned on without reimaging and that is not possible at this time.
Daily Lunch
Starting Monday, April 6th grab and go lunch for HCS students will be available at all HCS schools. At Grissom this will be located at the drop off outside the cafeteria. The student must be in the car in order to receive lunch. Please do not exit your vehicle on campus.
Monday, April 6th & Tuesday, April 7th: – Digital Open House
April 6th and 7th we will hold our digital open house. These days are meant to help students access their teacher’s class platforms and re-connect to their classes. Assignments are no longer optional for students starting April 6th.
Communication – Canvas, Email, Schoolcast
Communication is vital at this time. Teachers will be communicating with you regularly. It is important that you and your student communicate with the teachers as needed. You may find their email addresses on the school website - https://www.huntsvillecityschools.org/schools/grissom-high-school. I will post a weekly Schoolcast with any new updates. If you need your Schoolcast email or main phone number updated, please email Sharon Grubbs at sharon.grubbs@hsv-k12.org.
Laptops / Chargers
If your student has a broken laptop or broken, missing charger please email Gail Meyers,gail.meyers@hsv-k12.org. We will contact you with more information on how to address your IT issue.
Internet Needs
Each HCS school will have curbside WiFi beginning Monday, April 6th. If your student needs to download or upload anything you may drive them to an HCS school and do that from your car. The WiFi will extend approximately 300 yards from the school building. Please do not exit your vehicle while on campus.
Bookkeeper Requests
If you need any information from our bookkeeper, please email Bonnie Venezia, bonnie.venezia@hsv-k12.org
Counselor and Assistant Principal Assignments
If you need anything instructional, please go first to your teacher, grade level counselor, the grade level assistant principal and then to me in that order.
9th Grade
Counselor – Amy Langford, amy.langford@hsv-k12.org
Assistant Principal – Bo Coln, james.coln@hsv-k12.org
10th Grade
Counselor – Theresa Gurley, theresa.gurley@hsv-k12.org
Assistant Principal – Belissa Howard, belissa.howard@hsv-k12.org
11th Grade
Counselor – James Vasquez, james.vasquez@hsv-k12.org
Assistant Principal – Tanya Belanger, tanya.belanger@hsv-k12.org
12th Grade
Counselor – Taleshay Gray, taleshay.gray@hsv-k12.org
Assistant Principal – Heather White, heather.white@hsv-k12.org
AP Coordinator – Amy Langford, amy.langford@hsv-k12.org
Principal – Jeanne Greer, Jeanne.greer@hsv-k12.org
Sincerely,
Jeanne Baird Greer
Principal
Grissom High School
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Online orientation is April 6
Online classes start April 7
Monday is B Day
Tuesday and Thursday are A Days
Wednesday and Friday are B Days
Last day of classes will still be May 21
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Did you know Huntsville City Schools has a television channel?
ETV for Huntsville City Schools is broadcasted on air at 25.5.
Comcast channel 17
WOW channel 3
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The ACT that was scheduled for April 4 has been cancelled. As of right now the next ACT on June 13 is still scheduled to happen but that could change. Students planning to take the ACT should monitor
their ACT and email accounts for updates.
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Meal Distribution Sites & Times for the Week of March 30th – April 3rd
Huntsville City Schools is grateful for the support of our community. The Rock Worship Center, The Dream Center, and The Manna House will be continuing the Curbside Meal distribution program during Spring Break next week.
The following sites will be serving FREE meals to any youth age 18 & under from 10:30am – 1:00pm on Monday, March 30th through Friday, April 3rd:
Lee High
Lakewood Elementary
Chaffee Elementary
Ridgecrest Elementary
McDonnell Elementary
Highlands Elementary
Grab-n-Go lunches will resume on April 6th.
Distribution will be Monday-Friday from 11am-1pm.
Pick up is at the drop off outside the cafeteria.
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The 2020 Grissom yearbook is still available to be purchased online at https://www.balfour.com/alabama/huntsville/virgil-i-grissom-high-school. There are a limited number of extra books so don't delay in ordering. We do not know when the yearbooks will arrive at this time. When we know more about our delivery date we will publish information about distribution.
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Mrs. Putt’s classes celebrated Pi Day the last days before 3/14. We learned lots of wacky facts about Pi, derived Pi using circular foods, created a color coded paper chain representing digits of pi, and had a Pi memorization contest!
 
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FCCLA/FTA and HOSA students at Dec 2019 Leadership Conference
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2020 Seniors
Our Family Career and Community Leaders of America’s (FCCLA)/ Future Teachers of Alabama raised $461 during Lymphoma Awareness Week for St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital/ Dr. Frank Crim’s
Compassion Fund Huntsville Hospital.
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Grissom Volleyball wants to say how much we love and appreciate our graduating seniors: Emma Arnold, Jackie Brunson, Lauren Burrell, Claire Carson, Morgan Jones, Karen Shirley, Caitlin Torok, and Nicole Torok. They have contributed so much to our program these last four years. They are all continuing on to colleges in the Fall and will do great things and make us all here at Grissom so very proud.
We will miss you greatly and wish you the very best!
Grissom Volleyball try-outs had to be postponed obviously and we will await direction from our State, the AHSAA, and our district leaders about when try-outs and practices can resume. Our team has been working out at home on their own creating their own VERY CREATIVE workouts. We have been sending each other videos and pictures of these workouts and other things we have been doing. Starting very soon—we will have workouts that I have made. I will also post these on facebook as well for any future Grissom Volleyball hopefuls. I miss everyone and hope to see you all soon.
Follow us on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/Grissom-Tigers-Volleyball-1603705013281864/
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Grissom Drivers Ed. Students—Coach Broadway and Coach Steele miss seeing all of you very much. We are working closely with the State Dept. of Education as to how we will finish out this semester in Drivers Ed. We will pass along information as soon as we have it. Meanwhile, starting April 6th, do the assignments posted on Canvas AND MOST IMPORTANT-please practice your driving. Remember, you can drive with any licensed driver over 21.
WE Love and miss all of you!
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Grissom math teams are posting past years' tests for all their events so math team coaches and teachers around the world can share these for math enrichment during school closing. Practice materials for 1st grade through 12th grade materials are available at: www.grissommath.org
Additional materials will be posted soon!
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Thank you to our PTA Business Sponsors
Ars Nova School of the Arts
http://www.arsnovahsv.com
256-883-1105
One Man and a Hammer
vernsaxon@gmail.com
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