GCS Newsbreak Updates 2010
December 2010
Gifts Bags for the Homeless from Pleasant Garden Elementary and Paw Power Ladies at McLeansville Elementary
Weaver Students Present "Brutus Learns A Lesson" at Reedy Fork Elementary and Online College Application Week at Smith High
"Gift of Giving" Program at Dudley High and UNCG Staff Donate School Supplies to Enrichment Region Schools
A Mendenhall Middle School science experiment is chosen to fly on the Space Shuttle Endeavour in February 2011
"Allstar Weekend" Performance at Eastern High
American Education Week Kickoff at Murphey Traditional Academy and GCS Career Education Fair
McLeansville 2nd Graders Adopt Sea Turtle As A Service Learning Project
Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award
November 2010
Guilford County Schools Northern Region Middle Schools Students Tour Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering in Greensboro
Garden Lunch at Peeler Open Elementary and the Mystery Reader at Vandalia Elementary School
Allen Middle School Groundbreaking Ceremony and Laptop Computers for Montlieu Academy of Technology Teachers
Sixty students participate in NCCJ's "Not In Our Schools" anti-bullying session
Breast Cancer Awareness Walk at High School Ahead Academy
Diva Days at Western High School and Red Ribbon Week Balloon Release at The Middle College at Bennett
October 2010
Make a Difference Day 2010 and the Middle College at GTCC-Greensboro Awards
Character Counts Project at Jesse Wharton Elementary and GCS 100% Graduation Rate Recognitions in Raleigh
Northern Middle Students Prepare for World View’s Education Symposium Presentation and Hunter Elementary Canned Food Drive.
Senator Kay Hagan is ‘Principal for a Day’ at Oak Hill Elementary and Shadybrook Beautification Day
GCS Received $ 22.8 Million Dollar Teacher Incentive Fund Grant
Shadybrook ‘Lemonds Aide’ Sale and Horace Mann Cash Award at Smith High
Northeast High Pep Rally & United Way Donation and College Night 2010 at the Greensboro Coliseum
Weaver Academy Radio Play at Daughters of the American Revolution Chapter Meeting
Haynes-Inman ribbon Cutting and Title I Workshop at Smith High
Sedgefield Elementary Back Pack Program and State Board of Education Meeting at Eastern High
September 2010
The Marcellus Waddill Award at Northwest High and The Youth Volunteer Corps Summer of Service Celebration
New GCS International Baccalaureate Schools and Young Peacemaker Awards from Win Win Resolutions
GCS United Way Kickoff and School Supply Donations for Teacher Supply Warehouse
Celebration of Excellence 2010
Mike Raybon Gym Dedication at Ragsdale and Smith High/UNCG Partnership
High Point Principals Honored and The Schott Foundation Report
August 2010
First Day of School - Jamestown Middle and Haynes-Inman Education Center
New School Year Begins: GCS Bus Garage and Montlieu Elementary Technology Academy
2008 School Bond Update
Volunteering in Schools
Summer Maintenance
New Schools
Bus Stop Information
Military Opt-Out
2010-11 Operating Budget, GCS Proficiency Gains and 1st Day of School at Oak Hill Elementary
Weaver Student Wins Skills USA Competition and 2010 GCS Retirement Reception
Cool to Be Smart 2010, GCS Habitat House Dedication and ACT Graduation Ceremony
July 2010
Cool to Be Smart Preview 2010
Peeler Open Artwork on Display at International Civil Rights Center and Museum and Character Development Workshop at Kiser Middle
School Gardens at Washington Montessori and Lindley Elementary
Pearce Elementary student helps pass new hearing aid law and Murphey Traditional Academy teacher wins Burroughs Wellcome Fund Award
"Willy Wonka" at Grimsley High, Dudley Honor Society Students Volunteer at Blind Bowlers National Championship Tournament
Alamance Elementary Groundbreaking Ceremony, Academic All-Star Camp and Summer Arts Institute at Penn-Griffin
Preliminary EOG and EOC Results Released
June 2010
Ragsdale High Construction Meeting
FFA at Southeast High, Gateway Prom, Northwest Middle Students, Character Development at Pearce Elementary and Exemplary Reading Award at Brooks Global Studies
Teacher Appreciation Week at Lindley Elementary, Rookie Teacher of the Year Awards and GCS Financial Reporting Award
NCCJ at Stokesdale Elementary, PTA Awards Ceremony and Southeast Middle and High Groundbreaking
May 2010
County Commissioners Approve Maintenance/Repair Funds
"Stay Up While You're Out" Program and Smith High and Ebenezer Baptist Church
In Memoriam at Gateway Education Center
Faith Partners, SCX Digital Slot Cars at Southwest Middle and Middle School State Battle of the Books
On Stage 2010, Communities in Schools Awards and Pie in the Face at Joyner Elementary
McIver Students Visit The Middle College at GTCC - Jamestown, Pen Pals at Jones Spanish Immersion and GCS Day at Greensboro Grasshoppers
NASA Satellite Downlink at Eastern High
April 2010
Special Olympics, Earth Day at Jones and Peeler Open Elementary and 2008 Bond Work at Southeast Middle
Lateral Entry Resource and Advising Center
Budget Proposal
March 2010
The Human Race at Grimsley High, Pizza for Pops at Cone Elementary and Jeff Johnson Visits High Point Central High
Eagle Parade at Jefferson Elementary, Custodial Workshop at Western High and BackPack Program at Wiley Elementary
2008 School Bond Work at Alamance Elementary, Family 411 Event at Hairston Middle and Locks of Love at Washington Montessori
JOBS Commission Meeting in Greensboro
Polar Plunge and PEN OR PENCIL Initiative at Andrews High
GCS Character Development Week, Kickoff to Kindergarten Parent Day and Weaver Students Attend Triad Stage Show
Tdap Vaccine Requirement for Rising 6th Graders
GCS and Habitat for Humanity House
GCS and The United Way
GCS and the ACC Women's Tournament, Tornado Drill at Sumner Elementary, Youth Art Exhibit at Greensboro Cultural Center and Read Across America Day at Gillespie Park and McIver Education Center
GCS Magnet Fair, Southwest High Athletic Field Improvements, Black History Month Program at Joyner Elementary and Grimsley High Teacher Wins Siemens Award
Kress Building "Window Into creativity", Love the Bus at Gateway and Career Fair Business Context Winner from Grimsley High
GCS Haiti Relief Efforts
February 2010
Oak Ridge Elementary Reopens and GCS Magnet School Awards
College Tech Prep Showcase at Weaver Academy, John Primm Gymnasium dedication at Northeast High, Kenya Safari Acrobats at Johnson St. Global Studies and Poetry Out Loud Winner from Grimsley High
Oak Ridge Elementary Open House
High School Ahead Awards, GCS Science Fair and Jump Rope for Heart at Pearce Elementary
Author Carole Boston Weatherford at Lindley Elementary and Allen Jay Middle Magnet Proposed
Weaver Academy Students Publish Children's Books and District Spelling Bee
New GPA Requirements for Student Athletes, The Yvonne Johnson Singers at Dudley High and One Million Books Campaign.
GCS State of Our Schools Address
International Civil Rights Center and Museum
January 2010
Magnet Schools
Reading with the Stars at Wiley Elementary, Northern Region Town Hall Meeting and "I Am What I Learn Contest Winner
Erwin Montessori student Simone Jones Headed to Broadway.
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