The third grade musical "A Kid's Life" under the direction of Nicole Eidahl and student teacher, Ashley Brown was fabulous. The third grade students, including all the solos, Grandma (Morgan Panzenhagen) and Grandpa (Rick Marcusen) the Shout Out solos, the Charades, the Kids, The Good Time Family Band, and all the performers, were wonderful. Special thanks to the third grade teachers for your flexibility and supervision before and after the performance. We have many talented singers and dancers at GES.

 

GMS Staff would like to thank Carol and Julie for the great meals during our Parent/Teacher Conference nights. Thanks for all the work you do!

 

The patriotic heart of Mrs. Jones is unbelievable. When asked to have her students write to my nephew who is in boot camp, she had letters in my hand within 2 hours. She is a wonderful example of caring and generosity. Thanks Mrs. Jones!

 

A big thank you to Lisa Ales for being so helpful with keeping our Smart Boards aligned! Lisa always responds quickly and goes above and beyond climbing ladders and tracking down the right tools to get the job done!

 

Congratulations to Andy Schmidt, Stephanie Friebohle, and the cast and crew of "Backstage" for putting on such an enjoyable comedy. Great casting--the students definitely had fun on stage!

 

If you happen to see Patrick Armstrong, (HASD Tech. Dept.), please give him a pat on the back! On March 13, 2010, he will once again be participating in St. Baldrick's annual benefit, "Shaving the Way to Conquer Kids' Cancer." Pat has volunteered to have his head shaved in an effort to raise money for this event. What a terrific & awesome thing to do - we are proud of you, Patrick!!! If you want to follow Pat's fundraising efforts, go to www.stbaldricks.org

 

Thank you to all who helped make the 2010 HASD Concert Band Clinic a success for another year. Over 500 high school and middle school band students were involved in the clinic at HHS Audiorium. Thank you not only to the high school band directors, Greg Forton and Andy Schmidt for setting this up, but to all of the staff for allowing students to miss their classes so they could participate. Thank you to the administration for their continued support of the music program. Thank you to the bus drivers and transportation department for getting the students there and back even when schedules were crazy. Thank you to the clinicians,for sharing your experience and love of music with our students. Most of all a huge congrats to the students who make music in our school every day.

Lynn is a great asset to GES. She always has a smile on her face and is very dedicated to her job. If someone needs Lynn in a different area (helping in the office, nurse’s room, library, etc) she does not hesitate to help. Thanks, Lynn, for all that you do, GES values you!

 

Special Thanks to the Greenville Elementary Student Council who ran a Hoops for Haiti fund raiser during lunch hour on Friday. Thank you to David Harris, Donna McGovern and Nicole Eidahl, our Student Council advisors and all the parents that supervised.

 

This was an email sent by a former student. "I was really thankful for my high school classes again yesterday!  I'm really glad I took Anatomy with Dorrow and Zoology with Schmitt. In my animal physiology class it is just assumed that you know the organs of the body and assumed that you know their functions. What we do is go into a lot of detail and learn about all of the proteins and molecules that make the organs work and keep us alive...and I think I would have a LOT of catching up to do if I wouldn't have taken Anatomy in high school. I was remembering Ms. Dorrow saying "When you get to college and start taking higher up classes, I hope that you'll hear something and it will ring a bell that you've heard it before." Yup!  Also, yesterday in my animal phys lab we had to dissect a rat- and it was just assumed that you know how to dissect and that you're going to be comfortable dissecting. Good thing we did a lot of that in Zoology! I did the whole dissection for my group." This student has also often commented on how thankful she is for Janet Rowe's Spanish class, because she was more than prepared for her college Spanish class and would have struggled without Janet's help.

 

Madalyn Watler, a sixth grade student wanted to make her statistics project for math count for something - to make a difference. After research, collecting statistical data, and phone interviews, she chose to head a fundraiser to support the American Red Cross. During the planning stages of that fund raiser, there was an earthquake in Haiti and the need became urgent. With assistance from Kari Hoff and Braden Van Camp, Madi worked dilegently to organize a fund raiser that would grab the attention of her fellow students and raise money to help the earthquake victims in Haiti. Her efforts raised a total of $388.12. Way to go Madi!

 

Stephanie Monroe is an awesome half-day Kindergarten teacher. She is excellent with the students and very dedicated to her position at GES. Even on bad weather days, we can catch her staying after hours to get trained on the webpage. Keep up the great work Stephanie and you are a valued teacher at GES.

 

Kudos to the staff that planned the "Celebration of Cultures" It was a wonderful experience for our students and staff. The Interdisciplinary theme teaching was fabulous! It was amazing to watch the older students teach the younger students. The steering committee consisted of Donna McGovern, Kerry Franklin, Nicole Eidahl, Erin Edwards and Jenny Newell. Thank you to the classes that hosted the countries, - Amanda Frenkel-Spain; Rochelle Eggebrecht-France; Sara Hans and Aimee Stevens-Germany; Marian Moberg and Scott Christensen- Japan; Kerry Franklin- Haiti; Jenny Smith- India; Sue Siewert and Teri Dillenberg -Australia; Amy Zdanovec -Afghanistan; David Harris -Ireland; Erin Edwards- Mexico.

 

Thank you to our wonderful presentations for Early Release! Kris Sievert, for arranging the wellness activity; David Harris, Lisa Borowski and Erin Edwards for Gold Seal RRR lessons, Teri Dillenberg for Beginning SMART board session, the subs and paraprofessionals were very pleased. Great Idea! Erin Edwards for BYOC, Paula Resop and Patty Starr for Website development and exploring new educational sites and Jen Smith for sharing her math center knowledge. We are truly a community of learners.

 

Thank you so much to Leslie Haas for organizing the 8th grade Career Days as part of the That's Life finance unit. Students were able to choose the speakers they wanted to see. Presenters included a nurse, stylist, physician, engineer, advocate for Deaf Unity, project manager, and many others. This was a great opportunity for our students to learn from parents and community members. Leslie, thank you for all of your time and energy!

 

Thank you so much to the parents and community members who volunteered their time and talents to talk to our 8th graders about their career. Our guest speakers were: Mr. Melendy, Ms. Meyer, Ms. Brandon, Mr. Sheppard, Mr. Glassen, Mr. Wright, Mr. Tabbert, Mr. Goulet, Deputy Stordock, Mr. Klomhaus, Mrs. Herndon, Mr. Kempen, Mr. Reed, Mr. Deimer, Mrs. Savka, Mr. Burghardt, and Mr. Sellers. Students enjoyed hearing about your experiences and your career!

 

Thank you so much to all of our recess supervisors for braving the wind, snow, and cold, so that the students may safetly enjoy fresh air and a chance to work off their daily energy. We wish we could order sun and 70 degrees for you every day! We appreciate all you do!

 

Thank you to Dawn Olk, Lori Whitman, Bob McIntosh, Wendy Neyhard, the Guidance Department and everyone else you helped during the most recent tragedy. Without a supportive staff these kids would have been lost. Thank you for caring.

 

Dan Ohlmann, Associate Principal at HHS, should be recognized for the excellent job he does at HHS. He has an underappreciated job, often consisting of discipline issues. Dan is understanding, willing to listen to both sides and is dedicated to his position. He injects some humor into his work and is always pleasant and hard working. Dan puts a lot of time and effort into what he does and always greets staff with a smile. Way to go Dan. Keep up the good work!