Weekly Blast 2.1.19

• Feb 5 – MAP Testing 6th Grade
• Feb 6 – MAP Testing 7th Grade
• Feb 6 – Spring Sports Meeting
• Feb 7 – MAP Testing 8th Grade
• Feb 8 – Early Release 12:05 p.m.
• Feb 9 – High School Winter Dance
• Feb 12 – 9th Grade Field Trip
• Feb 18 – No School/President’s Day
• Feb 19 – Winter Sports Awards Ceremony
• Feb 22 – Middle School Epic Cycle

1. A Note From the Headmaster
2. Tax Credit Drive
3. 9th Grade Field Trip
4. High School Winter Dance
5. Griffin Athletics
6. College Counseling

Hello Parents,

In order to expedite Archway traffic flow for pickup and to accommodate parents of Prep athletes, it is important that we share with you what to expect on Monday, February 4^th. Earlier this school year, we asked Prep parents not to arrive on campus for pickup prior to 2:55 p.m. Beginning Monday, a barricade will be placed between the trash area and the crosswalk which separates the main parking lot from the west/student lot. As such, there will be no space for Prep parents to queue as they wait for Archway pickup to conclude. Please know that Prep parents who arrive for pickup prior to 2:55 p.m. will be asked to exit Pinnacle Peak and re-enter the campus on 83^rd Ave. so that Archway pickup can flow smoothly.

The barricade will be moved for student drivers to exit and will be made available if Prep parents need to pick up athletes to transport to an off-campus game. For home athletic events beginning shortly after dismissal, Prep parents should enter through 83^rd Ave and move through the queue to find a parking space in the regular lot. Prep parents of athletes will receive an athletics placard they can show Archway faculty on traffic duty, who will then direct them to park/wait in the West/Student lot when coming to transport players to an away game. Placards will be given to the student-athletes of Spring Sports in a players packet. Mr. Drake and/or athletic personnel will be present for any remaining Winter home games or early dismissals to direct parents to utilize the West/Student lot.

Change is something difficult, and it will take time to adjust. I appreciate your understanding and believe our Prep traffic flow will run smoothly and quickly if parents heed the instructions to arrive no earlier than 2:55 p.m. as was communicated first semester.

Sincerely,
Mr. Navarrette

Tax Credit Drive
KEEP THEM COMING!

Thank you to those families who have already participated in our 2018 Arizona Public School Tax Credit drive! Because of your Tax Credits, 7^th grade will go to the World Wildlife Zoo, 9^th grade will experience the Phoenix Art Museum, and 10^th and 11^th grade will be attending the Southwest Shakespeare Company!

If you’ve yet to make your Tax Credit contribution to Glendale Prep, we still need you! You have until April 15, 2019, to make this important contribution to our school and still receive your contribution back as a dollar-for-dollar credit. Please don’t forget to ask grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, neighbors, and co-workers to give as well. This is a benefit for all Arizona taxpayers. If you have any questions, please contact Cathy Sparks at 602.770.7552 or csparks@glendaleprep.org

GO GRIFFINS!!

9th Grade Field Trip
The 9th Grade Field Trip to the Phoenix Art Museum is scheduled for Tuesday, February 12th. All families have paid and given permission for the field trip as a part of their consumable contribution, therefore, no further action is needed.

Regular Uniform Dress Code is required. Students will depart by bus at 8:15 a.m. sharp (please arrive by the start of school at 8:05 a.m.) and must bring a sack lunch to be eaten after their visit. Only water is permitted on the bus. Students will be released at the usual time of 3:05 p.m.

The expectation is that all ninth-grade students will attend. If your student is unable to attend, please contact Ms. McLoughlin at tmcloughlin@glendaleprep.org.

High School Winter Dance
“She stayed behind because she thought it would be worthwhile trying the door of the wardrobe, even though she felt almost sure that it would be locked. To her surprise, it opened quite easily…” Glendale Prep is pleased to invite all high school students to the annual High School Winter Dance: Winter in Narnia! The magical evening will include appetizers, beverages, and dessert, with music and dancing throughout.

Who: All Glendale Prep High School Students
When: Saturday, February 9th from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
(Dance lessons until 7:00 p.m. No admission after 6:30 p.m.)
Where: GP Gymnasium
Cost: $15 through February 6th and $20 thereafter
How: The Payment Portal or at the door with a parent who can sign a permission form.
Questions: Contact Mrs. King at mking@glendaleprep.org
Details: The dress code will be semi-formal.
Gentlemen: should wear slacks, a button-up shirt, a tie, and sports coats/blazers are strongly
encouraged.
Ladies: dresses should have necklines within four finger widths below the collar bone. The length of the dress should be modest and approaching the knee (length must be no shorter than 2 inches above the knee when standing straight). No see-through dresses or dresses with open backs, but they may be strapless or have spaghetti straps.
For all students: No visual piercing other than in the ears and no visual tattoos. Alternative clothing will be provided if a student is out of compliance.

Griffin Athletics
Spring Sports: Wednesday, February 6^th we will have our spring sports “Meet the Coach Night”. It will start at 6:00 p.m. and we will meet in the gym. All high school, middle school, and Archway 5^th grade students and parents are encouraged to attend.

Please have the following items completed before the first day of spring practice.

• Physical and Parent/Guardian Consent Form signed
• Athletic fee paid

Winter Sports Awards Ceremony: We would like to invite you to our Winter Sports Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, February 19th. We will be honoring our teams from both the Middle School and High School on that night in the Glendale Prep Gymnasium. Middle School awards will begin at 7:00 p.m. and High School at 8:00 p.m. There will be a 15-minute intermission between the two ceremonies to celebrate with cake. Those families who do not have high school athletes may leave after cake; however, you are more than welcome to attend both ceremonies.

Young men should wear a dress shirt and tie, and ladies should wear a modest-length skirt or dress with hems that approach the knee or dress pants. For more about the Non-Uniform Dress Code for Special Events please see the Family Handbook here. We hope you all can make it.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact Mr. Drake at sdrake@glendaleprep.org.

College Counseling
ACT Practice Test: There will be an ACT practice test offered for students tomorrow, Saturday, February 2^nd from 8:00 am to noon. Please bring $10 to the test.

Book Club: College Counseling will be hosting a book club featuring the book “iGen: Why Today’s Super-Connected Teens are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy – and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood – and What That Means for the Rest of Us” by Jean Twenge, a professor at San Diego State University.  Please join Mrs. Sarbacker in discussing the book and sharing insights, conversation, and community. We will meet the last Thursday of the months of February, March, and April at 7:00 p.m. in the GP library. If you are interested, please sign up here.

SAT Workshop: We will be holding a Spring SAT Workshop for any interested sophomores and juniors. Please view here a flyer with more details.

Summer Program: ASU’s School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership (SCETL) will be hosting a Civic Leadership Institute for current freshman, sophomores, and juniors on June 16-21. It is a week-long, intensive residential seminar and last summer two of our students attended and had very positive experiences. Additional information is available here. If you are interested, please let Mrs. Sarbacker know.

Attendance Line:
623-889-0822 Option 1
orattendance@glendaleprep.org