Comet Weekly Update
Granby High School - Week of November 2, 2020
We are in this together!
A Note from Your Principal, Mr. Smigiel
NPS Closed Monday, November 2nd Due to Network Outage (Athletic Conditioning Not Canceled)
Due to NPS network services being off-line, there will be no school tomorrow, Monday, November 2nd, as students would not be able to access their classes. Canvas and Synegery are not available. Tuesday, November 3rd was already scheduled as a teacher workday, so students will not be attending classes on either day. We hope your student can use this time off to make-up any missed assignments they still have access to. The grading window for quarter one will be extended to Monday, November 9, 2020, to provide students an opportunity to complete make-up assignments. Students can also use this time to get organized for Quarter 2.
Please make sure your student has completed all make-up assignments by Monday, November 9th so they do not get further behind as we start Quarter 2.
Athletic Conditioning for Monday, November 2nd will still be held. Please see the schedule below.
Daylight Savings Reminder: Make sure your clock was set back one hour on Sunday, November 1st
Granby's New Office Hours
Our main office hours will be changing starting this week, with extended hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays. We will no longer be open to the public on Wednesdays.
Physical Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:00am-3:00pm (Please note we will be closed to the public on Tuesday, November 3rd.
Phone Office Hours: Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, & Fridays, 7:00am-3:00pm, Wednesdays, 8:00am-3:00pm.
Did you get Granby's Mail?
Interim Progress Reports Were Mailed and Arrived at Houses on Monday, October 26th
Interim Progress Reports were mailed home to all Granby students and arrived in mailboxes on Monday, October 26th. If you did not receive it, it is most likely because we have a bad address for you on file. We will be contacting parents in which we have received returned mail to update address information.
In the mailer, we placed a special letter for those parents/guardians in which we did not have a valid email address on file. Thank you to those who contacted us to update this information.
Weekly Even/Odd Schedule
Tuesday, November 3rd - Teacher Workday - Students Not in School
Wednesday, November 4th - Odd Day - Bells 1, 3, 5, & 7 (Asynchronous Learning Day - Attendance Still Taken)
Thursday, November 5th - Even Day - Bells 2, 4, 6 & 8
Friday, November 6th - Odd Day - Bells 1, 3, 5, & 7
Plan Ahead
Monday, November 2nd - Network Outage Day - Students Not in School
Tuesday, November 3rd - Election Day - Teacher Virtual Work Day - Students Not in School
Monday, November 9th - Quarter 1 Grades Close
FYI: District Benchmark Assessments will be given in multiple SOL Tested Subjects throughout November. Teachers will notify students of their testing dates.
Granby's Student Council Association Looking for More Students
Forensics VHSL Competition Academic Program
WHAT IS A FORENSICS TEAM?
A forensics team is sometimes called a speech team. Everyone on the team will practice and perform some form of public speaking or acting for a judge and a small group of peers. The judge will provide you with feedback and critiques as well as a rank of your performance compared to the others performing in the same room.
The Forensics Team meets on Wednesdays at 2:15pm. Please email our Forensics Coach Joceyln Carter to get the Zoom Link for the meeting.
Governor Northam signs executive order allowing VHSL sports to return in December
Governor Ralph Northam gave the go-ahead for the Virginia High School League and its 318 member schools to proceed with its Championship + 1 schedule Thursday when he signed the fourth amendment of Executive Order 67, which included changes with regards to recreational sports.
Guidelines for Return to Full Participation HERE
College Virtual Visits
Attention Seniors: The following virtual college visits are scheduled to be hosted this week and next by the School Counseling Department. Please check your email for Xoom links that will allow you to attend specific college visits or email your school counselor for the link. Please see the visit schedule for the next two weeks below.
Did you know that our School Counseling Department has a website dedicated just for seniors? This website has information about applying for college, apprenticeship programs, FAFSA, military resources, scholarship information, Tidewater Community College, and the virtual college visits.
https://www.npsk12.com/Page/11874
Upcoming Virtual College Visits
Mary Baldwin - November 4th - 9:45am - Will Eason: wieason@marybaldwin.edu
Old Dominion University - November 9th - 11:15am - Clayton Lott: clott@odu.edu
Radford University - November 10th - 11:00am - Whitney Pitschke: wpitschke@radford.edu
Ferrum College - November 12th - 11:15am - Samuel Martin: smartin@ferrum.edu
Granby in Process of Instructional Redesign and New Schoolwide Focus
Granby's Instructional Leadership Team is in the process of redesigning the schoolwide instructional focus. This is not something that can be created overnight and will take this school year to fully practice and implement. Below is information on Granby's new schoolwide instructional focus.
Schoolwide Instructional Focus:
Student Engagement
Instructional Focus Statement:
Stakeholders at Granby High School will collaborate to ensure that all students receive engaging and challenging academic experiences, aligned to subject-specific standards. Student progress will be measured daily through engaging activities, strategic writing tasks, as well as communicating and justifying answers to help improve critical thinking.
Student Statement:
As Granby Comets we take an active role in our learning so we will reach our full potential.
Can my student have their video on while on Zoom?
Students should always make sure they have an appropriate background, being aware of possible inappropriate interruptions. Students are also reminded of discipline consequences for inappropriate use of the Zoom video.
Granby Student Organizations and Clubs Need Student Participation
Attention all students! Do you want to be part of a Granby Organization or Club? Select the link below to find a full listing of all of Granby's Student Organizations and Clubs.
Please go to our web site HERE.
Students should email the advisor/sponsor to get the Zoom link for the meeting. This website is updated weekly.
Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Ordering
Attention AP Students, Parents/Guardians:
The deadline for AP exam ordering is approaching! Make certain to join your AP class via the join code provided by your AP teacher by Friday, October 23rd. Additionally, be advised that College Board will waive the $40 fee again this year for students who sign up for the exam but then change their mind and choose not to take it in May 2021.
A $40 late exam order fee (per exam) will be assessed for any exams ordered after November 13, 2020.
From College Board: Due to this year’s unusual circumstances, the unused/canceled exam fee won’t be applied this year. Register for your exams by the deadline indicated by your school—this is the best way to keep your options open because if your situation changes and you ultimately decide to not take your exams in 2021, we won’t charge your school for those exams. However, the late order fee does still apply this year if you decide after the ordering deadline that you want to take an exam.
Contact Mrs. Self, Assistant Principal, if you have any questions.
Is your student having trouble logging into Zoom!
If your student is having problems with logging in to Zoom please follow these steps first before contacting our Main Office or the NPS Help Desk.
First: Make sure you let your teach know right away that you cannot get into class.
Second:
Please have your students/parents/guardians follow these steps:
- Open a a new tab in Chrome
- Go to the NPS homepage
- Go to “For Students”
- Go to “Zoom”
- Sign in to Zoom from this link; it will ask you for your credentials
- It may also ask you for a domain
- You can enter “I don’t know my domain” OR
- norfolkpublicschools (enter is exactly like that, all lower case and no spaces)
- You should be able to go back to Canvas and use the Zoom link to enter class.
Third:
If these do not work you can call the school 451-4110 and someone can help you troubleshoot or you can follow these instructions:
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Chromebooks and MiFi's Available: We received a shipment of Chromebooks and MiFi's last week. If you need one, please email AskGranby@npsk12.com and we will assist with making an appointment to pick a device up from school.
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If you need technical support, please contact the school district's Help Desk.
Parents/Guardians and Students of Norfolk Public Schools
Please login to the NPS Virtual Learning Support Site with the following:
Username: npssupport@nps.k12.va.us
Password: npssupport
NPS Staff, if prompted to login, please use your NPS email address and password
Athletic Conditioning Schedule for Week of 11/2/20 - Conditioning Not Cancelled for Monday, 11/2
Football will be starting earlier because of daylight savings and Softball is going Thursday for next week only. Then they will go every Tuesday after that.
Contact Athletic Director Chris Harris, jharris@nps.k12.va.us or 757-373-2870 for more information. Athletic physicals and Concussion forms can be turned in to the front office. Please make sure these are dated after May 1, 2020.
You MUST contact the head coach before you show up [Contact information is below]. He/she will give you instructions on how you will check in to the school per Norfolk Covid-19 Athletic Guidelines
You must have a current physical, concussion form, Covid-19 form (all must be dated after 5/1/2020) and follow sign in Covid-19 protocols and procedures.
Monday
Boys Volleyball 2:30-4:20
Football- 3:30-6:30
Boys Soccer- 4:15- 5:45 pm (at Powhatan Stadium)
Girls Basketball- 5-6:30 pm
Tuesday
All sports conditioning canceled
Wednesday
Girls Volleyball- 2:30-4:15 pm
Football- 3:30-6:30 pm
Boys Soccer- 4:15-5:45 pm (at Powhatan Stadium)
Girls Basketball- 5-6:30 pm
Thursday
Track/Cross Country only- 2:30-4:30 pm
Softball- 2:30-4:30 pm
Girls Basketball- 3-4:30 pm
Football- 3:30-6:30 pm
Boys Basketball- 5-6:30 pm
Coaches Contact Information
Baseball
Coach Butler
Boys Basketball
Coach Evans
Boys Soccer
Coach Denny
Football
Coach Archie
Girls Basketball
Coach Lawrence
Girls Volleyball
Coach Villanueva
Softball
Coach Harrison
Track/Cross Country
Coach Wynder
Contact Us
Phone Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday, 7:00am-3:00pm, Wednesday, 8:00am-3:00pm.
Physical Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday, 9:00am-3:00pm
Email: AskGranby@npsk12.com
Website: https://www.npsk12.com/ghs
Location: 7101 Granby Street, Norfolk, VA, USA
Phone: 757-451-4110
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GranbyHighComets