GLOW GAZETTE

Message from the Principal

GLOW Students & Families,

We hope you had a great weekend!

We enjoyed our Dress Down Day reward last Thursday and Friday, but please note that students are back in uniforms this week. Please ensure that your students is meeting uniform expectations when they come to school each day.

As you check out this week's news and updates from GLOW, we wanted to remind you that this week we will be closing out 3rd Quarter. As a result, Friday is scheduled as an Early Release Day for students. Students will be dismissed at 1 PM on Friday. While this is a 5-day week for students, next week teachers have a workday on Monday, so there will be no school for students next Monday, March 13.

Wishing you all a great week!

Kate B. Tayloe

Principal

Girl Scout Activities

Any middle or high school students interested in participating in after-school Girl Scout opportunities should plan to attend our first meeting on Thursday, March 9 at 3:20.

At this meeting students will learn about the exciting activities coming up this month in culinary, art, STEM, and more! Students should be picked up promptly at 4:15. Reach out to Mrs. Williams if you have any questions: jewilliams@glowacademy.net

Class of 2024 Reminder - ACT Testing

All Juniors will take the ACT on Tuesday, March 7. Those Juniors who were absent on 2/17 need to see Ms. Corey for important information regarding your "My ACT" account.

Spring Market

It's time for a spring cleaning!

National Honor Society will be hosting a community spring market at GLOW on Saturday, March 25th, from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. Families are invited to donate yard sale items for NHS to sell OR reserve a space to sell their own new/used items.

Local businesses & vendors are also invited to reserve a space at the event. Please CLICK HERE to reserve a space!

The event will feature the Donut Bus, original works from GLOW's Art Club, and all proceeds raised by NHS will be donated to the Malala Fund and the Local Domestic Violence Shelter and Services, Inc. For questions, please contact Ms. Hayes at chayes@glowacademy.net.

Free Prom Shopping Event

Cinderella's Closet is offering a free prom shopping event on March 31st and April 1st at Grace Methodist Church. You must complete the event registration form and return it via email to CinderellasClosetILM@gmail.com by March 25th. Students can see Ms. Lexi (Smith Hall, Room 406) for a hard copy of the registration form and for help emailing the form to Cinderella's Closet.

Tell a Friend, Get a Shirt!

We still have some spots available for the 2023-24 school year. Our Admissions Department will continue to provide tours of campus to interested families throughout March.

Please encourage your friends, neighbors, and coworkers with a rising 6th, 7th, 8th, or 9th grader to check out GLOW Academy. When they do, you will receive a uniform shirt*!

Be sure to have your referral mention your name at the start of the tour. You will receive an email with a voucher for a shirt.

HERE is the link to sign up or the may email info@glowacademy.net.

*One shirt voucher per student.

Coffee with the Principal

Join Ms. Tayloe outside Founders Hall on Wednesday, March 22nd at 8:30 a.m. We will have hot coffee, sweet treats, and great conversation to kick off your morning!

Class of 2024 & Class of 2025 Opportunity

Attention 10th and 11th grade families -

Our partners at Queens University invite you to their upcoming Discover Queens event on Saturday, March 25th. Discover Queens is an open house-style event for interested prospective undergraduate students and their families that goes beyond our typical campus tour.

You’ll see what makes Queens special and what your life would look like as a Royal.

Learn more and register at https://admissions.queens.edu/portal/discoverqueens

🤧 Cold & Flu Season is Here

Cold and flu season is upon us. To prevent widespread flu, GLOW will be following the recommendations and guidelines outlined by the CDC and New Hanover County Health Department:

Please do not send your child to school if she has or has had:

fever of 100 degrees or higher within the last 24 hours (must be fever-free without medication for 24 hours before returning to school)
Vomiting or diarrhea within the last 24 hours.
Symptoms that make it hard for your child to participate in school such as frequent coughing, headache, body aches, fatigue, earaches.
Strep Throat- until on antibiotics 24 hr.

Additionally, tips for staying healthy can be found in the image below!

COVID Testing Available

COVID diagnostic testing will be available to students at GLOW for the 2022-23 school year. Online registration must take place before testing can occur (Note: registration from last school year is no longer valid). Please register as soon as possible in anticipation of future testing throughout the school year. Use this link to register Coqui Health Registration for GLOW. If you have any questions, please contact Nurse Valerie at vmustamaa@glowacademy.net.