Weekly News
11/15/19
Calendar of Events
November 14 -19, 2019: Give Kids the World Service Trip (Orlando, FL)
November 28, 2019: Happy Thanksgiving (10am Annual Football Game at Tyngsborough)
December 2, 2020: Winter Sports Begin.
December 21, 2020 - January 5, 2020: Winter Vacation
January 20, 2020: No School (MLK Day)
January 24, 2020: End Quarter 2 / Semester 1
February 15 - 23, 2020: February Vacation
March 12, 2020: Spring Open House (6:00 - 7:30)
April 3, 2020: End Quarter 3
April 18 - 26, 2020: April Vacation
May 15, 2020: Junior Senior Prom (early release day)
May 27, 2020: Senior Class Dinner at Gibbet Hill
May 29, 2020: Graduation (6pm)
June 12, 2020: Scheduled last day of school
Veteran's Day Assembly
Thank You Veterans!
Parent Volunteers Needed
Thanks
Students of the Month Announced!
Hiba Khan, nominated by Mrs. Liebold for Perseverance
Joshua Gray, nominated by Ms. Gounis for Respect
Amanda Taylor, nominate by Ms. Olson for Balance
Lauren Maloomian, nominated by Ms. Olson for Balance
Alec Moulton, nominated by Mrs. DeBay and Mrs. Fisher for Integrity
Shane Dolan, nominated by Mrs. Bennett for Perseverance
Gabrielle Lewis, nominated by Mr. MacDonald for Integrity and by Mrs. Potter for Perseverance
Tia Bonomolo, nominated by Mrs. Smyth for Perseverance
From the Health Office
Dear Parents/Guardians of 10th Grade Students,
We will conduct state-mandated vision and hearing screenings for all 10th grade students on Thursday, December 5, 2019.
School-based vision and hearing screenings are intended to help identify common vision and hearing problems and do not serve as a replacement for regular comprehensive examinations by a doctor. If your child requires additional evaluation based on the results of the screening you will be notified in writing by the nurse.
If you would like your child excluded from the screening please submit a written request to the school nurse by December 2, 2019.
Please contact the school nurse, Cheryl Shea @ 978-448-6362 ext. 1018 or cshea@gdrsd.org if you have any questions.
Winter Athletics Registration
Attention any WInter Athletes: Registration for the winter season is now open.
Please visit the athletics web-page to access the sign-up link.
Winter season begins on December 2, 2019
GD Athletic Boosters
The GD Athletic Booster Club is glad to present on-line shopping again at RedBrick Clothing from now until midnight November 17th
https://redbrickclothing.com/rbcmall/stores/store/314
Back by popular demand are the Black-Out and White-Out Hoodies, as well as the highly anticipated "CRUSADERS" PJ Pants.
Most products are under $50. Youth and ladies sizes available.
Pick-up will be available prior to the holiday break at the HS and MS home Basketball games the week of 12/16.
Any questions, please visit www.gdathleticboosters.org
Travel Opportunities for 2020-2021
International Travel 2020-2021
International Travel through EF Tours:
Japan:
England & Scotland:
Italy:
Service Travel
Camp Sunshine; Casco, Maine:
email Ms. Pratt
Give Kids the World; Kissimmee:, FL: November 2020.
email Mr. Woodlock (picture; right)
OPERATION WALACEA; SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
Operation Walacea (Scientific Research) Summer 2021; Amazon River, Peru:
email Ms. Salemme
Senior, Taryn Emerle... All-National Choir
After making the district and all-state choirs, Taryn Emerle from Groton Dunstable Regional High School was selected for the 2019 All-National Honor Ensemble organized by the National Association for Music Education (NAfME). The mixed choir ensemble, which is considered the “best of the best” from high schools across the nation, performed on November 9, 2019, in Orlando, Florida.
Taryn Emerle is currently a senior but her endeavor to become the first girl from Groton Dunstable Regional High School to make it into the All-National Honor Ensemble started early in her junior year auditioning for the Massachusetts Central District Choir. Upon being accepted into that choir with a perfect audition score, she was recommended for an audition for the Massachusetts All-State Choir, where she was again accepted, allowing her to audition for the prestigious All-National Honor Ensemble. Taryn Emerle has been a very active participant of the Chamber Choir led by Mr. Savoy. She has been a member for four years and now leads her section, as well as holding an officer position in the school’s Tri-M Music Honors Society. This choir is set to perform in Spain in 2020. Outside of the music program, Taryn is also an athlete. She is on the school’s Cross Country and Track and Field teams. She said of her experience in the All-National Honor Ensemble, “it was so eye opening [to be] around kids from all over the country and [from such] diverse backgrounds. We all couldn't have been more different, but we had music in common. It was a pretty powerful experience to hear everyone come together for the show.”
Background on the All-National Honor Ensembles
The 2019 All-National Honor Ensembles, selected through an audition process, consist of a mixed choir with 240 vocalists, a concert band and symphony orchestra with 119 and 121 instrumentalists respectively, the jazz ensemble with 20 instrumentalists, the guitar ensemble with 41 instrumentalists, and the modern band 16 with performers.
In Orlando, students rehearsed a challenging repertoire in preparation for performing under the direction of six of the most prominent conductors in the United States: Tesfa Wondemagegnehu (Mixed Choir); Soo Han (Symphony Orchestra); Emily Threinen (Concert Band); Todd Stoll with Camille Thurman (Jazz Ensemble); Bill Swick (Guitar Ensemble); and Scott Burstein (Modern Band). All conductors have received top honors in their field and spent several days rehearsing with students before the concert.
National Association for Music Education, among the world’s largest arts education organizations. For additional information on the organization and the Honor Ensembles, visit nafme.org/ANHE.
Class of 2022 Fundraiser
The class of 2022 is hosting a Yankee Candle fundraiser. The class of 2022 thanks you in advance for your support!"
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