GHS Student-Athletes Recognized for Academics

GHS student-athletes were honored for outstanding grade point averages at a breakfast in the GHS cafeteria Wednesday morning. The criteria was that they must have participated in an athletic activity this year and currently have an accumulative GPA of over 3.0.

One-hundred and twenty-three student-athletes were recognized and given certificates. This included 16 seniors who also received a senior gift.

Way to go Bulldogs!

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GC-4 Celebrates Its Shining Stars

Monday night GC-4 celebrated its shining stars in our district. 

Each year our district recognizes the significant contributions of teachers, support staff and volunteers.  Each building voted for a person in each category that exemplified commitment, loyalty, and pride in educating our district’s children.

These nominees then went through an interview process conducted by an independent panel of community judges, where one person in each category has been selected to be honored as the district’s Teacher, Support and Volunteer of the year. 

The following honorees were announced during our district’s Employee Recognition Banquet:  

Alice Wolf -Conn West, Volunteer of the Year

Joe Goodding-GMS, Support of the Year
Jay Jarrett-CAIR Teacher of the Year

Congratulations to all of our honorees. Thank you for all that you do!

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Conn-West Gives Back

 Conn-West National Elementary Honor Society Members and sponsors John Sonderman and Jill Carter spent a day volunteering at Harvesters - The Community Food Network. Students had an opportunity to "give back" to the community by sorting and bagging fruit to distribute to families in need. It was hard work but they found the experience very rewarding. One student shared "I like knowing that I am helping someone". 

 

GC-4 School Board Gains New Leadership

We would like to announce Grandview C-4’s new Board of Education officers. They were elected during Thursday night’s board meeting. Our newly elected leaders are:

Wayne Terpstra, BOE President
Leonard Greene, BOE Vice President
Paul Alexander, BOE Treasurer

During Thursday night’s board meeting, BOE members Greg Griffie, Alexander, and Greene were also sworn into their new terms, beginning this month.  Congratulations to all of you!

 

Grandview Police Department Teams Up with Grandview High School Engineering Students to Create Low-Cost Surveillance Robot for S.W.A.T Use

The average intelligence police robot costs approximately $20,000 - $30,000. That high cost usually prices a robot out of the reach of most agencies, including Grandview P.D. However, with some out-of-the-box thinking, the Grandview S.W.A.T. team and the Grandview High School Robotics Team were able to come together and create a low-cost intelligence robot that meets the needs of the police department, and utilizes the skill and expertise of members of
one of the highest-ranking robotics clubs in the area.
Three seniors at GHS designed a robot to carry the department’s S.W.A.T. surveillance camera around inside a building after being thrown in through a window or other opening.  The students came up with an intelligence robot that carries a police camera to make it mobile via remote control.  The intelligence robot is compact, lightweight and can absorb the shock of being thrown into different places.
GPD and GHS hope the intelligence robot will allow police personnel to gather information while limiting their exposure to dangerous situations.
The students involved are a part of the Project Lead the Way senior Engineering Design and Development class, which requires students to identify problems and come up with a manufactured product to solve the problem. The students are hoping their robot will allow the police department to better utilize their camera to keep officers and civilians safe.
You can check out and support these students and their project at the Kickstarter link provided.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1551017582/police-robot?ref=nav_search

The CAIR Poetry Team On the Radio

CAIR’S Poetry team will have some of their poetry aired on 90.1 FM Wednesday April 15, 7:30a-8am. TUNE IN!!

FOCUS Students Excel on the ACT as Seventh Graders

This year ten gifted GC-4 middle school students qualified to take the actual ACT given to college-bound seniors by scoring a 95% or better on one part of the MAP test last Spring. Their scores have arrived and a record five students will receive state recognition medals for scoring higher than half of last year’s national graduating class on at least one discipline.  These students are Jadyn Brooks, Ryan Cheluget, Imani Dyke, Jason Keleher and Anna Mott.

All of the GC-4 students who took the test scored an exceptional 16 or better on the composite score. Completing the list of young scholars are Kamia Echevarria, Tehya Frederick, Janet Garcia, Emily Long and Joy Rose.
This opportunity is offered as part of the Talent Identification Program sponsored by Duke University.  The Focus Department would like to thank Sheryl Malloy and the Board of Education for their financial support of this program. We are very proud of the way our students represented the GrandviewC4 School District!

Thank You Ms. Judy!

Judy Nichols has been a longtime fixture in the neighborhoods of Belvidere Elementary and Grandview Middle School.  She’s served as one of the schools’ crossing guards for 45 years.  Her work went unnoticed Friday, when the school presented her with a plaque and flowers for her service.  Nichols is also the longest employed person with the Grandview Police Department. Thank you Ms. Judy for all you do for GC-4 students!

Mayor Leonard Jones Reads at Belvidere for Money Smart Month

April is Money Smart Month and Grandview Mayor Leonard Jones gave students at Belvidere Elementary his two cents on the topic Friday.  The mayor read books to several second grade classes that stressed an economic theme.  They even got to take a bookmark as a keepsake to remind them of their lesson.  During the month of April, the school will be promoting financial literacy through a variety of books on the topic and bookmarks with basic financial literacy information.

Belvidere Student Earns Art Scholarship from the Nelson Atkins Art Gallery

Congratulations to Belvidere student, Rona'e Brummett! She received an art scholarship from the Nelson Art Gallery this year. Brummett is a fifth grader at Belvidere.  Her name was submitted by Art Teacher, Erin DelPercio.  The scholarship will give Brummett the opportunity to take art classes at the Nelson.  Last year third grader Hope Butler received the honor.

First Time Ever GHS Participates in HOSA State Competition and Qualifies for Nationals

Grandview High School students placed third in the state at this year’s Missouri Health Occupations Students of America or HOSA State Leadership Conference. It was held March 24th at the Missouri S & T campus in Rolla, MO.

Three GHS HOSA members - Ahmad Coleman, Tim Dunn, and Sidney Skyes- competed in the category of Biomedical Debate.  This year's debate topic was "E-cigarettes:  More harmful to your health than regular cigarettes".

 "Being a part of a leadership conference gave me competition experience as well as leadership experience and medical profession preparation experience.  And it was just a bonus to be able to qualify for Nationals," said Sykes.

The purpose of the HOSA organization is to develop leadership and technical HOSA skill competencies through a program of motivation, awareness and recognition, which is an integral part of the Health Science Education instructional program. 

"As a first time HOSA competitor I would judge off of first impressions.  My first impression about the competition was that it would be encouragement to spread the word about HOSA, increase my participation in HOSA, and use things like HOSA to help me to prepare for my future medical career," said Dunn.

The top three teams in each category are now qualified to attend the National HOSA Leadership Conference which will be held in Anaheim, California June 24-28, 2015.  Congratulations to these Bulldogs and good luck at nationals!

Let’s T.A.L.K.!! Grandview Police Officers Teach About Law Enforcement to GHS Students

Grandview Police Department’s School Resource Officers spoke with Grandview High School students to educate them on laws and life skills.  Their efforts are through a program called T.A.L.K. (Teaching about Law Enforcement Knowledge).

According to SRO Beau Bailey, their goal is “to educate the youth of Grandview on basic law enforcement knowledge and how to effectively communicate when dealing with law enforcement during stressful situations.”

The program includes curriculum that addresses the importance of forming partnerships within the community.

Officers used their police equipment and K9 demonstrations during this interactive class. This event was part of the high school’s career explorations class.

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Let’s T.A.L.K.!! Grandview Police Officers Teach About Law Enforcement to GHS Students

Grandview Police Department’s School Resource Officers are teaming up with students to educate them on laws and life skills.  Their efforts are through a program called T.A.L.K. (Teaching about Law Enforcement Knowledge).

According to SRO Beau Bailey, their goal is “to educate the youth of Grandview on basic law enforcement knowledge and how to effectively communicate when dealing with law enforcement during stressful situations.”

The program includes curriculum that addresses the importance of forming partnerships within the community.

The event will be held Thursday morning, April 2, at Grandview High School, in the north parking lot.

Officers will use their police equipment and K9 demonstrations during this interactive class to educate students who are in the career explorations class.

Grandview Chamber of Commerce Recognizes Growth at Grandview C-4 Schools

GC-4 was amongst several Grandview businesses and organizations recognized at this year’s 2015 BIGG Awards. The event honored new and established businesses for growth and expansion, community service, major anniversaries, milestones, and increased employment.

Our local district was honored for its growth and for its $3.5 million major facility improvements.

“While we understand that these improvements are made through tax dollars, many of those dollars have been invested to make our community more attractive,” said Kim Curtis, Grandview Chamber of Commerce President.

The two main projects for which the district earned recognition include the newly renovated Gymnasium at Grandview Middle School and the stadium improvements at Grandview High School. 

More than 20 businesses were acknowledged during the BIGG Awards.  Accepting the award for the Grandview C-4 School District was Anne Cook, Assistant Superintendent of Finance.