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Media Tip Sheet is a service provided by the GCS Communications Department to the n= ews media.

Included for your use are news releases, a lis= t of upcoming events, and other district information.

The GCS Tip Sheet is distributed weekly throug= hout the school year.

Information: Call 355-8870; email questions@greenville.k12.sc.us

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Check out these events happening in our sch= ools!

Calendar of Events Showca= ses District and School Events for the Upcoming Weeks

District

NOVEMBER

Tues – Thurs, November 2-4

CogAT and ITBS Testing in Grad= e 2

Tuesday, November 8

Board Committee of the Whole –= 9:00 a.m.

J. Floyd Hall Administrative C= enter

Wednesday, November 16

SE Superintendent’s Breakfast = – 8:30 a.m.

Mauldin High

Tuesday, November 22

Board Advocacy Meeting – 4:30 = p.m.

J. Floyd Hall Administrative C= enter

Executive Session – Time TBA

November School Board Meeting = – 7:00 p.m.

J. Floyd Hall Administrative C= enter

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Wednesday, November 23

Schools and Offices Closed; 12= -Month Employee Required Leave=

November 24-25

Schools and Offices Closed=

November 23, 24, 25

Thanksgiving Break=

Monday, November 28

Interim Progress Reports

Wednesday, November 30

NE Superintendent’s Breakfast = – 8:30 a.m.

Location TBA

Schools

NOVEMBER

Thursday, November 3

College Application Day

Blue Ridge High – 12:00 – 3:00= p.m.

Thurs – Fri, November 3-4

An Evening of One-Act-Plays – = 7:00 p.m.

D2 Stageworks Travelers Rest H= igh Drama Department

The evening will include “One = Lane Bridge,” a ghost story by Stephen Gregg, and “The Bald Soprano,” a com= edy by Eugene Ionesco. Tickets are $5.

355-1085

Friday, November 11

Veterans’ Day Program – 1:15 p= .m.

Slater-Marietta Elementary

355-2000

Sunday, November 13 – Saturday, November 19

American Education Week=

Monday – Friday, November 14-18

Clemson-Carolina Penny Drive

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All money raised will go to th= e Children’s Wish Foundation for terminally ill students.

355-0300

Tuesday, November 15

International Baccalaureate Op= en House – 5:45 p.m.

Sara Collins Elementary

The event is for all rising 5K= and first grade students zoned to attend Sara Collins Elementary. Prospect= ive students and parents are encouraged to come learn more about the IB Wor= ld School approach to education. The school is located at 1200 Parkins Mill= Road, Greenville.

355-3200

Thursday, November 17

Greer Middle Students Twitter = Virtual Job Shadowing

355-5860

Fine Arts Center Middle School= Visitation Day

9:15 – 11:05 a.m. or 1:30 – 3:= 20 p.m.

Fine Arts C= enter website

Friday, November 18

Fine Arts Center Middle School= Visitation Day

9:15 – 11:05 a.m. or 1:30 – 3:= 20 p.m.

Fine Arts C= enter website

Fine Arts Center Middle S= chool Visitation Day

9:15 – 11:05 a.m. or 1:30 – 3:= 20 p.m.Fine Arts Center Middle School Visitation Day

9:15 – 11:05 a.m. or 1:30 – 3:= 20 p.m.

Southsid= e High Academy Sophomore Nadia Hilton–Adams Wins Court Time with Maria Shar= apova

Student and School News

American History Comes to Life at Sterli= ng School

HEAD, manufac= turer of premium sports equipment, named Southside High Academy sophomore Nadia Hilton-Adams the G= rand Prize winner in the “Use Your Instinct to Play with Maria Sharapova” e= ssay contest. Her essay was chosen among over 750 entrants from across the = United States.

The Grand Pri= ze includes a hitting session with Maria Sharapova and two friends along wi= th three YouTek IG Instinct Racquets, three HEAD tennis bags, three pairs o= f HEAD shoes, HEAD shirts and a 15 minute autograph session at her tennis c= lub, The Preserve at Verdae.

Nadia is the = number one varsity player at Southside and was the region MVP for the 2010-= 2011 tennis season. She is also currently ranked in the top 50 of the Girls= ’ 16 age group by the USTA South Carolina junior ranking system.

Nadia is look= ing forward to meeting Maria Sharapova and sharing the experience with two = of her friends early this spring. The Grand Prize is sponsored by HEAD and = will be filmed and featured on Tennis Channel.

Use Your Instinct = to Play with Maria Sharapova” Essay contest was open to all US residents wh= o were asked to write an essay in 250 words or less about why Maria Sharapo= va should visit their tennis club. HEAD awarded one grand prize winner, fiv= e first place winners an autographed YouTek IG Instinct, five second place = winners an autographed Maria Sharapova Tennis Racquet Bag – Combi and ten t= hird place winners an autographed HEAD tennis hat.

Students an= d educators at Sterling School in Greenville had reason to celebrate as the= y received word that they have been named an Affiliate School by the Gilder= Lehrman Institute of American History.

After a com= petitive selection process, Sterling School joins a network of schools acro= ss the nation committed to rigorous, document-based history education. Stud= ents and teachers at Sterling School will receive direct access to Gilder L= ehrman’s award-winning resources for teachers and students.

Greer Mi= ddle Students to Participate in Twitter Virtual Job Shadowing Project

Greer Middle keyboarding stu= dents will gain valuable information about various IT jobs on Thursday, Nov= ember 17 when they use Twitter to interact with employees from local compan= ies. Students will learn about careers in Information Technology by tweetin= g with employees from ScanSource, The Greenville News, Orangecoat, Immedion= , Fox 21, WYFF 4, Engenius, ITT Technical College, and InnoVenture.<= /p>

While interacting via Twi= tter, students will conduct research on the careers of employees participat= ing in the event. The public can follow the day’s events by following @GMSv= irtualjs or by searching #GMSvirtualjs.

Contact Allison Rosemond,= Greer Middle Career Specialist, at 355-5860 for more information.

Mauldin High Speech and Debate Team Results at Riverside Tournament=

· Katie Duchinski - 6th in Novice Lincoln Douglas

· Kelsey Fuson - 5th in Varsity Lincoln Douglas

· Jonathan Senn and Eduardo Montes-Rice - 6th in Public For= um Debate

· Dafydd Durairaj and Brittany Fales - 1st in Public Forum = Debate

· Vicky Bham - 6th in Congressional Debate

· Justin Romero - 5th in Children's Literature

· Alex Greenlee - 4th in Children's Literature

· Madeline McKiernan - 6th in Dramatic Interpretation

· Madeline McKiernan and Suefie Moghaddassi - 3rd in DUO In= terpretation

Mauldin High Winners at Declamation Contest

Mauldin High = students competed against students from several schools throughout South Ca= rolina and Georgia in Clemson University’s 39^=
th Annu= al Declamation Contest. The students were required to recite two selections= from memory: a mandatory selection and a second selection chosen from thre= e poems. The judges based their decision on pronunciation, interpretation o= f the text, smoothness of delivery, and textural accuracy.

· Noelle Warfford—1^st place in French I= IB

· Jiahua (Jessica) Gian—2^nd plac= e in Chinese Native

· Ray Nii- 2^nd place in Japanese= Native

· Frazier Weih—2^nd place in Spanish = IVB

· Glory Pi—3^rd place in French I= IIA

· Audrey Noonan—3^rd place in Spanish = IVA

Mauldin High Robotics Team Wins First Place in State
The Mauldin High Robotics Team collected a first place finish at the= South Carolina Robotics Invitational at Columbia High School. Rookie drive= team members Kaleb Guion, Kenny Wheeler, and David Darling led the team to= victory by defeating the winner of last spring's Georgia and South Carolin= a regionals in the final event of the 2011 season.

The Mauldin High Reflections Yearbook has earned the fol= lowing awards:

SC Scholastic Press Association (SCSPA) State
Overall Superior award
Best Yearbook Cover (1^=
st plac= e)
Best Yearbook Feature Story (3^=
rd plac= e)
Best Yearbook Theme Development (3^=
rd plac= e)

Southern Interscholastic Press Assoc. (SIPA) Regional
All-Southern rating

National Scholastic Press Assoc. (NSPA) National
Received an First-class rating with 2 marks of distinction

= Columbia Scholastic Press Assoc. (CSPA) National
Received a gold medalist certificate

The Southside High Orange Express Marching Band earne= d the following awards at the North Buncombe High School "Blackhawk Cl= assic" Marching Band Competition in Weaverville, North Carolina. The = band's successes were led by Steven Berruecos - Band Captain, Richard Li - = Drum Major, Krut Patel - Drum Major, Tyler Scott - Percussion Captain, Aust= in Taylor - Brass Captain, JJ Wheeler - Woodwind Captain, and Jewell Willia= ms - Color Guard Captain.

= Class AA and A/AA Division Awards

1st Place Class AA= Overall

1st Place Division= A/AA Overall

1st Place Music Pe= rformance Ensemble Tone

1st Place Music Pe= rformance Ensemble Accuracy

1st Place Music Pe= rformance Ensemble Overall

1st Place Music Pe= rformance Individual Percussion

1st Place Music Ge= neral Effect Repertoire

1st Place Music Ge= neral Effect Showmanship

1st Place Music Ge= neral Effect Overall

1st Place General = Effect Overall

The Southside High Drilling Tigers AFJROTC defen= ded their championship title for the third consecutive year at the Clemson = Tigers drill meet this weekend competing against teams from S.C., N.C. and = GA. The commanders were: Cadets James Fortson, Aaron Coffey, Bria Mc= Cullough, Kanesha Jackson, and Andrew Cohen.

= Individual drill competition results:

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1^=
st Colo= r Guard &n= bsp; 1st Elemen= t Exhibition

1^=
st Elem= ent = ; &n= bsp; 2^=
nd Flig= ht Regulation

1^=
st Indi= vidual Exhibition 2^=
nd Flig= ht Exhibition

2^=
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2^=
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3^=
rd Flig= ht

Congratulations to= the Southside High Forensic Team for its FIRST PLAC= E OVERALL SWEEPSTAKES AWARD at Riverside and SPECIAL RECOGNITION for OUTSTA= NDING ACHIEVEMENT at the University of Florida.

RIVERSIDE:

VARSITY PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE
Eric Doan/Mike Wang – 3rd; Ankit Bilgi/Dustin Cai – 2nd
NOVICE PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE
Rahul Raghavan/Varun Arora – 2nd
VARSITY LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE
Neha Kumar - 3rd
CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE
Abrianna Means - 4th; Ardavan Ghahramani - 3rd, Best Presiding Officer; A= kshay Chandrasekhar – 2nd
ORIGINAL ORATORY
Radhika Pandya – 6th; Nancy Kaura – 5th; Sophia Yin – 4th; Oryza Astari –= 2nd; KRISTY ABDELMALAK – 1ST
EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING
Amil Merchant – 3rd; Teja Kondapalli – 2nd; PRATEEK SHAH – 1ST
IMPROMPTU SPEAKING
PRATEEK SHAH – 1ST
IMROMPTU DUET ACTING
Jordan Branham/Corey Nesbitt – 3rd; AARON VERHOEVEN/CAMILLE LUNDBERG – 1S= T
HUMOROUS INTERPRETATION
Jordan Branham – 6th; Teja Kondapalli – 5th; Aaron Verhoeven – 4th; Tiffa= ny Hwang – 2nd
DRAMATIC INTERPRETATION
Alexis Tabb – 4th; ZAKIYA PAULING – 1ST
NOVICE READING
Jada Sullivan – 6th; Bharti Bhanot – 4th
CHILDREN’S LITERATURE
Oryza Astari – 2nd

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA BLUE KEY:

DOUBLE OCTAS-FINALISTS (TOP 32)

· Rebeca Dominguez/Mari= e-Charlotte Pierre (Public Forum Debate)

· Jerem= y Bell/Nishesh Chaubey (Public Forum Debate)

Raghav Kappagantul= a (Novice Lincoln Douglas Debate)

QUARTER-FINALISTS (TOP 24)

· Sunde= ep Bhanot/Kushal Hegneshwar (Duo Interpretation)

· Harri= son Stall (Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking)

· Abhi = Pandya (Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking)

· Franc= ine Tamakloe (Oral Interpretation)

Kushal Hegneshwar = (Humorous Interpretation)

SEMI-FINALISTS (TOP 12)

· Brand= en Lindsay (Humorous Interpretation)

· James= Thompson (Humorous Interpretation)

· Abhi = Pandya (International Extemporaneous Speaking)

· Brend= an McCartney (Original Oratory)

· Brand= en Lindsay/Jalen Gray (Duo Interpretation)

· Ragha= v Kappagantula (Impromptu Speaking)

· Mohit= Gandhi (Impromptu Speaking)

· Anura= g Khandavalli (Impromptu Speaking)

FINALISTS (TOP 6)

· Natha= n Biyani (5th - Impromptu Speaking)

· Jerem= y Bell (2nd - Impromptu Speaking)

Sterling Sc= hool teachers will have an open gateway to the Gilder Lehrman Institute’s e= xtensive collection of over 60,000 documents illustrating the history of th= e United States through a members-only web portal. This includes access to = recorded lectures and podcasts by noted historians, priority standing for s= ummer professional development seminars, assistance with creating history c= lubs, support in pursuing grant opportunities, and other resources for Ster= ling School students.

“Becoming a= n affiliate school will drastically change the resources that are available= to our teachers,” said Sterling School Principal David Johnstone. “There i= s a huge array of original source documents for teachers on the Gilder Lehr= man website. Not only do the teachers have access to multiple types of teac= hing tools about American history, they also have the opportunity to partic= ipate in professional development opportunities for teaching and learning A= merican history.”