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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 list of upcomi= ng events, and other district information. The GCS Tip Sheet is distributed weekly throughout the sc= hool 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 |
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Change in School Assignmen= t Requests Begin Thursday, December 1 Applications Considered o= n a First-Come, First-Serve Basis |
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<= span lang=3Den-US style=3D'font-family:Arial;language:en-US'>Greenville County= Schools, the State leader in school choice with 9,400 students (14%) atten= ding school on choice, is accepting requests for Change in School Assignmen= t from Thursday, December 1, 2011 through Friday, January 6, 2012. Space i= s limited and requests are accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis if s= pace is available at the requested school. Parents wishing to enroll= their child in a school other than their assigned school should go to the = requested school to complete a Change in School Assignment Request form. D= uring the first acceptance window, forms are available only at the schools.= Guidelines used when reviewing requests for Change in School Assignment i= nclude individual grade and school facility capacity, student enrollment pr= ojections, and residential growth potential in the attendance area. = Sterling School is a tota= l choice school. For the elementary component of the school, students in cl= ose proximity to the school (defined by specific geocodes) have first choic= e to attend the school. Other requests are honored on a first-come, first-s= erve basis and space availability. The Charles Townes Center at Sterling Sc= hool is a choice program for gifted students in grades three through eight = who qualify for the program. A. J. Whittenberg Element= ary School of Engineering has a small attendance area and will serve studen= ts 4K through fourth grade for the 2012-13 school year. Change in Assignme= nt requests from other areas of the district can be submitted beginning Dec= ember 1, 2011 and will be accepted based on first-come, first-serve as long= as space is available. The school system’s newes= t elementary school, Monarch Elementary (224 Five Forks Road, Simpsonville)= is under construction and will open in August 2012. Currently, the princip= al, Mrs. Vaughan Overman, is housed at Rudolph Gordon Elementary School. = Change in School Assignment requests to attend Monarch Elementary will be a= ccepted at Rudolph Gordon Elementary, located at 1507 Scuffletown Road, Sim= psonville, SC 29681. A second request for chang= e in school assignment will begin Wednesday, January 11, 2012. Student assignment letters for= the 2012-13 school year will be distributed to students in late March.&nbs= p;If the request is approved, the assignment letter will reflect the studen= t’s new school. If the request is not approved, the letter will indica= te the child’s home-based school. Parents with children att= ending school through a change in school assignment must provide transporta= tion. School choice re-assignment may also affect athletic eligibility. For students already atte= nding a school by choice, renewal requests must be submitted each year. Par= ents who wish to RENEW their child’s assignment exception will receive a re= newal form that will be sent home with eligible students by Thursday, Decem= ber 1. The renewal request should be returned to the principal of the = child’s current school by Wednesday, December 7, 2011= . Acceptance or denial of r= enewal requests will be reflected in the student assignment letters distrib= uted to students in March. Parents wishing to enroll= their child in a Magnet Academy must download and complete the application= at www.gcsmagnetacademies.or= g. Magnet Academy = programs are available for students who qualify and are accepted for the se= ats available. All first round applications must be received by 12:00 noon = on Thursday, December 1, 2011 at the desired Magnet Academy. Questions should be refer= red to Ed Coles, Coordinator of Student Assignment, at (864) 355-7266 or e-= mail at plan= ning@greenville.k12.sc.us. For further infor= mation regarding the school district’s school choice program, call INFOLine= at 355-3100.
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Riversid= e High Teacher Published in Journal = of Chemical Education |
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Riverside Hig= h chemistry teacher David Dalby recently had a paper published in the = Journal of Chemical Education. Senior author Mr. Dalby, along with c= o-authors James Maynard and John Moore, presented a version of a classic de= monstration involving the reactions between copper and nitric acid. = The p= aper expanded the chemistry involved and identified a complex ion not known= to be associated with the reactions involved. The demonstration provides a= way to introduce topics such as reaction of acids with metals, complex-ion= formation, redox reactions, acid anhydrides, solubility, precipitatio= n, hydration, equilibrium, and disproportionation. The demonstration shows = visually what is meant when chemistry is defined as the study of matter and= how one form of matter interacts with another. The p= aper was published by the American Chemical Society on the web October 5, 2= 011 and will appear in print in the Journal of Chemical Education in an upcoming issue.
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SCHOOLS
November
Thursday, November 10 Veterans Day Ceremony – 10:30 = a.m. Wade Hampton High AFJROTC Cadet Corps will host = a Veterans Day ceremony to honor= local vets. Principal Lance Ra= dford will announce the 2011 Veteran= Honoree from Wade Hampton’s Class of 1970 – Major General Barry F. Coln. T= he community is invited. 355-0124
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 Westcliffe Elementary <= /p> 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
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DISTRICT
November November 13-19 American Education Week = Honoring those who work in public education
Tuesday, November 15 (Rescheduled from November 22) Executive Session = – Time TBA
School Board Meeti= ng – 7:00 p.m. J. Floyd Hall Admi= nistrative Center
Wednesday, November 16 SE Superintendent’= s Breakfast – 8:30 a.m. Mauldin High
Wednesday, November 23 Schools and Office=
s Closed; 12-Month Employee Required Leave Schools and Office=
s Closed Interim Progress R= eports
Wednesday, November 30 NE Superintendent’= s Breakfast – 8:30 a.m. Woodland Elementar= y
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Student News &= nbsp; &= nbsp; Congratulatio= ns to the Mauldin High Girls Tennis Team for being named St= ate Champions for the second year in a row. Team members are Ansley Speaks,= Haley Elliott, Sydney Patton, Lexi Stewart, Alex Patton, Hayley Behal, Kat= elyn Hegarty, Tori Pilgrim, Madeline Weih, Katie Beth Byram, and Caroline J= ohnson. Haley Elliott, Ansley Speaks, and Lexi Stewart will be competing in= the State singles tournament for individual State Championships, and Haley= Elliott will compete in the North/South All-Star Senior match.
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