GHS OWLS renovation project---soon you will be seeing some changes in the outdoor wildlife learning site (OWLS) on the campus of the high school.  The high school received a $5,000 Lowe’s Toolbox for Education Grant, a $1,000 Kansas Wildlife and Parks OWLS Renovation Grant and a $500 TGIF Grant from Credit Union of America for improvements to the OWLS area.  Students conducted a control burn of the native grasses area in November then completed a winter seeding by hand casting prairie grasses and wildflower seeds.  Tool experts from Lowe’s conducted a tool safety course with the students before they built the Aldo Leopold benches.  These benches are named for Aldo Leopold, father of wildlife management, who came up with the simple design.  Ten benches are being built by the ecology students to place out into the OWLS area.  A purple martin house will also be erected in time for the annual migration of the birds to Kansas.  When spring arrives, the new native prairie interpretive gardens will be planted and signs erected to identify the plants.  The final addition will be a new floating dock extension made out of recycled materials.   This dock extension will aid in aquatic studies conducted by the students.

Goddard High School has been named Kansas Green School of the Year.   This award recognizes Kansas public and private schools that have demonstrated innovation, leadership, whole school involvement, and an integrated, holistic, sustainable approach to implementing environmental projects with a strong environmental education component into their schools. The school will be recognized at the annual KACEE and KS Dept of Health and Environment Awards Celebration in Topeka on April 9th, 2010.  An awardees banner received at this event will be hung in the main foyer.

Calling all 2012 graduates…
I am creating a video year book that will be available your graduation year- 2012! To make this a successful project, something you will have to cherish for years to come, I need pictures of your friends and you having fun. I would like pictures that portray your memories from the elementary, intermediate, middle, and high school days. Maybe it’s the first music program you were in at CDS or the winning touchdown for RGMS or the final curtain call for your musical at GHS. Whatever the memory is, I would like to capture it in the video. Please send your pictures from now until March 2012. All pictures should include a description of the event, names of the people in the picture, and a date if possible.  The pictures will not be returned, so if can’t part from them you will want to put them on a CD.  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at 316-519-3151 or kmccollar@goddardusd.com.

Thank you for your support,
Ms. Kristin McCollar (Dylan’s mom)
Send all photo’s to:
Kristin McCollar
C/O Class of 2012
13702 W. Hardtner Ct
Wichita, KS 67235
 

Moonlight Masquerade Prom 2010 Century II Ballrooms (Upstairs) Date: 4/10/10 Time: 7-11 p.m. Coronation at 9 p.m. TICKETS ON SALE: March 8th-April 8th. Junior & Senior students can purchase tickets after school in room J04 (Miss McCurry’s).  Tickets are $22 each. You MUST show your current student I.D.    Lifetouch picture package prices should be handed out when purchasing tickets.  Otherwise, you may pick up a packet at Prom.  *Some masks will be provided at Prom.  First come, first serve. Parent Volunteers Needed: We need parent volunteers to chaperone Prom from 7-9 or 9-11 pm.  If you can volunteer , please contact Kari Vang at 794-4100.   Also, we need Senior parents to organize and handle the Prom announcement and parent picture area in the lobby of Century II at the bottom of the stairway.  I have a couple of volunteers but we will need at least one person to coordinate it as well.  If you are willing to help or organize this portion of Prom, please call Kari Vang at 794-4100.   PROM RULES: Prom is a school sponsored event and ALL school rules apply. If you leave the dance, you will not be allowed to reenter. Students in possession of tobacco are subject to all school policies. No tickets will be sold at the door,  they must be purchased in advance. ALL outside guests must be pre-registered. Century II Parking: Students may be dropped off or picked up by the main entrance in the front or back circle drive by limousines, buses or parents.  Large vehicles such as limo’s and buses are asked to park at Lawrence Dumont Stadium during the event in order to continue the flow of traffic.  Please view the map to the right. Metered parking is available closest to Century II on the west, southeast and northeast areas.  There are two parking lots that require a fee north of Century II, as well.   Free parking is directly north of Century II though it is a little walk.  Gentlemen may want to drop off the lady on the West side prior to parking.

Thursday April 8, 2010 - 6:30 pm
Goddard High School Auditorium - 2500 S. 199th St., Goddard 
For Goddard School District residents. Children must be 5 years old on or before August 31, 2010 

For more information call one of our elementary school offices: 
  Amelia Earhart Elementary School.........794-4080 
  Clark Davidson Elementary School...........794-4260 
  Explorer Elementary School........................794-4181 
  Oak Street Elementary School..................794-4200 

Please bring the following for your child: 
 • copy of birth certificate 
 • immunization records 
 • Social Security number 
 • emergency contact information 
  (name, address, phone numbers) 

Pre-Kindergarten (4 year olds) Program Requirements:  (children must meet at least ONE of the following qualifications AND be 4 years old on or before August 31, 2010) 
• Low Income 
• Teen Parent Family 
• Single Parent Family 
• Limited English speaking 
• Parent with no high school diploma or GED 
• Delayed in development (screening provided)

GHS Receives Grant
Goddard High School is the recipient of a Lowe’s Toolbox for Education grant to improve the Outdoor Wildlife Learning site on the high school campus.  The $5,000 grant was provided due to the GHS’s commitment for re-establishing native habitat on our school campus to create an atmosphere of environmental awareness through hand-on educational activities outside the classroom---Renewing our relationship with the Kansas landscape through Restoration, Reconnection, and Reflection.  The grant monies will be used to help build three native prairie grasses & forbs demonstration/interpretive gardens with Leopold bench seating and installing a new floating dock system on the OWLS pond to conduct deep-water aquatic studies.  Due to the grant writing efforts of Denise Scribner, ecology/biology teacher GHS, a total of $6,500 have been granted---$500 Credit Union of America TGIF grant for building Leopold Benches, $1,000 Kansas Wildlife and Parks OWLS renovation grant and the $5,000 Lowe’s Toolbox for Education Grant.  Ecology students will be overseeing the existing native grasses area to increase forbs (wildflower) production this month and the purple martin houses will be erected by March 1.  Watch for the final improvements in the Spring of 2010.

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Saturday School Reminder
Parents/Guardians if your student has more than 8 absences in any of his/her classes they will need to make up that time in Saturday school. Saturday school is every Saturday (unless otherwise notified) from 8:00 am to 12:00 in the high school library. Your student must arrive by 8:00 am in order to serve Saturday school hours. If you have questions please contact your student’s administrator to discuss the issue.

Notes from the Nurse
The indication from the Center for Disease Control is that the H1N1 virus may be more of an issue than we predicted last year and the number of vaccines available may not be enough to accommodate all of our publics. Please follow these rules in preventing the spread of this virus. 

Even in today’s culture of great medical cures and high-tech treatments, hand washing remains one of the most effective methods of preventing many infectious illnesses.  Our hands touch many lives, and this single, simple act can stop the spread of disease.  You should wash your hands frequently, especially after coughing, sneezing, using the restroom and before and after eating.  When warm water and soap aren’t handy, alcohol based hand sanitizers provide excellent protection and can be used frequently.  Studies have shown that viruses can survive on human hands for several hours and that they can be spread by direct contact.  Cover your mouth when coughing or sneezing to prevent the spread of germs.

Steps on how to wash your hands properly

1.  Wet hands with running water.                   5.  Be sure to clean under fingernails.
2.  Pump soap into palms.                              6.  Rinse soap off of hands.
3.  Rub together to make a lather.                   7.  Dry hands thoroughly.
4.  Scrub hands vigorously for 15 seconds.      8.  Use a dry paper towel to turn water off.

Acceptable times for usage of electronic devices:

• Students will be allowed to use them during passing periods, they are not allowed to be late to class as a result of “finishing a text” or any  other excuse you may be offered. If a student is tardy and still using his/her elec. device, the student will be tardy and issued an electronic device violation.
• The classroom teacher will determine if students are allowed to use electronic device in their rooms during passing periods. 
• Students are allowed to use them during “their” lunch period while they are on Mane St. only. The walk from the lunch room back to class is NOT considered passing period.
• Students are NOT allowed to leave class to use their phones.
• If a phone is heard or seen out during class, it will be considered a disruption to the learning process and will be considered a violation. That includes all beeps, buzzes, rings, songs, etc etc.
• A student taking his/her phone out to “look” at it during class is also considered a violation. 
• Students are not allowed to take out the SIM cards or batteries, this is a waste of even more class time, inform them that the administrators are not interested in reading anything in their phone! Students insisting on doing so are now “failing to comply” and will face further consequences.

Repeat Violations of this policy may result in suspension. 

*Violations that occur on Friday – Student will be given the phone at the end of the day. Detention must be served Monday, or if second offense detentions served on Monday and Tuesday. Failure to do so will result in ISS. 

• Student is not enrolled in a required class
• Student is enrolled in a class for which he/she has already received credit
• Student has not met prerequisites for the class he/she enrolled in
• Student’s schedule is incomplete
• A teacher has recommended that the student advance to a higher level class

ALL REQUESTS FOR A SCHEDULE CHANGE MUST BE MADE IN WRITING TO THE PRINCIPAL, MR. KELLEY.

If approved the guidance department will be notified and your student will receive his/her new schedule.

*If you do not have access to the internet and need to receive a paper copy of the progress report – please contact the office staff at GHS – 794-4100. 

Parents – Please contact the office to give us your E-mail Addresses to insure better communication – 
We are requesting that parents contact the office to give e-mail addresses so teachers and administrators can contact you quickly and efficiently with timely information regarding your student. 

Students returning to GHS are asked to bring their ID card from last year to use until the new card is issued in September.  New students will be issued a temporary card.

• If your student knows in advance that he/she will be absent, it is the student’s responsibility to get assignments in advance from his/her teacher and for parents to notify the office of the absence.
• If your student is ill for two or more days, he/she is eligible to receive homework for the days missed.  Please contact the office with your request, at which time the teachers are given 24 hours to process the request.

If you have an interest in serving on the Site Council for the high school, please contact the school by phone or in writing. 

The first meeting for the 09-10 school year will be September 9th in the GHS Library. 
 Other meetings in 09-10 - 
     November 11th  5:30 p.m.   (Library)
     February 10th   5:30 p.m.  (Library)
     May 12th   5:30 p.m.  (Library)

1. No mesh, see-through, halter-tops, crop-tops, low-cut tops, bare-midriff tops, or any clothing with tears or holes are to be worn.  All strapped tops must have a strap of at least 1” wide.
2. Clothing that is considered to be underwear must not be visible.
3. Clothing that advertises alcohol, drugs, or is considered to be vulgar or in bad taste will not be allowed in the building.
4. Clothing that allows the midriff area to show will not be allowed. 

 Please click here for more information regarding PTO.