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It has been another great week at the Griffin-Spalding County School System.
One of our major areas of focus this year is character education. This week students in several of our schools heard a character education program by Bob Mackey. Bob Mackey started M-Powering Choices, Inc., a non-profit organization created to design programs for young men and women that will empower them to make responsible choices in their lives. The programs he created specifically for students are The Power of the Knot, for young men, and The Power of the Purse, for young women. These programs emphasize making responsible choices, building character, self-confidence, self-discipline, and self-respect.
The Power of the Knot program is based on teaching male students how to tie a neck tie and the importance of how appearance can impact impressions. The results show that this simple step has a big impact on their self-image which leads to improved behavior, attendance, attitude, and academic performance.
The Power of the Purse is a workshop designed to help girls be inspired, be themselves, and believe in their potential. These core values provide our students with the fundamentals of good character and leadership.
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Dr. Jones helping teach a Crescent student how to tie a tie at The Power of the Knot program.
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This week I had the opportunity to visit Crescent Elementary when The Power of the Knot was being taught. What great stuff! I watched each student gain a huge sense of pride and respect as they learned how to tie a tie. It reminded me that character is indeed built and learned not just a natural trait. Every day, we as educators must demonstrate and teach
the character we want our students to display.
Thanks everybody,
Curtis
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Three GSCS schools named 2013 High-Progress Schools by GaBOE
Congratulations to Griffin-Spalding County School System's Kennedy Road
Middle, Cowan Road Elementary, and AZ Kelsey Academy for being named
2013 High-Progress Schools. Today the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) released the list of
2013 Reward Schools as part of the state's waiver from the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Read more... |
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ESOL Students Win!
Griffin High School took six students from Spanish levels 1 through AP
to compete at Clemson University's 41st Annual Spanish Poetry Declamation
Contest. The competition was held on Saturday, October 25, 2013.
Deon Ming, Fatima Humayun, Destini Davis, Ebony Smith, Michael Manlapig and Laura Harness competed.
Michael Manlapig won 1st place for his division in Spanish 1 and Laura
Harness won 3rd place in her division for AP Spanish.
Read more...
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60th Anniversary Parade Results are in... 
SCHOOLS:
Foot units: 1st place - Atkinson Elementary & GHS Band
2nd place - Cowan Middle & Rehoboth Middle
3rd place - Jordan Hill Elementary
Floats:
1st place - Cowan Elementary
2nd place - Anne Street, Jackson Road, & Orrs Elementary
DEPARTMENTS:
Floats: 1st place - Maintenance & Transportation
2nd place - Central Office
Refresh your memory of the parade....
Click HERE to view the live video footage
Click HERE to view a photo slideshow
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Last Chance to Give Calendar Feedback! 
Give us your feedback on the 2014-15 and 2015-16 school year calendars. Click HERE to view the different options and take the survey.
Complete the survey before November 18th.
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November Payroll Update
November payroll will be distributed at the end of the month, November 29th. The finance department is going to mail checks Wednesday, November 27th. Direct deposits will go into bank accounts on Friday, November 29th. Direct deposit notices will be placed in the interoffice mail on Monday, December 2nd.
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"Heroes are made...by the paths they choose, not the powers
they are graced with."
~ Brodi Ashton
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GSCS  "Hands-On" Literacy Workshop
Get tips and resources to make reading fun for your elementary age student. Join us on November 19th at 6:00 p.m. in the GSCS large board room.
Click HERE for flyer...
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Your donation saves lives!
The Griffin-Spalding County Schools Central Office will be hosting a blood drive on Wednesday, December 11th from 10 AM - 5 PM. The drive will be located inside the Learning Center and will be open to anyone wishing to participate. All donors will enjoy a free lunch and receive a complimentary gift.
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PIE Grant Prize Patrol
Click HERE to view a photo slideshow of our PIE grant recipients being surprised by the prize patrol. |
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"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them."
-John Fitzgerald Kennedy
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GSCS Central Office Employees of the Month
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Judges needed for Robotics Competition
Carver Road Middle school will be hosting a Robotics Competition on Saturday, December 7, 2013 from 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
If you are interested in being a judge click HERE.
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Infinite Campus Scheduled Maintenance
Infinite Campus will be performing network maintenance on Saturday, November 16 from 12AM - 6AM. During this time, all Campus sites, including the Community, Cloud, and Cloud Choice sites will be intermittently unavailable.
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Quick Links...
Visit our GSCS Photo Gallery: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gscsphotos/sets/
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The Griffin-Spalding County School System Communicator
November 11-14, 2013
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