January 17, 2014
FRIDAY FORWARDS
Connecting and Collaborating with the Community
The following are items sent to GCC of PTAs from our community partners, non-profits with similar missions and other organizations that benefit children.  Please pass this on to families in your school community.
Guilford County Schools

Students, Parents Invited to High School Options Nights

 

Six events designed to help families learn about 22 GCS magnet programs

 

Rising ninth-graders and their parents are invited to explore the 22 high school options programs GCS has to offer at one of six High School Options Nights, beginning Monday, Jan. 13, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Reedy Fork Elementary, 4571 Reedy Fork Parkway, Greensboro. At the events, school representatives will be able to answer questions about what the programs have to offer, how to apply and which ones may be the best fit.

 

Additional events will be held at the same times on the following dates:

*  Thursday, Jan. 16, Bessemer Elementary, 918 Huffine Mill Road, Greensboro

*  Wednesday, Jan. 29, Jesse Wharton Elementary, 5813 Lake Brandt Road, Greensboro

*   Monday, Feb. 3, Murphey Traditional Academy, 2306 Ontario St., Greensboro

*   Thursday, Feb. 6, Parkview Village Expressive Arts Elementary, 325 Gordon St., High Point

*   Monday, Feb. 10, Pleasant Garden Elementary, 4833 Pleasant Garden Road, Pleasant Garden

 

The district's newest high school magnet program, the Advanced Placement Academy at Western High, is the first school in North Carolina to partner with College Board to offer the AP Capstone program, which develops the critical thinking, research and writing skills essential for undergraduate and graduate-level courses.

 

Students enrolled in the AP Academy will take six or more Advanced Placement courses, including two Capstone courses, and earn a Level 3 or better on the AP exams. Students will also complete the requirements for the district's service-learning diploma.

 

Families can learn more about all 54 magnet programs at the GCS Magnet Fair on Saturday, Jan. 25, from9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Greensboro Coliseum Pavilion. For more information, visit www.gcsnc.com/magnet.
Teens for Jeans
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Help a GCS School!
Help a GCS School Win $10,000

The Energy WISE team of fourth graders at Lindley Elementary School wrote, created and submitted a video for the national "Scotties Trees Rock" contest.  Their video is one of 12 finalists and the only school from North Carolina represented in the contest!
 
The video with the most online votes will win $10,000 for the school. Starting today (and every day for the next four weeks if you can), please go to www.scottiestreesrock.com.  There is a quick registration the first time you vote, but you can vote immediately the next time you return to the website and enter your email address. (You will not receive emails from Scotties unless you opt in when you register.)
 
As our students say in the video, money they win will be used to buy more books, plant more in the school garden (produce goes to Second Harvest Food Bank here in Greensboro), fix chairs in the auditorium, and more. Please vote and pass the link on to as many people as possible.  Thanks!


Action for Healthy Kids
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School Lunches are Healthier than Ever

School lunch menu planners are finding that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's recent changes to the 2010 Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act are giving schools more flexibility on calorie count. Find out more from Voxxi.

And, be sure to stay abreast of all the latest school nutrition policy and procedures by signing up for our e-Newsletter, Slice & Dice School Nutrition. >>>
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