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September 2021 Issue 2 THE GRANDVIEW GAZETTE In this issue: A message from our Principal... Principal’s Message We have settled in to the Activities at a Glance 2021-2022 school year. - What’s Cooking in the Classes are full, fall sports FCS Department? are competing, and auditions are happening for the - Literacy Magazine musical. It has been fun to - Wolf Pride Band welcome the class of 2025 - Freaky Friday Musical into our building of over 2,900 students to show our new students and families what it means to be World of Sports One Pack! - Volleyball Meets Gold- We finished class meetings last week where we Medalist, Jordyn Poulter detailed all that students needed to know in their Renewed Mask Mandate new academic year. Certain responsibilities come The Dean’s Office with each new grade level, and it is important for students to know what they have to look forward School Safety to each year. These meetings also gave us time Mental Health Support to reiterate to students what it means to be a - Mental Health Team Grandview Wolf. We take care of each other; we push each other to achieve at higher levels; we - AllHealth Network support each other. We are One Pack. - The Military & Family Grandview is a special place, and we want our Counseling Program students to know that this is their school, and the 2021 GHS Craft Fair - 12/4 adults are here to support them through their time here. Senior Baby Ads September is a busy month because we’ll be PowerSchool Reminders celebrating Homecoming in a few short weeks. Parking Lot Reminders All the week’s festivities leading up to the traditional football game and dance make for the College Information Workshop most fun week of the year. Incorporating the PSAT/NMSQT Registration entire Grandview community is always a AP Exam Registration rewarding experience. We know our success is directly related to the parent and community Grandview ILC is hiring! support we receive on a daily basis. For more PIN Presentation - 9/7 details about Homecoming week, see the Bell Schedule Activities section of this newsletter. We are excited for fall and a successful 21/22 Blue/Black Calendar school year! At Grandview, we are One Pack! Go Wolves! The Deans’ Corner Dr. Lisa Roberts Principal Please excuse absences within 48 hours of absence and utilize the attendance line numbers. Excused absence means the student should be out of the building and off campus. Thank you for your support. Grandview High School is a closed campus during the school day for all 9th and 10th graders, which means freshmen and sopho- Just a friendly reminder that there is NO PARKING mores may not leave campus during the in the handicap accessible spaces. This also school day without proper parent/guardian applies to sitting in your car while it is idling. We notification. As an exception, those understand that although this is more convenient, sophomores with a valid driver’s license it does cause a burden to those who rely on the and GHS Parking Permit (which means they handicap parking. Thank you for your cooperation with this are in good standing with their academics, important matter. behavior, and attendance) may come and go during the school day as their schedule allows. Parents, please be mindful of parking across the street near in the shopping center. That parking lot is reserved for the customers of those businesses, and they see increased activity with parents parking there after school to get their students. It is also a safety issue to have ATTENDANCE LINE our students crossing the street to get there. We know the parking lot gets congested at the end of Grandview has assigned the following phone the school day, but it is usually cleared out 15 numbers for the Attendance Line: minutes after the school day ends. Thank you for your help. A-L 720-886-6801 M-Z 720-886-6802 Activities at a Glance: Activities (co-curricular, performance-based, honor societies, service learning, associations, interest clubs, competitive, unify) prepare students for the future. The normal curriculum can only go as far to teach and educate students about academic theories. Activities provide the opportunity for students to apply what they have learned in practice to real world settings and outcomes, thus creating a more well-rounded student. My number one goal is to get all our students engaged here at Grandview High School. What’s Cooking in the Family & Consumer Sciences Department? Our ProStart and Culinary Essentials 2 Students kicked off the school year by producing over 1,400 bites of food for Back to School Night! Bites included: Bacon Wrapped Dates, Oreo Truffles, Brownies, Cookies & Gluten Free Coconut Macaroons. Culinary Essentials 1 ProStart 102 made Culinary Essentials 2 made Baked Chicken made Chicken & Waffles Breakfast Burritos Tenders GHS Wolf Pride Band The Grandview Wolf Pride Band was named Outstanding Musical Entry in the Wheatridge Carnation Parade on Saturday, August 14th, 2nd place at the Littleton Western Welcome Week Parade on Satur- day, August 21st and 2nd place at the Pueblo State Fair this past weekend! Go Wolves! GHS Musical Save the dates! The Grandview HS Musical, Disney’s Freaky Friday, will be on November 18, 19 & 20, 2021 at 7:00pm! Watch for ticket information coming soon! World of Sports: I am excited and honored to welcome you to the fall athletic season. I look forward to seeing many familiar faces and meeting new members of the Grandview community. The Fall season has just begun but we have already had a handful of exciting games with lots of energy from our fans. Many of Grandview’s athletic events will be streamed by our student broadcast team on GVTV for free at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv7W1xRNvhKXTK- em3HMiZQ. Games may also be streamed on the NFHS Network. Please visit http://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/grandview-high-schoolaurora-co to get your subscription. For all upcoming games please visit the Grandview Athletics Calendar at https://www.centennialleagueco.org/public/genie/807/school/5/ Cross Country (Head Coach John Walsh, [email protected]) The Grandview Boys and Girls cross country team has gotten off to a great start to the season. The varsity girls’ team took 1st place in the Aurora City Championships and the boys’ team took 2nd place. The following week the teams flip-flopped with the boys’ team taking 1st in the Washington Park Invite and the girls’ taking 2nd. Top athletes this year on the girls’ side are Megan Ericksen, Ashlynn Mojica, Grace Kirkpatrick, Emma Thomure and Summer Abeyta. On the boys’ side are Tyler Garfield, Owen Zitek, Jacob Blevins, Andy Fox, and Lucas Blevins. The teams look to continue their positive momentum at pre-state this week and the iconic Liberty Bell Invitational the following weekend. Field Hockey (Head Coach Alex Smith, [email protected]) Field Hockey is well underway and we are excited to be playing in the fall again! We are still searching for our first win of the season and are confident in our ability to compete the rest of the season. We have a great group of girls who are very positive and hard working. Come support us the rest of the season!! Football (Head Coach Tom Doherty, [email protected]) This was Coach Doherty’s first game as Grandview’s Head Football Coach. The Wolves fought all night long pulling out a gritty 30-29 win over Pomona in the final seconds, as Sophomore Liam Szarka took the ball into the endzone from the one yard line. Coach Doherty was also named the Denver Broncos Coach of the Week. https://chsaanow.com/news/2021/8/31/denver-broncos-high-school-football-coach- of-the-week-grandviews-tom-doherty.aspx? fbclid=IwAR0i16DW3gkcnrhFDy_gPyBsoOu2qmrI3IBMu4q2-xc1j1TNUisVcCVdjQg Golf-Boys (Head Coach Kurtis Bailey, [email protected]) This year our four seniors have given us a legitimate opportunity to qualify for the state tournament as a team. We have been led by two former state individual qualifiers, Kenny VanWormer and Alex Chitkoksoong. Our other seniors are Lukas Beisner, a raw, improving talent and Charles O’Donnell, a tremendous ball striker. We have one junior on our varsity team, Jordan Ulitzky, who has shown great improvement throughout the season. Together the team has finished 3rd in each league meet, finishing only behind perennial state powers Arapahoe and Cherry Creek. We are looking forward to competing in regionals the week of September 20th-23rd. Gymnastics (Co-op with Overland and Cherry Creek HS) Boys’ Soccer (Head Coach Brian Wood, [email protected]) Grandview is off to a 1-2 start to their season. The Wolves defeated Hinkley for their first win of the season and have lost to Fort Collins and Mountain Vista each by one goal. Their very difficult non-conference schedule will help them prepare to compete for the Centennial League Championship and make a deep run into the playoffs. Softball (Head Coach Liz Carter, [email protected]) Grandview Softball started the season strong with an 8-4 victory over Pomona under the lights at Metro State Softball Field. The team learned a lot in their next three games and were able to earn a 9-inning, 9-8 walk off victory over Regis. The Wolves will play in the Don McCall tournament in Castle Rock this weekend. Tennis (Head Coach Jeff Ryan, [email protected]) The boys’ tennis season began last Monday against Creek 2. Although they came up short, our #1 Singles (Bruno Denegri) won, and our #2 Singles (Josh Son) took a set from his opponent.