Last Post of 2009

Parents,

This will be my last email(Post) of 2009. A little reflection for the year of
2009. WOW, what progress we can look back on for the year. I remember
walking into the old middle school building and looking from one end to the other
and seeing nothing and wondering if it would ever get finished. Last
Saturday I was following a couple from the visiting sports team and listening to
them oow and ahh about our school and gym. Their comment was we would just
love to have your OLD gym, and your new gym is just phenomenal!!!
What a great feeling and a moment of pride for being a HAWK. Again, thank
you to all of you who had a part in the progress. I want to wish you and
your families a Happy and Safe Holiday and New Year!

Mr. Bermel



Friday Dec. 19th
4:30PM Boys Freshman Basketball VS. Des Moines Christian School
6:15PM Girls Varsity Basketball VS. Des Moines Christian School
7:45PM Boys Varsity Basketball VS. Des Moines Christian School

Saturday Dec. 20th
8:00AM Boys Varsity Wrestling - North Polk Invitational
4:00PM Woodward Academy School Basketball VS. Clarinda Academy
(HS Gym)(FREE Admission)
5:00PM Girls Varsity Basketball @ Ogden High School
6:30PM Boys Varsity Basketball @ Ogden High School

Monday Dec. 22th
4:30PM Boys Middle School Basketball VS. Ogden Middle School
5:30PM Woodward Granger Board Meeting in Granger.
6:00PM Girls Freshman Basketball VS. Colfax-Mingo High School
6:00PM Boys Freshman Basketball @ Colfax-Mingo High School
7:30PM Boys Junior Varsity Basketball @ Colfax-Mingo High School (9/ JV @ Colfax)
7:30PM Girls Junior Varsity Basketball VS. Colfax-Mingo High School (9/ JV @
Woodward)

http://wgstadium.webs.com

Happy Holidays!!!!

As you can see below we have a lot going on at W-G. We hosted the Elementary concert last night in the new gym and it was a lot of fun. What a great turn out. The next two Monday’s we have our MS and HS concerts and would encourage everyone to attend. For many elementary parents it was the first time in the new addition and they had a lot of nice comments.

If you have not already been by the football field you may want to soon. The field is gone and dirt is moved. Attached is a form for you to give to grandparents or other relatives to purchase a hurdle for your son or daughter. The hurdles are $125 and you can put their names on them. Wow, I am constantly amazed by the support of the Woodward-Granger community.

Please ask you students about the HOPE Drama Troup’s presentation this morning!!

Have a great weekend!
Mr. Bermel

Friday, Dec. 4th
4:30PM Boys Freshman Basketball @ Madrid HS/ MS
6:15PM Girls Varsity Basketball @ Madrid HS/ MS
7:45PM Boys Varsity Basketball @ Madrid HS/ MS

Saturday, Dec. 5th
9:30AM Boys Varsity Wrestling - Field Invitational
4:30PM Girls Freshman Basketball @ Panorama High School
6:15PM Girls Varsity Basketball @ Panorama High School
7:45PM Boys Varsity Basketball @ Panorama High School

Sunday, Dec. 6th
6:00PM School Event Football Banquet (Lunch Room)

Monday, Dec. 7th
7:30PM School Event Middle School Holiday Concert (Auditorium)

Tuesday, Dec. 8th
2:45PM School Event PK/ TK Elementary Holiday Concert (Granger Elementary)
4:00PM Boys Middle School Basketball @ Coon Rapids-Bayard
6:15PM Girls Varsity Basketball VS. Coon Rapids-Bayard
7:45PM Boys Varsity Basketball VS. Coon Rapids-Bayard

Thursday, Dec. 10th
2:45PM School Event Kindergarten Holiday Concert (Granger Elementary)
6:00PM Boys Varsity Wrestling - CMB, JSPC @ Woodward

Friday, Dec. 11th
4:30PM Boys Middle School Basketball VS. Ogden Middle School
4:30PM Girls Middle School Basketball @ Ogden Middle School
4:30PM Boys Freshman Basketball VS. Van Meter Jr-Sr HS
6:15PM Girls Varsity Basketball VS. Van Meter Jr-Sr HS
7:45PM Boys Varsity Basketball VS. Van Meter Jr-Sr HS

Saturday, Dec. 12th
9:30AM School Event Jazz Band - SCIBA @ Waukee
10:00AM Boys Varsity Wrestling - Ogden Invitational
3:00PM Girls Varsity Basketball VS. Grandview Park Baptist School
4:30PM Boys Varsity Basketball VS. Grandview Park Baptist School




2009 Yearbook Advertisers:
Tiger Bowl, A.J.’s Grocery, Nuvu Windows, Finer Cuts Lawn Care, Edible Arrangements, Des Moines Imports, Kia of Des Moines, Spellman Photography, Cayannes Café and Gifts, Perry Chief, Granger Motors, Siglin Realty, MAFCO, Bob Brown Chevrolet, Alice’s Beauty Shop, Mid National Graphics, Liberty Bank

Check out the W-G cheerleaders at Vets!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJycZM1wVaQ

Great Job Girls!!!

Week of 11-2-09

Parents,

We are in need of your tremendous support on Monday night (November 2nd). The Hawk football team and cheerleaders would like to see you line the streets a couple of blocks from the football field (back west) to cheer them on as they take the field. The team appreciated the many fans supporting them last Wednesday, and need you again! Please start lining up at 5:45. The game begins at 7:00pm and the cost is $6 per person.

See you there and Go Hawks!


IPODS and other electronic devices!! Please have your sons and daughters keep there prized possessions secure. They need to be locked in their lockers or at home! If they need to bring them to school and need a place to keep them safe they can check them into my office. Please record the serial numbers and other information so they can be identified! We had two incidents of stolen electronics last week.

A special thank you to the Middle School PTO for hosting a very fun Middle School Dance last Friday night. Thanks also to you parents who supported the event. Without you we would not be able to have these events. One positive comment I heard was that we did not have enough chairs so all the boys could not sit down! The only complaint I heard from the kids was that it was too short.

Keep Checking the Website for any late breaking information!

Have a Great Week

The Hawk football team will make their trek to the football field from the high school at 5:45pm. Let's show support by lining the street and cheering as they walk by to the football field! Please start forming the lines along the side of the road by the football field and working back toward the high school (west) a couple of blocks.
It looks to be a terrific night for football, so, show your Hawk Spirit and cheer on the team. Remember kickoff is at 7:00 pm and the cost is $6 per person.

W-G Cheer Expo:
The W-G Cheerleaders will be performing their State Competition routine on Thursday 10/29 at 7:00 PM in the HS Gym. The public is invited.

Congratulations to the Hawk Volleyball team on very successful season. A tough loss last night that came down to the wire! Thanks to the girls, coaches and parents for all your extra effort.

Middle School (Grades 6, 7 & 8) Halloween Dance: Is Friday from 8:00 to 10:00 in the Lunchroom at Woodward. Costumes are optional and a lot of fun for all.
High School (Grades 9-12) Halloween Dance: Is Saturday from 8:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Costumes are optional but there will be prizes.

Fall Play is on Nov. 20 at 8:00 p.m. and Nov. 21st at 7:00 p.m. The play is two one act plays entitled “The Rules of Comedy" and "The Seussification of Romeo and Juliet".

Jazz Band is up and going!

Winter sports are already starting up with little kids camps and JH practices.

As you can see A LOT OF FUN and exciting things happening at Woodward Granger!!

Please encourage your sons and daughters to be active and participate in our Winter activities and events!!

Also our grades 6-12 Parent Teacher Conferences are going to be held in the New High School Gym with all teachers accessible. The Dates are Nov. 10 and Nov. 12 more information to follow.


An order form for messages to seniors

Senior/Parent Ads – 2010 yearbook
Cost is $35. Ad will appear on the pages after the senior pictures in the yearbook. Eight ads will appear on each page. If you would like to purchase a double ad (¼ of a page), the cost is $60. Checks can be made to Woodward-Granger Schools. Please submit orders by February 1, 2010.

Name_________________ Phone number______________ E-mail_________________

Senior Name_________________
Single / Double (circle one)
Single-$35 Double-$60
Message:
*Text will appear verbatim. Please write the message as you would like it to appear – consider word spacing and placement.











Message specifics (font type, size, color, border, etc.):





*If not specified, message will appear in black, Times New Roman font

Picture ( Y / N ) please circle one. Please turn pictures in to Heather Meinecke by February 17, 2010. Please label them with your name and specify that it is for a senior ad, not baby pictures, senior portraits, etc.





2009 Yearbook Advertisers:
Tiger Bowl, A.J.’s Grocery, Nuvu Windows, Finer Cuts Lawn Care, Edible Arrangements, Des Moines Imports, Kia of Des Moines, Spellman Photography, Cayannes Café and Gifts, Perry Chief, Granger Motors, Siglin Realty, MAFCO, Bob Brown Chevrolet, Alice’s Beauty Shop, Mid National Graphics, Liberty Bank

Friday Oct. 23, 2009

Drivers Ed starts Monday. Anyone not signed up, please go to www.Streetsmartdriversed.com website and complete the forms on line.

Varsity Volleyball Tuesday @7:00 p.m. in Woodward
If we win, we will play next Friday, October 30th @7:00 p..m. in Eldora

Substate Football Game Wednesday... Site & time to be determined

Cheer Expo Thursday
Cheerleaders will compete in the Iowa Central Cheer competition in Fort Dodge Saturday, October 31st around 11:00 a.m.

Congratulations to Luke Geneser. Luke has won the Fareway Student Athlete of the Week award for this week on the 5th Quarter on Fox. He will be mentioned on the show tonight, starting at 11pm on Fox 17.

Please use good judgment on sending your students to school. Hopefully the flu will end soon! Please check the website for lesson plans if your child is gone from school.

Have a great weekend! Hopefully the rain will end soon!

10-16-09

W-G Parents,

Lockers: MS: We are still having locker issues in the MS. They were to be painted and fixed over the summer. The painting was done and they look nice. The fixing part was not done and we are still working with the company to return to fix them. The HS lockers are to be here at 9:00 am tomorrow. That is the good news! The bad news is that they will not ALL be installed tomorrow at 9:00 am so we are still being patient.

Handbooks: Attached you will find the 2009-10 MS and HS Handbooks. We are having problems getting them on the website and have been trying for over 2 months. Let me know if you have questions! We did not print and hand these out to attempt to save money!

Conferences: Conferences this year will be arena style where all the teachers will be in the gym and you will be able to talk to whichever teacher you want. We received a lot of positive feedback from parents last spring. One negative comment was that the teachers were too close together, but in the new gym that should not be an issue. Those dates are Nov. 10 and Nov. 12 from 3 to 8 pm. We will be sending out more info about conferences.

Schedule:
Today Oct. 16th:
7:30 pm Varsity Football vs. Manson-NW Webster (T)
Saturday Oct. 17th:
9:00 am Volleyball Girls Varsity W-G Invitational HS Gym
Monday Oct. 19th:
5:30 W-G School Board meeting at Granger Elementary Music room
6:00 pm Football Boys Junior Varsity Woodward Granger vs. Southeast Webster High School
Tuesday Oct. 20th:
7:00 pm Regional 1st Round VB @ WGHS W-G vs. Panorama
Friday Oct. 23rd:
7:30 pm Varsity Football vs. Audubon (T)

Please call me or your child’s teachers if you have questions and you are always welcome to email!

Have a great weekend!
jb


Dear WGHS Hawk Parents,

We are inviting you to be a part of the WG HS Booster Club this year. What does the Booster Club do? We are non-profit organization that supplements the athletic and fine arts departments. With the tightening budgets, we are needed more than ever! Our major fundraiser event is supplying volunteers to “man” a home Iowa State University football concession stand. At each of the 6 home games, we need 25 volunteers (parents and students) to make this work. If your student is involved in an extra curricular activity, we need your help. Please call the high school office at 438-2115 to sign up for the three remaining games-October 17th, November 7th, and 14th. We are on pace to raise $9000 for the season which means this money is coming from outside our community!

In the past few years, our money has been spent towards the baseball lights and a pitching machine, money towards new marching band jackets, a basketball shooting machine, travel bags and warm up shirts for the basketball teams, a strength machine and a two man sled for football, a specialist coach for volleyball camps, passes at the Dome for the golf teams, two sets of hurdles for track, wrestling mat carts, wrestling scoreboards, pep buses for state wrestlers, chorographers for cheerleaders, pom-poms, make up supplies for the drama department, meals for band and cheerleader at their yearly appreciation night, meals for volleyball and football teams participating in playoff games, equipment for the softball team, art tables, weight room machines, new chains for the football field and a tarp floor covering for the gyms.

We also organize the sports posters, provide the desserts during the intermission at the plays, provide a Homecoming meal and auction items, manage baseball and softball concession stands in the summer, concession stand at the Jazz Festival, sell Hawk Spirit items and award 4-6 scholarships in the spring.

Our teams and fine arts departments have really turned around to become conference champs, advancing further into district play and qualifying kids at the state level. We believe with the “extras” we can provide, our programs can only get stronger. The money earned this fall, goes directly into the programs by February 1st so we need all to get involved!

The W-G Booster Club meets at 6:00 pm the first Wednesday of each month at the Granger Elementary. You can look for the meeting dates on the W-G website under “Hot Topics”. Please come and join us and bring any new ideas or suggestions you may have.

Thank you in advance.

Bridget Sweeney, President
Tandra Miner, Vice President
Patty Crozier, Treasurer
Sara Martin, Secretary

2009 H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) Update

Dear W-G Families & Friends,

I am writing today to inform you that the District has received the first reports of confirmed cases of the H1N1 Flu throughout both Woodward and Granger. With this announcement the intent is not to spread panic or fear about this highly publicized influenza but more to inform you of the manner in which all public entities in the state have been instructed to handle the situation.

The Iowa Department of Public Health is focused on early detection and systematic suggestions for dealing with the rapid spread of the flu. These recommendations are outlined below.

1) Any child that is experiencing any or all of the following symptoms is encouraged to remain at home until such time that the symptoms have passed. In addition it is recommended that an additional 24-hours of symptom free conditions elapse before returning to school or a public setting. The flu symptoms are outlined below.

(fever, cough, sore throat, runny/stuffy nose, vomiting, diarrhea, aches, chills and/or fatigue) Note: not everyone with the flu will have a fever

2) Remember the three C's:
• Clean your hands frequently;
• Cover your coughs and sneezes with a tissue or your sleeve; and
• Contain germs by staying home when ill.
•
3) Iowa Public Health recommends that children under 2, adults that are 65 and
older, pregnant women and individuals with pre-existing medical illnesses are at the highest risk for flu complications and should consult a health care physician immediately if symptoms persist.

At this time there are no concrete guidelines on what to do if the total absent student population reaches a certain percentage or level. The decision will be made locally as to continue with and/or cancel school in the event that the outbreak warrants.

Prevention, detection and the three C’s are the tools put forth to guide schools in dealing with this issue. If you have any further questions regarding the H1N1 Flu and or the contents of this article please refer to the following website http://www.idph.state.ia.us/ or contact the District office at (515)438-4263.

Respectfully,

Jody A. Gray

Jody Gray, Superintendent
Woodward-Granger Community Schools

Friday 10-9-09

Thanks to all the MS Parents who were able to make the meeting on Wednesday. They have a lot of great things planned for this year and I know they would like your help and may ask you to volunteer!!!

High School: The HS is getting into a routine now and are hoping for lockers soon. (Hopefully next week!)

Mr. Cochran will be at the Barnes and Noble at Jordan Creek mall on Sunday from 2:00 to 4:00 pm signing books for his contributions to the Freedom Writers Book!

Jason Brown: Don’t forget about the Jason Brown Concert this Saturday in Adel. (Dallas County Fair Grounds)

Pink out: Pink out tonight for the game. It was Black out but Guthrie Center color’s are black. Bring both or Just come and cheer on our students(Band, Cheerleaders, and Football players!!!). Remember to eat at the concession stand and support our Junior Class.

Hope everyone has a great SAFE weekend!!!


Activities:
10-12 - JVFB @ Ogden, starting at 6:00.
10-13 - 9/JV/VVB @ home - Earlham, starting at 6:00.
10-13 - MSFB @ South Hamilton (rescheduled from 10-1), starting at 4:30.
10-15 - 9/JV/VVB @ West Central Valley (Stuart), starting at 6:00
10-15 - MSFB @ home - Colo-NESCO (rescheduled from 9-17), starting at 4:30.
10-16 - VFB @ Manson/NW Webster (Manson), starting at 7:30.
10-17 - VVB @ home - WG Invitational, starting at 9:00 AM.

Oct. 5- Oct. 9

High School Parent Info!

We have good news from the Girl’s Athletic Union. We will be hosting 2 Regional VB matches at Woodward in our new gym. This allows our team to play at home for the first two games of the tournament and our Juniors to make more money on their concessions stands for those two nights. Hats off to everyone in the community that has help to make this possible!

We have been adding technology to the new rooms at the High School; from overhead projectors to 37” flat Screen TVs to IPOD Touches for the science labs. Again hopefully making our education state of the art going into the 21 Century.

Activities for the week:
Oct. 5th

6:00 pm School Improvement Advisory Council (SIAC) Meeting Dinner (Lunchroom, WOODWARD)
6:30 pm SIAC Meeting (Woodward)

Oct. 6th
MSVB @ Martensdale -St. Marys - 4:00 start
9/JV/VVB @ HOME - East Greene (two nets) - 6:00 start - Breast Cancer Awareness Night ((Please Wear Pink!!))

Oct. 7th
6:00 pm HAWK Stadium Committee meeting (Granger Library)

Oct. 8th

MSVB @ home - CMB - 4:30 start
MSFB @ home - Madrid - 4:30 start

5:00 start 9/JV/VVB @ home - South Hamilton (two nets) – SENIOR NIGHT!!!


Oct. 9th HS Ineligibility Grade Check

7:30 VFB @ HOME - Guthrie Center - (reminder that 9th grade game was cancelled due to low numbers) – SENIOR NIGHT!!!

There will be a Groundbreaking ceremony for the Hawk Stadium on Friday, Oct. 9th, immediately following the Varsity Football game. The Hawk Stadium committee would like the W-G Youth, Junior High, & High School Football teams along with the Junior High and High School Track teams, Cheerleaders, and Academy athletes to join us on the field. A bonfire will follow at the east end of the track just outside the football field.

Junior Class Students/Parents
We need volunteers to sign up for the following dates. Please call the high school office to sign up.
Tuesday, Oct. 6th 6:00 pm Volleyball
Friday, Oct. 9th 6:00 pm Football

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!!

Another exciting week at Woodward Granger to say the least!!

I was very impressed with the maturity of the Middle School Students during their student speeches and elections. Everyone did an excellent job giving their speeches and listening to their classmates speeches. Great Job!

The HS students were also well behaved on Thursday during their half day of decorating for Homecoming! The painting that went on is outstanding!! We had the classes paint different hallways where the lockers will be in the future(Hopefully soon!!).

A BIG Thank you to all the parents who help make the homecoming activities possible! Your effort is very much appreciated.



Picture Retakes!!! Will be Monday Sept. 21, 2009. Attached you will find a picture order form. All student will have their picture taken on Monday if they were not able to make the pictures at registration. The form has the registration dates on the top!! The date is incorrect, but the rest of the information and the prices are correct. A completed order form must be returned with payment at the time the picture is taken if you want to purchase pictures. Purchase is not necessary, but every student who did not get a picture taken at registration is to be photographed for student ID and yearbook purposes.
IF YOU HAD PICTURES TAKEN, BUT WANT RE-TAKES DONE: you must return the first set of pictures before you are photographed on Monday.

Events this weekend:
Tonight: 5:00 Freshman Football Game
7:30 Varsity Homecoming game, halftime: royalty introduced, marching band, little Hawk football
Saturday: 9:00 AM, Varsity Volleyball tournament in Huxley.

Have Great Weekend!

9-11-09

ISU – IOWA Game:

What did Mr. Bermel wear (a drum roll please)
A UNI Shirt (Go Panthers!!!)
Why you might ask:
A) Mr. Bermel a week behind? (Sometimes I feel that way)
B) Is Mr. Bermel a rebel trying to go his own way? (Sometimes people may think that)
C) Is Mr. Bermel still taking classes at UNI trying to get his doctorate in Educational Leadership?
Correct answer is C

Dates to Remember
09/14-09/18 Homecoming Week @ W-G
09/14 JV Football @ home, ***time changed to 5:00
09/14 Powder Puff Football 6:30
09/15 Volleyball in HS gym, Freshmen @ 6:00 JV/V follow
09/16 Early Dismissal at 2:15 p.m.
09/17 HC Parade @ 5:45 p.m. in WW
09/17 Booster Club BBQ following Parade @ HS
09/17 Coronation @7:30 in HS Gym
09/18 Freshman Football Game vs. Ogden @ 5:00
09/18 HC Football Game vs. Ogden @ 7:30



Woodward-Granger Homecoming
Activities (Sept. 14th-18th)
Dress Up Days/Events
Monday- Big Hair/Favorite Hat Day
6:30 Powder Puff Game
Tuesday- Business Day (wear business attire)
Wednesday- Twin Day (dress the same as another)
Thursday- PJ day (wear your favorite pajamas)
5:45-6:15 Parade (line up at 5:30 on Cherry Street)
6:15-7:30 Booster Club BBQ
7:30-8:30 Coronation (cheerleaders will perform)
Friday- W-G Spirit Day (dress in green & gold)
Pep Assembly and class skits @ 2:30
FB Game
Half time:
Introduction of King and Queen and the Court
Youth Football Exhibition

Go W-G Hawks!


Congratulations to our newly elected school board members:
Colleen Scharlau
&
Becky Carroll

WOW!!!! Is the word of the day. It is so exciting to be at Woodward-Granger!!!!

I am so thankful to everyone who took time out of your busy schedules to tour the secondary school on Wednesday!

One of the best things I heard was from a group of older patrons: “Wow this school is big and beautiful! Everyone can be proud of it!”

A big thank you to all the students and staff for being flexible. We are very proud of our school and I am most proud of the students and staff at Woodward Granger.

Tonight is the first home football game. Kickoff is at 7:30. Also, at half time, the cheerleaders will be performing the routine that they learned for the Kansas City Chiefs Game this summer. Hope to see, and hear, you cheering for the hawks tonight!

Hope everyone has a fun safe weekend! Go HAWKS!!!


A Note from the W-G’s Superintendent’s Desk
by
Ms. Jody Gray

Obama Speech to Students

There have been questions about whether or not the Woodward-Granger CSD would take time out of the instructional day on Tuesday Sept. 8th to listen to President Obama’s National address to students. The decision has been made not to interrupt the instructional day for this address. The District Board, administration and staff recognize the feelings that surround this potentially politically charged issue and at this time feel it is necessary to proceed with a normal day of school. If you have any additional questions regarding this decision you may contact Ms. Jody Gray, Superintendent at (515) 438-4263.

What is the Revenue Purpose Statement?

Since 1999, WGCSD has used the penny tax revenue to enhance learning opportunities for our kids including:
Additions to Woodward-Granger Elementary School
The new weight room and wrestling building
Computers and other technology purchases & upgrades
Updating the elementary and secondary food service facilities
Purchase of baseball lights
What is the revenue purpose statement?
In 1999, Polk County voters approved a one-cent local-option sales tax for school improvements. Dallas County voters and Boone County voters approved a similar tax in 2003. During the 2008 session, the Iowa Legislature enacted a statewide version of the one-cent tax, which will replace the Polk County local sales tax after it expires in 2010 and the Dallas and Boone Counties local- option sales tax after it expires in 2013.
On September 8, Woodward-Granger residents will be asked to vote on the District’s continued use of these funds to benefit our kids and their education needs. This would not be a new tax but rather a continuation of an established tax. Approval of the revenue purpose statement will ensure that the Woodward-Granger Community School District will receive our share of the statewide sales tax. If the revenue purpose statement is not approved the state will continue to collect the sales tax but the Woodward-Granger CSD share will be distributed among the other school districts that have an approved revenue purpose statement.
How will the money be used if the statement is approved?
All funds from the statewide one-cent sales tax will go directly to school districts. Approval will provide the school board continued access to this revenue source to help fund the following needs:
Renovating and adding on to existing elementary school
Purchasing, building & furnishing new buildings
Remodeling, repairing, expanding & improving existing buildings
Expanding & Improving technology in classrooms throughout the district
Renovating & expanding athletic facilities
To provide property tax relief
Purchasing new buses
Debt service payments

6-12 Tour the New and Improved Schools Night

Grade 6-12 Parents and students,
Please mark your calendar for Wednesday September 2nd from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm to tour the new and improved buildings.
We will be giving tours and will allow all to roam the halls(We will have maps for everyone)
Please park in the front(East side). For additional parking you can check on the west side but I am not sure if that will be ready.
This is basically a tour of the building all teachers may not be in their rooms. Middle School Students may bring their school supplies to put in their lockers.
HS Students bring your school supplies on Thursday(since we do not have lockers yet!) and bring a bag or backpack to carry them around with you.
(We will have the locker assignments and their combinations to tryout.) We have MS staff with keys to help the students the first week or two.

Hope to meet everyone on Wednesday night. Thank you to all who put so much time and effort into making this possible for the students, staff and community of Woodward-Granger!!!

Take a look at my first Video Blog!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyDmlvIopqs

I apologize for not knowing where to look. But I hope to get better!!!

Post 2

Hi everyone,

This is the first parent email (NOW BLOG)for the HS Parents of the year!!!

1) FROM the Athletic Department:

FRIDAY AUGUST 21, 2009

9/JV/Varsity Volleyball: in order from 5:00 to 6:30 PM.

9/JV/Varsity Football: Kickoff @ 7:00 PM.

* The Youth Football will have the concession stand open before and during the football scrimmage.

ADMISSION: 1 sports drink per person.

2) The Principal has a blog!! (( http://w-gprincipal.blogspot.com/)) Be nice, I am just starting but I hope to have good info on there.

3) Construction Progress: The project is coming along very, very nicely!!! There are going to be some minor issues that will need to get worked out after school starts. The gym and science rooms are state of the art. We are going to try to get the students and parents in for a tour before school starts but I am not exactly sure what day yet. It will probably be the day before school starts; September 2^nd in the evening.

4) We will not have lockers installed but I will have more information to follow on that issue.

5) The middle school is also looking very nice. All the rooms have been repainted and all have been re-carpeted except for those which had been carpeted recently.

6) Also I hope you can tell I am very excited about our new facilities but more important than the brick and mortar are your sons and daughters. I can’t wait to get school started and I hope they are as well. Everyone will need to be flexible but like was witnessed last year everyone is willing to do their part in making W-G a great place to get an education.

All for now but I hope to have a video on my blog soon!

Start of 2009-2010 School Year

Trying to get my feet wet in the blogging area.

More to come soon. I will also be doing some video blogging!

Thanks for your interest.

jb