MS/HS Half Day Period Schedule for 5/5/2021
Due to internal WiFi issues the District will move to remote instruction tomorrow (Tuesday May 4) for the Middle and High School. Students will be able to connect to their classes remotely and follow their regular schedule.
If you would like to pick up a lunch/breakfast for your child please call ahead (518) 966 - 5070 Ext. 429 for pick up by 9:30 a.m.
Students will still be able to attend their Questar programs and if needed should access the normal morning transportation.
The IB exam will still be held at noon. Students should arrive by 11:45 a.m. The school will call to see which students need transportation.
The Elementary School will be in-person.
Although the 9th Grade Global Studies classes of
Mr. Katagiri and Mr. Thela, were unable to host a
Medieval Fair Night this year, the students
displayed their comprehension of the Middle Ages
in Europe while presenting their projects and
research virtually in class. After choosing a topic
of interest, students conducted research to
construct a physical project that represented the
topic. As a modification to in-person presentations
of exhibits, students constructed slide shows in
which they imbedded research as well as videos
and pictures demonstrating artifacts they created.
Many of the people, ideas, technologies, and
catastrophes from the period that had a great
impact on the world today were represented.
Students displayed a wide range of historical
projects demonstrating food, architecture, disease,
weapons, and much more. Check out some projects here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/155qFG02on2_LCg1kBqKxgWiwaaCSomiJ?usp=sharing
Camp Invention is coming back to GCSD! Please use the link to register for Camp Invention this summer.
https://invent.ungerboeck.com/prod/emc00/PublicSignIn.aspx?&SessionID=felffkfh6femfekfe6fdl&Lang=*
On April 23, 2021 the Greenville Middle School Chapter of NJHS welcomed in 13 new members. These students have demonstrated their enthusiasm for scholarship, leadership, service and character.
Here is the video of the ceremony:
https://youtu.be/clAiBBajVu4
Mr. Kerner, Technology and Ms. DellaRocco, Art filled the showcase donated by the class of 2019 with student work from their classes.
High School Jazz Ensemble students perform jazz combo pieces and improvise solos to help celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month
https://youtu.be/BQTxV5mmxO8
News 10 did a story on our Career Day and interviewed a few of our students to get their perspective.
https://www.news10.com/video/greenville-central-school-district-hosts-virtual-career-day-with-nasa-astronaut/6567386/
Our keynote address from Astronaut Bowen was fantastic this morning! His message of perseverance, hard work, and goal setting was inspirational.
Here is the video of the full presentation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAE_YUfqIms
Tomorrow is the day! MS/HS Career Day 2021
A recording of the keynote address will be posted later in the day tomorrow for all to view!
Mrs. Jensen's Earth Science classes took a virtual trip to the international space station in preparation for our Friday keynote address by astronaut Stephen Bowen. Each class developed questions to ask Mr. Bowen and selected a student representative to be part of the live interview.
What would you ask an astronaut if you had the opportunity?
High school students in Product Design class are busy building outdoor furniture.
Friday is our Career Day starting at 8:15 with keynote speaker astronaut Stephen Bowen!
A fun fact: This Thursday there is a SpaceX astronaut launch, called “Crew-2,” from Kennedy Space Center. There will be live coverage of the launch starting at 2 am on the 22nd. For anyone who might be interested, this can be viewed on NASA TV or www.nasa.gov/nasalive or on SpaceX’s YouTube channel!
GCS 7-12 Band members record a piece for band, chamber music, and learn more about music participation in our community as part of Music In Our Schools Month.
Thank you to Ms. Cioffi and her students for all the work that went into creating this!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN8Bi3nEa2s
Our annual career day is going virtual this year. The day will start with a virtual keynote address from NASA Astronaut Stephen G. Bowen. Click the link to learn more about him.
Students will also have the opportunity to watch videos from a database of over 50 interviews conducted by GCS staff with individuals from a variety of professions.
https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/stephen-g-bowen
Thank you to our HS Living Environment teachers Ms. Sharkey and Ms. DuBois for bringing us March Madness!
March Mammal Madness (inspired by the NCAA basketball tournament) is a nationwide tournament of simulated battles amongst 65 animals to start. Students researched the animals and predicted their winners based on adaptations/characteristics of the various animals. Who is the fastest? Who is venomous? Who has the best fight style or even the most motivation. Battle outcomes are released from a team of researchers and we are following closely to see who will be the 2021 March Mammal Madness Champion!!!
The MS/HS Student Council (staff, faculty & students) are busy packing 'snack packs' thanks to a grant written by Will VonAtzingen from Forester Financial.
With the Spring sports date changes the following will occur in registering for Spring Sports on Family ID: (1) FamilyID registrations will open March 25th (this Thursday) & close on Thursday, April 22nd. (2) We will not accept late registrations so register before April 22nd.
SPRING SPORTS DATES CHANGES: Yesterday, Section 2 announced changes to the Spring Sports start and end dates. Spring sports will now start on or after April 25th (for Greenville on Monday, April 26th) and end on June 16th prior to regents exams which begin on June 17th.
Greenville Interact Club: Celebrate World Water Day Today March 22
CLEAN & SAFE WATER IS OUR MOST ESSENTIAL RESOURCE.
GCS MS and HS Interact Clubs are giving away stainless steel water bottles. Students PLEASE FILL OUT THE SURVEY IN YOUR GMAIL TO ENTER
We encourage all members of the GCS Community to be more mindful of their water use. Please make use of the Refill Stations and reduce waste generated by plastic bottles.
Become mindful about water. It’s the most valuable and most undervalued resource the world has!
Our lives, health, economy and safety depend on clean & available water.
HOW DOES WATER IMPACT YOU? Join the Conversation https://www.worldwaterday.org/
WATER FACTS⇝ do you know...
Today 1 in 3 people or 2.2 billion people around the world lack safe drinking water. (WHO/UNICEF 2019)
Over half of the global population or 4.2 billion people lack safe sanitation. (WHO/UNICEF 2019)
673 million people still practice open defecation. (WHO/UNICEF 2019)
Almost half of the schools in the world do not have hand-washing facilities with soap and water. (WHO/UNICEF 2020)
Approximately 50 litres of water per person per day are needed to ensure that most basic needs are met while keeping public health risks at a low level. (WHO, 2017)
207 million people spend over 30 minutes per round trip to collect water from an improved source. (WHO/UNICEF 2019)
297,000 children under five years old – more than 800 every day – die every year from diarrheal diseases due to poor sanitation, poor hygiene, or unsafe drinking water. (WHO 2019)
Under-fives living in countries experiencing protracted conflict are 20 times more likely to die from causes linked to unsafe water and sanitation than from direct violence. (UNICEF, 2019)
Hygiene promotion is the most cost effective health intervention. (World Bank 2016)
2 out of 5 people or 3 billion people around the world lack basic hand-washing facilities at home. (WHO/UNICEF 2019)
Universal access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation and hygiene would reduce the global disease burden by 10%. (WHO 2012)
