April 14, 2017 | Issue 28
The Gunston Weekly
ALL STAR CHORUS
Pictured above, 2017 All Shore Chorus after the concert last Friday night. From left to right: Davy Song, Karen Chen, Ciara Chen, All Shore senior director Mr. Terry Eberhardt, Amy Fan, Nina De Angelo. Mr. Eberhardt is the Maryland Choral Educators Association president for 2016-2017.
LETTER FROM THE HEAD
Dear Gunston Families,
When my wife was pregnant with our second child, a good friend (who was then single and childless) asked me: "Are you hoping to have a boy or a girl?" As an experienced parent, I simply answered, "I'm just hoping for healthy." As parents, we cherish our children's health, and we understand the essential relationship between health, and the process of growth, development, and joy. Yet as students enter adolescence, they navigate a significant health choice hurdle—the decision to use legal or illegal substances—that can often determine their long-term well-being. Read the full letter...
MATTRESS FUNDRAISER
Attention Students!
SATURDAY, APRIL 22
Earn cash for referrals!
$25 for one referral, $50 for 2 referrals, $100 for 3 referrals, $200 for 5 referrals, $500 for 10 referrals!!
When we reach 40 referrals, you will receive a raffle ticket for every referral you turn in for a chance to win a flat screen TV or a $500 Visa gift card!
You can refer their parents, grandparents, neighbors, friends, etc.
Go to the front desk for more flyers and referral forms!
Yard signs are also available.
Sign up to help during the sale and earn community service hours!
ECOLOGY CLASS
"The Gunston Ecology class is piloting an exciting new project in collaboration with The Center for Environment & Society at Washington College. T.R.E.E. (Tree research for Environmental Education) is the idea of Dr. Levin at CES. TREE is a way to create a connection between students and their on-campus tree species, to establish a sense of ownership, responsibility and value.
Selected trees are "tagged" using QR coded metal tags, data is gathered by students and uploaded to a corresponding Histree database. Growth, condition, and maintenance are monitored and recorded from year to year—this data can then be correlated to weather and environmental changes over time, to monitor the impact on health of various species.
Each tag has a QR code that will enable the general public to scan and see the tree information. Students are being encouraged to choose trees that are important to the health of the Bay and significant to the Gunston Campus. Gunston is the pilot for the TREE Program, the first tree to be tagged was a native red bud on the Gunston Bridge."
From the Advancement Office
Needed: 100% Parent Participation...
in the Heron Annual Fund. We need the support of everyone in our community. There is no better time to give! All gifts this spring will be matched up to $25,000 by a generous donor! Help us utilize the match!
Make a gift today. Thank you to all those who have participated to date!
Participation % by class:
Freshman: 46%
Sophmore: 46%
Juniors: 32%
Seniors: 24%
AmazonSmile
Did you know you can help Gunston every time you make a purchase on Amazon? Birthdays? Graduations? Everyday goods? Simply shop through smile.amazon.com and a percentage of all your purchases goes to Gunston to support our students!
Summer Employment
Horizons at Radcliffe Creek School is seeking to hire teaching assistants for this summer's program. Preference is for college students but mature high school students will be considered. The program runs from June 26 through August 4 (except 4th of July) from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm. There is no time off authorized except for sickness. The pay is $1200 for the summer. If interested, contact Bob Parks.
UPCOMING EVENTS FOR SENIORS
Tuesday
BLT, Grilled Cheese, Chips, Tomato Soup
Wednesday
Deli Bar, Chips, Chicken Baja Soup
Thursday
Chicken & Waffles or Eggs and Waffles, Tater Tots, Vegetarian Soup
Friday
Fresh salad bar every day.
UPCOMING EVENTS
April 14-17
Long Weekend—School Closed
April 21
Earth day
April 22
Mattress Fundraiser
April 23
Admissions Open House
April 26
Spring Concert
The Gunston School
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