January 25 | Issue 18
The Gunston Weekly
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RESCHEDULED!
G.I.V.E. Dance
Saturday, January 26
The annual GIVE dance will be held on the 26th of January from 8:00 p.m.- 11:00 p.m. at the United Methodist Church (1819, 608 Church Hill Road, Centreville, MD).
This year's theme is Under the Stars! The cost is $10 with a donation of 3 items for the food pantry or $15 without a donation. All proceeds will benefit the Maryland chapter of Guiding Eyes, St. Jude's Children's Hospital, and Mending Kids International.
We hope to see everyone there!
Suggested Food Pantry Donations:
ApplesauceCanned Beans
Canned Fish or Meat
Canned Vegetables
Crackers
Canned or Dried Fruit
Instant Mashed Potatoes
Boxed Macaroni and Cheese
Dried Pasta
Canned Pasta Sauce
Peanut Butter
Jelly
Canned or Dried Soups
Dry or Instant Hot Cereal
Pancake Mix or Syrup
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Early Dismissal/Headmaster's Holiday
Wednesday, January 30 is a full day of classes, but there will not be any sports practice.
Dismissal for all students will be at 2:07 p.m. School buses and Seven Springs buses will depart campus at 2:30 p.m.
Arrangements must be made for all students not attending the trip to be picked up at that time.
Wednesday will also be a "Dress-down Day" for all students.
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Congratulations to junior Andrew Amygdalos!
Because of your player's impressive competition record, NAQT is pleased to invite Andrew Amygdalos to compete at the 2019 NAQT Individual Player National Championship Tournament (IPNCT), powered by LetterOne! NAQT's flagship individual quiz bowl championship will be Sunday, April 7 in Rosemont, Illinois.
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Attention Herons fans!!
The Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference has helped launch GunstonSports.com. This website features Gunston's schedules across all sports and allows you to look at opponents' schedules and scores around the league. Please continue to use this tool for game updates, standings, and past/future schedules.
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Robotic Team Prepares for Competition
Robotics team members are working toward their first First Tech Challenge competition on Feb. 3. The robot is mostly finished but work continues on software. Read More
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Introducing Theo Thacker
Help us welcome baby Theo to the world! Congrats to Emily, Ben and big brother Owen. Theo arrived January 18th weighing 8.7 lbs.
Gunston Announces First Quarter Academic Honors
Congratulations to the following students for earning High Honors or Honors for the third quarter of the 2018-2019 academic year. To earn a place on the High Honors list, a student must have a 93 or above and effort grades of "S" or above. To earn Honors, a student must achieve an 88-92.99 average and effort grades of "S" or above.
High Honors
Grade 12
Kejing (Karen) Chen, Katie Easter, Cole Evans, Yanni Harris, Camy Kelly, Miao (Suzy) Li, James Pratt, Megan Prochaska, Caroline Roser, Katie Schiwy, Elena Sherman, Haorui (Davy) Song, Sitong (Vicky) Zhou
Grade 11
Yuntian (Areopl) Bai, Ni (Katherine) Chen, Kate Dieterle, Frankie Fisher, Lynsey Hildebrand, Lily Judd, Katie Moreau, Will Newberg, Mason Rudolfs, Caroline Taylor, Qirui (Allen) Wang, Yaxuan (Joey) Zhuo
Grade 10
Avy Aubin, Hannah Beckman, Lily Berntsen, Helen Boone, Em Borghardt, Kayla Flood, Glynis Gardner, Carter Janney, Rion McCluskey, Sydney Nittle, Ethan Nuessle, Campbell Parkhurst, Lydia Periconi, Daphne Provance, Sean Riley, Charlie Shifrin, Colin Ward, Hannah Worth
Grade 9
Sofia Angarita, Lucy Bamford, Charlotte Cook, Ben Cunningham, Isabella De Leon, Ashley Escobar, Lauren Farley, Evelyn Hagan, Paige Holmes, Abbey Miller, Maggie Miller, Summer Salos, Alec Sanderson, Danielle Simmons, Jude Smith
Honors
Grade 12
Nick Basham, Dolan Carella, Shiloh Clark, Becky DeFino, Cora Duncan, Zack Goss, Menel Harris, Leah Hellwege, Grafton Howard, Phin Howell, Claire Johnson, Brynne Kneeland, Nick Lee, Ellie Merton, Paige Murphy, Marisa Pisapia, Zhenghao Ren, Morgan Smith, Katie Staley, Nellie Stup, Sam Umidi, Anna Wolf, Yong (George) Yan, Fuji (Cynthia) Yang
Grade 11
Andrew Amygdalos, Eily Ashley, Annie Bamford, MacCallum Borghardt, Mark Bourdin, Cotter Buckley, Nina DeAngelo, Gabe Hightower, Grace Holmes, Wyatt Howell, Nick Kellogg, Xingyi (Liz) Li, Hunter Mansfield, Michael Nickerson, Erica Reece, Isabella Santoboni, Max Scott, Abby Silva, Owen White
Grade 10
Lydia Davis, Reagan Gessford, Olivia Hershey, Emma McClary, Adie Parish, Jack Pigman, Connor Reichardt, Marion Riddle, Josh Sanford, Owen Santora, Severin Schut, Henry Sheets, Henry Shifrin, Lilli Ward, Eli Wazen, Phebe Wood
Grade 9
Andrew Baughman, Josh Campbell, Anastasia Clair, Jimmy Fraser, Nina Friedman, Kayley Hildebrand, Colin Lang, Neva Lawrence, Rui (Spencer) Liu, Brooke McAdory, Lexi Norman, Fletcher Parsons, Abby Russum, Leo Santoboni, Tessa Schut, Thomas Umidi
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Admissions Open House
Help us spread the word...on Sunday, January 27 @ 3:00 p.m. TGS will be hosting an Open House.
The event will include:
- A presentation by Headmaster John Lewis
- An introduction to Gunston's Student Ambassadors
- A student-led tour of our 35-acre waterfront campus
- A question and answer session on academics, athletics and campus life
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No school for students
on Thursday February 7
February 7th is Faculty professional development with the Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning.
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Boston Leadership Institute
Award-winning summer STEM programs for teens
Engineering, Medicine, Science, Business, and One-Week Options
We are introducing NEW three-week programs this year: Oncology, Architecture, and Finance. These subjects debuted as one-week options in 2018, and they were break-out hits! We have converted them to three-week programs and expect them to fly off the shelf in 2019.
Looking for something different? View our Summer 2019 schedule, including favorites like Biological Research: Synthetic Biology, Robotics & Electronics, and Veterinary Medicine.
We are now accepting applications for Summer 2019 three-week programs, so this is a great time for your teen to apply.
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Chesapeake Watershed Semester 2019
The Chesapeake Watershed Semester is still accepting applications for the fall of 2019, the program is open to rising Juniors and Seniors.
To learn more about the opportunity, visit www.chesapeakewatershedsemester.org, follow us on Facebook and Instagram, speak with CWS1 Alumni, and get in touch with Ms. Beck and Mr. Heyden.
Bay Studies 2019
There are a few seats still open on the Comparative Watershed Trip to Peru for Bay Studies. Interested students should connect with Ms. Beck, Mr. Miller, or Mrs. Boone to learn more. Comparative Watershed Trips are open to Juniors and Seniors once during their time at Gunston and financial aid is available to help offset the cost. More information on upcoming Bay Studies 2019 field courses will be coming in the next few weeks, stay tuned!
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From the Advancement Office
Participation matters!
We are grateful for all gifts to the Heron Annual Fund. Your participation is a vote of confidence in our school and helps us acquire grants and other sources of funding. Your gift literally makes other gifts happen! Make your gift today.
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LUNCH MENU
MONDAY
Chicken Patty or Vegetable Burger, Mixed Vegetables, Garden Veggie Soup
TUESDAY
Taco Bar, Refried Beans, Vegetable Beef Soup
WEDNESDAY
Baked Ziti, Bread Sticks, Chicken Noodle Soup
Fresh salad bar every day.
UPCOMING EVENTS
January 26
G.I.V.E. Dance
January 27
Admission Open House
January 30-February 1
Headmaster's Holiday
School Closed Thursday & Friday
February 5
Lunar New Year
February 7
No school for students
February 14-17
The Gunston Players' Annual Production
February 18
School Closed
Presidents' Day
February 20
Winter Sports Awards
February 25
Spring Sports Bef
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