Friday, October 27, 2017

Photos of the Week

The week that was at GD. 

Here is just a glimpse of all that goes on during the course of a week at our school.



Friday Night Open Mic:


12 Angry Jurors premiers next weekend.







The Set














The Cast














The Details













Pink Week!


Pink week class picture winner!





Our Math Department....well, most of it.













Last Night our Cheerleaders represented at AMP 103FM.



... and if you heard some loud noises in the area of 703 Chicopee Row in Groton today, that was our very own Mr. Murphy and his band of historical re-enactors firing off a revolutionary era cannon for our students.


Have a wonderful weekend.

Mike

Friday, October 20, 2017

Busy Night at GD

Busy night tonight at GD.  Please consider coming by to support some of our students.

Girls Field Hockey kicks off the events at 4pm this afternoon as they face off against Marlboro.

Later this evening we are hosting an Open Mic Night to benefit the music department and the Football team will face Fitchburg under the lights.

Good Luck to all of our athletes and artists.



Also....We are still running our SAFE stuffed animal drive.  For more information visit the link below.

http://gdrsd.org/gdrhs/2017/10/20/safe-drive/


I have received a lot of calls about 2018-2019 travel opportunities.  please visit the information slideshow link below for more information.

http://gdrsd.org/gdrhs/2017/10/20/groton-dunstable-travel-night-2019-trips/


Friday, October 6, 2017

Student Council Retreat

Last week our Student Council and their Advisors attended a retreat in Acton.  Please see the summary of the event below written by Kirsten Sjoberg.

This past Monday, September 25, the Student Council went on a trip to begin to know each other and become better leaders. They worked with Adventure In Adventure Out at NARA Park in Acton to grow the skill set need for their positions, as well as brainstorming for the upcoming year.
One the bus ride to the park, the group split into five groups by position (President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Student Representative). They discussed with the newcomers what the responsibilities of the position where, gave advice on how to do the best job, and shared our goals for the year. Each group then shared their favorite pieces of advice with the whole council.
Once at the park, we immediately started with ice breaking games, like Evolution, a form of rock-paper-scissors, and Human Bingo, a questionnaire style game. We then split into three random groups. Each group went to a different area of the park to complete further activities.
All of the groups did one more team bonding game, and then started an exercise on effective communication. After forming teams, one person from each was blindfolded and directed around vocally by the other two. After we had a discussion on communication. This lead into a discussion about balance, one of the core values outlined this year.
After this, all the groups joined together for lunch. In between bites, the class governments discussed among themselves their goals and plans for the year. After pizza, they had one last activity to promote teamwork. The activity involved throwing balls into various bins in an attempt to get the maximum number in. Initially, the eight teams competed with each other, standing in front each other's bins, and stealing balls. However, they soon realized that working together was the best way to accomplish the goal they all shared. After this, the student council thanked Adventure In Adventure Out, cleaned up, and quickly headed for the bus.
On the bus returning, we began to plan the upcoming fundraiser for breast cancer awareness by breaking into teams to handle different parts of the week.
Throughout the whole day, not a moment was wasted standing around. Beginning at 7:40am, ending when we got back to school property, the Student Council was planning, talking, sharing, laughing, and overall, becoming better class leaders.

The Student Council as a whole would like to say thank you very much for all the grants from GDEF and Groton’s Trust Funds’ Lecture Funds. This would not have been possible without them. Thank you.
Congratulations to our October Students of the Month!

Olivia Ash; Grade 11.  Nominated by Mr. Brown


Mitchell Hardy; Grade 12.  Nominated by Sra. Liebold and Mrs. Lanza


Carolyn Hill; Grade 12.  Nominated by Ms. McHugh



Omran Khan; Grade 11.  Nominated by Mrs. Reynolds


Thomas Guichard; Grade 12.  Nominated by Mrs. DeBay


Alexis D'Agostino; Grade 12.  Nominated by Sra. Liebold


Shamus Gelinas; Grade 12.  Nominated by Mr. Brown


Kaylyn Sampson