Seeking parents and students to serve on the 2016-2017 School Council.  Meetings will be monthly for one hour.  If you are interested or have questions, please email mwoodlock@gdrsd.org
First meeting will take place on October 19th at 3:30pm.

Open House
Thank You to all of our parents and guardians who were able to make it to Open House last evening.  We had a great turnout.  It can be very difficult to juggle schedules at this time of year.  If you were not able to make it and you have questions please feel free to email individual teachers.



PSAT
Juniors Can now register for the PSAT exam.  An email will go out to all Juniors today.

Sophomores can register starting September 26th.  First Preference will be for Juniors, then on a first come first serve basis.  The exam will take place at the high school on Wednesday, October 19th.  Students will need to be at the high school by 7:00 am in order to take the exam.  We will be unable to accommodate late arrivals. 

MEFA COLLEGE FINANCING SEMINAR

1. Parents and students are invited to attend a free seminar on paying for college, which will be held on Thursday, 9/29/16, at 6:00 pm in the High School Black Box Theater. This seminar is offered through MEFA, the Commonwealth’s authority on planning, saving, and paying for college. An experienced MEFA representative will provide an overview of the college financing process, including types of financial aid, how to apply, and financing options for your family. Before the seminar, be sure to visit MEFA’s website — mefa.org — to download a copy of the seminar presentation and explore other tools and resources to assist you in the college planning process.

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A reminder that our Fall Open House will take place on Monday, September 19th from 6:00 - 8:00pm.  We will begin in the Black Box Theater and then parents will have an opportunity to follow their student's schedules and meet individual teachers.   Please download and print a copy of student schedules prior to arriving.  We look forward to seeing you there.

PSAT Information:

Registration is now open for Juniors to sign up for the PSAT Exam.  Click here to Register.

Sophomores can register starting September 26th.  First Preference will be for Juniors, then on a first come first serve basis.  The exam will take place at the high school on Wednesday, October 19th.  Students will need to be at the high school by 7:00 am in order to take the exam.  We will be unable to accommodate late arrivals. 

Today students and staff participated in an emergency response drill.  Members of Groton and Dunstable Police Departments were on hand to participate and provide feedback to staff and students.  I am happy to say that our students did a great job.  Although it was made clear that todays exercise was a drill, this type of practice can cause anxiety in some students.  Please don't hesitate to talk with your students about these exercises.

Teachers are here, sports have started.....now all we need are students.  I am looking forward to starting a new school year tomorrow morning.  If possible, we ask all students to please print their schedules before arriving to make for a more efficient start to the day.  Lots of upperclassmen have been hard at work preparing to welcome our incoming Freshmen tomorrow.  I know it will be a great day for the class of 2020 as well as our returning students.

Welcome to August!  For many of us this signifies the beginning of the end of our summer vacation.  We have had a lot of calls in the office this week with regards to schedules and parking.  If you have any concerns about your schedule, please check your email.  A form was sent out for anyone with scheduling questions or concerns.  Please utilize this as it will help our Guidance staff to work as efficiently as possible to sort out all scheduling inquiries when they return.

Information regarding parking and the process by which students will be able to obtain a parking pass will be emailed out later this week.

On another note, I would like to say how excited I am to take on my new role as Principal here at GD.  I look forward to meeting all of you as the school year begins.