IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES:
Monday - May 29, 2023 - Memorial Day/No School
Thursday - June 1, 2023 - Graduation Rehearsal 8:30 am
Thursday - June 1, 2023 - Senior Awards Night 6:00 pm
Friday - June 2, 2023 - Graduation 6:00 pm
Tuesday - June 6, 2023 - Biology MCAS
Wednesday - June 7, 2023 - Biology MCAS (DWCBA)
Thursday - June 8, 2023 - Underclassmen Awards Ceremony 9:00 am
Wednesday - June 14, 2023 - AB Finals ½ day
Thursday - June 15, 2023 - CD Finals ½ day
Friday - June 16, 2023 - Last Day of School/Final Make-ups ½ day
Do you want to THANK A TEACHER?
GD’s Students Activity Council (SAC) will have customizable thank you note cards available at Senior Awards Night on June 1st. Make a small donation, customize a student-made card, and we will deliver it to teachers or staff for you!
Proceeds will be used to fund a GDRHS faculty appreciation breakfast (we will be accepting cash or Venmo). Show your support to GD teachers for the past four years!
NEW NHS OFFICERS BEGIN SERVICE FOR 23-24
The GDRHS Chapter of the National Honors Society elected new officers on May 2. 2023. From left to right are Katelyn Gray - Secretary, Dorrie Gibbons - Communications Coordinator, Maanya Sharma - Service Coordinator, Elyse Moores - Tutoring Coordinator, Mira Mahmoud - NHS President, and Cassie Prechtl - NHS Vice President. These Juniors will take the leadership in NHS as our current leadership graduates. The new NHS officers are looking forward to engaging the club in service events during the 23 - 24 school year.
ATTENTION SENIORS
Senior Letter 2023 - Includes final dates and times.
All financial obligations must be met before graduation. This includes lost books, athletic fees, student activity and club fees.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED JUNE 10th:
Groton Neighborhood Food Project is in need of volunteers at Loaves and Fishes, 234 Barnum Road, Devens, MA, 01450, on June 10th from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., our next food collection day. Thank you!
If you can help and volunteer, please sign up here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C45A9A72CA1FAC25-groton
If you want to learn more about how to donate, please visit our website:
https://loavesfishespantry.org/donate/the-neighborhood-food-project/
LOOKING FOR A HOST FAMILY
We have a foreign exchange student registered for the 23/24 school year. Shengqi was born in China but has resided in England since he was five years old so his English is excellent. He will be a freshman and he loves basketball and football. He is looking for a family to host him on his journey here. If you would like more information about hosting an international student contact Mary Cain, mcain@gdrsd.org.
CLASS OF 2024 SENIOR PORTRAIT INFORMATION
To the families of the Class of 2024:
You need to begin planning now for your senior portrait photo session.
We held an assembly for the junior class during WIN Block on 4/25/23 and gave juniors this senior portrait information sheet, which contains the deadline and the specifications for the portrait you will submit to the yearbook.
Please note, your photographer will take many different photos during your session, one of which should follow the specifications on our yearbook information sheet. That's the one you will submit to the yearbook.
You are, of course, free to choose other prints from your photo session for your family and friends. For the yearbook, we need to have consistency among the 176 photos seniors submit so we can fit your photos into the layout of our photo boxes, so your heads within the box will be the same relative size to those of your classmates when your photos are placed next to each other on a page, and so the position of everyone's heads on a page together will be similar.
The deadline for submitting your senior portrait for the yearbook is October 31, 2023.
IMPORTANT ATTENDANCE LINE UPDATE
The high school now has an attendance form to report upcoming absences, tardies and dismissals. It can be found on the district website, navigate to the high school main page, it is in the top right corner (Attendance Form). This can be used instead of calling in on the attendance line.
This link will bring you to a form that you will fill out to report an absence, tardy or dismissal. You are still required to bring proper documentation to have these absences excused (ie. drs. Note, etc.)
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE NEW FORM.
If you are dismissing your child during the school day, please use this new attendance form or have your child bring a note into the office first thing in the morning. This will allow your child to leave their classroom without disturbing the entire class.
GROTON-DUNSTABLE STRENGTH & CONDITIONING CLUB
The GD Strength and Conditioning club relies on the hard work and dedication of its athletes and participants. They will be taught proper kinetics and how they apply to human health and movement both on and off the field of play. This is taught through a series of exercises ranging from weight lifting (Olympic & Power lifts), to plyometrics, and core focused movements and poses. The result of proper instruction and execution of these exercises will lead to a decrease in the occurrences of potential sports injuries, increases in physical performance (strength, flexibility, range of motion, balance, and core stability), added confidence not only physically but socially, and an overall healthier body and mind.
INSTRUCTOR: Mr. Unger
JUNE 26 through AUGUST 18, 2023
Mondays/Wednesdays/Fridays
(The club will not meet Monday, July 3rd)
Session A - 8:00 am - 9:15 am
Session B - 9:45 am -11:00 am
Session C - 11:30 am-12:45 pm
GRADES 9 – 12 (as of September 2023) only
GRADES 6-8 (as of September 2023) only / Session A -1:15 pm-2:30 pm
REGISTRATION Fee: $249 (fee not prorated for any reason)
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: JUNE 13TH (Withdrawals must be made by June 13th)
LIMIT: 18 students per session
HELD AT THE HIGH SCHOOL 703 Chicopee Row, Groton
Register by visiting gdrsd.org, under Menu, select Extended Day and Community Education. For more information or registration questions please contact: Megan Mastroianni, mmastroianni@gdrsd.org
G-D SEPAC (SPECIAL EDUCATION PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL)