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GULFPORT HIGH SCHOOL PARENT/STUDENT NEWSLETTER
THE
Admiral News
Mike Lindsey, Principal Week of December 8-12, 2014
GHS FACULTY IS EXCELLENT!
December 8- Regular Bell Schedule Fire Drill 9th Grade Boys
Basketball Dismissal 3:00 Tutoring Bus Runs Academic Recovery (Mrs.
Flores’ Room) December 9- Regular Bell Schedule December 10-
Regular Bell Schedule Club Pictures (Expect Intercom Disruptions
1st and 2nd Blocks) Male Mentor Meeting (2nd Block) in Auditorium
at 10:15 (Students Have Passes) Interactive TV Demo Design Team
Meeting Police and Fire Rotation Academic Recovery (Mrs. Flores’
Room) Loving Lives in Little Theatre at 7 p.m. December 11- Regular
Schedule Junior Assembly 9:40-10:05 (Students Will Have Passes)
Choir Students at Middle School (1st and 2nd) Teacher Academy
Internships Loving Lives in Little Theatre at 7 p.m. December 12-
Regular Bell Schedule FCA Meeting in Little Theatre at 8:00 a.m.
Culinary Students Out for Catering Event Loving Lives in Little
Theatre at 7 p.m.
LOOKING AHEAD:
MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the Gulfport School District is
to inspire each student to become a problem solver, lifelong
learner, and productive member of society.
Mrs. Jenee Wright was awarded 2014 K12 World Language Teacher of
the Year by the Mississippi Foreign Language Association, and we
are extremely proud of her!
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GULFPORT HIGH SCHOOL PARENT/STUDENT NEWSLETTER
The Gulfport School District does not discriminate on the basis
of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, or disability
in the provision of educational programs and services or employment
opportunities or benefits.
DRESS CODE REMINDER: All young men are to have shirts tucked,
and no sagging pants are allowed. Young ladies need to be mindful
of the appropriate length (no shorter than 4 inches above the knee)
of shorts, skirts, and dresses. Razor-back shirts and spaghetti
strap shirts are not permitted. Cleavage must not be exposed.
December 12- FCA Meeting in Little Theatre at 8:00 a.m. December
15- School Board Meeting FEA at West Elementary (All Day) December
16- Jr. Class Rings Delivered During Lunches December 17- Exams
(1st Block) Master Teacher Meeting at 3:30 p.m. GHS Christmas Party
4:30 p.m. December 18- Exams (2nd and 3rd Blocks) December 19-
Exams 60% Day (4th and 5th Blocks) All Star Game Banquet in
Cafeteria Kid Academy in Auditorium December 20- Bernard Blackwell
All Star Game at Milner
GULFPORT STRONG! ANCHORED IN EXCELLENCE!
IMPORTANT PARENT INFORMATION
60% Day Schedule for December 19, 2014 1st Block 8:25-9:20
4th Block 9:25-10:40 5th Block 10:45-12:30
1st Lunch 10:40-11:10 2nd Lunch 12:00-12:30
Dismissal 12:30
Mrs. Jessica Lopez and Mrs. Kay Whitworth shared their expertise
as presenters at the Mississippi Reading Association State
Conference at the Beau Rivage on December 6th. Their presentation
centered upon effective strategies to capture elusive secondary
male readers. We appreciate these teachers and their willingness to
contribute to their profession and to promote reading.
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GULFPORT HIGH SCHOOL PARENT/STUDENT NEWSLETTER
The Gulfport School District does not discriminate on the basis
of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, or disability
in the provision of educational programs and services or employment
opportunities or benefits.
Availability of GHS Library Our library opens at 8:00 a.m. No
passes are required to visit. The library closes at 3:45 p.m. on
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. On Wednesdays the
library is open until 4:30 p.m. All students must have a pass to
visit the library during class times, and students should sign in
when arriving and sign out when leaving. Our school librarian is
Mrs. Shana Campbell, and her helpful assistant is Mrs. Anna
Ladner.
Buy your yearbook at Jostensyearbooks.com
All color yearbook for
$55.00 Personalize it Package
$60.00 Signature Package
$68.00 Includes all Color
Yearbook Personalization
8 archival quality pens for yearbook signing,
color autograph sections for extra
signatures
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GULFPORT HIGH SCHOOL PARENT/STUDENT NEWSLETTER
The Gulfport School District does not discriminate on the basis
of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, or disability
in the provision of educational programs and services or employment
opportunities or benefits.
GULFPORT HIGH SCHOOL CONGRATULATES NEW NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED
TEACHERS
GHS’s new National Board Certified Teachers are Mr. Robert
Caylor, Mrs. Crystal Clark, Mrs.
Angelitta Darden, Mrs. Jessica Lopez, Mrs. Beth Rogers, and Mrs.
Christine Salminen. Mrs. Kay
Whitworth achieved renewal of her National Board Certification
as well this year. These teachers
achieved National Board Certification through a
performance-based, peer-review process similar to
Board certification in medicine. They achieved the profession’s
gold standard for accomplished teaching,
based on standards-created by teachers, for teachers-that define
what teachers should know and be able
to do to advance student learning.
Board-certified teachers, known as NBCTs, are leading both in
and outside the classroom across the
nation. We salute our excellent teachers who have invested
themselves in this rewarding, rigorous process
and are excited about what it means for the students they serve
in the Gulfport School District.
Gulfport High School Admiral Theatre 2014-2015 Season THE
ELECTION October 15-16, 2014 7 PM It’s school election time and all
that’s needed to win are a few posters and flyers, right? Wrong!
Come see the fun unfold as a new candidate and an unlimited supply
of money turns this election on its ear. (Comedy)
LOVING LIVES December 10-12, 2014 7 PM It’s 1948, it’s the dead
of winter, and it’s time for “Loving Lives,” a radio soap opera on
its last legs. (Comedy) REHEARSAL FOR MURDER March 11-13, 2015 7 PM
One year ago today, a playwright’s fiancée and leading lady was
murdered. Now the same playwright has written a new play with the
same cast of characters who were present for the murder. A
thrilling, suspenseful, whodunit. (Murder Mystery) NO CRIME LIKE
THE PRESENT May 13-15, 2015 7 PM A fun evening of theatre with many
twists and turns that will keep you guess until the surprising end!
A fun whodunit you don’t want to miss! (Comedy)
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GULFPORT HIGH SCHOOL PARENT/STUDENT NEWSLETTER
The Gulfport School District does not discriminate on the basis
of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, or disability
in the provision of educational programs and services or employment
opportunities or benefits.
SENIOR CHECKLIST FOR THIS MONTH: ---Work on your ACT score.
---Go visit the colleges that interest you most. ---Check out
college websites and schedule a campus visit. ---Apply for
admission on colleges’ websites. ---Deadlines are fast approaching.
---Read the Scholarship Newsletter on the GHS website for more
information. ---Complete your senior profile.
Free ACT Workshops
SATURDAYS: 8 am-noon THURSDAYS: 4:30-7:30 pm
September 6, 2014 September 11, 2014
October 18, 2014 October 23, 2014
December 6, 2014 December 11, 2014
January 31, 2015 February 5, 2015
April 11, 2015 April 16, 2015
LOCATION: Gulf Coast Get2College Center
715 Cox Avenue Ocean Springs, MS 39564
228.875.4441 REGISTRATION: Online pre-registration is required
at www.get2college.org. Registration opens two weeks before each
workshop. Workshops are for students who have never taken the ACT
or who scored between 15 and 25 and want to increase their score.
PLEASE REGISTER FOR ONLY ONE WORKSHOP - ALL WORKSHOPS HAVE
IDENTICAL CONTENT. The workshops include: Overview of Math,
Science, English and Reading subject areas Tips to achieve your
target score and time-saving strategies Resource materials
http://www.get2college.org/
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GULFPORT HIGH SCHOOL PARENT/STUDENT NEWSLETTER
The Gulfport School District does not discriminate on the basis
of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, or disability
in the provision of educational programs and services or employment
opportunities or benefits.
Turkey Creek article is being included in a book, A People's
Curriculum For the Earth.
Mr. Thomas Watson was named one of our faculty’s most spirited
members and has shown his Admiral spirit by donning a white tuxedo
and proudly wearing our school’s colors of blue and orange.
Ms. Lauren Lassabe was the guest speaker for The University of
Southern Mississippi’s HIS 488 course, which is a course designed
to assist pre-service teachers who will be engaging in their
student teaching experiences next semester. Ms. Lassabe shared
classroom management strategies, classroom organization tips, and
realistic expectations for first-year teachers. This past semester
she opened her classroom to student teacher Mr. Marty Jeansonne,
who learned a great deal from his student teaching experience at
GHS.
GHS HISTORY TEACHER SPEAKS TO PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS AT USM
MR. THAMES’ CASE STUDY PUBLISHED
Mr. Hardy Thames, history teacher and Shoreline sponsor at
Gulfport High School, conducted research on Turkey Creek along with
his students, and his case study has been published in A People’s
Curriculum for the Earth. Five years in the making, A People’s
Curriculum for the Earth is a collection of articles, role plays,
simulations, stories, poems, and graphics to help breathe life into
teaching about the environmental crisis. The book features some of
the best articles from the Rethinking Schools magazine, along with
readings on climate change, energy, water, food, and pollution. We
are proud that Mr. Thames has contributed to this resource that
helps students see what issues Earth faces and how to imagine
solutions.
Mr. Thames’ classroom case study entitled Looking for Justice at
Turkey Creek can also be found in pdf format online. It was
published in the Rethinking Schools winter edition. Check it out!
http://www.leahmahan.com/comehellorhighwater/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Thames_Rethinking-Schools.pdf
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GULFPORT HIGH SCHOOL PARENT/STUDENT NEWSLETTER
The Gulfport School District does not discriminate on the basis
of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, or disability
in the provision of educational programs and services or employment
opportunities or benefits.
Mrs. Edith Flores, Integrated Science 9 teacher at GHS, has
established a very successful program to help students make up
missed assessments and assignments after school on Mondays,
Wednesdays, and Thursdays. She has served almost 300 students in
her endeavor. We appreciate her initiative to implement the
Academic Recovery program, as well as the many hours she has
devoted after school. This program has not only afforded students
the opportunity to better their grades, but it also has protected
the instructional time of teachers and has allowed teachers to
better target their instruction during after-school tutorials in
their own classrooms.
MRS. FLORES ESTABLISHES ACADEMIC RECOVERY PROGRAM
QUILTS OF VALOR AWARDED ON MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY
To recognize the service and accomplishments of our dedicated
Marine Corps JROTC instructors, two beautiful, hand-made quilts
were presented to Lieutenant Colonel John Owens and Master Sergeant
Alan Neumann by the Quilts of Valor Foundation (www.QOVF.org)
during the Marine Corps Birthday Ceremony at GHS.
http://www.qovf.org/
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GULFPORT HIGH SCHOOL PARENT/STUDENT NEWSLETTER
The Gulfport School District does not discriminate on the basis
of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, or disability
in the provision of educational programs and services or employment
opportunities or benefits.
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Parents, we encourage you to stay informed and get involved at
Gulfport High School. Please access the monthly calendar at
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MR. WADSWORTH PRESENTS AT DIVISION FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD
CONFERENCE
Mr. Patrick Wadsworth recently presented at the Division for
Early Childhood (DEC) Conference in St. Louis, Missouri. The theme
for this year’s conference was Gateway to the Future, which echoed
DEC’s mission to promote policies and advances in evidence-based
practices that support families and enhance the optimal development
of young children who have or are at risk for developmental delays
and disabilities. He, along with co-presenters Mrs. Donna Wadsworth
and Robin McCartney, shared information about the benefits of play
for all children on an integrated playground.
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