Elephant Tracks 3/23/12

ELEPHANT TRACTS – GCSS NEWSLETTER 
3/23/2012
 
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ALL SCHOOLS
3/25 Healthy Habits Child & Family Wellness Expo @ INK 1-4 (See Below)
3/26 CCGPS Training High School English @ GHS (All Day)
        Goal 3 Work Group SBO Board Room 9:00
        SPED Teachers SBO Board Room  Elementary 3:00  Middle & High 4:15
        ESL Teachers Meetings @ WMA Elementary 3:00-4:00 Mid & High 4:15-5:15
        Grade 4 & 5 Transitional Meeting @ GMS 4:00 pm
        Grade 8 & 9 Transitional Specialists Teachers @ GMS 4:00
        Fine Arts Teachers @ Enota Media Center 4:00 pm
        Pre-K Teachers  @ New Holland 3:30 pm
3/27 Goal 4 Work Group SBO Conference Room 8:30 pm
        School Testing Coordinator Training for CRCT @ CO 11:00
3/28 CCGPS Training High School Science (am) and History (pm) @ CO
        Softball-Baseball Facility Study Group Civic Center 8:30 am
        Chamber of Commerce Job Fair Georgia Mt. Center 10-3
         Parents of Children With Autism Support Group GMS 6:30-7:30 pm
3/29 CCGPS Training High School Math (all day) @ CO
        United Way Celebration GA Mt. Center Theatre 11:30-1:00
3/30 Furlough Day
3/31 Girl Scout Day at NEGA History Center 10-1  (See Below)
4/2-6 SPRING HOLIDAYS
4/7 Pay Period Cut-off
4/9 Time Sheets Due
 
CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY
3/23 Italian Ice
3/26 PCI Ari Meeting 8:00 am
        Spring Pictures
3/27 Faculty Meeting 3:00
3/28 CCGPS with Wiley
3/29 Arts in School K, 1st, 3^rd 8:30  2^nd, 4^th, 5^th, 9:25
        Writing Test Data Entered
        SpEd, Mpact, Grade Level 2:50
        Tech Support/Creasman
3/30 Furlough Day No School
4/2-4/6 S P R I N G   B R E A K  No School
       
ENOTA ELEMENTARY
3/23 Progress Monitoring Data Due to Ms. Dowdy
        Blacksmith Visits 3^rd Grade
3/26 3^rd Grade Writing Test Continues
        Grade Level/Team Planning Meetings 3:00
3/27 Leadership Team Meeting 3:00
3/28 Collaborative Team Meetings
        Dads’ Mentor Group in Culinary Arts 12:00
        Baby Shower for Tabitha Riley and Julie Oliver Media Center 3:00
3/29 Egg Hunts
        Energy Shutdown for Spring Break
3/30 Furlough Day No School
4/2-4/6 S P R I N G   B R E A K  No School
 
FAIR STREET ELEMENTARY
3/23 Honors Day in Individual Classrooms
        Ms. Holeman’s 3^rd Grade Class to Quinlan Visual Arts Center 10:00
        Kindergarten to Walk to Wilshire Park for Team Tiger 12:00
3//29 Stomp Out Bullying Rally Gym 9:00
         T. Kirk’s Class to GHS Band Room 10:30
3/30 Furlough Day No School
4/2-4/6 S P R I N G   B R E A K  No School
 
GAINESVILLE ELEMENTARY
3/26 Leadership Meeting 7:20 am
        Ms. Fenn’s 5^th Grade Class Art Party @ Quinlan Art Center
3/28 GAN Meetings During Planning
3/30 Furlough Day No School
4/2-4/6 S P R I N G   B R E A K  No School

NEW HOLLAND ELEMENTARY
3/23 PLC: K,4, 5   
3/27 Spring Picture Day
        Kindergarten Field Trip
        Leadership Meeting 2:45
3/28 PLC ESOL/EOP/Connections
        Faculty Meeting 2:45
3/29 PLC 3,4,5
3/30 Furlough Day No School
4/2-4/6 S P R I N G   B R E A K  No School
      
GMS
3/27 Golf vs. Pickens/Jackson Co. @ Chattahoochee 4:30 pm
3/29 Large Group Performance Evaluations
        Golf @ Apple Mountain 4:30
3/30 Large Group Performance Evaluations
3/30 Furlough Day No School
4/2-4/6 S P R I N G   B R E A K  No School     
 
GHS     
3/23 GHSGT Make-ups
        Freshmen Friday Assemblies Boys-New Gym Girls PAC 2:00
        Boys Golf Georgia/South Carolina Cup Round 1 @ The Orchard
        JV Tennis @ Buford 4:00 pm
        Varsity Tennis @ Buford 4:00 pm
        Varsity Baseball vs. Franklin @ Ivey-Watson 5:55 pm
3/24 Boys Golf Georgia/South Carolina Cup Round 2 @ The Orchard
        Track & Field Dawson Invitational @ Dawson County
        Girls Golf Spartan/Lanier Challenge @ Legacy Lanier Islands
        Freshmen Class Yard Sale for Relay for Life @ 1470 Takeda Road 9-12
        Step Team Competition Wildcat Steppers Step Show Clayton County PAC 3:00
3/26 Boys Golf Big Red Shootout @ Chattahoochee GC
        Football Cheerleading Tryouts @ GHS New Gym 4:00
        JV Girls Soccer vs. Stephens @ Home 5:00 pm
        Varsity Soccer @ Oconee Girls 5:30 pm  Boys 7:30
3/27 Varsity Tennis @ Walnut Grove 4:00 pm
        Football Cheerleading Tryouts @ GHS New Gym 4:00
        Track & Field @ Habersham Central 4:30
        Varsity Boys Tennis @ Walnut Grove 4:30
3/28 Girls Golf vs. Lumpkin Co/North Hall @ Achasta GC 4:00
        Football Cheerleading Tryouts @ GHS New Gym 4:00
        JV Girls Soccer @ North Hall 5:00
        Varsity Baseball vs. Monroe @ Ivey-Watson 5:55
3/29 Varsity Girls Tennis @ West Hall 4:00
        Girls Golf vs. West Hall @ Chattahoochee 4:00
        Football Cheerleading Tryouts @ GHS New Gym 4:00
        Varsity Boys Tennis vs. West Hall @ Home 4:00
        Varsity Soccer vs. North Hall @ Home Girls 5:30 Boys 7:30
        JV Baseball vs. Johnson @ Ivey Watson 5:55 pm
3/30 Furlough Day No School
        Track & Field Flowery Branch Invitational @ Flowery Branch 3:00 pm
        JV Baseball vs. West Hall @ Ivey Watson 5:30 pm
        Varsity Baseball @. Stephens County 5:55 pm
        Girls Lacrosse @ South Forsyth 5:55
3/31 Step Team Competition Konfuzion (Riverdale) High School Step Show  2:00
4/1 Last Day to Purchase Yearbook for $75.00 (See Below)
4/2-4/6 S P R I N G   B R E A K  No School
 
Directions to:
Achasta Golf Club – Go Highway 60 North toward Dahlonega.  Go 17.1 miles.  Turn right onto Burch River Drive.  Go .6 miles.  Course is on left.  639 Burch River Drive
Allen Creek Soccer Complex-Go 129 S.  past Burger King & Cargill.  Cross I-985. Go to second light after you cross the bridge.  Turn right on Monroe Drive .  Complex will be approximately one mile on left.
Apple Mountain Golf Course-Go Highway 985 to 365.  Go 441 N. in Cornelia. Go 2.5miles north of the Tom Arrendale interchange (where 365 & 17 go to Toccoa). Take left on Hollywood Hills Road .  Follow the signs to Apple Mountain .
Buford High School-I-985 South to Exit 8.  Turn right at the end of ramp.  After turning right, go to the third traffic light, and turn left onto Buford Highway .  Just before Buford Highway turns into a four lane, turn right onto Sawnee Ave. - should be a sign saying Buford High School .  School is up the hill (about 1/4 mile) on the right.  2750 Sawnee Ave
ChattahoocheeGolf Course-Go Highway 60 ( Thompson Bridge Road ) across the first bridge.  Go to the second light (just before you get to Ingles Shopping Center ).  Turn left.  Clubhouse will be on left.
Clayton County Performing Arts Center-Go I-985 S. to I-85 S.  Take Exit 95 to I-285 East.  Merge onto I 695 via Exit 52 toward Macon.  Go 17.96 miles. Take US23/GA 42, Exit 2.  Turn right on GA 42.  Turn left onto Fielder Road.  Go 2 miles & turn right on Mt. Zion Parkway.  2530 Mt. Zion Parkway, Jonesboro.
Dawson County High School : Take Highway 53 past 400.  Approximately 5 1/2 miles.  2nd red light past 400.  Take right onto Perimeter Road .  Go to 3rd drive.
Flowery Branch High School-Take 985 South to Spout Springs Road exit.  Turn left at the end of the exit ramp.  Go 2.5 miles.  School is on left hand side of road.  6603 Spout Springs Road.
Habersham Central High School-Go north on I-985.  It will become Ga. 365.  Continue north until you come to the Clarkesville/Mt Airy exit (Hwy. 197) which is just past mile marker #49.  Exit there and at the end of the exit ramp, turn right.  Habersham Central is 0.3 miles on the right.  
Ivey-Watson Baseball Field – Go Highway 53 West past the mall and Publix. You will pass McDonald's on your left. There will be a BP Station on the right. Turn left onto Lanier Valley Road. Continue to the entrance to Lanier Pointe Park.  Ivey-Watson is the first field on the left after you enter the park.
Lake Lanier Islands Legacy GC- Go 985 S to Exit 8 (Friendship Road.  Follow signs to Lake Lanier Islands.  700 Holiday Road, Buford, GA
Lumpkin Co. High School-Take Highway 60 N. to Dahlonega.  In Dahlonega, go part of way around Square.  Take Highway 19 North.  School will be approximately 1 mile on left past middle school on right.
North Hall-Go Highway 60 North to Mt. Vernon Road (Hwy. 283).  Turn right.  Go approximately 2-3 miles.  School will be on left on Mt. Vernon Road.  4885 Mt. Vernon Road, Gainesville, GA
Oconee County High School-Go 985 S. to Exit 16.  Go left on Winder Highway (Hwy. 53). Go east on Hwy 53 through Winder.  Past Winder, take a right at the golf course.  Go approximately 20 miles from Winder. You will cross over Hwy. 316. The High School is on the right (this is still Hwy 53) about 12 miles after you cross Hwy. 316. Soccer field is at the Middle School.  From the High School, take a left at the first light (an Eckerds is on the corner).  The field is on the left.
Orchard Golf Course-I-985 N.  Go approximately 30-40 minutes past exits to Demorest and Clarksville .  Look for signs on left hand side of the highway just past Hollywood .  Turn left at 2^nd billboard onto T. Smith Road .  Then turn right at the dead-end onto Historic Highway 441.  Take an immediate left onto Orchard Road and go approximately 1.5 miles to The Orchard entrance on your right.
Riverdale High School- Go 985 S. to 85 S.  Take Exit 95 A toward Macon/Augusta. Go 22.5 miles. Take I75 S. (Exit 58) toward Macon.  Go 1.7 miles and merge onto GA 85 S. to Riverdale.  Go 4.6 miles.  Turn left onto Roberts Drive.  School will be on right.  160 Roberts Drive, Riverdale, GA  30274.
South Forsyth High School-Take Hwy. 400 South to Exit 13(Peachtree Parkway/141).  At the end of the exit ramp, make a left.  You will be on 141.  After crossing over 400, proceed approximately 1/3 mile and South Forsyth High School will be on your left. 
South Forsyth High School-Take Hwy.400 South to Exit 13(Peachtree Parkway/141).  At the end of the exit ramp, make a left.  You will be on 141.  After crossing over 400, proceed approximately 1/3 mile and South Forsyth High School will be on your left. 
Stephens County High School-Take I-985 to I-365.  Go 28.7 miles.  Merge onto GA 365 toward GA 123.  Go 6.3 miles.  GA 365 becomes GA-17.  Go 5.2 miles.  Turn slight left onto GA 17-Alt GA17.  Go .8 miles. Turn left on White Pine Road.  638 White Pine Road is on your left.
WalnutGrove High School– Go I-985 S.  Take exit 4 GA-20.  Turn left and go 10.1 miles.  Turn right onto GA-124.   Go .4 miles and turn left onto GA-20/Ga124.  Go 3.8 miles and turn right onto Rosebud Road, SW.  Go 2.5 miles.  Turn left onto Hwy 78.  Turn right onto GA-82.  Go 5.7 miles.  Turn right onto Guthrie Cemetery Road.   School will be on the right.   4863 Guthrie Cemetery Road, Loganville
West Hall-Go Brown's Bridge Road West to McEver Road (@Liberty Mutual).  Turn left onto McEver Road .  Go 4-5 miles.  School will be on right on McEver Road .


The Gainesville City Board Work Session scheduled for April 2, 2012 has been canceled due to the Spring Break holiday.

The next regular board meeting is scheduled for April 16, 2012 at 6:00 p.m.
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·       STOMP OUT CANCER 5K ROAD RACE

• Sponsored by Gainesville High School
• April 21^st, 2012 **** 9:00 a.m. ****
• Riverside Military Academy
• Gainesville, Georgia
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• COST:Early registration received by 04/12/12 is $20.00 
•           (After 04/13/12 and race day registration is $5.00 more)
• ***You are not guaranteed a shirt if you register on race day.***  NO REFUNDS
•  
• PROCEEDS:All proceeds from this race will go towards Gainesville High School faculty members battling cancer.
•  
• REGISTRATION:Race day registration and packet pickup will be at Riverside Military Academy, beginning at 8:00 a.m. on race day
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• WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE:All 5K runners/walkers will receive an event t-shirt. Additionally, all runners/walkers will be treated to fruit, drinks, and plenty of water.
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• AWARDS:Awards to the overall male and female winner and the top finisher in the following age groups will win awards. 10 & under, 11-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75 & over. No awards will be mailed.  

    
For additional information or application form, e-mail shannon.faile@gcssk12.net (770-359-7784) or jaret.holland@gcssk12.net (706-254-1746).
 
The North Georgia All-Star Classic will be held at 6:00 pm Friday at Gainesville High.  The girls game will be held first, followed by the boys game at 7:30 pm.  Admission to the game is $7.00 for adults and $5.00 for children.  Coaches are Brenda Hill-Gilmore and Hazel Hall for the girls, and Todd Cottrell and Duke Mullis for boys.  For more information, contact Mario Mays 770-540-9375 or Adrian Penland 770-598-4596.
 
Enota Multiple Intelligences Academy is looking to upgrade its playground, adding new equipment and a shade garden.  With the help of the Enota PTA and Fockele Gardens, alumni, teachers, and friends can buy a brick in honor of someone “with whom you share fond memories of time spent at Enota.”  For more information, contact Scarlet Pendarvis at scarletlee@charter.net.
 
Any interested parties are invited to a parents of children with autism support group on Wednesday, March 28 from 6:30 – 7:30 pm at Gainesville Middle School.  Childcare and light snacks will be provided.  A Spanish translator will be available.

Vote for your favorite Face it… Substance Abuse Prevention Video by visiting the Drug Free Coalition of Hall County FaceBook page (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Drug-Free-Coalition-of-Hall-County/58581237487) and “like” your favorite(s).  There are sixteen (16) videos posted on the Coalition Facebook page; each posting includes the group name, school name, and group member names.   Community voting is open from March 12^th through March 26^th.  There are two entries from GMS and one from GHS.

The 2nd semester Freshman Friday has been moved to Friday, 3/23 due to a scheduling conflict with the speakers.  There will be 2 motivational speakers and a student group called "Diplomats for Diversity" scheduled for this assembly.  The FR boys will go to the New Gym and the FR girls will go to the PAC. 
 
The Gainesville Softball Program is selling USDA Choice Cut Meats as a fundraiser for the 2012 season, and we need YOUR support.  It is as easy as this ... either see any Gainesville Softball Player or log onto www.gainesvillehssoftball.com and click on the Butcher's Choice Fundraiser on the homepage ... view the meat selections ... make your selection at the bottom of the page and pay for your meat using your debit card, credit card, e-check, or PayPal (we even can take EBT stamps).  Then all you have to do is come by the high school on Thursday, April 12th at 4:15pm (new gym lower parking lot) to pick up your selection.  Each piece of meat is individually packaged, and frozen (good for up to a year). 
 
The Northeast Georgia History Center is hosting the Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia for a special day to celebrate their 100th anniversary of Girl Scouting.   Saturday, March 31, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., will be Girl Scout Day. 

On Saturday, March 24, the GHS Freshmen Class will be having a Yard Sale at 1470 Takeda Road from 9-12. Proceeds from the sale will go to the Gainesville/Hall Co. Relay for Life in honor of the Freshman Academy principal, Mr. Daryl White.  For information or to arrange donations of items to be sold helen.perry@gcssk12.net

GHS students must purchase yearbooks BEFORE April 1 for $75 - the price goes up to $80 until Distribution Day.  On Distribution Day the book will be $85!  Drop by Room 14 to purchase or go online to www.bigredyearbook.com

High school students who want to attend a technical school in Georgia such as Lanier Technical College must take the ASSET test. If they missed the opportunity to take the ASSET test here at GHS on February 23, 2012, there is one more opportunities to take the test. The ASSET test will be given at Lanier Technical College, Oakwood Campus, on Wednesday, April 4, at 3:00 p.m. in Bldg 300. The test takes about 2.5 hours and is free of charge. Students should call Lanier Tech at 770 531-6300 or send an email to www.laniertech.edu to schedule a test date.


The GHS girls and boys basketball teams are selling T-shirts in honor of Dr. Wendell Carpenter.  Dr. Carpenter taught at Gainesville for many years and touched so many people and students with his amazing talents in music and drama. As you may know, Dr. Carpenter fought a courageous fight against this terrible disease,  a disease that is touching many families today.  The teams would like to sell these t shirts in his honor and all the profit will be donated to the Alzheimer's Foundation in his honor.  The short sleeved shirts are $10.00 and the long sleeve t-shirts are $15.00.  Shirts come inred or pink.  Youth sizes can be special ordered.  For additional information or to order shirts, contact brenda.hill-gilmore@gcssk12.net or todd.cottrell@gcssk12.net.  Checks should be made payable to GHS/Basketball/Alzheimer's.

PAJAMA DRAMA
Send in your registration form now!
You don’t want to miss this exciting event!
 
On April 13, 2012 the amazing Pam Ware and her talented drama troupe will be hosting Pajama Drama at the Warehouse, located at GHS. This event will be for all students in grades three, four, five, and six. The students will be there from 5:00 p.m. Friday night until 9:30 a.m. the next morning. The cost will be $50.00 for each participant, which includes dinner, breakfast, and a snack. Registration forms with complete details will be  sent home with each child in the Gainesville elementary schools and middle school.  They are also available at the GHS main office.
 
Register early to be sure your child will get a spot!
Thanks for supporting GHS Drama!

SAVE THE DATE:  The Athletic Club’s Third Annual Stomp and Chomp will be on Saturday, September 8^th at the Gainesville Civic Center.  The first two year’s contribution to the Gainesville City sports programs has been around $50,000.  Over 250 people attended the event both of the first two years.  If anyone is interested in buying a table or donating an item for the live or silent auction, please contact Kris Nordholz at knordholz@fullmedia.com.

The Gainesville High Baby Elephant Cheerleading Camp will be from 2;00 pm to 5:00 pm on June 4-7 at the Free Chapel North Campus for girls ages 5-12.  For more information contact Helen Perry at Helen.perry@gcssk12.net or visit www.gcssk12.net/cheerleading

Elachee Nature Science Center has announced their summer camps for children in Pre-K and Elementary Schools.  To register: www.elachee.org or 770-535-1976.
April 2-6 Naturepalooza
June 4-8 Wet, Wetter Wettest
June 11-15 Exploring The Animal Kingdom
June 18-22 Seeing Stars
June 25-29 A Heap of Herps
July 9-13 Bugs, Slugs, & Katydids
July 16-20 Lessons From the Cherokee
July 23-27 Wind and Weather
July 30-Aug. 3 Water Journeys (Elementary Only)
Middle School & CITS
June 11-15 Extreme Creek Week
June 18-22 Adventures High and Low
July 9-13 Wilderness Survival
July 16-20 Elachee Mountain Bike Camp
July 30-Aug. 3 Super Science Sampler


Safe Kids Gainesville/Hall County, in partnership with Bike Town
U.S.A., will host a Bike Safety Poster Contest and Helmet Give-a-Way
Event.
$550 in Prizes, courtesy of Bike Town U.S.A.
1st place: Haro Mountain or BMX Bike
2nd place: Helmet, Light Kit, Gloves, Water Bottle
3rd place: Light Kit, Gloves, Water Bottle

2012 Bike Safety Poster Contest Guidelines


● Safe Kids Gainesville/Hall County opens the contest to all 4th and
5th graders in the Gainesville City School System and the Hall County
School System.

● The theme for the contest is “Bicycles Take Me Places” with an
emphasis on bike safety.

● Entries should illustrate a message that communicates bike safety,
health and fitness or outdoor adventure.

● Size requirement for artwork submission is 11x17 – illustration
can be horizontal or vertical.

● Illustration must be an original and created by hand, copies will
not be accepted. Internet pictures or magazine pictures are not
allowed.

● An artwork submission form must be completely filled out and taped
to the back of each poster. A parent signature is also required on the
form. (Form is attached).

● Posters must be received by Bike Town U.S.A. (in Gainesville) on or
before Monday, April 16. No extensions or exceptions will be made.

● Posters will not be returned and will become the property of Safe
Kids Gainesville/Hall County.

● Posters will be judged by Safe Kids Gainesville/Hall County
coalition members and first, second and third place prizes will be
awarded. Prizes are courtesy of Bike Town U.S.A.

● Winners will be notified on Friday, April 20 and prizes can be
picked up at Bike Town U.S.A. on Saturday, April 21 between 1:00 pm –
3:00 pm.

● For more information, please email Kim Martin, Safe Kids
Gainesville/Hall County Coalition Coordinator at
kimberly.martin@nghs.com.

● Poster contest forms can be downloaded at
www.safekidsgainesvillehall.org

FREE Helmet Give-a-Way Event
Safe Kids Gainesville/Hall County will also host a FREE Helmet
Give-a-Way at Bike Town U.S.A. on Saturday, April 21 from 1:00 pm –
3:00 pm. Free bike helmets will be available while supplies last to
children ages 5-12 on a first-come, first serve basis. One helmet per
child, and the child MUST be present to be properly fitted for a helmet.
No rain checks or substitutions.
 
The Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce, Gainesville Area Employer Committee, Lanier Technical College and WDUN AM-FM radio will sponsor a Job Fair and Career Expo on March 28, 2012 from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm. The event will be held at the Georgia Mountains Center, located at 301 main Street, SW, Gainesville, GA 30501. Employers will share information about their company and recruit qualified job seekers.
 
GHS COUNSELOR’S OFFICE SCHOLARSHIP INFO
 
THERE IS AN UPDATED (3/16/12) LIST ATTACHED TO THIS NEWSLETTER.  
 
GHS Senior Isaac Hopkins won the state championship in dramatic interpretation in the Georgia Literary Competition at the Clayton County Performing Arts Center on Saturday, March 17.
 
The Times All-Area Wrestling Honorable Mention

Frank Preyer (113 lbs.)
 
Evan Maine (145 lbs.)
 
Jake Graham (160 lbs.)
 
Caleb Mosely (182 lbs.)
 
Damian Grayson (220 lbs.)

GHS had three winners in the Kiwanis Art Scholarship competition! Thuy Hanh Tran First Senior Division, Gabriel Diaz First place Sophomore Division and Kathleen Co Honorable Mention Sophomore Division. Thuy Hanh also won Best in Show with a $2,500 scholarship and Gabriel Diaz won Second Place in Best of Show with a $1,500 scholarship. Both Thuy Hanh and Gabriel will be going to state competition at West GA College.  Besides our winners GHS was well represented in the Kiwanis Art Scholarship competition with 33 students participating. You can view the exhibit until April 14 at the Quinlan Art Center.

The Results of the Choral Large Groups Performance Evaluations: 
 Treble Choir...2 Superiors
                        1 Excellent
                        1 Good (Sight reading)
 Mixed Festival Chorus...3 Excellents
                                         1 Superior (Sight reading)
A'abria Charles, Student Conductor...Superior rating 
Portia Burns, Student Teacher, directed two selections.

The 3rd round of the Georgia High School Air Rifle Championships was this week.    The Red Elephants shot well but lost against Elberton.      Score:  Elberton - 1118     Gainesville – 1111.  It was a great match considering that GHS had three first year shooters.      This is the first year we have been to State and to make it to the 3rd round says good things about our students/cadets.  Participants were Bianca Leija, Jonathan Alvarado, Dylan Chistel, and Kathryn Youngblook.

The Times Athlete of the Week Honor Roll:

Baseball
 
David Gonzalez- Pitched four no-hit innings and earned the win against Walnut Grove.
 
Shad Petree-Pitched six innings and struck out 11 in a win over Johnson.
 
Soccer
 
Eduardo Espinoza – Three goals in a win over Franklin County.
 
Hartley Carter – Five goals in a win over Franklin County.
 
Golf
 
Parks Brown-Shot a 72 to win individual honors at the Hall County Golf Championships.
 
Grant Lasseter-Scored a 75 at the Hall County Championships.
 
Pep Brown-Carded a 70 in a tournament at Chateau Elan.
 
Jackson Bishop-Carded a 72 in a tournament at Chateau Elan.
 
Morgan Reece-Shot a 78 to win individual honors at the Hall County Golf Championships.
 
Track
 
Marcquel Woodard-First in the 1600 and 800 in a meet at Gordon Central.
 
GHS Grad and current North Georgia College sophomore Jaymee Carnes was named a Division II All-American.
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/176/article/64987/
Jaymee was also named the Daktronics Division II National Player of the Year.  This is the highest honor in the country. 
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/176/article/65049/
 
GHS Construction Class Cares for Carr
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/6/article/65119/
 
GHS Boys Soccer Alone at the Top After Win Over Chestatee
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/28/article/65125/
 
High School Notebook Basketball All Star Classic
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/28/article/65113/
 
High School Scoreboard, 3/22 Track & Girls Golf
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/28/article/65121/
 
GHS Baseball Stays Perfect, Boys Tennis Wins
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/28/article/65059/
 
GCSS Survey To Help Enhance Learning
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/6/article/65065/
 
Gainesville Girls Soccer Over Lumpkin County
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/28/article/65005/
 
GHS Baseball Over W. Hall 13-5, Girls Golf Wins
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/28/article/64935/
 
Researchers Using Area Schools as Study Sites
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/6/article/64905/
 
Red Elephant Track Take Third at Warrior Invitational Track Meet
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/28/article/64901/
 
This Week in Sports
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/173/article/64897/
 
Local Sports Worthy of Recognition
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/116/article/64895/
 
Gainesville Boys Golf Takes 2^nd at Chateau Elan Girls Win Over W. Hall
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/28/article/64871/
 
Hartley CarterScores Five Goals in 10-0 Win over Franklin Co.
Gainesville Boys Soccer Stomps Franklin Co.
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/28/article/64833/