April 5, 2019

New Recruitment Video a Huge Success!

Thanks to Patrick Stowe, we are more than excited to launch our new recruitment video! Thanks to everyone who volunteered their time, and made producing this video so much fun!

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Galileo Forensics Team Places at State Finals!

Last Saturday, three members of Galileo's Forensics Team, Taylor Mangus, Devyn McIvor, and Trevor Percario, competed in the State Finals. After a long (long) day of competition, we now have another two victories:

Trevor Percario- 2nd Place, Original Oratory

Taylor Mangus, 3rd Place, Extemporaneous Speaking

Congratulations to all three seniors for their efforts.

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GWHS SOS Interns Partner with URW Credit Union!

The Start on Success (SOS) interns from George Washington High School visited the United Rubber Workers (URW) Credit Union on Wednesday, March 20, 2019. This is a work based learning experience for these students who are ready to continue life lessons.

Chris Simmons, VP of Lending, at the Lowes Branch was enthusiastic about sharing his wisdom in financial matters with our interns. He took the students on a tour of the entire facility, stopping by every office explaining what their job responsibilities are and how they all relate to each other.

Interns: Zion Ferrell, Jasmine Gentry, Joshua Batts

Special thanks to URW!

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"Reality Store" Teaches Life Skills at Bonner!

Friday, March 22, 2019 was the official 2019 Reality Store event. Daniel Hale, the local 4-H agent, came to spend one day with each 6th grade Science teacher to prepare the students for the official Reality Store.

In the prep sessions, he allowed students to discuss life skills budgeting (for example rent, utilities, child care, communications, etc.). Each student at the end of the session was given a "life scenario" in which they had to then act out for the day of the actual Reality Store. Some examples were single with no children, a technical engineer and makes $3,250 per month, or married with two children (ages 6 months and 2 years) with a spouse that does not work and total monthly income is $2,875. There were over 100 different scenarios students could get. While going through the Reality Store, students have to take their budget and purchase a car, housing, communications, groceries, utilities, and other such life skills.

The conversations were eye-opening for the students and they really began to understand how budgeting will help keep them in a good place financially. We take it a step further to discuss how the decisions they are making today are shaping their futures. If they want to be successful in the future, they need to make good decisions today -- academically, relationships, and other such ways.

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Science Fair Projects with Sara Lewis' 6th graders!

Friday, March 1st, Mrs. Lewis' 6th graders presented their science fair projects not only to her but the the local 4-H agent, Daniel Hale. He scored them and gave out blue and red ribbons for all her students. Twelve were chosen to represent Danville at the district level in Appomattox by receiving purple ribbons. Those 12 are: Haleigh Sellers, Maggie Weller, Bryce Dawson, Adam Matekjo, Skylar Payne, Liza Porch, Coleman Lewis, Charlie Hungarland, Jessica Walters, Sydney Lackey, Jerusha Theodore, and Cortez Santana.

Below are the seven that represented Danville in Appomattox on Saturday, March 30th, and they received the following ribbons:

Cortez Santana - red ribbon

Liza Porch - blue ribbon

Coleman Lewis - blue ribbon

Sydney Lackey - blue ribbon

Jerusha Theodore - blue ribbon

Charlie Hungarland - blue ribbon & purple ribbon

Jessica Walters - blue ribbon & purple ribbon

Congratulations to ALL the students, but especially those representing Danville at the district level with such high marks and uplifting comments.

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Gibson Recognizes Richard and Jones!

Each month the faculty and staff at Gibson Elementary nominate a teacher and staff member for the month. The teacher of the month for April is Mrs. Richard (Sped) and the staff member of the month is Dr. Jones (Principal).

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April Students of the Month Announced!

Everyday at Gibson Elementary students are celebrated for their outstanding effort. At the end of each month one student is chosen from each homeroom for showing exemplary behavior and academics.

The April students of the month are:

Jaliyah Glass, Demi Griffith, Jacob Terry, A'Zyiah Brandon, Haitham Ouaami, Cameron Graves, Mekayla Baynes, Jakayla Harrington, Imani Jones, Eli Lashley, Gabriella Leftwitch, Jade Covington, Colton Farmer, Dylan Alvarez-Epaillat, Lyrica McGrory, Aifan Waller, Sherman Jonson, Sincere Graves, Janiyah Pinchback, Trevor Quesenberry, Keziah Walker-Stehphens, Sky Daniel, Taniya Gunn, Samiyah Cruz, Kymora Fuller, Gabriel Ellington, Kimberly Haley, Nashawn Flowers, Vanessa Bianchi, Mahogany Tarpley, Talan Chaffins, and Kenny Mitchell.

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GW Theatre Guild Presents "The Little Mermaid" - Starts Today!

The GW Theatre Guild presents The Little Mermaid today and Saturday! Tickets are $8 for adults, and $5 for students & senior citizens. Performance times are April 5th at 7:00 p.m., and April 6th at 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

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GWHS Goes to the Dogs!

Special thanks to SRO Corporal Goins, Officer Frost, and Officer Phillips from the Danville Police Department for bringing Rooster and Tina to visit with Mrs. Krystal Dillard’s Criminal Justice class at George Washington High School.

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What are Your Thoughts About Yoga in Schools?

“I believe that teacher and student stress underlie a lot of our problems with learning,” said Curry School professor Patricia Jennings. “If we want to improve our test scores, then let’s all calm down.”

To that end, Jennings has spent more than a decade working with colleagues on a 30-hour mindfulness-based professional development program for teachers called CARE (Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education). As part of the training, stretched across several weeks, teachers explore the cognitive and physical links to their emotions in order to better regulate them, and they role-play stressful classroom situations to practice mindful responses. Let me know if you would be interested in classes - asparks@mail.dps.k12.va.us.

The full article can be viewed via The Hechinger Report.

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More Accolades for Wilson!

Over Spring Break, Shunta Wilson was selected to participate in the 2019 SOVA All-Star Game. He played with top players from Virginia, D.C., North Carolina, and West Virginia. He won the dunk contest, was awarded the game's Most Valuable Player, and his team won the championship game 116-113. Congratulations Shunta for representing our school division!

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Sowers, Danaher, and Cook Win Awards at Annual SVRTC Banquet!

The 13th Annual Southside Virginia Regional Technology Consortium (SVRTC) Technology Banquet was held on Thursday, March 21, 2019 at Longwood University. Twenty-one SVRTC school divisions were represented at the banquet.

Congratulations to the following award winners from DPS:

Cori Sowers - Instructional Support

John Danaher - Technology Teacher

Buddy Cook - Technology Support

We appreciate all that you do to support our students and staff!

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Jeffers Comes Home to Speak to Juniors and Seniors at GWHS!

On Monday, April 1st, George Washington High School welcomed home a former Eagle, Danielle Jeffers, to speak to the juniors and seniors about her program Dough 4 Degrees. When Danielle was getting ready to start her journey at VA Tech, she was awarded over $100,000 in scholarships that she had applied for and each semester she received a refund check averaging around $8,000. Danielle took the time to speak with many of our students and has offered to help many of them through the assistance of her company to find ways to pay for college without taking out a large student loan.

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School Board Recognizes Athletics AND Academics!

The Championship Boys Basketball Team and the Championship Cheer Teams were recognized at last night’s School Board meeting.

Also recognized were the basketball player and the cheerleader with the top GPA. Congratulations to Cadrein Cunningham for his 3.56 GPA. He has been accepted to 5 colleges and universities.

Congratulations to Faith Odom, a Varsity Cheerleader, for her 4.42 GPA. Faith has been accepted to 15 colleges and universities.

We apologize to any of you who may have tuned in to the show last night. We experienced technical difficulty with our audio. However, check out our Facebook page for a great story from WSET about the basketball team and their academic success as all 9 seniors were accepted to colleges and universities and most acceptance letters were based on academics!

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Moving on to Football...Already??

This is what I am talking about. Tuesday was the 1st day of spring practice for football.

Go Eagles!

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Allstate Reps Donate $1,000 for Championship Ring Ceremony!

Today was a special day as Gerry Spencer, the DPS Allstate Consultant, stopped by the office to donate a check for the championship rings. He and Lona Bishop, the DPS Allstate Representative, collectively donated $1,000.

Pictured below is Jonathan Fain (Athletic Director), Superintendent Stanley Jones, and Gerry Spencer.

Thank you for believing in and supporting our student-athletes!

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Information on 2019 Summer Feeding Program!

Please see the information below on our 2019 Summer Feeding Program. Did you know that DPS served over 32,000 meals during the summer of 2018?

For more information, including a Summer Feeding Site Registration Form and a schedule of menus, please click here or call 434.799.6405 for the Department of Child Nutrition.

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