GCT Weekly BEAK. Job Shadowing Success for GCT Student. Volume 381, November 11, GCT Lady Eagles Team up to Provide Children s Gifts

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1 Be sure to check out the next edition of the Weekly Beak for Veterans Day Photos. GCT Appreciates the Service of all Veterans! Volume 381, November 11, 2016 GCT Weekly BEAK Job Shadowing Success for GCT Student Austin March was one of three students who job shadowed at the Greene County Sheriff's Department on October 21, Austin rode along with Reserve Deputy and Elementary Assistant Principal Keith Davis and got to see several different views of law enforcement during the day. Austin was a great student and asked very good questions concerning Law Enforcement jobs and what might take place on a daily basis. Thank you to Keith Davis for the photo and information. GCT Lady Eagles Team up to Provide Children s Gifts The GCT Lady Eagles Basketball team collected gifts for children at LeBonheur Children s Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. The scheduled delivery for the children was on Thursday, October 27 th, On the way the girls made a stop at Nettleton High School where the Nettleton Lady Raiders basketball team provided additional gifts for the Lady Eagles to take to the children. GCT appreciates the generous spirit of the Nettleton team as they teamed up with a conference rival for a great cause. Thank you to Coach Trey Harding for the photos, information and for coordinating the event that provided life lessons for the students in working to serve others in the community. GCT is very proud!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HALLOWEEN FUN AT GCT HIGH SCHOOL

2 GCT Crowley s Ridge Park Interpreter, Laura Kimbal would like to thank the GCT ROTC for their help on Saturday, Laura stated, Your group of kids helped us out so much on Saturday. We had around 800 people for Ghosts, Legends, and the Unexplained on Friday night, so the park was in desperate need of attention come Saturday morning and your bunch was up to the challenge. Not only did they help me out tremendously with the heavy props and decorations, they were respectful, kind, and willing to do anything to help out. The staff here at Crowley s Ridge State Park appreciates all the help and I look forward to working with you again soon. Thank you to Col. Antoline for sharing the photo and to the ROTC students pictured below who helped serve their community. GCT Elementary celebrated Red Ribbon Week, with special dress up days. Thank you to Marti Johnson for the photos.

3 GCT Primary School hosted RED RIBBON WEEK and students had a blast releasing balloons! GCT High School celebrated Red Ribbon Week right and pictured below is Country verses City for Spirit Week. Thank you to Elizabeth Beck for the photos.

4 GCT Elementary Students certainly enjoyed 50 s day during Red Ribbon Week. Thank you to Jessica Williams for the great photos. GCT Elementary Students participated in a Mock Election. It was a great experience for students.

5 Congratulations to past GCT graduate, Emily Shain, who was recently crowned as the homecoming queen at Arkansas Tech University on Saturday, October 29, Thank you to Charles Nelson for the photos! Billy Ray Cyrus, AKA, Mike Nunnally, Principal of Eagle Academy made a guest appearance on Monday, October, 21, 2016 as he is posing with Pizza, AKA, Brandy Wells. GCT High School Staff celebrated Halloween. Pictured below is Ms. Reddick as Wonder Woman and GCT High School custodians Brenda and Connie entertained students and staff every day of October with daily costumes. Thank you to Elizabeth Beck for the photos. Mrs. Debbie Horner and Mrs. Lisa Brown are sisters who teach kindergarten at GCT Primary School and showed school spirit for Crazy Hair and Nerd Day! Thank you to Amber Farmer for the photos.

6 GCT Preschool Students in Diana Boozer s Class enjoyed dressing up for Red Ribbon Week and Trick or Treating.

7 National Speaker on GT hosted at GCT High School Auditorium on Tuesday, November 15 th, :30 P.M.

8 French Club members really enjoyed themselves during Trunk or Treat held on Halloween at GCT Elementary School. Students had a great time tossing bean bags into buckets filled with prizes, pinning the boo on the ghost, receiving lots of candy, and having their pictures made with our very own GCT Disney princesses. Pictured from left to right are Kinley Prichard, Sabrina Kellett, Olivia Bolen, Shelby Adams and Allyson Fowler. Thank you to French Club sponsor, Kelly Pitcher for the photos. Thanks to GCT High School Clubs and organizations as twelve clubs participated in the annual Trunk or Treat hosted at GCT Elementary School on Halloween. Thank you to Hannah Grey for the following photos.

9 GCT Jr. High Student Council participated in the Annual Trunk or Treat on Monday, October 31, 2016 held at the Elementary School gym for the community. The student council members manned the bowling game as children received a piece of candy for each pin that was knocked down. Candy was donated by the students and Jr. High School faculty members. Thank you to students, Ethan Mason, Olivia Combs, Colby Lucy, and all of those who helped make the event a success. GCT Jr. High School Student Council Sponsor, Carol Surber, stated, It was a lot of fun and I am certainly proud of the students for wanting to spend their Halloween helping other children. Thank you to Carol Surber for the photos.

10 GCT Primary School hosted 1950 s Day on Friday, October 28, 2016 as students had a wonderful time. Thank you to Amber Farmer for the photos. GCT Primary School hosted spirit week for Red Ribbon week, and the Crazy Hair day was certainly a favorite day. Thank you to Amber Farmer for the photos.

11 Day of the Dead, Mathletes vs Athletes for Paragould vs. Tech Spirit week! GCT has lots of Spirit! Thank you to Elizabeth Beck for the great photos.

12 Key club members at GCT High School held a bake sale and sold Hallow-grams on October 31st to raise money for infant tetanus shots. According to TheEliminateProject.org/TrickorTreat, a newborn dies every 11 minutes from this disease. All $ raised will be donated to The Eliminate Project. Almost 100 million mothers need help and the GCT students decided to take action. Thank you to Patricia Roush, the sponsor, for the photos and information. Congratulations to the GCT Tech TV Students pictured right. They traveled last weekend to Springfield, Missouri for competition and brought home one first place, one second place and two third place trophies. Thank you to Pamela Andrews for the photos and information. Congratulations to the GCT Lady Eagles Cross Country Team who placed first in the Conference for the second year in a row. Good Luck at State this weekend, Lady Eagles. Tuesday, November 1, 2016 was National Family Literacy Day and Troop C s Corporal Tony Hill took the opportunity to teach Troop Jarrod Lyerly about the Arkansas State Police COPS (Community Oriented Policing) programs. GCT Elementary 3 rd Grade Class Lorna Potter s appreciates the visit.

13 Greene County Tech School District EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT SoPHia Holland has worked for the Greene County Tech School District for the past five years. She serves as a Pre- AP History Teacher at GCT Jr. High School. Sophia has a BSE and MSE in Social Science from Arkansas State University and is registered to attend ASU again in the Spring of Sophia is married to Shannon Holland and they have sons Blake who is 21, Clayton who is 11, and Jackson who is 8. Sophia stated that she loves working at GCT. During her first and second years of teaching at GCT, she lost both of her parents. She stated, My Tech family wrapped their arms around me and never let go. I felts so blessed to be of such a loving group. Sophia s oldest son Blake is in the U.S. Army and when he was deployed overseas in the Middle East, her GCT family prayed for and asked about him every week during the ten months he was gone. Blake is in Germany now, and the Tech family still prays for and send their love to Blake all of the time. Sophia stated, It s amazing. Sophia loves spending time with family reading and traveling. She stated, We go to Navarre Beach in Pensacola every summer for a week. My parents took 6 kids there when we were growing up so now I take my kids there. I absolutely love searching the beaches and ocean for shells. I spend most of my vacation looking for seashells. When I went to Costa Rica, the customs department took my seashells, but I did get home with a bag of coconuts and some sea urchins. I love the ocean, and it s a place to go when I miss my parents. Sophia also loves to cook, and does so on the last Tuesday night of every month for the Breaking Bonds Ministry in Jonesboro, a bible study group of Jonesboro First United Church. She also loves to sit in the bleachers and watch her husband coach peewee football, basketball, and baseball for her youngest sons. The Holland family is a sports family, Roll Tide. Sophia also loves to run outside with her sister and submitted several photos because she could not select just one. MOTIVATION WEEKLY BIRTHDAYS Cheri Pieri Carol Surber Everett Walker Ginger Ashley Sophia Holland Beth Stricker Tammy Birmingham Devon Rogers Theresa Justus 11-17