June 2011 Newsletter - Glenwood Springs High School

ROARING FORK SCHOOL DISTRICT RE-1 JUNE, 2011
Glenwood Springs High School
June Newsletter, 2011
Principal’s Piece
I am delighted to report that our graduating seniors have been awarded almost
$1.5 million in scholarships. In the pages of this last bulletin of the 2010-2011
academic year you will gain further insight- if insight were needed- into why
our students are so successful. In all the fields of endeavor our students are at
the top, whether academic, sports, or otherwise. That is why colleges are
delighted to offer them scholarships.
I wish you a happy summer to enjoy your splendid children. I look forward to
the new year and I anticipate further great accomplishments.
Regards,
Paul Freeman
The Graduating Class of 2011
Contents:
Page 1...Principal’s
Piece
Page 2...Music
Awards
Page 3...Mock Trial
Page 4...Art News
Page 4...August
Dates to
Remember from
the Counselors.
Page 5...Colorado
High School Press
Association
Awards.
Page 6...Denver
Museum of Nature
& Science Teen
Science Scholars
Program Winner:
Clara Miller.
Page 7...Exhange
Student Host
Family.
Page 7...Great -
West Great-
Teacher Grant.
Page 8...Audition
opportunity for the
rock opera, “Rent.”
Page 9...Glenwood
Girls take the Gold
in relays!
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GLENWOOD SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL JUNE, 2011
MUSIC NEWS
Congratulations once again
to the following musicians:
The GSHS Jazz Band
earned a “1” (highest score)
at the Greeley Jazz Fest on
April 29th. Walter and Pablo
Gorra received the
Outstanding Soloist Award
and Carter Colia received the
2011 University of Colorado,
Boulder Outstanding
Musician Award.
The Jazz Band earned the
title of Best High School
Band at Battle of the Bands
in Carbondale at Sopris Park.
Lisa Atkinson won Best
Songwriter.
Walter Gorra won Best High
School Performer.
A Vision Quest (Carter Colia,
Sam Robison, Josh Darling,
and Bobby Petts) were
named Best Garage Band.
All were directed by Shanti
Gruber.
Lisa Atkinson,
Best Songwriter.
Pablo Gorra
Trent Johnson (left) and Walter Gorra,
members of the GSHS Jazz Band
(Above left to right) Carter Colia & Sam Robison.
(Below left to right) Josh Darling & Bobby Petts
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GLENWOOD SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL JUNE, 2011
MOCK TRIAL...NOT
GUILTY!
The Glenwood Springs High
School Mock Trial Team
places
3rd in the Nation!
From the left, Coaches Wes Burke and Charlie
Wilman, Eileen Klomhaus, Joe Ciborowski, Erica
Arensman, Bryan Gonzales (coach), Alex
Pototsky, Isabel Carlson, Hope Whitman, Isaac
Carlson (timekeper), Chuck Bergren-Aragon,
Grace Gamba, Vic Zerbi (coach).
Another competition and another top 10
place for the Glenwood Springs High
School Mock Trialers. On May 6th and
7th, eight GSHS students, with their four
coaches, competed in the National High
School Mock Trial Competition in Phoenix,
Arizona.
The team competed against other teams
from around the country, including a
team from Louisiana, California,
Pennsylvania, and Missouri. After four
rounds the GSHS 8 were undefeated, but
didn't progress to the championship
round because of their point differential.
The team consisted of Isabel Carlson,
Hope Whitman, Joe Ciborowski, Alex
Pototsky, Christian Bergren-Aragon,
Eileen Klomhaus, Erica Arensman, and
Grace Gamba.
Pototsky took home the best witness
award, while Bergren-Aragon claimed the
best attorney award. It was discovered
after the tournament that Glenwood High
School had the number-one-ranked
hardest strength of schedule. This means
that each time the GSHS Mock Trial
advanced, they were pitted against a
number one team and they outscored
them! In the end, with the scores tallied,
the GSHS Mock Trial Team placed 3rd IN
THE NATION!
submitted by:
Christian Bergren-Aragon
Congratulations,
Mock Trial!
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GLENWOOD SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL JUNE, 2011
ART NEWS:
For a couple of years I have been
encouraging Summer Trent in her
aptitude for wildlife art. Last year she
took 2nd place in her age group at the
state level in the Junior Federal Duck
Stamp Competition. That is a
conservation initiative wherein hunters
buy a stamp which is affixed to a
hunting license that allows the hunting
of various waterfowl. The proceeds are
used to establish habitat for those
species.
This year she was awarded an honorable
mention for her submission and has
been invited to an awards ceremony in
Denver. The competition has gotten
tougher and she achieved this
distinction out of a field of over 800
entrants. I believe that she has what it
takes to succeed as a professional
artist, particularly in this genre.
submitted by Jack Niswanger
Future Dates to put on your calendar from the Counselors......
Here are a few dates about happenings at the start of the next school year, 2011-2012. This will also be
included in the early August mailing of 2011-12 schedules:
Friday, August 19th - Freshmen Orientation, 9:00 to 11:00 in the Jeanne Miller Theater.
Monday, August 22nd - Senior schedule changes from 8:00 to 12:00; enroll new seniors from 1:00 to 4:00.
Tuesday, August 23rd - Junior schedule changes from 8:00 to 12:00; enroll new juniors from 1:00 to 4:00.
Thursday, August 25th - Sophomore schedule changes from 8:00 to 12:00; enroll new sophomores from
1:00 to 4:00.
Friday, August 26th - Freshmen schedule changes from 8:00 to 12:00; enroll new freshmen from 1:00 to
4:00.
Monday, August 29th- First Day of School.
Summer Trent
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GLENWOOD SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL JUNE, 2011
Colorado High School
Press Association Awards
The Colorado High School Press Association has restructured their awards this year. In the past,
work was submitted to them in June and the results were returned in October. That has changed this
year. Work was submitted in March and we received the results in May.
We are proud to announce that Sam Robison won 3rd Place from CHSPA for his In-Depth News
Coverage on the GSHS “Lipstick Bandit.”
Austen Russell won 3rd Place for his review of the movie “True Grit.”
Both won in the 4A school category, in which schools with similar enrollment compete against each
other. However, GSHS students compete against students in schools that have twice our enrollment. The
fact that we took two third-place awards in the large field of writers is pretty impressive. Congratulations
Sam and Austen!
Austen Russell Sam Robison
submitted by Laura Hardman
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GLENWOOD SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL JUNE, 2011
Be a Host Family
Are you interested in being a Host Family to an Exchange Student from a different Country?
We are looking for a family with or without children, single moms or dads, grandparents, couples in or
around your hometown.
Our exchange students are well-educated, nice, well-rounded and brave 15 – 17 year-old international
students from countries like Germany, Finland, China, Serbia, Turkey, etc. They have decided to broaden
their horizons by spending 5 or 10 months in the United states, attend a U.S. High School and experience
the American way of life with a wonderful host family supporting to make their dream come true.
Each student will bring $250.00 per month for spending money. They will pay for their own expenses at
school such as Athletic fees, lunches, school fees etc. Also, if they choose to go out with friends to movies or
to eat they pay for themselves. You would treat them as your own child. They would do chores, abide by
all of your rules and be a part of your family. They have their own insurance and you will not pay for any
medical expenses out of your pocket should medical services be needed.
Please contact Lee Van Portfliet at 970-618-5448. She will have the profiles and information on each
student and will give you all the information you will need to be a host family to a foreign exchange student.
Our web site is usa@international-experience.net or www.international-experience.net
Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance
Company...
is proud to announce that their Great-West Great-Teachers selection committee has
awarded GSHS teacher, Jill Wilson, a $5000 personal financial literacy grant.
Mrs. Wilson is one of 25 award winners. She received the grant because Great-
West believes her students will benefit from the Foundations in Personal Finance
curriculum that she developed. They believe her goal to provide three practical
computer financial simulations will help her students put theory into practice
and better prepare them for similar real-world situations.
With more than a century of experience in providing financial security for
Americans, Great-West is a leading provider of employer-sponsored retirement
savings plans. They also provide annuity and life insurance products for
individuals and businesses, as well as fund management, investment and
advisory services and they are committed to improving personal financial
literacy. Through programs like Great-West Great-Teachers, they help empower
Colorado youth with the financial knowledge for them to to build a successful
future for themselves and their families.
Congratulations Jill and congratulations to your students who will benefit from
this grant!
Jill Wilson
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AUDITIONS!
Seeking all hungry young singers, dancers, actors looking for the summer production experience of a life-time!
Sat June 18, 3:00pm, Basalt Middle School
‘RENT’
ages 14-22
Rent is a Tony Award Winning rock opera. It tells the story of a group of impoverished
young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York's Lower East Side
in the thriving days of Bohemian Alphabet City, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS
Rehearsals:
Mon-Thurs June 20-23, 1-5pm
Mon-Thurs June 27-30, 1-5pm
Tues-Fri July 5-8, 1-5pm
Tech - July 11-14, 1-6pm
Performances: (Lions Park, Basalt)
July 15, 16, 17 at 7:00pm
July 23 at 7:00pm
July 29 at 7:00pm
Director: Jayne Gottlieb
Music Director: Rachel Aurand
Tuition: (REDUCED FEE!!!)
Workshop Fee $450 (includes show DVD)
**(If also cast in SPELLING BEE, tuition for RENT is only $325)**
($200 non-refundable deposit must be received at the time of auditions)
Please call Jayne at (970) 309-1269 for more info
or email Jayne at gottjayne@gmail.com
www.jgptheatre.com
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GLENWOOD SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL JUNE, 2011
NOT TO BE
DENIED!
Glenwood Girls
Take the Gold
in the 4 x 400 Relays with a
time of
3 minutes, 57.74 seconds.
The Glenwood Girls’ Relay Team consisting of Madison
Goodstein, Kristy Moore, Jolie Dubois, and Michaela
Mansfield finished first place and took the Gold at State
Track in the 4 x 400 Relays, beating second place Wheat
Ridge by more than 4 seconds.
“We finished 12th as a team last year and, going in, we
knew we might be in consideration for a team title,”
Glenwood coach Blake Risner said. “We wanted to
improve on last year's performance.”
Not to be denied this year, the girls won their race,
running in this order: Maddi Goodstein ran the opening
leg, then senior Kristy Moore was second, followed by
Jolie Dubois and finally Michaela Mansfield. Way to go,
Ladies!
Michaela Mansfield outdistances the pack on the last leg.
Jolie Dubois
Michaela Mansfield Kristy Moore
Madison Goodstein
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