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18 2013-2014 Silver Lake Guide BookGlencoe-Silver Lake Public SchoolsI NDEPENDENT S CHOOL D ISTRICT #2859Proudly serving the communities of Biscay, Brownton, Glencoe, New Auburn, Plato, and Silver LakeEarlyChildhoodLearning Centeropening Decemberof 2013!S CHOOL FACILITIESHelen Baker Elementary SchoolGrades Pre-K through 2 ~ 320-864-2666405 16th St. E., GlencoeLakeside Elementary SchoolGrades 3-6 ~ 320-864-2500229 Lake Ave., Silver LakeLincoln Junior High SchoolGrades 7-8 ~ 320-864-24551621 E. 16th St., GlencoeDistrict Office ~ 320-864-2491Glencoe-Silver Lake High SchoolGrades 9-12 ~ 1825 16th St. E., Glencoe ~ 320-864-2400Panther Field House/Community Education1825 16th St. E., Glencoe ~ 320-864-2690Paul Sparby, 7-12 Principal ~ 320-864-2401PSparby@gsl.k12.mn.usBill Butler, K-6 Principal ~ 320-864-2666BButler@gsl.k12.mn.usA DMINISTRATIONChristopher Sonju, Superintendent of Schools ~ 320-864-2498 ~ CSonju@gsl.k12.mn.usDan Svoboda, Assistant 7-12 Principal320-864-2456 ~ DSvoboda@gsl.k12.mm.usMichelle Wang, Assistant Elementary PrincipalMWang@gsl.k12.mn.us ~ 320-864-2500Michelle Sander, Business Manager ~ 320-864-2496 ~ MSander@gsl.k12.mn.usM ISSION STATEMENTCreating an environment whereeducation is valued, excellence isexpected and lifelong learning thrives.V ISION“To Connect. To Lead. To Inspire.”S CHOOL BOARDClark Christianson, ChairpersonJamie Alsleben, Vice ChairpersonAnne Twiss, ClerkKevin Kuester, TreasurerJason Lindeman, DirectorDonna VonBerge, DirectorVisit us on the web at www.gsl.k12.mn.us“It’s a great day to be a Panther!”
2013-2014 Silver Lake Guide BookGSL: Continues to excel at many levelsThe Glencoe-Silver Lake SchoolDistrict continues to offer a formidablenumber of opportunities for its students.The latest being a competitiverobotics program combining math,science and engineering skills; a supermileagevehicle program; and atrap shooting club for the outdoors enthusisasts.Silver Lake is one of six communities— Biscay, Glencoe, New Auburn,Plato and Brownton arethe others — whosepre-school, school-agedand adult populations areserved by Glencoe-SilverLake School District2859.Consolidated in 1996from the former SilverLake School District 425and the Glencoe SchoolDistrict 422, GSL SchoolDistrict 2859 provides aquality array of academic,co-curricular, extracurricular,social, recreationaland community programsand services to over 1,700students in grades P-K-12.Also new will be theaddition onto the LincolnJr. High School to house the youngestof the district’s students in its EarlyChildhood Family Education/SpecialEducation (ECFE/ECSE) and learningreadiness programs. Work begins in2013 with the addition expected to beready by the end of the year.As the 2013-14 school year begins,the grade level configuration of theschool district remain Pre-K-2, 3-6, 7-8, 9-12 with educational programminglocated in four facilities. Helen BakerElementary (Glencoe) houses the district’spre-school and K-2 students,while Lakeside Elementary (SilverLake) serves all district students ingrades 3-6. Lincoln Junior High(Glencoe), grade 7-8 youngsters, andGlencoe-Silver Lake High School(Glencoe), grade 9-12 students, are locatedon a common site, along withthe multipurpose Panther Field Houseand new outdoor athletic complex innortheast Glencoe.The district provides its own specialeducation programs, working with theLittle Crow Special Ed. Co-op.The school district is governed by asix-member school board which meetsmonthly (typically on the secondMonday) in the media center at Glencoe-SilverLake High School at 1825E. 16th St., Glencoe.GSL’s teaching, specialist, supportand administrative staffs are dedicatedto providing quality programs and servicesto the pre-school, school-agedand adult populations.Added to the GSL curriculum during the 2012-13 schoolyear were a competitive robotics program, above, a supermileagevehicle program and a trap shooting club.Staff in-service training and curriculumdevelopment ensures the schooldistrict’s staff employs “best instructionalpractices and current curricular(subject) content.”ChristopherSonju is schoolsuperintendent.Providing otherleadership areprincipals, BillButler, HelenBaker Elementary;MichelleWang, LakesideElementary;Paul Sparby,GSL HighSchool; JanMackenthun, directorof ECFEand pre-school;Jeff Jenson, directorof technologyand informationsystems;and Tina19Schauer, director of community education/PantherField House coordinator.GSL has a strong reputation amongschool districts in central Minnesotafor providing an appealing array ofprograms and services, includingschool-aged childcare; learning readinessand ECFE programming; allday/every day kindergarten; and excellentprograms and services at all organizationallevels.The school district’s instructionalprogrammingis comprehensive in itsdesign, preparing studentsfor entry into the world ofwork, post-secondarytechnical college training,or university study, as personalgoals and interestsmay dictate.Course offerings atGSL High School arefound in 12 subject matterdisciplines, includingagricultural education, art,business, English, familyand consumer science, industrialtechnology, mathematics,music, physicaleducation and health, science,social studies, and world languages.Qualifying students at thehigh school level may participate inGSLContinued on page 20GSL has an extensive music program including jazzband as pictured above.
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