This Week in GCS

Friday, December 1

Honoring Fred Whitfield – Southeast High will celebrate one of its own. At 5:30 p.m. it will host an honorary dinner for Fred Whitfield. The CEO of the Charlotte Hornets. At 7:15 p.m., The school and community will honor Whitfield’s contributions to the school and the state. Whitfield will receive the Order of the Long Leaf Pine before the school reveals the gym which was renamed after him.

Monday, December 3

Bikes for Kids Surprise – Monday starts a series of surprise bike giveaways at GCS. The district has partnered with over 20 sponsors and the Bikes for Kids Foundation to distribute brand-new bikes to 3rd-grade students. At the event, three essay writers will be “winners,” and will receive bikes. However, at the end of the assembly, all third graders will be given bikes as a surprise! (We want you to come, but please don’t publicize ahead of time. We want the secret to stay intact!) The first three events are at Gillespie Park Elementary School at 8.30 a.m., Murphey Traditional Academy at 10:00 a.m. and Wiley Elementary School at 11:30 a.m. Surprises will take place over the next two weeks by 11:30 a.m. each day. Please call if you would like

Brooks Global Topping Out Ceremony - Guilford County Schools (GCS) will celebrate another major milestone of the $2 billion bonds. At 3:00 p.m., GCS leaders will be joined by students, school board members and county and city officials for a Topping Out ceremony at the new Brooks Global Studies. A topping-out ceremony is a construction tradition that marks the completion of a building’s frame. The group will sign the last steel beam before it is raised and placed onto the school.?Brooks Global is one of six bond projects currently under construction. The new school is located at 3701 Parkwood Drive.

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Stroll On the Boulevard – High Point Central is seeing a growing interest in its latest family engagement initiative. Stroll on The Boulevard encourages family members to visit the school and spend a day with their students, sitting in a class or through lunch to learn about their experience and support them in whatever ways they need. The school says initiatives like this have contributed to a decrease in absenteeism and disciplinary actions.

Sugar and Spice – Students at Northeast High started a mentoring group. Twice a week, the Sugar and Spice group meets with 4^th and 5th-grade girls at Madison Elementary to serve as role models and create a safe space where students can discuss topics like self-confidence, self-awareness and problem-solving.

Mental Health Breakroom – Counseling and Mental Health students at the Academy at Smith have created a space for their classmates to take a break and practice mindfulness. The students created a break room filled with snacks and inspirational quotes. Students and staff are allowed to stop by for 15-minute moments to take a break from the hustle and bustle of life.