Gilbert Public Schools

Blue Lemon is having a grand opening next week and as a way to show the community their support, they are donating $1 for every dinner, sandwich or dinner salad purchased from 5pm-close on Wednesday, March 26th through Saturday, March 29th. Blue Lemon is located at 4541 E. Baseline (SW corner of Greenfield and Baseline).

The donation will go to the Gilbert Education Foundation to support children in our community.

Congratulations to all our GPS 25-year employees. They were recognized at a breakfast this morning celebrating their dedication to Gilbert Public Schools.

The Students Rebuild Water Challenge, in partnership with charity: water and Global Nomads Group, will help to bring clean, safe drinking water to those who need it most. Every 20 handmade beads will provide access to clean water for one person. How? This school year, the handmade beads can provide thousands of people clean water in Tanzania because the Bezos Family Foundation through Students Rebuild will match your beads with funding for 41 water projects that serve schools and communities. Highland Park students created over one thousand paper beads. Names from left to right: Linneay Berggren-Lysaught, Delia Hintz, Kaitlyn Buter, Angeligue Olmos, Lindsay Gundersen and Kathryn Blum

Nominate your favorite teacher! Monthly Award winners receive an iPad. One finalist will be chosen at the end of May and will receive a Masters in Education scholarship to Grand Canyon University valued at $25,000.

Landings Credit Union has teamed up with Classic Rock Station KSLX 100.7FM in an exclusive partnership to recognize teachers who go above and beyond the call of duty in their profession.

From now until May, one honored teacher will be selected each month to become one of five finalists to qualify for the KSLX Teacher of the Year award. The monthly finalist will also receive a new iPad!

KSLX is inviting listeners to tell them about a teacher who stands out in the classroom and makes a difference in their child's world. Nominations can be submitted here: http://kslx.com/teacher-of-the-year

The Special Board Meeting/Executive Session being held today (February 14th) will be livestreamed.

HHS Orchestra Director named Arizona Music Educator of the Year - Highland’s Bill Bitter, has been recognized as one of the giants in the field of music education. The award is described as follows: “Each year at the end of the Arizona Music Educators Conference, one teacher is selected as the Music Educator of the Year. It is an award that names the greats in our state, those who excel at teaching and who go above and beyond with their students.”

Music News: South Valley Junior High School hosted a Music Festival this week. Sixth-Grade band students from Settler’s Point, Ashland Ranch, Spectrum, and Quartz Hill joined seventh- and eighth-grade South Valley Junior High band students to create beautiful music with Campo Verde High‘s Symphonic Band. What a great way to inspire young students!

From Canyon Rim Elementary: Mr. Gutknecht was awarded the KNIX “Teacher of the week!” Wow and congratulations! Mr. Gutknecht received $300 and a KNIX Teacher of the Week clock! Dylan Boxworth wrote the nomination for his teacher, this was our favorite part: “He is very patient even though I am a little chatter bug at times…” See below for the why we do what we do--

February 7, 2014 @ 7 p.m.: The annual “Gilbert’s Got Talent!” fundraising event features singing, dancing, comedy, and more by talented GPS employees, students and members of the community. Raffle! Live auction! Baked goodies!

Campo Verde HS Auditorium, tickets are $5. All proceeds go to the GESP needs-based Scholarship Fund

A few of the talented acts from last year: