Good Luck to all of the participants in the Miss Greene County Tech Pageant this weekend sponsored by the GCT Eagle Band! Volume 389, January 27, 2017 Congratulations to Jimmy Gazaway State Representative District 57, from Paragould, Arkansas GCT Weekly BEAK Leadership Paragould Class XX Visited GCT on 1-13-17 and it was a Great Day! Jimmy Gazaway was recently sworn in as an Arkansas State Senator in Little Rock pictured with his wife, Jessica who serves as a Gifted and Talented Teacher and Art Teacher at GCT High School and Jr. High School. Jimmy and Jessica are pictured with their daughter, Julianna who is in the 2 nd grade at GCT. GCT welcomes Senator Gazaway and wishes him well in the 91 st General Assembly of the Arkansas Legislature.
THANK YOU TO ALL THE GROUPS AND STAFF WHO HELPED WITH THE Leadership Paragould Presentation Thank you to the GCT Band, Choir, and Thespian Troup for their performances for Leadership Paragould, Class XX s visit. Thank you to presenters, Meredith Baine, Breta Dean, Dr. Michael Hall, Chad Jordan, Erin Jordan, Rebecca Murry, Larisa Wallace, Gene Weeks and Robin Williams for providing insights into programs and services the GCT School District offers. Thank you to Lea Ann Tyler and OPPA for the catered breakfast and Mr. David Round and the high school crew for the set up of the Community Room and the great job they do keeping the facilities clean. GCT s participant, Chad Jordan, won the monthly power ball.
OPPA Director, Tanya Turner is excited to announced that GCT High School has a student coffee bar that started on January 16, 2017. The first coffee bar breakfast served 10 students and currently the average is now around 20-25 cups of coffee being served. Thank you to Scott Gerrish for the photos and information.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR A CHILI SUPPER AUCTION ITEMS NEEDED For GCT FOUNDATION: Bring to The Central Office by Wednesday, February 8, 2017 by 4:00 p.m. The Greene County Tech Educational Foundation is seeking items to silently auction on the evening of Friday, February 10 th, 2017 during the home high school game against Nettleton. Please bring any items to the Central office that you would like to donate to help with this cause that will help provide grants to teachers and scholarships to students. Former Retired Educator, Alice Miles, and a founding member of the GCT Educational Foundation is the Auction Chair!
Greene County Tech High School Receives National Athletic Trainers Association Safe Sports School Award by Shay Willis Director of Marketing and the AMMC Foundation. PARAGOULD, AR Greene County Tech High School is the recipient of the National Athletic Trainers Association Safe Sports School award. The award champions safety and recognizes secondary schools that provide safe environments for student athletes. The award reinforces the importance of providing the best level of care, injury prevention and treatment. Greene County Tech High School is honored to receive this 1 st Team recognition from NATA, and we remain committed to keeping our student athletes safe during physical education classes, team practices and games so they can accomplish their own goals of great competition, winning records, fair sportsmanship and good health. Our goal is to lead our athletics program to the highest safety standards for our players, said AMMC Certified Athletic Trainer Chad Sturkie. We remain committed to the health and welfare of young athletes in competitive sports, says NATA President Scott Sailor, EdD, ATC. This award recognizes the contributions and commitment of schools across the country that are implementing safe sports policies and best practices to ensure athletes can do what they loves best and have the appropriate care in place to prevent, manage and treat injuries should they occur. In order to achieve Safe Sport School status, as Greene County Tech did, athletic programs must do the following: Create a positive athletic healthcare administrative system Coordinate pre-participation physical examinations Promote safe and appropriate practice and competition facilities Plan for selection, fit function and proper maintenance of athletic equipment Provide a permanent, appropriately equipped area to evaluate and treat injured athletes Develop injury and illness prevention strategies, including protocols for environmental conditions Provide or facilitate injury prevention Create and rehearse a venue-specific Emergency Action Plan Provide or facilitate psychosocial consultation and nutritional counseling/education Be sure athletes and parents are educated of the potential benefits and risks in sports as well as their responsibilities For more information, please visit www.athletictrainers.org. About NATA: National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA)-Health Care for Life and Sport Athletic trainers are health care professionals who specialize in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries and sport-related illnesses. They prevent and treat chronic musculoskeletal injuries from sports, physical and occupational activity, and provide immediate care for acute injuries. Athletic trainers offer a continuum of care that is unparalleled in health care. The National Athletic Trainers Association represents and supports 44,000 members of the athletic training profession. Visit www.nata.org. A recognized leader, Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould provides progressive, compassionate healthcare to residents throughout Northeast Arkansas and Southeast Missouri. Additional information about AMMC is available at: www.myammc.org.
Congratulations to thirty six GCT Jr. High Students in John Baldwin s English Classes who will have their poetry published in the Creative Communications Book. GCT is very proud of their accomplishments, the students whose work will be published include: Kevin James Friends Elizabeth Noel Heartbreak Hunter Sarrells Cars Speed By Katelyn Phillips Chapter Madison Mizell Holding Back Hannah Faulkner The Mask Alayna Simpson Life is Like a Book Brianna Cupp Softball Hairo Tapia Society Claudia Newberry Basketball Regan Brown Bridge Ali Perry Wind Carly DeHart Be Kins Claire Busby 8 Years Old Alyssa Bauer After a Thunderstorm Phoebe Harris Memoires No More Olivia Combs Story Jacob Sapp The Fall Nights Mary Simpson Seasons Haven Brashears My Life is Okay Hayden Glud I Don t Know Sydney Nelson A Writer s/musician s Try at Poetry Austin Gentle Football in Fall Cruz Hitt Football Alex Cupp Benchwarmer Abby Shain Journey Blyss Barensten Who am I Mackenzie Rawls Half Time Eden Turner Sadness Sabina Smith Liars Carlee Weatherford Not a Team, a Family Laney Curry Cheerleading Brady Scallion Hidden Alexis Maddock Rainbow Haley Speaks Dreadful Kayal Shearer Remember The GCT High School Archery team competed in a tournament Saturday, January 14, in Bryant. The team won 1st place!! Megan McDaniel won 1st place in the girls. Jacob Jones won 1st place in the boys. Olivia Rowe won 5th place in the girls and Alex Robinson won 5th place in the boys!! Thank you to Kerry Combs for the information. Congratulations to the GCT Archery Team!
Mrs. Jackie and Mrs. Amanda s GCT preschool class created personalized snow globes and they are so cute. If you are in the Preschool building stop by and see them! Welcome Brennar Smith who was born on January 6, 2017 at 10:37 A.M. weighing 7 lb. 13.5 oz and and measuring 20 inches long. Brennar was born to Jacob and Courtney Smith, and proud grand parents are Tony and Judy Ryles. They were inadvertently left out of the weekly beak as both sets of Brennar's grandparents work at GCT. JROTC supported Black River College, Wounded Warrior Group on Saturday, January 21, 2017 by performing as the color guard in the opening ceremonies. BRTC event coordinators were very appreciative for the opening ceremonies color guard from Greene County Tech and JROTC program. Thank you to Col. Anthony Antoline for the photo and information. Pictured below is first band All Region students across Northeast Arkansas performing at the Fowler Center at Arkansas State University on Saturday, January 21. 2017. Congratulations to all GCT students who participated in the event.
Congratulations to the 45 students who competed in the All Region Band Try outs at Arkansas State University. Thank you to Kimberly Roberson for the photo. Congratulations to the following 5 th grade students who wrote an essay entitled, Why it is Important to Vote sponsored by the Elk s Lodge. The patriotism promoting contest, provides an opportunity for students to express their feelings in writing. GCT is proud to announce that these ladies made it to the NATIONAL level of the competition as we await the results. GCT is very proud of their hard work and talents. Thank you to GCT Intermediate Media Specialist, Lennie Hurst for the photos and information. Casey Simpson Mrs. Foster s 5 th Grade Gracie Turner Mrs. Barr s 5 th Grade Jillian Revel Mrs. Barr s 5 th grade
Thank you to Olivia Combs a Journalism student in John Baldwin s Jr. High class for submitting this article.
Congratulations to 4 th grade girls green team who are having a strong season. 2017 Blazer Shootout 4 th Grade Girls 1 st Place Winners in Blue Division & Gold Division Thank you to Selena Poynor for the photos. Greene County Tech School District EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT Karla Gladish has worked for the Greene County Tech School District for the past six years, as she serves as a paraprofessional in the GCT Preschool. She is a proud 1999 GCT graduate and has a 2011 CDA degree from Black River Technical School. Karla is married to Jeff as they have been married for sixteen years and they have two sons, Hunter who is 14, and Ethan who is 12. They are proud dog pet owners to Olive, Ellie, and Diesel. In her spare time, Karla would like to go on another Mission Trip to Nicaragua or another nation God wants to send her to. Karla stated that she loves working at GCT because, being supported, cared for, and loved on by fellow staff members feels like being at home. Tech is a real family at school. In her spare time, she attends church, spends time with family and friends, loves to shop and help others. WEEKLY BIRTHDAYS MOTIVATION Staci Brown 1-28 Roger Hill 1-28 Erin Holland 1-28 Jerry Round 1-28 Phil Brinkley 1-30 Angie Greenway 1-30 Nathan Hill 1-30 Mike Nunnally 1-30 Lisa Brown 1-31 Kristen Hedge 1-31 Matthew Stewart 1-31 Daniel Clifton 2-1 Zelma Vickery 2-1 Linda Eaton 2-2 Sharon Overbay 2-3