NEWSLETTER QUICK LINKS:
Next Week 12/4-12
GWCS Theatre Tickets On Sale Now!
Coyote Cafe Thursdays
Food Drive Now —> 1/31
NEW Coyote Cry - Bell Schedule
Homecoming - Photos
Heritage Feast - Photos
Tech Talk Screenagers
GWCS School Spiritwear by Rokkitwear
SATURDAY, dec. 4, 2021
Robotics Elective with Mr. Lindner at GWCS from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
MONDAY, dec. 6, 2021
Food Drive (info)
Oui Gobleu Cooking Club with Ms. Warden from 12:05 pm - 12:50 pm (info)
Yearbook Elective with Mr. Goldie from 2:40 pm - 3:15 pm
Theatre Rehearsal with Mr. Goldie from 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
TUESDAY, dec. 7, 2021
Food Drive (info)
Theatre Rehearsal with Mr. Goldie from 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 8, 2021
Food Drive (info)
DUE: Tuition ‘Plan C & Monthly’ Payments (info)
Theatre Rehearsal with Mr. Goldie from 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
THURSDAY, DEC. 9, 2021
Food Drive (info)
Coyote Café with Ms. Kohler’s Personal Finance class during lunch (info)
Music Club with Mr. Torres from 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
Robotics Elective with Mr. Lindner from 3:15 pm - 5:00 pm
FRIDAY, DEC. 10, 2021
Food Drive (info)
Theatre Rehearsal with Mr. Goldie from 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
SATURDAY, DEC. 11, 2021
Robotics Qualifying Tournament at Deep Run Highschool in Glen Allen, VA with Mr. Lindner
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OUI GOBLEU COOKING CLUB…
A TASTE OF ITALY!
MONDAY, DEC. 6, 2021
DURING LUNCH
ALL ARE WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE!
Bring your best fettuccini, your arrabbiata, or gnocchi! We’re tasting the best of Italy, and looking forward to see what our creative coyotes come up with! Any food that needs to be refrigerated can be put in the Staff Kitchen at the beginning of the day or in Ms. Warden’s office.
GWCS THEATRE PRESENTS…
I HATE SHAKESPEARE!
By Steph DeFerie
We don’t really hate Shakespeare, but that is the name of the show. What's in a name that which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet? Or should I say, “doff thy name!” Yes it is called ‘I Hate Shakespeare,’ but it is simply a tribute to the Bard for those of us who love Shakespeare! Let Hamlet be your narrator as you walk through an evening of skits, many featuring excellent performances by Coyote Thespians playing many of the Bard’s most famous characters, and many skits featuring Coyote Thespians spoofing Shakespeare and his plays until the clowns come home! The running time for the show is about one hour (plus a short intermission) and is guaranteed to make you feel more appreciative of Shakespeare, and a little worn-out from laughing. Or as King Leer’s fool has said, “if a man’s brains were in his heels, were ‘t not in danger of kibes!?”
Please join us in supporting our student actors who have put in hours and hours of practice, worked hard to memorize their lines and develop their characters. Now all they need is an audience - that’s where YOU come in!
PERFORMANCE DATES & TIMES:
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Thursday, December 16, 2021
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
RESERVED SEAT - TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW:
STEP ONE:
Click Here to Reserve Your Seat(s) for Wednesday 12/15 Performance
Click Here to Reserve Your Seat(s) for Thursday 12/16 Performance
Click Here to preview seating chart (also available on reservation pages above)
STEP TWO:
Click Here to Pay for Tickets Online
THE CAST:
Alex Roach
Dakota Gerber
Evan Koenig
Jay Mestraud
Kason Daniels
Lauren Kainz
Lonny Schulman
Luther Winters
Rachel Mears
Sam Peters
AND Crew:
Gabby DuCharme
Insert Your Name Here!
Help Needed! Talk with Goldie.
THE DIRECTORS:
Mr. Goldie
Ms. Nunez-Oliver
THE END.
COYOTE CAFE…
EVERY THURSDAY DURING LUNCH
WHAT IS COYOTE CAFÉ?
Once a week, Ms. Kohler’s Personal Finance class operates a lunch time café offering snacks, sweets, sodas, and of course… pizza.
WHERE & WHEN?
Thursdays during lunch in the staff kitchen.
MENU & prices:
Pizza Slice -$2.00
Mac and Cheese - $1.50
Ramen Noodles: $1.50
Ritz Cheese Crackers - $1.00
Granola Bars - $1.00
Fruit Roll Ups - $0.75
Candy - $0.50
Chips - $1.00
Chips Ahoy - $1.50
Oreos - $1.50
Soda - $1.00
Klondike Bar - $2.00
Freezer Popsicles - $0.50
Twin Popsicles - $1.50
Ice Cream Sandwich - $1.50
PAYMENT:
Coyote Café accepts CASH ONLY!
PROCEEDS:
All earnings will be used to support a GWCS spring event. Last year we had an outdoor concert!
THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
QUESTIONS? CONTACT:
Ms. Kohler
kohlerja@gwcommunityschool.com
GWCS FOOD DRIVE…
FILL THE VAN!
From November 15 until January 31, 2021, GWCS is hosting a Food Drive! All donations will go to Food for Others. Please participate by donating and asking family, friends, and neighbors to give you items that you can bring to school.
Students and staff can drop the donations off in the little kitchen next to Mr. Lindner’s classroom.
THE MOST NEEDED ITEMS INCLUDE:
Canned beans
Peanut butter
Grains
Canned vegetables
Cereal
Juice
Healthy snacks (such as raisins or granola bars)
Canned fruits
Canned salmon, tuna, or chicken
Our goal is to FILL THE SCHOOL VAN!!!
COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS:
Students can earn community service hours by tracking their time shopping and collecting items outside of school as well as volunteering to sort and package donated items in school. Remember to log your community service hours via the online form:
Thank you in advance for helping us reduce food insecurity!
Questions? Contact:
Ms. Kohler
kohlerja@gwcommunityschool.com
NEW COYOTE CRY…
GWCS BELL SCHEDULE
There has been a slight change to the GWCS class schedule. We have shifted the afternoon break to take place after 5th period (instead of after 6th period) which changes the time that 6th period classes begin. The rest of class times remain the same.
5th Period – 12:48 pm – 1:32 pm
BREAK – 1:32 pm – 1:47 pm (new time)
6th Period: 1:49 – 2:33 pm (new time)
EDUCATIONAL SHAKE-UPS:
THAT’S WHAT WE DO…
HOW GWCS ADJUSTED TO COVID PROTOCOLS AND STAYED FOCUSED ON STUDENTS
aRTICLE IN iNTERACT MAGAZINE BY: wENDI sHUMARD, fORMER GWCS English, Math, and French Teacher from 2012-2018.
Wendi Shumard
(Photographer: Kyla Dunlavey)
Excerpt from “Educational Shakeups: That’s What We Do” by Wendi Shumard
One of the greatest compliments GWCS receives is the number of students and former staff who return ‘home’ to GWCS to visit, to work, and to express their gratitude for their time as a Coyote.
Click on the button below to read an article published in InterACT Magazine written by a former GWCS teacher, Wendi Shumard. Currently teaching in Bucharest, Romania - ShuShu (as she was lovingly called by her GWCS students) was reflecting on how difficult the last few years had been for educators and students and became curious about how GWCS “had weathered the storm”. Knowing full-well that GWCS is a close community with a student-centered curriculum, she wondered what changes were made to have remote and social-distanced learning during the ongoing pandemic, and how those changes affected the focus on “whole child education”. She reached out to Ms. Warden for an interview which resulted in the article linked below recently published in InterACT Magazine, with this issue focusing on stories of resilience. Ms. Shumard used GWCS as her example of a resilient, student focused education program.
About Ms. Shumard:
Ms. Shumard came to GWCS from an inner-city high school in Baltimore in 2012. She had previously taught at Leysin American School, a Swiss boarding school, where she returned every summer during her years with GWCS. In 2018, Ms. Shumard left GWCS to teach at BELS in Erzurum, Turkey, then to a small school on the island of Curacao, Dutch Antiles, and since 2019 has been teaching at Verita International School in Bucharest, Romania. Wow! What’s next for ShuShu? She and a few other educators are in the process of opening a student and philanthropy centered international school serving underserved/refugee populations.
Interact Magazine
A School Rubric Publication
Volume 3 / Issue 3
Stories of Resilience
Educational Shakeups:
That’s What We Do
Shumard’s Article about gwcs begins on page 12
FUN WAS HAD BY ALL…
THANKS TO ALL WHO DANCED, PLAYED, AND LAUGHED WITH US. SHOUTOUT TO D.J. MUNTU!
FEAST PHOTOS…
Thank you to all who attended, contributed, set-up, cleaned-up, and feasted with us!
GREAT DINNER TIME CONVERSATIONS…
In each WYNK, we will provide links to the three most recent Screenagers Tech Talk Tuesday articles. We hope you will find them informative, with helpful suggestions, and interesting questions to discuss as a family. This blog is not an attack on teens and technology - it’s truly helpful and appreciated by students, parents, and teachers as it provides the framework for constructive and enlightening conversations.
SHOW YOUR COYOTE SPIRIT…
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