Yearly Archives: 2010

School starts on Tuesday, 9/7

On Tuesday, September 7, 275 students will arrive at 8:30 am to begin the first day of the 2010-2011 academic year.    36 Faculty will welcome students to the beginning of the seventh year of the school.  The building looks great with prepared environments for all students, new opportunities for art, Spanish, athletics and after school [...]

Varsity Soccer Team Announced

Over 30 players attended the pre-season practices of the high school soccer team. Everyone played well and offered their best effort. Making the choices about the final team was difficult, but as of today, the final roster has been chosen.

Volleyball Season Change

Girls Volleyball for girls in A2 & A3 has been reconfigured to be a club team.  Unfortunately, only 5 girls from Great River School/Twin Cities Academy have registered for volleyball, not enough to sustain a varsity level team.  Therefore, the 2010-2011 season has been cancelled.  However, a volleyball club (including GRS & TCA), with a [...]

New Fall Sport added – Cross Country

All students at Great River School are invited to participate in the newest fall sport – cross country. If you like to run or think it might be fun to try running, the first practice will be Monday, August 30th and run through Friday September 3rd.  For more information, please go to the Fall sports [...]

Calendar & Supply Lists for 2010-2011

School supply lists have been mailed out to all GRS families along with a welcome back letter from Christina Beck, Head of School.  For reference, here are the lists: Adolescent 1: Adolescent 1 Supply List for 2010-2011 Adolescent 2: Adolescent 2 Supply List for 2010-2011 Adolescent 3: Adolescent 3 Supply List for 2010-2011 For those [...]

Registration for Electives

This year, all students will register for electives during the summer so they will have a schedule at orientation on September 1. If you were not able to come in to school during the registration sessions, please complete the registration process as soon as possible. It can be done electronically or by making an appointment with Aaron Lichtov, Registrar,by email (alichtov@greatriverschool.org) or by phone at 651-305-2780, ext 104.

Graduation

The Faculty and Board of Directors congratulate the Class of 2010 on their graduation and wish them well as they begin the next chapter of their lives.

Congratulations to New Board Members

Congradualations to our newly seated Great River School Board Members. Teacher Positions: Nelson Inz, Aaron Shackle and Brad Wildman For more information, please read about them in the Faculty biographies Parent/Community Positions: Elizabeth Childs, John Haine and Leigh Hansen For more information, please read about them in the Parent/Guardian and Community Member biographies Questions? Contact [...]

Current GRS Newsletter

The GRS News, the weekly newsletter of Great River School, will be published most Tuesdays throughout the year. Updates, reviews and reminders are part of the information included. The June 8, 2010 issue of the GRS News for 2009-2010. Other documents that might be helpful: Summer Activities at GRS July 26 – August 6 (for [...]

GRS Receives MN Finance Award

Great River School received the Minnesota Department of Education 2009 School Finance Award. The Finance Award is given to a select number of schools in recognition of their “fiscal health and sound fiscal management and accountability.” To make its determination, the Department evaluated Great River’s finance policies, board member finance training, budget and planning, audit, [...]