Congratulations to Mitchell Morrison who participated in the SHSAA Provincial Golf Championships in Prince Albert this past weekend. Mitchell, a grade 9 student, competed against golfers in grades 9 to 12. He finished tied for 10th out of 78 golfers. Great job!! He shot rounds of 77 and 84.
Mrs. Rutten, Mrs. Beaver, and the GF Kells Teen Council are attending the National Student Leadership Conference in Weyburn this week. Last week, the grade 7-10 girls attended the Provincial Leadership Conference in Watrous. They had a great time and learned a lot about leadership and community.
Mr. Zacharias, Mr. Andrusiak, and the Cross Country Team continue running 3 days a week in the hills after schools. The Division Meet is Wednesday, October 3rd in Carnduff. The top 10 grade 9-12 students in each category advance to Provincials in Balgonie on Sat. October 13th, 2012.
Bree Ryan and the Senior Girls had a good weekend at a tournament in Regina. The girls continue to improve and gain valuable experience.
Mrs. Beaver and the Rookie Boys are practicing Mondays and Wednesdays after school.
Mr. Birch and the Intermediate Girls continue to practice weekday evenings.
There will be no school on Friday, September 28th, 2012. It is a Professional Development Day for staff.
Mrs. Biberdorf and her Home Economics class would appreciate any used tape measures and scrap fabric for her classes. If you have any around your place and you would like to donate them to GFK please contact Mrs. Bieberdorf.
If you have any old tools in GOOD condition, the high school shop is looking for donations!
Please contact Miss Wiebe if you would like to make a donation!
The school is looking for games to be used within the Workplace and Apprenticeship 10, 20, and 30 courses. They are to be used in outcomes within the courses to help develop spatial reasoning, numerical reasoning and logical reasoning. If you have any of the following games that your family has outgrown or is willing to donate to the school, we would really appreciate it. Just bring them in to the office! Games we are looking for are: Rubik's Cube, Blokus, chess, checkers, backgammon, Mastermind, Connect Four, Battleship, Cathedral World, Yahtzee, cribbage, Reverse.
Anyone who is interested in advertising on the school's virtual signs should contact Mr. Howe at the school. For all of your Gordon F. Kells news and updates, check out the new virtual signs or visit our school blog at gfkells.wordpress.com!
