Guardsman Gazette

At the October 9th P-H-M Board of School Trustees' meeting, the Board approved a donation by Dr. and Mrs. Jerry Thacker to the P-H-M Education Foundation naming rights campaign. P-H-M Superintendent Dr. Thacker and his wife have generously donated $10,000 to have the basketball court in Penn High School’s Main Arena named after Hall of Fame and Penn’s legendary coach, Al Rhodes, renaming the court “Al Rhodes Kingsmen Court” who retired at the end of last school year. Over the course of 17 years, Dr. and Mrs. Thacker have donated $202,500 to the Education Foundation! This is the second time the Thacker's have given to the naming rights campaign. In 2021, they donated $25,000 to have the Kingsmen Athletic Center renamed the Chris Geesman Kingsmen Athletic Center after Penn’s legendary football championship coach.

Per PHMEF’s naming rights fundraising initiative, 80 percent goes into the Foundation’s endowment, which is used to fund teacher and classroom grants. The remaining 20 percent directly funds professional development for P-H-M teachers.

Monday

• Last Day of Butterbraid Fundraiser
• Scholastic Book Fair in IMC
• 5:00 - 8:00 - Student Led Conferences (Last names A-L)

Tuesday

• 8:00 - Frisbee Golf
• 4:00 - Boys Basketball Practice
• 4:00 - Lego League Practice

Wednesday

• End of 1st Grading Period
• 4:00- Boys Basketball Practice
• 5:00 - 8:00 - Student Led Conferences (Last names M-Z)

Thursday

• Great Shakeout Earthquake Drill
• 2:30 - Students vs. Staff Volleyball Game
• 4:00 - Boys Basketball Practice
• 4:00 - Debate Practice
• 4:00 - Art Club
• 4:00 - Weight Lifting Club

Friday & Monday -- No School

Nominate a Grissom Teacher!

Is there a teacher who is really making an impact in your child's education that you would like to recognize? Consider nominating them for our October Teacher of the Month.

All Butterbraid fundraiser forms and money are due to the main office Monday, October 16!

There are just a couple more days for students sell and raise money for Washington, D.C. (grades 6-8 can bank money for DC)! ALL sellers will get a prize!

Pickup is Thursday, October 26 --> 4:00 - 6:30PM in the LGI

Make sure to visit the Kona Coffee Truck during conferences on Monday and Wednesday! Proceeds go toward Grissom PTO.

See their Menu HERE

On the afternoon of Thursday, October 19 we will be hosting a Grissom Staff vs Student volleyball game to raise money for Riley Children's Hospital. Grissom has a long-standing relationship with Riley and this is a great way to send students and staff off to Fall Break and raise money for a great cause!

See below for some fun opportunities to donate to Riley Children's Hospital AND have an extra fun time at the game on Thursday:

To accommodate the game during 6th period, students will follow the schedule below for Thursday.

Starting Monday, October 9th, from 4:00pm-5:00pm with Mr.Higgins. Only 20 students will be allowed to sign up at a time and must have a permission slip on file. Students who sign up after the permitted 20, will be placed on a waiting list for future attendance.Please pick up students from the gym ramp behind the building.

Takes place on Tuesday mornings between 8am-9am with Mr.Black.

October 3,9,17,24 & 31

Drop off at Door E

We would love to start sharing photos of our students and the amazing things happening at Grissom in our newsletters and on social media.

In order to share photos of our students, we need our families to complete the consent form giving us permission to share photos of your child. Right now we have many families who have not yet completed this form.

The form includes permission for the following:

• Student Handbook
• Consent to Publish
• Mandatory Curriculum
• Protect Yourself Rules