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 Spaghetti Dinner/Silent Auction Benefit for Austin Nichols Sunday, May 20 - 11:30 AM-4 PM, at Grass Lake High School - Please join us May 20 for a benefit dinner and silent auction to help financially support 2007 GLHS graduate Austin Nichols who has been diagnosed with an inoperable, malignant brain tumor. Austin is no longer able to work and needs help paying his medical bills. Free-will offerings will be accepted on the day of the event. If you cannot attend and wish to make a monetary donation, checks should be made out to “Team Austin Fund for Austin Nichols” and sent to PO Box 18, Concord, MI 49237. Go to http://bit.ly/L3xuDm to see 137 silent auction items that will be available Sunday.

SATURDAY, MAY 19 - 6 AM to 4 PM - GRASS LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL
Scrap Metal Drive Fundraiser for the Educational Foundation, the Warrior Club, and Project Safe Graduation - Click here for more information, including a list of acceptable items, or contact Eric McCalla with questions at 517-522-5580, or emccalla@grasslakeschools.com. Thank you to Omnisource in Jackson for their cooperation and support and to all of you who are contributing to the fundraiser.
 


Welcome to the Grass Lake
Community Schools

Central Office Web Page

We are located at:
899
S. Union Street
Grass LakeMI
49240
Phone: 517-522-5540     Fax: 517-522-8195

Office Hours: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Superintendent:
Mr. Brad Hamilton   
Administrative Assistant:
Mrs. Margaret Henthorne

We're glad you have stopped to see our school district's website. Our district enrolls over 1,250 pre-school through the 12th graders in three buildings. We are continually working to improve our students' academic achievement by increasing rigor, while promoting relevance and relationships with our students. We are located in the Township of Grass Lake, in Jackson County in the south-central area of Michigan just south of Interstate 94, approximately 50 miles west of Detroit and 10 miles east of Jackson.

Along with our main web page, which you are currently viewing, our website has four other start pages that can be found u
nder "Buildings" in the navigation bar below our header. Continuing across that bar you will find general information about our school district and our community. You will will also find navigation bars on the left side of each page containing information that is more specific to each of our buildings. It is our intention to make this page as easily accessible as possible. We invite comments toward improving our web presence, which can be sent to dmoeckel@grasslakeschools.com. Click here for directions to our Central Office


Our Vision: Individual excellence inspired by tradition and innovation

Our Mission:
The mission of Grass Lake Community Schools is to provide a quality learning environment which will empower all students to meet their individual needs, discover their potential, and gain essential skills that will enable them to become responsible contributing citizens of our world.

District Non-Discrimination Policy: It is the policy of the Grass Lake Community Schools that no person shall, on the basis of race, color, religion, age, national origin or ancestry, sex, marital status or handicap be excluded for participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any programs or activity and employment as required by Title VI Civil Rights Act of 1963; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Any questions concerning discrimination should be directed to the Superintendent’s Office, Grass Lake Community Schools, 899 South Union Street, Grass Lake, MI 49240, or phone (517) 522-5540.


"GO WARRIORS! GO GREEN!" Energy Conservation Initiative at Grass Lake Schools
The Go Warriors! Go Green! energy conservation initiative is a District-wide effort involving all staff and students. It has been proven that school districts can substantially decrease energy costs by demonstrating easy, everyday ways to use less energy. Efforts include monitoring computers to be sure they are turned off at night, less lighting is used in corridors throughout the day, building temperatures have been decreased at times when students are not in class, and reducing idling time on our buses. Click the logo at the left to go to the official web page.

2012-2013 School Starting/Ending Times REVISED
The student release times for next year that were published earlier this week are incorrect. Please note the following times as they are correct. (The school start times were correct, as published earlier. Only the release times were incorrect.) We apologize for any confusion that may have caused.
 
2012-2013 School Start Times:
Middle School - 7:45
High School – 7:50
Elementary – 7:55
 
REVISED 2012-2013 Student Release Times:
Middle School – 3:01
High School – 3:06
Elementary – 3:11


Spaghetti Dinner/Silent Auction Benefit for Austin Nichols -
Please join us May 20 for a benefit dinner and silent auction to help financially support Austin Nichols. Austin is a 2007 graduate of Grass Lake High School and a senior at The College for Creative Studies in Detroit who has been diagnosed with “Diffuse Pontine Glioma”, which is an inoperable, malignant brain tumor. Austin is no longer able to work and needs help paying his medical bills.
WHEN AND WHERE: Sunday, May 20, from 11:30 AM to 4 PM at Grass Lake High School, 11500 Warrior Trail, Grass Lake, Michigan. Free-will offerings will be accepted on the day of the event. Along with the dinner and silent auction will be music, a bounce house, and a shirt/armband sale.
Unable to attend the dinner?: If you are unable to attend the event, but wish to make a monetary donation, checks should be made out to “Team Austin Fund for Austin Nichols” and may be sent to PO Box 18, Concord, MI 49237.

Copper Nail $100,000 Celebration May 19
Join us at the Copper Nail in Downtown Grass Lake on Saturday, May 19, from 5-6 PM as they celebrate the milestone of donating $100,000 to non-profit organizations in the Grass Lake area since the time that they opened. The entire community is invited to attend this gala party to celebrate this goal. There will be a band, pictures will be taken, and cake will be served. Help the Copper Nail's Board of Directors mark this date with your presence. We appreciate the work that the Copper Nail's volunteers do to support our entire community. Go to http://bit.ly/KtIGeV to see the official flyer.
Chamber of Commerce Announces Golf Outing

The Grass Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce has announced that their Annual Golf Outing/Fundraiser will be Friday, June 29 at Calderone Farms Golf Club. The Chamber has openings for teams and sponsorships. To register a team or set up a sponsorship a printable registration form can be found at http://bit.ly/IILwe5. There are registration early-bird discounts for registering before June 15. Registration is limited to the first 36 teams. Please contact Jason Bruneel at with questions at 517-522-6269.


Jackson Community College Announces GLHS Course Offerings
Jackson Community College continues its partnership with Grass Lake Community Schools by offering it fourth year of course offerings at Grass Lake High School for the Fall and Winter semesters of 2012-2013. Click here to see what is available for the upcoming year.
June 16, 2012 - GLHS Biennial Reunion and Banquet
All Grass Lake High School graduates are invited to attend our biennial reunion at George Long Elementary School on Saturday, June 16, 2012. This reunion and banquet is for ALL GLHS graduates and we welcome your participation. Although there will be a roll call of all classes, we will be honoring the following classes:
The 50th Year Classes: 1962 & 1963
The 25th Year Classes: 1987 & 1988

Click here for more information and registration instructions.
We hope to see you there!


Adult Recreation Has Arrived in Grass Lake!
Join us for: Adult Open Basketball - Age 18 and over - Thursdays, April 19-June 14 - Grass Lake Middle School Gym - 7-9 PM. Questions? E-mail jeremy@coach-jeremy.com, or go to www.coach-jeremy.com.
Planning for the 2012 Festival of Tables Begins!
The Grass Lake Educational Foundation has begun plans for a second annual Festival of Tables scheduled for Saturday October 6, 2012. This past year the foundation has spent more than any year in its history.  They have spent money on mini grants, Technology, Scholarships, and many other smaller donations. They would like to double the amount of revenue that was generated last year. If successful that would result in excess of $45,000.00. 
The Foundation could use your help in several ways:
  • Helping us market and promote the event.  Tables will again cost $235.00 if the participants decorate the table and $275.00 if the foundation decorates.  Perhaps a challenge between the buildings on who can decorate the best table?  We would love your participation!
  • Last year several of you donated very unique and clever items for both the silent and live auction events.
  • If possible would you consider making similar donations?  Also, we want to expand on the “baskets” and next year these will be raffled off.  We could use many more  silent and live auction donations as well.
  • We really would like to offer some bigger ticket items such as “Time Shares” or other similar packages.  If you know of someone who may be willing to consider such a donation please get us their contact information.
  • Any input you have that would help make this event even better would be greatly appreciated by the GLEF Board.
Thank You! Click here for a brief review of tables and sponsors from the 2011 Festival of Tables! (Use the up and down cursor keys to scroll through the slides.)

END-OF-YEAR SCHEDULE CHANGE
Please note that the schedule for the last days of school has been changed. Thursday, June 14 is now our last day of school, rather than Friday, June 15. Wednesday, June 13, and Thursday, June 14, are now both HALF DAYS OF SCHOOL. On these half days the Middle School will release at 11:30 AM, the High School at 11:35 AM, and the Elementary School at 11:40 AM. Please go to http://bit.ly/HsySm8 to see a printable schedule that reflects these changes.

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