GOOD MORNING AND HAPPY FRIDAY!
Lady Blues and Graham Steer Soccer- Both teams are at home tonight vs Stephenville.
Good luck!
Good luck!
Lady Blues and Graham Steer Basketball- Best of luck on the road this evening at
Burkburnett!
Burkburnett!
Lady Blues Basketball- Great win over Hirschi on Tuesday! Good luck tonight vs Burkburnett.
Lady Blues and Graham Steer Soccer Gets First Sweep- Congrats to both the Lady Blues
and Graham Steers on their Tuesday victories over Springtown!
and Graham Steers on their Tuesday victories over Springtown!
Primary Election Day is March 6th- Register to Vote by February 5th to be able to vote in
this election. Early voting will begin on February 20th.
Hall of Honor Banquet- Graham ISD will be hosting the inaugural Graham Public Education
Foundation Hall of Honor Banquet at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 8, 2018 in the American
Legion Building. A limited number of tickets are available for $25/ticket and may be purchased
at the GISD Administration office. The inaugural class of the Hall of Honor includes:
Foundation Hall of Honor Banquet at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 8, 2018 in the American
Legion Building. A limited number of tickets are available for $25/ticket and may be purchased
at the GISD Administration office. The inaugural class of the Hall of Honor includes:
Paul Hagelstein, Jo Ann Geurin Pettus , Charls Walker, Dr. Troy Rollen Johnson, Garth Baker,
JD Burke, Hallie Roselle Graves, Eugenia D Howell, The Bertha Foundation, Ray Herring,
Agnes (Addie) Mary Kintner Graham, Edwin Smith Graham, Gustavus Adolphus and Edmonia
Graham, Malcolm Kintner Graham.
JD Burke, Hallie Roselle Graves, Eugenia D Howell, The Bertha Foundation, Ray Herring,
Agnes (Addie) Mary Kintner Graham, Edwin Smith Graham, Gustavus Adolphus and Edmonia
Graham, Malcolm Kintner Graham.
Strategic Planning- We hosted the second phase of our strategic planning process this past
Thursday and Friday. The Strategic Planning Team composed of students, teachers,
administrators, parents and community members spent two days developing Strategic
Objectives and Strategies for six core areas: Teaching and Learning, Future Ready, Human
Resources, Safety and Security, Finance and Facilities and Communications/Community
Partnerships.
The third phase will be to assemble our Strategic Planning Action Teams to develop the actions
plans to accomplish the Strategic Objectives and Strategies. If you would be interested in serving
on one of these teams, please let me know.
Thursday and Friday. The Strategic Planning Team composed of students, teachers,
administrators, parents and community members spent two days developing Strategic
Objectives and Strategies for six core areas: Teaching and Learning, Future Ready, Human
Resources, Safety and Security, Finance and Facilities and Communications/Community
Partnerships.
The third phase will be to assemble our Strategic Planning Action Teams to develop the actions
plans to accomplish the Strategic Objectives and Strategies. If you would be interested in serving
on one of these teams, please let me know.
Vaping…What Educators and Parents
Need to Know
Need to Know
The information below is a portion of an online article written by Anne Rubin on
January 17, 2018. The full article can be viewed here. It’s time to get serious about the vaping
problems in our schools.
January 17, 2018. The full article can be viewed here. It’s time to get serious about the vaping
problems in our schools.
Last year, one in three high school seniors used a vape or e-cigarette. So says the study
Monitoring the Future, released by the renowned University of Michigan, that surveyed
45,000 students from 380 public and private secondary schools. Here’s what every educator
and parent needs to know:
Monitoring the Future, released by the renowned University of Michigan, that surveyed
45,000 students from 380 public and private secondary schools. Here’s what every educator
and parent needs to know:
1. Vaping and e-cigs are not the same. Traditional e-cigarettes have a distinct cigarette
taste and appeal. Far more popular with teens, vapes are small, refillable devices that heat
“vape juice,” atomizing the liquid into a mist. Neither device uses tobacco, but both can deliver
nicotine. Vapes can also contain substances like THC, the chemical found in marijuana.
taste and appeal. Far more popular with teens, vapes are small, refillable devices that heat
“vape juice,” atomizing the liquid into a mist. Neither device uses tobacco, but both can deliver
nicotine. Vapes can also contain substances like THC, the chemical found in marijuana.
2. Vaping can be hard to detect.
Vape technology has evolved quickly, making devices small and discreet. While some models
are larger and look like refillable lighters with a mouthpiece, others are shaped like fountain
pens. A recent story from NPR, entitled
“Teenagers Embrace JUUL, Saying It’s Discreet Enough To Vape In Class,” makes it clear that
vaping behavior can be easy to miss. Vaping devices may look like a thumb drive or a writing
pen and can fit in your fist. Below are images of vaping devices. Make sure that everyone on
your staff knows what vaping devices look like.
are larger and look like refillable lighters with a mouthpiece, others are shaped like fountain
pens. A recent story from NPR, entitled
“Teenagers Embrace JUUL, Saying It’s Discreet Enough To Vape In Class,” makes it clear that
vaping behavior can be easy to miss. Vaping devices may look like a thumb drive or a writing
pen and can fit in your fist. Below are images of vaping devices. Make sure that everyone on
your staff knows what vaping devices look like.
3. Vape manufacturers target our students.
Do you love the flavor of Skittles, or are you more of a Swedish Fish kind of person? Either way,
there’s a vape juice for you. The appeal to children is clear. Vape juices come in fruit juice, candy,
and breakfast-cereal-style flavors.
there’s a vape juice for you. The appeal to children is clear. Vape juices come in fruit juice, candy,
and breakfast-cereal-style flavors.
4. Many teens don’t understand that vaping is harmful.
Many people, teens included, begin vaping to curb a smoking habit. The jury is still out on the
long-term effects vaping can have on teenagers. Nicotine can impede brain development, and
vapes can deliver a high dosage of it. Teenage vapers also report bleeding gums and what is now
being a called a “vaper’s cough.”
long-term effects vaping can have on teenagers. Nicotine can impede brain development, and
vapes can deliver a high dosage of it. Teenage vapers also report bleeding gums and what is now
being a called a “vaper’s cough.”
5. Marijuana is now odor-free.
Masked by sugary, fruity flavors, vape juice containing THC oil can go undetected. The
University of Michigan study reports that while 1 in 10 students say they use vape juice
containing nicotine, 1 in 20 teens report vaping marijuana. In other words, if a student has a
vape at school, it is likely that we will have no idea what is inside the reservoir.
University of Michigan study reports that while 1 in 10 students say they use vape juice
containing nicotine, 1 in 20 teens report vaping marijuana. In other words, if a student has a
vape at school, it is likely that we will have no idea what is inside the reservoir.
We are seeing an increase in the number of vaping devices being discovered in our local schools.
Per the code of conduct, these are prohibited items and prohibited behavior. I encourage our
staff and parents to be savvy on this latest trend. If you would like to personally see examples of
vaping paraphernalia, let me know.
Per the code of conduct, these are prohibited items and prohibited behavior. I encourage our
staff and parents to be savvy on this latest trend. If you would like to personally see examples of
vaping paraphernalia, let me know.
CORNY JOKE OF THE DAY: (Courtesy of Jayne Beale)
What did the tough pepperoni say? (Scroll down for the answer.)
You wanna Pizza me?
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