GOOD MORNING & HAPPY FRIDAY!
GISD Bond Information Dates- There are multiple opportunities for staff and community members to receive information regarding the May 2023 bond election. Please select the Information Dates tab on the Graham ISD 2023 Bond website.
Legislative Advocacy- As you know, the Texas Legislature is currently in session. Our Texas Legislators are Senator Drew Springer and Representative David Spiller.
Additional organizations to follow for public school advocacy are
Raise Your Hand Texas- Text RAISEMYHAND TO 40649 to receive text message updates.
Lady Blues Track- Emily Gordy is 1 of 30 girls selected to compete in the high jump event at the Texas Relays. She will be competing this evening at 6:00 pm. Good luck Emi!!!
Lady Blues Softball- Congratulation to the Lady Blues on the 11-2 victory on Tuesday vs Stephenville. The Lady Blues will play in Stephenville at 6:00 pm this evening. GO LADY BLUES!
Graham Steer Baseball- The Steers will be at Stephenville this evening for a 7:00 pm contest. GO STEERS!
Youth Art Month- Today is the final day of the Youth Art Month exhibit at the Old Post Office Museum and Art Center (OPOMAC). The exhibit is open to the public. An artist reception will be held this afternoon from 5:00 - 7:00 pm. The exhibit and reception are open to the public. Please be informed and contact Senator Springer and Representative Spiller regarding legislation impacting public education in general and Graham ISD. A great place to begin is by reading the legislative priorities of the associations that support public education. The ones I have reviewed so far are linked below.
GPEF Spring Fling Event- The Graham Public Education Foundation (GPEF) is hosting an exciting new event on the downtown square called “GPEF Spring Fling” which will be held Monday, April 17th from 5-7 pm. You are invited to visit several downtown locations and enjoy delicious food at each stop. Tickets are $50 and available to purchase online at https://www.grahamisd.com/272594_2. The host locations will be:
Here and Now
Pure Movement Studio
Middle Sister/Middleton Hotel
Pratt’s Books
OPOMAC
Each location will have food from different providers such as Neri’s, Eleanor Burkett/Middle Sister, and the GHS BBQ team. At Pratt’s Books, wine from Graham Wines will be available.
All proceeds from the Spring Fling benefit GPEF which is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing amazing projects and programs to the GISD schools. Since 2011, GPEF has provided over $600,000 in grants to our Graham schools. This has been made possible by our donors and supporters over the years.
If you or your company would like to sponsor this event, please email sarakmccall@gmail.com or donate via the link above. The following are the levels of sponsorships:
$1000 Champion- 10 tickets to the Spring Fling
$750 Advocate- 8 tickets to the Spring Fling
$500 Ally- 6 tickets to the Spring Fling
$250 Friend- 4 tickets to the Spring Fling
All sponsors will be listed on signage at the Spring Fling event.
Responsibility and Decisions
One night four college kids stayed out late, partying and having a good time. They paid no mind to the test they had scheduled for the next day and didn’t study. In the morning, they hatched a plan to get out of taking their test. They covered themselves with grease and dirt and went to the Dean’s office. Once there, they said they had been to a wedding the previous night and on the way back they got a flat tire and had to push the car back to campus.
The Dean listened to their tale of woe and thought. He offered them a retest three days later. They thanked him and accepted his offer.
When the test day arrived, they went to the Dean. The Dean put them all in separate rooms for the test. They were fine with this since they had all studied hard. Then they saw the test. It had 2 questions.
1) Your Name __________ (1 Point)
2) Which tire burst? __________ (99 Points)
Options – (a) Front Left (b) Front Right (c) Back Left (d) Back Right
The lesson: always be responsible and make wise decisions
CORNY JOKE OF THE DAY:
What do you call a pig that does karate? (Scroll down for the answer.)
A Pork Chop!
