Elephant Tracks Summer 2012

ELEPHANT TRACKS – GCSS NEWSLETTER 
SUMMER 2012



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DATES TO REMEMBER (Information on All Activities is Below)
May 18                       Last Day of School
                                    GHS Graduation GHS Gym 8:00(Tickets Required)
May 19                       Boys State Soccer Championship Vs. Woodward Academy                                                 Bobby Gruhn Field  7:00 pm
May 21                       Teacher Work Day
                                    CRCT Retest
                                    A Team/Goal 2 Work Group 9:00 SBO Board Room
                                    Baseball State Semifinals vs. Ringgold @ Ivey-Watson 4:00 pm (DH)
                                    GMS Softball Meeting for Parents/Players GHS New Gym 6:00 pm
May 22                       Teacher Work Day
                                    CRCT Retest
                                    Goal 4 Work Group SBO Conference Room 8:30 am
                                    Baseball Semifinals “If” Game Ivey-Watson Field 3:00 pm
                                    Employee Meeting (Budget Session) GHS Media Center 3:00 pm
                                    Public Meeting (Budget Session) GHS Media Center 4:00 pm
                                    School Board Meeting GHS Media Center 5:00 pm
May 23                       Teacher Work Day
                                    CRCT Retest
May 26                       Baseball Finals
                                    GMS Yard Sale for a Cure GMS Parking Lot 8-2
May 28                       Memorial Day Holiday
                                    Baseball Finals “If” Game
May 29-June 1           GHS Girls Basketball Camp
May 29-June 1           Park & Rec Baseball Camp City Park 9-12 Noon
June 2                         GMS Yard Sale for a Cure Rain Date GMS Parking Lot 8-2
                                    SAT
June 4-7                      GHS Boys Basketball Camp
June 4-8                      Elachee Wet, Wetter Wettest Camp (Pre-K & Elementary Students)
June 4                         Lanier Tech Open House 3-6 pm
                                    School Board Work Session SBO  Board Room 6:00 pm
June 9                         ACT
June 10                       Northeast Georgia History Center Family Day 1-4
June 11-15                  Youth Football Camp
June 11-15                  Elachee Exploring Animal Kingdom Camp (Pre-K/Elem. Students)
June 11-15                  Elachee Extreme Creek Week (Middle School & CITS)
June 11-15                  Northeast Georgia History Center Summer Camp 9:30-2:30
June 18-21                  Softball Camp  9:00 – 12:00 
June 18-21                  Youth Baseball Camp Ivey Watson Baseball Field (9-12)
June 18-22                  Elachee Seeing the Stars Camp (Pre-K/Elementary Students)
June 18-22                  Elachee Adventures High and Low (Middle School & CITS)
June 18                       A Team Meeting SBO Board Room 9:00 am
                                    School Board Meeting SBO Board Room 6:00 pm
June 20-22                  CRCT 3,5, & * Retest

June 25-29                  Youth Volleyball Camp
June 25-29                  Northeast Georgia History Center Summer Camp 9:30-2:30
June 25-29                  Elachee A Heap of Herps Camp (Pre-K/Elementary Students)
July 2                          School Board Work Session SBO Board Room 6:00 pm
July 4                          Holiday
July 8-14                     Gainesville Park & Rec. Summer Theatre Hello Dolly
July 9                          Northeast Georgia History Center Family Day 1-4
July 9-13                     Elachee Bugs, Slugs, & Katydids Camp (Pre-K/Elementary Students)
July 9-13                     Elachee Wilderness Survival (Middle School & CITS)
July 14                        Rain Barrel Workshop 6:30-7:30
July 16-20                   Summer Georgia High School Graduation Test 
July 16-20                   Elachee Lessons From the Cherokee Camp (Pre-K/Elem. Students)
July 16-20                   Elachee Mountain Bike Camp (Middle School & CITS)
July 16                        School Board Meeting SBO Board Room 6:00 pm
July 17^th                      Rain Barrel Workshop 6:30-7:30
July 18-20                   Online EOCT
July 18                        Summer Georgia High School Writing Test
July 23-27                   Elachee Wind and Weather Camp (Pre-K/Elementary Students)
July 30-Aug. 3            Elachee Water Journeys (Elementary Only)
July 30-Aug. 3            Elachee Super Science Sampler (Middle School & CITS)

July 30                         Registration Center Reopens  8-3
August 1                     Softball Tryouts  @ Lanier Pointe 7:30 am – 11:30 am
August 6-9                  Pre-Planning

August 8                     GHS Marketplace New Gym 10:30-12:30 & 1:30-3:30
August 10                   First Day of School for 2012-13 School Year
August 16                   Rain Barrel Workshop 6:30-7:30
August 19                   Northeast Georgia History Center Family Day 1-4 
September 8               Athletic Club’s Stomp & Chomp
September 17             Rain Barrel Workshop 6:30-7:30  
 

The registration centers are now closed, but will re-open on Monday, July 30th.

Registration hours will be from 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM, M-F. 
 

All interested UPCOMING 6th-8th grade girls that are interested in playing SOFTBALL during the fall of 2012 for Gainesville Middle School needs to attend a PLAYER and PARENT meeting on Monday, May 21st at 6pm in the New Gym at GAINESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL.  We will introduce our new head coach, discuss summer and fall workouts.  Please make every effort to attend.  This will be the last meeting prior to summer workouts starting.  If you have any questions or are unable to attend the meeting please email gainesvillesoftball1@gmail.com.

Youth Volleyball

The Junior Elephant Volleyball Camp for rising 3rd-5th grade girls will be held from 10am to noon on June 25th-29th at Gainesville High School. The cost is $75 per child and an additional $55 if sending more than one per family. The focus of this camp will be to introduce the fundamentals of volleyball and to promote positive & competitive play. Please email Coach Randi Orr at randi.orr@gcssk12.net for registration forms. The deadline is June 15th.

SAVE THE DATE:  The Athletic Club’s Third Annual Stomp and Chomp will be on Saturday, September 8^th at the Gainesville Civic Center.  The first two year’s contribution to the Gainesville City sports programs has been around $50,000.  Over 250 people attended the event both of the first two years.  If anyone is interested in buying a table or donating an item for the live or silent auction, please contact Kris Nordholz at knordholz@fullmedia.com.

GHS Girls Basketball Camp
May 29-June 1
8:00 am to 4:00 pm
$125.00 Per Camper W/Lunch Provided
Registration Deadline:  May 18
Late Registration on Site $150.00

Fundamental Skills, Drills, and Games
For more information:
Brenda Hill-Gilmore
770-255-3590
brenda.hillgilmore@gcssk12.net

GHS Boys Basketball Camp
June 4-7
9:00 am to 4:00 pm
$100.00. ( $115.00 including lunch ) 
also 1/2 day option available
9:00am- 12 noon- $60.00
1:00pm-4:00pm- $60.00
Registration deadline- Wed. May 30, 2012
The Gainesville High Baby Elephant Cheerleading Camp will be from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm on June 4-7 at the Free Chapel North Campus for girls ages 5-12.  For more information contact Helen Perry at Helen.perry@gcssk12.netor visit www.gcssk12.net/cheerleading


2012 Gainesville Red Elephant Youth Football Camp

June 11-15
9:00- 12:00 Noon
GHS Football Practice Fields
$100.00
Ages:  6-14

GHS Youth Baseball Camp
June 18-21
9:00 am-12:00 pm
Ivey Watson Baseball Field
Gainesville High School Head Baseball Coach Jeremy Kemp and the GHS Baseball Staff invite you to join them this summer for their Annual Youth Summer Baseball Camp at Ivey Watson Baseball Field.
Designed to teach the fundamentals of baseball, this fun filled camp will enable all players to improve core baseball skills and prepare for the next level.
Ages 5-14
Get a jump on the competition by coming and learning the fundamentals of baseball with Coach Jeremy Kemp from Gainesville High School.  Hitting, pitching, fielding base running, and catching will be covered.  Campers need to bring glove, bat, water bottle, and a small snack. 
Space will be limited so register as early as possible. 
To register mail payment of $100.00 made payable to Gainesville Summer Baseball, registration should be mailed to Jeremy Kemp at 4403 Tall Hickory Trl., Gainesville, GA 30506.
 
To Contact Jeremy Kemp:
Phone: 770-842-9110
Email: jeremy.kemp@gcssk12.net


GaINESVILLE Parks
and Recreation
Baseball Camp
Instructed by: Jeremy Kemp, Gainesville High Head Baseball Coach
Camp ages: 5-14
When: May 29-June 1
Cost: $100/$75 city resident discount
Where: city Park
Time:  9am-noon
Bring with you: glove, bat, small snack and water
Registration: ends may 25, register at WWW.GAINEsville.org/sports-camps
 

GHS Red Elephant Soccer Camp (Ages 7-13)

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The GHS Red Elephant Soccer Camp is open for all boys and girls of all ability levels ages 7 to 13. The focus of the camp will be to improve the player's technical ability, tactical decisions, and physical ability though different fun activities and games. Campers will be placed in an age appropriate group and follow this daily schedule:

9:00 to 9:45: Warm up and individual technical/skill work
10:00 to 11:00: Age/ability Appropriate Training with coaches working on the Topic of the Day
11:15 to 12:00: Games

All instruction will be conducted by coaches who coach for Gainesville High School, other high schools, or club level coaches and assisted by former GHS Players.

*ALL Campers will receive a camp t-shirt. Please bring a snack and water bottle to camp each day. A signed Liability Waiver is REQUIRED for participation.

  

Code:	12SCAMP078
Dates:	June 25-29, 2012 Check for other dates
Meets:	M, Tu, W, Th and F from 9:00 AM to Noon
Hours:	15.00
Location:	Lower Soccer/Baseball Field
Instructor:	Elie Viviant
Fee:	$99

Announcements for Softball:
 
Mandatory Gainesville High School Softball Meeting will be held Tuesday, May 8th at 4pm in the New Gym for ANY upcoming 9th-12th grade girls interested in playing softball.  Please see or email Coach Green if you cannot attend.  gainesvillesoftball1@gmail.com
 
Gainesville Softball Camp will be held June 18-21 from 9am-12pm.  Register through Gainesville Park and Rec.
 
Gainesville Softball will hold summer workouts for middle school and high school aged girls during the months of June and July.  Please email Coach Green (gainesvillesoftball1@gmail.com) for additional information.
 
TRYOUTS for Gainesville High School Softball will take place WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1ST from 7:30am-11:30am.  You must have a current physical on file to participate in tryouts.  Please email Coach Green (gainesvillesoftball1@gmail.com) for more information.

Volleyball Conditioning and Practice Schedule
7/9-12 Conditioning 9-11
            Practice 5-7
7/16-18 Conditioning 9-11
              Practice 5-7
7/19 Coaches Clinic @ Emory
        Skills Session with Chad 9-11
7/23-27 Park & Rec Camp 10-12
7/23-25 Conditioning 8:30-10
              Practice 4-6
7/26-28 All American Camp @ Flowery Branch High School
                      9-11:30   12:30-3   3-6:30

*Conditioning not in the gym in Valentine Center
*All practices will be in New Gym
*Try-Outs are 8/1 from 9-11 and 3-5 in the New Gym
Message from Pam Ware: We need more teen agers for HELLO DOLLY, the Park & Rec Summer Theatre offering, who can sing and dance. Contact Gainesville Park and Rec. (770-531-2680), if interested. The rehearsals are on Monday and Tuesday evenings from 6-9 PM the month of June.  July 4^th week is off and back with dress rehearsals and performances the week of July 8-14th.
2012-2013  GHS Theatre Season:
September 17-18-19    7:30 PM   STEEL MAGNOLIAS
October 2-3-4                 7:30 PM    9 TO 5
November 27-28-29      7:30 PM     Winter Play
December ll-12-13         7:30 PM      Winter Musical
March 5-6-7                     7:30 PM      Spring Musical
Northeast Georgia History Center Summer 2012 Activities for Students and Families
Located at 322 Academy Street, NE, Gainesville, GA
Contact:  Julie Carson at 770-297-5900 or jcarson@brenau.edu
Website:  www.negahc.org
June 10  1-4 Family Day Southern-style Olympics, 1996 and Now featuring a tribute to the Summer Olympics of 1996
                    through memorabilia and other artifacts.  Visitors may 
                    create their own History Center Olympics Memorabilia. 
                    Admission is free courtesy of North Georgia Eye Clinic.
June 11-15*, 18-22*, and 25-19** 9:30-2:30 daily:    History Center Summer Camps, Our Appalachian Heritage.  Campers will explore the Appalachian heritage of Northeast Georgia, through hands-on activities and demonstrations including hearth and Dutch oven cooking, braiding a rag rug, soap-carving, rolling and de-barking logs, hunting and trapping, mountain music, mapping, and much more.  Space is limited to 20 campers per session.  Camps during the weeks of June 11-15* and June 18-22* are designed for students entering 5^th, 6^th, or 7^th grades in fall 2012 and the camp during the week of June 25-29** is designed for students entering 6^th, 7^th, or 8^th grades in fall 2012.  Space is available.  For age guidelines and costs, contact:  Julie Carson at 770-297-5900 or jcarson@brenau.edu
Website:  www.negahc.org

July 9   1-4 pm   Family Day:  The Revolutionary War in Northeast Georgia  Hands-on activities and re-enactors; free admission courtesy of North Georgia Eye Clinic.
August 19  1-4 pm  Family Day:  Gold Rush:  The North Georgia “29ers  Panning for gold and other hands-on activities and exhibits; free admission courtesy of North Georgia Eye Clinic and Laser Center.

Elachee Nature Science Center has announced their summer camps for children in Pre-K and Elementary Schools.  To register: www.elachee.orgor 770-535-1976.
June 4-8 Wet, Wetter Wettest
June 11-15 Exploring The Animal Kingdom
June 18-22 Seeing Stars
June 25-29 A Heap of Herps
July 9-13 Bugs, Slugs, & Katydids
July 16-20 Lessons From the Cherokee
July 23-27 Wind and Weather
July 30-Aug. 3 Water Journeys (Elementary Only)
Middle School & CITS
June 11-15 Extreme Creek Week
June 18-22 Adventures High and Low
July 9-13 Wilderness Survival
July 16-20 Elachee Mountain Bike Camp
July 30-Aug. 3 Super Science Sampler

2012 Rain Barrel Workshops

June 14th
July 17th
August 16th
September 18th

6:30-7:30 p.m.

Flat Creek Reclamation Facility Training Room
2641 Old Flowery Branch Road (off of Memorial Park)
55 gallon Rain Barrels are $35 with workshop attendance

Barrels equipped with spigot, overflow adapter, and debris filter

Registration is REQUIRED-please call Jennifer Flowers at 770-532-7462 or email Jflowers@gainesville.org
2012 AAA Boys Golf All-State Team:
 
Player of the Year: Parks Brown
Pep Brown
Jackson Bishop (Gainesville
2012 AAA Girls Golf  All-State Team:
Madeline Harr
Morgan Reece
Meg Callahan

Girls Region 8AA All-Region Soccer Team:
First Team
Hartley Carter
Liza Carpenter
Mary Catherine Dempsey
Second Team
Yesseli Nunez
Honorable Mention
Sidney Morrow
Catherine Chambers

Boys Region 8AA All-Region Team:
First Team
Nathan Dillard
Douglas Mejia
Aiden Reising
Second Team
Charlie Bryant
Ricardo Gomez
Alberto Murrillo
Merley Velasques

The GHS Crimson Chorus received scores of 96 & 93 (Superior ratings) at High Note Festival this past weekend in Marietta.  This is the 6th straight year of receiving a Superior rating in performance at High Note.  Julia Hamiltonis the director.

Leadership Team for our High School Band 
Drum Majors....Miss Arianna Olalde and Miss Monica Ramirez
Woodwind Section Leader.....Miss Melinda Cindea
Brass Section Leader......Mr. Christopher Kelley
Drumline Captain......Miss Morgan Mercer 
Student Leaders.....
Lourdes Peralta
Daniel Nguyen
Josh Aguilar
Christian Wright
Zoe Wulz
Leslin Reyes
Tony Nguyen
Nathan Henry
Dillon King
Crital Vivaldo
Daphney Young
Karina Antonio
Meghan Wuest
Junior Zaragoza
Jhaiquaishia Petersen

GHS soccer coaches Rick Howard and Mark Wade were announced as the Region 8 AAA boys and girls soccer Coaches of the Year respectively. 
Gainesville High School Senior, Khalil Larkin, has been named one of 16 recipients of the first Colored Rocks Prize. The Prize is awarded to senior male students from diverse ethnic backgrounds throughout Georgia for their achievements and commitment to helping increase the graduation rates of other male students of color. LaCrisia Larkin, acting GHS principal, is his proud mom.

KatyMarie Clementscompeted at the Junior Olympic National Gymnastics Championships in Virginia, placing 6th all-around!!!  She will continue to train 25+ hours per week throughout the summer.  Congratulations to KatyMarie, another great example of the Big Red Elephant Spirit!  Her mom is Wendy Clements at Centennial.
GHS seniors Parks and Carson Brown were both named to the Georgia High School Golf Coaches’ Association’s Senior All-Star Team.  Both will represent the North Team in the three-day match play format.

GHS student Kelsey Kirkpatrick received a scholarship to study Chinese for two weeks at Kennesaw State University. The scholarship is from the Federal funds that covers tuition, materials, food and lodging.

GHS Boys & Girls Golf—Season of Greatness
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/28/article/67671/

Historic Run Ends for GHS Girls Soccer
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/28/article/67625/

GHS Ends Rough School Year
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/6/article/67647/

GHS Students Reminded to Buckle Up
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/6/article/67631/

GHS Boys Soccer Moves into State Finals with Win Over St. Pius
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/28/article/67589/

GHS Baseball Bashes Carrollton to Advance to State Semi-Finals
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/28/article/67565/

GHS Baseball Marches Toward State Title
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/28/article/67543/

Gainesville Exploration Academy Art Gallery
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/flat/explorationgallery/

Talks Anticipated On Tuition Rates
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/6/article/67499/

GHS Vying for State Titles in Baseball and Boys & Girls Soccer
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/28/article/67511/

GHS Girls Outlast Carrollton On Penalty Kicks
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/28/article/67463/

Coaches Happy with Progress in Spring Practice
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/28/article/67461/

Gainesville Boys Soccer Surges Into Semifinals
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/28/article/67427/