THE STORM REPORT

THURSDAY May 28th, 2015  Find us on Facebook
IN THIS ISSUE
FINALS SCHEDULE
GRADUATION OPEN HOUSE PICNIC
GRADUATION INVITATION
FOG SERVICE HOURS
SOCCER SCRIMMAGE
PHYSICAL FORM
DRIVING EDUCATION PROGRAM
GRACE PREP SCRIP
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IMPORTANT DATES

June 2nd-4th:
Finals

June 2nd:
Senior Send-off School Picnic

June 4th:
Last Day of School (1/2 day)
Senior Cruise (Seniors & Parents)

June 5th:
Graduation (Everyone's Invited)

June 22nd:
Grill Night at Spring Creek Park

July 1st:
First Tuition Payment for 2015-16

See other important dates on our school calendar at our website.
LANGUAGE CAMP

Coming soon ... more information about the Grace Prep Summer Language Camp. Fifteen Chinese students are coming to Grace Prep for a three week summer camp. If you are interested in hosting July 17th through August 10th, contact Jane by email or call the school office at 814-867-1177. Not sure if you want to host or not? Perhaps your student can join in the fun and be a language buddy. All kinds of activities will be offered to include:

Tussey Mountain Go-Karts

Hershey Park

DelGrosso's Water Works

Spikes Baseball Game

All-American Square Dance

and much, much more!

ROBOTICS CAMP

A wonderful way for kids to learn
mechanical systems and computer programming through project-based learning.

 

Click here for more information!

HOST FAMILIES

More host families are needed for our international students this coming school year. If you are interested, please contact Megan by email this month.   

SENIORS AND PARENTS: COLLEGE FINANCING

If you plan to apply for federal financial aid for college, go to https://fafsa.ed.gov/.

Both a parent and the student need to create a PIN number. I t's recommended you do this NOW as it can take awhile to receive your number.

Then, remember to have your tax return ready to go as soon as possible so you can have accurate financial aid information when making your college choice.  
COLLEGE PREP RESOURCES  
Parents of juniors and seniors, check out the free resources at the College Board Website. The website offers general college planning guidelines and Financial Aid 101.

Furthermore, check out these SAT resources:
SUMMER HOURS
Graduation may be in one week (Friday, June 5th) , but the Grace Prep staff will be hard at work grading finals and recording grades for the entire next week (June 8th-12th) . The following week (June 15th-19th)  the office will be closed the entire week. Once the office reopens on Monday, June 22nd,  the Summer Office Hours will be 9 AM to 3 PM.  Yes, we still work all summer, just a reduced  number of hours. 
SENIOR PROJECTS
To view this year's Senior Project Presentations click here! Because of internet issues not all of the presentations are available to view at this link, we apologize for the inconvenience. 
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FINALS WEEK IS COMING!
Tuesday, June 2nd
8:30-10:00       History
10:30-12:00     Science

12:00-3:00      Spring Creek Park (School Picnic)
 


Wednesday, June 3rd

8:30-10:00       Foreign Language
10:30-12:00     English

12:00-12:45    Lunch

12:45-1:45      Study

1:45-3:15         Math


 

Thursday, June 4th

8:30-10:00       Bible

10:00-11:30    Locker Cleanout, Book/Clicker Check In, Building Cleaning/Turnover

11:30-12:00    Buses arrive

12:00-1:00      Graduation Rehearsal followed by Senior Lunch

GRADUATION OPEN HOUSE PICNIC

On behalf of the Senior Class we would like to invite t he Grace Prep Community to a Graduation Open House - Picnic on  Saturday June 6th at 3:00 pm a t the home of Ken of Megan Layng. The address is  525 Kristina Circle  State College, PA. We h ope to see yah there!

For planning purposes please RSVP to Beth Shearer at  snappymom3@gmail.com  by May 29th.
IS YOUR STUDENT A SENIOR? IF "NO" KEEP READING...

We'd really like to see you at graduation! We have it at the State College Assembly of God so that anyone that wants to attend, can. It is this Friday, June 5th, at 6 PM. We set-up, decorate, host a reception, tear-down, and clean up. It is a glorious evening. THANK YOU TO ALL THE VOLUNTEERS! 
DO YOU STILL OWE FOG SERVICE HOURS?
Students often work-off some of their family's FOG Service Hours (30 per family) over the summer. Nancy can be very flexible, allowing your student to work the days of the week and hours of the day that are the most convenient for you. Additionally, when it is time for your student to complete their first job application, she can serve as a reference. Just contact her by email at  nancywilliams@graceprep.com  or call the school office at 814-867-1177.
ATTENTION SOCCER PLAYERS
A friend of Coach Susan coaches a coed youth team and wants to set up a scrimmage on 
Saturday, May 30th at 2:30 or 3pm. Would you please contact Susan at susan.weeber@gmail.com if you're available and interested in playing? Middle schoolers, home schoolers, and Grace Prep players are all welcome, girls and guys. The scrimmage will either play at  Mount Nittany Middle School or Homestead . Contact Coach Susan for more information.
SEE THE DOCTOR OVER THE SUMMER
If your student will be seeing their doctor over the summer, please have them complete our Private Physician's Report of Physical Exam form.  This is required for all new students, those entering their junior year and those participating in sports.  If you have any questions, email Nancy or call the school office at 814-867-1177.
LOSING YOUR HAIR OVER TEACHING YOUR STUDENT TO DRIVE?

Dave Jameson is offering a Driver Education Program for our Grace Prep students. Taking the Driver Education program is $35.00 an hour. If you take six lessons ($210) you will also receive a certificate stating you have completed six hours of in car training which should get you a discount of around 10% on your car insurance.

Dave is a certified driver education instructorIf interested just let Dave know and he can get you more information and put you on the schedule.

You will also spend at least one lesson at the DMV practicing parallel parking and the routes they take students on for their test. You will practice at least three times the exact test that will be given on test day. This creates no surprises and less anxiety on test day. Dave has a very high success rate of students who have passed on their first try. When the student passes the test they will get a junior license.

Please feel free to call Dave at 814-574-9193 or better yet e-mail him at doj11@scasd.org.

SPEND YOUR TUITION DOLLARS AT SHEETZ!

 YAY! June is the month our SCRIP using parents have been waiting for. Many of them  are able to skip their June tuition payment entirely  or at least pay a greatly reduced amount. It is easy to participate in the program, and some families have found that it helps with budgeting.

After signing up, you may access your account and pay for gift cards from your favorite grocery stores, gas stations, clothing stores, and restaurants. Then, when you visit these locations, you pay for your purchases with your gift cards. Each gift card purchase saves you tuition money.
 
Jean Barczak, Jake Stormer's grandmother, is the new SCRIP coordinator. She used to coordinate the Nittany Christian School SCRIP program, so the transition has been smooth. Orders will now be due on the first and third Mondays of each month. Cards will be ready for pick up on Fridays of the same week. Jean is a user of the SCRIP program and an advocate of the Presto Pay option. In some cases you can be at the store, have a mental note of what your spending, use your smart phone to add that amount, check out and earn money towards your tuition. She is willing to sit down with anyone that needs help getting started or taking the next step to Presto Pay. Contact her at 814-238-6382  or jas10@psu.edu.


 

SCRIP Dates:
June 8th - Order and  June 12th - Pick Up
June 22nd - Order and  June 26th - Pick Up
July 6th - Order and July 10th - Pick Up
July 20th - Order and July 24th - Pick Up
August 3rd - Order and August 7th - Pick Up
August 17th - Order and August 21st - Pick Up
August 31st - Order and September 4th - Pick Up