Lower School Traffic Update- Do's & Don'ts
Good Afternoon Griffin Families!

What an incredible start here at the Lower School!
For morning drop-off, we finished before 7:52 am each of the first three days of school, and on Friday, August 12th, we finished by 7:50 am. WOW! Thank you!

Let’s finish drop-off by 7:49 am! At GHNO this year, we are starting a new tradition of morning announcements that begin promptly at 7:50 am.

We want all our scholars to experience the pledges, moment of silence, and hear the virtue of the month. Therefore the goal should be to be in their seat by 7:50, knowing they may need to drop a younger sibling off to class or make it to their lockers prior to class. Meaning if they arrive right at 7:50 am or later they will either be held at the front for the pledges and moments of silence and possibly miss hearing the announcements.

For PM Dismissal, we finished by 4:15 pm on Thursday at Lower School.

Thank you! Our goal will be to finish by 4:05 pm this year!

Go Griffins! Below you will find some Do's & Don'ts we would like to call to your attention:
Do's and Don'ts of GHNO Traffic

The Don'ts

  • Do not arrive before 7:10 am for AM Drop Off or line up before 3:15 pm for PM Pick Up

  • Do not use Neighboring Business lots to make U-Turns or to cut through traffic

  • Do not ignore directions from Traffic Officers/ Faculty

  • Do not speed through Jones Maltsberger Road or our lots.

  • Do not use your phone in the lot-Very important

  • Do not park alongside Jones Maltsberger Road and wait to cut into the traffic line.


The Do's
  • Do use the Church Parking lot to make a U-Turn on Jones Maltsberger Rd.

  • Do follow all directions from Traffic Officers/Faculty

  • Do drive the Speed Limit-Very Important

  • Do use “Thumbs Up” to signal you can leave the lot, “Thumbs Down” to signal you cannot leave the lot.

  • Do use the “Zipper” system to allow cars onto Jones Maltsberger Road.



AM Drop Off: Arrive by 7:10 am
PM Pick Up: Arrive by 3:15 pm
Lastly, Our PM Curb Receivers this year are Ms. Schosek (K-2th & 6th Music Teacher) and Ms. Krauss (AT in KD) are working hard, in all weather conditions, to type in your placard numbers as promptly as possible to allow for efficient pick-up.

Ms. Schosek, who also did this duty last year, recommends the following to help our traffic flow smoother:

If placards are in one of these three locations, it will increase efficiency during dismissal: 
  1. Hooked on the rearview mirror 
  2. Held up promptly by parent (starting about 100ft from CurbSmart faculty) 
  3. Pinned onto the sunshade.”
Thank you, Ms. Schosek and Ms. Krauss for all your hard work!

And a BIG thank you to our parents who continue to follow the traffic plan and show patience and kindness to our fellow parents.
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