Coins For Cancer 2017

GDW will be participating in the District 300 Relay For Life Event at Dundee Crown High School on Friday, April 7.  Team GDW will be walking to remember and support those who have been affected by cancer as well as raising finds to donate to Relay For Life and the American Cancer Society.  This past week, GDW students and staff participated in our annual Coins For Cancer drive, where we collected pennies on Monday, nickels on Tuesday, dimes on Wednesday, quarters on Thursday, and dollars on Friday.  Each day, we held a friendly competition to see which classroom raised the most funds.  Our daily classroom coin collecting champs were recognized during morning announcements and then awarded a banner to proudly display outside of their classroom for the day.  We charted our progress on the visual below, and this year many students and staff added personalized notes that we displayed along with our donations in honor of many special people who have been affected by cancer. While our school-wide goal was to exceed our donation total from last year (which was $4,743.96), we came out in true Wildcat fashion and crushed that goal by bringing in a grand total of $5,337.98, which will be donated in support of Relay For Life and the American Cancer Society.  To celebrate our accomplishment, a school-wide incentive will be provided to our students after Spring Break.  Way to go, Wildcats!

The Big Chill

Under the direction of GDW Music Teachers, Miss Crater and Miss Mitchell, our first grade students performed "The Big Chill" for a packed audience!  During this performance, the students sang selections expressing their wishes for a snow day!  Fortunately, this week's weather forecast calls for temperatures in the 70's!

 

#D300READS Gift Card Winners

Congratulations to the following GDW students for reading over Winter Break and winning a Barnes and Noble gift card for their participation in #D300READS!  Way to go, Wildcats!

Ainsley Bryson, Faith Bryson, Evelyn Bryson, & Bella Petryniec

PTO's 8th Annual 2Ball Competition

This evening, GDW fathers and sons gathered at Hampshire High School for our PTO's 8th Annual 2Ball Competition.  Congratulations to the following students:

Kindergarten

1st Place - Jaden Gonnam

2nd Place - Quentin Wemhoff 

3rd Place - Travaun Simmons

First Grade

1st Place - Parker Birkhead

2nd Place - Carter Hauschildt

3rd Place - Logan Prange

Second Grade

1st Place - Caleb England

2nd Place - Brody Anderson

3rd Place - Jaydon Choy

Third Grade

1st Place - Devin Bach

2nd Place - Justin Weber

3rd Place - Nolan Davis

Fourth Grade

1st Place - Wilson Wemhoff

2nd Place - Evan Wurtz

3rd Place - Blake Riddle

Fifth Grade

1st Place - Jaryd Vence

2nd Place - Alexander Lazar

3rd Place - JJ Gonnam