Greenville Public Schools is asking voters to consider a 10-year, 1.5-mill sinking fund millage proposal on Tuesday, August 6, 2024. If approved by voters, this proposal would enhance our schools' safety, comfort, and functionality for the benefit of the thousands of students, staff, and community members who use them daily by allowing GPS to address school security improvements, infrastructure replacement & updates, and technology & transportation replacements. This proposal will NOT increase your millage rate but rather hold it steady at 4.7 mills. For more information, please visit https://www.gpsjackets.org/page/sinking-fund-august-2024
Introducing our 2024 Baldwin Heights Elementary Teacher of the Year, Kelsey DeDonado!
Kelsey has been teaching at Baldwin Heights for 12 years in kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade! She and her husband Andy have two children that also attend Baldwin Heights: Harper is in 4th grade and Henry who will be in kindergarten. As a family, they love to camp and spend their summers at the lake. She also loves to play pickleball!
The highlight of her career so far has been the relationships she has made at GPS. The staff has become like family, and having her own children also be a part of the school could not be any better!
We asked Kelsey five drinks she would choose if her fingers were a drinking fountain. She chose: "iced coffee, Coke, Dr. Pepper, lemonade, and anything with caffeine!"
GHS Yellow Jacket Theatre & GARCC Present...SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK 2024 - Twelfth Night! This event is FREE to the public on July 12 & 13 at 7:00pm at Tower Riverside Park. Bring your own blanket & chair.
GPS wishes everyone a safe & enjoyable 4th of July!
Have a safe and happy Independence Day from your Baldwin Heights school family! 🙂
Greenville Public Schools is asking voters to consider a 10-year, 1.5-mill sinking fund millage proposal on Tuesday, August 6, 2024. If approved by voters, this proposal would enhance our schools' safety, comfort, and functionality for the benefit of the thousands of students, staff, and community members who use them daily by allowing GPS to address school security improvements, infrastructure replacement & updates, and technology & transportation replacements. This proposal will NOT increase your millage rate but rather hold it steady at 4.7 mills. For more information, please visit https://www.gpsjackets.org/page/sinking-fund-august-2024
If you forgot to pick up your student's medications before the last day of school, they are available for pick up today (Thursday, June 6) from 11:00am-2:00pm & 3:00-5:00pm at the GHS Auditorium/Gym Lobby (regardless of what school your student attends). Any prescription or nonprescription medications not picked up will be discarded/destroyed; medications cannot be stored at the schools for the following year.
BH Family...are you looking for a great summer club for your K-5 student? Lainey VanHoose (GHS junior and Baldwin Heights alum) is facilitating a service opportunity twice a month for a couple of hours (with GPS/BH staff support of course) to "change the community in positive ways." The orientation meeting is on June 9 at Baldwin Heights. Here is a link to a PDF that has more information about this club: https://bit.ly/littlepeoplebigdifference24. I encourage everyone to read it if you or you child is interested. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, feel free to contact Lainey through email: laineyv3@gmail.com.
If you forgot to pick up your student's medications, they will be available for pick up on Thursday, June 6, from 11:00am-2:00pm & 3:00-5:00pm at the GHS Auditorium/Gym Lobby (regardless of what school your student attends). Any prescription or nonprescription medications not picked up will be discarded/destroyed; medications cannot be stored at the schools for the following year.
From all of us at Baldwin Heights, we wish you all the best this summer with family and friends. See you in the fall!
Greetings Baldwin Heights Family! It has been an amazing year and as we head into summer, here is the link to the End of the Year video that Mr. Hoenshell spends hours preparing for our students and parents: https://bit.ly/bheoyvideo2024.
Enjoy your time with family!
Today (Friday, May 31) is a HALF DAY & the LAST DAY for ALL GPS students! GMS releases at 10:30am, GHS releases at 10:35am & Elementary releases at 11:50am.
BH Family...are you looking for a great summer club for your K-5 student? Lainey VanHoose (GHS junior and Baldwin Heights alum) is facilitating a service opportunity twice a month for a couple of hours (with GPS/BH staff support of course) to "change the community in positive ways." The orientation meeting is on June 9 at Baldwin Heights.
Here is a link to a PDF that has more information about this club: https://bit.ly/littlepeoplebigdifference24. I encourage everyone to read it if you or you child is interested. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, feel free to contact Lainey through email: laineyv3@gmail.com.
Greetings BH Families!
Each year we have some folks asking if there is anything that they can have access to over the summer months. Sora is an app you can download to borrow eBooks and audiobooks from our GPS libraries. Clever is a program that our students should be familiar with that houses the programs that they used in the classroom this past year (students will need their GPS email logins for this).
Directions for both are attached as picture files. Have a wonderful summer!!
Nominations for the Elmer Russell School Bell Award will be accepted until Friday (May 31)! Please take a moment to recognize an exceptional Greenville Public Schools staff member or community member/organization who has demonstrated outstanding dedication by submitting a nomination or two! https://forms.gle/nC5VJiMFVwJDFJ6i7
🌟 Congratulations to our amazing 2023-2024 Mid-Year and End-of-Year Retirees! Thank you for your dedication and hard work. Wishing you all the best in your next adventures! 🎉
Monday, May 27 - NO SCHOOL due to the holiday.
GPS proudly announces our 2024 Building Winners for the Teacher and Support Staff of the Year! One teacher and support staff member from this group will be chosen as our District Teacher of the Year and District Support Staff of the Year, which will be revealed during our staff welcome back in August for the start of the 2024-25 school year. Over the next few weeks, we will individually highlight each one of these amazing GPS staff members for their hard work and dedication. Congratulations & thank you for all you do!
Reminders for Next Week - No School on Monday, May 27, due to the holiday! May 30 is a HALF DAY for GMS & GHS Students, and May 31 is a HALF DAY & LAST DAY for all GPS Students!
