Guy-Perkins Schools

ATTENTION ATHLETES: Students Athletes/Parents who have not picked up their vouchers for Friday's game can still pick them up. Sr Boys/ Jr Girls and can pick them up in the HS office. Sr Girls/ Jr Boys can pick them up in the gym during class from Mrs. Herndon.

The Conway Ministry Center will distribute food boxes to area residents on Thursday, October 22 from 6:00- 7:00 p.m. (while supplies last) at the Thunderbird Complex. Please enter the High School parking lot and stay to the right to form a line in front of the gym. #TbirdsCare

We are one week away from the opening night of Thunderbird basketball! Monday (10/19), we will announce how the general public can obtain ticket vouchers (limited amount for each game due to COVID-19 requirements)for each home game. We will also be sharing a link to watch the games live! Go to https://www.gptbirds.org/o/guy-perkins/page/basketball--168 to get the 2020-21 Thunderbird basketball schedule.

High School Students, please check your email and Google Classroom for a zoom link from teachers for class meetings. The meetings will be tomorrow, Friday, October 16th, during 5th period (11:30 am). There are several items that need to be voted on by each class. T-Bird Strong!

Red Ribbon Week is October 26th-30th "Be Strong, Be Brave, Be Drug Free" Monday 26th- Be Supportive- Wear Red, Boots, Cowboy Hats - (Will have bandanas) Tuesday 27th- Be Brave- Wear Camo- (Will have camo pencils) Wednesday 28th-- Be Strong- Super Hero T-Shirt Days- (Will have red masks) Thursday 29th- Be True- Red, White and Blue- 'America Triple Dress Up- (will have friendship bracelets) Friday 30th- Book Character- A character or book that promotes that is strong and brave (will have bookmarks)

COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY PROVISION SCHOOL YEAR 2020 - 2021 The Guy-Perkins School District is pleased to announce the district will participate in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) during the 2020 - 2021 school year providing meals, regardless of eligibility category, at NO CHARGE for all students in the district. CEP is made possible through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Special Assistance Certification and Reimbursement Community Eligibility Provision. Federal reimbursement for meals is based on the Identified Student Percentage (ISP) established by the District. The information used to establish the ISP will be made available only to State and Federal officials for review. All adults, e.g., visitors, teachers, support staff members, and administrators of the district must assume the full cost of the meal which is $2.50 for Breakfast and $4.00 for Lunch. Nondiscrimination Statement: In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, and reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, and American Sign Language) should contact the responsible State or local Agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. To file a program discrimination complaint, a complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, which can be obtained online, at https://www.ascr.usda.gov/sites/default/files/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11- 28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to the USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Please help support our Guy-Perkins FBLA by purchasing a Domino’s Slice the Price Pizza Card. Buy a $10 card and for every large pizza, you will get a large pizza free. Your first order will pay for the card. The cards are good until 6/30/2021. Click the link below to go to our page. Choose the quantity of cards you want, enter your information and pay on the site. Your card will be mailed to you. Please act quickly. We will only sell cards for two weeks. We will receive 1/2 of the price of the card for our club and this will help to pay for expenses involved with competitions this year. Please help our club and order you cards ASAP! https://tinyurl.com/y5gnpqlk

Thanks to @DollarGeneral for donating 40 cases of water to @GuyPerkinsSD students! We are proud to have them as one of our community business partners. #TbirdsCare

Congratulations to Grace and Alyson Rooney for successfully showing livestock at the AR Youth Expo in Fayetteville. They both won 3rd in their classes in a very competitive show. We are Thunderbird proud of them for representing our FFA chapter, school, and community so well.

Attention Parents of seniors! This is a reminder about the upcoming FAFSA nights Monday, October 12 (A to Mh), and Tuesday, October 13 (Mo-Z) from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Mrs. Acre’s Business Lab at the HS. Seniors and at least one parent will need to go to fsaid.ed.gov/npas/index.htm and create a FSA ID. Seniors will also need to bring a copy of their parent's 2019 Federal taxes to be able to complete the FAFSA application. This event is very important for any senior that is planning to further their education after high school in any way, whether trade school, two-year college, or four-year college. Not attending this event could cause seniors to lose out on thousands of dollars in FREE student financial aid! Masks will be required by all who attend and temperatures will be monitored before entry. Subway sandwiches will be provided.

If your child is currently participating in the T-bird Virtual Academy, please give us feedback by completing the following survey - https://forms.gle/E6KtwN6f8FkHrNji9. Thank you for your responses!

Thanks to Shelly Brown and the Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market for helping us with a great deal on 3,840 bottles of water. #WalmartCares

Thank you to our PTO for providing carrying cases for our student Chromebooks. #PTORocks

Our nurse, Mrs. Atkins, put together a very informative chart to help distinguish the difference between symptoms of Covid-19, Flu, and a Cold. The link to the chart is https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vT6lM0cFmX2ARlGnq-Q5r7jdJ1LTM9aR-P4FJVfw37drjDPsP8_1dJYO-z2r_qi1E0dxvnn1MNfsb-i/pub

GPSD is looking for substitute bus drivers - with a CDL - to help cover morning and afternoon bus routes, as needed. GPSD has air-conditioned buses and pays $25 for each route driven. All routes are less than two (2) hours each. Call 501-679-7224 for more information.

The Arkansas Department of Health will be on-campus Thursday, October 8, 2020 to administer Flu Shots. Flu shot forms were sent home with elementary students last Friday (9/18/20). Forms must be completed and signed by a parent or guardian, and returned to the Elementary Office by October 5th. We are trying to get a good estimate to the Health Department ahead of time so that they will know how many vaccines to bring. Faculty and staff may receive a flu vaccine with a completed form, please turn those in as soon as possible as well. High Students are getting flu shot forms today, or parents can pick up flu shot forms in the HS Office.

Please meet the Guy-Perkins Food Service "Fab Four!" Thanks to OPAA Food Service for providing tasty and nutritious meals each day for our staff and students. In Guy-Perkins, students eat FREE!

GPSD "virtual-learning" students have until Wednesday, September 30, 2020 to get any incomplete assignment completed and turned in to teachers, or absences WILL BE counted. If you need assistance with work, contact your teacher, or Mr. Hale at 679-3507 (waco.hale@gptbirds.org).

The Guy-Perkins School Board approved a new "Virtual Learning" Attendance Policy during their September 2020 Board Meeting. Check it out!

A huge "Thanks" to Ms. Amber Smith for organizing and leading our Guy Perkins District Blood Drive. She and Mr. Barnes did their part. The unofficial total was 16 units given. Another T-Bird shout out to our teachers, staff, students, and community who participated.