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A Message from Dr. Amy Oaks, GMS Principal

Dear Goddard Students, Parents, and Guardians:

Perhaps you’ve seen the clever news articles which “show you the numbers.” As the year comes to a close, I wanted to share some of our numbers with all of you:

21,956 The number of dollars contributed to our first annual spring fundraiser. Thank you!
5,000 The number of dollars raised by Student Council for Leukemia and Lymphoma research.
1845 The number of dollars raised by Builder’s Club for Mosquito/Anti-Malaria nets.
843 - The number of students enrolled at Goddard this year.
435 - The number of families who received their newsletter online this year.
100 The percent of academic classrooms that will have Smart Boards and LCD projectors on her first day of school next year (thanks to our spring fundraiser).
100 - The percentage of Goddard teachers who post grades online.
100 The increase in the percent of students who are enrolled in Algebra next year compared to two years ago.
99 The percentage of sixth graders who participated in Outdoor Education this year.
81 The number of computers given to students through our “Computers for All” program.
42 The number of Goddard teachers who participated in a “Professional Learning Community” this year.
31 The number of flags that hang in the Goddard gymnasium, representing the birth nations of Goddard students.
30 The percentage of Goddard students who qualify for free lunch this year.
14 The percentage of Goddard students who qualified for free lunch five years ago.
13 The number of Goddard students with perfect attendance this year.
5 The number of Goddard students at the state spelling bee this year.
5 The number of Goddard students traveling to DI nationals this year.
3 The number of consecutive years that Goddard’s TSA has won first place at State.
3 The number of volleyball trophies won by eighth grade girls at the district tournament this spring.
2 The number of men (Mr. Lobb and Mr. Horton, to be exact) on our staff who wore fishnet stockings, shirts, and hair nets to reward the seventh graders for raising money for malaria nets.

We have had a wonderful school year. We did things for good causes. We worked hard on behalf of every student and family in our community. I believe that we made a difference. And so did many of you! Please take a minute to look at the lists of volunteers who helped at school this year.

As always, thank you for sending us wonderful, smart, good, funny, and caring students. Have a safe summer and (you guessed it), read a good book!

Dr. Amy Oaks, Principal