Ian ( 12 ) and Neva ( 11 ) were named Vermont state champions in the Knights of Columbus Free Throw competition on Sunday March 25th at Hartford High School in White River Jct., Vermont. Boys and girls statewide ages 10 to 14 were eligible to participate in a local competition.  Winners of each age group and gender then advanced to a district competition requiring more free-throw shots and increased competition. These winners earned the right to compete in Sunday’s State competitions for Champion status. Each contestant was allowed 25 free throw attempts in the contests. Ties were settled by successive rounds of five free throws per contestant until a winner emerged.  Ian Clough made 19 out of 25 free throws, tied for first place.  He then made 5 out of 5 free throws winning the competition.  Neva Bostic made 22 out of 25 free throw shots to take first place.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!  You both make GSCS very proud!

Last week we had 24 students learning how to juggle, plate spin, walk on a ball, feather balance and more!  It was a great week of students challenging themselves to try, try, and try again at something that they did not think that they could do!  If you came to the performance last Friday night you would have seen how amazing they were.  Fun was had by all.  What a great experience!

We would like to personally invite all of you to our Spring Gala ~ Sowing Seeds of Faith.  On April 28^th come and enjoy a fun evening of dinner, dancing and spending time with family and friends!  Try your chance at winning cash and prizes totaling about $2000.  Also at the event there will be a silent auction of donated items from parents and local businesses as well as a live auction of beautifully handmade items from each classroom!  Soon you will receive an e-mail with our Sneak peek catalog showcasing the evening, it will be on our website too!  Tickets for the event are $125 per couple which includes dinner, dancing, raffle, and auction or $80 per couple which includes dinner, dancing and auction.  Tickets are going fast call today to make sure you are part of this exciting night.  Want to make sure that you are guaranteed to sit with friends or family,  call to reserve a table for 8!  Let’s make this a night to remember!  See you there!

Congratulations to the 7/8 boys and girls basketball teams.  Both games were well played and we are all very proud of the sportsmanship each student displayed.  A big round of applause goes out to the 4 students that sang the national anthem.  If you missed it, they sang with such beauty and grace.  All students represented Good Shepherd School and our code of conduct amazingly.

You can enroll on line!  Go to the about us section, then to admissions and click on re-enrollment.  Type in your information, submit and then you are done!  Each child has to be entered in separately.

Did you know that tonight and tomorrow night are our last home games for our 7th and 8th grade teams?  Come out and show your support for our athletes!  Times:  5pm & 6:15pm

Welcome to our new blog!  This blog will help us to streamline our communication with our families and friends and will take the place of the “Notes from the Office” that is currently emailed to you.  We will post information about school and community events, and you will get a chance to add your insights and information via the Comments feature.  Our goal is to update you as soon as information is available, and we are excited to introduce this new part of our website.

We can’t wait to hear about your experiences with our new site.  To encourage all of our Good Shepherd families to post a comment, we will be having a drawing for a Boxcar and Caboose gift certificate.  If you comment on our new blog by March 7, your family will be entered to win; the drawing will be held on Friday, March 9.

Happy blogging!