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Reinvitation letters are being sent January 20th for students currently enrolled at Grier who will be invited back for the 2010-2011 school year. A $4,000 deposit is due back to the school by February 25 in order to reserve a room. Once a deposit has been received, your daughter may talk with Mrs. Borst about reserving her room of choice in the dorms or cottages.

GRIER SCHOOL GALA

WORKSHOP/PERFORMANCE

April 9th, 2010 – Opening number

Mia Price and Cheryl Cutlip

April 10 – 11th, 2010 - Faculty Workshop

TEACHING CHOREOGRAPHERS:

Kiki Lucas

Resident Choreographer for Houston Met

Jon Lehrer

Founder/Director Lehrer Dance, Giordano Company, Erik Hawkins Company

Cheryl Mann

Principal Dance for Hubbard Street Dance Company, River North Dance Company

Joshua Pelatzky

Broadway Dance Center Faculty, World Dance Movement, Founder/Director J. Compagnia

Mia Price

Radio City Rockette; Broadway – Oklahoma!, Frogs; Movie – The Producers: National Tours – Spamalot, Chicago

Cheryl Cutlip

Founder/Creator – Project Dance; Radio City Rockette

Mishay Petronelli

Broadway Dace Center Faculty, World Dance Movement Faculty, Broadway Underground, J. Compagnia Company Member

Jason McDole

Point Park University Faculty, Twyla Tharp Company, Parsons Company, Battleworks, Lar Lubovitch Company

Keisha LaLama-White

Point Park University Faculty, 25 Most To Watch in 2009 Dance Magazine, Giordano Company Guest Choreographer, Houston Met Guest Choreographer, Sorority Row

Tracie Stamfield

Broadway Dance Center Faculty, Pulse Tour, Founder/Director – Syntheses Dance Project

Christine Kerber

Giordano Company, Director – Royal Caribbean


AUDITIONS – April 11th


Muhlenberg University, Slippery Rock University, Anderson University, Royal Caribbean, Lehrer Dance Company and Houston Met

Choreographers websites:

LEHRER DANCE - http://www.lehrerdance.org/

GIORDANO COMPANY - http://www.giordanodance.org/company/gjdc.html

SYNTHESIS DANCE PROJECT - http://www.synthesisdanceproject.com/

HOUSTON MET - http://www.houstonmetdance.com/

FLUIDITY DANCE COMPANY - http://www.fluiditydance.com/

The Grier School offers

College admissions test preparation

By

To register call 1-800-KAPTEST or 814-238-1423

www.kaptest.com

SAT/ACT Private Tutoring (Grier students receive a 10% discount)

Cost: Masters Program (32 hours + 4 proctored exams): $3999, is now $3599 (a $400 savings)

Honors Program (26 hours + 3 proctored exams): $3399, is now $3059 (a $340 savings)

Review Program (20 hours + 2 proctored exams): $2799, is now $2519 (a $280 savings)

Description: SAT/ACT Premier Tutoring offers the most personalized preparation available with an expert tutor guiding you one-on-one through a program customized especially for your particular needs and goals. Tutoring sessions are held conveniently on the Grier campus around the student’s schedule.

Course Structure

  1. Set the schedule and pace that's right for you in conjunction with your tutor
  2. Get realistic practice with full-length SAT Practice Test experiences, proctored just like Test Day
  3. Your program also includes our Home-Study materials, including lesson books, extra practice, flashcards, online workshops, and more
SAT/ACT Small Group Tutoring (Tutor will com to Grier for your daughter's prep, or you can choose the Live Online Option)

Cost: $1299

Description: SAT/ACT Small Group Tutoring is a unique program where you benefit from the personal attention of working closely with a tutor combined with the motivation and engagement of working with others. Join a pre-schedule group of 3-5 students or build custom group and prep with your friends. It's a great way to score higher on the SAT/ACT.

Course Structure

  1. 8 3-hour tutoring sessions in a small group of 3-5 students
  2. 4 full-length SAT Practice Test experiences, proctored just like Test Day
  3. Comprehensive study materials, including a lesson book, flashcards, as well as online workshops and quizzes to hone your skills
  4. Personal feedback based on your testing results with our exclusive SmartReports™ system
  5. 10 comprehensive, 2 hour class sessions
  6. 4 full-length SAT Practice Test experiences, proctored just like Test Day
  7. Comprehensive study materials, including a lesson book, flashcards, as well as online workshops and quizzes to hone your skills
  8. Smart Reports™ - Kaplan's online score analysis and personalized recommendation system
Spring SAT Class (for May 1st, 2010 exam) held at Grier School
SAS010350
Most schedules are available through our SAT Live Online Program: http://www.kaptest.com/College/SAT/Instructor-Led/sat-live-online.html
1 Sunday 2/28 8:30am - 1:00pm
2 Tuesday 3/23 6:30pm - 8:30pm
3 Thursday 3/25 6:30pm - 8:30pm
4 Sunday 3/28 8:30am - 1:00pm
5 Tuesday 3/30 6:30pm - 8:30pm
6 Thursday 4/1 6:30pm - 8:30pm
7 Tuesday 4/6 6:30pm - 8:30pm
8 Thursday 4/8 6:30pm - 8:30pm
9 Sunday 4/11 8:30am - 1:00pm
10 Tuesday 4/13 6:30pm - 8:30pm
11 Thursday 4/15 6:30pm - 8:30pm
12 Sunday 4/18 8:30am - 1:00pm
13 Tuesday 4/20 6:30pm - 8:30pm
14 Thursday 4/22 6:30pm - 8:30pm

SAT Subject Tutoring (Grier Students save 10% on SAT Subject Test Tutoring)

Cost: $900 for 8 hours of SAT Subject test tutoring

Description: Make the most of your SAT Subject Test score in one-on-one sessions with a Kaplan tutor. Lessons revolve around your score goals and your individual test-taking strengths and weaknesses.

TOEFL Preparation Course

Please call the State College Kaplan Center (814-238-1423) to get more information about Grier students’ TOEFL preparation options.

 

GRADUATION INFORMATION FOR SENIORS & SERVERS

 

Graduation Announcements

Announcements may be purchased through the Grier School Bookstore.  Please contact Gretchen Hensor to place your orders.  The telephone number is:  814-684-3000 extension 123.

 

Graduation Dress

Seniors will need: two white dresses, one all-white short length dress, and one all-white long length dress, and plain white dress shoes.

Servers will need: one short length dress and plain white dress shoes.

Graduation Dormitory Responsibilities

Thurs. May 27, 2010

All seniors will have their dormitory rooms cleaned, belongings packed, and ready for final inspection prior to graduation.  All belongings must be sent home prior to graduation since no boxes will be shipped for seniors after Sat. May 29, 2010.

Monday May 24, 2010

7:30 A.M.—3:30 P.M.
Senior Project Community Service Events

Tuesday May 25, 2010

7:30 A.M.—3:30 P.M.
Senior Project Community Service Events

6:00 P.M.—7:30 P.M.
Graduation Rehearsal
(Senior & Servers)

Wednesday. May 26, 2010

7:30 A.M.—3:30 P.M.
Senior Project Community Services

6:00 P.M.—7:30 P.M.
Graduation Rehearsal
(Senior & Servers)

*Thursday May 27, 2010

6:00 P.M.—7:30 P.M.
Graduation Rehearsal
(Seniors & Servers)

Make name tags for Senior Banquet tables

Baccalaureate Rehearsal

*All seniors will have their dormitory rooms cleaned, belongings packed, and ready for final inspection prior to graduation.  All belongings must be sent home prior to graduation since no boxes will be shipped for seniors after Sat. May 29, 2010.

*Friday May 28, 2010

8:30 A.M.            
Senior-only breakfast.  A senior breakfast, sponsored by a Grier School Alum, will be held at Mrs. Grier’s home.  This is a seniors-only event.

9:30 A.M.
Final graduation rehearsal in the auditorium.  (Place cards made for senior/parent banquet)

6:00 P.M.
The Senior/Parent Banquet in the gymnasium. (Proper Dress-Up required-NO jeans).

Parents, relatives, and close friends are invited to attend.  Each senior will be given tickets to this dinner.  If some girls do not expect many guests, their unused tickets may be given to other seniors needing additional seats.

7:30 P.M.
Music & Dance performances in the Dance Studio

9:30 P.M.
Candlelight Service in the colonnade/courtyard area. 
(Short white dress)

Candlelight Service is an “ancient” tradition at Grier and very special for the girls.  This ceremony is open to everyone as there are no space limitations.  Parents are invited and encouraged to attend.  Candlelight ceremonies begin approximately at 9:30 p.m.

*No Student may stay off campus on Friday or Saturday unless they are with their parents.

Saturday May 29, 2010

9:30 A.M.
All Seniors meet in the reading room for Baccalaureate.  (Wear long-length white graduation dress).

10:00 A.M.
Baccalaureate cervices in the Dance Studio

10:30 A.M.
Servers report to Reading Room

11:00 A.M.
Senior/Server individual & group pictures

11:00 A.M.
Lunch

12:30 P.M.
Seniors & Servers report to Reading Room for Graduation

1:00 P.M.
Graduation begins on Lodge lawn

Immediately following the graduation ceremony, all seniors may leave after verification of their clean rooms and meeting with the Business office.

Parents, please check that your daughter leaves her room clean and orderly.  Grier WILL NOT ship items left behind.

 

Check out the hundreds of pictures Mr. Wilson puts in the picture gallery of daily activities around campus! You will probably find a picture of your daughter with some friends or in an activity. Go to the gallery and pick the file called "Weekly Photos". If you want to download pictures from the picture gallery to print or save, you must use Firefox as your browser, Internet Explorer will not work at this time.

You can go to http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/ for the free download. Once you have opened the Picture Gallery in Firefox, left click twice the picture you want to print to open it in the larger version, and then right click to download it.