11/27/23 Principal Newsletter
Dear Parent and Student and Educator,
Did you know that Glenwood Schools utilizes Standard Response Protocols for building safety?
Procedures are in place to maximize safety. Standard Response Protocol (SRP) was developed with the help of law enforcement to create the most effective, uniform response in threatening situations. These procedures have been implemented nationwide and adopted locally by metropolitan school districts (Omaha, CB, Bellevue, Westside, Millard). This fall, we practiced our fire and shelter locations and conducted a bus evacuation drill. We will continue to practice our drills throughout the school year.
Schedule for the week:
This week is a full week. Wednesday is an early out.
Save the date: Breakfast! Games!! Santa!!!! Saturday, December 2, 2023, 8:30 – 10:30am at the Mills County YMCA; Cost: $5 (ages 12-adult) $3 (ages 2-11) Free (for those under 2)
The next GHS blood drive is Monday, Dec 4th from 6:30 - 1:00 in the main gym. Go to www.redcrossblood.org. Make this a true season of giving! There is still one opening at 6:30, 2 at 7:30 and 1 at 7:45 if you need an early morning appt.
Thank you to our parents, students, and educators for their amazing support! There are so many signs of a wonderful school year: student and community volunteers, students respectfulness in our classrooms, hallways, and events, and students making gains in academic performance measures! Thank you for your advocacy, support, volunteering, and service. See below for pictures of our recent Veterans Day assembly, “Students of the Week” and food donations to the community storehouse.
Congratulations Students of the Week: Alexis Blezek, Megan Hughes, and Preston Longchaya. These students demonstrate our RAMS values and are excelling in “Achieve and Improve” –demonstrating growth and achievement. Thank you for your commitment to learning!
Also pictured above are student volunteers from the Reach/SAAD program, sponsored by
Mrs. Kathleen Loeffelbein, who helped to organize our “Giving Thanks by Giving Back” donations.
74 Turkeys/Hams/Turkey Breasts were donated
1,889 Thanksgiving items were donated
891 Bonus items were donated
729 Other items were donated
This makes a total of 3,583 items donated to our community!!!!!
The top winning classes for donations as of Nov. 20th were:
1st place: Mr. Williams
2nd place: Mr. Gerdes
3rd place: Mr. Heilman
*The winning class will get a breakfast treat.
Thank you to Period 3 classes for your donations and support.
We are grateful to have such a caring and supportive community and students who exemplify what it means to demonstrate “Respect, Achieve and Improve, Make an Effort, and Serve Others”!
Have a great week RAM Nation!
Proud to be a RAM!
--Mrs. Duitsman