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At the first annual GAPS Student All-Stars Celebration, the School Board honored outstanding students from each school. Students were nominated by school staff and introduced by the school principal.

Sunrise Elementary School All-Stars are: 

Eliseo Ortiz-Cortez

Eliseo Ortiz-Cortez is an exemplary student in character and perseverance. He is always  joyful, and never gives up on his schoolwork.

Cassie Bartlett

Cassie Bartlett is an outstanding student in effort and in character. She is an excellent friend to her classmates and perseveres to solve any challenge she comes across.

Tonight, the School Board recognized students from each school in the district for their citizenship and outstanding school and community service. The event was the first annual Recognition of Student All-Stars awards ceremony, held at South Albany High School.

In a move away from student all-star recognition at School Board meetings, the special ceremony was a festive opportunity to praise students for their efforts and character that doesn’t compete with School Board business each month and ensures that families can better celebrate their kids’ achievements.

Students were nominated by school staff. Principals from each school presented the certificates to students, who shook hands with all School Board members and posed for a school photos. In all, 44 students were recognized.

Principal comments and school photos will be posted for each school this week. 

Work will start soon on bond-funded projects around the district. Come to a community meeting in May to learn about the plans.

May 2: West Albany High School
May 23: South Albany High School

Both meetings will start at 7 p.m.

Attention parents of incoming kindergartners: Orientation and enrollment for the 2018-19 school year is scheduled for May 1 at all elementary schools.

Students will attend the school in their attendance boundary area. See the attendance boundary maps and school finder tool for more information.

For information about eligibility and enrollment requirements, see the Kindergarten Information page.

Registration times are different for each elementary school. 

• Clover Ridge Elementary: 5:00-6:30 pm
• Fir Grove Elementary: 5:30-7:00 pm
• Lafayette Elementary: 5:30-6:30 pm
• Liberty Elementary: 5:00-6:30 pm
• North Albany Elementary: 6 pm
• Oak Elementary: 5:30 pm
• Periwinkle Elementary: 5 pm
• South Shore Elementary: 11:30-12:15 and 5:30-6:15 pm
• Sunrise Elementary: 5:30-6:30 pm
• Takena Elementary: 6 pm
• Tangent Elementary: 5:30 pm
• Waverly Elementary: 1:30-2:30 pm

See this link for more information on Kindergarten orientation and enrollment.

Sunrise fifth-grade students got the chance to learn new technology skills that combined design, new software skills and 3D printing.

The lesson was a collaboration between Sunrise fifth-grade teacher Jessica Boland and West Albany High School teacher Matt Boase, who is working on his administrative license.

Boase brought a 3D printer from WAHS, found an online contest that presented a design challenge for ocean cleanup, and helped guide the students through the process from research to design to printing.

Read more and see additional photos in the Democrat-Herald.