Greetings to the Gregory School Family! It is with immense pleasure that we welcome you all to the Gregory School for the 2011-2012 academic year. The Gregory School Family is comprised of parents, guardians, community members, teachers, support staff, and most importantly, the young people responsible for creating a brighter future for all. The countdown to the start of school has dwindled down and we are just about ready to get this G.R.R.E.A.T. year underway. During the Parent Meet and Greet, the Leadership Team unveiled the acronym G.R.R.E.A.T. For those who might have missed the Meet and Greet, we have defined the acronym below:

• G-        Generous
• R-        Respectful
• R-        Reflective
• E-        Educational
• A-        Affirmative Attitudes
• T-        Togetherness

As a Gregory School community, it is our goal to commit ourselves to the materialization of these words. The young people who attend our schools will be required to embody these words; administrators, teachers, and support staff will be required to model our professional behavior based on these words. Parents and guardians, who are the first teachers of our young people, are expected to implement and reinforce these characteristics in the home. As a community, we have the ultimate challenge of cultivating the minds of our young people. We have a great challenge ahead but we are G.R.R.E.A.T. in our efforts to commit ourselves to the young people we love.