If you have done any volunteering at the school, chaperoned field trips, or done any volunteering for any qualifying VMPG program, please report those hours soon to make sure they are counted for 2011. The PC Pals program automatically reports hours, but for all the other volunteer time, employees have to do their own. 2011 hours need to be posted by 1/15/12.

Please follow these instructions to report your hours today!:

1. Access: volunteer.intel.com
2. Click: REPORT HOURS
3. Click: “I Accept”
4. Under “Report Hours”, Select “Volunteering I did on my own.”
5. Then click “Search the database for school or non-profit”.
6. Type in the Organization’s Name where you volunteered
a. For Example: “Food Bank” or “Folsom High” and then click “Search”
7. Select your Organization and proceed to report volunteer hours between Jan 1, 2010 thru Dec 31, 2010.
8. ALL YOUR TRAVEL, PLANNING (conference calls, e-mails etc.) and VOLUNTEER TIME COUNTS!
9. The Intel Foundation will issue IIMGP checks directly to the school or non-profit in April/May 2012.

GHS is seeking a Development Chair (2 year volunteer commitment) to lead the Development Committee and work with the Board Liaison to achieve the GHS development and fundraising goals.  The Development Chair will:

• Serve as the Chair and partner with the Board of Directors to achieve the GHS mission.
• Develop and provide leadership to the Development Committee, encouraging their role in securing relationships and partnerships with public and private organizations, faculty, parents and the community.
• Preside over the Development Committee meetings and work with Co-Chairs to develop a development strategy for each targeted event including the annual fund and walk-a-thon.
• Recruit committee chairs and members. Serve as ex officio on committees and attend meetings when possible.
• Understands GHS--is well acquainted with the school, its history, mission, current role, finances, programs and services, constituency and staff; understand the external forces that affect GHS.
• Assumes special responsibilities including recruiting additional committee members that can help advance GHS’s development and fundraising efforts.

Another year at GHS means another yearbook!  In order to produce a yearbook which encompasses all of the GHS sports, activities and students, we are asking for your help. We would like to have a volunteer from each classroom who will take pictures of that classroom’s events.

We are also asking parents to take pictures of the sporting events you attend.  Please label your pictures with the event, (i.e. 8fooball1.jpg) for 8th Grade Football picture 1, and copy the pictures to a flash drive or a CD.  No Picasa, Kodak, Shutterfly websites, please. Mr. Blum has both CDs and flash drives in his classroom if you need them.

Please bring your photos on the flash drive/CD to Mr. Blum’s classroom. If you need assistance, please do not hesitate to contact Mary Lesman at 458-1845 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  Thanks for your help in making the GHS yearbook a book filled with memories!

Earn cash for our school every time you shop for groceries.

Clip Box Tops coupons from hundreds of your favorite products found at your local grocery store.   Each coupon is worth 10 cents when our school redeems them from General Mills.

Please bring your box tops to the front office or to the Kindergarten teacher, Ms. Singer.