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Welcome. I'm Ken Bachwinkle,
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superintendent and K12 principal at
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Girley County Schools. Here at Gley
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County Schools, we are very fortunate to
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uh live in a district in which we have
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so much community support. Our patrons
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allow us to have uh the the best in
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facilities as well as in um items in the
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classroom. As far as electronics are
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concerned, we're what we would call a
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tech technologically rich district. We
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have laptop computers available for our
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students 6 through 12 and we have
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laptops available for our students in
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the elementary as well. We've recently
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upgraded in the elementary school to
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Prometheian smartboards and we feel that
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this type of technology is really
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engaging for students. It allows them to
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learn the best way possible uh as far as
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21st century skills are concerned. We
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have an outstanding faculty and staff at
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Griley County and our relationships with
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our community are one of the best. We
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are part of the four square model for
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Green County in the community and with
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that relationship that we have, we have
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been able to put together one of the
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nicest facilities in the state as far as
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small schools are concerned. We recently
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passed the bond issue for our elementary
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and the remodeling process is almost
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complete. We have some very outstanding
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buildings right now. Once again, thank
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you and welcome to uh this short tour of
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Greley County and Gley County Schools.
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Gley County Schools offer cuttingedge
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technology with an emphasis on
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experiential learning. This means our
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children not only learn in the
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classroom, but with observation and
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interaction as well. With a 10:1 student
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teacher ratio and high academic
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achievement, our students are ready to
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take on the responsibilities as
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tomorrow's leaders.
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In our elementary school, each grade has
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access to the latest technology, ranging
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from Smartboard learning to educational
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laptop programs. They're introduced to
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music and art. And it's not unusual for
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a group of fourth graders to host a meal
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for their parents or community members
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to practice etiquette or celebrate a
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holiday.
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just the the the sense of um the
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community all watching looking out for
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each other, you know, in in the schools
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um and the just downtown all over the
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community. There's there's a sense that,
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you know, we all know each other and
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we're looking out for each other,
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whether it's our kids and um our dogs. I
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mean, you know, it's all together. So,
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there are a lot of things I enjoy about
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living in Gley County. Um, it offers a
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great school system for my girls to be
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raised. It's a safe, vibrant community.
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Um, one of the things that they really
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enjoy doing is working with their
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livestock and being involved with 4. We
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have a great 4 program. We um, show
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livestock all over Kansas, but when we
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come back home to Gurley County, we just
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really realize how fortunate we are to
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have such a great um, facility to
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utilize. Um, we have great project
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leaders and great group leaders and so
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that just makes it more fun for my
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girls. Uh, the support that we get from
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the community, the welcoming, the just
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overall atmosphere atmosphere of being
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involved and being appreciated by
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community members is something that
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can't be replaced. Our junior high is a
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charter school which offers a
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contemporary active education where
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students experience 1-day, 2-day, and
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week-long field studies in Kansas,
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Colorado, and New Mexico. These trips
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allow our kids to directly apply their
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learning to nature and the world around
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them. Our students are also spirited
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competitors in various sports ranging
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from cross country to volleyball,
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football, basketball, and track. In
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addition, when they enroll, all of our
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junior high and high school students are
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issued their own laptop computers for
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use throughout the school year.
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Hello, I'm Monica. And I'm Hannah. Um, I
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enjoy I've always lived in Tribune,
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Kansas. And I love the fact that I know
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everybody in the community. I love the
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fact that I know all my my classmates
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and all my teachers very well. and it's
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just a friendly environment for me and
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it's just really nice to have everybody
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so close
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and just everybody know each other. Um,
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I actually moved here from a really big
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school and it was it was a big change,
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but I like it better because as a class
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we can interact more and you have a lot
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more one-on-one time with the teachers
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because the majority of the teachers
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here only have a few classes and they
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all have time to help you and break
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things down for you if you really don't
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understand.
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Gley County High School strives to
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complete a well-rounded education
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through an integrated comprehensive
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curriculum. Our students also enjoy an
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array of activities outside the
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classroom. You'll find our young adults
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volunteering in various community
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projects, participating in student
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council, National Honor Society, Big
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Brothers Big Sisters, sports, music, and
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drama. With the help of our dedicated
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teachers, parents, and community, Gley
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County is proud that 90% of our
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graduating seniors advance onto some
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form of higher education. This community
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realizes the importance of education and
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truly believes in the potential of every
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student.
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