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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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