EVENT: Glassford Hill Middle School Students Answer "Why iChoose GHMS" in Contests, Assembly -- January 31

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Jan 28, 2014, 08:30 ET

PRESCOTT VALLEY, Ariz., Jan. 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Students at Glassford Hill Middle School will celebrate National School Choice Week by writing essays and creating posters that answer the questions: Why iChoose GHMS. There will also be a celebration assembly on January 31^st in the school's auditorium. The events will be part of 5,500+ independently-planned ones taking place during National School Choice Week 2014 – the nation's largest-ever celebration of educational opportunity.


WHO:	Students, teachers and community members.

WHAT:	Why iChoose GHMS Poster and Essay Contest and Celebration Assembly
	Assembly speakers include Carm Staker, HUSD governing board vice president and Courtney Stahl, GHMS student body president.

WHEN:	Celebration assembly is on Friday, January 31 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
	Note: Media are invited to attend

WHERE:	Glassford Hill Middle School Auditorium
	6901 Panther Path
	Prescott Valley, AZ 86314

GHMS is a STEM School of Choice serving 7^thand 8^th graders in Prescott Valley, Arizona. GHMS offers individualized student instruction through our iChoose enrichment and intervention program and integrated experiences of real world problems in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math. To learn more about the school, visit http://gh.humboldtunified.com/.

"National School Choice Week gives Glassford Hill Middle School an opportunity to celebrate our students, their parents, and our teachers," said Dr. Terri Matteson, Principal at Glassford Hill. "We hope the entire community will celebrate National School Choice Week, and the successes of our school, along with us."

"We're thrilled that Glassford Hill Middle School is participating in National School Choice Week," said Andrew Campanella, NSCW president. "We hear a lot about education in the news, but the students, teachers, and school leaders at GHMS remind us that every single day, there are great things happening in schools of choice across America."

National School Choice Week shines a positive spotlight on effective education options for children – including traditional public schools, public charter schools, magnet schools, private schools, online academies, and homeschooling. For more information, visit www.schoolchoiceweek.com.

CONTACT:

Dr. Terri Matteson
[email protected] | 928-759-4605

SOURCE National School Choice Week