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May 3, 2024
GLPS Families,
It was another busy and productive week here at Grand Ledge Public Schools! To start this week, I have a couple of recognitions and reminders for you:
Aside from these important notes, I also wanted to take a moment this week to highlight all of the amazing things that happen in our district outside of the regular school day. From athletics, to arts, to community recreation, to clubs and service organizations, our buildings and facilities are always full of students and families. Last weekend, for example, I spent time on Saturday at my youngest daughter’s community rec soccer game at the Community Stadium, and over multiple fields, there were thousands of people on our campus throughout the day. Then, on Sunday, the GLPS band instructors pulled together all of the 6-12 band students for a “Band-o-Rama” concert in the high school gym, which I was able to attend to watch my older daughter play in the beginning band. Every seat in the gym was full (and it was warm, see #2 above!), but the show was outstanding! At our district leadership team meeting yesterday, athletic director Steve Baker reminded us that last night alone, 9 different teams had home games on our campuses, again, bringing thousands of people into our facilities. I always like to say that as a school goes, so goes the community, and as the community goes, so goes the school. It is clear from these events and others that GLPS plays a huge role in our community, and creates opportunities to bring members of the community together, and we are really proud of what we accomplish in these areas. I talk a lot about our academic work in these messages, as student learning is our most important job, but the impact of our extra and co-curriculars on that learning and creating well-rounded, successful students, while also engaging huge portions of our community, cannot be overlooked.
As always, we appreciate your support and we are thankful that we get to work with you and your kids every day.
Have a wonderful weekend; I am #proudtobeacomet!
Dr. Bill Barnes
Superintendent of Schools