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In 2012, just under 50,000 cases of malicious cyber attacks were reported to the United States Computer Emergency Team, a department within Home land Security dedicated to computer based threats. In 2015, damage costs from cyber crime soared to three trillion dollars internationally.
This year’s DECA State Competition was a whirlwind of a showing from the GMHS DECA team. Our school brought 31 members of our chapter to States, which is the highest attendance in our chapter’s history, and had 10 people get onto the stage during the final ceremony.
“Hiving” a hankering for trivia? “Beeing” done with the winter weather?
On Jan. 30, the students of Granby Memorial Middle School participated in STEAM Day, a day devoted to Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics. Throughout the day, students engaged in a number of hands-on and inquiry-based activities to recognize the various ways that STEAM connects to their daily lives. STEAM education is a high priority at GMMS, as it helps students to develop the necessary skills in today’s tech-savvy world. STEAM represents a pathway to some of the most in-demand jobs that the economy has to offer, and allows students to develop a problem solver’s mentality, always looking to question and wonder about how things work.
The February mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, resulting in the senseless loss of 17 lives was another tragic event for public education and the nation. It is a sad day when any superintendent of schools cannot 100 percent guarantee the safety of students and staff in school.
On Jan. 10, Granby Memorial High School held the schoolwide finals of Poetry Out Loud, with nine finalists competing.
Every January, Valley Pre-School students continue the school’s long-standing tradition of working together to create a one-of-a-kind piece of art. Part art project, part science experiment, this annual event brings together the work of current and past VPS students and families.
This month students recognized their 100th day of school with various classroom projects and celebrations. Reaching this mark means that they are more than halfway through the 2017-18 school year.
Seniors at Granby Memorial High School were pleasantly surprised on Valentine’s Day, when members of the Granby Senior Center walked into class pushing a cart full of goodies. Each senior received a bag of homemade cookies, chocolates and a note wishing them a Happy Valentine’s Day.
Winter weather is chaotic and unpredictable, with its wailing winds, stinging cold and speeding blizzards. In the morning, the feeling students experience after waking up to a blurry landscape outside of their window, with school canceled, is filled with a tremendous amount of joy.