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Greater Portland Christian School is a member of the National Honor Society Association. Eligible GPCS juniors or seniors, with an earned GPA of 3.00, complete an application and are voted in by faculty. This year the National Honor Society Induction Ceremony was held on May 25 at the Marriott on Sable Oaks Drive. Please congratulate the following students on their induction; Samuel Carlson, Benjamin Hammond, Emily Strout, Andrea Ruiz, Elizabeth Garland, and Jacob Rudolph. Current members participated in the induction include; Mercedes Foss, Kendra Pearson, Alicia Ruiz, Tiffany Tarbox and Rebecca Vandette. Also awarded that evening was the Phi Beta Kappa Award to Elizabeth Garland. Congratulations! One scholarship, the MELMAC Scholarship, was awarded to senior Alicia Ruiz! Congratulations! Graduation 2010 Greater Portland Christian School held their graduation ceremony Friday, June 4 at the South Portland Church of the Nazarene. The following seniors graduated; Nathan Carlson, Mercedes Foss, Tyler Kinney, Kendra Pearson, Alicia Ruiz, Tiffany Tarbox, & Rebecca Vandette. Two scholarships were awarded that evening as well. The Master Teachers Scholarship ($400) in honor of over 20 years of service each to GPCS from Anne Mac- Donald, Mary Willink, Charlene Simpson, Lois Libby, & Lori Libby was awarded to Kendra Pearson. The recipient was chosen by the GPCS Board based on essays written by the students. Kendra’s essay will be posted on the school’s web site. The other scholarship is the Christian College Fair Scholarship. This $500 scholarship went to Alicia Ruiz. The recipient was chosen by GPCS Development Committee. Congratulations seniors! Garduation Thanks! A huge thank you to Pat Marston for hosting the reception of our graduation ceremony. Many thanks to Pat’s daughter, Jenn Will, Alice Peterson, & Connie Woodward for lending a hand that evening. Thank you to all the parents and friends who provided refreshments for the evening. We had a pretty table of wonderful food that fed everyone attending the graduation! Thank you for sharing hospitality. Keep in Touch There are several ways for you to keep in touch with GPCS and stay connected. 1. Weekly flyers are emailed or a paper copy is available. 2. Email updates with the GPCS Linkin' Log system. 3. Gpcs.net is updated weekly with recent flyer news. 4. GPCS uses Facebook to post events. 5. GPCS uses Twitter to post upcoming events. New Incentives & Referral Programs 1. Incentive for Early Payment - Receive a tuition discount of 5% for payment -in -full of 2009-2010 tuition by August 15, 2009. - Receive a 3% tuition discount for payment of first half of 2009-2010 tuition by August 15, 2009. - Receive a 2% discount for payment of second half of 2009-2010 tuition by January 15, 2010. [Note: these discounts for payment of 1/2 tuition only apply to the half-tuition that is being paid up front] 2. Multi-child Discount for Preschool - The current multi-child discount policy of 5% discount for 2nd child and 10% discount for 3rd child has been extended to pre-school tuition. 3. Offer 12-Month Payment Plan - A new 12- month option, in addition to current 10- month plan with the start date of July 1, 2009. - The 12-month payment plan rolls up tuition, curriculum and other fees into 12 equal lump sum payments designed to help our families budget the costs. 4. New Student Scholar- ships- 2009/2010: - GPCS is now accepting applications for new student scholarships - 10 scholarships will be awarded for the 2009/2010 school year, eligible grades K-12. 4. $500 Referral Program for Existing Families! A $500 referral reward for each new family brought into GPCS. The new family would have to list the referring family on their enrollment forms. The $500 would appear as a credit on the existing family's statement after tuition has been paid by the new family, thus it would most likely be credited on their final tuition bills. Here are a few rules that apply to this exciting program* - Referred families must be new families (first-time attending) - Both the referred and referring families must be enrolled for the entire school year - Both the referred and referring families must be current in tuition payments before receiving any reward - The $500 tuition credit will be applied to the last of the tuition payment( s) that are due for the school year - Families who refer multiple families may be eligible for multiple rewards - Faculty and staff of GPCS are welcome to participate in this program. Program is for tuition only. |
