November 26, 2025

It's been a great week to be a Colt!

Winter Sports:

XC-Skiing ⛷️

Girls Basketball ⛹️‍♀️

Wrestling 🤼

What is Needed:

Participation Form

Sports Physical

Sports Fee ($110) - These fees can be found in "Online Payments" drop-down menu in ParentConnect. You or your student are also able to bring cash/check to the Finance Office in the Front Office.

Activity Bus Form - If you live on JBER, we offer a bus that will transport students back to base after practice, Monday through Friday. The Activity Bus drops students off around 6:30pm at the Two Rivers Youth Center.

All paperwork can be turned into the Front Office or emailed to harmon_mary@asdk12.org.

*The first day of practice for each sport will be Monday, January 5th.*

Winter MAP testing is upon us and we wanted to let our families know of the schedule change. We will be testing on Dec 2-3. On those days, we will be testing in our Advisory classes and testing in the morning. On Tuesday, December 2, we will have a regular day, testing during Periods 1-3, and having Periods 4-7. On Wednesday, December 3, we will be having a flipped schedule, testing in the morning for Periods 7-5, and having Periods 4-1.

BE READY

• Get good sleep
• Eat a healthy breakfast
• Have a peppermint

BE STRATEGIC

• Read directions carefully
• Pace yourself - don't rush
• Eliminate wrong choices
• Made educated guesses when needed

BE CONFIDENT

• Stay calm and breathe
• Focus on one question at a time
• Double-check your work if time allows

Be prepared. Strategic. Confident.

You got this!

Mrs. Rotante, Ms. Johnson, Ms. Hart

rotante_amyjo@asdk12.org (8th)

johnson_amanda@asdk12.org (7th)

hart_jennifer@asdk12.org (6th)

This week for our word of the week, we are going to travel to the Upper Kobuk for the Inupiaq word for Northern Lights. Try it out!

https://youtu.be/bq0KXYxsCV8?si=Ac5r9aw1qD3ej5D_

11/27 - 11/28 - Thanksgiving Break

12/1 - Winter Sports Registration Opens!

12/2 - Coffee & Conversations, 2:00pm, Gruening Library

Sports & Activities Practices:

Volleyball: Monday-Friday, 7:30-9:00am (V, JV, C1, C2), 4:15-5:45pm (C3, C4, C5, C6)

Homework Help: Monday-Thursday, 4:15-5:45pm

D&D: Mondays, 4:15-4:45pm

Jazz Band: Tuesday-Friday, 8:30-9:15am

Any adults looking to volunteer at Gruening must go through the Volunteer Application process.

*This process must be completed for each school you are wanting to volunteer at. For more questions, email patterson_elizabeth@asdk12.org.