Sept. 20th Roar Report - Families
Sunday, September 20, 2026
You can't hide that Panther PRIDE!
Important Updates/Reminders
Have you returned your child's beginning of the year paperwork? If not, please get this back to us as soon as possible!
- Morning Car Riders- Please have your child ready to exit the car at 7:45am or when you pull into the car rider line. This will allow us to keep the line moving and prevent other parents from attempting to go around the cones causing an unsafe experience for all.
- Please remind all scholars of our dress code. All bellies should be covered during the school day.
Our First Spirit Day Is This Friday!
All game dates and important dates are all on our sports website www.panthers-sports.com.
Anyone who has not handed in a DIAA sports physical yet and wishes to try out for the Cheer or Wrestling team, please get those in by October 5th.
You will not be eligible if they are not in by then.
Sign ups for wrestling and cheer tryouts will be September 30th to October 2nd. Look for the link on Schoology and on the announcements at that time.
Arrival and Dismissal
The orange arrows on the photo show the route for car rider arrival.
Students will be asked to stay in their cars until 7:45am as there are no staff available to supervise students before this time. Doors open for students at 7:55am. Please be mindful that if students are dropped off at 7:45am, they will be standing outside, supervised, until doors open at 7:55am.
The blue arrows on the photo show the route for car rider dismissal.
Car rider dismissal begins at 2:37pm.
There are approximately 800 students in the building. For this reason, we ask that all changes in dismissal, including early dismissals, take place no later than 2:10pm. If you come in after 2:10pm or call to make changes in dismissal after this time, the chances that the messages do not get to your student in a timely manner increases significantly and disrupts the dismissal process for the building.
All changes to dismissal need to come directly through the main office. Please do not contact specific teachers with information regarding changes in dismissal as we can not guarantee that they will get this information in a timely manner.
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Gunning Bedford's Cell Phone Policy
Last week, we shared the Colonial School District's Cell Phone Policy. Below you will find how that policy will be implemented at Gunning Bedford. Please share this update with your child. We are aware that many students were allowed to wear headphones in the hallways and to have their devices out in previous years. This will not be the case this school year, and we do not want anyone to be caught off guard. In addition to you sharing this information with your children, we will also be sharing and reiterating it throughout the start of the school year.
Cell Phones, headphones, iPads, non-school-issued computers are prohibited in classrooms, bathrooms, and hallways at all times. This means they can not be visible.
If a student has a phone visible by a staff member (accidental or intentional), they will be asked to put it in a locked phone locker for the remainder of the class, and they will simply pick it up from the locker when the class is over. This process will hopefully lessen the power struggles with staff as teachers don't have to "take" devices.
If a student does not comply with the teacher’s request, an administrator will be called and the phone will be confiscated for the remainder of the day.
If a student refuses to release their device to their administrator, other consequences may be necessary.
If a student needs to contact home, they may go to any office/staff center to call their family. If a parent/guardian needs to speak to their student, it is the expectation you call the main office and we will bring your student down.
Students may use technology responsibly at lunch (no recording/photos, audible music, etc.)
Looking Ahead
September 25th- Spirit Day- Show Your School Pride by Wearing Your Orange and Black!
September 28th- Field Hockey/Soccer Away Games @ Ps. DuPont
September 30th- Field Hockey/Soccer Home Games
Staff Directory
We are here to support your student to ensure their school year is the best experience possible. If questions or concerns ever arise, please don't hesitate to reach out to your students administrator, counselor, or secretary.
Principal: TeRay Ross
Main Office Phone: (302) 832-6280
6th Grade Staff
Assistant Principal: John Sopkanich
Counselor: Allison Sheppard | Secretary: Valerie White
7th Grade Staff
Assistant Principal: Kristina Lamia
Counselor: John Arent | Secretary Deanna Gilbert
8th Grade Staff
Student Advisor: Patrick Krajewski
Counselor: Shaheda Pine | Secretary: Jennifer Hayman
Click HERE for the full staff directory.
Infinite Campus
Families are encouraged to access and regularly check Infinite Campus. Here, you can stay up to date on your student's attendance, grades, and more--updated in real time!
