Gull Lake Middle School
Graduating Leaders Honors Program
2014-2015
You are formally invited to join the Gull Lake Middle School Graduating Leaders
Honor Program!
All eighth grade students achieving a grade point average of 3.5 or greater are
eligible and based on your scores from the previous trimester, we would love to
have you become part of the organization.
Please take this home to your parents or guardians and get their permission. This
organization will have meetings after school, service activities outside of school,
Tuesday and Thursday (2:35-3:30 at school) opportunities for you to help tutor
another student (the hour counts as community service), and requires 12 hours of
community service per trimester. (Note: The requirements are waived for the first
trimester, since this is the first year of the program.) Students will be responsible
for all accounting of community service hours.
You will be expected to maintain this grade point average and if you do not,
you will be notified by letter. This service based organization is intended to create
leaders and to provide incentive for students to maintain higher grades. You will
remain members throughout the year once you are invited into the organization,
but if you do not finish the year with a 3.5 GPA or above, the notice of
membership will not be included in your file transferring to the high school.
Kim Ditto, Counselor at Gull Lake Middle School will serve as your Advisor,
and the organization will be led by a group of officers appointed by the members.
Mrs. Ditto will hold two 30 minute lunches each month with the members and one
early morning meeting once monthly, in which the student will miss 30 minutes of
their advisory period. In these meetings, membership business will be completed
and Mrs. Ditto will teach leadership skills according to the skill building novel,
“The Leader In Me”, by Stephen R. Covey. It is our hope this organization will
foster leaders, a better understanding of future careers, and create better citizens.
For more information: Please call or email, Kim Ditto, Counselor Gull Lake
Middle School or go to her webpage on the school site and look for the Gull Lake
Middle School Graduating Leaders Honors Program.
GULL LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL
GRADUATING LEADERS HONORS PROGRAM 2014-2015
As the parent/guardian of ____________________________________ I/we agree
to their membership in The Gull Lake Middle School Graduating Leaders Honors
Program.
I/We understand that it might require my child to stay after school and perform 12
hours of community service per trimester. I also understand that this leadership
program, and the designated requirements, include a Grade Point Average of 3.5 or
above each trimester and acceptable conduct per the school requirements.
I _________________________________________ as the student extended this
invitation to The Gull Lake Middle School Graduating Leaders Honors Program,
agree to do my best to meet the requirements of 12 hours of community service per
trimester and a grade point average of 3.5 or above per trimester. I also agree to
purport myself as a leader both in the school and in the community. I understand it
is my responsibility to comply with the rules and regulations set up by the
organization.
Dated: ____________________________
Parent Signature: ____________________________________________
Student Signature: ___________________________________________
PLEASE NOTE:
Dues for the organization are $15.00 per year (make checks payable to GLMS).
This fee will cover a t-shirt for my student. Please select the size: S, M, L, XL
PARENTS:
If you are interested in volunteering for the Graduating Leaders Honors Program,
please provide your email address_______________________________________.
UPCOMING DATES TO REMEMBER:
October 10th – All eligible students are invited to join during advisory.
October 17th – all forms must be turned in – First Organization Lunch Meeting
October 28th/30th – First week of tutoring begins for members in school library.
Thank You For Supporting Our School and Students!
Gull Lake Middle School
Graduating Leaders Honors Program
2014-2015
Gull Lake Middle School is forming a Graduating Leaders Honors Program, made
up of eighth grade students whose grade point averages are 3.5 and above. These
students will be required among other things, to perform 12 hours of community
service per trimester. It is our hope this organization will foster leaders, a better
understanding of future careers, and create better citizens. To that end, we have
set up tutoring opportunities every Tuesday and Thursday after school from
2:35-3:30 pm. Teachers and volunteer adults will be available as well. In these
tutoring sessions, Graduating Leader students will be matched up with students
who need tutoring and organizational skills. Attendance is not mandatory.
Mrs. Ditto, GLMS Counselor, is director of the program. If you should have any
questions, please call or email Mrs. Ditto. More information on the program is
available at Mrs. Ditto’s GLMS website.
I give my permission for my student, ___________________________________
to attend tutoring sessions after school. I understand that my student will need a
note for the bus driver, or need to be picked up by no later than 3:30pm –
preferably in front of the school. I further understand that my student must adhere
to the conduct rules set up by GLMS.
Parent Signature:__________________________________________________
Dated: ____________________________________
PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 17, 2014
Thank You For Supporting Our School and Students!