A message from Principal Dr. Walcott November 2015 | Issue # 1

2925 Titan Way | Naples, Florida 34116 | 239-377-1600 | www.collierschools.com/ggh

PrincipalDr. Tobin Walcott

Dear Titan Families and Community,

As a District we are preparing for our accreditation process by communicating to the Golden Gate community through the use of our new school website, phone dialers, flyers, and Twitter. Please utilize these methods of communication to stay up to date with all activities, events, and meetings occurring at school. Throughout the year we will be sharing more information regarding the accreditation process and what you as family and community members can do to make this a successful process.

Mission: To foster the highest level of a safe learning environment through a team of students, parents, community members, and faculty.

Vision: A school where all students are involved in the highest level of learning.

I’m very excited about all the great things that will be happening at Golden Gate High School. Thank you for sending us such amazing students and know that the staff at Golden Gate will work hard to ensure we are providing our students with a quality education and skill set that will benefit them after graduation. GO TITANS!!!

Assistant Principal Curriculum and Instruction)Morgan Timko

Assistant Principal Attendance and DisciplineDr. Dan Cox

Dean of StudentsScholastica Lee

Activities DirectorPete Seitz

Main Office 377-1600Guidance 377-1615Attendance 377-1631Discipline 377-1631Activities 377-1628

2SCHOOL COUNSELORSTitle Name ContactDirector of Guidance(Last Names E-K), Dual Enrollment, Scholarships, Graduation Ceremony, Scheduling

Connie Pollina 377-1617pollic@collierschools.com

Guidance Counselor(Last Names A-D), FAFSA, Bright Futures, College Visits, AVID, ASVAB

Judi Lewis 239-377-1624lewisJu@collierschools.com

Guidance Counselor (Last Names RE-Z), NCAA, Career Fair, Homeless Liaison

Nikki Vonderau 239-377-1619vonden@collierschools.com

Guidance Counselor(Last Names L-RA), ELL

Samantha Rey 239-377-1618 reys@collierschools.com

‘Titan Newsletter’November 2015

Published Four Times Per YearGolden Gate High School

2925 Titan WayNaples, FL 34116

Issue #1

SENIOR CORNER The year that many of you from Class of 2016 have been anticipating. This column is here to inform you about any school related activities happening that may be important or to inform you about any events where you can have fun. Here are a list of events that you may be interested in.

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? Buy a yearbook. If you wait to buy one until the end of the year, you will only be hurting your wallet because prices are not going down. Instead they are just doing the opposite. There is a flyer attached to this quarter’s newsletter. Tear it and turn it in with your money to receive a much better value while the current price last. The next 100 people to purchase a yearbook will receive a coupon that will entitle them to free Queso at Moe’s Southwest Grill.

DID YOU KNOW? Did You Know” is a new segment to the newsletter that we are introducing. Bringing to you the many fascinating facts from around the world.

• Did you know that the average human can drink 20,000 gallons of water in their life time?

• Did you know that the average person speaks approximately 5,000 words a day, but 80 percent of those words are self-talk.

• The can opener was invented 48 years after cans were introduced.

Citations:• Fast Facts about Inventions and Inventors.” Did You Know. Web. 10 Oct.

2015. • Fast Facts about Your Body.” Did You Know. Web. 10 Oct. 2015.

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SPORTSFreshman football went undefeated this season The freshmen football team and their coaches had an undefeated season going 8-0. They are the first team to go to undefeated in the school’s history! “This group of young men have worked hard all summer and all season to get here, this has been a season to remember.” said Coach Jordan Erickson.

MY EXPERIENCE AT STEM CAMPBy Lindsay Destine

Q: What is STEM Camp? STEM Camp is a program held at FGCU that allows kids, that wouldn’t usually get the opportunity, to get to know more about STEM fields, information about colleges, etc. It gives them exposure to things like scholarships, and internships at companies like Algenol, which is a biofuel company.

Q: Did you know what awaited you once you got there? Yeah, I did. I did my research, and asked someone who attended the year before how his or her experience went. During the course of the camp, I knew that our group would be going to the Kennedy Space Center, visiting marine labs, exploring multiple career options, talking to a diverse group of professionals, building miniature solar race carts, improving on our test taking skills, and math in general, for tests like the SAT/ACT.

Q: Was there something you were really looking forward to? Leaving home for two weeks and getting to stay in a college dorm. Oh, and the trip to NASA! Going there had been on my bucket list since I was like 8.

Q: Did you get along with everyone? Yeah. I’m a very gregarious person; I love talking. I had my own group of people I hung out with every day. Composed of people I knew from school, one of my roommates, and some other people I had begun to get closer to over the course of the camp. The counselors were funny, and we always cracked jokes at one another. On the bus ride to NASA, they kept taking pictures of us sleeping, and uploading it to the programs Facebook page. We all laughed about it the next day. On the really long bus ride back from NASA, everyone was singing songs, laughing and cracking jokes. Everyone got along really well, it felt like a family to me.

Q: You mentioned having roommates... Did you end up liking the roommates you had? Yeah, I did. I actually loved my roommates, we got along really well, and I still talk to one of them frequently. The first night we stayed up talking, and getting to know each other. They were pretty funny and friendly, and I thought it was pretty cool that we were all around the same age.

Q: What was your daily routine? Was there any part of the day you hated the most, and any part of the day you loved the most? I hated the mornings the most. I wasn’t a morning person to begin with so waking up was literally the hardest thing for me every morning. There was only one bathroom, and every morning it was a competition between my roommates and me to see who could get into the shower first. I always lost, though. Our daily routine went like this: Every morning we would: Walk to the dining hall, for an all-you-can-eat breakfast

buffet. Walk to our math class, and learn for 4 hours. Walk back. Do some group activity/career exploring, and eat dinner afterwards. Eat dinner and then mess around in the playroom until bedtime. The Group Activities/Career Exploring was always my favorite part of the day. Actually, breakfast and dinner were my favorite parts of the day. I swear I gained like 3 pounds.

Q: What are some things about the camp did you appreciate? The fieldtrips—they helped me cross some things off my bucket list. I never knew crabs could be the size of a penny. I even held one, although it took so much courage to not scream while it crawled around my palm. I also appreciated all the careers we were exposed to. We explored tons of jobs in the Medical field, the Science Field, the Engineering field, and the Math field. We were able to visit all the classrooms that taught those specific subjects, and we always were fortunate enough to have a guest speaker that would tell us about the job they worked, and how they got to where they were now. It was pretty inspiring.

Q: How did you feel after the camp came to a close? After camp ended, I was pretty satisfied with my experience. I made new friends, became stronger in my weakest subject, learned and experienced new things, and now had an inkling about what I wanted to do in my life. It was so fun, and it was a great opportunity. Those two weeks of my life I will never forget.

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$55 $55YEARBOOK SPECIAL!Price will increase to $65 for the rest of the year!

ADD PERSONALIZATION

Personalize your yearbook with your name, icons, and autograph pages

• Students may select one line of namestamping.

• Options to add up to four icons to express personal interests and activities.

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FREE QUESO!***this is for the next 100 students to buy a

yearbook!

Yearbook Order FormItem Information Qty Price Total

Yearbook This is a limited time offer! $55

1 Line Namestamping +$5

Icons (must order namestamping to include icons)

(Up to 4 icons) +$3 each

4 pg Autograph InsertTapes into back of book for extra signatures

$2

Cover Keeper $3

Total Due:

Namestamping – maximum space is 26 characters, including spaces

Icons – Select up to 4 icons: Please write the letter of your icon in the spaces available.

Icon # 1 Icon #2 Icon #3 Icon #4_________________ __________________ __________________ ________________

Student name: _______________________________________________________________

*** Make Checks Payable to GGHS *** Yearbook forms are available in the front office or you can contact Kimberly Doria at 239-229-6145

or by email at doriaki@collierschools.com to reserve your copy today. *** Don’t miss out as supplies are limited.

CALENDARNovember 2015Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat1 2

Senior Pictures8-9am

SAC Meeting6-8pm

3 4 5Faculty Meeting2:15-2:35pm

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8 9 10 11School Closed Veteran’s Day

12 13 14Titan Turkey Trot8-9am

15 16Financial Aid Night5-9pm

17 18 19 20 21

22 23School Closed Thanksgiving Break

24School ClosedThanksgiving Break

25School Closed Thanksgiving Break

26School Closed Thanksgiving Break

27School Closed Thanksgiving Break

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30Students Return Back to School

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CALENDARDecember 2015

SunMon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat

1FSA Algebra 1 EOC Retakes

Distribution of Interims

2FSA Algebra 1 EOC Retakes

3NGSSS Alg. 1/Bio/U.S History EOC Retakes

4FSA Alg. 1 EOC Makeup

NGSSS Alg. 1/Bio/U.S. History Makeups

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6 7 8 9 10 11 1213 14 15

Midterms16Midterms

17Midterms

Early Release

18Midterms

Early Release

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20 21No School

22 No School

23No School

24No School

25No School

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27 28No School

29No School

30No School

31No School

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SENIORS, CLASS OF 2016

the District School Board of Collier CountyGolden Gate High School

2925 Titan Way Naples, Florida 34116

Non-Profit OrganizationU.S. Postage

PAIDPermit# 45Naples, FL

8From: Mrs. Elledias & Mrs. Doria

Important Dates To Remember:Jan 12 Herff Jones Presentation—cap/gown, Graduation Announcements

January 21 Herff Jones on campus during lunch to take orders for cap/gown, etc.

January 19-25 Grad Bash Ticket sales $120

April 9 Herff Jones will distribute announcements, etc. during lunch in the courtyard.

April 15 Grad Bash @ Universal Studios in Orlando. 2pm-6am

May 21 Prom – TBA

May 13 Deadline to return library books, textbooks or pay fines

May 19 Pass out Caps and Gowns @ Lunch