Gray Stone Day School is very proud to announce that Hunter Latimer has been selected as a finalist for the Morehead-Cain Scholarship at UNC Chapel Hill. Only a small percentage of nominees are named finalists (125 out of 1,900+).  Hunter will participate in a comprehensive weekend program on campus in February, including interviews with scholarship committee members and interaction with current Morehead-Cain Scholars and UNC faculty. About 60 Morehead-Cain Scholars will be selected in March.  We wish Hunter the best of luck as she enters the final stretch of the competition!

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By Marina Richardson, Staff Writer

The Stanly News & Press

Wed Jan 11, 2012, 11:14 AM EST

Gray Stone Day School is proud to announce that James Parkhill has been selected as a finalist for the Levine Scholarship at UNC Charlotte. Only a small percentage of nominees are named finalists and invited to participate in a comprehensive weekend program on campus in February, including interviews with UNC Charlotte faculty and scholarship committee members.  We wish James luck next month as he progresses through the competition!

Gray Stone Day School is proud to announce that we have selected Taylor Morris as our 2012 HOBY Ambassador.  HOBY is the acronym most people use to refer to the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Foundation, which was founded in 1958 with a mission to develop a global community of youth dedicated to leadership, service and innovation. HOBY programs are conducted annually throughout the United States.  Taylor will attend North Carolina’s HOBY West seminar at Salem College in June.  Caby Styers and John Latimer will also attend HOBY West as they were nominated to fill alternate vacancies within the program.  We are excited that three of our students will be able to attend HOBY, and we look forward to them implementing the leadership skills they learn there in the Gray Stone community!

Gray Stone Day School held a lottery for admission for the 2012-2013 school year today.  Results are posted on the web site under Admissions > Lottery.

http://www.graystoneday.org/admissions/lottery

Gray Stone Day School is proud to announce that Hunter Latimer has been selected as a semifinalist for the Morehead-Cain Scholarship at UNC-Chapel Hill.  Only a small percentage of nominees are named semifinalists and invited to participate in the regional interview process.  We wish Hunter luck as she progresses through the scholarship competition!

If you have additional questions, please contact the school.

Parents - Order a yearbook by clicking here and place a yearbook gift certificate under the tree or in a stocking for the holidays!

All sophomores will take the PLAN exam on Wednesday, December 7, with Thursday December 8 as a makeup date.  The PLAN is a test designed especially for sophomores to predict their future success on the ACT.  The PLAN can be thought of as the ACT's version of the PSAT. However, the PLAN, unlike the PSAT for juniors, is not a "high-stakes" test.  No scholarship money or recognition is tied to a student's performance on the PLAN.  It is simply an opportunity to practice for the ACT.

Traditionally, the ACT has been popular in the Midwest and Great Plains states as a college entrance exam, whereas the SAT has been popular on the East and West Coasts.  Today, every college in America that requires the submission of a college entrance exam will accept either the SAT or the ACT.  Because the tests are different in subject matter and design, some students do relatively better on one or the other and it is to students' advantage to take both exams at least once. 

This year the state of North Carolina will pay for all juniors take the ACT in March.  The juniors may use the scores from this ACT exam to apply for college.  It is anticipated that the state will pay for an ACT exam for all juniors next year as well. 

The PLAN consists of four sections which are each scored from 1 to 32.  Each student will also receive a composite score of 1 to 32.  The subjects tested, the number of questions per section and their allotted times are below:

English, 50 questions (30 Usage/Mechanics, 20 Rhetorical Skills) = 30 minutes
Math, 40 questions (22 Pre-Algebra/Algebra, 18 Geometry) = 40 minutes
Reading, 25 questions = 20 minutes
Science Reasoning, 30 questions = 25 minutes

In order to do their best on the PLAN, students should get a good night's sleep the night before and eat a healthy breakfast.  Mrs. Crum and Mr. Miller will be happy to meet with students and/or parents to discuss the PLAN further when results come back. 

Pave the Way to a Beautiful School

Gray Stone Day School is beginning a new school fundraiser, Pave the Way, for the purpose of school beautification.  We have a beautiful new building and now we wish to create a calming outdoor area in the rear of the school for the students to enjoy.

• Support our school’s beautification.
• Honor your student or graduate.
• Buy a memory in stone for the ones you love.
• Add your name to the graduate / alumni walkway.
• The perfect Christmas present that lasts for years.

Or just leave your mark by having a brick engraved!

Contribution Price

Buy a 4 x 8 Brick    

- $75 each

- $50 each for 2012 Graduating Seniors or Past Gray Stone Graduates

• Up to 3 lines / 20 Characters Per Line (this includes spaces and punctuation)
• Graduate bricks will have Student Name and Class of (Graduating Year) for continuity of the senior walk. 

Other Engraving Information

• Bricks will take up to 8 weeks for delivery, plus installment on school grounds.  Your patience is greatly appreciated.
• Brick layout will be based on first-come first-paid basis.  Please place your order early.

* Deadline for Pave the Way will be January 15^th, 2012 

 Click here for a brochure

 Click here for an order form

Andrew Pribble, a 2009 Gray Stone graduate and a current cadet at the US Military Academy at West Point, will be visiting our school on Monday, November 21 to meet with students interested in learning more about military service academies.

This is a valuable opportunity for students to learn about what life is like at the academies, and what it takes to receive an appointment to and gain admission to these highly selective institutions.  Students with an interest in attending West Point or one of the other service academies are strongly urged to attend this meeting. 

The meeting will take place at 3:15 in the IDL Lab.

Students, Parents, Friends of Gray Stone ... are you looking for a way to show your school spirit?  Check out our new Online School Store!  This store will be available until November 15th at which point access will be closed and orders will be processed.  This is a great opportunity to get winter wear, spirit gear, and more.  Check out the flyer for more information by clicking here.  Access to the store is available visiting ... https://www.bsnteamsports.com/index.php and entering knight6km as the access code.  Please contact the school if you have questions.

Gray Stone Day School is proud to announce we have selected Lea Efird, Rebecca Brickner and Dustin Britt as this year’s nominees to the North Carolina Governor’s School.  The Governor’s School is a six week residential program located at Salem College for gifted rising seniors from across the state.  Students are nominated for outstanding achievement in an area of Academics or Visual/Performing Arts, and selection is highly competitive.  Lea is nominated for English, Rebecca is nominated for Social Science and Dustin is nominated for Choral Music.  We wish them luck as they complete the application process!

Students today were advised to be cautious this afternoon as the school received reports of a possible threat in the general area of Stanly and Rowan counties.  Students were urged to remain inside while on campus and avoid crowded areas this afternoon and evening.

Immediately following the release of students today, school officials were notified the threat lacked credibility and operations should return to normal.

Gray Stone Day School will take any threat of this type in the community seriously and will err on the side of caution.

Gray Stone Day School is proud to announce we have selected William Wallace as this year’s nominee for the Belk Scholarship at Davidson College.  Criteria for selection include outstanding intellectual ability, leadership experience, commitment to service and personal vigor.  The Belk Scholarship is worth approximately $50,000 per year and also includes two summer stipends of $3,000 to be used towards foreign study and other enrichment experiences.

Gray Stone Day School is proud to announce we have selected Hunter Latimer as this year’s nominee for the Jefferson Scholarship at the University of Virginia.  Criteria for selection include Leadership, Scholarship and Citizenship.  Jefferson Scholarship recipients receive a full four-year scholarship covering tuition, books, room and board, summer enrichment experiences and foreign study.  An important component of the scholarship is the alumni internship experience, which takes place during the recipient’s fourth year at UVA.

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