Hello All Parents and Students!

    What were CAMELS doing at G-Star?  Read on and you will see!  G-Star has developed its new Facebook page!  We’re asking everyone to go to facebook.com/gstarschool and click on “Like” for the whole page.  As you probably know, the more likes we receive the better.  Part of our marketing plan is to have a greater presence on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.  So please help us by “Liking” our page.  Thanks so much!  Oh, yes…the camels.  Well, you’ll just have to go on facebook.com/gstarschool to see them.  They were lots of fun!  You never know what will happen at G-Star!

 Principal‘s News

Welcome back parents, guardians, and students. We had a wonderful first week of school.  Last week our students had their pictures taken, online course change request forms were activated, XScream and Student Government had their first meeting, and we had our first fire drill.  

This week students will be receiving planners during their English classes. The planners are a wonderful tool and help your students with time management.  Please take a moment to read over the rules and regulations found in the front section of the planner with your student.  If you are unsure of G-Star polices such as bullying, dress code, and/or phone usage you will also find the student handbook and policies on our website gstarschool.org.

Now that we are in hurricane season, please note that we follow the Palm Beach County School District in regards to school closings. Please watch your local news for information. If the district is closed so is G-Star School of the Arts.

Some dates to write on your calendar:

Monday 8/25 National Honor Society Officers meet in room J210 at the beginning of lunch.

Monday 8/25 One Act Auditions will be held after school in H building. All students are welcome to sign up on the call board in building H.

Thursday 8/28 LTM day – LTM days are half days and begin at 7:30

Friday 8/29 Last day to turn in online course change requests – late requests will not be honored. Please remember that course changes are a request and circumstances may not make a change possible.

Monday 9/1 No School 

I know we will have a wonderful year!

Mrs. Collins

Wednesday, August 20, 2014 - Over 81,000 views of our G-Star NewsBlog!

Thank you Parents & Students!

    We want to thank all of you for making our first week a successful one.  The parents that are driving their students to school in the morning are wonderful.  Seldom have we seen the car line at drop-off on time and clear by 7:30 AM.  We can’t tell you how much it means to our teachers and fellow students to have children in their seats on time.  When a student comes late they disrupt the entire class that they enter and the teacher has to accommodate them by starting instructions all over.  So thank you, parents, for bringing your student on time!

    School photographs are being taken Thursday and Friday, so put on your best outfit, do your hair in the bright color of your choice – and get your picture taken!

    Our bus waiting list is almost finished.  Thank you for your patience.  There are still some students that may have to wait a short time more.  If you still have trouble with getting your student on a bus, call 561-386-6275 and ask for Mr. Hauptner.  He will work with the bus company to expedite a seat for your student.

    We all know it is extremely hot!  Students like to wear summer clothes.  However, please make sure your student is dressed in proper dress code.  Please don’t forget to make sure when they leave your home they are dressed appropriately.

   It is going to be a great first week – one of the best we’ve ever had!  Keep up the good work everyone!

Monday, August 12, 2014 – Over 76,000 views of our G-Star NewsBlog!

HELLO, PARENTS!

    In preparation for your students to start school next week, we have some items for you to be aware of that happen at the beginning of every school year – especially in the first 30 days.  The key word her is “patience”.  Therefore, please read this closely.

1. If your child is on a “Wait List” for the buses, please be patient.  Many names that have rolled over from last year’s rider list may not be riding the bus this year.  They may still be on the rider’s list.  It will take at least two weeks to see who physically shows up at the bus stops and who does not.  Those that don’t will be removed from the list and students on the “Wait List” will be given their seat.  If your child is on the Wait List you may have to make arrangements to drive them until a bus seat is available.

2. We have double the traffic at the school in the first two weeks because so many parents drive their students to school and pick up in the afternoon.  This is fine, however, please be patient.  There will be long lines of traffic.  The traffic will ease up by the end of the second week and run much more smoothly.

3. PLEASE DO NOT DROP OFF OR PICK UP ON PRAIRIE RD.  The police will ticket you and the neighbors complain.  It is a dangerous street for drop off.  Also, please do not stop on Congress Ave.  You must turn in somewhere to drop off your student.  Please be careful.

4. Please drop off your student no later than 7:10 AM or the long line will prevent you from getting your student to school on time.

 
We’re off to another great school year!

August 6 2014 - Over 75,000 views of our G-Star NewsBlog!  Watch the WPTV Channel 5 video of this story at (copy & paste): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmwUieQVzS4&list=UU0bCUnP5RrkJZUtd3bBz6Kw

 

PRESS RELEASE:

            G-Star School of the Arts sets new enrollment record!

Palm Springs, FL (August 5, 2014) - The G-Star School of the Arts for Film, Animation and Performing Arts has garnered its largest enrollment in the school’s history for this coming school year.  “The School District has increased its marketing and the expanding charter school movement presented an opportunity for us to reexamine our own marketing,” says Greg Hauptner, the school’s Founder and CEO.  “We have so many unique programs here that we take for granted and haven’t told the public about.  We felt it was time to get the word out.”  Hauptner spoke of items such as G-Star is the only high school that produces a professional student produced Feature Film each year from script to screen to world premiere.  Every step of a true Hollywood feature film is followed.  It is written, directed, produced by and stars G-Star students.  The school has done this for 11 years.  Many high schools have theater acting and so does G-Star.  However, G-Star has had the top two actors in the Pathfinders Awards two out of the past three years – the best in Palm Beach County.  G-Star has the only “Acting for Camera” course.  “There’s a world of difference between the two, particularly when a close-up of your face is 12 feet high on a movie screen,” states Hauptner.  G-Star is the only high school located on the back lot of a major commercial movie studio, G-Star Studios, which the school owns.  It is here that many students work on major feature films, commercials and music videos with famous stars as Bob Dylan, Rod Stewart, Jimmy Buffett and Tiger Woods; and companies such as Rolex, Nike and EA Sports.  “We teach Hollywood Special Effects Makeup.  Our entire Special Visual Effects in 3-D Animation Course was developed at our school on site by the same film industry professionals who did the visual effects for Transformers, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Captain America.  No one else has ever done that,” continues Hauptner.  “The fact that we are an ‘A’ rated ‘High Performing Charter School’ with an academic program ranked in the top 1.2% of all high schools in the nation by the Washington Post makes us a truly unique school.”

 

Actor Barry Bostwick gives acting seminar to G-Star Students



G-star Students on set of  feature film "Destiny's Stand" with Barry Bostwick

G-Star Students, G-Star Alumni and Film Professionals work together on the set of "Destiny's Stand"