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September at GSA

A presenter speaks to students and parents seated at long tables in the school cafeteria.
A presenter points to a slide titled “What is Federal Student Aid?” on a large screen while two parents watch from a table.
Students and parents sit at cafeteria tables facing a presenter beside a screen showing a federal student aid slide.
Students and parents sit at cafeteria tables, listening to the presentation.
Five students and an adult stand side by side for a group photo.
Families and students seated across the room, ready for the presentation
Parents following along as the presenter stands by the slides
A guest smiling with a cup in hand at the refreshment table
A guest sharing a laugh with students after the session
A student waving hello during the social time after the talk
Students chatting with a guest after the presentation

College readiness

01 — Financial AidSeptember 8

Planning ahead, together.

Palm Beach State College walked our tenth and eleventh graders and their parents through federal student aid.

The camera pans across a lecture room at Florida Atlantic University, from a presentation screen to the glowing FLORIDA ATLANTIC wall letters above students seated on a couch.
Students pose around a bronze owl statue on the Florida Atlantic University campus.
A campus tour guide speaks with a group of students in a sunny brick plaza.
Students sit on a row of couches beneath the glowing FLORIDA ATLANTIC wall letters, listening to a presentation.
Students walk together along a shaded campus sidewalk, seen from behind.
Students seated beneath the lit Florida Atlantic sign
Two visitors with FAU brochures beside a cut-out of the owl mascot
Students walking past the glass walls of a campus building
The group gathered with a tour guide along a covered walkway
Students listening to a guide in a bright building lobby
The group walking through a sunlit campus atrium
Visitors with tour folders outside the Registrar's Office
Students and a teacher posing in the open atrium
A student smiling inside a residence hall bedroom
Students exploring a residence hall suite
A student grinning in a dorm doorway
A smiling student walking outside a residence hall
Students walking past the campus fitness center
Students taking in the recreation center lobby
A student pointing out the climbing wall schedule
The group gathered around a guide on the palm-lined plaza

02 — FAU VisitSeptember 10

A campus, seen in person.

Our juniors toured Florida Atlantic University, from the Registrar's Office to student housing, well ahead of application season.

A guest speaker gestures as he talks to students seated at classroom desks.
Students seated at desks listen as a guest speaker addresses the class from the front of the room.
A guest speaker stands at the front of a classroom, speaking to students seated at desks with laptops.
Our guest speaker gesturing while explaining a point to the class

03 — Guest SpeakerSeptember 18

Work, held as a trust.

Br. Marsad Quraishi, a Florida attorney, spoke with our eleventh grade about ethics in the practice of law and the responsibility Muslims carry in all of it.

04 — Guest SpeakerSeptember 24

Medicine, one course at a time.

A Florida Atlantic University medical student, still on the road our eleventh graders are beginning to consider, spoke with them.

A banner reading “Thank you for all you do! We appreciate you!” hangs above a table of breakfast food.
Three staff members smile together beside the breakfast table and the thank-you banner.
A staff member gives a thumbs-up beside the breakfast spread and the thank-you banner.

Around the school

05 — Teacher AppreciationSeptember 16

For the people who carry GSA.

The PTO set out a breakfast for our teachers and staff before the school day began.

Students crowd around tables of baked goods at the bake sale while a volunteer serves them.
Students pick out cookies and muffins from trays at the bake sale table.
Young students hand over money to a volunteer at the bake sale cash box.
Young students hold bags at a table of wrapped treats while a parent volunteer smiles behind them.
Students in navy school polos stand behind trays of muffins and cookies at the bake sale.
A young student reaches for a cookie as a volunteer serves from the bake sale table.
Three young students hold up their bags of goodies, one peeking over a Thank You bag
Students take their time choosing from cupcakes, cookies and sweets
Two adults pose with two young students, treats in hand, as the sale bustles behind them
Three students in GSA Athletics shirts stand side by side with their bake sale bags
Three smiling students line up at a table of savory pastries
A row of older students smiles beside a table of snacks and baked goods
Four friends strike playful poses with their treats
A group of students grins at the drinks table, bags of goodies in hand
A student reaches for a treat from trays of muffins and brownies
Four students in green polos give a thumbs-up at the dessert table
A cheerful group of students gathers close with their drinks and lunch bags
A student smiles brightly over a table of cupcakes
Two smiling students show off their bags and a cupcake
Two smiling students stand by a table of cookies with their bake sale bag
Two students smile for the camera with their treats in hand
Two older students smile beside a table of frosted cupcakes, one holding a treat
Two smiling shoppers pause behind trays of muffins and cupcakes
Three smiling students in green uniforms stop by the dessert table
Two friends show off a pink drink and a snack from the sale
Two young friends lean together for a photo by the doorway
A volunteer in a pink top looks after young shoppers at the cookie table
A young student reaches into a basket of snacks as classmates line up
Classmates fill their bags beside trays of muffins and brownies
Three young shoppers hold open their bags at the cookie table
Young students choose packaged treats while volunteers help out
A volunteer rests a hand on a young student's shoulders at the treat table
Young students lean over baskets of wrapped cookies
Two students in uniform chat as they count their money
A gloved volunteer helps young students at a long table of sweets
Young students pick out juice boxes and snacks at the drinks table
A young student stands ready at the savory table, bag in hand
A student reaches for cookies as a classmate waits nearby
A line of young students waits as gloved hands pass out cookies
Older students pose with peace signs and their shopping bags
Older students gather around cups of pudding and pastries
A smiling group of older students lines up with a cupcake and snacks
A row of older students stands behind the drinks and snack table
Older students holding cash smile while waiting at the savory table
An older student holds up a mini jar while classmates browse
An older student checks out a snack beside trays of cookies
A volunteer helps an older student at a table of snacks and baked goods
Older students share a laugh as treats are handed across the table
An older student holds a brownie at the snack baskets
Students in grey polos sort through bags of snacks
A student carefully carries a fresh cookie on a napkin
Students in green uniforms browse the cupcake table together
Friends pick out canned drinks to go with their treats
A student in glasses chooses a treat while classmates mingle nearby

06 — Bake SaleSeptember 16

Children notice who shows up.

The second bake sale of the year, organized by our PTO.

Young students in navy uniforms line up holding bags at the book fair.
Young students in navy uniforms sit on the floor with their bags in front of a book fair display.
The camera moves along a red book fair table covered with books toward students browsing and smiling at the far end.
A young student in a green uniform holds a book among the book fair shelves while classmates browse nearby.
Six students stand in front of the book fair shelves, some holding up books.
A student flipping through a comic book at the fair table
A teacher showing a picture book to a young student
A smiling student showing a picture book in front of the shelves
A student proudly holding up a chosen book by the shelves
Two smiling students showing their new books
A student giving a thumbs-up with a new activity book
A smiling student carrying a stack of books
A student holding a graphic novel beside the bookshelves
Two students showing off the books they picked
Four friends posing with their new books
Three students posing among the book displays
Three friends posing with their book fair finds
Students looking at a book together
A group of students holding up their chosen books
A group of students showing their books at the fair table
Two students holding up a records book and a building book
Three friends smiling together by the bookshelves
Three students posing beside the shelves of books
Students browsing books at the fair table
A group of students posing together at the book fair

07 — Book FairSeptember 24

A book, freely chosen.

The Scholastic Book Fair came to GSA: tables of new books, slow browsing, and careful choosing.

A group of students in everyday clothes poses together on a stairwell with yellow railings.
Four students in everyday clothes and hijabs pose together on the grass outside the school.
Five young students in jerseys and T-shirts link arms and smile on the turf.
Students in everyday clothes smile and make peace signs around a lunch table.
A large group of students in casual clothes poses together beside the playground.
Smiling students in fall greens, golds and creams gather at the playground on Dress Down Day
Friends in cozy hoodies and long dark dresses line up by the playground ladder on Dress Down Day
Two friends share a big hug and bright smiles on the field
Two friends in soft pink and peach flash peace signs under cloudy skies
A row of grinning buddies in hoodies and jerseys on the basketball court
Friends in pink jerseys and a keffiyeh stand side by side on the court
Four friends in black hijabs and patterned tops smile together outside
A cheerful crowd of friends in browns, creams and denim strike playful poses
Two friends in denim and stripes share a hug by the slide
A crew of classmates in jerseys and bright tees gather around a mini soccer goal
Two smiling friends in red and neon yellow tees sit side by side
A cluster of smiling friends gathers under the playground on Dress Down Day
Three friends in soft cream and pink tops pose under the trees
A thumbs up and a sweet smile in a ruffled pink top
All smiles in a tweed dress and hair bow on the lawn
Teammates in jerseys huddle up with a soccer ball under the walkway
Two friends in a cream tee and patterned shirt grin in the lunchroom
Friends in browns, creams and denim kneel and flash peace signs on the brick path
Classmates in mustard, mauve and cream smile around the lunch table
A beaming smile and tie-dye pink pants at the playground

08 — Dress Down DaySeptember 30

Grow through what you go through.

Keep Growing, Keep Learning, Keep Shining.

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