Do our students feel safe in our schools? Do they feel safe walking to and from school? Are our students healthy? Are they overweight, under-weight? Are they using drugs? These are all questions that were presented to the Grandview students.

A presentation on the school safety survey results will be presented. The Healthy Youth Survey is taken by students to find out their perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors regarding a wide range of health-related issues and is a collaborative effort between OSPI, the Department of Health, the Office of Community Development, and the Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse.

Grandview United is currently surveying the community about some of these same issues. Surveys are available online at www.grandviewunited.org. The community is invited to participate in this survey. The data will be used to develop a data bank of people interested in providing mentoring or other skills with the youth of Grandview. The surveys focus on safety and activities that youth of Grandview would like to see in our community.

Grandview United will be hosting a community meeting on May 5th at 5:00 p.m. at Compass High School/Administration Building. The results of the Healthy Youth Survey as well as look at the current responses from the survey underway by Grandview United will be presented. Parents, students, and community members are invited to attend.

The last draft of the Youth Master Plan Surveys are completed and will be review the feedback  at our meeting this Tuesday (March 3) beginning at 5:00 PM in the west board room, upstairs at the School District Administration Building.

Here are the links to the draft surveys.

Click Here to take and test the Youth Master Plan – Student Survey

Click Here to take and test the Youth Master Plan – Community Leader Survey

Click Here to take and test the Youth Master Plan – Resident Survey

Click Here to take and test the Youth Master Plan – School Staff Perception Survey

The surveys will remain active until Tuesday afternoon for your input.

Everyone is invited to attend the meeting.

A very good friend and fellow community connector sent me this video. Wouldn’t it be cool to do a similar thing, LIVE at our annual march against gang violence?

Are you a first time parent?

Are you a parent raising your grandchildren?

Do you find yourself yelling or spanking the kids?

Do you argue with your partner about discipline?

Are you concerned about your child getting involved with gangs?

Are you a foster care provider?

Attend the orientation session on January 27 and learn about the workshop. The workshop is free of charge. Free child care for children 4-9 years old. A free manual will also be provided to those attending the series of workshops.

Location: Grandview Middle School Library

Date: January 27 – March 12, 2009

Time: 6 – 9 pm (Tuesday & Thursday)

For more information contact:

Ben Gonzales at 882-8343

This program is a collaborative effort of Strong Families & Grandview School District.

December 6th – Grandview, Wa

Grandview now has a local internet news source. Grandview News is proud to be a partner with the Grandview United effort. It launched the new web based Grandviewnews.net on December 5th in response to community concerns.

GrandviewNews.net is inviting participation from the  community as eNews reporters. The focus is on the Grandview Community and becoming a portal for communication within the community. The recent gang violence upsurge has spurred community action and Grandview News hopes to further facilitate that community spirit through a community based electronic news publication.

We wish them well and thank them for their support.

Grandview United

Watch for our first press release following our meeting this evening. Save the date of October 25th for our first event.