09/02/2026
First Meetings Of CVP Advisory Groups at The Grauer School
From Alicia Tembi, Principal: Students met with their CVP Advisory groups for the first time on Tuesday, September 1. The purpose of CVP advisory is to build connections, develop the core values, and have fun. Each advisory also has a "buddy" advisory, so the older students and younger students can interact and participate in engaging activities together.
Trevor Olson, Dean of High School Students and Athletic Director, shared a video message about the importance of developing your own core values. He asked the students to discuss these questions in their meetings:
~ When people someday describe the kind of person you are, what values do you hope they see in you? Are you living those values right now, even when no one else is watching?
~ When your time at Grauer is over, what kind of human being do you want those around you to know and remember?
In the spirit of having fun, some of the CVP Advisory groups played get-to-know-you icebreakers inside their classrooms, while others went outside to spend time in nature together. The 7th Grade CVP groups, led by Dominique Bartoughian, Paul-Michael Ogburn, Paige Prindle, and Tricia Valeski played a scavenger hunt game where the 7th graders had to go around the campus and ask students and teachers questions to get to know them. Patricia Young's 8th Grade group played hacky sack and "Duck, Duck, Goose" on the field. Erin Langen's 8th Grade group and Johnny King's 10th Grade group played volleyball on the court. This was a fun way for our students in different grades to get to know people that they might not have interacted with yet.
