Your week-at-a-glance!
Students and Parents: Picture Retake Day is TOMORROW! If you would like to have your school photo re-taken, LifeTouch will be on site tomorrow morning.
Exciting news for our students! The West Virginia Department of Education just opened applications for Governor’s Schools of West Virginia! These FREE summer residential programs offer incredible experiences for students in a variety of disciplines.
Discover amazing opportunities in various disciplines from Literacy through the Arts to STEM Institutes. Check out our new website for details and to access the applications.
Middle school can apply to attend the following:
GSLACH (Literacy through the Arts) for 8th graders
GSI at WVU (STEM Institute) for 7th graders
GSI at Green Bank (STEM Institute) for 8th graders
High school students can apply for:
GCSI (Computer Science Institute) for 9th and 10th graders
GHA (Honors Academy) for 11th graders
GSE (School for Entrepreneurship) for 9th to 11th graders
GSA (School for the Arts) for 10th graders
Visit wvde.us/gov-schools/ for more information.
Your week-at-a-glance!
Don't forget, Holiday Spirit Month is still ongoing! Check the calendar for more details.
Here is the link for tonight's livestream of your GCHS Lady Titans vs. the RCHS Rebels. The JV teams will tip off at 5:45 and the Varsity teams will play afterwards. Let's go, Titans!
https://youtube.com/live/1jLRZH-L29Q?feature=share
GCHS Communities in Schools is sponsoring a Holiday Spirit Month! Get into the holiday spirit with fun dress-up days all December long!
The event starts THIS FRIDAY with our Holiday Kick-Off: Wear RED and GREEN!
Check out the calendar below for more info!
Welcome back!
GCHS and GCES students were treated to an awesome performance by the GSU Brass and Percussion Ensembles Thursday afternoon. It was a musical journey filled with joy and inspiration, creating a vibrant atmosphere that resonated with all who attended. We are thankful for our partner in education, Glenville State University, for the invitation to enjoy this performance and to Dr. Jason Barr for the photographs!
#GSUMusicMagic #partnersineducation
Mr. Wolfe's 8th Grade health class explored the systems of the human body through a fun and innovative project! Students designed their very own amusement parks, with each ride showcasing a different body system. After creating portfolios that demonstrated their ideas, students pitched their park ideas to various judges for a chance to win "Wolfe Bucks"! Wolfe Bucks can be redeemed for awesome in-class rewards.
#HealthClassAdventures #WolfeBucks #GoGilmer
Reminder: Parent-Teacher conferences will take place from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM tonight. If you are unable to attend, all teachers available by LiveGrades message as well.
Attention parents of 10th grade students at GCHS: This is an important message from the Calhoun-Gilmer Career Center concerning Thursday, November 16, 2023.
From: Mr. Bryan Sterns, Director
Mrs. Kyre-Anna Minney
Assistant Director
Dear CGCC Parents/Guardians,
On Thursday, November 16, 2023, we will be inviting our local high school 10th-grade students to visit here at Calhoun-Gilmer Career Center. We will be hosting 10th graders from Calhoun Middle High School in the morning and hosting 10th graders from Gilmer County High School in the afternoon.
This event will allow for our 10th-grade students from both counties to visit Calhoun-Gilmer Career Center to meet and talk with our instructors, visit each CTE lab/classroom, observe other students in hands-on simulated workplace experiences, and have an opportunity for in-person career explorations.
We certainly hope this to be an enjoyable visit for your 10th grader providing ideas and inspiration for their future college and career choices and plans.
Students will leave from and will return to their home high schools in order to depart on their evening bus by the end of the day. There is no cost for students to attend, and lunch will be provided at their high school as on a normal day.
All 10th graders will be attending unless you as the parent/guardian contact your high school to notify the office otherwise. If students do not attend the field trip, they will be counted absent.
Please contact your 10th grader's high school office by Wednesday, November 15, 2023, if you do not want your 10th grader to participate.
Otherwise, this is a notification that your 10th grader will be attending the field trip to CGCC on Thursday, November 16. We look forward to seeing them here at the center.
5260 E. Little Kanawha Highway Grantsville, WV 26147-8167
Phone: (304) 354-6151 Fax: (304) 354-6154
🌞🍕 Our 7th graders rocked their Solar Oven STEM Project for the end of our Energy Unit!! With the help of Pizza Hut's generous donations of pizza boxes, students transformed the boxes into solar ovens and made delicious s'mores in the classroom. 😋🍫 We're not stopping here! These amazing solar ovens will be kept and taken to our complex this spring to observe the powerful effects of solar energy.
Missed school? Make sure to turn in your absence excuses ASAP!
Parents are granted five excuses per semester, covering various situations such as illness, family emergencies, court obligations, religious events, and more. Additionally, doctor excuses are unlimited, accommodating instances of illness, injury, isolation, medical appointments, and related circumstances. It's crucial to note that all absences do contribute to a student's "chronic absenteeism" rate.
Your note can be submitted through our online form located on the GCHS website and at: https://forms.office.com/r/ndmC69cAK8
Friendly Reminder!
Starting this evening, parent pickup will be relocated to the cafeteria doors due to floor maintenance and new bleacher installation. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation during this time. Thank you!
Your week-at-a-glance!
On Wednesday, November 8th , the Gilmer County Chapter of Mu Alpha Theta held its annual Induction Ceremony, where 21 students joined the organization.
Mu Alpha Theta is a nationally recognized high school and two-year college mathematics honor society. The organization strives to inspire a keen interest in mathematics, develop strong scholarship in the subject, and promote the enjoyment of mathematics in high school and two-year college students.
We are proud of our members' mathematical achievements, and we encourage them to continue learning about math and all it can do for us!
🎉Gilmer County High School Soars into STEAM Excellence with Inaugural STEAMtacular! 🚀
Gilmer County High School hosted its first ever STEAM Spectacular (STEAMtacular for short) to celebrate National STEAM day today! Students could participate in over 30 different stations that highlighted different areas of STEAM education.
Students were delighted by a vast array of activities ranging from engineering a bridge, building straw rockets, making art with robots, learning about computer hardware and software, exploding a pumpkin with rubber bands, drone flying lessons, virtual reality, and SO much more!
Students were rewarded with popcorn and cotton candy as a sweet treat for engaging in a full day of STEAM learning. In addition, students were entered into a prize raffle for their participation.
We would like to thank Mrs. Ashley Barker, Mrs. Brittany Duelley, and Mrs. Kelly Barr for all of their hard work in organizing and running the STEAMtacular. Additionally, we want to shout out all of the staff members, Communities in Schools, community partners, and student volunteers from the STEAM classes and student council for donating their time and effort to make this event a reality.
The STEAMtacular was a resounding success, and we hope to make such a fun day an annual tradition.
A more detailed article about the event is coming soon, but please enjoy these photos for now!
**special thanks to Mrs. Kelly Barr as well as Aubrey Buckius of Mr. Fisher's photography class for these photos**
#NationalSTEAMDay #gogilmer #steameducation
GCHS Varsity Basketball will be hosting a bingo on Friday, November 10 at the Gilmer County Recreation Center. Please see the attached flyer for more information.
Please don’t forget to take advantage of the afterschool tutoring that is offered to any Gilmer County High School student that needs help with classwork or homework. Tutoring begins at 3:30pm and ends at 5:30pm. A snack will be provided. There will be two activity buses providing transportation home via the main routes, Rt. 33 and Rt. 5. For questions, please call 304.462.7960.
The Freshman class is selling poinsettias from November 6 through November 29, 2023! All proceeds will benefit the class of 2027. Please see the attached flyer or contact Mr. Yocum at jacob.yocum@k12.wv.us for more information.
