Gilmer County High School

🎃 GCHS Halloween Door Decorating Contest Results! 🧙‍♀️👻
We had some spooky creativity on display this year! 🪄
🥇 First Place goes to Mrs. Beall's homeroom for her amazing door design!
🥈 Runner-Up was Mrs. Conrad's homeroom
🎖️ Honorable Mention to Kendra Fox, who decorated Mrs. Barker’s door just for fun—can you guess the theme?
A huge thank you to everyone who participated and helped make our hallways festive and fun! 🎃🕸️

🎶 Ready to make music and memories? 🎷🎺🎵
Join the Gilmer County High School Concert Band and let your talent shine!
📅Upcoming Meetings:

Monday, October 27th
Wednesday, October 29th
🕒 Time: 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM
📍 Location: Band Room

Questions? Catch Miss K during middle school lunch or 1st block planning!
✨ Don’t just listen to the music—be part of it!

It's your week at-a-glance!

🎓 Every Day Counts!
Your future starts now — and it begins with showing up. Strive for 95% attendance or higher to stay on track, crush your goals, and walk that stage with pride. 💪✨
School isn’t just about grades — it’s about building habits that shape your success.
#StriveFor95 #HighSchoolGoals #BeingPresentMatters #CISWV

🌟 September Top Titans! 🌟
Celebrating our student standouts for the month of September — keep leading the way, Titans! 💪

Seated: Cheryl Craig (8th), Ava Medrano (6th), Oliver Hulse (11th)
Standing: Myla Radcliff (7th), Levi Dever (12th), Lindsay Cottrill (9th), Ryker Spears (10th)

🏌️‍♂️ Help us wish a hearty congratulations to Troy Woodford or finishing 7th at the State Golf Tournament and earning All-State Honors! We’re proud of your hard work, dedication, and the way you represented GCHS on the course. Way to go, Troy!⛳️ #gogilmer #allstate #gchsgolf

🍎🔥 A Sweet Day of Learning! 🔥🍎

Yesterday, our students got a tasty hands-on history lesson thanks to Jack and Brenda McCartney from the Lions Club!

Big thanks to Jack and Brenda for sharing their time, knowledge, and heart with us. It was a day full of learning, laughter, and the sweet smell of fall! 🍂❤️

#CommunityConnections #LionsClub #GoGilmer #HandsOnLearning #GilmerFFAProud

Big thanks to Joe DeFazio Oil Company for their generous $1,000 donation to the Gilmer County High School Science Department! 🧪🔬

Our science faculty is excited to collaborate and choose a meaningful, high-impact item to enhance learning for our students. Stay tuned to see how this gift helps spark curiosity and innovation in our classrooms! 💡🎓 #gogilmer #communitypartnerships

Reminder: GCHS will hold a Professional Learning Day on Wednesday, October 15. Students will not be in school, as staff will participate in professional development activities focused on continuous improvement.

Your Titan Week-at-a-Glance!

Here are some important updates:
✅ Wednesday, Oct. 15: Professional Learning Day – No school for students.
✅ Thursday, Oct. 16: End of the first nine weeks! Report cards go home Thursday, Oct. 23.
✅ Friday, Oct. 17: Juniors – Device collection for NMSQT testing. We’ll check that devices are fully charged and updated with testing software. Bring your device and charger!

📌 Looking ahead:
• Tuesday, Oct. 21: Juniors take the NMSQT.
• Wednesday, Oct. 22: Senior Portrait Day.
• Thursday, Oct. 23: Report cards go home

It’s time for 8th Grade Night!

Join us Monday, October 13th as Mini-Titan Volleyball takes on Doddridge County in the Thunderdome!

8th Grade Recognition – 5:30 PM
JV Game – 6:00 PM
Varsity Game – 7:00 PM

Come celebrate our 8th graders and cheer on the Titans! #gogilmer #8thgradenight

🍦 Mrs. Barr stopped by GCHS with a sweet surprise — root beer, Coke, and orange soda floats to help our teachers and staff "float into Friday"!

🎉 Big thanks to Mrs. Barr and Mrs. Workman for delivering the treats and smiles!
#FridayFeeling #lovemyWVschool

Tomorrow night, your GCHS Titans will take on the SMHS Blue Devils for the last home game of the season! Senior night festivities will honor our seniors for football, cheer, golf and band and begin at approximately 6:20 PM.

Can't make it out to the field? Join J.T. and the Doc on Titan Nation Live! https://tinyurl.com/GCHSvSMHS25

🖼️Evan Amos
📷Ashley Wells

Crowd Seating: Gilmer County vs. St. Marys | October 10, 2025

We’re looking forward to welcoming everyone to Friday night’s game as Gilmer County takes on St. Marys High School!

To ensure a safe, comfortable, and enjoyable experience for all — including our student-athletes, game officials, and spectators — we’ve established a designated seating area for handicapped guests and fan overflow.

We know seating can get crowded, and we appreciate your cooperation in using the designated areas to help us keep the stands organized and accessible.

Your support helps us maintain a great game-day environment for everyone.
Thank you — and Go Titans!

GCHS will hold an LSIC meeting on 10/16/2026 at 4:00 PM. You can view the agenda here:

https://tinyurl.com/LSICMeeting1016

Flu season is here — protect yourself and your family! 💉
Flu vaccines are now available through our school-based health program.
To schedule, email gilmersbh@mhhs.healthcare
or call (304) 462-3400 (leave a message if no answer).

Attention Wrestlers: All students planning to wrestle who were unable to attend sign-ups on Saturday should report to the wrestling room this evening from 6:00–7:30 PM. This meeting is important, as singlet orders for the upcoming season will be placed soon. Please make every effort to attend.

It's your week-at-a-glance!

Senior night for football, cheer, golf and band will be on October 10. Students and parents need to be there at 6:20 to begin walking across the field. We are excited to honor our senior athletes!

📚 Attendance Matters! 🏫

Did you know there's a difference between Chronic Absenteeism and Truancy?

Both impact student success—but in different ways.
✅ Show up. Stay engaged.
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Families, your support makes a difference!

#AttendanceMatters #TruancyAwareness