Grafton High School

The WV Dept. of Education is reporting continued issues with their program Livegrades. They are working on getting it operational as soon as possible. TCS will send updates as we get them. Thank you for your patience while we work through the issues.

New Members of National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) are reminded to check their emails (k12 or personal) to finalize their new member accounts. Please also check NTHS Teams for information and announcements. New Member one-time dues are $30 and can be paid by check, cash, or School Cash Online (scan the QR code). The brief online application and dues are to be paid and finalized by January 8. Please see Mrs. Ward in TC8 with any questions. You may also send an email to stward@k12.wv.us. Save the Date, Friday afternoon, January 31, for the Induction Ceremony. Our NTHS Seniors will also be receiving their purple and white graduation cords. Parents will be invited to attend. Thank you! Enjoy a great break!

Merry Christmas from GNN: https://youtu.be/TvhW1jihnEM

Thank you Fairmont Federal Credit Union for this generous donation. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/15icJ4RfDp/?

Our GHS Communities in Schools Coordinator, Jennifer Eskridge, organized the Polar Express Toy Drive. Students donated approximately 200 toys that will be donated to True Vine Ministries. Thank you to everyone that donated.

GNN wants to know if Die Hard is a Christmas movie: https://youtu.be/TbHRbBM5rNs

Spirit Week-

HSTA and Communities in School volunteered for the 2024 Leer kids Christmas Party today.

So proud of these students and their advisor! 💛💙#BearcatProud https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18KxzpSsU2/?mibextid=WC7FNe

Your Bearcats wrestling team put together another strong performance on Day 1 of the McFly Outdoors Tournament. Today being pool play (team centered), your Bearcats finished in the top 6! Braxton Rush led the way today going 5-0 in the 285 lbs. weight class while Landon Whetsell went 2-0 in the JV side of the 285 lbs. class. Maverick Bartsch, Noah Nestor, Nathaniel Bailey, and Gabe Young all went 4-1 while 144 pounder Issac Young went 3-2. Blake Eskridge, Jeven Poling, and Dylan Garrison all put up strong performances picking up key points for our Team Score. Your Bearcat’s will be back in action Saturday morning for Day 2 of the McFly Outdoors Tournament. 💙💛#BearcatProud

Clothing Drive

Bus Announcement: Bus # 80 will not run today, Friday , December 13th. Middle School and High School students who normally ride that bus will be transported home on Bus # 24 or #25.

GHS held our 4th Building Hope Event for freshmen today. Building Hope is a project lead by Mark Urso and sponsored by his company, Bear Contracting. The program strives to support a positive school culture by teaching students empathy, understanding and compassion. Check out this GNN episode. https://youtu.be/o7QJzubCcd4?si=Ch52u9BQQzgee-Sv

Holiday Variety Show. https://youtu.be/7VdVKNWwN9Q?si=EAZDE98no3bi9MMh

Choral concert https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1UsSCruMZr/?

Thank you from all of us at Grafton High School! We celebrated a special Hour of Code on Tuesday, December 10, to celebrate Computer Science Week! We are so grateful for the numerous business and organizations that shared their time and expertise. Please enjoy this Video Showcase created by our Broadcasting program, Grafton News Network. Broadcasting is taught by Mrs. Dalton. https://youtu.be/jVAVZzpIP9Y?si=9kiX0d7N8T0me8vN #CS4WV #hourofcode #CSWeek #CountryRoadsCodes

Coach England and the GHS swim team were in action last week at the Mohawk Invitational. Coach reports they had a great meet with many PRs! Good luck at you next meet. #Bearcatproud💙💛

Today GHS hosted an ACT Bootcamp for students who registered. Students learned strategies to increase their scores on the ACT. For the English section, students focused on the order of the reading passages and techniques to answer each type of question. The students also reviewed grammar rules to conquer commonly found grammar questions. For the math section, students focused on time saving techniques with their graphing calculators while practicing the most common math questions found on the test.

The GHS band had a great performance in the 2024 Christmas Parade. Thank you for representing GHS!

Attention Seniors! It is VERY important that you order your caps and gowns now. Prices will INCREASE after December 13th. Here are the step-by-step instructions to order the basic cap and gown: *Jostens.com *Graduation *High School - Click Graduation Products *Your Official Cap and Gown - Click Shop Now *Scroll down, past all "packages" offered. *Click "Shop All Graduation Products" - navy oval *Scroll ALL the way down past the package deals again until you see "Cap and Gown Unit $39.95....Click that. *Personalize school and color.