Grafton High School

Congratulations to Bearcat Track Athletes and their coaches did qualifying for states. Boy’s Shuttles - Hayden Derk, Seth Horne, MJ Niggemyer. Braydon McCullough Boy’s Individual Pole Vault -Seth Horne Girls Relay Teams 4x400 and 4x800 (Same kids on both) - Hadley Horne, Mckinzie Flohr, River Sipes, Emily Viani Girl’s Shuttle Hurdles- Jennah Charlton, Nevaeh Swisher, Aleecia Shelton, Payden Morris Girl’s Individuals Pole Vault – Jennah Charlton 400 M Dash – Hadley Horne Big shout out to our Regional Champion in the 800 Meter Run – Emily Viani

National Spanish Exam winners were recognized during AA (homeroom) assembly this morning, May 11, 2022. Gold Medal – medalla de oro Kelly Bolyard Silver Medal – medalla de plata Sydney Chen, Justin Gainer, Lilian Roy, Nathan Castle, Alex Himes, and Garrett Hutson Bronze Medal – medalla de bronce Austin Casto, Adriana Corder, Frederique Maloley, Katelyn Novisky, Payton Shreve, and Stratten Wooddell Honor Mention – Mención Honorífica Connor Abraham, Isabella Bellair, Jarrett Blackhurst, Isabelle Carroll, Kayla Greathouse, Jerra Halbritter, Kassidy Heldreth, Landen Hulley, Regan Knight, Matthew Marsh, Chelsea Mauller, Claire McCarthy, Paige Moore, Michael Niggemyer, Jordan Niggemyer, Sierra Persinger, Violet Rubenstein, Madeline Shaver, River Sipes, Isabella Swiger, and Ethan Weaver FELICITACIONES - Congratulations! Estoy muy orgullosa de ustedes – I am very proud of you guys. Los amo, Sra. Skaggs

Combined Spring Choral Concert Monday May 9 7:00 pm GHS Auditorium No charge Donations accepted

Spanish classes celebrated Cinco de Mayo on Thursday, May 5!

Taylor County Schools LOVES our TEACHERS!! Write a short note to let them know what a difference they make in your child's life.

Congratulations to the softball team as they defeated Frankfort HS 5 to 4 in the first round of sectionals. They will be back on the field tomorrow against Keyser at Keyser.

May 1, 2022 was National Principal Day! We want to give a shout out to all of our Principals and Assistants as they continue to provide the leadership needed to support staff and students daily!! Thank you for all of your hard work!!

Our teachers guide our students to be the best they can be and strive for excellence each day! Happy Teacher Appreciation Week Taylor County Teachers!!

A message was sent out about two months ago that volunteers were needed to organize after prom. Wow did we get the A Team! Thank you to each of you who pulled together and made after-prom a success. Thanks to parents and community members that volunteer to chaperone. Nancy Maloley - chair Michelle Angus Candy Layfield Sharon Griffith Andrea Mayle Mendy Paugh Shannon Rudy Apologize for no pics. ( This principal was tired and forgot to take pictures.)

Thank you to Ms. Wyatt and her crew for an amazing prom last night. Her creatively and vision are always impressive. Thank you to all the staff parents and students that came to help decorate and helped clean up. Thank you to all the staff that chaperoned. Thank you to GHS welding, carpentry and art students for their contributions to prom. It takes it to the next level when students are involved in creating the decorations. Bridgeport conference center was extremely attentive to our needs. Finally, thank you to GHS students and their guests for being wonderful!

We are so excited to give our Juniors & Seniors a memorable evening at the Bridgeport Conference Center tonight. Reminder that doors open at 6:30, Coronation is at 7, dinner from 7:15-8, dance from 8-11. Please BE SAFE tonight and have a wonderful evening Bearcats! 🐾💙💛

Early Dismissal - May 6, 2022

Senior information. Seniors received hard copies of this information also.

Make plans now to see Annie, presented by Grafton High School.

Congratulations to our 2022 Prom Court! Coronation will occur at 7pm at Bridgeport Conference Center.

Thank you to GHS students and staff for a successful coin drive to raise money for Easter dinners for families of students in our school. The coin drive ran from 3/28/22 - 4/7/22. The idea was proposed by MJ May. She along with Larkin Nicholson, Daisy Charlton and Autumn Ware collected donations daily. Total money collected was $733.96. GHS was able to provide a chicken, 5 lb bag of potatoes, corn, green beans, yams, 1/2 gal. milk, 1 lb butter, pie and whip cream for 30 families. The shopping was fine by our finance secretary, Regina May. Meals were delivered by our Community in Schools Coordinator, Mendy Shaffer. Class winners- 1st Place - Mrs. Dalton's class - $163.31 2nd Place - Mrs. Saffle's class - $137.41 3rd Place - Miss Coltelli's class - $115.55 A pizza party was the reward for Mrs. Dalton's class on Monday, April 11th.

Board meeting live ID is 589 474 284 April 12, 2022.

Taylor County Spring Break is scheduled for April 14-22. April 14 is a Professional Learning Day- Staff attendance only.

Prom Tickets available for purchase Monday through Wednesday and the Monday after Spring Break during both lunches.

Congratulations to Garrett Hutson. Garret was the First Place Winner of the Clarksburg Scottish Rite Americanism Essay Contest. This is the second year in a row that a student from GHS won this contest. Garrett is picture below with his AP English Language teacher, Teresa Dalton and his parents Jamie Curran and David Hutson. #BearcatPride