The job fair will include summer job opportunities for students.
Seniors: The following local scholarship application deadlines are quickly approaching GHS Local Scholarship, GFWC Scholarship, Hometown Hero Scholarship, Class of 1968 Scholarship and a brand NEW scholarship as of this year- $2,500 to a senior planning to attend a 4 year college/university called the Lemon Spino Scholarship. Applications have been sent via Livegrades and Teams. Hard copies are available in the counseling office as well.
Many of these are specific to Grafton High School, so please take advantage of these opportunities!
For information on attending the Healthy Grandfamilies program, contact Mendy Shaffer at 304-518-8015 or via email at Melinda.paugh@k12.wv.us Program begins: Monday, 3/28/22 Time: 5:30—8:00pm at the Blueville Church of Nazarene
If you are a 10th or 11th grader interested in Aviation Maintenance at Pierpont, we will be taking a trip on March 29th from 8:30 until 12:00. This would be a school excused absence and is only open to the first 20 students interested in taking this program who return the attached form on Livegrades/Teams. These forms are also available in the counseling office. Dual Enrollment allows students to earn college credits at the Aviation Maintenance program, hands on learning, while also coming half a day at GHS to take their core courses. For Juniors interested, we will be scheduling for classes that day if you would like to do so.
This trip is limited seating and it is first come – first serve. For more information regarding the program, visit the following website:
https://www.pierpont.edu/ac/programs/aviation-maintenance-technology
Grafton High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) attended the 2022 West Virginia State Leadership Conference, held at Marshall University, on March 14 and 15.
GHS FBLA was awarded WV State FBLA Chapter of the Year and received a $500 prize! Chapter of the Year was earned through a variety of membership activities and service projects for the 2021-2022 academic year. Pictured on stage is the GHS FBLA Officer Team.
Students placing in the Top 4 of the competitive events were recognized on stage during Tuesday's closing ceremonies. Competitive event winners, in alphabetical order by event, include:
Agribusiness: Katelyn Detamore, 1st Place
Client Services: Braydon McCullough, 1st Place
Electronic Career Portfolio: Bethany Lipscomb, 1st Place
Introduction to Business Communications: Jade Hall, 1st Place
Introduction to Business Procedures: Justin Gainer, 1st Place
Introduction to Public Speaking: Nathan Castle, 2nd Place
Publication Design: Austin Casto and Hayden Derk, 2nd Place
Sales Presentation: Madeline Lipscomb, 1st Place
Spreadsheet Applications: Garrett Hutson, 1st Place
Braydon McCullough, current GHS FBLA President and WV State FBLA Secretary is pictured with McKenzie Mayle, GHS FBLA Past-President and current Phi Beta Lamda (PBL) member.
GHS FBLA Advisers include Brenda Bolyard, Mickey Foley, and Stacy Ward.
Members are now eligible to attend the National FBLA Leadership Conference in Chicago, Illinois in June. Congratulations to all winners and members! Thank you to GHS, families, and community for your continued support of our Career and Technical Student Organizations.
#BearcatProud #FBLA #ThisIsCTE
Junior Bearcats,
On Wednesday, March 23rd you will be taking the college board SAT exam during our annual SAT School Day. This message is to inform you of important information regarding test day.
Students are expected to report to the Scotty Hamilton gym by 7:45 AM. Staff will begin admitting students into the gym at 7:30 AM. Backpacks and other personal belongings should be kept in a locker, vehicle, or in the commons area. Smart Phones and smart watches are not permitted in the testing area. All electronic devices will be collected and placed in Ziploc bags with your name on it and stored in a secure location. Any device found in the testing area will result in your immediate removal from the testing center. The test shall begin no later than 8:30 AM and should conclude by 12:30 PM. Pencils, scratch paper, and calculators will be provided to you. You may elect to bring your own calculator, but it will need to be checked by our testing staff before entering the gymnasium. Students will have assigned seats in the gym and may not switch places before the test begins. A healthy snack will be provided by the cafeteria at roughly 10:30 AM. Water will also be provided. Students can elect to bring their own snacks and water, but items must be left under desk during testing. After completing the exam and being dismissed from the testing site students with a parent note are excused to sign out at the office. Students without a note will return to their scheduled classes. An optional lunch will be provided to all students after being released from the gymnasium.
If you have any further questions, please reach out to Mr. Knopp.
Adriana Corder won the 1st place Poster Contest, digital category!
The contest was sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese.
Congratulations/felicitaciones!
Congratulations to Mrs. Bartlett, Taylor County's latest National Board Certified Teacher!!
States Bound tshirt orders are available for pickup at 5:30 pm in the student lot tonight. Students can get their tshirts tomorrow during both lunches.
👍🏼LIKE the Grafton 5 Mile Run on Facebook!
www.facebook.com/grafton5milerun.
To register for Sunday’s run, please visit: https://runsignup.com/Race/WV/Grafton/Grafton5MileRun.
Don’t miss out — Registration ends Friday, March 18th at midnight!
Due to staffing concerns, on Thursday, March 17, Taylor County Schools will operate on a 2 hour delay.
Tickets for Wednesday's basketball game can be purchased online.
https://www.ticketmaster.com/West-Virginia-Boys-High-School-Basketball-tickets/artist/31931
We also have a limited number of paper tickets on sale in the school office.
Prices for tickets purchased at GHS-
Student Tickets $6
Adult Tickets $10
Tickets will be available at GHS from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm Monday and Tuesday.
Congratulations to the new inductees of the GHS Chapter of the National Honor Society.
Thank you to the advisor, Mrs. Gainer and members of the Faculty Council for the hard work.
Special thanks to Mrs. Mayle for offering technical support during the induction and to the Entertainers for a beautiful performance.
The Bags of Care donation drive sponsored by Grafton High School FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) is an overwhelming success! Over 1,000 items were collected from new or lightly used bookbags, duffle bags, suitcases, hygiene products, and under garments.
FBLA shares their sincere appreciation to GHS families, homerooms, and administration, Taylor County Middle School, and West Taylor Elementary for their participation. Local churches and community organizations, such as the Grafton Rotary, also donated funds and products.
Thank you to Braydon McCullough, GHS FBLA President and Project Organizer, Jennifer Eskridge, GHS Communities In School Site Coordinator (CIS), and Mendy Shaffer, GHS Family Resource Facilitator.
Thank you all for your incredible generosity to provide for children in the foster care system.
Attention GHS students wanting to go on the student fan bus to Charleston on Wednesday for the State Tournament game- the permission forms are due by Monday and are available in the main area outside of the cafeteria, on TEAMS and Livegrades. Please return $10 and permission form to Ms. Wyatt by Monday.
Reminder- your last chance to get your States Bound tshirts is from 4-5 outside of the Scotty Hamilton Gym tonight. $15 (Youth-XL) $18 (2X and up)
GHS hosted our 3rd Industry Day today - Health Services. We had 19
different companies or educational institutions represented. Opportunities abound for our students in North Central West Virginia. Representatives were available to speak to students about careers requiring different skill levels and education, including straight to work, on the job training, technical school, community college and 2 year degrees, 4 year degrees and beyond.
Special thanks to Mrs. Shaffer for taking the lead organizing this event.
MARCH 21ST FROM 9-11- CFWV will be hosting a FREE SAT Boot Camp via Zoom. Increase your SAT score with test prep strategies from testing experts, including YouTube sensation SUPER TUTOR! Seats limited to the first 500 to register. Participants will get a chance to win one of two $500 scholarships from the Education Alliance
TOMORROW ONLY- 2022 States Bound Bearcat Basketball Shirt Sale tomorrow during both lunches and from 4-5 in front of the gym. $15 per shirt (Youth Sizes through XL) and $18 (2X and up). Orders can be paid in check (payable to GHS Boys Basketball) or cash. GO BEARCATS!
Mrs. Bartlett’s library students read to elementary students last week for Read Across America Week. It was an awesome chance for them to practice their public speaking skills: volume, pace, poise, inflection, enunciation, pronunciation, and visual aids.
They also sent treats and activities to the students to reinforce the reading experience.
They haven't been able to participate for 3 years now, so it was great to get back into the celebration.
Reminder of Aviation Open House Saturday.
