Good Luck to our Bearcats competing in Skills USA today and tomorrow! We know you will all do great and represent our school well. #bearcatpride
Shoutout to Mr. Wilson, Carrie Ellen Richards, and Devin Weaver for constructing this carriage in the Welding shop for our 2022 Prom. Thank you to Hunter Swisher for helping paint the carriage as well. We are so lucky to have so many talented students and teachers at GHS and cannot wait to see this at the Prom!
We are looking for volunteers to help with After Prom on 4/30 from 11:00pm to 6:00am. Please see the post for additional information!
Reminder for families and students:
April 14th - Professional Learning Day - No Students
April 15th - OS Day Schools Closed - No Staff or Students
Congratulations to GHS Senior, Brooke Hodges, on being recognized as part of the 21-22 Big 10 All Conference Cheerleading Team! #bearcatpride 💙💛 📣🐾
Autumn Ware was elected by her classmates (fellow “employees”) as Riverside Designs March 2022 Employee of the Month.
Autumn will graduate as a Triple Completer in 2023 completing in Information Management this year, 2022, and two additional concentrations her senior year, Coding, App, and Game Design and Management and Administrative Support.
Autumn has obtained certifications in Visual Design using Adobe Photoshop CC2018 and Graphic Design & Illustration using Adobe Illustrator 2021. Through the Business Computer Applications course, Autumn certified in Microsoft Word, Word Expert, and Excel. Autumn’s December 2021 Excel score qualified her among the top-scoring candidates in West Virginia to advance to the 2022 Microsoft Office Specialist U.S. National Championship to be held in Dallas, Texas in June.
Autumn is a member of the GHS National Technical Honor Society. Her interests beyond the classroom include dance. She has danced for 13 years and currently studies tap with Studio C in Grafton.
To learn more about WVDE Simulated Workplace, https://wvde.us/simulated-workplace/.
Congratulations, Autumn! #ThisIsCTE #NTHS
GHS students entered posters into the WV Council of Teachers of Mathematics (WVCTM) poster contest. The winning poster will be next year’s logo and theme. For the second conference in a row, a GHS student won the contest. Congratulations to Hannah Beasley.
In addition, Chloe Saltis and Carrington Mayle were both in the top 6 high school posters.
Good luck at states Mrs. Mayle and Entertainers!!!
Mr. Uhl's carpentry students designed and built a rabbit hutch. It was commissioned by a member of the Taylor County Community.
Students in Ms. Hunt's Algebra 2 classed discovered pi on Pi Day. A big shout out to Mr. Uhl and his classes for making circles for the activity.
Students in Ms. Hunt's Precalculus classes recently completed a Trigonometry Story problem project using Storyboard That.
Great work Ms. Hunt and students!
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.