Reminder - Tomorrow is New Student Orientation and Back to School Block Party.
New student orientation will begin at 5:00. The location was moved to the Scotty Hamilton Gymnasium. You can enter through the main entrance on Yates Avenue or through the gym doors on Yates Avenue.
There will be an information session, tour, schedule distribution and time for questions.
Beginning at 6:30, we will have our first annual Block Party to kick off the school year. The weather looks great. Bring a chair and come out and join us on Sam Bord Drive. We will have student recognitions, introduce fall teams, Entertainers and the band will play. There will be some food vendors set up so bring some cash and plan to have dinner while you are there.
We will also have a table set up for senior citizens to get their sport and fine art passes.
Virtual Students Gr. 6-12 iPad Distribution:
An iPad distribution time, date, and location will be announced once the list of virtual students is finalized and approved.
Virtual School Grades 6-12 registration closes today at 4:00PM.
GHS faculty participated in an ice breakers workshop today. There was certainly laughter involved. It was great to hear it. We look forward to a a year filled with laughter and learning. We also attended a session with Matt Tolliver regarding Covid affects on our social and mental wellbeing. We must take care of ourselves se we can take care of our students.
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GHS administration welcomed faculty and staff back to the building today with breakfast. Thank you to Kevin Curry for making the sausage gravy. It was delicious.
Thank you to our football coaching staff for organizing a team trip to Tygart Adventures. The smiles on their faces certainly indicate they had a great time.
Central Office Caravan bringing the message of "Our Best Year!" to all of our schools on opening day! Sharing that it is our pleasure to offer our "menu" of services to support their needs kicks off a great start to a great year!!
See the latest news article on Taylor County Health Departments days and times for COVID testing and vaccines. Together we can make the difference for our students safe return to school.
It is time once again to form the GHS Local School Improvement Council. We need 3 parents/guardians and 3 community members/business representatives.
This is an opportunity to support and propose initiatives at the school.
If you would be interested in knowing more about the work this group does, please contact Principal Shumaker by phone, 304-265-3046, or email, lrshumak@k12.wv.us.
The group meets a minimum of once each nine weeks.
Don’t forget to join us Tuesday evening, 8/24, at 6:30 for our block party. We will be introducing groups and recognizing accomplishments such as this.
2021 STATE FFA CONVENTION!
Another successful State Convention is in the books, in person at Cedar Lakes.
The Parliamentary Procedure Team placed third. Team members Olivia Shaver, Mattie Shaver, James Helmondollar, Anna Stottlemyer, Katelyn Detamore and Mason Kinsey.
Four members received their State FFA Degree, Katelyn Detamore, James Helmondollar, Olivia Shaver, and not picture Amber Smith.
What a great time with great FFA members.
Senior Citizen Passes Available Next Week!
Be sure to check out the mitigation strategies Taylor County Schools will implement for the 2021-2022 school year. Together we will make this "Our Best Year."
I have been in awe the last few weeks by the amount of support we have received as we ready the campus for school to start. Thank you to everyone who has helped. It has been a team effort including our custodians, county maintenance, paint crew, students, faculty, city department, Rotary, the Grafton Fire Department and the list goes on. Soon enough, the campus and classrooms will be filled with students again.
Curious about what’s for lunch on the first day of school? Check out each school’s dining menu on the TCS new app! Download the app on
Android: https://bit.ly/3wWqoyb or iPhone: https://apple.co/3Bl62lO
Be sure to download the new Taylor County Schools app for quick and easy access to items like this for your school! It’s everything Taylor County Schools, in your pocket.
Download the app on
Android: https://bit.ly/3wWqoyb or iPhone/iPad: https://apple.co/3Bl62lO
We are so excited about our Beautification Day tomorrow, please arrive to the school at 10 am to join us in making our high school campus beautiful!
Students go back to school August 30, 2021. Make it a great year!
When I was a student in high school and when I was still teaching, we had beautification days a couple times each year. It was an opportunity for students, employees, parents and community members to work together to improve our school. Prompted by TCMS's recent clean up day, I have decided it is time to bring back that activity.
We will have our first service day on Friday, August 13. If you are available, please come out and join us for a few hours.
Check out the United Technical Center Open House
August 17th & 18th
Noon - 7 pm
Open to all middle & high school students & parents
Explore Available Career Opportunities
Mark your calendars. Freshman and new student orientation will be August 24th at 5 o’clock.
