Nanny's Ice Cream Bus will be visiting GHS tomorrow during both lunches. All Senior Fall athletes and band members will receive a voucher for free ice cream for all of their hard work this season thanks to All Sports/Band Boosters. Any other students wanting to purchase will need to bring cash to buy their ice cream if interested!
Employee of the Month – November 2021
Prestige Healthcare Resources Statewide
GHS Therapeutic Services Simulated Workplace
Elsie is the Department Manager for PHRS. She assists Mrs. Saffle, the Company Manager, with the day-to-day operations of the company and oversees the other departments and employees to ensure that company policies and procedures are being followed. Elsie goes above and beyond her position to plan and organize community service activities for the employees, and she actively works with other SWP Managers to incorporate Technical Center wide initiatives.
Well done, Elsie! #ThisIsCTE
In celebration of the virtual Adobe MAX 2021 Conference, Digital Imaging and Coding, App, and Game Design 2 students had the opportunity to enter their name for an Adobe T-Shirt! Congrats to Landon, our t-shirt winner!
"With 400+ sessions and hundreds of inspiring speakers, MAX 2021 was an amazing event. You can still experience this global celebration of creativity by viewing the best of the sessions on demand." https://www.adobe.com/max.html
Students have been exploring and creating projects in Adobe Spark, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Character Animator, and new this week to Digital Imaging 1 students, Adobe Photoshop.
Please VOTE for your favorite Sugar Rush Treat!
Unique treats were created by Mrs. Woods' ProStart and Bake Pastry students for the October 28 Sugar Rush, GHS sponsored, community trick or treat event. A total of 25 designs were imaginatively baked, assembled, and decorated.
Voting open to GHS students, faculty, and staff using a k12 email address. Voting closes Friday, Nov 5, at Noon.
https://forms.office.com/r/h8XxDT0mWb
#ThisIsCTE
The West Virginia PTA is proud to announce that five $500 scholarships will be awarded to graduating seniors in 2022. Scholarships will be presented to all winners in April of 2022. We have included an information link below that provides access to all of the information required to apply.
Please email or direct all interested seniors at your school to the following link: http://westvirginiapta.org/scholarship.shtml . We strongly encourage all students who are planning to attend vocational school, college or any other institution of higher learning to apply for our scholarship. There is no limit to the number of students that may apply from your school. Please be sure that students have read the rules and requirements included in the packet. We prefer and recommend that all completed applications be emailed to scholarship@westvirginiapta.org. Applications must be received by December 31, 2021; NO EXCEPTIONS. If you need further information, please contact Jennifer Smith at: scholarship@westvirginiapta.org
West Virginia PTA PO Box 3557 Parkersburg, WV 26103 scholarship@westvirginiapta.org
Spanish students celebrated Dia de los Muertos! Students enjoyed face painting and Pan de Muerto, or “Bread of the Dead.” Pan de Muerto is a traditional Mexican sweet bread.
Spanish students celebrated Dia de los Muertos! Students enjoyed face painting and Pan de Muerto, or “Bread of the Dead.” Pan de Muerto is a traditional Mexican sweet bread.
Volunteers needed. This is a full day working with the Building Hope initiative and our Freshman Class. If you are interested in more details, call Mrs. Shumaker at 304-265-3046.
Good luck GHS volleyball.
Tomorrow night our volleyball team will play in the first round of sectionals at 7 o’clock in the Scotty Hamilton Gym.
Come out and support the team. Masks required.
Mrs. Smolski and Mrs. Murphy’s science class made Frankenstein yogurt for Halloween fun.
Join us for a variety of after school activities, including homework help, this coming week, 3:15-5:00! Check grade level Teams for the full schedule.
Interested in technology, art, and graphic design? We’ll view Fairmont State’s Graphic Design Show on Wednesday at 4:00 in TC8.
Good Luck Emily!!!
This week our students and staff wrote thank yous to our GHS Administration to celebrate Administrative Appreciation Month. Thank you to our Admins- Mrs. Shumaker, Mr. McCarthy, and Mr. Knopp- for everything you do to make GHS a great place to be! 💙💛🐾
Thank you to Ms. Dalton for organizing the third annual Sugar Rush at GHS.
Thank you to all of the teachers, coaches, and students that sponsored tables and donated candy.
305 children from the community attended.
Congratulations to Senora Skaggs and the Hispanic Honor Society. Their table was voted best decorated.
GHS sugar rush is this evening! Please note the switch to outside this year. You can park in the student parking lot and head towards the entrance to McKinney Field and we will have tables set up behind the school. Hope to see all the great costumes this evening!
Ages 12 and under, see you tomorrow evening for Sugar Rush!!! We can’t wait to see your costumes.
Enter through Sam Bord Drive by student parking lot.
Sra. Skaggs, Spanish Teacher and Chapter Sponsor of the Hispanic Honor Society, welcomed new members during an Induction Ceremony on Monday evening, October 25.
Special Music was performed by Maria Walesca Suarez from Venezuela and Jose Fernando Ramirez from Columbia.
Muchas Gracias Por Asistir/thank you for coming -- members, parents, GHS staff, and special guests.
In addition to the ceremony, the Hispanic Honor Society has been active and packed gifts to send to Venezuela.
The GHS FBLA Officer team appreciated the opportunity to travel to Flatwoods today to participate in the WV FBLA Fall Leadership Conference. 🍁🍂
Guest speakers included Tara St. Clair who shared details about the WV High School Business Plan Competition, Tricia Ball shared the Journey of Entrepreneurship & D4D, and Allison Glotfelty who shared her presentation titled, “Being a Young Entrepreneur.”
Informative and fun workshops engaged students in: Team Building, Lead to Succeed, Practice Perfection, Working your Network, and Face Your Fear of Public Speaking.
Officer team includes: Braydon McCullough, Austin Casto, Emma Fridley, Sydney Friend, and Kelly Grass.
Justin Gainer, GHS FBLA Treasurer, was unable to attend in preparation of this evening’s Region II Regional Soccer Finals. Go Bearcats! ⚽️
If you are interested in playing or coaching Powder Puff Football, you need to attend an informational meeting on Friday in the cafeteria with Ms. Wyatt to get the packet for Powder Puff. If you have any questions, please come see Ms. Wyatt or email at taylor.wyatt@k12.wv.us
Come out and support your Bearcat Boys’ Soccer team in the Regional Championship at PB starting at 5pm. Good Luck Bearcats! 💙💛🐾⚽️
