Awesome when your peers think you’re as great as your students do! Congratulations to Ashley Bell, nominated and selected by 4th District band, orchestra, and choral directors as Middle School Music Teacher of the Year!
It’s time for Choir’s Notes and Noodles event! Come out to GCHS tomorrow, Feb. 20, 5 – 7 pm, for an evening of spectacular solo and group pop music performances, plus a delicious Italian dinner from our Culinary students. Come when you can, leave when you need to, and enjoy while you're there!
Learn about exciting international travel opportunities in Greece, Italy, even Japan. GCHS is offering an information session Wednesday, Feb. 19, at 5 pm in the library. bit.ly/GCHSInternational for details.
Summer job opportunities at the Leitchfield Aquatic Center (16 and up) and Ballparks (14 and up). Contact Leitchfield Parks & Rec for more info.
T-ball, baseball and softball season will soon be here and it's time to sign up! Check out dates, times and locations bit.ly/2tQ6Ml1.
Big performance weekend for GCHS music at All-State and in competition. Congrats to Orchestra, Band, and Chorus. Also to Winter Guard, 1st place overall, 1st in class and Winter Percussion, 7th in class, with razor thin margins separating 3rd – 7th.
School is cancelled today, February 7th. Have a great weekend!
Congratulations to DECA’s 23 regional competitors, who all qualified for State next month. Finishes include 17 in 1st place, three 2nd place, two 3rd place and one 4th place. See full list at http://bit.ly/RegDECA2020
We’re so grateful for all our incredible school counselors and the connections they make every day with and for our students. Thank you Mona Higdon, Diane Harned, and Shannon Johnston, GCHS; Nancy Sims and Sahale Christian, GCMS; Billie Wieland, Caneyville Elementary; Angie Geary, Clarkson; Ali Clemons, Lawler; and Jennifer Stikeleather, Wilkey.
Congratulations to these GCMS Spelling Bee winners! 3rd place - Kiersen Chambers; 2nd place - Maryn Evans; and 1st place, Landon Shiarella. Landon will represent Grayson County at the state KY Derby Festival Ford Motor Company Spelling Bee next Month.
Parents, this one’s for you! GCHS has a full night of info planned for 8th graders (20-21 freshman class). Get in on the opportunities now for a confident start to next year and your student’s high school career!
Connecting for a healthy community. GCMS 8th grader Kaylee Holderman and nurse Michele Vincent manned a booth at last weekend’s Health Fair to spread awareness of vaping. They also demonstrated how to make a tourniquet in an emergency to quickly “Stop the Bleed." Another great example of how #WeAreGCconnectED
Will your child be 3, 4, or 5 by Aug. 1? Then mark your calendars for our Preschool and Kindergarten Registration Kickoff, March 28. Lots of fun activities, plus free books!
Big day for Donovan Jaggers, participating in the first ever KY Middle School All State Band at the PAC Center in Elizabethtown!
Playing at Fourth District, All-District Band this weekend: Kiley Brown, Shaina Portman, (middle) Trevor Kincheloe, Jay Brackett, (back) Thomas Day, Noah Snyder, Jeremiah Embry, Mason Parker. Hard work leads to great opportunity! #WeAreGCconnectED
Congrats to today’s Spelling Bee winners! 4th grade, r-l: Kaylie Linton, 1st place from Caneyville; Anthony Linton, 2nd from Lawler; and Ethan Whobrey, 3rd place from Clarkson.
5th grade winners, l-r: Eli Parker, 1st ; Noah Finn, both from Lawler, and Madalyn Finley, Wilkey. #WeAreGCconnectEd
Congratulations to GCHS FCCLA on taking 1st and 2nd place in all competitive event categories at Regionals! See how they finished bit.ly/RegionFCCLA
Please take the very brief (four questions) FRYSC Public Policy Survey to share your thoughts on FRC impact. www.surveymonkey.com/r/FRYSCKyPublicPolicy2020
The survey closes at 10 am this Fri., Jan. 31. Responses will help guide legislative funding decisions.
Mark your calendars! Grayson County Schools will be in session on Presidents Day, Monday, Feb. 17, as a snow makeup day.
Congratulations to GCHS All-State Chorus members Ethan Phillips, Travis Wise, Courtney Higdon, Ella Robinson, Caitlyn Woosley, Rebekah VanMetre, Evan Clark, and Daniel Rigdon. They will perform at the KMEA conference next month in Louisville.
