Come out to hear them play! Music in our Schools Month is in full gear with the annual District Band concert, 5th grade through HS, next Tuesday, March 10, 6 pm at GCHS.
Congratulations to GCHS DECA on a strong State finish! 19 will compete at Nationals next month. All were event finalists. Emma Finch was elected 2020 - 21 KY DECA President, and Emily Cooley was named Outstanding Chapter Member. See finishes at bit.ly/DECAState2020
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.
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.
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
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!
Eighth grade registration
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
Grayson County High School Quick Recall Team—Pictured from left to right are: Coach Erina Duvall, Coach Priscilla Gordeuk, Coach Ellen Thomas, Sierra Secora, Dakota Adams, Dustin Hayden, Sarah Kiper, Amanda Fulp, Amedeus Thacker, Bahaa El Masri, Isaac Butler, Coach Adam Spinks, and Head Coach Bill Newsome. Not pictured are Mackenzie England (Written Composition) and Haley Hart and Samantha Wendt (Future Problem Solving)
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.
Reminder - no school Monday, Jan 20, in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
It's official! The 2020-21 school year calendar has been approved. Thanks to everyone who participated in the surveys to help select this final version. You can also find a larger copy on our website bit.ly/2021CalApproved
January is School Board Appreciation Month, and here’s a BIG thank you to the best board anywhere - Carolyn Thomason, Anna Majors, Alfreda Weedman, Brett Abney and Valeria Hayes - for all they do for our schools, our kids, and our community.
Connecting with Breck-Grayson Head Start staff for a Culinary Christmas as these GCHS chefs-in-training catered their first on-site event as a group and with industrial equipment. Hands-on learning + real-world environment = future-ready grads. #WeAreGCconnectED
Congratulations to these musicians, who’ve earned a chair in the All-State Band. GCMS 8th grader, Donovan Jaggers, 4th chair trombone in the first-ever MS All-State Band, and GCHS percussionist Mason Parker, who will perform with the HS All-State Band at the KY Center for the Arts in Feb.
