Garrard County High School

Today is GAMEDAY! Come on out tonight at 6:00PM to support our Girls Soccer team play North Laurel!⚽ #gchsproud

Garrard County High School’s JAG classes are partnering with Cornerstone Realty and Lakeside Towing of Lancaster to help collect donations for the flood victims of Eastern Kentucky. We are collecting donations starting tomorrow, August 16th through Friday, August 19th. We are collecting the following items to send to the flood victims: Bottled Water Cleaning supplies (Clorox wipes, dish soap, gloves, paper towels, garbage bags etc..) Hygiene products ( toothpaste, deodorant, tooth brushes, shampoo, liquid or bar soap) Our students are participating in bringing in items, and we would like to ask for community support! If you would like to participate, you can drop off items at the high school between 8:00AM-1:00PM, each day this week. Thank you for your help with this project! #gcproud

Garrard County Schools would like to say a BIG THANK YOU to Hunt Insurance for the generous donation of school supplies to each school in the district, and to Danville Office Equipment for the delivery! #gcproud

Come out tonight to support our Golden Lions Boys Soccer team for their first HOME GAME! Garrard v. Berea tonight at 8:00PM!⚽🦁

Garrard County School staff and Central Office staff will be participating in Opening Day activities on August 8th 2022. Please keep in mind, Central Office and our schools will be closed from 10:00AM-1:00PM on August 8th.

Football season is here!🏈 On Friday, August 5th at 6:00PM we will be hosting the first scrimmage of the season! Come on out to watch GC vs. Adair! Instead of admission, we are asking everyone to bring bottled water or cleaning supplies to donate to the flood victims of Eastern Kentucky. Any and all donations are appreciated!

Garrard County High School would like to welcome our new Special Education Teacher, Mr. Douglas Chaney! Mr. Chaney began his career in education in 2006, his certifications include: Special Education K-12 and Physical Education P-12, with a Rank 1 as Education Specialist K-12. In addition to his experience as an educator, Mr. Chaney has coached baseball and football. He has also been a high school sports official since 1997, officiating baseball, basketball, and football. Since 2019, he has been officiating college football as well. Welcome to GCHS Mr. Chaney!

Garrard County High School would like to welcome our new Spanish Teacher, Mrs. Jessica Jackson! Mrs. Jackson received her Bachelor's Degree in Spanish Teaching (P-12) from Eastern Kentucky University in 2007. She continued her education at Union College in 2010- earning her Master's Degree in Secondary Education. Mrs. Jackson says, "I’m very excited for this opportunity to join the GCHS team! I look forward to teaching many aspects of the Spanish language to high school students! I believe that you will find me a clear-minded and passionate educator. When I’m not in the classroom, I’m looking around the house for shoes for my children, Levi (13), Coyt (9), and Laura (6) and finding keys for my husband, Andrew Jackson. I try to find the humor in every situation. I love to laugh and to make people laugh and look forward to a fun year!"

Mark your calendars! Family Healthcare Associates will be sponsoring a Sports Physical Clinic on July 27th 2022 at the Garrard Education Center. Call to schedule your appointment (859)719-6016! No direct cost for the student athlete!

Garrard County High School would like to welcome our new Science Teacher, Mr. Adam Smith! Mr. Smith was born and raised in Stinking Creek, KY, and served in the United States Army. He graduated from EKU and Union College with degrees in Biology, Chemistry, and Academic Leadership. Mr. Smith lives in Richmond, KY with his wife and four children. Mr. Smith says, "I have been teaching in Kentucky public schools for sixteen years and also conducted research in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Kentucky. Looking forward to joining the Golden Lions!"

We hope our GC students are enjoying summer break! We are excited to see everyone in August, and we wanted to send a calendar reminder to families! Please mark your calendars with the following dates: August 8th will be Opening Day for Staff only, August 9th will be Transition Day for only Kindergarten, 6th Grade and 9th Grade students and August 10th will be our official first day (all students).

We hope you are getting excited for August! Look below to see each schools' Back to School Night date! Check back on our page for school supplies lists!

Garrard County High School is excited to announce Mr. Evan Preston as the new Head Girls Basketball Coach! Coach Preston is a lifelong Garrard Countian-born and raised in GC, he graduated from Garrard County High School in 2009- while playing four years of varsity basketball. Most recently, Coach Preston has been serving as an Assistant Basketball Coach at GCHS since 2011. Coach Preston has a beautiful family, his wife Kelsie, one daughter Anniston, and two sons Ari and Adrian. They reside here in Garrard County on their family farm. Coach Preston says, “My family absolutely cannot wait to meet the girls and bring them into our family! Lion Pride!”

Garrard County Schools would like to congratulate Mrs. Carrie Elleman and Mrs. Vanessa May on being selected for the Peer Support Network Project, sponsored by the Southeast/ South-Central Educational Cooperative. This GC team will receive training through the SESC and funds provided by the SESC to implement a project supporting Peer Support Networks/Arrangements this school year! Congratulations Mrs. Elleman and Mrs. May!

New to District GC Parents and Families: Only parents with new to district students, including brand new Kindergartners (without GC sibling students), visit the link listed below to complete Online Registration. https://tinyurl.com/gcsolr *This link is only for parents with new to district students, including brand new Kindergartners (without GC sibling students).

Existing GC Students' Parents and Families: Online Registration is now open! Online Registration allows you to complete necessary back to school paperwork for your student(s). This will not replace Back-to-School Nights. If you have any existing GC students (even if you are adding new students to your account), log into Parent Portal and follow attached steps. Click this link to access the document with clickable links: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1p4JVqLGVWaMExk1lfdG4az_w9yqdYuJS/view?usp=sharing If you need assistance, please contact your school.

GC PARENTS AND FAMILIES: Garrard County Schools Online Registration is now open! The Online Registration process, completed through Parent Portal, will allow you fill out the necessary back-to-school paperwork online. Online Registration does not replace our Back-to-School Nights, but will greatly reduce the amount of paperwork needed to be completed on those nights. There will be detailed directions posted on our page to help you with the process. There will be separate directions for parent/families of existing GC students and new-to-the-district students. Parents of existing GC students will need access to your Parent Portal account to complete this online registration process. If you have any questions, please contact your school.

PARENTS AND GUARDIANS: Don't forget to activate your parent portal accounts! Parents/Guardians will need an active parent portal account starting July 1st, 2022 to register students for the upcoming school year- this will help replace the numerous hard copies parents/guardians fill out on back to school nights. If you do not have an active parent portal account, please visit your student’s school to set up your account. Your school will provide your user specific activation key. If you have multiple students in the district- setting up your account at one school will include all of your students. You will need to bring a valid ID to set up your account. You will not be able to register your student(s) for the next school year without creating this account. If you have any questions regarding your Parent Portal account, please contact your school.

Don't forget! Garrard County School District is participating in the Summer Food Service Program again this summer! Visit our GCHS Cafeteria as the meal site. Ages 18 and under can eat breakfast and lunch at no cost! *No grab n go, or curbside pick up available this year.*

Garrard County High School would like to welcome our new Math Teacher, Mr. Ben Davis! Mr. Davis received his Bachelor's degree in Accounting from the University of Kentucky in 2014 and received his Master's in teaching from the University of the Cumberland's in 2020. Ben spent his first three years teaching 6th Grade Math at Garrard Middle School where he was also an Assistant Baseball coach. Ben is a huge sports fan and enjoys going to all of the Cincinnati Bengals' home games. Ben says, "I can't wait to get started at the high school and go Golden Lions!"