CALENDAR REMINDER: Tomorrow Friday, March 18th will be an instructional day for students and staff.
You can view our amended calendar on our website:
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1872989/2021-2022_Calendar__Amended_2.8.22_.pdf
CALENDAR REMINDER: Friday, March 18th will be an instructional day for students and staff.
You can view our amended calendar on our website:
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1872989/2021-2022_Calendar__Amended_2.8.22_.pdf
GCHS Sophomore, Vivianna Weaver, with the Kentucky Student Voices Team, met with Lt. Governor Coleman and issued a press release of their newest study that distills the results from 10,725 Kentucky middle and high school students from 114 counties who took the Race, Ethnicity, and School Climate Student Survey in December. You can view the results of the survey and more details at kystudentvoiceteam.org.
To close out National School Breakfast week we are featuring Garrard County High School today! Check out these Ham, Egg and Cheese McMuffins! Remember to check our app to know what's on the menu each day!
We would like to thank everyone who took advantage of our Test to Stay program during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The company providing this resource is no longer offering testing services, therefore GCS will no longer be able to offer this option to our community.
GCS would like to give a big THANK YOU to First Southern National Bank for their donation to GC Football!🏈
GC Parents and Families: It is that time of year again to register for preschool screenings! If you have a preschool-aged child who qualifies for preschool, use this link to sign up for their screening. Please note, a preschool-aged child cannot register for preschool enrollment without scheduling and attending a screening in April or May.
Click this link to register for a screening:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeTu1EgepRcc1w-AjoVOs2QnR0RTqoxJw8IAEeh0723F500Gg/viewform?usp=sf_link
It is never too early to think about your future! Gear Up hosted a Family Night at GCHS last week and we appreciate everyone who stopped in! Students and parents learned about KEES Money, Dual Credit Scholarship, Work Ready Scholarship, ACT, and College Admissions.
March 7th-11th is National School Breakfast Week. To encourage breakfast at the high school this week, our Cafeteria Staff is giving away this FREE BIKE- to be entered in the drawing all students have to do is eat breakfast at school this week! Don't forget to check our GCS app to see what's for breakfast each day!
Reminder: Tomorrow, Tuesday, March 8th will be an NTI day for 9th, 10th and 12th grade high school students, due to the ACT. Those students will log on virtually for classes. Juniors will report to the school for testing.
GCHS would like to congratulate Coach Ken Hurt for being inducted to the 12th Region Hall of Fame!
Coach Hurt will be recognized tomorrow night (3/4/22) at Lincoln County High School during halftime of the first game (which begins at 6:30).
Mr. Ken Hurt coached Garrard County High School girls basketball from 1978-2003, compiling a record of 443-274. Under his leadership , GCHS Lady Lions won sixteen district championships and won the 1994 12th Region Championship; the only region basketball championship in Garrard County history.
We are very excited for Coach Ken Hurt, and are proud to call him a Golden Lion!
Congratulations to Aislinn Ellis on being selected as the student Page for the FRYSC Legislative Page Day!
Aislinn submitted a written entry on how YSC impacts the school and community and was selected from Garrard County High School to represent GC today at the FRYSC Legislative Page Day!
Today is a pretty day for a little spring cleaning! Garrard County High School JAG students earned community service hours by cleaning up the school grounds!
GCS would like to congratulate Ms. Kyrin Norris for winning the Good Citizen Award presented by the local chapter of the DAR. Kyrin's application and personal essay will be sent to the state level to compete with other Good Citizen Award winners throughout the state of Kentucky!
Safety Reminder for all GC Students/Families:
The School Safety Resiliency Act requires any person entering a school to show valid identification, even if the office staff recognizes the person.
Please have a valid ID ready when entering a GC school building.
Ms. Isaac's classes at GCHS have been learning about employability skills, and this week they participated in mock interviews with different GC staff members!
9th and 10 Grade Students and Families:
Mark your calendar for March 3rd, 6:00PM- Gear Up is hosting a family night! Students and parents will learn about KEES Money, Dual Credit Scholarship, Work Ready Scholarship, ACT, and College Admissions. Students and parents can also discuss future opportunities and STEM careers with our local Area Technology Centers, BCTC and EKU Educational Talent Search.
GCHS would like to congratulate three of their basketball players!
Jade Pevley has be chosen for the the 12th Region, All-Region Team (3rd Team).
Ethan Cooper and Tavey Quisenberry have been chosen for the 12th Region, All-Region Team.
Congratulations to these players!🏀
Don't forget to come support your Boys Basketball Golden Lions tonight! The Lions will play Lincoln at 7:45PM (OR 20 minutes after the first game ends) at Danville High School!🏀
Check out our GCHS seniors planning for their future! A group of THIRTY-TWO seniors attended a field trip to Eastern Kentucky University to tour the campus and learn about the different degree programs. 🎓
