GHS Make-up and Expedited Re-take Schedule for Feb. 1-4

Tuesday, February 1	Expedited Re-takes for Biology, Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2 Make-ups for Algebra 1
Wednesday, February 2	Expedited Re-takes for World History 1 and World History 2 Make-ups for Geometry and Algebra 2
Thursday, February 3	Make-ups for Biology, NOCTI, and Workplace Readiness
Friday, February 4	Make-ups for Reading, U.S. History, and World History 1

 

• Makeups are for students who missed the first testing day
• Expedited retakes are for students who are attempting the test for the second time

Wednesday, January 26th

Coming soon! Scholarship opportunity for Seniors. The Granville P. Meade fund provides scholarship awards to worthy and financially disadvantaged Virginia high school seniors to attend one of Virginia's public or private colleges or universities. Information about the online application process will be shared February 4^th.

Duke Update January 23, 2022
Schedule for January 24-28

• Monday: Regular Schedule, B-Day
• Tuesday: 12:30 Dismissal, A-Day
• Wednesday: 12:30 Dismissal, B-Day
• Thursday: No school for students
• Friday: No school for students

Final exams for the first semester classes have been canceled due to the recent number of staff and student absences.

Attendance Waivers:  Any student who has 10 or more unexcused absences in a semester-long course needs to turn in an attendance waiver to the Main office by 3:00 tomorrow.

Attendance Recovery:

• Use this link to sign up for all Attendance Recovery: Attendance Recovery Sign-Up
• Attendance recovery will be held after school from 3:00-5:15 tomorrow, January 24.   Students should signup by 12:00 if they are going to attend tomorrow.  Students should report to the Library, and they may ride the activity bus home. Students must attend for the entire time to get credit for Attendance Recovery. Attendance at one session will recover 3 unexcused absences for one class.
• Students who had signed up for Attendance Recovery this past Thursday, January 20 may attend a make-up Attendance Recovery on Tuesday, January 25, from 12:45-3:00 in the Library.  Activity Buses will be available for students to ride home.
• Students who have been quarantined may sign up for Virtual Attendance recovery.

Covid mitigation:   Thank you for your continued efforts to keep our students and staff safe.  Please do not come to school if you are having Covid symptoms.

All-District Band: Congratulations to the following students for making the All-District Band: Jane Tschirhart, Victoria King, Nijaliya Billups, Julie Trist, Charlie Somerville, Joshua Mayer, and BriAnn Graves.
Jane Tschirhart also placed high enough to earn an audition for the All-Virginia Band!

Attention Juniors and Junior Parents/Guardians: The school counseling department will start scheduling for next year with current Juniors throughout the month of January.  If you would like to be part of the scheduling process please email your child’s counselor and set up a time to meet with them and your child. Meetings are scheduled individually with students so you can easily join if you would like. See the school website for your child’s counselor’s email.

The RCC Virtual Senior Information Session has been rescheduled from Monday, Jan. 10 to Monday, Jan. 31. Please contact Ms. Coles for more information.

Spring semester dual enrollment fees are due by Feb. 11.  All payments must be submitted to the GHS Bookkeeper, Mrs. Early.  If paying by check, checks must be payable to Gloucester High School.

Reminder for spring athletes that the 1^st semester grades determine eligibly for all spring sports, you must pass a minimum of 3 classes and have a 2.0 GPA. GCPS and VHSL guidelines for eligibility can be found on the GHS website. Please contact your counselor or Activities Director Ms. Hunter if you have questions.

Yearbooks for the 2021-2022 school year are currently for sale exclusively online through Herff Jones at yearbookordercenter.com for $55.  The order code for Gloucester High School is 4758.  Senior ads and business ads are also available on the site.  Students are also encouraged to email Ms. Leszczynski any pictures of themselves with a pet, at a job, or travelling this past summer.  Additional information can be found on the high school website.

Attendance Recovery

• Attendance Recovery will be held after school from 3:00-5:15 on January 18, 19, 20, and 24.
• Students must sign up using the link below. 
• Students should report to the Library.
• Students may ride the activity bus home. 
• Sign-ups for each day will close at 12:00 that day or when all available spots are filled.
• Students must attend for the entire time to get credit for Attendance Recovery. 
• Attendance at one session will recover 3 unexcused absences for one class.
• Link: Attendance Recovery Sign-Up

Click here to view/download/print the Attendance Waiver for Semester 1.

Information about the 2022-2023 Academic Year Governor’s School programs is now available. Interested 9^th and 10^th grade students should review the information in this linked “Gov School Overview Letter” and contact their School Counselor for assistance with the application process for either program. Chesapeake Bay Governor’s School is accepting applications from interested and qualified 9^th and 10^th grade students. The Governor’s School for Science and Technology at New Horizons is accepting applications from interested and qualified 10^th grade students.
 

AUDITIONS FOR SPRING MUSICAL
INTO THE WOODS
SIGN UP OUTSIDE THE CHORUS ROOM FOR SINGING AUDITIONS ON JANUARY 15^TH
5 MINUTE TIME SLOTS
BE PREPARED WITH THE FOLLOWING:

1.  1-2 MINUTE SONG SHOWCASING YOUR VOICE AND RANGE.  NO BACKGROUND VOCALS. 
2. PIANO ACCOMPANIANT NEEDS TO BE RECORDED OR FOUND ON INTERNET.
3. RESEARCH THE CHARACTER YOU WOULD LIKE AND BE PREPARED TO DISPLAY AS YOU SING.
4. BE PREPARED TO READ MUSIC OR SCALES
5. BRING ALL CONFLICTS FROM JAN-MAY, 2022.
6. COMMITMENT IS REQUIRED- NO MISSING REHEARSALS! 
7. TBA/D ABOUT ACTING AUDITIONS- IF NEEDED
8. DON’T BE AFRAID TO ASK FOR ADVICE IF CONFUSED!

DUE TO COVID
MR. ALEXANDER REQUEST
ALL SINGING AUDITIONS WILL NEED TO BE VIDEOED AND SUBMITTED BY EMAIL TO MR. ALEXANDER AND MS. WATKINS BY THE 15^TH.
IN VIDEO PLEASE IDENTIFY} 1.  YOURSELF

2. NAME SONG
3. CHARACTER YOU WOULD LIKE TO AUDITION

Rules for Gloucester Got Talent.

1. Student will sign up through Canvas.
2. Students will comply with Student Code of Conduct (Remember you are representing Gloucester High School and Gloucester County Public Schools.
3. Student must be an enrolled student of Gloucester County Public Schools.
4. All Students involved in G.G.T. must be an enrolled Gloucester High School student. 
5. Student will choose a category, and stay with at category if they move forward.  (i.e. if you choose to sing, then singing will be your platform).
6. Entries will be uploaded into Canvas for preview and acceptance into the viewing round.
7. All Videos must be 4 minutes or less. 
8. All Videos entered will be viewed by adult/staff panelist. (copyright rules apply)
1. Voting will only be done by Current Enrolled Gloucester High School students.
10. Voting will be done through Canvas. 
11. Student’s will only be able to vote once through Naviance/Canvas login.
50. Timeline will be decided weekly draw. 
1000. Quarter Finalists (4 of these) will be awarded to Final Stage at the end of the year.
14. Top 4 Finalist for Quarter 1, 2, 3, 4 will take to the stage for the VOTING OF G.G.T

Sign up:
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION FOR FIRST QUARTER ENTRIES WILL BE BEFORE NOVEMBER BREAK (I.E 1^ST QUARTER IS OVER)
Sign up for your SLOT on G.G.T will be done through FORM found on Canvas.  Students will make sure they have parents fill out the waiver to participate.  Drawings for the weekly slot will be limited to space, but if not chosen then you will remain in the pot for being drawn the next week.  Voting will be done each week and closeout on Friday.  The next groups will be viewed and uploaded the following Monday.  Voting will only be done by Current Enrolled Gloucester students.  This is your chance to see if you have what it takes to be Gloucester Got Talent Winner!  An Award will be given to the top 4 finalist! 
 

NHS members should use the online payment portal to submit their dues for this year.

Click here to create your account or pay them now!

Click here to read the latest!

Click here to learn more about the ISAEP program at GHS.

Click here to view/download/print the 2022 Summer Governor's School Informational Flyer.

Click here to view our flyer with information on how to create a Canvas Observer account.

Click here to view information regarding PowerSchool accounts for Parents.

Click here for a Canvas Course on setting up and using your Observer account.

With the Parent/Student Portal, you can:
Follow your student's progress throughout the school year online in one secure, convenient location
Access your student's individual course assignments and teacher information
View your student's grades, attendance information and student schedule
Communicate with teachers and learn more about your student's individual workload and responsibilities
PowerSchool Parent Portal help  https://www.powerschool.com/parent-student-resource-center/

If you already have a Parent Portal account or you had a Unified Class account, then use your email address to log in and click on Forgot Password

If you are new to Parent Portal contact your student’s school to get the necessary access id and password. 

If you are an existing user of the PowerSchool Mobile App and are having trouble logging in:
1. Completely log out of the app. To do this go to More...Account...Sign Out
2. From the login screen you will be able to go back to the district code page.
3. Try changing the district code to something else random and then switch it back to THDS.
4. This should force it to reload the district info which should correct the URL.
5. Login
If this fails, completely uninstall the application, and re-install it.

2021-2022 Advanced Placement Testing Registration Information
In order to register for an advanced placement exam, please follow the instructions below:

• Test registration for 1^st Semester and Year-Long Advanced Placement classes will open on Tuesday, September 7, 2021 and will close on Friday, November 5, 2021.  No further test registrations will be taken for 1^st semester and year-long advanced placement classes after Friday, November 5, 2021 until Monday, January 31, 2022 when 2^nd semester testing registration opens.  However, if you register for a 1^st semester and year-long advanced placement test after Friday, November 5, 2021, the cost for each exam is 136 dollars due to College Board charging a 40-dollar late registration fee with Tuesday, March 8, 2022 being the last day to register even with the late fee registration.  If you register for an exam, but you are absent on the date of your testing or withdraw from testing after registration, College Board charges an unused exam fee, therefore you will not receive a full refund of 96 dollars.   

• In order to register for an advanced placement exam, students must have joined at the College Board website, the advanced placement class in which you are enrolled.  Your advanced placement teacher would have given you the code to join the class at the beginning of the school year.  College Board will not finalize the authorization to test if the student has not joined the class in which he/she is enrolled.  Therefore, if a test is registered for through our online payments site or with our bookkeeper in which the student has not joined the class, the student will not be able to test and their payment will be refunded.

• The cost for each advanced placement exam is 96 dollars and must be paid at the time of test registration.  In order to register/sign-up/pay for an advanced placement exam, one must go to the Gloucester High School website and pay through the online payment application for advanced placement testing.  Parents- please remember to use your student’s name when registering for the test.  If you cannot pay using the online application, you may register with Ms. Early, the bookkeeper, in the main office in which checks need to be made payable to:  Gloucester High School

• Listed at the bottom of the page are the 1^st semester and year-long advanced placement exams that students may register for through Friday, November 5, 2021.  Registration for 2^nd semester advanced placement classes will open on Monday, January 31, 2022. 

Semester 1 and Year-Long Advanced Placement Tests Available for Registration

• Art AP Portfolio (Testing Date:  Friday, May 6, 2022 at 12:00 p.m.)

• Calculus AB (Testing Date:  Monday, May 9, 2022 at 8:00 a.m.)
• Chemistry (Testing Date:  Monday, May 2, 2022 at 12:00 p.m.)
• English 11 Language (Testing Date:  Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at 8:00 a.m.)
• English 12 Literature (Testing Date:  Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at 8:00 a.m.)
• Government (Testing Date:  Monday, May 2, 2022 at 8:00 a.m.)
• Modern World History (Testing Date:  Thursday, May 12, 2022 at 8:00 a.m.)
• Music Theory (Testing Date:  Friday, May 13, 2021 at 8:00 a.m.)
• Physics 1:  Algebra-Based (Testing Date:  Thursday, May 12, 2022 at 12:00 p.m.)
• Psychology (Testing Date:  Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at 12:00 p.m.)
• Spanish 5 Language (Testing Date:  Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at 8:00 a.m.)
• Statistics (Testing Date:  Thursday, May 5, 2022 at 12:00 p.m.)
• U.S. History (Testing Date:  Friday, May 6, 2022 at 8:00 a.m.)

If you have any questions, please contact:  Carol L. Belvin, Assistant Principal, via email at cbelvin@gc.k12.va.us .
 

SchoolCash Online is our preferred method of payment

Gloucester County Public Schools is striving to improve safety and reduce risk wherever possible. One safety measure is minimizing cash and check payments at our schools. To accomplish this, we use SchoolCash Online for all school items and activity fees. If you haven't already created a free account, we encourage all parents to register, so you'll be ready to make online payments from home: both now and in the future as more school items become available again.

Benefits to parents and schools

You will help increase efficiency and security at your school by making payments directly into your school's bank account. This limits the number of people entering the school, reduces risk of lost payments, and allows teachers and office staff to focus on helping students and not counting cash. In addition, you are automatically informed about school activities!

Register now!

Registering takes Iess than two minutes: visit https://gcps.schoolcashonline.com

Yearbooks for the 2021-2022 school year are currently for sale exclusively online through Herff Jones at https://www.yearbookordercenter.com/.  The order code for Gloucester High School is 4758.  Yearbooks will be sold for $45 with customizable add-ons available at an additional cost.  Families will have a choice to pick up the yearbook at school, or can have it shipped directly home for an additional $10.  The price of yearbooks will increase to $50 on November 2^nd and then increase again to $55 on January 4^th.  More information can be found on the high school website.  Please contact Ms. Leszczynski with any additional questions.
 

To view/download/print the form, please select 'More"

Select "More" to read about this program.
 

Non-Profit Corporation established to create a public/private partnership to implement public school improvements approved by the School Board.

Gloucester Educational Foundation Page

Click here to view the class ring ordering information and instructions.

If you are looking for student bus numbers or pick up/drop off times, click here to navigate to our new Bus Information Tool.

This is for long-term (longer than 1 week) dual ridership. 
To request your child to be picked up and/or dropped off at a location other than their home of residence, please complete Section I and Section II of the linked form. Please allow three (3) business days for processing.  Once approved, the Transportation Office will notify you and the school.  To expedite the process, e-mail the completed form to; tdirector@gc.k12.va.us. Asterisk items below require completion.  Transportation will assign the Bus, Bus stop and approximate time. Forms received after mid-August may not be processed for the beginning of the school year.

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Click this link to view an informative video on the 2022-2023 FAFSA.

Attention Seniors and families!  Please join the Remind app for importation information and updates.  Search for GHS Class of 2022 and the class code is @2022dukes.  Your senior class sponsors, Ms. Thompson and Mrs. Zanette, have important information to share about the upcoming year, so join now. 
 

Seniors, please note that your Naviance access is now available via your school Google account.  After you sign in with your GCPS credentials, navigate to the Google app waffle to find the Naviance icon.

Click here to view the senior graduation ordering information.

Click here to view the ordering instructions and information for class ring orders.

Click the link below to purchase home event tickets online!

Gloucester High School Events and Tickets by GoFan 

Sports Conditioning:

Baseball conditioning is Tuesdays and Thursdays after school, until around 4:30pm
*weather pending – listen to announcements for changes*

Softball workouts will be Mondays & Thursdays after school, until around 4:30pm
*weather pending – listen to announcements for changes*

Coaches Names and Emails are found on the GHS website @ https://ghs.gc.k12.va.us/athletics

To tryout/practice you must meet ALL grade eligibility requirements & have a physical turned in that is dated after May 1, 2021. 

Spring Tryout/Practice Dates:
Baseball, Softball, Soccer, Track & Field, Tennis – Monday February 21st 
 

Click here to download/view/print the 2.0 waiver form.

VHSL & GCPS Athletic Eligibility Requirements For All Athletes:

Virginia High School League Eligibility Rules:

• A student athlete must take and pass 3 or more classes the semester before the desired sport season. (3 of 4 classes when in a 4 x 4 schedule).
  • For Fall and Winter Sports seasons this is determined by grades in the 2^nd semester (3^rd & 4^th quarters combined).
  • For Spring Sports this is determined by grades in the 1^st semester (1^st & 2^nd quarters combined) of the corresponding school year.

The Gloucester County Public School 2.0 Requirements:

• A student athlete must have at least a 2.0 grade point average (GPA) from the previous semester or have a 2.0 overall GPA. Unlike the VHSL rule there is a waiver application for the 2.0 requirement.  This waiver is a one-time chance; a student cannot use more than one waiver during high school. Waiver applications are on the GHS website and are due by the deadline dates before the seasons start.
  • For Fall and Winter Sports seasons this is determined by grades in the 2^nd semester (3^rd & 4^th quarters combined).
  • For Spring Sports this is determined by grades in the 1^st semester (1^st & 2^nd quarters combined) of the corresponding school year.

 
If you have further questions please contact Athletic & Activities Director Ms. Hunter at khunter@gc.k12.va.us or 804-693-3866