Gloucester High School

Weather Update for Gloucester County Public Schools Based on National Weather Center predictions, additional snow, an elevated risk of excessive cold, and below freezing road temperatures predicted for tomorrow, particularly on small narrow back roads, Gloucester County Public Schools will remain closed on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. • All games and other student activities are canceled. • Essential personnel may be required to report to work by their immediate supervisors. To make up for the lost instructional time, Friday, January 17, 2025, will now be a full student day. The safety of our students and staff remains our top priority. Thank you for your understanding and continued cooperation. Stay safe and have a great evening! Sincerely, The Gloucester County School District

Good afternoon, Gloucester families, Due to the National Weather Center’s prediction of snow and ice accumulation beginning Sunday evening and continuing into Monday morning, all Gloucester County Public Schools will be closed on Monday, January 6, 2025, to ensure the safety of our students and staff. In addition to the closure, all after-school activities, sports, and clubs scheduled for Monday are canceled. School buildings will remain closed, and no activities will take place. Please note that mission-essential personnel may be required to report to work at the discretion of their immediate supervisors. Our team will continue to monitor weather communications throughout Monday. Any updates or schedule considerations for the following days will be announced as early as Monday evening. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. Stay safe and warm, Gloucester! Sincerely, The Gloucester County School District

✨ January at a Glance! ✨ Start the new year off right by staying informed with all the important events and dates happening this month. From school activities to key deadlines, make sure you don’t miss a thing! 🗓️ #StayOrganized #GCPSJanuary #NewYearNewGoals

✨ The comfort and joy of the holiday season! ✨🎄 The GHS HOSA (Future Health Professionals) recently spent a meaningful day at Heron Cove, spreading holiday cheer by decorating Christmas cookies with residents, playing games, painting nails, giving relaxing hair massages, and more! 💅🍪🎉 Our amazing students and their dedicated teacher, Mrs. Suzanne Nester, led this wonderful event. 👏🌟 Awesome work and a great representation of student leadership during this festive season! 🎁🎄💖#GHSHOSA #ComfortAndJoy #CommunitySupport

🎉 Y Street Donation to Shop with a Cop 🎉 GHS’s Y Street group, Virginia’s largest youth advocacy program, donated $500 to Shop with a Cop to support their mission of making Christmas brighter for local kids. Y Street promotes public health through initiatives like Share The Air (tobacco/vape-free spaces) and Rev Your Bev (encouraging water over sugary drinks). Membership opens again in the 2nd semester—join us to make a difference!

Please help us as we work to hire a Varsity Football Coach for the 2025 season. We want your input as we identify the coaching characteristics that are essential for this role. Please complete the survey through the link.

Learning, Growing, and Leading at VSTE 2024! 🎓💻 Some of our incredible Computer Resource Teachers and Instructional Technology Resource Teachers (ITRTs) recently attended the Virginia Society for Technology in Education (VSTE) Conference, the premier professional development and advocacy event for educators in Virginia. While at the conference, our team participated in sessions designed to enhance their skills and inspire innovative ways to integrate technology into education. They also joined a VSTE Certified Coach Meetup, proudly representing our division as all of our ITRTs are certified coaches! This conference embodies VSTE’s mission to promote excellence in education through emerging technologies, and our team is excited to bring these tools and strategies back to our schools. 💡✨ #VSTE2024 #EdTechLeaders #ProfessionalGrowth #GCPSITRTs

ATTENTION parents and guardians: The school counseling department will be finished scheduling for current juniors before winter break, and will begin scheduling for current sophomores in January. If you want to participate in the scheduling meeting for your student, please email your child’s school counselor and set up an appointment.

📢 Mu Alpha Theta Interest Meeting – This Friday! Do you love math? 🧮 Are you interested in competing with students from around the globe? 🌎 Then Mu Alpha Theta is for you! Join us for an interest meeting to learn more about this exciting math honor society: 📅 Friday, December 6th 🕒 3:00 PM 📍 Room 128 Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with fellow math enthusiasts and explore the world of competitive mathematics! #MuAlphaTheta #HonorSociety #StudentOpportunities

🎭 Auditions for You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown 🎶 Attention all performers! Auditions for this year’s spring musical, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, are happening January 7 & 8 from 3-5 PM in the Black Box Theater. Here’s what you’ll need: 🎵 16 bars of an audition song 🎭 A prepared monologue Sign-ups will be available starting in December with Ms. Toepel in Room 305. Don’t wait—get ready to shine before the holiday break! Callbacks: January 14 Performance Dates: May 16, 17 & 18 at the Mathews High School Auditorium Spread the word, and let’s make this production amazing! 🌟 #TheaterAuditions #CharlieBrownMusical #PerformingArts #GetReadyToShine

🎄 December at a Glance! ❄️ Stay tuned for details and updates on all the festivities! Let’s make this December one to remember. 🎉✨ 📅 Be sure to check out our school’s website, Canvas announcements, and social media for additional events and programs happening this month! #DecemberEvents #SchoolCommunity #HolidaySeason #GoDukes

The National Honor Society hosted an appreciation lunch for our hardworking substitute teachers. Subs for Subs was a huge success, and we love our GHS subs!

Carrying on the Tradition! Despite not having a kitchen due to renovations, the GHS Life Skills students carried on their annual Friendsgiving tradition. This year the students were challenged to find traditional Thanksgiving recipes that could be made in a crockpot or microwave. They made grocery lists, shopped, cooked, and set tables for the modified event. Chef Winchester and his culinary students prepared the turkey, and a delicious meal was enjoyed by all! #CreativityInAction #GoDukes #GHSLifeSkills

📢 Governor's School Information Night is just around the corner! 🌟 Are you a highly motivated student in grades 7-10 with a passion for math and science? Join us on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at 6:30 PM in the Thomas Calhoun Walker Education Center Auditorium to learn more about this incredible opportunity. 🔗 Get more details and see if Governor’s School is right for you check out the website. Don’t miss this chance to explore what’s possible! 💡✨ #GoDukes #StudentSuccess

📢 Attention Special Education Parents! The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) wants to hear from YOU! Your feedback is essential to improving parent involvement and enhancing outcomes for students with disabilities. 💻 Take a few minutes to complete the Family Engagement Survey to share your experiences with the special education process. 🗓 Survey Open Now! ✔️ Submit one survey per child receiving special education services. 🔒 Your responses are anonymous. Your voice matters—help make a difference! #VDOE #FamilyEngagement #SpecialEducation

Congratulations to Natalie Vickers, who represented RCC in the Primis Bank Women in STEM Competition on Tuesday, November 12. Natalie’s team earned second place in the competition, where they analyzed real banking data and developed an AI-based solution to detect bank fraud. As a result of her outstanding contribution, Natalie will receive a $250 scholarship from Primis Bank. We are incredibly proud of Natalie’s dedication; she spent the past few weeks meeting with her teammates via Zoom in the evenings to prepare for this event.

A day at the art museum! 🎨 For about a third of our Art History, AP Studio Art, and National Art Honor Society students, led by their teacher Mrs. Amy Bergh, this was their first-ever museum visit. One student summed it up perfectly: 'It’s amazing that this art was actually made by people we’ve been studying!' Moments like these truly make art come to life. 🖼️ #ArtInAction #MuseumTrip #GoDukes #ChryslerMuseum

🌎💙 'In a world where you can be anything, be kind.' This World Kindness Day, let’s make kindness our standard, not the exception. Whether big or small, every act of kindness has the power to brighten someone’s day and strengthen our community. How will you show kindness today? 🌟 #WorldKindnessDay #ChooseKindness #SpreadJoy

CONGRATULATIONS to the cast of the Student One-Act who will be moving on to the VHSL Super-regional competition this Saturday! Congratulations also to VAN HUTCHINS who was recognized for his exceptional performance, receiving a Best Actor award for his outstanding performance in the show! Please wish this talented cast congratulations and the best of luck next weekend as they go on to compete in the super-regional level of the competition!

🏑 Tuesday, 11/12: Field Hockey State Quarterfinal! Game starts at 6:30pm, with gates opening at 5:30pm for screening and bag checks. Tickets are available online only—don’t miss it! Concessions will be open to fuel your game day excitement. 🎉