Check out this week's updates, information, and upcoming events at Goochland High School. The Bulldog Bulletin is your weekly look into the great things happening at GHS. Go Bulldogs!
💥💥Bulldog Recognitions💥💥
Regional Theatre - Congratulations to the Goochland Drama Department! The Theatre Arts II/III/IV students took first place at last weekend's 3B Super Region One-Act Play Competition at Warren County High School. Since the team took first place, the team now advances to the State tournament, which will be held in Charlottesville on Saturday, December 7th. Goochland High School has only been to states twice, once in the 1980s and the other in 2016. Out of all the competition's performers, Kaelyn Roy won the Top 3B Regional Outstanding Performer! The Drama Team would like to thank all of the parent volunteers who assisted with our show last weekend and the GHS Marching Band members who came to Warren County to watch the team perform! Way to go, Bulldogs!
Staff Monthly BARKS - Congratulations to Ms. Anna Calabrese (English Department) - acalabrese@glnd.k12.va.us and Ms. Teidra White (Special Education Department) tmorriswhite@glnd.k12.va.us for being awarded our November Faculty Bulldog BARKS award. We received over 30 staff member nominations from our faculty, students, and parents. Thank you to all who nominated one of our staff members. All nominations will be shared with those individual staff members!
THIS WEEK at GHS
Senior Yearbook Portraits - Attention seniors! Proofs from the senior portrait retake session are now available on the Lifetouch/Prestige Portraits website! Please follow the instructions you were given at your session to access them. The deadline to select your pose for the yearbook is TODAY! Additionally, if you plan on taking your portraits with an outside photographer, please plan to have a digital file sent to Mrs. Mistler (kmistler@glnd.k12.va.us) by TODAY. The requirements for senior portraits taken with other photographers are a blue background; vertical, formal poses; 300 dpi; and wallet-size crop.
Prom Planning Committee - Attention Juniors and Seniors! Want to help plan prom? If you want your input heard for the event, please join the Prom Planning Committee. We will meet once a month until prom time to discuss possible themes, fundraising, and what YOU want to see and hear at prom. Our first meeting will be on Wednesday, December 4th during Bulldog Block in the LC. Feel free to contact Mrs. Boehm (mboehm@glnd.k12.va.us) to be added to the SmartPass. See you there!
FAFSA and Virtual Financial Aid Night - The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) opens, TODAY, December 1st. The School Counseling Department and our GRASP Advisor, Ms. Bradley, will be hosting a virtual Financial Aid Night on Thursday, December 5th at 6:00 pm. Join us to learn more about filling out the FAFSA and other ways to help pay for college. To join, please go to https://meet.google.com/zqx-ruqv-moj or dial: +1 347-467-1664 PIN: 549 683 409#.
Senior Projects - This year, students will complete a total of 20 service hours, 10 hours due in December and 10 hours due in April. Students will not be permitted to walk at the GHS graduation ceremony if they do not complete their senior project. Lastly, Education for Employment and Blue Ridge Virginia Governor's School students complete a separate senior project through those experiences. Please contact Mallory McMullin at (mmcmullin@glnd.k12.va.us) with any questions.
Athletics and Activities - Please visit www.GoochlandBulldogs.com for up-to-date schedule information. Many of these events can be streamed live at www.NFHSNetwork.com. Feel free to contact Mr. Fowler (jfowler@glnd.k12.va.us) if you have any questions or need more information.
THIS MONTH at GHS
Science Fall SOLs - Fall testing for students who need a verified credit in science for graduation will take place on Tuesday, December 10th, and Wednesday, December 11th. These students will receive information about testing prior to the testing date. Expedited retakes for those who qualify will take place on Tuesday, December 17th.
Math Fall SOLs - Fall testing for students who need a verified credit in math for graduation will take place on Thursday, December 12th. These students will receive information about testing prior to the testing date. Expedited retakes for those who qualify will take place on Wednesday, December 18th.
History and Reading Fall SOLs - Fall testing for students who need a verified credit in social studies or reading for graduation will take place on Friday, December 13th. These students will receive information about testing prior to the testing date. Expedited retakes for those who qualify will take place on Tuesday, December 17th for social studies and Wednesday, December 18th for reading.
Holiday Performances - Come out and enjoy a night of holiday festivities and get into the holiday spirit! Our Dance Recital will be on Thursday, December 12th at 6:30 pm. The chorus will have its winter holiday concert on Friday, December 13th at 7:00 pm. The GMS/GHS Bands Concert will take place on Tuesday, December 17th at 7:00 pm.
Exam Schedule - GHS Midterm Exam Week begins on Monday, December 16th, and ends on Thursday, December 19th. The school will operate on a normal bell schedule for exams, but each block has a specified examination period in hopes of preventing students from having more than two exams on any given day. Not all teachers will administer an exam, so please check with your child’s teachers if you are unclear. Here is the exam schedule for the week:
Monday, December 16th: Day 1/Block 1 and Day 1/Block 3 exams
Tuesday, December 17th: Day 2/Block 1 and Day 2/Block 3 exams
Wednesday, December 18th: Day 1/Block 2 and Day 1/Block 4 exams
Thursday, December 19th: Day 2/Block 2 and Day 2/Block 4 exams
We will end the week with an early dismissal at 1:35 pm on Friday, December 20th.
REMINDERS
Athletics Survey - Since we have closed out the fall athletic season, our athletics department would like to hear feedback from our parents and student-athletes. Parents, please use the link to the 2024/25 Parent End of Season Survey, and students should use the link to the 2024/25 Student End of Season Survey to provide us with commendations and suggestions for improvement. We look forward to reviewing the results.
Electronic Distribution of Flyers - Throughout the 24.25 school year, please visit this website for upcoming events or activities throughout the Goochland community.
Tardy Sweeps - As a reminder, here are the details of our Tardy Sweep process:
After the tardy bell rings, we will announce that we will begin a tardy clean sweep over the PA.
All teachers will close and lock their doors once they hear the announcement.
Teachers will not allow students to enter the classroom and direct them to the cafeteria.
Teachers will not allow students to exit their classrooms during the clean sweep to enable our administrators to process the students caught in the clean sweep.
Once administrators have swept through the hallways and bathrooms, they will assign lunch detention to any students caught in the clean sweep without a valid GHS SmartPass.
After administrators complete the disciplinary process, students caught in the sweep will return to their classrooms with a pass from the administration.
Once students have a tardy clean sweep pass, teachers will allow them into their classrooms.
Once the tardy clean sweep is over, administrators will make another announcement to inform everyone that the sweep has concluded.
Tardy clean sweeps may be implemented at any time during the school day, including the morning tardy bell at 9:06 am. Should your child have an excuse for tardiness due to an appointment, etc., please send your child into the building with a note to turn in to the main office.
Parents, please discuss the importance of arriving at school and class on time with your child. We look forward to continued partnerships with our students, parents, and community members to uphold the standards of excellence at Goochland High School.
Yearbooks - Yearbooks are for sale! And due to last year’s shipping issues, Balfour has given us a one-year discount on yearbook prices! Please consider purchasing your 2024-2025 yearbook now. Yearbooks will be $55 through the end of the year and $65 after January 1st, 2025. Make sure to order your yearbook through the Balfour website. Please contact Mrs. Mistler (kmistler@glnd.k12.va.us) if you have any questions. We will have a spring release this year, so yearbooks will be in your hands before we leave for the summer!
Senior Class of 2025
All Night Graduation - A HUGE thank you to all the seniors, senior parents, and friends who made our ANG Fall Bingo a success! All of your donations and help were greatly appreciated!
ANG will be doing concessions for boys/girls basketball and wrestling this winter. The Sign-up Genius has been sent out by email. We will be doing concessions for wrestling as well. Please sign up to volunteer!
The next ANG Bingo will be held on Saturday, January 11th (no longer Saturday, February 8th) This is a change. Please mark your calendars! We will provide more information as the date gets closer.
For our Casino Night fundraiser, we are looking for sponsors starting in January 2025. Casino Night will be held at Bandits Ridge on Friday, March 14th. Please contact Michele Brooks at 804-221-2336 if you know of a person or business that would like to sponsor.
Be sure to mark your calendars now for the “Senior Sunset” on Friday, May 30th. We will have more details during the second semester!
Please follow ANG on Facebook, “Goochland All Night Graduation 2025.” If you have any questions or want to join ANG, please email them at GoochlandANG@gmail.com.
Senior Deadlines - Seniors who have a college deadline before January 6th, need to request documents from their school counselor by Thursday, December 19th, 2024. Counselors will not be able to process documents or write letters of recommendation during Winter Break. Mid-year transcripts will be available the week of January 20th, 2024. Counselors will submit mid-year transcripts on Common App. For any colleges not on Common App, students will need to request to send the mid-year transcript on Parchment. Please select HOLD FOR GRADES on Parchment.
Senior Ads - Those families wishing to buy an ad in the yearbook for their senior can do so now HERE. Once you select and pay for your desired ad size, you can create and design the ad in Balfour’s online program. All ads are due by Saturday, February 1st.
Class of ‘25 Graduation Details - Please mark your calendars for our GHS class of 2025 graduation ceremony on Saturday, May 31st at 7:30 pm at the GHS Stadium. The rain date will be Sunday, June 1st at 7:30 pm. We will have follow-up details in the coming months regarding the senior students' last day of school, senior exam week, etc.