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💥💥
Class of 2025 College Acceptances - Attention seniors! We would love to acknowledge your college acceptances as you have gotten in. Please fill out this form. You must be logged in to your GLND email to access to submit. Please let us know so we can recognize YOU for your accomplishments! Be sure to contact your counselor with any questions. HERE is a map of where our seniors have been accepted so far.
Get to Know Some of our Amazing Bulldogs - Throughout the remainder of the school year, we will be highlighting our “teacher-recognized” students each week.
Josiah Shaw was nominated by Ms. Halye for a quarter 1 BARKS award! He invited a new student to sit at his lunch table, which just shows what a kind person he is. Josiah is in 9th grade and his favorite class is math with Ms. Halye (go figure!). He plays rec basketball in his free time and a fun fact is that he can stay awake for over 24 hours if he wants to! Great job being kind, Josiah.
THIS WEEK at GHS
Scheduling 2025-26 School Year - Teachers will be making recommendations for classes for the 2025-2026 school year. If your child wants to be recommended for a higher level, we suggest they have a conversation with their teacher. Here is our 2025-2026 scheduling timeline:
January 13th - 22th - Teacher Recommendation Window
January 15th - GHS Curriculum Night from 5:30 PM-7:00 PM
January 27th - 31st - School Counseling Lessons in English classes
January 27th - February 7th - PowerSchool Parent Portal Open to Make course requests in PowerSchool for the 2025-2026 School Year
Beginning February 10th - School Counselors will meet with EACH student for their Academic and Career Planning meeting to review their course requests for the 2025-2026 school year and discuss their future goals.
Please contact your child’s school counselor if you have any questions or concerns.
GHS Prom - Goochland High School's prom will be held on Saturday, May 10th at the Adams International School! Our theme is Once Upon a Time… dust off your glass slippers! Any students (or parents!) who wish to be a part of the Prom Planning Committee should contact Mrs. Boehm (mboehm@glnd.k12.va.us). We will hold our next meeting on Wednesday, January 15th during Bulldog Block in the Learning Commons. See you there!
Curriculum Night - Attention current 9th, 10th, and 11th-grade students and parents: GHS will host our annual Curriculum Night on Wednesday, January 15th, from 5:30 - 7:00 pm in the GHS cafeteria. It’s a great chance to learn more about our course offerings as we prepare for the 2025-26 course selection window. We have coordinated with GMS to have two food trucks on campus for the event! Please mark your calendars now and make plans to attend!
Report Card Distribution - Report cards will be distributed during block 1 on Friday, January 17th. If students are absent, they should check in with their Day 1/Block 1 teacher to receive their report card.
Winter Pep Rally - We will be holding a pep rally on Friday, January 17th after Block 3 to celebrate our winter sports teams. There will be no Bulldog Block on this date. Students who wish to opt out of the pep rally should complete this form and then report to the F181A during this time. Seniors with early release are encouraged to make plans to stay for this event.
Parking Passes for Students - Second-semester parking passes are on sale through the Online School Payment System. Students who plan to drive to school in January through the end of the school year, must pay the $37.50 parking fee and complete the parking contract and application. These forms should be printed and brought to the GHS main office for processing. Applications must be printed and submitted in person. Students who purchased a yearlong pass at the beginning of the school year, do not need to purchase an additional pass for 2nd semester. Please contact Ms. Coiner at ecoiner@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
National Art Honor Society Induction Ceremony - This ceremony was originally scheduled for January 9th at GHS. Due to the weather, the new date will be shared soon! If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Tolson (atolson@glnd.k12.va.us).
GCPS Closed - This is a friendly reminder that GCPS will be closed on Monday, January 20th in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Enjoy your extended weekend!
Inaugural Athletics Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony - On Thursday, January 23rd Goochland High School will welcome the inaugural class to our new Athletic Hall of Fame. We will be holding the ceremony during halftime of the varsity boys' basketball game vs. Appomattox Regional Governor's School. If you have any questions, please contact our athletic director Mr. Fowler (jfowler@glnd.k12.va.us).
SAT Prep - The Goochland Education Foundation and Huntington Learning Center are partnering to offer SAT Practice Test Prep for Goochland High School students. The next practice test will be on Saturday, January 25th at 9:30 AM at the Goochland County Central High Cultural and Educational Complex on Dogtown Road. The feedback session will be held on Thursday, January 30th at 7:00 PM in Room C143 at Goochland High School. Please go to the FLYER for more information and registration links. The Goochland Education Foundation will support any student who cannot pay the $25 registration. The registration deadline is 4:00 PM on Thursday, January 23rd.
Scheduling for the 2025-2026 School Year - The PowerSchool Parent Portal will be open to Make course requests in PowerSchool for the 2025-2026 School Year from January 27th - February 7th. Parents and students can click “Class Registration” in PowerSchool to make selections and see their teacher recommendations. If your child wants to be recommended for a higher level, we suggest they have a conversation with their teacher before filling out the Parent Override Form. Seniors requesting an early release will need to fill out the Senior Early Release Form. School Counselors will be helping students select course requests for next year the week of January 27th-31st. Students and parents can make changes to their schedule requests in the parent/student portal until February 7th. Academic and Career Planning meetings will begin in February and we encourage parents to attend with their children. More information on scheduling those meetings will be sent later this month. Please contact your child’s school counselor if you have any questions.
School Counseling Appreciation Week - GHS will celebrate School Counselor Appreciation Week during the week of February 3rd - 7th. Please take a moment to thank our AMAZING school counselors at GHS. They are truly the heartbeat of our school.
Ms. Mallory McMullin (Last names A - G)
Ms. Suly Salazar (Last names H - Ph)
Ms. Renee Ferrell (Last names Pi - Z)
Ms. Ashley Lawson (Mental Health Counselor)
Career Day - Career Day will be held on Thursday, February 6th in the GHS gym from 9:15 am - 12:30 pm. Students are invited to visit our business partners who will be set up to showcase potential career opportunities and answer questions students may have about career pathways. The snow date is scheduled for Wednesday, February 12th in the event of inclement weather. Any business owners who may be interested in setting up a table at Career Day should contact Bruce Watson (bwatson@glnd.k12.va.us).
REMINDERS
Attendance Procedure Reminders - As we begin a new semester, we would like to remind students and parents of our attendance procedures at GHS. As in previous years, we ask that parents call the school between 8:00 - 10:00 am to report their child’s absence. Absent students must bring a note on the first day they return to school stating the reason(s) for their absences. Notes are held as legal records of student absences. In lieu of a handwritten note, parents may email our attendance secretary at bulldogs@glnd.k12.va.us. In addition, students wishing to leave school early without their parents present must bring a written excuse signed by their parents by 10:00 am the day of the early dismissal. In lieu of a handwritten note, parents may email their request for early dismissal to bulldogs@glnd.k12.va.us. This email must come from the parent’s email address, not the student’s email address. In the case of an emergency, parents may call in and ask for administrative approval for an early release over the phone. A huge thanks to all of our student’s parents who have helped us by following these procedures throughout the first semester.
Electronic Distribution of Flyers - Throughout the 24.25 school year, please visit this website for upcoming events or activities throughout the Goochland community.
Message from Nurse Griffith - It’s Flu Season! Click HERE for some helpful tips on preventing influenza (Flu). Please also remember, that if your child is sick, they can not return to school until they are fever-free and symptom-free for 24 hours. If you have any questions, please contact Nurse Griffith (lgriffith@glnd.k12.va.us). Thank you!
Yearbooks - Yearbooks are on sale! Yearbooks are $65. 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 - 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.
The next ANG Bingo will be held on Saturday, March 22nd. This is a change. Please mark your calendars! We will provide more information as the date gets closer.
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.
Important Senior Information from School Counseling - As we enter into the spring semester, the GHS school counseling team would like to remind seniors and their parents of the following information:
Requests for Mid-Year Grades:
Mid-year transcripts will be available by Monday, January 20th
Go to PARCHMENT
Request your MID-YEAR TRANSCRIPT for any school that is not on Common App.
Select HOLD FOR GRADES
Counselors will upload mid-year transcripts automatically to Common App if you have a school that requires one. To see this update, your student must request an update using these directions and allow time for processing your request for an update.
College Acceptances:
Scholarships:
A lot of new scholarships have been added to the GHS Class of 2025 Scholarships sheet. Make sure to take a look!
See Ms. McMullin (mmcmullin@glnd.k12.va.us) if you have any questions!
Financial Aid:
The FAFSA is open!
Students and parents can schedule a meeting with our GRASP Advisor, Ms.Lindsay Bradley, to discuss financial aid and additional scholarship information. Please use this link to schedule an appointment or email her at goochland@grasp4va.org.
Senior Deadlines - 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.
Senior Projects - This year, students will complete a total of 20 service hours. The final 10 hours are 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.
Reynold's Graduation Ceremony (including ACA students) - The ceremony will be held on Tuesday, May 13th at 2:00 pm at the Stuart C. Siegel Center (1200 W Broad St, Richmond, VA 23284). Be sure to mark your calendars now and tell all your friends and family! Seating will not be limited for this event, so there is room for them all!
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.