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💥💥
Congratulations to our Class of 2025 Valedictorian, Will Geyer, and Salutatorian, Caden Gardner! We are so proud of their accomplishments during their high school career. Both of these students will deliver a speech during our graduation ceremony on Saturday night.
Student Leadership for 2025-26SY - Thank you to all who participated in running for office and to all of you who voted. Here are next year’s schoolwide and class officers:
SCA Leadership:
SCA President: Zahara Woodson
SCA Vice President: Chance Hedges
SCA Secretary: Rafe Smith
SCA Treasurer: Addison Bryce
Senior Class Officers:
President: Anne-Richmond Nuckols
Vice President: McKena Allen
Secretary: Lilah Usry
Treasurer: Jed Fowler
Junior Class Officers:
President: Conner Stagg
Vice President: Arterius Rollins
Secretary: Aiden Johnson
Treasurer: Zoe Summers
Sophomore Class Officers:
President: Silas Beasley
Vice President: James Beam
Secretary: Geni Roper
Treasurer: James Sykes
Congratulations to all those elected, and thank you to those who ran. We cannot wait to see what you have in store for GHS in the fall!
THIS WEEK at GHS
GCPS Closed - As a reminder, all Goochland County Public Schools will be closed on Monday, May 26th, for the Memorial Day holiday. I hope everyone enjoys their weekend and remembers those in our armed forces who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving this great country.
Spring Testing Calendar - Please refer to the GHS Spring 2025 Testing Calendar for end-of-the-year testing information and upcoming events. Anyone unable to attend school during the exam window must have a parent contact their administrator. Please contact me (bhahn@glnd.k12.va.us) or Dr. Stacey Rainbolt (srainbolt@glnd.k12.va.us) if you have any questions.
Highlights for THIS week:
Tuesday = Underclassmen Final Exams - Day 1/Block 1 & Day 1/Block 3
PTSA Celebration for students during all lunches
Senior Awards Night/Senior Signing Day at 6:00 pm
Wednesday = Underclassmen Final Exams - Day 2/Block 2 & Day 2/Block 4
Thursday = Underclassmen Final Exams - Day 1/Block 2 & Day 1/Block 4
Friday = Last Day of School
Early release at 1:35 pm
All Night Graduation Senior Sunset from 6:00 - 10:00 pm
Saturday = Graduation Practice at 10:00 am (*required for all seniors)
Graduation at GHS Stadium at 7:30 pm
GHS Cheerleading Fall 2025 Sideline Tryouts - Cheerleading tryouts for the fall sideline season will be Tuesday, May 27th - Thursday, May 29th. Rising 8th - 12th graders are eligible to try out. We will meet in the GHS Cafeteria each day when the bell rings, and you should be dressed and ready by 3:50 pm to start. Please visit HERE for tryout information and forms/applications that will need to be completed before tryouts. Please message Coach Madison Jackson through Canvas or email mjackson@glnd.k12.va.us with any questions!
PTSA End-of-Year Fun - The GHS PTSA is throwing an end-of-year Fun Lunch Treat for the students on Tuesday, May 27th, on the patio behind the cafeteria. There will be music, games, and Italian Ice. Want to help deliver some frozen joy to our students? You can volunteer on the Sign-Up Genius HERE! If you'd like to make a contribution toward the event instead, you can donate HERE! The primary costs will be the Italian Ice cups and spoons. Thank you for your continued support throughout this tremendous year! If you'd like to be a part of the GHS PTSA next year, please email us at goochlandhsptsa@gmail.com.
Senior Awards Night and Decision Night Reception- Our senior awards night will be on Tuesday, May 27th, at 6:00 PM. We encourage ALL seniors to attend this event as we will be celebrating all students with a slideshow presentation and reception to celebrate seniors' post-secondary plans for college, trade school, military, apprenticeships, or the workforce. We also ask seniors or their parents to submit a picture of their senior with their plans to this document or email Ms. McMullin at mmcmullin@glnd.k12.va.us. If a picture is not submitted, senior portraits will be used. If you don’t want your child to appear in the slideshow, please email Ms. McMullin.
Spring Sports Survey - Since we have closed out the spring athletics season, our athletics department would like to hear feedback from our parents and student-athletes. Parents, please use the link to the Spring 2025 Parent End of Season Survey, and students should use the link to the Spring 2025 Student-Athletic End of Season Survey to provide us with commendations and suggestions for improvement. We look forward to reviewing the results! Please complete these surveys by Friday, May 30th.
All-Night Graduation - Be sure to mark your calendars now for the “Senior Sunset” on Friday, May 30th, from 6:00 - 10:00 pm in the GHS softball field. We will do different activities, games, food, pictures, and raffle prizes! Please make plans to attend! All seniors must be present at 6:30 pm to be eligible for the prizes.
Senior Materials Collection - The final opportunity for seniors to return items (laptops, chargers, library books, etc.) is before graduation practice on Saturday, May 31st at 10:00 AM. All items must be returned before receiving tickets for graduation. A final email will be sent to seniors with outstanding obligations next week. If you need to pay for a lost item, you may do so through the Online School Payment system.
Graduation - We are excited to announce that we will hold our Class of 2025 graduation services on Saturday, May 31st, at Goochland High School at 7:30 pm (rain date: Sunday, June 1st, at 7:30 pm). HERE is the message shared with senior families a few weeks ago. Feel free to contact Ms. Reahard (treahard@glnd.k12.va.us) with any questions.
End-of-Year Reminders from Nurse Griffith - As the end of the school year approaches, I wanted to send out a few reminders:
GCPS does not allow students to carry medication on school buses; therefore, if you supply the school clinic with medication or medical supplies for your student, a parent/guardian must pick it up. You may pick up your student’s medications anytime during school hours (8:15 am - 3:35 pm) until Friday, May 30th at 1:35 pm. After that time, any remaining medications will be disposed of in a safe and environmentally friendly manner.
If your student has a chronic health condition (i.e., Diabetes, Seizures, Asthma, Severe allergies) they will need an updated medical management plan completed by their physician for the next school year (2025 - 2026). Also, if your student will be taking medications for any reason during the next school year, they will need a new Medication Administration Form completed.
Are you the parent of a current 11th grader? If so, your student is required to have at least one dose of the Meningococcal vaccine (MenACWY) after the age of 16 or a religious exemption form by the first day of school. These immunizations are provided through your healthcare provider and the Goochland Health Department. Various pharmacies and care centers like Patient First may also provide this vaccine. Students will not be allowed to attend school until documentation is received.
If you have any questions, please contact me, Nurse Griffith at 556-5322 x4875 or by email at lgriffith@glnd.k12.va.us.
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
Volleyball Beginners Camp - GHS is excited to host our annual Beginners Volleyball Camp! This camp is geared towards players who are new to the sport. It will be held from June 16th - 18th from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm each day in the GHS Gym. This camp is open for all rising 4th - 9th-grade students. The cost is $75 and can be paid online via OSP. Please reach out to Coach Jacobsen (rjacobsen@glnd.k12.va.us) or Coach Ferguson (epferguson@glnd.k12.va.us) with any questions!
Girls Basketball Summer Camp - The girls basketball team is hosting a youth basketball camp at the high school from June 23rd - 27th for girls ages 8-13. Camp will be held from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm each day, with an extended stay option until 5:00 pm. Camp will be staffed by girls basketball staff and players, and all funds will go to the GHS girls basketball program. Here is the flyer with more information. Please email Coach Kempf (wkempf@glnd.k12.va.us) if you have any questions.
REMINDERS
ATTENTION RISING 12TH GRADERS & PARENTS! - The State of Virginia requires all students going into the 12th grade to receive the Meningococcal vaccine. Please make sure to submit proof of vaccination to me before the start of the 25-26 school year. I’ve attached this link with additional information from the Department of Health. Please let me know if you have any questions (lgriffith@glnd.k12.va.us).
Dual Enrollment Fees - Dual enrollment course fees have been assigned as an obligation in OSP for any student who has requested a Reynolds Community College class in their 2025-26 schedule. This includes all ACA students. Summer dual enrollment course fees are due in May, but the fees for the 2025-26 school year are not due until Friday, August 1st. Families who are interested in spreading their payments out can begin to do so now by making partial payments. As a reminder, the fees can be tricky to find! You will locate them by clicking on "Pay Obligation" in the blue bar at the top of the OSP screen ("Pay Obligation" is found in the menu when accessing OSP on your phone). Please reach out to Dr. Fowler (bfowler@glnd.k12.va.us) with any questions regarding payment or to request an application for financial assistance.
Electronic Distribution of Flyers - Throughout the 24.25 school year, please visit this website for upcoming events or activities throughout the Goochland community.
Laptops (Summer 2025) - Students in 9th - 11th grade will keep their laptops over the summer. If you are leaving GCPS, please turn in your devices (and charger and cable) to the Learning Commons by the last day of school. Students will be expected to arrive on the first day of school in August with their iPads/laptops. Rising 9th-grade students will swap out their iPads for laptops at the beginning of the year. Students are expected to take care of their devices and keep them in a safe space. We hope this allows everyone to begin the school year with all the materials needed for learning. If you have any questions, please contact the Help Desk at techhelp@glnd.k12.va.us.
Summer Hours - Starting during the week of June 2nd - August 4th, GHS will be closed on Fridays. We will be operating from 7:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please email us at bulldog@glnd.k12.va.us with questions.
Summer School - Another section of Health and PE 10 has been added and has spots available. For more detailed information about summer school options, please go to the Summer Programming Website.