Our theater's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream may be over, but did you know that its Playbill cover, designed by GHS student Melanie Ocampo, is going to be featured by PLAYBILLder.com? If you've ever been to Broadway, you know that this is a super special opportunity! We are so proud of our students and teachers in the Fine Arts department. Congratulations to Melanie, Ms. Day, and Mr. Burch on this accomplishment! 👏🏼
The fall gifted referral window is open until October 31st! Teachers, students, parents, and community members can now complete a referral for gifted evaluation.
As a reminder, Goochland identifies students as gifted in English/Language Arts, Math, General Intellectual Aptitude, Fine Arts (including vocal music, instrumental music, dance, acting, technical theatre, and studio arts), and Career and Technical Aptitude. Please contact Kecia Howell (Khowell@glnd.12.va.us) for more information.
🎽 4th Annual Unified Track Meet! 🎽
Last Friday, our stadium was filled with teamwork, encouragement, and smiles as we hosted our 4th Annual Unified Track Meet! Athletes and partners participated in a variety of fun activity stations across the complex before wrapping up with an exciting, abbreviated track meet on the field.
We were thrilled to welcome teams from Fluvanna County and Albemarle County to join in the fun and competition! ❤️💛
It was an incredible day celebrating inclusion, sportsmanship, and Bulldog spirit—both on and off the track! 🐾
Last Friday, our stadium was filled with teamwork, encouragement, and smiles as we hosted our 4th Annual Unified Track Meet! Athletes and partners participated in a variety of fun activity stations across the complex before wrapping up with an exciting, abbreviated track meet on the field.
We were thrilled to welcome teams from Fluvanna County and Albemarle County to join in the fun and competition! ❤️💛
It was an incredible day celebrating inclusion, sportsmanship, and Bulldog spirit—both on and off the track! 🐾
Students in Mr. Rooke’s Spanish 3 class brought their learning to life on Friday by cooking arroz con gandules, Puerto Rico’s national dish. After a month of studying the island’s culture and history, this hands-on experience offered a delicious way to celebrate their learning! 🌎
On Wednesday, Goochland County Public Schools hosted a Business and Education Roundtable, bringing together more than 30 local business and community organization representatives, along with members of the Goochland County School Board, the Board of Supervisors, and some of our current students.
This collaborative event showcased the many ways GCPS prepares students for life after high school—whether their path leads to college, careers, or service—and provided valuable insight from our local partners about the skills and qualities they seek in future employees.
Together, we’re building stronger connections between our schools, local government, and the business community to make sure every Goochland graduate is ready for what’s next! 💼🎓
This collaborative event showcased the many ways GCPS prepares students for life after high school—whether their path leads to college, careers, or service—and provided valuable insight from our local partners about the skills and qualities they seek in future employees.
Together, we’re building stronger connections between our schools, local government, and the business community to make sure every Goochland graduate is ready for what’s next! 💼🎓
🎭 Step into the magic of the Jazz Age!
The Goochland Drama Department proudly presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream — Shakespeare’s classic comedy reimagined in the dazzling world of 1920s New York City. ✨
Enjoy an evening of laughter, clever twists, and unforgettable characters brought to life by our talented students!
📅 Showtimes:
Friday, October 24 at 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 25 at 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 26 at 2:00 p.m.
📍 Goochland High School Auditorium
🎟️ Don’t miss it! Get your tickets here: https://sites.google.com/glnd.k12.va.us/goochland-drama-dept/2025-2026-season/a-midsummer-nights-dream
🎉 Celebrating Excellence, Courage, Creativity, Honor, and Optimism! 🎉
At our October 14 School Board meeting, we had the pleasure of recognizing outstanding GCPS students, staff, and community members who exemplify our five core values — Excellence, Courage, Creativity, Honor, and Optimism (ECCHO).
This fall, more than 50 nominations were submitted by staff for individuals who make a difference in our schools every day. From those nominations, 10 ECCHO Award winners were selected and celebrated for living out these values in all they do.
Congratulations to our ECCHO Award recipients:
🏆 Abbey Pray & Ashby Cronin, GHS Students
🏆 Heather Rhoads, Community Member & Volunteer
🏆 Joseph Jackson, GCPS Bus Driver
🏆 Molly Voss, GMS Teacher
🏆 Crystal Neilson-Hall, GHS Teacher
🏆 Mary Paige David & Olivia Exum, GHS Teachers
We’re so proud to honor these individuals who inspire others and make GCPS such a special place to learn and work!
At our October 14 School Board meeting, we had the pleasure of recognizing outstanding GCPS students, staff, and community members who exemplify our five core values — Excellence, Courage, Creativity, Honor, and Optimism (ECCHO).
This fall, more than 50 nominations were submitted by staff for individuals who make a difference in our schools every day. From those nominations, 10 ECCHO Award winners were selected and celebrated for living out these values in all they do.
Congratulations to our ECCHO Award recipients:
🏆 Abbey Pray & Ashby Cronin, GHS Students
🏆 Heather Rhoads, Community Member & Volunteer
🏆 Joseph Jackson, GCPS Bus Driver
🏆 Molly Voss, GMS Teacher
🏆 Crystal Neilson-Hall, GHS Teacher
🏆 Mary Paige David & Olivia Exum, GHS Teachers
We’re so proud to honor these individuals who inspire others and make GCPS such a special place to learn and work!
🍴 Dawg Treats is Back! 🍴
Goochland High students Alexis Phillips and Addison Bryce are sharing their love of food—and culture—through Dawg Treats, a student-led culinary project! From calzones and beef tacos to tres leches cake, they’re bringing international flavors to our home football games.
Proceeds support Goochland’s culinary program, funding student field trips and hands-on learning opportunities. You can find the retrofitted food bus near the flagpole from gate opening until the end of the third quarter. Cash and credit accepted!
Come out, grab a bite, and taste the world with Dawg Treats! 🌟
Goochland High students Alexis Phillips and Addison Bryce are sharing their love of food—and culture—through Dawg Treats, a student-led culinary project! From calzones and beef tacos to tres leches cake, they’re bringing international flavors to our home football games.
Proceeds support Goochland’s culinary program, funding student field trips and hands-on learning opportunities. You can find the retrofitted food bus near the flagpole from gate opening until the end of the third quarter. Cash and credit accepted!
Come out, grab a bite, and taste the world with Dawg Treats! 🌟
💰 Real World. Real Money. 💰
Students in Mr. Allen’s Ag classes and students in Ms. EYP and Mr. Hover’s Economics & Personal Finance classes got a taste of adulthood through a hands-on financial simulation!
They were assigned careers, families, and take-home pay — then had to budget for housing, childcare, insurance, and more. 💸 With help from professionals acting as apartment managers, financial advisors, and insurance agents, students learned what it takes to stay on track financially in the real world. A great day of learning how to make smart money moves for the future!
Special thanks to the Virginia Cooperative Extension for bringing this engaging activity to Goochland High School! 🙌
Students in Mr. Allen’s Ag classes and students in Ms. EYP and Mr. Hover’s Economics & Personal Finance classes got a taste of adulthood through a hands-on financial simulation!
They were assigned careers, families, and take-home pay — then had to budget for housing, childcare, insurance, and more. 💸 With help from professionals acting as apartment managers, financial advisors, and insurance agents, students learned what it takes to stay on track financially in the real world. A great day of learning how to make smart money moves for the future!
Special thanks to the Virginia Cooperative Extension for bringing this engaging activity to Goochland High School! 🙌
The Goochland County School Board will hold its next regular meeting on October 14, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. at the Goochland County Administration Building (1800 Sandy Hook Road, Room 250). GCPS School Board agendas can be found here: https://glnd.community.highbond.com/Portal/
All are welcome to attend.
All are welcome to attend.
Students in Ms. Exum’s Spanish class recently celebrated culture through food in a student-led collaboration with Ms. Landrum (Director of Nutrition Services) and our Nutrition Services team. 🌮🥑
From taste testing recipes to planning the menu, preparing the dishes, and even serving them, students brought their ideas to life with a special lunch featuring cheese enchiladas, tamales, and fresh guacamole.
A wonderful way to bring culture into both the classroom and the cafeteria! 🎉
From taste testing recipes to planning the menu, preparing the dishes, and even serving them, students brought their ideas to life with a special lunch featuring cheese enchiladas, tamales, and fresh guacamole.
A wonderful way to bring culture into both the classroom and the cafeteria! 🎉
If you caught a whiff of something sweet last Friday at GHS, you weren’t imagining it… 🍎✨ Mr. Allen and our FFA crew were up bright and early churning out a batch of homemade apple butter! Students helped stir and simmer all day long, and the smell made the hallways feel like fall. 🍂
Want to taste it for yourself? You can grab a jar at the Rassawek Autumn Festival!
Want to taste it for yourself? You can grab a jar at the Rassawek Autumn Festival!
Our 2025-26 Homecoming King and Queen were announced at Friday night's game! 👑 Congratulations to Rafe Smith and Nayeemah Aaron for winning the crowns, and congratulations to all of our grade-level court members:
Porter Zamora and Molly Paschall (9th grade)
Michael Johnson and Adelynn East (10th grade)
Will Hyer and Virginia Waldrup (11th grade)
Adrian Aaron, Zachary Willard, Chanel Smith, and Jordyn Wilson (12th grade)
Porter Zamora and Molly Paschall (9th grade)
Michael Johnson and Adelynn East (10th grade)
Will Hyer and Virginia Waldrup (11th grade)
Adrian Aaron, Zachary Willard, Chanel Smith, and Jordyn Wilson (12th grade)
🍂🐾 Fall sports are in full swing at Goochland High School!
On Wednesday night, our Bulldogs showed their determination and teamwork across multiple competitions. The cross country team raced hard at their meet 🏃♀️🏃♂️, and our girls volleyball teams battled it out on the court with grit and energy 🏐.
We’re proud of the effort, sportsmanship, and Bulldog spirit our student-athletes continue to display this season! ❤️
On Wednesday night, our Bulldogs showed their determination and teamwork across multiple competitions. The cross country team raced hard at their meet 🏃♀️🏃♂️, and our girls volleyball teams battled it out on the court with grit and energy 🏐.
We’re proud of the effort, sportsmanship, and Bulldog spirit our student-athletes continue to display this season! ❤️
🎉✨ Homecoming spirit is alive at Goochland High School! ✨🎉
Our students went all out for the Hallway Decorating Contest this week, and the results are amazing! 🎨👀
🔥 Freshmen brought the heat with a fiery theme.
🇺🇸 Sophomores showed their pride with a USA theme.
🎶 Juniors turned up the volume with “Junior Jam.”
🎬 Seniors rolled out the red carpet with a Hollywood/movies theme.
Faculty will vote to crown the official winner, but we want to hear from YOU—
👉 Which hallway is YOUR favorite? Drop your vote in the comments! 🗳️
Our students went all out for the Hallway Decorating Contest this week, and the results are amazing! 🎨👀
🔥 Freshmen brought the heat with a fiery theme.
🇺🇸 Sophomores showed their pride with a USA theme.
🎶 Juniors turned up the volume with “Junior Jam.”
🎬 Seniors rolled out the red carpet with a Hollywood/movies theme.
Faculty will vote to crown the official winner, but we want to hear from YOU—
👉 Which hallway is YOUR favorite? Drop your vote in the comments! 🗳️
🎉🐾 Homecoming Week at Goochland High School has been packed with Bulldog spirit!
From the high-energy Powderpuff game 🏈 to seniors putting their creativity on display during “Senior Chalk the Lot” 🎨🚗, our students have made this week one to remember. Spirit Days brought out the fun too — from matching looks on Twin Day 👯♀️ to the clever (and hilarious) “Anything but a Backpack Day,” where one Bulldog even hauled a kayak through the halls 🛶.
We love celebrating the traditions and creativity that make Homecoming at GHS so special. ❤️💛
From the high-energy Powderpuff game 🏈 to seniors putting their creativity on display during “Senior Chalk the Lot” 🎨🚗, our students have made this week one to remember. Spirit Days brought out the fun too — from matching looks on Twin Day 👯♀️ to the clever (and hilarious) “Anything but a Backpack Day,” where one Bulldog even hauled a kayak through the halls 🛶.
We love celebrating the traditions and creativity that make Homecoming at GHS so special. ❤️💛
👏❤️ Our Goochland High School students are building skills that could save a life! Each year, nearly 200 Bulldogs are trained in recognizing cardiac emergencies and performing CPR. This round of training was led by our very own school nurse, Nurse Duffey. By learning these skills while they’re young, students are gaining the confidence to step up in an emergency — both in school and out in the community🫀💪.
👏Real-World Learning in Action!👏
This week, Goochland High School students in Entrepreneurship Education, Graphic Arts & Design, and Marketing Education visited the VCU School of Business as part of their Work-Based Learning experiences.
Students connected with VCU Student Ambassadors to explore marketing strategy and branding, then pitched ideas on the responsible and effective use of social media—highlighting how different platforms reach unique audiences.
This hands-on experience gave students a firsthand look at college life and how today’s classroom lessons translate into tomorrow’s business opportunities.🌟
This week, Goochland High School students in Entrepreneurship Education, Graphic Arts & Design, and Marketing Education visited the VCU School of Business as part of their Work-Based Learning experiences.
Students connected with VCU Student Ambassadors to explore marketing strategy and branding, then pitched ideas on the responsible and effective use of social media—highlighting how different platforms reach unique audiences.
This hands-on experience gave students a firsthand look at college life and how today’s classroom lessons translate into tomorrow’s business opportunities.🌟
🍔🌭 Before kickoff at Goochland High School’s first home football game, our GCPS family came together for an employee cookout! Superintendent Armstrong and Assistant Superintendents Waggener and Geyer fired up the grill, serving burgers, hot dogs, chips, and drinks for staff and their families. 💛🐾❤️
It was a great night of food, fun, and Bulldog spirit! 🏈
It was a great night of food, fun, and Bulldog spirit! 🏈
📚 Reminder: Tomorrow (Friday, Sept. 26) is a Professional Learning Day for staff.
✅ No school for students.
We look forward to welcoming our students back on Monday!
✅ No school for students.
We look forward to welcoming our students back on Monday!
