❄ GCPS Update ❄
Due to freezing temperatures and lingering icy spots in some areas, we will operate on a two-hour delay tomorrow, Monday, February 9. This delay allows for improved daylight visibility, supporting safer travel for students, staff, and families.
Due to freezing temperatures and lingering icy spots in some areas, we will operate on a two-hour delay tomorrow, Monday, February 9. This delay allows for improved daylight visibility, supporting safer travel for students, staff, and families.
Snow days and delays are behind us! ❄️➡️📚
We’re excited to welcome students back on time tomorrow, with all schools operating on a normal schedule.
We’re excited to welcome students back on time tomorrow, with all schools operating on a normal schedule.
🚨 Next Thursday — you won’t want to miss this! 🚨
✨ Future Forward Fest ✨
📅 Thursday, February 19
🕠 5:30–7:00 PM
📍 GCPS Secondary Complex
Join us for a fun-filled family evening featuring food trucks, amazing student projects, hands-on activities, and lots of GCPS pride! 🎉🚀
Come see innovation in action and celebrate the bright future ahead for our learners. Bring the whole family and make it a night to remember!
✨ Future Forward Fest ✨
📅 Thursday, February 19
🕠 5:30–7:00 PM
📍 GCPS Secondary Complex
Join us for a fun-filled family evening featuring food trucks, amazing student projects, hands-on activities, and lots of GCPS pride! 🎉🚀
Come see innovation in action and celebrate the bright future ahead for our learners. Bring the whole family and make it a night to remember!
💛 School Counselor Appreciation Week 💛
This week, we celebrate the dedication, care, and impact of our incredible school counselors. Every day, they support students’ academic success, help them navigate challenges, and guide them as they plan for the future—often in ways that go unseen but are deeply felt.
Please join us in thanking the outstanding counselors who serve our schools and community so well:
✨ Randolph Elementary – Ms. Erin Shively
✨ Goochland Elementary – Ms. Carmen Bland & Ms. Elizabeth Graham
✨ Byrd Elementary – Ms. Madison Jackson
✨ Goochland Middle – Ms. Caroline Powell & Ms. Ashton Blackley
✨ Goochland High – Ms. Renee Ferrell, Ms. Mallory McMullin, & Ms. Suly Salazar
Thank you for being trusted listeners, steady guides, and strong advocates for our students—today and every day!
This week, we celebrate the dedication, care, and impact of our incredible school counselors. Every day, they support students’ academic success, help them navigate challenges, and guide them as they plan for the future—often in ways that go unseen but are deeply felt.
Please join us in thanking the outstanding counselors who serve our schools and community so well:
✨ Randolph Elementary – Ms. Erin Shively
✨ Goochland Elementary – Ms. Carmen Bland & Ms. Elizabeth Graham
✨ Byrd Elementary – Ms. Madison Jackson
✨ Goochland Middle – Ms. Caroline Powell & Ms. Ashton Blackley
✨ Goochland High – Ms. Renee Ferrell, Ms. Mallory McMullin, & Ms. Suly Salazar
Thank you for being trusted listeners, steady guides, and strong advocates for our students—today and every day!
❄️ GCPS will operate on a 2-hour delay tomorrow ❄️
This delay will allow for improved visibility and time to address any potential overnight wintry weather.
Our Transportation Department has surveyed all bus routes and is identifying alternate stops as needed. Please refer to this document to determine if your child's bus route has been impacted
Absences will be excused for families who choose to keep their children home due to weather conditions.
Thank you for your patience and partnership as we work to keep everyone safe.
❄ GCPS Update ❄
Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay tomorrow.
Our Transportation Department has surveyed all bus routes and is identifying alternate stops as needed. Please refer to this document to determine if your child's bus route has been impacted.
Thank you for your patience and partnership in keeping our students safe.
💫 Help Us Celebrate Our GCPS All Stars! 💫
February 16-20 is All Star Week, and we want to spotlight the incredible GCPS staff who go above and beyond every day! 🎉
Do you know a teacher, bus driver, school nurse, administrator, or staff member who has made a difference in your child’s life? Now’s your chance to say thank you! 💙
✨ Share your story of appreciation by submitting a note of gratitude or an anecdote about a GCPS staff member who has made a lasting impact.
📢 Submit your story here: https://forms.gle/KWiBPDGfD2XpXtDt6
Your submission may be featured during All Star Week as we celebrate the incredible people who make GCPS such a great place to learn and grow! 🌟
February 16-20 is All Star Week, and we want to spotlight the incredible GCPS staff who go above and beyond every day! 🎉
Do you know a teacher, bus driver, school nurse, administrator, or staff member who has made a difference in your child’s life? Now’s your chance to say thank you! 💙
✨ Share your story of appreciation by submitting a note of gratitude or an anecdote about a GCPS staff member who has made a lasting impact.
📢 Submit your story here: https://forms.gle/KWiBPDGfD2XpXtDt6
Your submission may be featured during All Star Week as we celebrate the incredible people who make GCPS such a great place to learn and grow! 🌟
GCPS Update:
Schools will remain closed tomorrow, February 3, 2026. Tuesday is a remote learning day for students. Pending School Board approval, February 16th and March 20th will be makeup days for students.
Schools will remain closed tomorrow, February 3, 2026. Tuesday is a remote learning day for students. Pending School Board approval, February 16th and March 20th will be makeup days for students.
❄️ GCPS Update ❄️
Goochland County Public Schools will remain closed on Monday, February 2, 2026, due to continued below-freezing temperatures and packed snow and ice on some secondary roads. Monday will be a remote learning day for students. Please check your email for more information.
We miss our students and are optimistic that warmer temperatures this week will allow us to safely return to school soon ❤
❄ GCPS Update ❄
Due to continued inclement weather conditions, Goochland County Public Schools will be closed on Thursday, January 29, and Friday, January 30.
Thank you for your continued support as we prioritize safety. We are hopeful to see our students and staff back next week! ❤
Due to continued inclement weather conditions, Goochland County Public Schools will be closed on Thursday, January 29, and Friday, January 30.
Thank you for your continued support as we prioritize safety. We are hopeful to see our students and staff back next week! ❤
GCPS Update: Schools will remain closed tomorrow, 1/28. Please check your email for more information.
The school board budget workshop, originally scheduled for tonight, has been rescheduled due to inclement weather. This budget workshop will now be held on February 3rd at 5:30 p.m. at the School Administration Building (2938 River Rd W, Building I). The agenda for the meeting can be found here: https://glnd.community.highbond.com/Portal/
🎉 Congratulations to Goochland High School! 🎉
At Tuesday’s School Board meeting, Goochland High School was once again recognized as a W!se Blue Star School—an honor awarded to schools where a significant number of students demonstrate proficiency in personal finance by earning high passing rates on the W!se Certification Test. 💰📘
This achievement reflects the hard work of our students and the outstanding instruction in our Economics and Personal Finance classes. A special thank you and congratulations to Mr. Hover and Mrs. Yearout-Patton for their dedication to preparing students with essential real-world financial skills. We are proud to see GHS continue to shine! 🌟
At Tuesday’s School Board meeting, Goochland High School was once again recognized as a W!se Blue Star School—an honor awarded to schools where a significant number of students demonstrate proficiency in personal finance by earning high passing rates on the W!se Certification Test. 💰📘
This achievement reflects the hard work of our students and the outstanding instruction in our Economics and Personal Finance classes. A special thank you and congratulations to Mr. Hover and Mrs. Yearout-Patton for their dedication to preparing students with essential real-world financial skills. We are proud to see GHS continue to shine! 🌟
The Goochland County School Board will hold a budget workshop on January 27, 2026 at the 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.
What a meet! On Tuesday, our Boys swim team went undefeated against Orange, Fluvanna, and Louisa, including a clean sweep of the A-Relays! 🧹
The Girls team battled hard (shorthanded!), beating Louisa and Orange with every single swimmer scoring points.
Big congrats to our 1st place finishers:
🏆 Zack Cheatham (4 event sweep!)
🏆 Andrea Rogerson (200 Free)
🏆 Genevieve Roper (100 Back)
And a round of applause for our top 5 finishers:
👏🏼 Sylvia Wirsing - 200 IM (2nd) & 100 Breaststroke (2nd)
👏🏼 Andrea Rogerson - 100 Free (2nd)
👏🏼 Campden Wilson - 200 Free (4th)
👏🏼 Kendra Cheatham - 50 Free (5th)
👏🏼 Genevieve Roper - 100 Free (4th)
The Girls team battled hard (shorthanded!), beating Louisa and Orange with every single swimmer scoring points.
Big congrats to our 1st place finishers:
🏆 Zack Cheatham (4 event sweep!)
🏆 Andrea Rogerson (200 Free)
🏆 Genevieve Roper (100 Back)
And a round of applause for our top 5 finishers:
👏🏼 Sylvia Wirsing - 200 IM (2nd) & 100 Breaststroke (2nd)
👏🏼 Andrea Rogerson - 100 Free (2nd)
👏🏼 Campden Wilson - 200 Free (4th)
👏🏼 Kendra Cheatham - 50 Free (5th)
👏🏼 Genevieve Roper - 100 Free (4th)
Don't forget about GMS Curriculum Night happening tonight, 1/22!
Starting at 4:30 pm, we will have Braise-N-Smoke food truck and the Sippin Sunshine coffee truck here! Don't miss our wrestling match starting at 5:00 in the gym and there is an optional information session for rising 6th graders at 6:00 pm in the auditorium. Please join us to hear about the courses from the teachers themselves!
Starting at 4:30 pm, we will have Braise-N-Smoke food truck and the Sippin Sunshine coffee truck here! Don't miss our wrestling match starting at 5:00 in the gym and there is an optional information session for rising 6th graders at 6:00 pm in the auditorium. Please join us to hear about the courses from the teachers themselves!
🌟 A night of celebration at last Tuesday's School Board meeting! We proudly recognized our Teachers of the Year from each school and announced our District Teacher of the Year.
👏 Congratulations to:
• Michelle Clark – RES
• Kelly Edwards – GES
• Holly Swift – BES
• Molly Voss – GMS
• Ryan Maloney – GHS
🏆 And a special congratulations to Mrs. Kelly Edwards (GES), our District Teacher of the Year!
We are so grateful for the incredible educators who make a difference every day. 🍎✨
👏 Congratulations to:
• Michelle Clark – RES
• Kelly Edwards – GES
• Holly Swift – BES
• Molly Voss – GMS
• Ryan Maloney – GHS
🏆 And a special congratulations to Mrs. Kelly Edwards (GES), our District Teacher of the Year!
We are so grateful for the incredible educators who make a difference every day. 🍎✨
🎵 Music makes everything better!
Last Tuesday, Mrs. Erinne Smitherman and the GHS Choir treated our School Board to an amazing performance. We loved seeing our students shine and share their talents—what a wonderful way to start the meeting! ✨🎶
Last Tuesday, Mrs. Erinne Smitherman and the GHS Choir treated our School Board to an amazing performance. We loved seeing our students shine and share their talents—what a wonderful way to start the meeting! ✨🎶
Due to multiple events being streamed across the county this evening, the Goochland County School Board meeting will be available via live stream on our YouTube channel.
📺 Watch live starting at 5:30: https://goochlandschools.org/YouTube
Thank you for your understanding, and we appreciate your continued engagement with Goochland County Public Schools.
📺 Watch live starting at 5:30: https://goochlandschools.org/YouTube
Thank you for your understanding, and we appreciate your continued engagement with Goochland County Public Schools.
Our Curriculum Night is going virtual this year! Visit the site below to browse elective course options and sign up to meet with teachers. We're excited to answer your questions and get your student(s) signed up! #ToGether https://sites.google.com/glnd.k12.va.us/curriculumnight/home
