GHS Weekly Newsletter

February 3, 2023

Parent-Teacher Conferences

GHS Families,
 
Parent-Teacher conferences will be held on Thursday, February 16th, from 3:15 - 8:45 pm. Below is a link you can use to sign up for a conference with your child's teacher. Please contact Lori Browning, principal secretary, if you have any issues with scheduling at [email protected].
 
Parent-Teacher Conference Sign Up
 
Staff Member of the Month Nomination

Please help us recognize the outstanding staff members of GHS. Use this form to nominate a staff member for January Staff Member of the Month.
January Staff Member of the Month
 
Little Women

This winter, Granville High School Theatre will present Little Women! This play was adapted by Thomas Hischak and is based on the novel of the same name by Louisa May Alcott. Set in New England in the 1860s this play spans years over the course of the play. The audience can watch as Josephine March narrates stories of her life with her sisters as they grow together, developing relationships, and experience heartbreak all while becoming a beautiful family of unique and powerful women.
 
Our production of Little Women will be directed by Sara Wiper Rodocker and Stefanie Stanton with technical direction from Tim Stanton and assistant technical director Arrow Havill. Kate Miller is the production stage manager with assistant stage management by Ella Holtsberry and Izzy Krieg. The student directors are Abby Bergstrom John Coffey. Our leading women will be Juniper George as Jo March, Audrey Stankunas as Meg March, Lilly Rees as Beth March, Lexi Vaile as Amy March and Lucy Waggoner as Josephine March later in life. Sebastian Barth stars as Theodore Laurence. 
 
Join us for Little Women on February 10th and 11th at 7pm! Our show will be performed in the Granville High School Theatre with the doors opening at 6:30. For tickets and information visit www.showtix4u.com.
 
Good Luck GHS Cheerleaders!

Graduating Class of 2023 
 
Senior Tribute
 
Please use this link if you are interested in purchasing a senior tribute: Senior Tribute
 
Graduate Names on Diplomas
 
Please submit your graduating senior's name for their diploma by Friday, February 24, 2023. This is their name as it will appear on their diploma. First, Middle and Last name. 
 
Submit to [email protected]
 
Counselor Update

Scheduling 2023-2024
Beginning next week, school counselors and principals will start talking to students about scheduling choices for next school year. Once students have heard the scheduling presentation, they will have the opportunity to review their current courses, graduation requirements, and scheduling options. School counselors will be in all social studies classes in the month of February to do a Q&A and answer as many questions as possible. Students will be entering their own course requests into PowerSchool. All relevant scheduling dates are listed below. If your child is absent on one of those days and misses the information, please reach out to the school counselors:
  • Tuesday, Feb. 7—video presentation in the theater with 11th grade students
  • Wednesday, Feb. 8—Q&A with counselors in Government classes
  • Thursday, Feb. 9—video presentation in the theater with 10th grade
  • Friday, Feb. 10—Q&A with counselors in World Studies
  • Tuesday, Feb. 14—video presentation in the theater with 9th
  • Wednesday, Feb. 15—Q&A with counselors in US History
  • Tues, Feb 21—counselors present to 8th graders in the middle school
  • Tues, Feb 21- 11th grade course requests due
  • Thursday, Feb 23- 10th grade course requests due
  • March 2nd- 9th grade course requests due
 
CTEC- Day of Exploration- Event Rescheduled
Due to the snow day, C-TEC has rescheduled their Day of Exploration open house, which will now be on February 15. Students and their parents/guardians have the opportunity to meet with lab instructors, tour the building, talk to school counselors, and fill-out an application on site. Students will choose a time slot between 8:30 am - 7 pm, and must register through this link. Sophomores interested in applying should complete their online application to C-Tec by February 15.
 
College Credit Plus Information (ZOOM ONLY)- February 6
Is your student interested in taking college courses for dual credit while in high school? The GHS school counselors and representatives from OSU-Newark and COTC will present the pros and cons, application timeline, requirements, and other considerations for exploring the College Credit Plus program. We will hold a virtual (Zoom only) info session on Monday, February 6, at 8 PM.  Here is the Zoom link for that meeting. The session will be recorded and a video will be available via this newsletter afterwards. All students interested in CCP must complete an Intent to Participate form by April 1, 2023.
 
FAFSA Help Night
C-Tec is hosting a FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) Help Night via Zoom from 5:30-6:15PM on February 9. Here is the link to this event. Any senior students or parents who have questions are welcome to attend this event.
 
Parent Book Study Opportunity

Granville Schools is offering a book study for parents of current K-12 students. We will be reading and discussing How to Raise an Adult by Julie Lythcott-Haims. The kickoff session will be held March 6 at 6:30 PM at Granville Elementary School. Participants will meet regularly in cohorts to discuss sections of the book. Click here to register. 
 
Raising Confident, Competent Children is a Triple P seminar that helps lower the stress of parenting by equipping parents to: Encourage confidence in their children; Help their children reach their own potential; Enable their children to get along well with others. This FREE online seminar is February 21 from 6:30 to 8:30.  

 
Upcoming Dates

February
 
10th + 11th - Winter Play
15th - Orchestra Concert
16th - Parent Teacher Conferences
17th - No School ( Parent Teacher Comp Day)
20th - President's Day - No School
27th - Band Contest Concert
28th - ACT at GHS for 11th graders
 
Bell Schedules and Calendars
 
Upcoming Bell Schedules:
 
Week of 2/6
Monday- Regular Schedule
Tuesday- Ace Schedule
Wednesday - Late Arrival
Thursday - Ace Schedule
Friday - Regular Schedule
 
2/13
Monday - Regular Schedule
Tuesday - Ace Schedule
Wednesday - Late Arrival
Thursday - Ace Schedule
Friday - No School (P-T Conference Comp Day)
 
*Changes to the weekly schedule will be communicated in advance
 
School Calendar
The 2022-23 GEVSD calendar is available here.
 
Important Links
 
2022-2023 Bell Schedule
Academic Assistance
GHS Athletic Newsletter
2022-2023 Course Fees
Free and Reduced Lunch Form
Parking Registration Form

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