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599 Industry Road
Lancaster, KY 40444
Phone: 859.792.2146
Fax: 859.792.4352
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Kalem Grasham selected as new Principal @ GCHS
On behalf of the Site Base Council at Garrard County High School I would like to announce that we have completed the search for the open principal position. We had 12 highly qualified applicants and offered interviews to four. After interviewing three of them, one cancelled on us. We are very proud to announce that we have offered the job, and it was accepted by Kalem Grasham.  Kalem Grasham is a 1993 graduate of Lincoln County High School. Kalem graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education K-12 with a minor in Health Education K-12 from Eastern Kentucky University in the spring of 1999. Kalem graduated from Eastern Kentucky University in 2003 with a Masters of Arts in Educational Leadership. Kalem has spent his entire 14 year teaching career with the Garrard County school system. Kalem has taught Special Education, served as the district’s attendance/drop-out prevention coordinator, and health/PE teacher at Garrard County High School. Kalem served as the assistant principal & district athletic director at Garrard County High school for the past 7 ½ years. Kalem has served as the interim principal at Garrard County High School since January of this year. Kalem is an active member of KASA. Kalem is married to Jessica Grasham. They have 3 children: Cheyenne age 15, Jake age 6 and Kassidy age 3. Kalem is a deacon at his church at Junction City First Baptist.
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State Tennis
Emily Major, Ethan Smith and Spencer Anderson all advance to Tennis Regional finals. All will compete at the state level. Emily Major won the title of 1st place in girls single Regional play and Ethan Smith and Spencer Anderson won Runner-Up in boys doubles. The state tennis tournament will be help on UK's campus May 16-18.
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Career Ready-SERVSAFE Certification
Aleecia Brown, Kayla Elliott, Leah Hunt, Kyrie Nicodemus and Macie Quinton passed the ServSafe Certification Test in Family & Consumer Science Culinary Class. This certificate makes them career ready. Mrs. Emily Lane is the instructor.
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GCHS Band
The GCHS Concert Band received a proficient rating at the State Finals.
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GCHS Choir
The GCHS Choir received 1st place in Concert Choir and 1st place in Women's Choir for high school class AA.
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Maria Moss Awarded Scholarship for PAEMS Program at Georgetown College
Maria Moss was accepted and awarded a scholarship to attend the PAEMS program at Georgetown College this summer.
The Georgetown College Natural and Life Sciences Division will conduct a two-week residential program called the Pre-College Academic Experience in Math and Science (PAEMS). PAEMS is a two-week residential learning experience for highly-motivated high school students. Students mix class and laboratory experiences with field trips to promote enthusiasm for the sciences. Through 2012, 459 students from 26 states have joined our faculty to study in five modules:
Astronomy
Biology
Chemistry
Environmental Science
Mathematics
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The Twisted Sifter visits Ms. Hooper's Advanced Nutrition and Foods
Ms. Pam Birt, owner/manager of the Twisted Sifter, presented a cake decorating lesson to Ms. Hooper's Advanced Nutrition and Foods Class. The Twisted Sifter is located at 128 Church Street in Danville. The Twisted Sifter Cake Shoppe offers fine, fancy and fun custom cakes and cupcakes for all occasions.
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2013 Prom King & Queen
 Congratulations to Ethan Smith and Ramie Goldey for being named 2013 Prom King & Queen.
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State Skills USA Winners
Contrats to Jimmy Walton for placing 3rd in the STATE in Electrical Construction Wiring and Travis Reilly for placing 2nd in the STATE in Technical Drafting.
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Governor Scholar
Congratulations to Spencer Anderson, Jesse Dodson, & Anna Leigh Morrow for being selected as a 2013 Governor Scholar. Garrett Sparks was selected as an alternate for the program.
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Skills USA Congratulation to Travis Reilly & Jimmy Walton. Travis finished 2nd in the state in Technical Drafting. Jimmy finished 3rd in the state in Electrical Construction Wiring.
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ART
Congratulations to Katie Land and Haley O’Kane. Katie finished 3rd in the State in Jewelry Design and Haley finished Honorable Mention in the state in Sculpture.
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5th Grade Dollars & Sense
High schools students volunteering for Dollars and Sense (for 5th graders) at the Garrard Co Extension Office.
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Midkiff & Saylor sign with Allice Lloyd College
T. J. Midkiff and Ronnie Saylor, baseball standouts at GCHS, sign with the Eagles at Alice Lloyd College. Alice Lloyd is a four year college located in Pippa Passes, Kentucky (Knox County).
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DAR Good Citizen Winner
Katherine Ann Simpson has been chosen by the Gov. James Garrard Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution as our 2013 Good Citizen Award Winner. We invite all of Katherine's family, teachers and friends to join our Chapter in honoring her outstanding achievements. A reception will be held on Saturday, April 13th at 2:00 p.m. at the Garrard County Extension Office located at 1302 Stanford Road in Lancaster.
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Washington Tour Winner
The Kentucky Rural Electric Washington Youth Tour is an annual, weeklong, all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, DC, that is open to select high school students.
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FFA Regional Competition
FFA
Congratulations to FFA! FFA competed at the Regional competition @ UK this past week. FFA produced two 1st place finishers: Stephanie Crouch-AIC test & Emily Metz- Extemporaneous speech contest. Overall, we received 8 superior ratings.
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Soil Conservation Winners
| | | Emily Major (2nd Place), Rhiannon Montgomery (1st Place) | Logan Ellis (3rd Place)
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GCHS School Winners in the Conservation Writing Contest were recognized in the Garrard County Conservation District Poster and Essay Awards Ceremony on March 21st.
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Skills USA Winnners
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| Ethan Smith-1st place Architectural Drafting | Alex Morgan-1st place Technical Math | Brandon Dotson-3rd place Technical Math |  |  |  | Travis Reilly-1st place Technical Drafting
| Tyler Renner -2nd place Technical Drafting
| Matt Raines-3rd place
Technical Drafting
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EKU Giles Gallery Winners
GCHS had 7 students selected to have their Art work on Exhibit at the Giles Gallery at EKU. The students selected are Kaegan Bishop, Katie Land, Emili Edgington, Jordan Renner, Haley O'Kane, Brittney Bruce and Kat Winchester (L-R). Kati Land won 1st place in the Jewelry/metals division. Haley O'Kane won best in show 3-D, sculpture, ceramics, jewelry, fiber arts.
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Academic Team
Congratulations to the following students who placed at Regional Governor's Cup this past Saturday: Henry Pruett---5th place in Science
Anna Leigh Morrow---1st place in Composition and 2nd place in Language Arts
They will compete at State Governor's Cup next month. Congratulations to Michaela Williams for placing in district in Language Arts.
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1st Round GSP Selection
Congrats to the following students for making it past the 1st round of GSP selection:
| | | | | Spencer Anderson | Jesse Dodson | Cole Grecco | | | | | | Anna Morrow | Garrett Sparks | Bethany Wright |
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Etiquette Luncheon
Mrs. Tina Brogli and Mrs. Emily Lane hosted an etiquette luncheon for Future Business Leaders of America members. Mrs. Lane's Culinary class prepared a delicious meal and her students served as part of their culinary curriculum. Mrs. Brogli presented a lesson on table manners and etiquette for FBLA students. Mrs. Betty Cox, Lancaster Florist business owner, was the guest speaker. She discussed - Owning and operating a business in a small town. Everyone had a wonderful time.
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Mr. Stull Accepts New Job with KDE
Kevin Stull, GCHS Principal, has accepted a new job with the Kentucky Department of Education starting January 1. This is a three year position and he will be on leave from the Garrard District. Mr. Aldridge appointed Mr. Grasham as the Interim Principal for Garrard County High School. Then, to fill Mr. Grasham's assistant principal spot, he appointed Mr. Bolin as the Interim Assistant Principal for Garrard County High School. The interim tag will remain until sometime in the spring when the principal position will be vacated and a posting for the Principal's position at GCHS will occur. After that selection by SBDM and Mr. Aldridge, the assistant principal position will be posted and the selection made by SBDM and the new principal.
We would like to wish Mr. Stull the very best in his new role with KDE. We are thankful for the time he spend with us and we will miss him very much.
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Career Ready
Roger Davis and James Hounshell are on their way to being career ready. Both students passed the EETC 4-cycle engine certification test. This certification test was given in their Agriculture Power class. (Mr. Aaron McDonald-Instuctor)
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Governor's Scholar Application
The deadline for submitting applications for the Governor's Scholar Program is fast approaching. Draft applications must be submitted to the Guidance Office by the end of the day on Friday, December 14, 2012. The applications will be reviewed and returned to the student no later than Wednesday, December 19, 2012. This will give the student time to make any revisions to the final application during the Christmas Break. The Final application must be submitted on Thursday, January 3, 2013. This is the day students return from Christmas Break.
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Financial Aid Workshop
On Tuesday, January 8, 2013, GCHS will be hosting a Financial Aid Workshop for seniors and their parents. The event will begin at 6:00 p.m. Please mark your calendar for this important date for seniors planning to attend college next year.
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PLAN Interpretation for Sophomores
On Tuesday, December 11, 2012, GCHSwill be hosting a PLAN Interpretation for current Sophomores and their parents. This event will allow you to see the results that your son or daughter earned on the PLAN test that he/she took earlier this fall. The PLAN is the same type of test as the ACT and can provide insight into the possible results of the ACT.
If you plan to attend this event, please RSVP to the Guidance Office. You may call 792-2146 to RSVP or you can e-mailconnie.lopez@garrard.kyschools.us. Your RSVP will help us plan for the night. We hope to see you there.
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Farm City Banquet
The annual Farm-City Banquet was held at the Ashley Inn in northern Garrard County. The Garrard County Chamber of Commerce honored the male and female students of the year, Mary Ezaizat and Ethan Smith. The Chamber honored Garrard County High School business teacher Tina Brogli with the Big Apple Award.
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National Honor Society
National Honor Society is an organizations that recognize outstanding high school students.
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MOL Day
Tuesday, October 23 was National MOL Day. A mol is a unit of measurement of atoms. The reason October 23 is MOL day is that the number of atoms in a mol expressed in scientific notation is 6.02 X 10^23. To celebrate Mrs. Hart's AP and PreAP Chemistry classes took a field trip to Camp Dick Robinson Elementary to raise awareness for science. Student's demonstrated experiments for the elementary students and and answered chemistry related questions.
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Internet Safety
The STLP (Student Technology Leadership Program) class from Garrard County High School taught internet safety to the 4th graders at CDR.
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Afternoon of Excitement
Earlier today, Wednesday, October 17, 2012, Garrard County High School experienced some excitement. While completing an experiment, a sprinkler head was set off. This lead to an evacuation of the building. Our students and teachers responded in the appropriate way and everyone moved to the designated locations. No student was in danger because the evacuation was due to the water from the sprinkler system. Students were allowed to return to rooms and lockers prior to dismissal to retrieve all their personal belongings. Dismissal happened at the normal time, but to avoid the water from the sprinkle system, busses left from the student parking lot instead of the normal bus loop.
Many thanks to the students and staff for responding appropriately and following the directions that were shared with them throughout the process.
Clean-up and restoration of the sprinkler system are currently underway and nearing completion.
We look forward to a less exciting day tomorrow, but are glad to know that all systems functioned efficiently and appropriately.
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"See you at the pole"
"See you at the pole" is an annual meeting for public prayer. Students gather at their school's flagpole, outside of regular classroom hours before school. Starting in the year 2006, this observance will be held on the fourth Wednesday in September.
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Pre-Registration for GCHS
Wednesday, August 1 & Thursday, August 2 Dates for the 2012-2013 Pre-registration for GCHShave been set.
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. - Senior Pre-registration
12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - Junior Pre-registration
Thursday, August 2, 2012 - 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. - Sophomore Pre-registration
- 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - Freshmen Pre-registration
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