GCHS Biomed and AP Bio students got to participate in population sampling as they used PIT-tags to identify previous populations for the University of Kentucky Plant Pathology Department at Maywoods this week!🌱🌿🍃
GCHS would like to give a big THANK YOU to Chuck Hunt and Hunt Insurance for the generous donation to our Football program!🏈
Mrs. Weaver's 9th Grade Integrated Science classes collaborated with Gear Up to design and build hot air balloons while studying the atmosphere. Students learned about air currents, parts of the atmosphere, density, and how to conduct atmospheric research!
Our Garrard Middle School and Garrard County High School TATU group (Teens Against Tobacco Use), visited all three elementary schools today to perform a puppet show discussing the harmful effects of nicotine.
Another Tuesday, another transformation! Check out this GCHS senior!🎓 #transformationtuesday
Another Tuesday, another transformation! Check out this GCHS senior!🎓 #transformationtuesday
Beta club members recently collected items for the Garrard County Animal Shelter. Members Sierra Johnson, Alexys Patrick, and Kylie Merrill spent this Saturday there volunteering with their new friend, Frank!🐶
Important Update:
The Board recently approved the following change to next school year's (2022-23) calendar: August 8th will now be Opening Day, with students returning on August 9th, and May 22nd will now be closing day. Stay up to date on all calendar amendments through our app or website! https://www.garrard.k12.ky.us/
CALENDAR REMINDER: Tomorrow Friday, March 18th will be an instructional day for students and staff.
You can view our amended calendar on our website:
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1872989/2021-2022_Calendar__Amended_2.8.22_.pdf
CALENDAR REMINDER: Friday, March 18th will be an instructional day for students and staff.
You can view our amended calendar on our website:
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1872989/2021-2022_Calendar__Amended_2.8.22_.pdf
GCHS Sophomore, Vivianna Weaver, with the Kentucky Student Voices Team, met with Lt. Governor Coleman and issued a press release of their newest study that distills the results from 10,725 Kentucky middle and high school students from 114 counties who took the Race, Ethnicity, and School Climate Student Survey in December. You can view the results of the survey and more details at kystudentvoiceteam.org.
To close out National School Breakfast week we are featuring Garrard County High School today! Check out these Ham, Egg and Cheese McMuffins! Remember to check our app to know what's on the menu each day!
GCS would like to give a big THANK YOU to First Southern National Bank for their donation to GC Football!🏈
We would like to thank everyone who took advantage of our Test to Stay program during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The company providing this resource is no longer offering testing services, therefore GCS will no longer be able to offer this option to our community.
It is never too early to think about your future! Gear Up hosted a Family Night at GCHS last week and we appreciate everyone who stopped in! Students and parents learned about KEES Money, Dual Credit Scholarship, Work Ready Scholarship, ACT, and College Admissions.
GC Parents and Families: It is that time of year again to register for preschool screenings! If you have a preschool-aged child who qualifies for preschool, use this link to sign up for their screening. Please note, a preschool-aged child cannot register for preschool enrollment without scheduling and attending a screening in April or May.
Click this link to register for a screening:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeTu1EgepRcc1w-AjoVOs2QnR0RTqoxJw8IAEeh0723F500Gg/viewform?usp=sf_link
March 7th-11th is National School Breakfast Week. To encourage breakfast at the high school this week, our Cafeteria Staff is giving away this FREE BIKE- to be entered in the drawing all students have to do is eat breakfast at school this week! Don't forget to check our GCS app to see what's for breakfast each day!
Reminder: Tomorrow, Tuesday, March 8th will be an NTI day for 9th, 10th and 12th grade high school students, due to the ACT. Those students will log on virtually for classes. Juniors will report to the school for testing.
GCHS would like to congratulate Coach Ken Hurt for being inducted to the 12th Region Hall of Fame!
Coach Hurt will be recognized tomorrow night (3/4/22) at Lincoln County High School during halftime of the first game (which begins at 6:30).
Mr. Ken Hurt coached Garrard County High School girls basketball from 1978-2003, compiling a record of 443-274. Under his leadership , GCHS Lady Lions won sixteen district championships and won the 1994 12th Region Championship; the only region basketball championship in Garrard County history.
We are very excited for Coach Ken Hurt, and are proud to call him a Golden Lion!
Congratulations to Aislinn Ellis on being selected as the student Page for the FRYSC Legislative Page Day!
Aislinn submitted a written entry on how YSC impacts the school and community and was selected from Garrard County High School to represent GC today at the FRYSC Legislative Page Day!
