
Do you have pictures from the year's events so far and want them to be featured in the yearbook? If you do, you can send them to the Yearbook staff at bearcatyearbook21@gmail.com - These can be pictures from events that are school related.

Grafton High School ProStart catered the Grafton Rotary, October Student of the Month Luncheon on Wednesday.
The menu included Butternut Squash Soup with a roasted pumpkin seed topping, a Ham and Cheese Apple Butter Panini, and a Salted Pecan Tart for dessert.
#ThisIsCTE




Mark your calendars for Sugar Rush 2021!


Congratulations to Emily. She qualified for the state cross country meet, placing 4th in our region. Thank you to Coach Louzy, volunteers and parents for hosting another successful regional event. Thanks to Principal Fisher and West Taylor for continuing to allow us to host this event at their beautiful campus.




Thank you Leer Mine for having the GHS Welding students today to learn more about the employment opportunities and the facility. You all were wonderful hosts.. we appreciate all that you do & for treating us so well! The students loved it. We look forward to the next trip





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Attention 9th graders and interested 10th graders- the counseling department takes the entire 9th grade class to the United Technical Center for a field trip to learn more about the programs that you can take during your high school career. This field trip will take place on November 3rd - students A-L will attend the AM trip and M-Z will attend the PM trip.
All permission forms were distributed to your AA teachers and will be given out this week. They are also sent on Livegrades and posted to Teams. Please get your permission forms to your counselor by 10/28. If you are an interested sophomore who would like to learn more about any of the programs, please come see your counselor.

Reminder that Thursday, October 21, is a 2 Hour Early Dismissal for all Taylor County Schools.


As part of Hispanic Heritage Month, Senora Skaggs and Senora Smith organized a Peruvian Day that included lunch and a scavenger hunt for our students enrolled in Spanish class.



Mr. Uhl’s carpentry students are constructing a new hydroponic greenhouse for Mr. Tennant’s agribusiness program.
#SimulatedWorkplace #ThisIsCTE



Ms. Thobois painting students are working on a creative color wheel. Each student produced a different version of a color wheel. They are learning to mix all colors using only the primary colors of red, yellow, and blue.



Wear Red & Black next Wednesday 10.27 to show support to our TCMS Knights Football team as they play in the Mid 8 Championship next week. Show up for the game to cheer them on - kickoff is at 7pm! Best of luck to the Knights players & coaches ❤️🖤


Congratulations to this year's Spirit Stick Winners- the Senior Class of 2022! Thank you for your great participation, spirit, sportsmanship, and BEARCAT PRIDE! Well deserved.



NEEDING COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS? Terror on the Tygart is looking for volunteers to work Friday, October 22nd and Saturday, 23rd from 6-9pm. If you are interested in getting community service hours for this event, please contact Mrs. Layfield at 304-288-5917.

Congratulations to the following spirit day winners for the week- Justin Spiker (dress as your GHS role model), Morgan Loffler & Autumn Ware (color wars), and Mason Stevens (surfer) and Emily Cather (Biker) for surfer vs. biker day. We loved your all’s creativity! 💙💛🐾




For this week’s vocab assignment, students in Mr. Hanlin's English 9 class used their knowledge of connotation, synonyms, and antonyms to build collages of their vocab. Students were to find examples of their terms in pop culture, social media, and literature to relate the different meanings and usage of their terms.





Students in Mr. Foley's simulated workplace course, Practical Applications of Wellness, are currently studying the deadlift and auxiliary lifts that help strengthen the hips.



FRIDAY, Surfers vs. Bikers Day!
Gain those last minute class points towards the Spirit Stick!





Buoyancy, force and density were the topics of discussion for Option Pathway students during a team building activity in Mrs. Hodge's classroom. The students worked with a partner to build boats out of duck tape and straws only. Option Pathway is an additional pathway available at Grafton High School that leads students to a high school diploma and completer status in one or more CTE areas.





1st Six Weeks Progress Reports were distributed to GHS students on Wednesday, October 13.
Please review grades and let your student’s AA/Homeroom teacher know if you need assistance with parent and/or student LiveGrades usernames and passwords.
