Grafton High School

Each year, we ask for donations from parents/guardians for the Homecoming Dance to provide food and drinks for students during the dance. Any families wishing to donate store bought food items or cases of water, please drop donations off to Mrs. Drema Gainer in the TC wing office. Donations can be brought to the main office and we can deliver them to Mrs. Gainer. If you have any questions, please reach out to Drema at dmgainer@k12.wv.us or by phone 304-669-7462.

Spanish classes have been celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with a variety of activities! Students learned how to dance salsa y merengue! ~ Sra Skaggs

WVU is hosting a virtual financial aid information night on behalf of WVHEPC that will provide basic financial aid information and aid types on Oct 18, 2021 at 5 pm and want to invite your students and families to get FAFSA information. Students and parents can RSVP to the event through our SignUpGenius at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/aid The confirmation email will have a Zoom link included as a hyperlink for the Zoom Meeting that they can also add to their calendars. If you have any questions, please contact the representative mentioned below. Jacqueline Hellen, WVU Hub, Assistant Director 304.293.1988 Hub.wvu.edu/contact

Another great evening at GHS. Congratulations to the Bearcat football team with an impressive 46-13 win over Elkins High School. In addition, the band had a great halftime show and the cheer squad brought great energy doing their thing.

GHS Homecoming Spirit Week starts Monday October 11th. Be sure to dress up each day to get points for your class towards the Spirit Stick.

Great night at GHS. Girls soccer shut out North Marion 1-0. Volleyball took down a sectional opponent, Frankfort, 3 to 1 on the match. Boys soccer is still on the field but are tied up 0-0 at half against Morgantown. I also caught a glimpse of the cheer squad supporting volleyball. 💛💙

COVID Update for September 30, 2021 is posted.

Today is Aviation Industry Day at GHS. It’s purpose is to introduce students to different aspects of the aviation indistry and it’s presence in our area. This includes airport operations, aircraft fabrication and maintenance, and fields of study in the aviation industry. Thank you to all businesses that attended.

COVID Update for September 28th and 29th posted in live feed.

College For West Virginia is holding a virtual FAFSA night on September 30th at 6pm. The schedule of the webinars is posted at www.cfwv.com. Social media posts for the webinars will be posted on the CFWV accounts 2 days prior and the day of the webinar. The link to the webinars is https://wvcolleges.zoom.us/j/94010111069 and will also be on Facebook Live through our CFWV Facebook page.

Pierpont Community & Technical College - Aviation Technology Program This is a dual credit opportunity through Pierpont that you can participate in your senior year. Stop by to see one of the counselors if you are interested. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nENPeDYbROY&t=4s https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nENPeDYbROY&t=4s&fbclid=IwAR1sm4c4RVu7hkqDlpEsDTLAIoScrlFHziWG1hBkYFLwKFj-afGRQ2qVEMQ

Aviation Industry Day

There will be a free ACT Math Prep Class opportunity on October 3rd from 5-8pm at Bridgeport Middle School. Register for the prep class at http://johnebertmathactprep.com if you are interested in attending.

Sunday, September 26 Academy Day 2021 for Northern WV will be held at Bridgeport High School from 2:00-4:00. https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/capito-announces-fall-2021-academy-days

GHS Student Body- voting for spirit week theme days is now open. Please check your class specific Teams or Livegrades messages to access the Form or QR code for the form. Voting will be open until 3pm on Monday.

Sign ups for the Dance Squad are now open. Sign up sheet is located by the ramp near the office. Everyone is welcome to join, no dance experience needed. This team is non competitive, however there may be performances. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. May (office) or Ms. Sheme (Rm. 202)

October Afterschool Activities: MONDAY OCTOBER 4TH TUTOR ROOM 221 3:30--OPEN GYM 4:30-5:30 4:00-5:30 WELDING WITH WILSON (PRE-APPROVED) TUESDAY OCTOBER 5TH TUTOR ROOM 221 3:30-4:00—MOVIE ROOM 214 4-5:30 4:00-5:30 WELDING WITH WILSON (PRE-APPROVED) WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 6TH TUTOR ROOM 221 3:30— SCHOOL PROJECT 4-5:30 4:00-5:30 OUTSIDE ACTIVITY WITH MR. WILSON THURSDAY OCTOBER 7TH TUTOR ROOM 221 PUMPKIN CARVING PRE-REGISTER 3:30-5:30 OCTOBER 11TH TUTOR ROOM 221 3:30—OPEN GYM 4:30-5:30 4:00-5:30 WELDING WITH WILSON (PRE-APPROVED) OCTOBER 12TH TUTOR ROOM 221 3:30--BOOK NIGHT ROOM 214 4-5:30 4:00-5:30 WELDING WITH WILSON (PRE-APPROVED) OCTOBER 13TH TUTOR ROOM 221 3:30—SCHOOL PROJECT 4:00-5:30 OUTSIDE WITH MR. WILSON OCTOBER 14TH HIKING @ THE LAKE WITH WILSON 3:30-6:00 PRE-REGISTER TUTOR ROOM 221 OCTOBER 18TH TUTOR ROOM 221 3:30 OPEN GYM 4:30-5:30 4:00-5:30 WELDING WITH WILSON (PRE-APPROVED) OCTOBER 19TH TUTOR ROOM 221 3:30 PIZZA NIGHT ROOM 214 4:30-5:30 4:00-5:30 WELDING WITH WILSON (PRE-APPROVED) OCTOBER 20TH TUTOR ROOM 221 3:30 SCHOOL PROJECT 4:00-5:30 4:00-5:30 OUTSIDE WITH MR WILSON OCTOBER 21ST HIKING @ THE LAKE WITH WILSON- 3:30-6:00 PRE-REGISTER TUTOR ROOM 221 OCTOBER 25TH TUTOR ROOM 221 3:30 OPEN GYM 4:30-5:30 4:00-5:30 WELDING WITH WILSON (PRE-APPROVED) OCTOBER 26TH TUTOR ROOM 221 3:30 MOVIE NIGHT ROOM 214 4-5:30 4:00-5:30 WELDING WITH WILSON (PRE-APPROVED) OCTOBER 27TH TUTOR ROOM 3:30 SCHOOL PROJECT 34:00-5:30 4:00-5:30 OUTSIDE ACTIVITY WITH MR. WILSON OCTOBER 28TH HIKING @ THE LAKE WITH MR. WILSON 3:30-6:00 PRE-REGISTER TUTOR ROOM 221 3:30-5:30 **PRE-REGISTER WITH MS. ROBINSON FOR THURSDAY ACTIVITIES **TRANSPORTATION WILL BE PROVIDED IF NEEDED **FOOD WILL BE PROVIDED

Show your GOLD tonight at McKinney Field! Your GHS Bearcats take on the Liberty Mountaineers! GAME TIME @ 7:00 PM! Fill the stands in GOLD to help fight Childhood Cancer. National Honor Society will be collecting donations for the Cure Kids Cancer Fund through WVU Foundation.

Join GHS to fight Childhood Cancer! More than 12,000 children per year are diagnosed with cancer in the U.S. 3,000 children per year will lose their lives to cancer. In honor of September being Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, all GHS fans are asked to participate in a 🟨GOLD RUSH!🟨 We are asking you to wear 🟨GOLD🟨 to Friday night’s home football game vs. Liberty (September 24). National Honor Society will be set up at the game collecting donations for the Cure Kids Cancer Fund through WVU Foundation. Please help us support these strong, courageous young people as they fight for their lives.

Correction to COVID Quarantines - Grafton High School has 9 students quarantined.