GHS ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2018                               

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Boys soccer C team players, just a reminder that you have a game TODAY at Penn at 6:00 p.m.  It’s an away game so you need to have your white socks.  We are planning to leave at 4:00 p.m.   Meet in the locker room by the main gym right after school.

Thanks for all your support of our GHS athletic teams and your classmates this first week of the season!  Don’t forget to pick up your activity cards in the bookkeeper’s office for $40 and that will be your pass into all GHS regular season home games.  You can also purchase a five game pass directly from the athletic office for $20 to be used at any sport, except football and boys basketball.  As we offered with the football scrimmage, B soccer, and volleyball, we are going to have two games this week with FREE admission if you show your school ID.   On Thursday, the girls soccer team has their first home match vs. Mishawaka Marian.  On Saturday, the JV football team opens their season with a 10:00 a.m. game vs. Elkhart Central.  Your student ID will gain you free admission, even if you do not yet have an activity card, so come out and cheer on your classmates and meet up with friends.  Starting next week, all football, soccer, and volleyball will charge admission.  Go Big Red!

Any student driving needs to have a parking tag.  You can get this through Mrs. Haney in the Bookkeeper’s office.  You need to have a valid license, registration, proof of insurance and $5.  OJ will start tagging vehicles without parking permits after August 31^st, so DON’T delay!

The Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship is now available in Guidance.  You must be a first generation college student (neither parent graduated from college), have a GPA over 3.5, demonstrate significant school and community involvement, have plans on attending college in Indiana, and you must apply by September 7^th, 2018. See Mrs. Villalobos in Guidance.

Anyone interested in playing baseball this school year should stop by Mr. JJ DuBois’ classroom in room 1090 to pick up a fall calendar and information about the upcoming season.

Herff Jones will be here on Wednesday, August 29^th during lunch periods and after school until 6:00 p.m. for graduation and class ring orders. DON’T DELAY – ORDER YOUR CAP & GOWN NOW!

Please go to the following link to view a commercial about the upcoming Maple City Multicultural Festival on Saturday, August 25^th. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1WhUEP6hxxX881rtXmOnl-W2THogq0eVa

Attention ceramics students from spring semester last school year:  Please pick up your work on the back porch of the ceramics room in 1450.  There are many very nice pieces that you probably would want to have. We will be getting rid of them if you don’t get them by THIS week.  It would be a lovely gift to someone if you don’t want them!

Do you want to get involved at school? The theater department might be good for you! Drama Club is a chance to act with upperclassman, teachers, and special guests with first-hand experience! The Drama Club will host it’s 2018-2019 call-out meeting on Thursday, August 23^rd in the auditorium after school. If you have any questions please contact Mrs. Long in room 1400 or see senior Danielle Horn.

WORK PERMITS: When you get a work permit EVERY box needs to be filled out on the Intent to Employ form before we will issue you the work permit. Please bring completed forms to the main office in the morning and they will be completed by the end of the school day.

YOU MUST BE STAYING AFTER SCHOOL FOR SOMETHING TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS – The GHS cafeteria is offering free after school snacks every day after school.  This program is for any student who is staying after school. All student-athletes, club members, music participants, drama participants, after school homework help kids, etc. are strongly encouraged to stop by the cafeteria after school and take advantage of this generous opportunity.  Students just need to show their ID and they can grab a healthy snack to go that will hold them over during their after school activities until dinner.  The cafeteria will stay open until 3:55 p.m. to hand out the snacks. All students picking up the healthy snack after school will need to eat their snack in the cafeteria.  We appreciate your cooperation with this adjustment that is mandated by the state of Indiana in order to continue this program.

If you are a student that leaves the building at any time during normal school hours then you must have a sticker on your ID if it’s for a class (PACT, Building Trades, EACC, Merit, shortened schedules, Red Zone, internship, yearbook, etc.) that indicates that or a blue pass from the office indicating that you have permission to leave. Building Trades, EACC and Red Zone students are also required to sign out at the Welcome Center before leaving. You can get this sticker in the main office from Mrs. Wolfe or Mrs. Kuiper.

Please stop by the commons area (either by the cafeteria or outside the main office) during lunch if you are interested is speaking to the following:

• Tuesday, August 28^th                   Army
• Wednesday, September 5^th          Ball State
• Friday, September 7^th                  Central Michigan
• Tuesday, September 11^th             IUPUI
• Wednesday, September 12^th        Goshen College
• Tuesday, September 18^th             Army Reserves
• Wednesday, October 3^rd              Bethel College
• Friday, October 5^th                      Taylor University

Just a reminder that if you are coming to see Ms. Tovar you need to check in with the staff in the main office and fill out a request to see her. She will send a white pass for you as she has time. Please do not cut through the nurse’s office to get to her. You need to enter through the main office.

 

MEETINGS DURING SRT:

The mandatory drug education sessions for the Goshen Community School Random Drug Testing policy will be held during SRT’s this week. The freshmen will meet 1^st session TOMORROW, then they will stay for a class ring presentation during 2^nd session from Herff Jones.  Freshmen are to report to SRT first for attendance.  After attendance and the ten minutes of checking announcements and email, SRT classes will report to the auditorium.  Students should bring a writing utensil.

Boys basketball will have a callout meeting for boys not currently in a fall sport, on Tuesday, August 28^th during the 2^nd session of SRT in Whiteman Gym.

 

SPORTS SCORES:

Boys varsity football took on the Fairfield Falcons on Friday night at GHS. Goshen came away victorious over the Falcons 49-0. Leading the way offensively for the RedHawks was Wesley VanHooser. He had two rushing touchdowns and two passing touchdowns. Mason Schrock had two receiving touchdowns. Daveyon Sanford had two rushing touchdowns with one being that of 64 yards. Eddy Flores had one rushing touchdown as well. Overall, defensively, the RedHawks played well as a unit posting a shutout. Leading the RedHawks defensively was Dominic Sosa with one fumble recovery. Austin Cain had two pass breakups.

The boys and girls cross country teams competed at the ECA Hokum-Karem. The girls team placed 4^th. Kayleigh McKee and Yadira Sanchez paired up and placed 7^th. Julie Walton Clark and Lauren Kauffman placed 12^th, and Sophia Koshmider and Kassidy Bestul placed 13^th. The boys team placed 4^th. Angel Arreola and Felix Perez Diener paced the boys by placing 7^th. Jonathon Snyder and Griffin Hetler placed 14^th, Jocsan Barahona and Cole Johnston 16^th, and Jacob Near and Adrian Mora placed 19^th. Both teams will compete Saturday at the Penn Invitational.

The boys tennis team won the Goshen Round Robin Saturday by going 3-0 on the day. Wyatt Fisher went 3-0 individually while Diego Torres, Wes Beck, Drake Crowder, and Carlos Lichty each went 2-0. The team improves to 4-0 on the season.

Girls varsity volleyball went 3-1 at the Laporte Invitational.  The RedHawks defeated Hanover Central, Kankakee Valley, and West Lafayette and were defeated by New Prairie.  The JV team was also in action at the Plymouth JV Invite and went 3-1.  Top performers for the varsity were:

Aces-Brynn Shoup-Hill and Meghan Gallagher-8, Haley Howard-6

Assists-Meghan Gallagher-90

Blocks-Haley Howard-6, Lizzy Kirkton-5

Kills-Brynn Shoup-Hill-32, Lizzy Kirkton-21

Boys JV soccer defeated West Noble 3-0.  Goshen goal scorers were Isaac Daniels (2) and Arturo Hernandez-Barrera. Those with assits were Johan Martinez and Carlos Casteneda.

The boys varsity soccer team defeated the visiting West Noble Chargers by a score of 4-0.  Scoring goals for Goshen were Saulo Luna (2), Fernando Quevedo, and Ciro Aguilar. Assists for Goshen were Kevin Cruz and Max Flores. The team improved their record to 2-0 for the season.

 

IN SPORTS ACTION TODAY:

CANCELED – Boys JV & varsity tennis will host Elkhart Central at 5:00 p.m.

The C team for boys soccer will play at Penn at 6:00 p.m.

CANCELED – Boys JV football will play at Fairfield at 6:00 p.m.

Go RedHawks!