GHS ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2016
GHS ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2016
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Boys golf begins today at 4:00 p.m. with practice being held in rooms 6240 and 6250 in the old weight room.
GYSO is still looking for GHS soccer players to help coach this spring. The season starts right after Spring Break and goes to the first week of June. Your commitment level would be two evenings a week. GYSO pays $100 dollars per team. If you’re interested please sign up in the athletic office this week.
Come shop for a FREE prom dress. The Junior League of South Bend and Ziker Cleaners are partnering together one again to host Princess for a Night on Saturday, March 26th at the Century Center from 8:00 a.m. to noon. Please arrive by 11:30 a.m. and bring your student ID with you.
Thank you to all of the students/staff who participated in the Spread the Word to End the Word campaign! The new banner will be hung soon. Along with this pledge of respect for all, please consider joining the Unified Track & Field team, which starts practice tomorrow. They practice every Tuesday and Thursday after school until 5:00 p.m. See Mr. Kissinger, Mr. Smuts, Mr. Mullett or Mr. Lucas Kaufman if you are interested.
The guidance office has received a few new scholarships. Stop in to check them out!
The swimming and diving teams from GHS are hosting a Culver’s Give Back day TODAY at the Goshen Culvers on the SE side of Goshen by Menards. A percentage of all sales that evening will be donated to the swim/dive teams. Please plan on visiting Culver’s for dinner or just dessert. No coupon is needed. Thank you for your support!
The GHS Talon is now online at talon.goshenschools.org! Check it out for web exclusives, student opinion polls (who is your favorite lunch lady?) and a special photo sneak peek of the GHS production of Mary Poppins.
Due to ISTEP testing, the Career Center field trip has been postponed until Thursday, March 24th. Those students with signed permission slips will still be allowed to attend. There are still four seats available on the bus. If you did not get signed up and would like to see the Career Center you may still turn in a permission slip and attend but it will be limited to the first eight people to turn in a permission slip. See Ms. Hollinger in the guidance office to sign up.
It’s not too late to order your 2015-2016 yearbook. Purchase one now for $50 before the price goes up! Order online at Jostens.com.
Please stop by the commons during lunch if you are interested is speaking to the following:
- 3/15 Marines
- 3/17 Yale
Super Mileage Club will meet on March 22nd at 7:00 a.m. and at 3:40 p.m.
Reminder: Merit on the Move runs from 3:45-5:45 p.m. every Wednesday and Thursday afternoon through May in the Apex Lab. If you signed up to take a class, but don’t show up, your spot may be given to another student. If you have any questions email Mr. Wolf.
The Goshen Public Library doesn’t just lend books! We also offer FREE activities for young adults. Stop in on Thursdays after school from 4:00-6:00 p.m. to hang out, study, find an independent reading book, play a board game, color or just chillax at the teen café! We’ll also have hot chocolate and coffee. Our two NEW clubs are continuing in March! Weebz Anonymous, our manga club, meets first and third Wednesdays from 4:00-5:00 p.m. and Courageous Pages, our creative writing club, meets fourth Wednesdays from 4:00-6:00 p.m. in the teen area. Pages & Popcorn Club happens Thursday, March 17th from 5:30-8:00 p.m. We’ll talk about the book Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials and watch the movie (rated PG-13). Finally, our regular programming will conclude this month with the Crafty Bandits, which will meet up on Monday, March 28th from 4:30-6:30 p.m. to have snacks and learn how to play with electricity to “hack” art and book cover prints to decorate the teen area. To sign up, or for more information about our programs, stop by the library or check out our GPL Teens webpage, Facebook or Twitter.
Marine biology students are reminded that the first seminar is TODAY from 7:00-9:00 p.m. in the media center. Your attendance is required at these seminars so please clear any conflicts that you might have. If you have questions see Mr. or Mrs. Weaver.
Physical Night will take place on Monday, April 18th at Goshen Orthopedics & Sports Medicine from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Physicals are available to current 6th graders through 11th graders for only $20 and are by appointment only. For an appointment, go to the GHS Athletic Office and sign up with Mrs. Schrock. You must have the completed/signed paperwork (which can be picked up from Mrs. Schrock) and the $20 to reserve your appointment. For more information, please visit the GHS Athletics website at athletics.goshenschools.org.
MEETINGS DURING SRT:
Thinking about going to college after high school? If so, tomorrow during the 2nd session of SRT you will have a chance to hear from three former GHS students on what their college experience has been like and the benefits of pursuing a college education. This presentation will be in the auditorium and is open to any GHS student. Let your SRT teacher know you want to go and make sure to sign in to verify your attendance.
There will be a volleyball call out meeting on Tuesday, March 22nd during the 2nd session of SRT in the main gym for ANYONE interested in playing volleyball next year. If you plan on playing next year, please attend this meeting. We will go over expectations and schedules for the spring and summer and the upcoming season. If you are unable to attend this meeting due to testing, please email Coach West at kwest@goshenschools.org.
SPORTS SCORES:
The girls track team competed at IPFW. Leading the way for the RedHawks were the 4×800 team of Jillian Kissinger, Maggie Gallagher, Hannah Kurtz and Nora Rangel – 5th place, Kim Grounds – 3rd place in pole vault, Kyrie Potter – 9th in high jump, Jenny Bustos – 10th in Long jump, Kassandra Rodriquez – 5th in shot put and the distance medley relay team of Jillian Kissinger, Kaleigh McKee, Hannah Kurtz and Nora Rangel – 8th place.
The boys track team combined for a total of 80 points to finish 3rd in the open class division at IPFW. Top performers of the meet were: Brenn Mckee -1st place in the pole vault, Rummel Johnson -2nd place in the high jump, Hudson Kay -4th place in the pole vault, Joseph Burkheimer -tied for 10th, Jordan Holley -7th place in the shot put, Josuel Sanchez -6th place in the 60 hurdles, Ronaldo Garcia -8th place in the 60 dash, 4×400 Relay Team (Jacob Grewe, Brandon Holley, Ronaldo Garcia and Josuel Sanchez) -8th place, 4×200 Relay Team (Danny Isuala, Ronaldo Garcia, Brandon Holley & Rene Gutierrez) -10th place, and the Distance Medley Relay Team (Jason Barahona, Rummel Johnson, Aethan Pacheco & Juan Perez) -5th place.
IN SPORTS ACTION TODAY:
(No events for today)