GHS Announcements for May 3rd, 2021
ATTENTION ALL SENIORS:
Please stop by the student counseling office and let us know where you would like your final transcript to be sent to if you are attending College/Trade School.
Please stop by the student counseling office and let us know if you have received any Scholarships.
Graduating Seniors should see Mr. Kissinger on Wednesdays during lunch in the former Red Zone to go over the pronunciation of your name for the graduation ceremony. If you cannot see him in person, email him an audio file of you pronouncing your name correctly and a phonetic spelling would be much appreciated. His email address is lkissinger@goshenschools.org. This opportunity will be available every Wednesday starting 4/28. Go RedHawks!
French Club and German Club are having a combined meeting tomorrow, May 4 during the 2nd session of SRT in room 1535. Any French or German student is invited to come and join in some fun competitions! If the weather is nice we will also be going outside. Hope to see you there!
Drama Club One Acts performances will be on Saturday, May 8 at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, May 9 at 2:00 p.m. in the GHS auditorium! Tickets will be $5 at the door. Come see short student-directed performances that GHS students have spent a lot of time on!
Summer School Registration is open now until May 14th. All summer classes will be offered in-person either at GHS or Merit Learning Center. There will be on APEX and teacher-led courses available, as well as PE. There will be no options to complete classes virtually from home.
Students interested in completing a class this summer should contact their counselor to get more information or follow the steps on the 2021 GHS/Merit Summer School information page to get access to the Summer School Enrollment form.
TUTORING
We are adding another night of tutoring after school. In addition to Tuesday and Thursday nights, we will now be offering help on Wednesdays. So now students can get tutoring on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights from 3:45-5:00 in the cafeteria. A snack and transportation home (within the district) will be provided.
Cap and gown delivery is scheduled for Tuesday, May 11th. Jostens will be here for both sessions of SRT, so if a student is assigned one session, they should go to pick up materials at the beginning of the other session. For students who are not assigned, SRTS should go down to the athletic concession area at the following time:
10:00 – all career center students, juniors graduating early, students assigned both sessions
10:10- B Kaufman, Hershberger, C Wohlford/Weaver
10:20- C Dubash, Miller Biddle, Sommers
10:30- Moist, Krabill, Stahly
10:50- Yoder, Hulbert, Zuber
11:00- Potter, Cross, Maust Emery
11:10- Wolf, Mehl, Sapp
*** ROA students can come anytime during SRT. If you are unable to make it during that time, Mrs. Clark will have the leftovers.
It is time for the annual GHS Prom Dress Drive. The purpose of this drive is to provide free dresses for students who want to go to the prom but may be in financial need. We have several dresses in various styles and sizes to choose from. If you are in need of a prom dress or if you wish to donate a gently used dress, please contact Mrs. Hershberger in Room 3260 (rrhershberger@staff.goshenschools.org) or Mrs. Shakley in Room 2255 (tshakley@staff.goshenschools.org). You may also email or ask one of your teachers to help you get in contact with one of us.
SPORTS:
Spring sports have started and the fan attendance plan is by venue. At track & field at Foreman Field, tennis, golf, JV baseball at the Little League and V/JV softball at Shanklin, there are no capacity limits but all Covid protocols must be followed to attend, including wearing a face covering at all times. For baseball played at Phend Field, we do have to restrict to 4 fans/rostered player.
There are about 20 Boys Goshen Relays tee shirts left that the athletic department will sell to boys and girls track & field team members for our cost of $10. If you would like to buy one, please see Mrs. Schrock or Mr. Miller in the athletic office. If we have any left after this week, we will open up sales to all. They are a beautiful orange long sleeve tee with the competing schools listed on the back.
SPORTS RESULTS:
The girls softball Varsity RedHawks took the lead early and never looked back on Friday night beating Wawasee 14-4 in 6 innings. Tyra Marcum lead the offense with a single, Homerun, and a triple while driving in 2 runs. Kareena Ulfig also had multiple hits and drove in 2 runs. Marcum earned the win in the circle going 3.1 innings allowing just 3 hits, 2 runs and striking out 9. Liz Ramirez earned the save and pitched 2.2 innings allowing 2 hits and striking out 5. Goshen returns to action on Saturday at 10:00 am at SB Clay to finish a suspended game against Concord. Then the RedHawks will play SB Clay at 12:00. Goshen is now 8-6 and 2-2 in the NLC
The RedHawks boys golf team traveled to Swan Lake GC to take on the host Triton Trojans. Goshen played well and got the win. Goshen 167 Triton 174.
Leading the way for the RedHawks was Jackson Guipe with a 39. Chase Meyer 40, Jacob Moyer 42, Zach Subera 46 and Cam Schneider 49.
The RedHawks are now 6-0 (0-0) on the year.
Next action: Saturday May 1 at the Wawasee Invitational held at Maxwelton GC in Syracuse. (16 team field)
The girls tennis team improved to a 7-3 record with a 5-0 sweep of Westview Friday night, but the match was closer than it sounds. Lucy Kramer at #1 Singles and Sarah Harmelink at #3 Singles each bounced back to win a 3rd set in their matches, while Mara Schrock needed over 2 hours and a tiebreaker to win in straight sets. Naomi Kratzer and Mireya Benitez each won their JV matches. The team is back in action Saturday when they host Bethany Christian.
Seniors Reece Fisher, Ezequiel Moreno and Colin Turner helped the Goshen RedHawks (9-5, 5-1 NLC) knock of the Wawasee Warriors by a score of 7-1 on Friday night.
Fisher pitched for the RedHawks and pitched a complete game, only giving up 1 run on a solo homerun in the 5th inning. Fisher was able to limit the Warriors to 4 hits, 2 walks and 10 strikeouts on his way to his 5th win of the season.
With the RedHawks up only 2-1 in the 5th inning, Colin Turner provided a big RBI double to stretch the lead to 3-1. In the 6th, the RedHawks broke the game open by a combination of walks, hits, and stolen bases. Fisher, Moreno and Turner combined for 4 RBIs on the evening.
The RedHawks travel to South Bend to take on Adams on Saturday morning at 10am before hosting Northwood in an NLC matchup on Monday May 3 at 5pm.
Tuesday’s scorcher remained throughout much of the early evening as the lady Redhawks fell to the Cavemen 56-76. While many athletes sought shade, there were still some solid performances for the evening. Placing first in events were:
- 4x800m relay team: Megan Gallagher, Britney Ortega, Rylee Weishaupt, and Nataly Esqueda
- 100 & 200m dash: Atzimba (Atzi) Diaz Solis
- 1600m run: N. Esqueda
- High Jump: Camila Perez-Diener
- Discus: Anna VanderWey
- Shot Put: Sasha Ramos
Placing second in events were:
- Discuss: S. Ramos
- Long Jump: Avah Devoe
- High Jump: Alexia Potter
- 3200m run: Sophia Koshmider
- 400m dash: M. Gallagher
Placing third in events were:
- 100m hurdles: Susan Houghton
- 100m dash: Mallory Wood
- 400m dash: C. Perez-Diener
- 800m run: B. Ortega
- 3200m run: Carly Yoder
- Shot Put: A. VanderWey
The RedHawks JV team fought from behind after giving up four runs in the first inning, but was defeated by Wawasee 10-4 on Friday night. Goshen had only two base hits in the game – a double by Damian Castillo and a single by Caelan Miller. Both Castillo and Miller drove in a run for the RedHawks. Eight defensive errors allowed seven of Wawasee’s 10 runs to be unearned. Gage Worthman started on the mound for the RedHawks and gave up three earned runs in four innings, striking out three. Myles McLaughlin pitched three innings in relief and the only runs scored were unearned due to fielding errors.
Goshen will look to get the bats going in a double-header against New Prairie on Saturday morning at GHS Phend Field. Game 1 will be played as a JV game and Game 2 will be played as a C-team game. Conference play resumes next week for the RedHawks with NLC games on Monday, Wednesday, & Friday.
The Goshen RedHawks Varsity softball team finished a suspended game from Wednesday by beating Concord 11-7 today. Goshen had a 5-0 lead heading into today in the top of the 3rd inning. Liz Ramirez and Klair Sweet each had 2 hits a piece and Ramirez added a double driving in 3 runs. Olivia Koshmider hit her 1st homerun of the season and also drove in 3 runs while Tyra Marcum earned the win in the pitching circle.
The RedHawks Varsity softball team played well and beat South Bend Clay by a score of 3-0. Olivia Koshmider went 3 for 3 with a double and scored 2 of the 3 runs. Emma Detwiler also had 2 hits, a double, and drove in 1 run. Tyra Marcum started the game in the circle and went 2 1/3 innings and Liz Ramirez went the distance going 4 2/3 innings and earned the win. The Goshen RedHawks are now 10-6 overall and 3-2 in the NLC. The RedHawks are in action on Monday at Northwood for a 5:30 game
The RedHawks JV and C teams lost both games of a double-header vs. New Prairie on Saturday at Phend Field. In Game 1, the JV lost 11-2. Caelan Miller had both of Goshen’s two hits, with two RBI singles. Jace Hershberger pitched five innings while Damian Castillo pitched two innings in relief. In Game 2, the C team lost 12-0. Only one RedHawk hitter reached base via a walk during the five innings game. Chuy Briano pitched four innings and Isaac Rodriguez pitched an inning of relief.
The Goshen Baseball team struggled in a 17-1 loss to South Bend Adams. Lack of offensive production and 8 errors were the downfall for the Hawks.
Reece Fisher scored the 1st and only run for the RedHawks after walking and stealing 2 bases. He later came home on a wild pitch to make the score 1-0 before South Bend Adams put up 4 in the bottom of the 1st inning and 11 in the bottom of the 2nd to put the game away.
Ezequiel Moreno and Noah Alford were 2 lone RedHawks with base hits. That bring the season record for the RedHawks to 9-6. They have a big NLC matchup on Monday against Northwood at 5pm at home.
The Goshen RedHawks win the prestigious Wawasee Invitational at Maxwelton GC.
The RedHawks fired a team score of 336 to win. They were led by Chase Meyer who was Invitational low medalist after winning the honor in a sudden death playoff. Chase fired a 77. Jackson Guipe was 5th low medalist in the tournament with an 81, Jacob Moyer 88, Zach Subera 90 and Cam Schneider 102.
Varsity Record 6-0 (0-0) with a tournament Championship at Wawasee, second place at Lakeland and third at Goshen.
Goshen will be back in action Tuesday May 4 as they host the LaVille Lancers at Black Squirrel GC.
Girls tennis swept their second match in a row, this time over a shorthanded Bethany squad. The #2 doubles pair of Abril Diaz and Tori Barkey did not drop a game in their match, while Mara Schrock and Sarah Harmelink dropped only 1 apiece in their singles matches.
IN SPORTS ACTION TODAY:
The boys JV baseball team will play Northwood HS at Goshen Little League starting at 5:00pm
The boys Varsity baseball team will play Northwood HS at Phend Field starting at 5:00pm
The girls JV and Varsity softball teams will play Northwood HS at Northwood starting at 5:30pm