GHS Announcements for Monday, May 11, 2020
GHS ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR MONDAY, MAY 11, 2020
WE MISS YOU!!! If you or someone you know is struggling, needing food, or needing additional help with school work, please let your counselor, SRT teacher, or an admin know so you/they can get the help needed!!!
NEW/UPDATED ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Cap & Gown Delivery Day – Monday, May 18, 4pm-7pm in GHS parking lot outside door M
- In order to make this contactless, students need to make sure their balances are paid in full before coming to pick up items. To find out if they owe a balance or to pay a balance over the phone by credit or debit card, students can contact Greg Muncy, our Jostens rep. Email: muncy@jostens.com or call during business hours 260-483-1825. Greg will be available to take payments on the 18th if students do not have access to a debit or credit card.
- If you cannot make it to the pickup, you can have a friend pick up your order as long as it is paid in full. Just make sure you text/email your friend that they have your permission to pick up the order. If you friend shows us the text/email through their car window, we will give them your order.
- If you never ordered a cap and gown, you can borrow one from a previous senior or you can still order one. Mr. Muncy will be charging $50 on the spot for late order caps and gowns. You should email him BEFORE pickup with your school, name, gender, height, and weight so he can make sure he brings a gown for you. You can also prepay late orders over the phone as well.
The City of Goshen is giving every graduate a TREE to plant to commemorate the craziness that is 2020. They will be in the parking lot May 18th passing out four different kinds of trees. Please read the attached flier for information on the kinds of trees available. If you/ your parents want a specific tree please fill out the google form so they bring the tree you request. Even if you live in an apartment or don’t have space for a tree, try to think of someone who COULD plant a tree and take one for them. Ten years from now your 2020 trees will be growing all over Goshen! Google form for tree choices: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeMUXnPjaMS8-gFIf_yubFrd6Otrym2L1-eVuuMxld19uqF1w/viewform?usp=sf_link
Goshen Public Library To Go begins Monday, May 11, and will be offered every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 2 pm to 6 pm. Patrons are now able to place holds on our materials through our catalog at www.goshenpl.lib.in.us. They can also phone their requests in during our staffed phone service hours M-F, 10 am – 2 pm or they can email us their requested titles along with their library card number to refdesk@goshenpl.lib.in.us.
Patrons are able to request up to 10 items per library card. Items available for hold include books, audiobooks, music, and movies. Not all items will be available immediately and there could be wait times lasting several days.
Staff will identify hold requests and process them for pick up. Patrons will receive a phone call to let them know when their items will be made available. Patrons visiting the library to pick up their holds will be greeted by staff at the main entrance to receive their checked out and bagged items. Patrons will be asked to identify themselves with their library card.
IB Seniors: It’s important for you to complete the GoogleForm that Mrs. Pluhar emailed each of you so that your IB transcripts can be sent to your college. The deadline to do this is Friday, May 15. If you have questions, please email Mrs. Collins or Mr. Nichols.
Hazany Covarrubias Palomino, Joshua Schrock, Jacob Smith & Misleny Guzman Moreno are running for the Goshen City Youth Council position and ALL current GHS students are eligible to vote. The election will be this Wednesday, May 13 and all students will get an email to invite them to vote!
CURRENT ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Dr. Younghans and staff are setting up virtual meetings to check in with you and help answer any questions you might have! Please watch for an e-mail with the information as to when your class meeting is scheduled and join in if you are able! This is the perfect opportunity to see your teachers, friends, and get important updates LIVE! If you don’t find an e-mail, please check your junk/spam folder or e-mail ckuiper@goshenschools.org (please include the student’s name, grade, and SRT class they are in and the information can be forwarded on).
Seniors will be meeting on Wednesday, May 13th.
Juniors will be meeting on Thursday, May 14th.
Sophomores will be meeting on Friday, May 15th.
Freshman will be meeting on Friday, May 15th.
You can now view your schedule for next year in Skyward. To view your schedule, click on the tab for “Schedule” and then click on “Future”. Please check to make sure you are in your core classes (Math, Science, English and Social Studies). If you have one of the below issues, please email your counselor and let them know what the problem is.
Here are some examples of common scheduling issues:
- I am missing this class _______________________________.
- I am in the wrong level of my class (ex. not in honors, wrong level of language)
- I have already taken and passed___________________________. I would like to take _______________________instead.
Due to the current circumstances and since we can’t call you in to discuss your schedule in detail, please be specific when you email us your change(s). Also, at this time, we are focusing on fixing 1st semester issues. Please check your schedule carefully and continue to check it throughout the summer. Please also keep checking your email! This is our main way to contact you if there are any issues with your schedules! Schedules can change due to balancing classes and other factors so please continue to monitor your schedule for the most up-to-date version. You will NOT be able to make any changes after we return to school in the fall!!
If you are interested in running for an officer position for next school year. Please complete the following survey.
Nominations are open from today through Monday, May 11.
Officers will be announced on Monday, May 18.
If you need more information, please email Mrs. Walters (awalters@staff.goshenschools.org)
For all students interested in athletics next year, there has been a new ruling regarding physical exams. The IHSAA has decided that this year’s physical exams will not expire until the end of the 2020-2021 school year. You will still need to complete your code of conduct and the concussion/head injury forms, but you do NOT need a new physical exam if you had one this year. For those who did not submit a physical exam this year, you will need a new exam before you can participate in any activities.
Athletic coaches are planning for resumption of activities, but the date is floating due to COVID. Our best guess is after June 30, but there is a chance that June 14 will be the date. Stay tuned.
Locker clean-out, book return, and computer return: We are working on scheduling times for student to return to the building and clean out lockers and return items. Please stay tuned for updates!
Work permits can be done at Central Office at this time.
The GHS Yearbook staff would love you to take the survey below about what you’ve been doing during quarantine. Please answer all the questions so that we can include graphs, charts, and multiple responses. Also, please be checking your email for more requests from the Yearbook staff! Stay safe and have fun! https://forms.gle/bLpxkxvKothr8hLT9
TECHNOLOGY ISSUES:
Students, if you are having trouble with your school laptop, you are welcome to email your school computer support at; GHS_TRC@goshenschools.org (Notice there is an underscore after GCS, that is not a blank space.) If you are having trouble with a lesson, please contact your teacher. Contact GHS_TRC@goshenschools.org for things like; it will not power on, the charger is not working, the screen does not work, a computer program will not open (like Chrome or Word), sound or mic not working, things like that.
- PLEASE try to do a full power off, wait at least a minute, then power back on, to see if that fixes the issue. That truly can fix a multitude of issues.
- Please include your full name and email address we can reply to.
- Please describe in detail the issue. Please don’t just say it does not work.
- If there is a pop up message what exactly does it say?
- If you can use the snipping tool to take screen shots of error messages that is very helpful. Just search for the word snip and you should find that.
SENIOR INFORMATION:
Please email Jamie Lehman at jlehman@goshenschools.org where you would like your final transcript sent to for the college/university choice in the Fall.
Attention GHS Seniors!
Goshen High School Student Council would like to feature our seniors over the upcoming weeks. Send a photo and plans for after graduation to Mrs. Walters at awalters@goshenschools.org. If you plan on working, let me know where. If you plan on attending college, include your major of study. Joining the military? What branch? Don’t know yet…that’s ok too!! Check for postings on the Goshen Community Schools Facebook page and Twitter feed!
SPORTS:
Any boy interested in playing football in the fall should contact Coach Kyle Park at kylepark@goshenschools.org so we can get added to the communication with the team over the next several weeks.
Any female student interested in trying out for Volleyball for the 2020-2021 school year please e-mail Ms. Meyer for workouts at mameyer@goshenschools.org.
SUMMER SCHOOL:
At this time, summer school is still set to take place online. If you are interested in summer school classes, please e-mail your counselor and let them know so they can get you signed up.