GHS ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Congratulations to the Crimson Marching Band for winning Class A at the Concord Marching Band Invitational this past weekend!  The group took home caption awards for Best Music, Best Visual, and Best General Effect.  Goshen was also the Grand Champion of the event placing 1^st out of all 25 bands in attendance. Way to go GHS!

This Week’s Homecoming Themes:

Tuesday – Vintage/80s/Hippy

Wednesday – VSCO Girl

Thursday – Sports Day/Jerseys

Friday – Christmas

We host a unified flag football game TONIGHT.  Mr. Kissinger needs Student Athletic Council members to help with donation collections at the gate, running the chains, running the scoreboard, and to cheer on the team.  The game starts at 6:30 p.m. Gate and concession workers need to be there by 5:30 p.m. – everyone else by 6:15 p.m.  Please email Mr. Kissinger at lkissinger@goshenschools.org to let him know if you can help.  Admission is free for these events.  Please come see what it’s about!

The boys soccer program will be selling Nelson’s Chicken for their fundraiser.  Pre-Sale tickets are $6.50 each or $7 on the day of the sale.  Pre-sale tickets are being sold until Thursday, September 26^th.  The date of the sale is next Friday, September 27^th from 4-8:00 p.m.  The sale will take place on the east side parking lot of Kroger across from Rogers Park.  Please see one of our players or one of our coaches if you’re interested in purchasing a ticket.  Thank you in advance for your support of our soccer program!

Boys basketball will be working football concessions on Friday, September 27^th. All boys planning to play basketball this season need to see Coach Wohlford to sign up to work that night.

The Crimson Marching Band will compete this weekend at the Penn Invitational at 10:00 p.m.  Tickets can be purchased in the band office for $6 each.  Correct change is appreciated.

GHS is hosting the 2019 Elkhart County College Fair on Monday, September 30^th.  The event runs from 6:30-8:00 p.m. and will take place in Whiteman Gym and the cafeteria.  Over 70 colleges and military branches will be represented.  Financial aid experts will also be available to share information and answer questions about the college financial aid process. Student planning to attend are encouraged to register for the fair through Strive Scan. The process is free, only takes a few minutes, and will save you time as you meet with college reps at the fair.  Go to StriveFair.com to register for a barcode.

IUSB will be here for on-site admissions on Thursday, October 10^th from 9:00 a.m. through 1:30 p.m.  Please sign up in the guidance office for a time slot.  They will be giving away some $500 scholarships!

On-site admissions from Purdue Fort Wayne will be in the Guidance Office on Friday, October 11^th from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.  Please stop by Guidance and sign up for a time slot to meet with the admissions counselor.  Please fill out the online application during College Go Week (September 23-29) and this will be FREE!  The application needs to be filled out BEFORE you come for your meeting. If you have any questions, please stop in guidance and ask.

DATE	GAME	THEME
September 27th	home vs. Warsaw	Christmas
October 4th	away @ Northridge	Frat Night/Preppy
October 11th	away @ Plymouth	Pink Out Breast Cancer Night
October 18th	home vs. Wawasee	Black Out Night

 

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:

Wednesday, September 25th	Army National Guard
Friday, September 27th	Purdue, Ft. Wayne
Wednesday, October 2nd	Grace College
Friday, October 11th	Bethel College
Thursday, October 24th	Wabash College
Tuesday, October 29th	Hesston College
Tuesday, March 17th	Army National Guard

 

The 2018-2019 yearbooks have arrived and are being delivered to SRT classes! If you didn’t order a yearbook but would like one, you can email Ms. Pobocik at ppobocik@staff.goshenschools.org. We have a very limited number of yearbooks available for purchase which will go on a first come, first serve basis. If you know a 2019 graduate who ordered a yearbook, please have them email Ms. Pobocik to set up a time to pick it up.

It’s time to register for your IB exams! Please turn in your completed form to Mrs. Haney in the main office. Also, you don’t need to pay in full when you turn in the form.  Please take care of this as soon as possible!

Key Club and Environmental Club are collecting caps for benches.  We are trying to get enough for two benches.  Please deliver CLEAN #2, 4 or 5 caps or lids to your SRT before October 31^st.  The SRT with the most caps/lids collected will receive pizza.  The SRT that comes in 2^nd will receive cookies.  Please help our school have comfortable places to sit.

Homework help is available every Tuesday and Thursday in room 1190 from 3:45-4:50 p.m. You must be in room 1190 by 3:50 p.m. in order to stay for this. You are expected to exit the building through door M where a bus will be available at 5:00 p.m. if you need a ride home. This bus is for students who stay for after-hours help ONLY. This is a great opportunity if you just need a little extra time or even just a quiet place to do your homework at the end of the 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 3:50 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. Student athletes are expected to get their snack immediately after school.  They should change clothes for practice AFTER they get their snack.

REMINDER: 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, valid registration, valid proof of insurance (this means that none of these can be expired), and $5.  You don’t want to be the proud new owner of a big orange sticker.

You are under no circumstances allowed to lock your bike up to any fence or gate on school property. There has been a problem with students specifically doing this along the fence/gate to the soccer fields. If you continue to do this, your lock will be cut, and your bike will be removed. There are bike racks available, and they should be used. Thank you for your cooperation with this!

After school, it is expected that all students exit the building by 3:50 p.m.  If you have an after school activity, you should report to the sponsor’s room responsible for that activity by 3:50 p.m. You are not to remain in the hallways or commons after 3:50 p.m.  Thank you for your cooperation with this request.

Free/reduced lunch forms are available in the bookkeeper’s office, in the cafeteria and in guidance. Please pick one up if you need it!

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.

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. GTV 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.

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 GHS Book Club will be reading Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card for their meeting on Thursday, October 10^th. Students and staff will meet during the 2^nd session of SRT to discuss the book with yummy snacks! Get your own copy of the book or come to room 3180 to check one out from GHS. Contact Mr. De Kleine, Emily Brugh, or Noemi Vela with further questions or to be included on the e-mail list.

 

SPORTS SCORES:

Girls varsity soccer tied 1-1 against Northwood. Maddie Swallow had the goal for Goshen. Abrial Diaz had eight saves for the game. Varsity is now 5-1-3 for the season and 2-1-2 in the Conference.

Boys tennis came away with a big 4-1 win over Plymouth Thursday night to snap a losing streak and get a critical edge in the NLC standings going into this week’s tournament. Ryan Harmelink at 1 Singles, Wyatt Fisher at 3 Singles, and the 1 doubles pair of Brenton Pham and Carter Schmucker were the first three points for the RedHawks before Carlos Lichty added the 4^th with yet another 3-setter. The JV team came away with a 4-4 tie thanks to tiebreaker wins from Andy Eby and Soroosh Kermani in addition to doubles wins from Blaine Miller, Kaden Priebe, Wyatt Hernley, and Aidan Ebright Zehr.

Boys varsity soccer lost a tough battle on the road at the new home of the Northwood Panthers by a score of 0-1. The loss puts the varsity’s overall record at 6-5, and 3-2 in the NLC.

Girls JV soccer won 5-1 against Northwood. Adamaris Veloz, Andrea Diaz, and Olivia Bontreger had one goal each. Briana Valderrama had two goals.

Boys JV soccer beat Northwood 3-0. Goshen goal scorers were Edgar Mora Gonzalez and Josh Cruz (2). Goshen assists were from Bryan Landin,  Antonio Hernandez, and Arturo Hernandez-Barrera. Goshen is now 8-0-2 and 3-0-2 in conference.

Girls varsity volleyball took the win over Northridge in five sets ending with a score of 3-2.

Boys tennis went 1-1 at the LaPorte Invite Saturday including a 3-2 win over Lowell. Ryan Harmelink won quickly at 1 Singles. Carlos Lichty gutted through a shoulder injury to get a crucial second point in a 3^rd set super tiebreaker, and then Wyatt Fisher came up big to seal the deal 6-4, 6-4.

Girls varsity golf took on their sectional competition at Cobblestone on Saturday. Goshen placed 10^th out of 13 teams with a 421, missing Prairie Heights by one stroke and Fairfield by eight strokes. McKenna Cripe was the low score for Goshen with a 101. Briza Tayagua-Delgado had a 106, two strokes better than her Conference score last weekend. Senior Lauren Murphy ended her season with a 107, also better than her Conference score. The RedHawks grew a lot this season, but have a lot to work on individually in the off season to shave the strokes in order to beat our close competitors. Go RedHawks!

Girls varsity soccer lost 1-2 against Bethany. Mirriam Iturriaga had one goal. Maddie Swallow had one assist. Abril Diaz had one save for the game. The girls are now 5-3-1 for the season.

Boys varsity soccer hosted the Bishop Noll Warriors out of Hammond, and came away with the 6-4 win, in an exciting offensive game in which both teams scored seven goals combined in the first half, and ten goals combined overall.  Goals for Goshen were from Chris Lozano who had a hat trick with three goals, Nehemias Gallegos (2), and Fernando Quevedo (1). Assists for Goshen were from Chris Lozano (1), Cruz Garcia (1), Fernando Quevedo (1), Diego Romo (1), and Nehemias Gallegos (1).  The win puts the RedHawks’ varsity record to 7-5 overall, and 3-2 in the NLC.

Boys JV soccer won their flight of the NLC JV tournament. In their first game Goshen beat Plymouth 3-2. Goshen goal scorers were Antonio Hernandez, Oslec Montiel, and Kovan Drenth. In the final Goshen beat Elkhart Memorial 2-0. Goshen goal scorers were Edgar Mora Gonzalez and Arturo Hernandez-Barrera. Antonio Hernandez provided the assist. Goshen is now 10-0-2 and 3-0-2 in conference.

Girls varsity volleyball won the Goshen Invitational by defeating Ft Wayne Wayne 25-4 & 25-5, South Bend Adams 25-17 & 25-13, and Elkhart Central 25-20 & 25-19.

Girls cross country finished 7^th at the West Noble Invitational Saturday. Sophia Yordy paced the team finishing 11^th. She was followed by Nataly Esqueda 29^th, Sophia Koshmider 46^th, Celeste Arroyo 80^th, Morgan Chupp 100^th, Lauren Kauffman 111^th, and Kassidy Bestul 122^nd.

The boys cross country team finished 3^rd at the same invitational Saturday. Cole Johnston paced the team placing 12^th followed by Tommy Claxton 19^th, Drew Hogan 22^nd, Adrian Mora 27^th, Ryan Diaz 38^th, Isacco D’eila 62^nd, and Tyler Wiese 65^th.

Boys varsity football lost 45-0 to the Concord Minutemen. Colin Turner led the offense with 80 yards passing. Drew Worthman was the leading rusher for the evening with 30 yards rushing. Andrew Pletcher was the leading receiver with 40 yards receiving.  Defensively for the RedHawks, Duncan Green led the way. He had two sacks of the quarterback as well as three tackles and two of them being for loss of yards. James Troyer and Ethan Vallejo also had three tackles each.

Boys JV football lost to the Concord Minutemen 34-0. Leading the way for the RedHawks offensively was Eddy Flores. He had 50 yards rushing. Colin Vidmar also ran the ball well for the RedHawks.  Defensively the RedHawks were led by Eddy Flores and Demetrius Starks. Both had a handful of tackles. Carlos Avalos also had three tackles as well.

 

IN SPORTS ACTION TODAY:

Boys JV and varsity tennis will play at Elkhart Memorial at 5:00 p.m.

Girls soccer will travel to SB St. Joe. JV plays at 5:30 p.m., followed by varsity at 7:15 p.m.

Unified varsity football will host Tippecanoe Valley at 6:30 p.m.

Good luck to all of you!