GHS ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

GHS ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Picture Retake Day is TOMORROW! If you were absent on Picture Day you can still order at mylifetouch.com using picture ID JZ018512Y1 for Goshen High School. If you did get pictures taken in August and would like retakes, simply return your original package on Picture Retake Day.

On Saturday, September 15^th the GHS athletic department is hosting a Red Cross Blood Drive in the cafeteria from 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Any students interested in helping can sign up for a two hour time slot between 7:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. This service would certainly qualify for volunteer hours you may need for any of your clubs or organizations. See Mrs. Schrock in the athletic department to sign up to help with the event. We are not asking you to sign up to give blood!

Any person interested in participating in softball this spring needs to have their physical and concussion paper work turned in before attending Skill Development Workouts. All workouts are on Mondays and Wednesdays at Shanklin Park from 4:00-6:00 p.m. These are for all athletes that are not in a Fall Sport. If you have any questions please see Coach Kulp in room 1070.

Fall play auditions are TODAY at 3:45 p.m. in the auditorium. Please bring a pencil. A monologue can be picked up in room 1400 should you wish to have one before auditions. This year’s play is Agatha Christie’s Death by Appointment.

IUSB will be in the Guidance office for on-site admissions on Monday, October 1^st from 9:00 a.m. until noon. Come to Guidance and sign up for a time slot and a paper application to fill out prior to October 1^st, and you will know if you have been accepted at your meeting. IUSB will also be giving a $500 scholarship to any student that has a 3.0 or higher GPA. This scholarship will only be available on October 1^st.

Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) will be in the guidance office on Tuesday, October 2^nd from 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Their admissions office has discontinued paper applications. We encourage students to apply during the last week of September, if at all possible. The $30 application fee will be automatically be waived THAT WEEK ONLY. The application process is streamlined and takes about 20-30 minutes to complete. There are no essay questions for students to worry about. Students should bring their official high school transcript to their scheduled meeting.

Attention Students: Herff Jones will be here again on Tuesday, October 2^nd before school to take class ring orders for any grade, and for senior orders for caps and gowns, graduation announcements, and other senior items. Extra packets are available in the main office.

Homework help is available every Tuesday and Thursday in the media center from 3:45-5:00 p.m. You must be in the media center by 3:50 p.m. in order to stay for this, and dismissal times are at 4:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. You are expected to exit the building through door FF, which is located by the stairs just down from the media center. A bus will be available around 5:10 p.m. if you need a ride home. This bus is for students who stay for after-hours help ONLY. It will pick you up at the south end of circle drive by the flag pole. 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.

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!

Students: 2018 yearbooks are NOT here yet. We will announce when they are here and ready to be picked up.

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. OJ will start tagging vehicles without parking permits THIS week, 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 TOMORROW. See Mrs. Villalobos in Guidance.

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:

TODAY Manchester College
Friday, September 7^th Central Michigan
Tuesday, September 11^th IUPUI
Wednesday, September 12^th Goshen College
Tuesday, September 18^th Army Reserves
Wednesday, September 19^th Trine University
Thursday, September 20^th Purdue-Ft. Wayne
Wednesday, October 3^rd Bethel College
Thursday, October 4^th University of Toledo
Friday, October 5^th Taylor University
Tuesday, October 9^th Holy Cross
Tuesday, October 16^th Grace College
Wednesday, October 17^th Purdue Poly-Tech, South Bend

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:

LGBTQ? Questioning? Ally? Join GSA! Genders & Sexualities Alliance is an inclusive club focused on activism and empowerment, in addition to being a safe place for people to talk about (and be!) their real selves. For more info, follow the link: https://sites.google.com/staff.goshenschools.org/gsa/ Our first meeting is Thursday, September 13^th during the 2^nd session of SRT in room 3200.

Art Club begins on Thursday, September 13^th during the 2^nd session of SRT in room 1450. Come for a fun time! This year our first or second project is finishing a mural in Whiteman.

SPORTS SCORES:

IN SPORTS ACTION TODAY:

Boys JV & varsity tennis will host Northwood at 4:45 p.m.

Girls volleyball will host Wawasee. JV will play at 5:30 p.m., followed by varsity at 7:00 p.m.

Girls freshman volleyball will travel to Northridge to play against Wawasee and Northridge at 5:30 p.m.

Boys and girls JV & varsity cross country will host Bethany and Bremen at Shanklin at 5:30 p.m.

Girls soccer will host Plymouth. JV plays at 6:00 p.m., followed by varsity at 7:45 p.m.

The C team for boys football will host Osceola at 6:30 p.m.

Go RedHawks!