GHS ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2018                                

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

SENIORS: This will be the last week to turn in your work ethic certification permission papers to Mr. Bechtel in the main office. After Labor Day, they will no longer be accepted.

All junior student-athletes who signed up for the Be the Best Leadership Program TOMORROW should report directly to the auditorium to start the school day. Please be on time and bring a writing implement.  This will be a fun morning to learn with classmates who are also student-athletes on leadership qualities, conflict resolution, and excuses vs. excellence.  See you before school in the auditorium. Go Big Red!

HELP WANTED: We are looking for a church nursery attendant at First Presbyterian Church of Goshen. Applicants should be 18 or older, excellent at caring for infants and toddlers, able to pass a criminal background check, and available to work from 9:00 a.m. to noon on Sundays. This position pays $10/hour. As additional needs for childcare arise, the nursery attendant will be the first to have an opportunity to work during other events or programs. To apply, please contact Alan Griffin at agriffin46526@comcast.net, applications can be downloaded from the homepage at www.discoverfirstchurch.org, or you can call 533-7845.

STARTING THIS WEEK: 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. 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.

Herff Jones will be here TODAY during lunch periods and after school until 6:00 p.m. for graduation and class ring orders. DON’T DELAY – ORDER YOUR CAP & GOWN NOW!

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, registration, proof of insurance and $5.  OJ will start tagging vehicles without parking permits NEXT 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 September 7^th, 2018. 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:

• Thursday, August 30^th                 Navy
• Tuesday, September 4^th              IU Bloomington
• Wednesday, September 5^th          Ball State
• 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
• 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

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.

SPORTS SCORES:

Girls varsity golf competed against the Wawasee Warriors at Maplecrest. Although the girls shot a season-best 211, they were bested by Wawasee’s 210. The RedHawks were led by Cat Hoover with a career-best 45 and Olivia Lehr’s 55.  Other notable performances: McKenna Cripe’s 56, Estella Borden’s 55, and Lauren Murphy’s 65.

Boys varsity tennis started their NLC season strong by sweeping the three singles matches against Warsaw and adding a point at 2 doubles. Ryan Harmelink, Wes Beck, and Carlos Lichty only dropped a combined seven games while winning 36. Wyatt Fisher teamed with Axel Brown at 2 doubles and is still undefeated this year. The JV came away with a tie, thanks to a tiebreaker win from brothers Anton and Brenton Pham. Zach Barker also had a bagel in his singles match.

The girls soccer team lost a tough battle with state ranked Warsaw 4-0.  Maddie Rittenhouse had eleven saves in goal for the RedHawks. The varsity girls are now 3-2 and play their next game Thursday evening at LaPorte.  The JV game starts at 6:00 p.m., followed by the varsity at 7:30 p.m. The JV girls remained undefeated with 3-0 win over Warsaw. Maddie Swallow led the Goshen offense with two goals.  Alessandra Lozano also scored two goals for the RedHawks.  Joana Regalado and Itsel Hernadez assisted on the goals.

IN SPORTS ACTION TODAY:

(No events scheduled)