GHS ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 2017                                 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

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.

REMINDER FROM THE CAFETERIA:  Starting this week, you will NOT be able to charge to your lunch account.

Ms. Rackley’s classes will eat D lunch this week.

Mr. Garvin’s 4^th hour IB class, listen carefully.  TOMORROW, you will take D lunch.  Do not take B lunch, as normal, nor should you take A lunch as agreed.  We will take D lunch.  D lunch is the lunch you shall take.  Neither A lunch, nor B lunch, and C lunch is right out!  Take D lunch.

The final Student Faculty Senate meeting of the school year is TOMORROW at 7:45 a.m. in the media center.  All club sponsors are expected to attend with a club representative.  Please send Mr. Kissinger agenda items.

All boys interested in playing boys basketball next season need to be present for a meeting before school on Tuesday morning at 8:00 a.m. in Mr. Wohlford’s classroom, 2310.  We will discuss our summer schedule at this meeting.  Please see Coach Wohlford if you cannot make the meeting on Tuesday morning.

Juniors and seniors were sent an email link for prom court nominations.  If you did not receive an email link for this please contact Cari Durecki at cdurecki@goshenschools.org and let her know if you are a junior or senior.  Nomination voting will be open through TOMORROW. Next week will be the final vote.

Auditions for next year’s choirs are taking place through Friday.  If you are interested in auditioning please come to the choir office in room 5310 to find out more information or to schedule an audition time.

All winter and spring senior student-athletes can see Mr. Kissinger TOMORROW during your lunch for two scoops of dipped ice cream.  Thank you for your leadership and time commitment!

Congratulations to the GHS Wind Ensemble for qualifying for the ISSMA State Concert Band Finals!  The band will play at 1:00 p.m. this Saturday at Lawrence Central HS.  Tickets can be purchased only at the door.

Any student interested in Quarterback training, please visit the athletic department for registration forms for the “Top Gun Quarterback Training”, which will be held at Foreman Field on Tuesday, May 9^th, May 16^th and May 23^rd from 7-8:00 p.m.  This training is done by Coach Bill Reagan, former head college football coach and former Notre Dame football staff member.  Visit the athletic department this week for more details!  

IHSAA Student-Athlete Tip of the Week:  “Your next opponent doesn’t care about last week’s victory,” was a quote I read recently that makes so much sense.  It is so true.  In athletics, yesterday doesn’t matter near as much as tomorrow does.  Are you able to move on after a sweet win?  What about a tough loss?  Does it hang with you or are you able to brush it off after a couple of days?  It has been said that the best athletes have short term memory.  They don’t dwell on wins or losses or personal performance.  Instead, they concentrate on improvement and trying to get better every day.  There is no doubt that a well-earned victory can be satisfying and self-serving, but in most cases it is forgotten about shortly.  Successful players and coaches are always looking to the future and use the past as a gauge on how to make that successful!

A vote will be taken for the Goshen City Council Youth Advisor position on Tuesday, May 23^rd.  If you are interested you MUST be a senior during the 2017-18 school year and you will be expected to attend at least one city council meeting per month (1^st and 3^rd Tuesday of each month starting at 7:00 p.m.).  The candidate will be elected by the GHS student body and will be non-partisan (no political party affiliation).  The voter registration office will be here to set up voting machines that will be used for the election.  Please see Mr. Weldy in room 2360 for information packets, questions and to find out when information is due.  PACKETS MUST BE PICKED UP THIS WEEK!

The Goshen Unit of the Boys & Girls Club of Elkhart County has operated in four different sites this school year – Grace Community Church, First Baptist Church, Chamberlain Elementary School and North Goshen Mennonite Church.  We thank you all for your assistance and patience during this process!  We will begin our summer programs on June 12^th in a beautiful, newly renovated and much larger club!  To give our staff time to prepare the newly remodeled club for summer programs we will end our school year programs on May 12^th.  You are all welcome to join us in celebrating our opening during our Community Open House on June 10^th from 9:00-11:00 a.m. at 306 Crescent St. in Goshen.  If you have any question feel free to call our office at 533-4793.  Thank you so much for your assistance and cooperation during the clubs transitional period!

Prom tickets are on sale now during all lunches!  Sale dates are Tuesday-Friday of this week and next week.  Morning ticket sales will be on May 4^th and May 12^th from 7:45-8:15 a.m.  Tickets are $40 each and will increase to $45 starting May 9^th.

Are you a DACA student that wants to go to college?  Please join us May 9^th during both SRT sessions in the auditorium.  Discover how you can make college possible by learning from DACA students from IU Bloomington!  Eres un alumno indocumentado o DACA que quiere ir a colegio?  Favor de unirse a nosotros este 9 de Mayo durante ambos sesiones de SRT.  Descubre cómo puedes ser colegio posible, aprendiendo de otros alumnos indocumentados y con DACA desde la Universidad de Indiana en Bloomington!

Juniors and Seniors, hurry!  TODAY is your last chance to register for the prom package courtesy of the Interra Credit Union RedHawks branch.  It will be worth your time!  The winner gets two prom tickets (or reimbursement for tickets already purchased), a $75 gift card to the restaurant of your choice and $50 cash for those extra expenses.  Stop by the Interra RedHawks branch to get all the entry details TODAY!  The winner will be announced Friday.

Current Sophomores and Juniors who are interested in GHS’ annual trip to Stratford, Ontario for an inspiring weekend of theater should check with their English teacher or, alternatively, stop by Mr. Caskey’s room (3180) or email him at lycaskey@goshenschools.org for more information.  We hope you join us!

Seniors:  (**Please note the date change**)  If you still need to order a cap and gown you can visit their web site at www.highschool.herffjones.com to place an order.  Cap & Gown delivery day will be TOMORROW during SRT.

The Ultimate Frisbee Club meets after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:45-5:00 p.m. on the administration field.  If you’re interested in learning how to play the sport of Ultimate Frisbee, you can pick up your required paperwork from Mr. Snyder in the choir office, Mr. Brubaker or from Lucas Kauffman.  The paperwork should be turned in to Lucas Kauffman the first time you attend.

It’s time for the annual GHS Prom Dress Drive!  This 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 or Mrs. Shakley.  You may also ask your SRT teacher for more information.

Homework help is available every Tuesday and Thursday in the media center from 3:45-5:00 p.m.  A bus will be available around 5:20 p.m. if you need a ride home.  It will pick you up at door M.  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.

 

MEETINGS DURING SRT:

Key Club will have its last meeting of the year TOMORROW during the 2^nd session of SRT in the cafeteria.

The final Student Athletic Council meeting of the school year will be TOMORROW during the 2^nd session of SRT in the main gym.  In addition to eating cookies, we will be making posters for the Unified Track & Field meet this Friday night.  If any Athletic Council members that are not on the Unified team can attend the Friday meet at 5:30 p.m. to lead the cheering, that would be awesome!  All sophomore student-athletes are invited to this meeting to see what the Athletic Council does.

Any boy interested in playing football in the fall should attend a call out meeting on Tuesday, May 9^th during the 2^nd session of SRT in the main gym.  Updated calendars will be passed out, expectations will be laid out and we will go over some important info regarding the summer.  Please plan to attend!

 

SPORTS SCORES:

The boys JV golf team lost to LaVille, 217-226.  Leading the way for the team was freshman Ben Yonts with a 55, Don Perry fired a 56, Joseph Narayan shot 57, Derrick Stotts shot 58 and Gabe Yoder added a 59.

The boys varsity golf team lost a very close match to LaVille, 185-190.  The RedHawks were led by Jr. Peyton Cripe who fired a 43 and tied for match low medalist.  William Troyer, Allan Garratt and Ben Schneider all added 49s and Jake Jennette shot 57.

The girls tennis team fell to state-ranked Plymouth.  The JV team was victorious thanks to wins by Madison Rittenhouse, Chloe Diaz, Katia Gutierrez, Greta Lapp Klassen, Sage Christner, Sophia Kellenberger, Sophia Kirkton, Courtney Sloop and Maiah Huffman.

The boys varsity baseball team defeated Bethany 8-0.  Mitchell Walters threw six strong innings striking out ten and giving up only one hit before giving way to Eric Newell in the 7^th to close it out.  Offensive leaders were Charlie Collins, Robbie Riegsecker, Austin Cain and Chava Garcia.

The girls track team defeated Northwood 78-50 and lost to Concord 45-86 on Senior Night in their regular season conference finale. Goshen was led by Kassandra Rodriguez’s 1st place finish in the shot put, Suzette Rodriguez’s 1st place finish in the discus and 2nd place finish in the shot put, Riley Martin’s 2nd place finish in the discus, Kayleigh McKee’s 1st place finish in the pole vault, Kyrah Fletcher’s 1st place finish in the long jump, Ariana Perez Diener’s 2nd place finish in the 3200, Jocelyn Valderrama’s 3rd place finish in the 1600, Brandi Smith’s 3rd place finishes in the 200 and the 400, and Jill Kissinger’s 2nd place finishes in the long jump, the 100 Hurdles, and the 800.

 

IN SPORTS ACTION TODAY:

The girls JV and varsity softball teams will host Northridge at 5:00 p.m.

The girls JV and varsity tennis teams will play at Elkhart Memorial at 5:00 p.m.

The boys JV and varsity baseball teams will play at Northridge at 5:00 p.m.

The boys JV and varsity track teams will compete against Wawasee and Memorial at Wawasee at 5:30 p.m.

Go RedHawks!