Grafton High School

This week's Featured Bearcat is Landon Jefferson! Congratulations, Landon 💙💛🐾 https://www.bearcatbulletin.org/post/featured-bearcat-of-the-week-landon-jefferson

Attention all students, families, staff, and administrators! Taylor County Schools is excited to announce nominations for the 2023-2024 Service Staff of the Year are now open! If you know a cook, custodian, bus driver, secretary or aide that goes above and beyond to support his/her students, then nominate that service personnel today. Nominations will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. on March 22, 2024. Click below to nominate an exceptional teacher TODAY! https://forms.office.com/r/j5nUtQsGh0

Important Announcement! 🗳️ The upcoming Taylor County Schools Levy Renewal vote is on the horizon, and your voice matters! Stay tuned over the next few weeks for information on how the Levy Renewal supports many different aspects of our schools, students, staff, and community. Your vote matters! 🌟 #KnowThe Facts #LevyRenewal #CommunityVoice #EducationMatters 📚✏️🍎 Please help us in sharing the information.

Attention all students, families, staff, and administrators! Taylor County Schools is excited to announce nominations for the 2023-2024 Teacher of the Year are now open! If you know a teacher that goes above and beyond to support his/her students, then nominate the teacher today. Nominations will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. on March 22, 2024. Click below to nominate an exceptional teacher TODAY! https://forms.office.com/r/8j79KJgJBx

Congratulations to GHS team 1. They finished 1st place in the regional Academic Showdown and will compete in Charleston in April for the state championship. Coach - Teresa Dalton Team Captain - Justin Gainer Caroline Wellman Landen Hulley Nathan Castle Alex Himes #BearcatProud

GHS Academic Showdown Team One is moving onto the regional finals at Fairmont State today. Team one has eliminated the following teams today - Lewis 1, Paden City 1, Liberty 1 and Bridgeport 1. #BearcatProud

Please join us in congratulating our TCS “Students of the Month" for February. Each of these exceptional students was selected as an excellent ambassador for his or her school. Congratulations to each of these excellent individuals! Way to represent!

Check out this week Bearcat of the Week brought to you by WGHS. https://www.bearcatbulletin.org/post/featured-bearcat-of-the-week-colton-gillespie

Grafton High School FBLA is attending the State Leadership Conference. 💙🐾💛 #BearcatProud

All Grafton High School 9th through 11th grade have received their scheduling paperwork for the 2024-2025 school year. Students were directed to bring the paperwork home to get signed by a parent/guardian and return it to their AA teacher. All scheduling paperwork is now past due. If you still have your paperwork, please turn it in to your counselor as soon as possible. Registration for next year begins next week starting with the Juniors. If you have questions regarding your schedule, please reach out to your counselor. Thank you!

The GHS Track team will be hosting the Grafton 5 Mile Run on Sunday, March 17th. There are three events available to register for - 5 Mile Run, 2 Mile Walk/Run, Kids Fun Run. If you would like to register, follow this link https://runsignup.com/Race/WV/Grafton/Grafton5MileRun

This week's WGHS - good luck to all of our students competing in various competitions this week! https://www.bearcatbulletin.org/post/_wghs-9

On March 19th at 10:00 AM, Grafton High School will host a Spanish Concert featuring Edgar Rene from Puerto Rico.

Good Luck to Mrs. Bonnie Woods and her ProStart Invitational Hospitality Cup team as they compete today at the Embassy Suites in Charleston. Her team members are Caroline Wellman, Christian McMillen, Christopher Miller, Aubrey Roy, and Cody Moyer.

Scholarship opportunity for the Class of 2024

March is Youth Art Month! You can check out Grafton High School student artwork in the gallery downtown in Grafton and it is also on display in the Parkersburg Art Center.

We are excited to announce that Job Squad is now in Taylor County. Job Squad’s Customized Employment Program (CEP) provides 1:1 Job Readiness Training and Support to individuals that experience barriers to employment. Job Squad partners with the WV Division of Rehabilitation Services to assist individuals in reaching their vocational goals. This is available for both our current high school students and members of the community. This is an excellent opportunity for supported employment and on the job training with the goal of eventually working independently. If you want more information or want to determine, if you or your child is a candidate, please call the main office and ask to speak with Mrs. Shumaker. You can also contact the Job Squad representative directly at 304-641-4211.

We had an opportunity to meet with a representative from Mitsubishi today. Here's an excellent opportunity for students graduating this year that have an interest in aviation and have not selected a path. It's also available to the public if anyone is considering a career change, check it out. Mrs. Shumaker has additional information if you would like to call the school with questions.

Summer School Registration is Open! Taylor County Schools is excited to announce the opening of Summer School Registration for students currently in grades K-8. Scan the QR code on the informational flyer or click the link below to register. https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=S7AZ4AwzekaLrgn7FzdNaoeBzW7e4OdNm0GeTjwOn7VUMlFSV0o4SktXRzJRTkRXRUtFTTNLNk1IVS4u&origin=QRCode

Representing Grafton HS at All State Choir this weekend... #BearcatProud