
Shout out to Kassidy Heldreth!
Kassidy is a Junior involved in Band, AP Language and AP US History, and Honors Chemistry. She is currently in Courses 2 and 3 of the Coding, App, and Game Design Concentration. The featured, from-scratch design is her latest creation working with Adobe Illustrator in Digital Imaging 2.
#brainbuffet #adobe #illustrator #vectorart


Upcoming Events for the GHS Band


2023 Taylor County Mountain Biking Team Upcoming Races


If you are a GHS student who plans to stay for after school activities and would need transportation home, please fill out the form using the link below:
https://forms.office.com/r/umjWmJ7SjL

Today we raised $2,128.47 Thank you to everyone who donated and wore camo in memory of Chris. We appreciate everyone's support.

Glenville State Scholarship Opportunity for Seniors:
This scholarship was established by the estate of Gracie Viola Bosely. Applicants will be required to submit an essay to the Scholarship Committee for review. Awards will be made in the following priority: 1) graduates of Grafton High School, 2) other Taylor County residents, and 3) any other West Virginia resident.
https://www.glenville.edu/financial-aid/scholarships

Class of 2024 - there are some great scholarship opportunities for you all to explore on this site. We encourage you to visit the site and apply to those that you are eligible for.
https://ycfwv.org/scholarships/

Our condolences to the family of Chris Shroyer from the Bearcat family.
We invite you to join us tomorrow as we honor Chris.


The 2023 Homecoming Court Ballots are now open to students.
Students can only vote for those in their own grade. If you are a 9th-11th grade student who has already been on court, you are not eligible again until Senior year.
All ballots are available on "Class of" Teams (ex: Class of 2024) if you cannot access the ballot, please email Mrs. Himes at taylor.himes@k12.wv.us
Ballots close Friday at 11:59 am.


Come out this Saturday!


Bearcat Esports will meet on Friday during AA/Homeroom time. Students are encouraged to checkout the game titles posted near the cafeteria. Scan the QR code and complete the online form for Fall Season registration.
The registration link was also shared in each grade level TEAMS.
Details and dates subject to change. More information can be found at https://help.generationesports.com/hc/en-us/articles/4412635142804-HSEL-Fall-Major-23-Tournament-Overview#01G8TWKA5QSYTC5590W08FR93S


Reminder that Healthy Grandfamilies will have a meet and greet this evening in the Mary Battle Studio at Grafton High School


Attention Seniors - Senior portrait make-ups are Tuesday, September 19. You will wear the drape or tuxedo provided.
It is recommended that you wear a tank top that you can leave on under the clothes. This is the last schedule day for pictures. If you do not have your portrait done, you will not have a senior picture in the yearbook.

Just a reminder that Monday is picture day for grades 9-11. They will receive information on how to purchase then.

Grafton HS Homecoming Dance will be held on Saturday, October 21st at GHS. $5 admission at the entrance of the dance. Guest request forms will be distributed next week.


We are looking forward to Homecoming Week at Grafton High School!


Anyone interested in becoming a part of Student Council:
We will be having our first SC meeting on 9/15 during AA in the cafeteria.
See Mrs. Himes if you have any questions!


In the fall of 2022, GHS Carpentry and ProStart classes collaborated on a garlic planter box project. Garlic planted a year ago has now been harvested. ProStart will be using the harvested garlic throughout the school year.


Good Evening,
Please be aware that it appears that our state is currently experiencing an increase of Covid-related cases. As a result, we have received the following information from the State Department of Education:
"When student or staff tests positive for COVID-19:
» Students and staff who test positive for COVID-19, should stay home for at least 5 days and isolate from others.
» Students are not allowed to participate in extracurricular activities while in isolation and potentially infectious.
» Day 0 is the first day of symptoms or day tested if asymptomatic.
» Students and staff may return to school if they:
› Stayed home and isolated for at least 5 full days
› Are fever free for 24 hours (without the use of fever reducing medications)
› Have symptoms that are improving
» It is recommended that a mask be worn days 6-10.
» Individuals who were severely ill or immunocompromised should stay home and isolate for 10 days."
Thank you for adhering to the aforementioned response to Covid-related illnesses, as doing so protects all of us.
Sincerely,
Dr. John E. Stallings, Jr., - Superintendent


Senior locker decorating-
We realize that senior week is a long time away, but some of you are early planners. So we want to get this information out early. With the installation of new lockers, we will NOT be using any tape on lockers. The tape leaves behind adhesive and sometimes damages the paint.
Locker decorations need to be made with magnets on them. You can buy magnet tape and magnet buttons that can be added to poster board. Below are a few examples of magnets and posters. Thank you for supporting the effort to take good care of our lockers.






