Congratulations to the 2026 National Cemetery Essay Contest winners, who were recognized during yesterday’s board meeting. Your meaningful work and commitment to honoring the brave men and women who gave their lives in service to our nation are truly inspiring.
Students from Grafton High School spent a day from their Spring Break to attend the Regional Social Studies Fair at Glenville State University's Waco Center on Tuesday, April 7.
Students who presented at the regional social studies fair qualified at the county-level fair at GHS in March.
The following students won first place for their projects and have qualified for the state social studies fair in Charleston on April 28:
U.S. History – Group – Jaylin Summers and Anna Poling “Women Do the Work”
Geography – Individual – Paislee Freeman “Long Way From Home: SGT. Edward R. Winston”
The following students placed second for their project:
World History – Group – Corinne Miller, Addison Sole, Cameron Gray, Taylor Bolyard “The History of Legos”
These students represented Grafton well with their project about the history of Grafton:
State and Local History – Ainsley Alexander, Gracie Poling, and Zane Reneman “Welcome to Historic Grafton”
Congratulations to all those students who have placed.
Attention dual members in each the Class of 2026 and 2027 -- NTHS SkillsUSA Scholarship.
With a goal of supporting promising futures for skilled professionals, career-ready leaders and responsible community members, NTHS proudly partners with SkillsUSA to provide four $1,000 scholarships to students who hold dual membership with NTHS and SkillsUSA.
To be eligible to apply, all applicants must:
be a member of both SkillsUSA and NTHS
be a current high school junior, senior or college/postsecondary student.
Applicants from all skilled trades pathways are encouraged to apply.
https://apply.mykaleidoscope.com/program/NTHS2026
Applicants are encouraged to apply by April 15.
NEW GHS TRACK RECORD ALERT🚨
✨Congratulations to junior track member, Reese Lambert for setting the GHS School Record for Girls Discus Throwing ✨
The new record is set at 110' -02"
Great work, Reese! 👏🏼💙💛 we are proud of you!
GNN wishes everyone a great Spring Break!
https://youtube.com/shorts/oNxnf78i1hg
Congratulations to all of our Grafton High School girls track athletes who placed at the Craig Kellar Invitational at Doddridge High School! 🏃♀️💙 What an incredible start to the season... we are so proud of your hard work and dedication!
🥇 1st Place Finishes
• Shuttle Hurdles: Lauren Worth, Carly Vandergrift, Maddie Lynch, Maddy Haddix
• 800m: Ciarra Spring
• 1600m: Addison Sole
• Discus: Reese Lambert
🥉 3rd Place Finishes
• 100m Hurdles: Lauren Worth
• 4x400 Relay: Ciarra Spring, Natalee Cartwright, Bailey Weaver, Gracie Fryer
• 4x800 Relay: Natalee Cartwright, Corinne Miller, Sophia Austin, Ainsley Alexander
🏅 4th Place Finishes
• 400m: Gracie Fryer
• 800m: Bailey Weaver
🏅 5th Place Finishes
• Pole Vault: Maddy Haddix
• Shot Put: Reese Lambert
• 4x100 Relay: Alizae Runner, Paislee Freeman, Maddie Lynch, Maddy Haddix
🏅 6th Place Finishes
• 1600m: Ainsley Alexander
• High Jump: Lucky Jones
🏅 7th Place Finishes
• Discus: Ali Wilfong
• 4x200 Relay: Alizae Runner, Corinne Miller, Maddie Fryer, Paislee Freeman
👏 Way to represent, Lady Bearcats! Stay tuned for our boys’ track standings from the event!
Shoutout to Grafton High School’s Lydia Wildroudt for being recognized for her resilience, leadership, and consistency both in the classroom and in competition! 💙💛
Lydia continues to represent GHS the right way... excelling as a student and as an athlete. We’re proud of you! 👏🏼
📰 Read more here:
https://www.wvnews.com/mountainstatesman/sports/grafton-s-lydia-wildroudt-embodies-resilience-leadership-and-consistency/article_16a209c7-cf57-43f6-b0bd-3837e5880df6.html?fbclid=IwVERDUAQ7F7lleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEe9x1Pn6joHUnbKhW16bFNgUt5iKm-CDc-KEqpN8xUV15xzRlyGb4mao3Ptvg_aem_eWfhpMquWxKwH0CxslWmHw
Spring is in the air! 🌸☀️🌷
Spring Break, for students, begins Thursday, April 2.
Sharing a few samples from Digital Imaging 1 students designing in Canva.
The Health Department will be at GHS on April 29th from 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM to offer vaccines.
They will be providing the meningitis vaccine, which is required before senior year or for participation in summer sports/activities after junior year. Any student age 16 or older is eligible.
📌 What’s needed:
Completed vaccination form (found on GHS class Teams)
Photo of front & back of insurance card
If you have any questions, please contact Morgan Hatfield at morgan.hatfield@k12.wv.us
Bearcat Family,
We are coming together to support a GHS student recently diagnosed with thyroid cancer. While they wish for their name to remain private, they are part of our Bearcat family and need our support.
We will be selling thyroid cancer awareness t-shirts, with proceeds helping the family. Order forms are available outside the cafeteria, in Room 207 (Mrs. Eskridge), and online at the link below.
Join us for Thyroid Awareness Day on April 24th 💛
Wear awareness colors/shirts, bring a donation, and show your support.
Let’s come together for one of our own 💛
https://www.spring4customsandmore.com/product/thyroid-cancer-awareness-shirt-fundraiser/EURZBOCO2KWCC4YE64NF52NY?cs=true&cst=custom
We are coming together to support a GHS student recently diagnosed with thyroid cancer. While they wish for their name to remain private, they are part of our Bearcat family and need our support.
We will be selling thyroid cancer awareness t-shirts, with proceeds helping the family. Order forms are available outside the cafeteria, in Room 207 (Mrs. Eskridge), and online at the link below.
Join us for Thyroid Awareness Day on April 24th 💛
Wear awareness colors/shirts, bring a donation, and show your support.
Let’s come together for one of our own 💛
https://www.spring4customsandmore.com/product/thyroid-cancer-awareness-shirt-fundraiser/EURZBOCO2KWCC4YE64NF52NY?cs=true&cst=custom
REMINDER:
Grafton High School has Parent Teacher Conferences this evening 3:30 -5:30.
Grafton High School has Parent Teacher Conferences this evening 3:30 -5:30.
Many of our Bearcats attend the United Technical Center in Clarksburg, where they have the opportunity to compete in SkillsUSA through their respective programs. We are proud to recognize the following students for their outstanding accomplishments:
👏 Dylan Gutshall earned 2nd place in Motorcycle Repair as part of the Power Equipment program.
🏆 Gavin Nichols, a student in the Collision Repair program, is a State Champion in Automotive Refinishing Technology!
We are incredibly proud of your hard work and dedication... way to represent Grafton High School!
Photo credits to UTC. We will continue to share updates as we receive more information from UTC about our students’ SkillsUSA achievements. Stay tuned, and thank you for supporting our Bearcats!
GNN: Ms. Thobois visited the student art show and shared some video footage with GNN.
https://youtube.com/shorts/aShXue6JsIw
https://youtube.com/shorts/aShXue6JsIw
Important Update:
💛💙 Grafton High School has received an all-clear from the utility company. School will resume on Tuesday, March 31. We look forward to welcoming students and staff back safely. 💙💛
Watch this video to explore how manipulatives help clarify the meaning of fractions, demonstrate equivalent fractions, and compare fractional quantities.
Families of current JUNIOR BOYS, Class of 2027!
It's not too late to jump into this June opportunity! Please reach out to school counselor, Mr. Mahon, tmahon@k12.wv.us, or teacher Mrs. Ward, stward@k12.wv.us.
#ALMBS | #WVBoysState | #WeAreBoysState | #MenOfTomorrow
Thanks, everyone!
The NTHS Shoe Drive is complete. The donation period has ended. We are happy to report 630 shoes have been given a second chance!
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