Grafton High School

Congratulations to Mr. Stephan Tennant on being named Taylor County Schools- Teacher of the Year for 2024! Your dedication, passion, and commitment to education have not gone unnoticed. You inspire students and colleagues alike, making a profound difference in the lives of those around you. Keep up the incredible work, and thank you for all you do to shape the future generation.

Reminder: No School for Students on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. This is a professional learning day for staff.

GHS would like to send a THANK YOU to our Taylor County Bus Drivers for all that they do every day. Thank you for keeping our students safe on a daily basis. Today we celebrate YOU!

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GHS Bearcat Mousepads For Sale $10 Riverside Designs, Simulated Workplace for the Digital Imaging/Interactive Pathway students have created the design and heat press each mousepad, made to order, in the classroom. Order yours today! https://forms.office.com/r/5BSjNwADdy

Grafton Floral requested that we inform anyone who was wanting to order their prom flowers through them to please get their orders called in by Thursday, April 25th. Thank you!

The Taylor County Schools 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.

Today, the founders of Bearcat Broadcast visited WBOY in Clarksburg, WV. Students watched the production of the noon news and received valuable feedback to improve their reporting on GHS news. Thank you, WBOY!

Grafton High School Class of 2025 Junior Prom Court 🐾💙💛

Grafton High School Class of 2024 Senior Prom Court 🐾💙💛

Presenting the 2024 GHS Prom Court 👑 🐾 Juniors: Claire McCarthy, Sierra Persinger, Hannah Stevens, Ethan Dotson, Cam Foley & Stratten Wooddell 🐾 Seniors: Kayla Greathouse, Jade Hall, Maddie Moats, Larkin Nicholson, Lillie Singleton, River Sipes, Mason Dunham, Justin Gainer, Alex Himes, Landen Hulley, Isaac Lough, & Harrison Maier Congratulations to all! 💙💛

Grafton High science students received a visit from WVDEP representative Joann Sonderly today. They learned about Reuse Reduce and Recycle, as well as watersheds.

All information regarding the trip is on the permission form. This trip is for SENIORS ONLY. You are required to fill out a form in order to attend. Forms are due April 26th.

This Week's Bearcat of the Week... Violet Rubenstein https://www.bearcatbulletin.org/post/featured-bearcat-of-the-week-violet-rubenstein

Hispanic Honor Society had 2 very busy days. They hosted a Hispanic experience for the children at the elementary schools in Taylor County. Yesterday they went to West Taylor in the morning and Flemington Elementary in the afternoon. Today they went to Anna Jarvis. Students rotated in 5 different stations where they learned about Spanish greetings, the book Brown Bear, Brown Bear, Hispanic countries, and a salsa band. They also were able to taste homemade tortillas and Maria cookies. Muchas gracias estudiantes. You are the best.

TOMORROW is the last day to purchase prom tickets. You can purchase online or pay in cash or with a check during lunches tomorrow. We have to have a final count after tomorrow, so no extensions will be provided. Please be sure to buy your ticket if you are interested in attending. If you need financial assistance with the ticket, you must see Mrs. Himes or Mrs. Eskridge. https://osp.osmsinc.com/p/EC502-59 ***Hard copies of tickets are not required to get in. The physical tickets are a souvenir for students - there will be a check in list at the door upon entering prom***

This is an awesome opportunity for 9th and 10th graders. Must apply ASAP if interested. https://wvde.us/gov-schools/tourism/#parents The inaugural Governor's School for Tourism will launch in the summer of 2024. GST will provide selected 9th and 10th grade students with opportunities to tour WV for 10 days, learning about the tourism and hospitality sectors of our economy through hands on experiences. The dates for 2024 are June 20-June 29. This is honestly an opportunity of a lifetime for students. We’re going whitewater rafting, staying at WV State Parks, and visiting all 9 of the travel regions in WV. We’ll be traveling on charter buses and it’s all free!

Congratulations to Bearcat softball as they defeated the liberty mountaineers 11-0. Shout out to Lillie Crimm, who struck out 11 batters and surrendered zero hits and zero runs on the mound. #BearcatProud

Boys track update from Coach Norris- Congratulations to MJ Niggemyer who placed first in both the 800 and 1600 in two meets. Performance for other individuals are included in photos below. Lots of metals came back to Grafton! Boys track is off to a great start this year! #BearcatProud

Congratulations girls track. Two school records were broken this passed weekend. Jerra Halbritter broke the discus record with a throw of 108’ 10”. Eclipsing the old mark of 108’ 7” held by Dana Griffith, set in 1987. Hadley Horne also set a new school record in the 300 Hurdles. Setting a new time of 47.91 seconds. The old record had stood since 2002, was held by Jenny Keener with a time of 48.18 seconds. Other results from Saturday: Sophia Austin 4th in the 3200 Hadley Horne 1st in the 300H Team of Carly Vandergrift, Maddie Lynch, Maddy Haddix, and Lauren Worth 3rd Shuttle Hurdle Relay Team of Ali Runner, Ellie Royce, Lucky Jones, and Callie Copeland 4th 4 x 100 Lucky Jones 3rd in the High Jump Hadly Horne 3rd in the Long Jump Caroline Wellman 6th in the Long Jump Jerra Halbritter 2nd in the Shot Put Scarlett Reid 3rd in the Shot Put Jerra Halbritter 1st in the Discus Reese Lambert 5th in the Discus The team finished fourth overall. #BearcatProud