Join us for a Financial Aid Info Session + FAFSA Filing Workshop designed to help seniors and their families navigate the financial aid process and complete the FAFSA and Promise applications.
📅 Monday, October 26, 2026
⏰ 5:00–6:30 PM
📍 Grafton High School
💻 Bring: Student-issued devices for students. Parents/guardians are welcome to bring their own device.
🚨 REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED! 🚨
Students AND their parent/guardian MUST complete the registration form to attend.
👉 Register here: GHS Financial Aid + FAFSA Workshop Registration
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/grafton-hs-financial-aid-info-fafsa-filing-workshop-tickets-2000642433374?aff=oddtdtcreator
This event is not mandatory, but is strongly encouraged for seniors planning to attend college after graduation!
Grafton High School students have access to no-cost online SAT® tutoring and SAT® Bootcamps through Schoolhouse.world, the official tutoring partner of the College Board!
These opportunities can help students:
🎯 Prepare for the SAT®
📈 Strengthen academic skills
🎓 Build college readiness
All tutoring and bootcamp opportunities are FREE and online!
Students can register through Schoolhouse.world to get started.
📞 Questions? Contact Academic Support Director Dr. Erika Klose at (304) 558-8098.
Take advantage of this great opportunity to prepare for your future! 💙💛
Join us tomorrow, Friday, September 11, for the first home football game of the season as the Bearcats take on the Lincoln Cougars!
🎉 Pregame Fun | 5:00–7:00 PM on Sam Bord Drive
• Inflatables for kids
• Hershey’s Ice Cream Truck
• Sweet & Fizzy Soda Shop
• GHS ProStart Boba Tea & Cupcakes
• Spring 4 Customs Bearcat Gear & Apparel
🏈 Kickoff: 7:00 PM
FIRST RESPONDERS: GHS Football is proud to invite all area First Responders to attend FREE as a thank-you for all you do! Simply show a valid department ID or badge at the gate.
Bring the family, come enjoy the pregame fun, and LET’S GO, BEARCATS! 💙💛
Addison continues to share the learning experiences happening at Grafton High School each week.
https://youtube.com/shorts/d3RzR4KIO48
We are excited for a great homecoming week with you all. Reminder that if you dress up, you must check in outside of the Scotty Hamilton Gym with Mrs. Himes and Mr. Waters to receive points for your class.
Please note that GHS School Picture Day has been scheduled since last year and is on the Monday of Homecoming week. Students are welcome to bring a change of clothes for their pictures. Pictures will be taken during all students' English classes for all grades.
The Taylor County Public Library is hosting the American Sign Language Club every first and third Thursday of the month from 5:00 - 6:00. The club is open to all ages and abilities. Check out the flyer for more information.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qn1BimRZ8c
Planning to bring a guest to the GHS Homecoming Dance on Saturday, October 3rd from 7:00–10:00 PM? If your guest does not attend GHS, you must complete a Guest Request Form and receive administrative approval.
Guest Requirements:
• Must be at least in 9th grade
• Cannot be 21 years of age or older
• Must provide proof of graduation/diploma OR proof of current enrollment if they do not attend GHS
Forms have been emailed to all students and are also available on Teams.
Completed forms must be turned in to Mr. McCarthy by 3:00 PM on September 28th.
If approved, the form will not be returned. If denied, the form will be returned with an indication of denial.
Please make sure all forms are submitted by the deadline!
It’s officially time for 2026 Homecoming Princess Voting! 👑✨
All voting forms have been posted in your Class Teams. Be sure to submit your vote by this Friday at 12:30 PM! ⏰👑 Good luck to all of our candidates! 👑
If you are not able to access your graduating class Microsoft Teams, please let Mrs. Himes know by emailing her at taylor.himes@k12.wv.us to be added.
Honoring the Life & Legacy of Misty Watkins 💚
Thank you to GNN for creating this beautiful video to celebrate the life of our friend, coworker, teacher, and fellow Bearcat, Misty Watkins.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uH3Kg5RzQvY
In honor of Misty’s life and her passion for education, her family and friends have established the Misty Watkins Memorial Scholarship Fund. This scholarship will support a GHS senior who hopes to follow a path similar to Misty’s by pursuing a degree in Education and becoming a teacher.
Those who would like to support the scholarship can do so here:
💚 Misty Watkins Memorial Scholarship: https://www.gofundme.com/f/misty-watkins-memorial-scholarship?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Ms. Watkins was also well known throughout GHS for her Senior Memory Book which was a project that encouraged students to reflect on their lives, their experiences, the people who shaped them, and the stories that made them who they are.
She truly believed that every student’s story mattered.
So, in a way that we know Misty would have appreciated, we are now turning the pages toward her. We invite former students, colleagues, friends, family, and members of our community to share a memory, a story, a lesson, a laugh, a moment, or simply the way Ms. Watkins impacted your life. These submissions will be compiled and gifted on behalf of GHS Staff to her family. She spent years asking her students to tell their stories and reminding them that their lives mattered.
Now, it is our turn to tell hers.
Submissions can be turned in here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=S7AZ4AwzekaLrgn7FzdNauPRehq8mfBKtRf4mhcB_qJUMFRGUkE3SjI2RTc5S0FIRzhZME8wVkVRQy4u&route=shorturl&utm_source=chatgpt.com
