Grafton High School

Thank you to the United Technical Center for hosting some of our 9th and 10th grade students today! Students learned about the various programs that UTC has to offer them throughout their high school careers. A special thank you to the wonderful tour guides for showing our students around! Learn more at https://unitedtechnicalcenterwv.com

Thank you to all of our community members, businesses, and staff members who volunteered to help with Get a Life today! We appreciate you dedicating your time to helping us make this event happen 💙💛

The Class of 2024 participated in the GET A LIFE program by the WV State Treasurer's Office this morning. Get a Life is a hands-on financial education experience that engages students with realistic family budget scenarios. The group activity takes approximately 90 minutes to complete and provides students with a series of financial challenges. Learn more at: https://www.wvtreasury.com/Education/Get-A-Life To explore careers you can use this resource: https://www.bls.gov/ooh/

Check out this week's Bearcat of the Week... https://www.bearcatbulletin.org/post/featured-bearcat-of-the-week-mrs-watkins

Bus Announcement: Bus # 73 will not run today, Wednesday, Feb. 7th. Middle School and High School students who normally ride that bus will be transported home on Bus # 24 or #25. Flemington students from that bus will be transported by Bus #79. bus

Reminders for the week: 2/7: Credit Recovery applications are due 2/8: 9th graders (A-L) and interested Sophomores visit UTC in the AM. 2/9: 9th graders (M-Z) visit UTC in the PM 2/9: Varsity Ball guest request forms are due to Mr. McCarthy

Support the Class of 2025 and buy a rose to give your someone special for Valentine's Day 🌹

Attention Class of 2024: If you plan to attend Fairmont State in the Fall, you are encouraged to fill out this general scholarship application by March 1st, 2024. https://www.fairmontstate.edu/financial-aid/scholarships/default.aspx

VALENTINE'S DAY COOKIE SALE Students, be sure to place your order for an $8 heart shaped cookie! Orders due by Friday, February 9. See Mrs. Woods in TC2 (Bearcat Bakery) for details.

Please join us in congratulating our TCS “Students of the Month" forJanuary. 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!

Play practice (for Little Mermaid) at GHS is canceled this evening due to a scheduling conflict.

Reminder that the FAFSA Night was rescheduled for February 26th from 4-6 pm.

Bus Announcement: Bus # 73 will not run today, Friday, Feb. 2nd. Middle School and High School students who normally ride that bus will be transported home on Bus # 24 or #25. Flemington students from that bus will be transported by Bus #79. bus

Summer job opportunity for students - must be at least 16 years old to apply

Happy Groundhog Day. May the Bearcat be right on his prediction. Check out today's special episode of WGHS! https://www.bearcatbulletin.org/post/wghs-groundhog-day

February is CTE Month! Check back throughout the month as we celebrate our awesome Career and Technical Education programs and students at Grafton High School! #ThisIsCTE #CTEMonth

Young Writers Contest 2024: pick up forms from Ms. Dalton (Room 110). The submission must be in prose (no poetry). Grades 9-10: 1,000 word limit; Grades 11-12: 1,200 word limit. Form and submission due date is February 5, 2024. Please return form and submit to Ms. Dalton on or before this date.

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Check out this week's Featured Bearcat, Maddie Moats! https://www.bearcatbulletin.org/post/featured-bearcat-of-the-week-maddie-moats

Attention seniors attending WVU in the Fall, the Rosalyn Fleming Heironimus Memorial Scholarship is now available. This endowment shall provide scholarships for graduates of Grafton High School, or its successor, who are undergraduate students enrolled as freshmen at WVU. Recipients shall demonstrate academic promise, by achieving a GPA of 3.0, and financial need. Recipients shall be determined by a committee from Grafton High School, and the WVU Office of Student Financial Aid. Funds shall be awarded in memory of Rosalyn Fleming Heironimus. This scholarship is awarded as a book scholarship that can only be utilized to purchase books from the WVU Bookstore. It is worth $500 and will be automatically awarded on your WVU account if you are selected as the recipient. APPLICATION AVAILABLE ON TEAMS. Please turn them into Mrs. Himes by 2/9 at Noon.