Grayson County Technology Center SkillsUSA competitors are headed to State, with top three finishes at Regional Conference. In Carpentry events, Raven Secora took 1st place with Ty Haycraft and Derryce Smith placing 3rd in their events. Machining students Sandan Paddack and George Priddy placed 1st and Amedeus Thacker took 2nd place. Levi VanMeter placed 3rd in Automotive and Samuel Vincent 1st in Welding.
Congratulations to GCHS senior Jonathan Nelson, awarded the Kentucky School Boards Association First Generation Scholarship during the KSBA Conference in Louisville, Feb 22 - 23. The $2,500 award is presented annually to one male and one female senior who is the first in their family to attend college. The scholarship is good to any two- or four-year college or university.
The GCMS Transition Day experience, is a fantastic event that helps 8th graders get the inside track on high school life and a variety of careers and paths to reach them. Great event planning and support from professionals in sharing their journeys and tips for success. https://bit.ly/2XcBlLF
GCHS students performed at the Center for the Arts with students from across Kentucky during All-State weekend, the highest honor for a high school musician.
Playing with the Orchestra were Jonathan Nelson, Evan Clark (also 9th chair bass), Payton Abney, and Steven Phillips. Devin Coon performed with the All-State Concert Band. Choral performances featured Ella Robinson, Ethan Philips, Austin Clark, Evan Clark, Liam Marshall, Cameron Harris, and Caitlyn Woosley.
Grayson County elementary schools recently competed in District Governors Cup academic team competition, with Clarkson taking first place, and Lawler a close second.
Lawler placed first in Quick Recall, and Wilkey second. Clarkson and Lawler again finished one, two respectively in the Future Problem Solving event.Individual medals for Written Assessment were awarded to students districtwide. See all awards https://bit.ly/2DxXVFp
GCHS DECA came away from Regional competition with 18 students placing 1st in their event, and all 30 competitors qualifying for state conference in March. See projects, events and finishes https://bit.ly/2tfzvvw
Grayson County Spelling Bee elementary winners. 4th grade (l-r): 1st, Emelia Thurman; 2nd, Maggie Shepherd, both Wilkey; 3rd, Piper Mangan from Clarkson. 5th grade (l-r): 1st, Jacob Cummings, Caneyville; 2nd, Emma Newman, Wilkey; and 3rd, Jackson Rusher, also Caneyville.
Middle School winners: 1st Place, Landon Shiarella; 2nd, Kadie Monin, 3rd Place, Chris Vincent. Landon will represent Grayson County in the statewide KY Derby Festival Spelling Bee this spring.
The 4th/5th grade countywide Spelling Bee is ON for Sat., Feb. 2! All contestants should arrive at Wilkey Elementary by 8:45 am to check in, and spelling will begin promptly at 9 am.
The district elementary academic team Quick Recall Challenge will take place immediately following.
Due to icy roads, GCS will be closed on Friday, February 1st.
Due to current weather conditions GCS will be cancelled for Thursday, January 31st.
Due to extreme weather conditions forecast GCS will be closed on Wednesday, January 30th.
Congratulations to these GCHS musicians on being selected to the 9/10 All-District Band! Mason VanMeter, Ethan Priddy, Reuben Elmore, Kennadi Walters, Lexi Darst, Shaina Portman, Kristen Decker, Kylie Brown, Liberty Reneer, Sarah Milliner, Abigail Geary, Thomas Day, and Jay Bracket will perform in the All-District Symphonic Band next month. They join Princess Reed, Natasha Ramsey, Rylie Hayes, Alexis Harmon, Devin Coon, Trevor Kincheloe, Jeremiah Embry, and Mason Parker, who were previously selected to perform during separate auditions.
Strong individual and team showings lead the GCMS Academic Team to an overall 1st place finish at District Governor’s Cup. In addition, the team was awarded the Hume Sportsmanship Award, a coveted honor voted on by all participating teams.
Future Problem Solvers took 1st place, with Quick Recall placing 3rd. Individual awards for written assessments went to: Colton Glenn, Math, 3rd; Blaine Aubrey, 4th, Science; Landon Shiarella, 2nd, Blain Aubrey, 3rd, and Cole Bryant, 5th in Social Studies; Jordan Grant, 2nd and Madison Stamper, 4th, Language Arts; Audrey Lee, 1st and Cooper Lee, 5th, Arts and Humanities; and Audrey Lee, 1st, Sierra Secora, 3rd, and Mackenzie England, 4th in Composition.
The GCMS Beta Club was well-represented in at the state convention, with 39 members competing.
Sixth grader Jake Pohlman finished 3rd in the state in the Handmade Jewelry category, and seventh grader Hollie Hagan finished 4th in Language Arts. Both now have the opportunity to compete at Nationals in Oklahoma City this June.
GCMS also finished Top 10 in the state in the Engineering, Service Project Showcase, and Marketing and Communications competitions.
Ms. Tracy Bryant’s Clarkson third graders are super excited about their new Chromebooks, thanks to a $5,000 grant from Dow Chemical. Students use the notebooks daily for many math and science activities, but previously shared with other classes. The grant not only provided Bryant’s students 1:1 access, but freed up funds for additional classroom sets schoolwide. Thanks to Dow for generously supporting innovations in learning!
Grayson County Schools will be closed on Tuesday, January 22nd.
We have a three-day weekend coming up! There will be no school on Monday, Jan. 21, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. And with three snow days missed to date, we will be in session Monday, Feb. 18, as a makeup day.
The 2019-20 School Calendar was approved at last night's Board of Education meeting.
Congratulations to Ella Robinson, Ethan Philips, Austin Clark, Evan Clark, Liam Marshall, Cameron Harris, and Caitlyn Woosley on their selection to All-State Chorus.
No nights, no weekends. Join our team!
