Wednesday, December 4th, saw Goshen High School students with an interest in Health and Safety careers visit Cincinnati State, where they engaged in practical exercises across a range of medical fields. Students explored Surgical Technology, Nursing, and Paramedic/EMT programs, acquiring knowledge about the diverse career paths available within these disciplines. GHS is committed to providing students with experiences that aid in selecting their post-secondary career trajectory.

On Wednesday December 3rd students at GHS participated in a school wide poetry recitation competition. This was the first round of a national poetry competition sponsored by the Ohio Art Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. It was a difficult day for the judges because each student did an incredible job presenting their poem. Congratulations to all for having the courage to put yourself out there. GHS is proud of you. And the winner is… Shiloh Stacey. Shiloh will be moving on to the regional competition on December 13th. Great Job Shiloh.

Monday, December 09

• 2:30 PM Crafters Club @ GHS Library

• 4:00 PM Varsity Bowling vs Wilmington High School @ Royal Z Lanes

• 5:30 PM Girls Junior Varsity Basketball @ Bishop Fenwick HS

• 7:00 PM Girls Varsity Basketball @ Bishop Fenwick HS

Tuesday, December 10

• 2:30-3PM Random Acts of Kindness Meeting @ Siefert’s Room

• 4:00 PM Varsity Bowling vs Western Brown @ Community Lanes

Wednesday, December 11

• 7:00 PM Holiday Choir Concert @ GHS Auditeria

Thursday, December 12

• 8:00 AM ASVAB Assessment @ GHS (Sign up in the guidance office)

• 6:00 PM Girls Junior Varsity Basketball vs Batavia @ GHS

• 7:30 PM Girls Varsity Basketball vs Batavia @ GHS

• 2:30-4 PM ESports Open Lab @ GHS ESports Lab

Friday, December 13

• 4:30 PM Boys Freshman Basketball vs Batavia @ GHS

• 6:00 PM Boys Junior Varsity Basketball vs Batavia @ GHS

• 7:30 PM Boys Varsity Basketball vs Batavia @ GHS

Saturday, December 14

• 9:30 AM Varsity Weightlifting @ Madison-Plains High School

• 3:00 PM Boys Freshman Basketball @ Bishop Fenwick HS

• 4:30 PM Boys Junior Varsity Basketball @ Bishop Fenwick HS

• 5:00 PM Boys Varsity Wrestling Tri: Badin & W. Brown @ GHS

• 6:00 PM Boys Varsity Basketball @ Bishop Fenwick HS

Hello, sophomores! This is an important time during your sophomore year as this is when the Great Oaks process begins! The start of this process will be on Monday, November 25th as the Career Specialist from Live Oaks will be presenting to all sophomores during their English classes on this day. Please make sure to be here on Monday and be ready for this informative presentation!

Below is the timeline of events involved with the Great Oaks application process that will take place from now through the start of your junior year and additional helpful information . Please look over this timeline so you are aware of the important steps along the way.

SENIORS- COMMUNITY SERVICE- All students are required to turn in 12 hours of community service. If you would like to know how many hours your student has submitted please feel free to email hueningh@goshenlocalschools.org ( She keeps the copy of the form they turn in). Blank forms can be found on the door of Mrs Huening office, completed forms can also be turned in there as well! It is the responsibility of each student to fill out the form completely and turn it in.

• Goshen’s Got Talent: Talent Show Auditions will be held Wednesday, January 8th from 3-6pm in the Auditeria. All acts are welcome: comedy, dramatic, musical, feats of skill and strength. Come out and show us that "Goshen's Got Talent!"

• Interested in ESports: Any current players or new students interested in ESports, come by Thursday afternoons before Winter break to hang out with us! We're currently looking for Valorant, Apex Legends, and Overwatch players for Spring teams, and we have way more game options as well. See you there! For more info on esports, see Mr. Walt or email esports@goshenlocalschools.org!

• Wresting Senior Night: Saturday December 14th will be senior night for our wrestling team. Senior recognition will begin in the GHS gym no earlier than 6:15pm with duals against Baden and Western Brown to follow. Help us celebrate the amazing careers for the class of 2025: Bitzer, Deemer, Dixon, Elder, Heger, Keitz, Kessen, Leadmon and Valentine.

• Random Acts of Kindness: It’s never too late to join, text @7a7c9f to 81010. If you are in need of community service hours, join Random Acts of Kindness. Our next meeting is Tuesday, December 10, from 2:30-3pm in Mr. Siefert's room, and it will feature the white elephant gift exchange. See Mr. Siefert for more details about becoming a NEW member of Random Acts of Kindness.

• Yearbook Info: If you're looking to grab this year's book, they are still available for sale! You can order online at the following link: https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A06431600 We are still making the 2024-2025 books, so they should be completed and ready to ship in late summer. If you're looking for a different year or something else yearbook related, let me know!

• The Help Center: Located in the main office, the Help Center offers students access to free personal care products such as deodorant, feminine hygiene products, toothpaste and more. Whenever you need something, feel free to stop by. The Help Center is sponsored by Random Acts of Kindness.

• Next Crafters Club Info for Monday, 12/9/24: Hand-painted, personalized mugs PLUS votive & tealight candle holders (with battery-operated candles included!) which can be gifted to family members or friends for the holiday. WIll be meeting in the media center after school until approximately 4PM.

• Christmas Bake Sale Friday, Dec 13th - Please bring your money so you can purchase items from our Christmas themed bake sale on Friday, December 13th. All proceeds will go to the Class of 2026 Prom Committee to help with their fundraising efforts for this year's prom!

Every Wednesday, the College and Career Readiness Department will send a “Where To Wednesday” newsletter. Make sure that you are checking out the newsletter each week to find out important information coming out within the College and Career Readiness Department and throughout the high school! Click the link to read this week's newsletter:

• ASVAB Assessment: Attention students in grades 10, 11, and 12: Are you a 10-12 grader and considering college, trade school, the military, or workforce? Taking the ASVAB career aptitude test is a great option to consider. Your ASVAB results can point you in the right direction for considering a possible career! If you are a senior and you are not sure what you are going to do after graduation, we strongly recommend taking the ASVAB assessment. Consider these benefits of taking the ASVAB assessment: The ASVAB Career Exploration Program will help you identify your interests, values, talents and abilities. *Receive the ASVAB Career Exploration Guide, individual access code, an interest inventory and career information on 400+ occupations.Discover if your interests and skills match the demands of various occupations. Juniors and seniors can use their scores to enlist in the military. Visit www.asvabprogram.com for more info and practice test questions and stop by the guidance office to sign up for the ASVAB test that will be given on Thursday, December 12 at 8 am here at GHS. There is no cost to students, so consider taking advantage of this opportunity to help fine tune your future plans, especially if you are uncertain what you want to do. Seats are limited, so sign up in the guidance office today!

During our Warrior Up advisory bell on Wednesday, November 20th, seniors watched a presentation from our GHS guidance department to learn about financial aid. The presentation included an introduction to the FAFSA, the various types of financial aid, and information on how to access a large variety of scholarship opportunities. Students were also shown how to use SchooLinks, our College and Career Readiness program, to help manage this sometimes challenging process of finding ways to finance their after high school plans including college, career schools or training programs. The slideshow below was presented to students to help them begin understanding this important process. Please review the information in this slideshow with your senior student and reach out to Mrs. Mantz or Mrs. Royal, our GHS counselors, with any questions!

Senior Warrior Up Financial Aid Presentation (11/20/24)

Mrs. Mantz and Mrs. Royal wanted to send out a reminder about college applications as we have some quickly approaching deadlines. Although a large number of college applications are due by December 1st, there are some colleges, including The Ohio State, that have early action deadlines of November 1st. This means that if you are planning on applying to college and haven't started the process yet, it is definitely time to start NOW!

Below is the Applying to College 101 document that we have gone over with you all and sent out a few times. We have made some edits to the document and added in some additional helpful information and details including more links to video clips on using SchooLinks. We also added some information about financial aid, which we will cover in more detail in an upcoming Warrior Up bell. From our experience and through working with many of you so far this year, this program seems very user friendly and we feel strongly that using this program will be an easy part of your college application process!

Applying to College 101 - Steps and Information!

As always, please reach out to Mrs. Royal or Mrs. Mantz if you have any questions at all!

It is our goal to increase communication with the school community throughout the 2024-2025 school year. Please access the following social media sites in order to keep informed:

• Follow @GoshenWarriors on TWITTER for daily updates/announcements, celebrations, extra-curricular updates and photos of daily activities.

• Follow Goshen High School on INSTAGRAM (GHSWarriors) to see photos of our students in action.

• Like Goshen Local Schools on FACEBOOK to celebrate successes in all buildings across the district.

• GOSHEN HIGH SCHOOL WEBSITE: Check the Goshen High School website frequently for school related information as well as a calendar of important events. Goshen High School

GHS Staff Email Addresses:

The following link included all email addresses for teachers at Goshen High School. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or concerns. Staff Email Address Document:

Administrative Team and Responsibilities:

If you have questions or concerns regarding your child, school or athletics, feel free to reach out:

• Mrs. Stephanie Walker, Principal: walkers@goshenlocalschools.org

• Ms. Randi Isaacs, Assistant Principal isaacsr@goshenlocalschools.org

• Mr. Chuck Boothby, Ascend Director boothbyc@goshenlocalschools.org

• Mr. Scott Wake, Athletic Director: wakes@goshenlocalschools.org

• Mrs. Kerri Mantz, Guidance Counselor L-Z mantzk@goshenlocalschools.org

• Mrs. Kelly Royal, Guidance Counselor A-K royalk@goshenlocal schools.org

Cell Phones: House Bill 250, which was signed into law by Governor DeWine, limits the use of cell phones and other wireless devices in our schools. Goshen Local Schools agrees with the research behind HB250 and with limiting the distractions that cell phone use creates for our students. With that in mind, below are the proposed changes to our cell phone practices and student handbook policies for the 2024-2025 school year, pending Board approval. Students are permitted to have cell phones on campus. Students are not permitted to use phones during class time or to take phones to the restroom. The expectation is for cell phones and wireless earbuds/headphones/AirPods to be put away and silenced in the classroom unless documented in IEP/504 or for documented health concerns. Students may access their devices before school, during lunch, and after school. To ensure compliance with these guidelines, the following consequences will be enforced:

Consequence for violating cellphone guidelines

• 1st offense (Classroom) - warning provided and parent contacted by teacher

• 2nd offense (Strike 1 in Office) - phone sent to office, parent contacted, and student can pick up phone from office at the end of the day

• 3rd offense (Strike 2 in Office) - phone sent to office, device must be picked up by the parent/guardian, and conversation is had about the repercussions if a student earns Strike 3.

• 4th offense (Strike 3 in Office) - phone sent to office, device must be picked up by the parent/guardian, and the device is not permitted to return to the school building for a designated amount of time up to and including the rest of the school year.

• Chronic abuse of cell phone privileges will result in appropriate disciplinary measures up to and including suspension from school.

Dec 18 GHS Show Choir Performance Tour

Dec 19 SEMESTER EXAMS: Bells 1, 3, 5, 7 (Modified Schedule)

Dec 20 SEMESTER EXAMS: Bells 2, 4, 5, 6 (Modified Schedule)

Dec 20 End of 2nd Quarter

Dec 23-Jan 5 NO SCHOOL: Winter Break

Jan 20 NO SCHOOL: Martin Luther King Jr Day

Jan 23 Talent Show 7:00 pm @ Auditeria

Jan 24 Talent Show (Bells 2-4) @ Auditeria

Jan 24 ComingHome Dance and Game

Feb 6 Parent-Teacher Conferences: 3:30-7:00 pm

Feb 13 Parent-Teacher Conferences: 3:30-7:00 pm

Feb 14 NO SCHOOL: Teacher Work Day

Feb 17 NO SCHOOL: President’s Day

March 13 Spring Choir Concert

March 14 End of 3rd Quarter

March 25 Juniors: ACT Administration/Sophomores: Pre-ACT

April 14-20 NO SCHOOL: Spring Break

April 24 Hoxworth Blood Drive

April 25 GHS Spring Musical 7:00 PM

April 25 GHS Spring Musical School Performance @ GHS Auditeria 8:30 am

April 26 GHS Spring Musical 7:00 PM

May 9 GHS Prom

May 13 SENIORS: Scholarship/Award Night @ GHS Auditeria 6:30 pm

May 14 SENIORS: Top 20 Academic Signing Event @ Auditeria 8:30 am

May 15 SENIOR EXAMS: Bells 1, 3, 5, 7 (Typical Schedule)

May 16 SENIOR EXAMS: Bells 2, 4, 5, 6 (Typical Schedule)

May 16 SENIORS LAST DAY OF SCHOOL

May 20 Underclassmen Exams: Bells 1, 3, 5, 7 (Modified Schedule)

May 20 SENIORS: Cap and Gown Distribution/Warrior Walk 8:30-11AM

• 9:30 am Marr/Cook

• 10:00 am Middle School

• 10:30 am Spaulding

May 21 Underclassmen Exams: Bells 2, 4, 5, 6 (Modified Schedule)

May 21 SENIORS: Mandatory Graduation Practice 8-12:00

• Where To Ceremony &

• Picnic

May 22 SENIORS: Graduation 7:00 pm @ Truist Arena: NKU

May 22 Last Day of School: Exam Make Up Date

May 23 Teacher Work Day

Email: walkers@goshenlocalschools.org
Website: https://ghs.goshenlocalschools.org/
Location: 6707 Goshen Road, Goshen, OH, USA
Phone: 513-722-2227
Twitter: @GoshenWarriors