Warrior Nation News

October/November 2024

*All information subject to change*

**Please check the newsletter for occasional updates. This is a live document and things can be added throughout the month**

November 2024

School Mission:

Grovetown High School will provide a safe and supportive environment where each student will engage challenging content and receive high quality instruction resulting in academic and personal growth

Vision:

Warriors Lead the Way!

Beliefs:

Each student will be respectful, responsible, resilient, and safe
Each student will value and understand self-discipline
Each student will value and understand the power of Education

Upcoming Dates 📆

Nov 8: Progress Reports Available in Parent Portal
Nov 11: Veterans Day Holiday
Nov 14: AP Exam Registration Deadline
Nov 18-19: 12th Grade Junior Achievement Center visit
Nov 19: One Act Play Performance 7:00 PM
Nov 20: Academic Letter Award Ceremony
Nov 21: College Fair (10th-12th Grade Students)
Nov 25-29: Thanksgiving Holidays

SRP supports GTHS

You can help support your high school this school year by using your Grovetown High School SRP Affinity Debit Card. Every time you use your Grovetown High School debit card, money is donated directly to our school. You can learn more at www.srpfcu.org/AffinityCards.

Existing Student Registration

All existing students, meaning those enrolled in a school within the Columbia County School District (CCSD) will need to complete student registration. This registration can be conducted online in your Parent Portal account and provides an opportunity for parents to review and update important information such as emergency contacts, residency, or medical information, among others.

Apply for free lunch

F&R Meal Application

Contact the school nutrition department at central office to inquire about a student’s meal eligibility status.

Create an account on EZSCHOOLPAY and add money on your students account.

No Make-up days due to Hurricane Helene

The Columbia County School District is committed to supporting staff and students in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. In an effort to effectively maximize the remaining instructional time we have left for this school year, there will be no make up days for school closures due to Hurricane Helene.

💻December Exam Schedule📝

Information about Exam Exemptions will be presented to students in the coming weeks.

GTHS Homecoming Images

Access Code: GTHSHOCO2425

🎒 Student Life 🎓

GTHS Clubs

Click here for a full listing of clubs offered at GTHS

Door Policies

Students need a school ID (a picture on a phone is acceptable) and a hall pass to leave a classroom.

Flu Shot Clinic

Health Dept. Vaccine Clinc

Don't Wait! Order your Yearbook Today!

Order a yearbook and create senior ads at yearbookordercenter.com

Senior Ad Deadline: March 13th

Yearbook Orders End: April 9th

Delivery Policy

If you need to drop something off for your student, please bring it to the front office.

Limited Vending Options

Drink machines on campus are only available before school, after school, and during lunch periods.

Students are encouraged to bring refillable water bottles. We have water filling stations located around campus.

Parking Passes

Parking Pass Application

Parking Questions can be sent to julie.little@ccboe.net

ASVAB Scores

Students who took the ASVAB can pick up scores in the ROTC room, 211 during 1st, 2nd, and 7th period only.

Dress Code Reminder

📕Counseling Corner📘

Contact your counselor or schedule an appointment

9th Grade Contact: amanda.riggs@ccboe.net

9th Grade Appointments: https://bit.ly/9thGradeAdvisement

10th Grade Contact: meredith.moon@ccboe.net

10th Grade Appointments: https://rb.gy/yof0e3

11th Grade Contact: rhonda.marschalk@ccboe.net

11th Grade Appointments: https://bit.ly/3Cm2Aw0

12th Grade: nolan.norris@ccboe.net

12th Grade Appointments: https://bit.ly/3XDgQbT

9th/10th Grade Success: brandi.higginbottom@ccboe.net

11th/12th Grade Success: karen.mccord@ccboe.net

GTHS Counseling Website

Academic Advising

Course Selection for 25-26 School Year

November 12th through November 15th students will receive their course selection sheets for the 2025-2026 school year in their English class. If a student does not have an English class on campus, they can go to 915-C.

📖Campus Connection🏫

Bus Information

Find your students Bus Stop and route number: http://bus-routes.ccboe.net/liveweb/webquery/

CCBOE recommend all bus riders to download and utilize the Edulog School Bus Tracker App.

Contact the front office to get the code for the 2024-2025 school year.

Nutrition

Find school lunch menus on the school nutrition page. To add money to your students lunch account, use EZ School Pay https://www.ezschoolpay.com/Login.aspx

Parent Portal

If you haven't signed up for a Parent Portal/Infinite Campus account yet, now is the time. You can check attendance, grades, assignments, and get progress & report cards. Parent Portal is also utilized to send out important information throughout the year. Click below for help with Parent Portal.

Parent Portal

Student Sign Out Procedures

The front office can no longer accept phone call sign outs for students. All requests for students to leave campus must be in writing from the parent/guardian email on file in Parent Portal.

Any email request to leave campus will get a response. If you send an email and do not receive a response, please check the email address and re-send. We can not call a student for dismissal until an email has been verified by the office.

Students with a paid parking pass can be signed out with a parent/guardian email to gthattendance@ccboe.net
Students without a parking pass must be signed out from the front office in person.
Students who need to ride a bus other than the assigned route number for their address, will need a parent/guardian email to gthattendance@ccboe.net

Attendance

Attendance notes can be turned into the office or the box in the mall hall. For attendance questions, contact julie.little@ccboe.net

Building Safety

All doors on campus are locked during the school day. All visitors must report to the front office.

Students should only be dropped off and picked up in the front car loop, not in the back of the building.

Change in Office Hours and Check Out Deadline

Front Office hours are 7:15 AM - 3:15 PM.

Student check outs end at 2:20 PM

🎟️Warrior Athletics🏆

Winter Sports

Mens Basketball- Darren Douglas, David Viti, Adewale Odutayo, Aubrey Wright, Corey Flournoy
Womens Basketball- Solomon Glover, Al-Tahriq Baker, Joshua Baker, Brittney Jones, Chris Batts
Basketball Cheerleading- Teisha Rainge, Aaliyah Rainge
E-Sports- Marshall Chumley, Brett Carter
Flag Football- Wes Harrell, JoAnn Spivey, Kenny Curtis, Nelson Hankins
Swimming- Melissa Schmidt, Jennifer Fox-Norton
Wrestling- Bruce Zuehlke, Lonnis Jordan Sr, Everette McDaniel, Nathaniel Rodgers

GTH Athletic Calendar

See up to date calendar of events for all athletic activities

Athletic and Event tickets sold on GoFan

Use buttons to direct readers to different pages, Google Drive files or any other URL. Buttons are great for the important things you want people to click on.

Dragonfly Max

DragonFly MAX is an electronic health record designed to save you time, ensure the athlete is healthy and ready to participate in athletic competition at GTHS.

GTHS placed 1st in the Region (4-AAAAAA) One Act Play Competition at the Porter Performing Arts Center in Covington, Georgia, on 10/23/24.

Four of our actors received individual accolades. They are:

Noah Spark (Senator E.W. Higgins) was selected as ALL STAR CAST!

Kailey Giles (Emily Wheelock Reed) was selected as ALL STAR CAST!

Evan Bizzell (Joshua Moore) was selected as BEST ACTOR IN THE REGION!

Rebekah Watson (Lily Whitfield) was selected as BEST ACTRESS IN THE REGION!

There will be a public showing of Alabama Story on Tuesday November 19th at 7:00 AM before the state competition that will be held on November 23rd. The performance is FREE but donations will be accepted.

We are so humbled by the experience, blessed to tell this historically-based story, and excited to go forward representing GTHS at State Competition for the first time.