A huge shoutout to our Queen and King: Grant Herndon and Yemili Espinosa-Ley

And to our Princess and Prince: Carter Settelmayer and Kalleigh Crockett

You all represented us with pride! 🙌GHS Royalty!!

We invite you to attend our upcoming Parent-Teacher Conferences on either February 6th or February 13th. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet with your child’s teachers, discuss their progress, and collaborate on ways to support their success throughout the school year. To schedule a conference time, please use the link provided below to select your preferred date and time. We encourage you to sign up early to secure the most convenient spot. We look forward to meeting with you and working together to ensure a successful year for your student!

Parent/Teacher Conferences are coming up on Thursday, February 6th. Goshen PTO is providing pizza for our GHS teachers on conference night. We are looking for salad and dessert donations to complete their meal. If you would like to help, please sign up and let us know what you're willing to provide. If you prefer to donate money towards the meal, you can send it through Venmo to @Goshen-PTO and note: Parent/Teacher Conferences.

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/70A094EAEA829ABFC1-54563413-ghsparentteacher

We ask that your item(s) be dropped off to the GHS office no later than 1:30pm on the day of conferences.

Attention Parents/Guardians of freshmen, sophomores, and juniors! This week we started sharing information with students regarding class scheduling for the 2025-2026 school year. This is an extremely important process as this is how students will select and then request the classes that will be in their schedules for next school year. Below is all of the information covering the scheduling process so that you as parents and guardians can work with your students as they make decisions about classes and various programs for next year. The document linked below was sent to all students on Wednesday, January 29th and students also watched the Scheduling Information Video with GHS Counselors Part 1 during our Warrior Up advisory bell. This information has the timeline for scheduling, links to all the important documents and resources to help students make choices about their classes, information about various GHS programs, reminders about graduation requirements and links to the Scheduling Information videos created by the GHS School Counselors. Please take a moment to look over the information below and discuss this with your student prior to our first day of scheduling which is Monday, February 10th! If you or your student have any questions, please contact the GHS School Counselors (Mrs. Royal, last names A-K, royalk@goshenlocalschools.org and Mrs. Mantz, last names L-Z, mantzk@goshenlocalschools.org).

How to Select Your Classes for Grades 9-11 - link to google document with all instructions, links to resources, and instructional videos

French Students: Want to see some of the places we've talked about in class? Try some of the dishes we've discussed? Well, let's go! Come and bring your parents to an information meeting on Thursday, February 6th at 7pm in the Community Room! Pick up a parent invitation in the Front office - we hope to see you there!

Hello, sophomores! This is an important time during your sophomore year as this is when the Great Oaks process begins! 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.

• Yearbook Info: Good morning! Mr. Walt, the yearbook adviser here! 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.

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.

• CCP Information Night: Goshen High School families are invited to learn about Ohio’s College Credit Plus (CCP) program during an informational session with the University of Cincinnati on Monday, February 10, 2025, at 6:00 PM at Goshen High School. CCP allows students in grades 7-12 to earn dual high school and college credits by taking courses at no or limited cost. Eligible students must meet academic requirements, apply to participating colleges, and align coursework with graduation requirements. The program enhances career readiness and postsecondary success while saving families on tuition costs. Parents and students can ask questions and learn about key steps, benefits, and deadlines, including submitting an Intent to Participate Form by April 1, 2025. Contact the CCR and Guidance Departments for more information.

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:

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!

Our scholarship document for all interested Goshen seniors applying to college is up to date as of February 1 for all local and regional scholarships. Seniors and parents, please click on the scholarship document link and pay attention to the tabs at the bottom. There is a tab for all the Goshen LOCAL scholarships that we present at our Senior Scholarship Night on May 13 (6:30 pm). These are scholarships that only Goshen seniors are eligible for, therefore the applicant pool is much smaller which increases students' chances for being awarded the scholarship.

There is also a REGIONAL tab for scholarships our seniors can apply for and compete against other students in the county or greater Cincinnati area. We have students who do get awarded these sometimes, so worth a look for sure! Finally, there is a NATIONAL tab for students to be able to explore many additional scholarship opportunities that are out there.

We will continue to add local and regional scholarships that we receive throughout the year, and will highlight the newest additions yellow so they are easily identified. The Scholarship link is also available on the Goshen High School website under "Academics" and then "Scholarship Information". Please check this document weekly to state up to date on new scholarship opportunities! If you have any questions, please stop by the guidance office or email your school counselor.

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.

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