

Warrior Nation News
February 2025

*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**
February 2025
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 📆
- Feb. 5: Progress Reports Available in Parent Portal
- Feb. 12: Sophomore class ring meeting with Herff Jones
- Feb. 14: Early Dismissal (see schedule below)
- Feb. 17: Presidents Day Holiday
- Feb. 19: Club Pictures & Senior Class Picture
- Feb. 20: Class Ring/Letterman Jacket Order Night 3:00-7:00 in the Auditorium Lobby
- Feb. 28: GTHS Walk of Fame
Georgia School Climate Survey
***Please Complete***
Grovetown High School will take the new Georgia School Climate Survey this year. Each parent or guardian is invited to take the family version to answer questions about the current school or schools you have a child or children attending. If two or more children attend the same school, please only complete one survey for that school.
The survey measures what you think about how the school engages with families. Answers are not linked to names in any way. When typing answers, please do not give names or information that you don’t want to share with this school. Data will be shared with school leaders to help improve the school and will be published on the GaDOE website.
Please help by sharing your honest opinion on this 22-question survey. To take the survey, please click this link.
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.
Dual Enrollment Deadline
Any student who is interested in Dual Enrollment for the next school year needs to apply by May 1st. See your guidance counselor for more information.
Apply for free lunch
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.
Advanced Placement Exam Orders
Click the image above to place an AP Exam Order on RevTrak. Students will see their exam order status update in AP Classroom within 48 hours.
Advanced Placement Exam Schedule: Spring 2025
Herff Jones Order Night
2/20 3:00-7:00 PM Auditorium Lobby
GTHS Prom 2025
Save the Date!
April 19 8:00 PM
🎒 Student Life 🎓
Door Policies
East Georgia Instant Decision Day
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
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 Questions can be sent to julie.little@ccboe.net
Local youth selected for UGA statewide Youth LEAD Georgia program
Brodie Combs has been selected to participate in the 2025 class of Youth LEAD Georgia, a statewide leadership program facilitated by the University of Georgia.
Brodie is one of 30 10th- and 11th-graders representing 29 different counties that were selected by an external committee from more than 340 nominations received by UGA.
A partnership among UGA’s J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development; Chick-fil-A, Inc.; and The Same House organization, Youth LEAD Georgia held its first class in 2024 and is designed to equip youth with the skills and knowledge necessary to be the future leaders of the state.
“Building on last year’s inaugural class, we saw an even greater level of interest for the 2025 program,” said Lauren Healey, UGA Fanning Institute senior public service faculty. “That interest created a very competitive selection process through which we aim to reflect our state. We are excited to welcome these young people to Youth LEAD Georgia.”
A generous $1.5 million pledge from Chick-fil-A to the UGA Fanning Institute is providing financial support for both Youth LEAD Georgia and an annual youth leadership summit. Thanks to the support from Chick-fil-A, Youth LEAD Georgia is available at no cost to participants.
Beginning in January, the 2025 class will participate in four weekend retreats held in different communities across the state as well as a four-day summer bus tour of south Georgia.
Rodney Bullard, CEO of The Same House, fellow Georgia business leader Fred Hicks, and faculty at the UGA Fanning Institute collaboratively designed the concept of the program. UGA Fanning Institute faculty developed the programming and curriculum and facilitate Youth LEAD Georgia.
“Leadership is a lifelong learning opportunity,” said Beverly Johnson, interim director of the UGA Fanning Institute. “Helping young people begin developing the skills of effective leadership early equips them to build on those skills throughout their lives and prepares them to have a positive impact on their communities and our state.”
Experiential activities, in-depth dialogue on current issues and challenges facing Georgia, and opportunities to interact with prominent business and community leaders will complement the leadership training.
Furthermore, Youth LEAD Georgia will also offer opportunities for these youth to put their new knowledge and leadership skills into action in their communities. A generous gift from Rodney Bullard and The Same House will enable selected Youth LEAD Georgia participants to take on community service projects in their local communities.
For more information on Youth LEAD Georgia, click here.
Congratulations to the GTHS STAR Student, Carrie Lim! Carrie chose Mrs. Jennifer Fox Norton as her STAR Teacher. Learn about the PAGE Student Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) Program: https://www.pageinc.org/star/about-page-star/
📕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
📖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 reports & report cards. Parent Portal is also utilized to send out important information throughout the year.
Click below for help with 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
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.
Office Hours and Check Out Deadline
Front Office hours are 7:15 AM - 3:15 PM.
Student check outs end at 2:20 PM
Permissive Transfer Applications
Residents may elect to send their children to one of the following schools identified as having classroom space available for the 2025-2026 school year:
- Blue Ridge Elementary School
- Evans Elementary School
- Greenbrier Elementary School
- Lewiston Elementary School
- Riverside Elementary School
- Lakeside Middle School
Please note that parents or guardians electing to send their children to an eligible school assume the responsibility and cost of transporting their children to and from the school.
Interested parents or guardians should read Board Policy JB available online at www.ccboe.net and complete the Permissive Transfer Request Form. Copies of this form are below, and are also available at the Board of Education located at 4781 Hereford Farm Road, in Evans.
Completed forms must be submitted to the eligible school(s) of choice beginning January 15, 2025, but no later than February 7, 2025. All questions may be directed to Jocelyn Baker at 706-541-0650.
Spring Sports
- Baseball: Travis Lee, Trent Lee, Austin Mobley, Sean Clack
- Mens Soccer: Ryan Rood, Abdirizak Abdinur, Mitchell Ward
- Mens Lacrosse: Susan Marie Harden, Aiden Grayson, Maurice Harrison
- Womens Lacrosse: Kyle Cartledge, Thelmalyn Blakey, Richard Redd
- Womens Soccer: Francisco Soto, Venesha Mizer, Sloan Moran
- Tennis: Annie Hinds, Amanda Hamilton, Samuel Lyons
- Mens Track: Corey Flournoy, Kathy Stewart
- Womens Track: Darren Short, Eric Cuenca
- Golf: Aaron Brodrick, Alex Powers, JoAnn Spivey
- Athletic Trainer: Kelly McDonald
- Athletic Director: Wes Wuchte