We are so EXCITED to announce our BELOVED Veterans Day Program is returning after three years of not being able to have it inside our school walls. High Point LOVES our Veterans. This is one of our most cherished days of the year! We invite any relative or friend of a High Point student who has served, or is currently serving our country, to join us on Friday, November 10th at 1:00pm so we can honor them for their service. Veterans are invited to dress in uniform or join us in red, white and blue attire!

FORM: https://forms.gle/tpbUFC4zn3g3GWr88

1. End of 1st Quarter-October 27th-Report Cards Sent Home

2. November 10th-Veterans Day Program at 1:00

3. November 13th-No School Teacher PD Day

4. November 22-24-No School Thanksgiving Break

If you use Google Calendar, feel free to add our public calendar to your device by using this link.

As a result of committee work last spring, our elementary report cards will be issued one additional time each year. This change moves us from trimesters to quarters and means families will be receiving a quarter one report card on Friday, October 27.

Along with the reporting period change, each grade level has updated competencies to better communicate student progress over the course of the year. If you have any questions about your student's report card, please reach out to their teacher. You can find all four reporting quarters on our Updated 23-24 School Calendar.

Gifted Visual and Performing Arts Referral Process

Each year school districts in Ohio are required to offer an opportunity for students in grades K-12 to be identified as gifted in the area of Visual and Performing Arts. The identified areas of giftedness for Visual and Performing Arts include Visual Arts, Vocal Music, Instrumental Music, Drama/Theater, and Dance. If you know of a student that may be gifted in an area of the Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) and would like for them to be screened for possible gifted identification in that particular area, please complete the Visual and Performing Arts Nomination Form.

Click here to learn more about the two-phase VPA gifted identification process.

Nominations will be accepted until noon on Monday, November 20, 2023, and will only be accepted using the Google link above.

If you have any questions, please contact Colleen Boyle at gjpsgifted@gjps.org.

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CommUNITY University

CommUNITY University is an opportunity for our GJPS adult community to come together and learn tools and resources for supporting our students' success in school and beyond. Mark your calendar for our first event on Nov. 9 at Clark Hall starting at 6 p.m. You can browse the GJPS CommUNITY University Course Catalog and then please register for the sessions you would like to attend by Wednesday, Nov. 1.

WALKATHON PLEDGES- if you still have money to turn in for walkathon please do so by Friday, October 20th. Once pledges are in raffle entries for our students will be completed.

SAVE THE DATE:

MOD Pizza fundraiser night Monday, November 6

Skate Zone 71 Private Skate Party Thursday, February 1

We are starting to hit the time of year where illness sets in. Just a reminder....

"If the child is vomiting, has diarrhea or has a temperature of 100 degrees F or greater, the child must stay home from school until they are fever-free, vomit free or diarrhea free (without the use of medication) for 24 hours."

As temperatures are dropping, students will be wearing more and more layers of clothing. We are asking parents to please write your child's first and last name inside coats, jackets, etc. This will help us get items left laying around to their owner. Please encourage your child to check the current lost and found for their items. Thank you for your help with this.

Lions Locker is once again partnering with Meijer and Gahanna Police to bring you the 8th-Annual Shop with a Cop event this December. This event helps Gahanna families in need each year. Lions Locker is always in need of donations (the entire event is funded by donations). If anyone would like to write a check, checks payable "Gahanna Lincoln High School", memo: Shop with a Cop. We also have a GoFundMe page: https://www.gofundme.com/lionslockerpantry

2023-24 GJPS District Calendar (PDF)

February 24th-GJEF Gala