{"id":2298,"date":"2018-09-30T18:23:53","date_gmt":"2018-09-30T23:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gcjhs.gcsc.k12.in.us\/?p=2298"},"modified":"2018-09-30T18:23:53","modified_gmt":"2018-09-30T23:23:53","slug":"principals-update-9-24-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gcjhs.gcsc.k12.in.us\/?p=2298","title":{"rendered":"Principal’s Update 9\/24\/2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

News:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. \n

    Please RSVP for the eLearning day. \u00a0The buses will not stop unless we know you are coming to school. There are still over 300 who have not responded.\u00a0 We want to have a count of students who are staying home and coming to school that day. The RSVP link is available on the PowerSchool parent portal.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    The GCJHS staff will receive school safety training from local law enforcement on the afternoon of our eLearning Day.\u00a0 Teachers will have office hours for emails or phone calls in the morning.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    College Go! Week is a statewide campaign to help students at every grade level to plan their path to further education after high school.\u00a0 College Go! Week is this week- September 24-28. We have scheduled some activities for staff and students in honor of promoting this week at school such as:<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Daily announcements regarding post-secondary education.<\/p>\n

    Career Matching activity passed out in 1st period.<\/p>\n

    Learn More Indiana activities in Prep for College & Careers classes.<\/p>\n

    Discussions in classrooms about college and post-secondary education.<\/p>\n

    College\/university spirit wear on Friday.<\/p>\n

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    1. \n

      Yankee Candle catalogs are due back September 28. \u00a0Catalog orders will be delivered to school and distributed to students before Thanksgiving.\u00a0 Online orders are shipped directly to the person (they will pay shipping.) Students will earn 40% of sales toward their DC trip.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

    2. \n

      Help us win a $1000 from Old National. \u00a0Vote <\/a>for GCJHS once a day, this week only.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

    3. \n

      Join us at Applebee\u2019s on Wednesday night for GCJHS night.\u00a0 The school will receive a portion of the proceeds. Bring in the attached flyer or show the digital version attached.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

    4. \n

      Check out this terrific video that 7th grade ELA teacher, Miss Circle created for a contest with the G-C School Foundation- https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/494407130006\/videos\/255634991810512\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Upcoming Dates:<\/strong><\/p>\n

      September 26: eLearning Day #1<\/p>\n

      September 26: GCJHS Night at Applebees<\/p>\n

      October 1: Fall Fine Arts Festival<\/p>\n

      October 8-19: Fall Break<\/p>\n

      October 23: 7th grade Chicago trip information meeting 7pm<\/p>\n

      November 1: eLearning Day #2<\/p>\n

      November 1 and 6: Parent Teacher Conferences<\/p>\n

      Athletics: \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Events this week:<\/p>\n

      Monday, Sept. 24:<\/p>\n

      1.\u00a0 Tennis @ Morristown — 5:00pm <\/span>CANCELLED<\/span><\/p>\n

      2.\u00a0 Cross Country @ HHC Invitational (Memorial Park in New Castle) — 5:30pm<\/p>\n

      3.\u00a0 Girls\/Boys Soccer @ Delta — 5:30pm <\/span>CANCELLED<\/span><\/p>\n

      \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0*Boys’ game will begin at ~6:45pm<\/p>\n

      Tuesday, Sept. 25:<\/p>\n

      1. \u00a07th grade Football vs. Shelbyville — 5:30pm<\/p>\n

      2.\u00a0 Tennis vs. Eastern Hancock — 5:00pm<\/p>\n

      3. \u00a08th grade Football @ Shelbyville — 5:30pm<\/p>\n

      4. \u00a08th grade cheerleaders @ Shelbyville<\/p>\n

      Wednesday, Sept. 26:<\/p>\n

      1. \u00a07th\/8th Volleyball vs. New Palestine — 5:30pm<\/p>\n

      2.\u00a0 Cross Country @ Pendleton Heights Invite — 5:00pm<\/p>\n

      3.\u00a0 Girls\/Boys Soccer @ Anderson Highland — 5:30pm<\/p>\n

      \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0*Girls’ game will begin at ~6:45pm<\/p>\n

      Thursday, Sept. 27:<\/p>\n

      1. \u00a08th grade Football vs. Yorktown — 5:30pm<\/p>\n

      2. \u00a07th grade Football @ Yorktown — 5:30pm<\/p>\n

      3.\u00a0 Tennis @ Waldron — 5:00pm<\/p>\n

      4.\u00a0 Boys’ Soccer @ Greensburg — 6:00pm<\/p>\n

      Saturday, Sept. 29:<\/p>\n

      1. \u00a07th\/8th Volleyball @ HHC Tournament (Yorktown Middle School) — 9:00am<\/p>\n

      2.\u00a0 Cross Country @ Indiana Middle School Cross Country Championships (Northview Church — Carmel)<\/p>\n

      Our competition schedule is available here: http:\/\/gcjhsathletics.weebly.com\/team-schedules.html<\/a>
      \nWe will post game cancellations on Twitter. \u00a0@GCJrHighAP and @GCJHS_principal<\/p>\n

      Reminders:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      1. \n

        We encourage students to attend our athletic events.\u00a0 Any GCJHS student who wears school colors will be admitted for free to our junior high home events.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

      2. \n

        We will have three eLearning Days this year, where students will work from home and teachers will keep office hours.\u00a0 The dates are September 26, November 1, and January 30.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

      3. \n

        School days cancelled due to weather will also be eLearning days this year.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

      4. \n

        Students can be dropped off to wait outside in the morning. The doors to the building will be open beginning at 8:20 a.m. each day.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

      5. \n

        Breakfast is available to students every morning before school.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

      6. \n

        Textbook Fees are $150.12 for 7th grade and $149.05 for 8th grade.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        If you still want to purchase insurance for your child\u2019s MacBook, it will need to be inspected at the time of payment.\u00a0 This can be done during the school day. Insurance costs $50 and has a $40 deductible for each claim.<\/p>\n

        Connections:<\/strong><\/p>\n

        We have multiple ways for you to obtain information regarding what’s happening at GCJHS.<\/p>\n

        Website- http:\/\/gcjhs.gcsc.k12.in.us\/<\/a><\/p>\n

        Twitter- @GCJHS_principal<\/a><\/p>\n

        Facebook – Greenfield Central Junior High School<\/a><\/p>\n

        Instagram- gc_jhs<\/p>\n

        Email- You can sign up on our webpage to receive the GCJHS Parent Newsletter email weekly with news, information, and upcoming important dates.<\/p>\n

        PowerSchool App- Get up-to-date grades for your child, missing or incomplete assignments, attendance and school announcements.\u00a0 Search for \u201cPowerSchool Mobile\u201d in your App Store. Once you download the app, you can search by school or type in school code 3125.<\/p>\n

        Clubs:<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Here are the school clubs that have formed so far this year and the staff contact:<\/p>\n

        Art Club- Mrs. Holden mholden@gcsc.k12.in.us<\/a><\/p>\n

        AOK Club- Ms. Waymire dwaymire@gcsc.k12.in.us<\/a><\/p>\n

        Builders Club- Mr. Uhl and Mr. Richardville nuhl@gcsc.k12.in.us<\/a> arichardville@gcsc.k12.in.us<\/a><\/p>\n

        Friendship Bracelet Club kcircle@gcsc.k12.in.us<\/a><\/p>\n

        Prism Club- Miss Flores hflores@gcsc.k12.in.us<\/a><\/p>\n

        Robotics Club- Mr. Statzer jstatzer@gcsc.k12.in.us<\/a><\/p>\n

        Spell Bowl- Mr. Jankowski hjankowski@gcsc.k12.in.us<\/a><\/p>\n

        Student Council- Mrs. Greene bgreene@gcsc.k12.in.us<\/a><\/p>\n

        TV News- Mr. Spencer jspencer@gcsc.k12.in.us<\/a><\/p>\n

        Writing Club- Mrs. Cary lcary@gcsc.k12.in.us<\/a><\/p>\n

        You will receive the GCJHS Parent Newsletter email weekly with news, information, and upcoming important dates.\u00a0 If you talk to someone who is not receiving this weekly email, please have them sign up at the bottom of our webpage http:\/\/gcjhs.gcsc.k12.in.us<\/a><\/p>\n

         <\/p>\n

        Mr. Jack<\/p>\n

        Principal, Greenfield Central Junior High School<\/p>\n

        If you would like to be removed from this email list, please email \u201cStop\u201d to gcjhs-parents-leave@listserv.gcsc.k12.in.us<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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