{"id":2347,"date":"2018-11-26T17:49:40","date_gmt":"2018-11-26T22:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gcjhs.gcsc.k12.in.us\/?p=2347"},"modified":"2018-11-26T17:56:15","modified_gmt":"2018-11-26T22:56:15","slug":"principals-update-11-26-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gcjhs.gcsc.k12.in.us\/?p=2347","title":{"rendered":"Principal’s Update 11\/26\/18"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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  1. 8th Grade student who sold Yankee Candle will have their sales proceeds credited to student accounts in time for the January payment. Students earned 40% of their sales.<\/li>\n
  2. This is the last week to sign up for the 7th Grade Trip to Chicago. You can still get your child signed up through Grueninger Tour Company until December 1. The brochure is on our website.<\/li>\n
  3. We are excited to announce a new opportunity for our students here at GCJHS.\u00a0 In partnership with Hancock Counseling, we will have a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in our building on Thursdays and Fridays.\u00a0 This is an opportunity for students to see an outside provider for counseling services in our building. If you would like more information, please contact your child’s school counselor (Mrs. Fortuna Last Names A-K, Mrs. Smith Last Names L-Z).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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

    December 4: 7th Grade Field Trip to IRT<\/p>\n

    December 5-11: NWEA Middle of Year Testing Window<\/p>\n

    December 11: Winter Fine Arts Concert<\/p>\n

    December 20: Semester Exams- Math, Social Studies, Related Arts 1st floor<\/p>\n

    December 21: Semester Exams- Language Arts, Science, Related Arts 2nd floor<\/p>\n

    December 21: Last day of 1st semester<\/p>\n

    January 7: Second semester begins<\/p>\n

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

    Monday, Nov. 26:<\/p>\n

    7th and 8th boys basketball (B teams) vs. Beech Grove — 5:30pm<\/p>\n

    \u00a0\u00a0Thursday, Nov. 29:<\/p>\n

    7th and 8th boys basketball (A teams) @ Yorktown — 5:30pm<\/p>\n

    Saturday, Dec. 1:<\/p>\n

    7th and 8th boys basketball (A teams) @ HHC Tourney (Pendleton Heights)<\/p>\n

    \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0*Pending outcome of 11\/29 games at Yorktown<\/p>\n

    \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0-7th grade would play at 9:00am; bus leaves at 7:45am (Championship game at 12:00pm)<\/p>\n

    \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0-8th grade would play at 10:15am; bus leaves at 9:00am (Championship game at 1:15pm)<\/p>\n

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

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    1. The last remaining date for the eLearning day is January 30.<\/li>\n
    2. Students can be dropped off to wait outside in the morning.\u00a0 The doors to the building will be open beginning at 8:20 a.m. each day.\u00a0 When the temperatures drop below freezing, students can wait inside beginning at 8:00 a.m.<\/li>\n
    3. Breakfast is available to students every school day, at 8:20 a.m.<\/li>\n
    4. Yearbooks for the 2018-19 school year can be ordered for as little as $25 at https:\/\/yearbookforever.com<\/a> Search for \u201cGreenfield Junior High School.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\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- http:\/\/instagram.com\/gc_jhs<\/a><\/p>\n

      Email- 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 on our webpage!<\/p>\n

      Athletics- \u00a0Our competition schedule is available here: http:\/\/gchscougars.com\/<\/a> Click on \u201cJunior High.\u201d<\/p>\n

      Powerschool App- Get up-to-date grades for your child, missing or incomplete assignments, attendance and school announcements.\u00a0 You can customize the dashboard to see only the headings you want to see. We do not calculate GPA at GCJHS and the lunch balance is not compatible with our system, so you can hide those headings.<\/p>\n

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

      Here are the school clubs 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- Miss Circle 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

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

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

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

      Young Hoosier Book Club- Mrs. Taing bnigh@gcsc.k12.in<\/a>.us<\/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

      Have a great week!<\/p>\n

      Mr. Jack<\/p>\n

      Principal, Greenfield Central Junior High School<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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