🎰✨ Prom Tickets Go On Sale Monday! ✨🎰
Get ready for All In: A Night in Vegas – Prom 2026!
Ticket Prices:
• $50 per couple
• $25 per single
Where to Buy:
During Advisory & 8th Period in Mrs. Timberlake’s room
CTC & CCP students can purchase tickets in the office from Mrs. Vicki
Don’t wait! start planning your night and grab your tickets early!

Menu Change for Thursday, March 12
Mini Corndogs/Chili
Seasoned Fries
Green Beans
Fruit Cup
White or Chocolate Milk
Due to a late delivery, the Bobcat Burger will now be served on Wednsday, March 18.
Mini Corndogs/Chili
Seasoned Fries
Green Beans
Fruit Cup
White or Chocolate Milk
Due to a late delivery, the Bobcat Burger will now be served on Wednsday, March 18.
There will be girls weightlifting at 5p today in the weight room.
Anyone who is interested or who will be playing sports during the 2026-27 school year will need to have an up-to-date physical on file at the school. (Please note you can check on FinalForms and see when physicals expire.) SOMC is offering FREE physicals from May 1 - May 31. Please see the flyer for more information. If a student doesn't have a physical on file, they will be limited on what they can participate in until they have one. This is for any student currently in grades 6-11.

Congrats to Izzy Ison on her 3rd place finish with the Ohio University Southern Council on Diversity and Inclusion's annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Writing Contest. Her piece was titled "Light Over Darkness; Love Over Hate"

Congratulations to the following Bobcats for receiving their officiating license in Mr. Perry's Athletic Officiating class.
Baseball -- Kase McIntyre, Brennan Renison & Alex Spangenberg
Basketball -- Elizabeth McBee, Laney Strickland, Riddick Jenkins & Jacob Sampson
Baseball -- Kase McIntyre, Brennan Renison & Alex Spangenberg
Basketball -- Elizabeth McBee, Laney Strickland, Riddick Jenkins & Jacob Sampson
Many thanks to Desco for their sponsorship of the annual Reality Fair for our senior class. We appreciate Desco taking the time to discuss making good and informed financial decisions for their future!



The junior and senior classes would like to thank Joshua Cade from Elite Welding Academy of South Point for educating them on Welding opportunities for their future. Students also had an opportunity to have some basic hands-on training by welding firsthand during the presentation.






There is a breakfast menu change for Wednesday and Friday of this week.
Wednesday's menu will be: Muffins/Belly Bears, Fresh Fruit, 100% Juice, Milk
Friday's menu will be: Scrambled Egg, Bacon, Biscuit, 100% Juice, Milk
Wednesday's menu will be: Muffins/Belly Bears, Fresh Fruit, 100% Juice, Milk
Friday's menu will be: Scrambled Egg, Bacon, Biscuit, 100% Juice, Milk
CLASS OF 2026 STUDENTS & PARENTS ONLY!
To stay informed of important senior items, please join the Class of 2026 Remind Group by following these instructions:
-Text this phone number: 81010
-Type this in the message box: @hcbk2a
-Follow prompts to fully register for the group
It is important that ALL (GHS, CCP & CTC) seniors and parents join this group! We look forward to a great year ahead!
Today's district semi-final baseball game against Trimble (at Logan High School) has been postponed due to heavy rain. It will be played Saturday, May 31 at 10am at Logan High School.
The district final will be held on Sunday, June 1 at 2pm at the Veteran's Memorial Field in Chillicothe.
Attention Class of 2025 -- IMPORTANT end-of-year information

FREE physicals to begin May 1st at all SOMC Health Centers. Appointments are needed for most locations. See flyer for more information.
Walk-ins are available 7 days a week from 8a - 8p at the following locations: Ironton, Portsmouth, Waverly, West Union and Wheelersburg.

Spring pictures for Grades PK - 6th will be on Monday, March 24th. Check your child's folder for more information and picture packet.
The FAFSA, a federal post-secondary admission requirement, opens Dec. 1. In order to complete the FAFSA, both the student and parent will need to establish a FSA ID (here is the link on how to establish a FSA ID - https://studentaid.gov/sites/default/files/creating-using-fsaid.pdf)
GHS will host a FAFSA completion night for any senior and senior parent who needs assistance on January 29, 2025 at 6 pm in the Cafetorium. We will have assistance from former OU-S and current Collins Career Center financial aid expert Jacki (Adkins) Crawford to answer any questions or provide assistance with any of your needs.
If attending, you will need to bring the following documents for the parent/guardian as well as the student (if applicable):
-2023 W-2's for household
-2023 Federal Tax Returns for household
-Social Security numbers for household
-Bank statements/investment records
-Untaxed income
-FSA ID for both student and parent
Other area schools are also hosting a FAFSA night if you cannot attend ours as follows:
West Portsmouth - Dec.11 @ 6:00pm
Valley - Dec. 11 @ 6:00pm
South Webster - Dec. 18 @ 6:00pm
Wheelersburg - Jan .15 @ 6:00pm
Northwest - Jan. 11 @ 6:00pm
CCP Informational Meeting
There will be an informational CCP meeting for ALL students interested in taking CCP courses for the 2025-2026 school year on January 8, 2025 at 6:00pm in the Cafetorium. (Thanks to Mr. King and Mrs. Knapp for working with us to get a date that accommodates both basketball teams to get those students here.) This meeting is required for any new CCP students and highly recommended for any current CCP students as there may be changes forthcoming for the next school year. Jasmine Curry, from Shawnee State University, will be here to discuss the CCP/dual credit program as well as be available to answer any questions you may have.
If you cannot attend this meeting, there are other in-person meetings around Scioto County that you are welcome to attend as attendance is taken at those meetings and they can communicate that information to us (we no longer will have the virtual option for this required meeting from OU-Southern):
South Webster - Nov. 20 @ 7:00pm
West - Dec.12 @ 6:00pm
Valley - Jan. 15 @ 6:00pm
Northwest - Jan. 22 @ 6:00pm
Interested students will be given a packet of information during our school session meeting, but students must also attend the informational session with a parent/guardian to gain more information about the CCP/dual credit program and its deadlines. Please plan to join us on Jan. 8 if you are interested in taking CCP courses, both at GHS and at SSU.
CCP Informational Meeting
There will be an informational CCP meeting for ALL students interested in taking CCP courses for the 2025-2026 school year on January 8, 2025 at 6:00pm in the Cafetorium. (Thanks to Mr. King and Mrs. Knapp for working with us to get a date that accommodates both basketball teams to get those students here.) This meeting is required for any new CCP students and highly recommended for any current CCP students as there may be changes forthcoming for the next school year. Jasmine Curry, from Shawnee State University, will be here to discuss the CCP/dual credit program as well as be available to answer any questions you may have.
If you cannot attend this meeting, there are other in-person meetings around Scioto County that you are welcome to attend as attendance is taken at those meetings and they can communicate that information to us (we no longer will have the virtual option for this required meeting from OU-Southern):
South Webster - Nov. 20 @ 7:00pm
West - Dec.12 @ 6:00pm
Valley - Jan. 15 @ 6:00pm
Northwest - Jan. 22 @ 6:00pm
Interested students will be given a packet of information during our school session meeting, but students must also attend the informational session with a parent/guardian to gain more information about the CCP/dual credit program and its deadlines. Please plan to join us on Jan. 8 if you are interested in taking CCP courses, both at GHS and at SSU.
The FAFSA, a federal post-secondary admission requirement, opens Dec. 1. In order to complete the FAFSA, both the student and parent will need to establish a FSA ID (here is the link on how to establish a FSA ID - https://studentaid.gov/sites/default/files/creating-using-fsaid.pdf)
GHS will host a FAFSA completion night for any senior and senior parent who needs assistance on January 29, 2025 at 6 pm in the Cafetorium. We will have assistance from former OU-S and current Collins Career Center financial aid expert Jacki (Adkins) Crawford to answer any questions or provide assistance with any of your needs.
If attending, you will need to bring the following documents for the parent/guardian as well as the student (if applicable):
-2023 W-2's for household
-2023 Federal Tax Returns for household
-Social Security numbers for household
-Bank statements/investment records
-Untaxed income
-FSA ID for both student and parent
Other area schools are also hosting a FAFSA night if you cannot attend ours as follows:
West Portsmouth - Dec.11 @ 6:00pm
Valley - Dec. 11 @ 6:00pm
South Webster - Dec. 18 @ 6:00pm
Wheelersburg - Jan .15 @ 6:00pm
Northwest - Jan. 11 @ 6:00pm
CCP Informational Meeting
There will be an informational CCP meeting for ALL students interested in taking CCP courses for the 2025-2026 school year on January 8, 2025 at 6:00pm in the Cafetorium. (Thanks to Mr. King and Mrs. Knapp for working with us to get a date that accommodates both basketball teams to get those students here.) This meeting is required for any new CCP students and highly recommended for any current CCP students as there may be changes forthcoming for the next school year. Jasmine Curry, from Shawnee State University, will be here to discuss the CCP/dual credit program as well as be available to answer any questions you may have.
If you cannot attend this meeting, there are other in-person meetings around Scioto County that you are welcome to attend as attendance is taken at those meetings and they can communicate that information to us (we no longer will have the virtual option for this required meeting from OU-Southern):
South Webster - Nov. 20 @ 7:00pm
West - Dec.12 @ 6:00pm
Valley - Jan. 15 @ 6:00pm
Northwest - Jan. 22 @ 6:00pm
Interested students will be given a packet of information during our school session meeting, but students must also attend the informational session with a parent/guardian to gain more information about the CCP/dual credit program and its deadlines. Please plan to join us on Jan. 8 if you are interested in taking CCP courses, both at GHS and at SSU.
