The Goochland High School Band will perform its final concert for the year on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium. Join us to send off our graduating seniors Levi, Tiffany, Kyle, Logan, Caitlin, Rachel, Thomas, Gabe, Lauren, Sara, and Robin. The band will perform music selected by the seniors.

Admission is free.

The schedule for June 3rd has changed. Originally, student dismissal had been scheduled for 11:30. Now student will be dismissed at 11:00. Lunch will be served at 10.  For details, see Mr. Gretz’s blog.

Wednesday is the first day of SOL testing for all students at GHS. Seniors have been testing since Monday.

Get a good night’s sleep, eat a healthy breakfast, and do your very best. 

The 8th grade Drama students will perform The Seussification of Romeo and Juliet, a one-act play by Peter Bloedel, on Monday, May 16th at 7:00p.m. at the GHS auditorium.

“A whimsical reinvention of Shakespeare’s tragic love story, complete with rhymed couplets, creative wordplay, and fantastical machines - simiar to something Dr. Seuss might have come up with if he ever had his way with the script...”

Admission is free.

There will be an informational meeting for parents of GCPS students entitled “Charting Their Course” by GHS Principal Francie Ball and GMS Principal Johnette Burdette. Mrs. Ball and Mrs. Burdette will outline the various routes to graduation, the credits and courses needed to graduate, what options are available at GCPS, and how to plan which courses your child should take to earn his or her diploma. The meeting will be held in the GHS cafeteria at 6PM on Tuesday May 10, and is cosponsored by the Gifted Advisory Committee, the NAACP, and all of the PTAs. It is never too early to begin planning for your child’s education, so please plan to attend this important meeting!

This past Thursday the SCA held its annual blood drive to benefit patients in the Metro Richmond area. Close to 80 people signed up to participate, and 50 units of blood were collected.

Thanks to Ms. Gargiulo and Mrs. Hall for helping GHS students and faculty reach out to the community.