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GCJHS - December 6, 2021
NEWS
1. If your family is in need of Christmas assistance, please contact Kristy Tweedy, School Social Worker, 317-477-4616, ktweedy@gcsc.k12.in.us as soon as possible. Opportunity still remains for families to receive toys and clothing for their children.
2. December 8th = Greenfield Central 8th graders will take the PSAT 8/9 this semester instead of the NWEA assessment. The PSAT 8/9 is the first test in the SAT Suite of Assessments--which also includes Indiana’s graduation assessment, the SAT. See the letter below for more information.
Please make sure you come to school that day with your iPad fully charged. Bringing your charger would also be helpful.
3. Info about this week’s Spirit Days and Dance can be found below in the flyers.
4. Toys for Tots: Please bring any new (unwrapped) toys in this week and turn them in to your 1st period teacher. These are being collected by our National Junior Honor Society.
5. After school transportation changes -- If you need your student to ride a different bus on a particular day, please communicate this in writing to the school office by 3:00pm. This will allow us to get a note that your student can present to the bus driver. If your student will be changing from bus rider to car pick-up, or vice versa, you would only need to communicate that change to the office if you need us to notify your student at school.
6. Are you in need of Food Support? Check out the Food Support Resources 2021-2022 document in the download section below to find locations and times for specific food support.
7. On Thursday December 9th we will be having our holiday meal during lunch. This year we will be having turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes with gravy, rolls, green beans, cranberry apple crisp and homemade pumpkin bars with cream cheese frosting. This is FREE for ALL students this year!
8. The boys basketball teams with the help of NJHS are sponsoring an Orange Night on 12/15 for the Batton and Thompson families. We will have donation buckets, ribbons for sale as well as a silent auction. I know the holidays can be a busy time for you and your families, but this is a great opportunity to not only support our student athletes but help raise money to help two great families. If you are struggling for some gift ideas we do currently have some pretty great items in our silent auction.
- Malik Hooker autograph football
- Kenny Moore autograph football
- Row 14 Pacers tickets when they play the Suns in January
- Robert Mathis limited edition bobble head
We will also have some Cougar shirts and Purdue pullovers. We have some IU ones too, but not sure who would want those.
The games start at 5:30 with 7th grade and 8th will play following that. The silent auction will be in the hallway and set up at 5:00.
Thank you for your support and hope to see you there!
9. November’s Students of the Month:
Joseph Smith
Cheyanne Thomas
Brooklyn Hines
Madison Matlock
Ava Wilhelm
Mia-Michelle Hutcherson
AJ Smith
Reese Edwards
Cole Gilkison
Amelia Mies
Landon Essex
Ashlyn Turner
Tripp Richards
Ava May
Lauren Page
Logan Burkart
Gracie Harris
Rachel Marquis
Kendall Barrett
Anna Studer
Logan Tompkins
Ethan Ortwein
Tatiannah Steverson
Emma Flynn
Elijah French
Fallyn White
Sarah Linville
Connor Clements
Claire Gardner
Jeremiah Hays
Paige McCarley
Jayden Steagall
Nilson Marroquin
10. The final school day for this Quarter/Semester is Friday, December 17th.

Winter Dance Information
Sashes & Crowns for the Holiday Dance Court picture by Tristen L. | December 10th brought to you by NJHS | More Info . . .
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Fun facts & Crafts With Anna Lineback
Winter or Holiday Edition!
•You can hear thundersnow when conditions are right
•Red squirrels make mushroom jerky to prepare for the winter.
•There's an annual International Hair Freezing Contest in Canada every February.
•Some cities use beet juice, beer waste, and pickle brine on icy roads instead of salt.
•The tallest snow person on record stood over 122 feet
•Winter increases your appetite.
•The most people making snow angels simultaneously was nearly 9,000.
•The Earth is closest to the Sun during winter.
•The largest snowball fight ever involved 7,681 people.
•The tallest Christmas tree ever displayed was in Seattle, Washington, measuring 221 feet tall.
•Black Friday is not the busiest shopping day of the year. That distinction goes to the two days just before Christmas.
•Buying all the gifts from the “12 days of Christmas” would cost you a ton of money — the most expensive being “swans a swimming,” about $6,300.
•Jingle Bells was originally a song about Thanksgiving in 1857. It also was the first song ever played in space, by astronauts Walter Schirra, Jr. and Thomas P. Stafford.
•People once believed that birds flew to the moon for winter.
•Chionophobia is the persistent fear of snow, especially becoming trapped in snow.
Three Lunches and a Meme
BY ANNA STUDER
WELCOME TO SCHOOL LUNCH REVIEWS! MY NAME IS ANNA STUDER, AND I AM A FOOD CRITIC. I HAVE BEEN TAKING PHOTOS OF MY LUNCH SINCE THE THIRD MONDAY OF SCHOOL. I don’t want to make the lunch ladies look bad, because they have to make lunch for 600 students a day, and the government won't let them make things that they could last year, so imagine how difficult it must be. THEY WORK SO HARD, AND I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT. With the new restaurant format, I will always do three reviews, but one restaurant, and two lunch ones every other week including this one. I HOPE YOU ENJOY!
Monday, November 29th, 2021The burger was good, but can we recognize the fact that the cheese on this particular burger looks like Spongebob Squarepants? I mean, how often do you get Spongebob cheese? The curly fries were good, as usual, but they were a bit dry. Still good tho! | Wednesday, December 1st, 2021 (Okay, now this is a bit unusual for a food review, but HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO TYLER JOSEPH, SINGER FOR THE BAND, TWENTY ØNE PILØTS! HE TURNED 33, SO, TYLER, THIS IS WHAT WE ATE FOR LUNCH ON YOUR BIRTHDAY!) The curly fries were not dry today, so that was nice! The barbecue sandwich, also known as the “Sloppy Joe”, was okay, but the cheese didn’t add much flavor or much of anything at all. Give or take a slice of American when you get one of these. | Friday, December 3rd, 2021The spaghetti, when gotten from the lunch ladies, did not have a choice of spaghetti without meat in the sauce. Where I went to school, GIS, they almost always had a choice. I guess it’s pretty touch-and-go here. The garlic bread was okay, it was dry and hard to chew around the crust, but was completely saturated in butter or oil or whatever they used for it. Once again, it could have been more garlicky. The strawberry-mango dozen fruit juice was interesting. What’s i find strange is that the packaging said “100% frozen fruit juice”. If it was pure fruit juice, how come the factory was able to get that fancy swirl without a thickener sort of additive? I’ll wait. The curly fries were alright. Not too soggy, not too dry, just about average. |
Monday, November 29th, 2021
The burger was good, but can we recognize the fact that the cheese on this particular burger looks like Spongebob Squarepants? I mean, how often do you get Spongebob cheese?
The curly fries were good, as usual, but they were a bit dry. Still good tho!
Wednesday, December 1st, 2021
The curly fries were not dry today, so that was nice!
The barbecue sandwich, also known as the “Sloppy Joe”, was okay, but the cheese didn’t add much flavor or much of anything at all. Give or take a slice of American when you get one of these.
Friday, December 3rd, 2021
The spaghetti, when gotten from the lunch ladies, did not have a choice of spaghetti without meat in the sauce. Where I went to school, GIS, they almost always had a choice. I guess it’s pretty touch-and-go here.
The garlic bread was okay, it was dry and hard to chew around the crust, but was completely saturated in butter or oil or whatever they used for it. Once again, it could have been more garlicky.
The strawberry-mango dozen fruit juice was interesting. What’s i find strange is that the packaging said “100% frozen fruit juice”. If it was pure fruit juice, how come the factory was able to get that fancy swirl without a thickener sort of additive? I’ll wait.
The curly fries were alright. Not too soggy, not too dry, just about average.
MEME OF THE WEEK

COVID?
by Gustavo Contreras
As we get closer to winter and so is the snow. It’s important to take care of ourselves. Take it from someone who had gotten quarantined its not fun. You might think it’d be fun to stay out of school. I wouldn’t blame you either for wanting to miss school I wanted to. The first few days were fun though, but after a while you get bored and you have nothing to do. You also have to get tested and then if you come back early it worse. If you were to come back early than it you have to sit separately from the other students. You also can’t sit in your assigned seat you have to sit int he office by yourself. The only good thing you get out of this is that you get all the juicy tea from the office. So like I said getting quarantined seems like it’d be the best, but eventually you get bored and you can’t see your friends. So if I were you I’d whip out your heavy winter jacket.
This week’s historical events! by Aidan Bow
Monday
6 Dec 1865
On Monday 1865 the 13th Amendment was passed by congress, this amendment abolished slavery. Later the 14th was passed which gave citizenship to all citizens including ex slaves.
Tuesday
7 Dec 1941
On Dec 7 1941 The tragedy known as Pearl Harbor occurred. It ended almost 2,400 lives and left many wounded and shocked, many boats were damaged and sunk.
Pearl Harbor was the final straw for the Americans and they declared war on Japan on December 8th.
Wednesday
8 Dec 1980
On December 8th 1980 John Lennon was shot dead by Mark David Chapman, John Lennon was only 40 at the time.
He was born on October 9 1940 and was a part of the famous band. “The Beatles”
Thursday
9 Dec 1965
On December 9th 1965 the Charlie Brown Special.
“A Charlie Brown Christmas.” Went on air for the first time, it is now known as one of the most well known. Christmas is special in the United States.
Friday
10 Dec 1972
On December 10th 1972 Apollo 17 finished circlization around the moon, Apollo 17’s lunar lander. “Challenger.”
Would later land on the moon on December 11th. All three astronauts returned back to earth on the 19th of December. On Apollo 17 there were also Five mice named Fe, Fi, Fo, Fum, and Phooney.
Poll by Colton

Polls and more by Gabriel Justice
Results from his last question . . . "What's your favorite snack?"
cookies
Fruit
Goldfish
Cheese
Lava cake
Pretzels
Cheese puffs!
Pistachios
Chizits
Pickles
Payday
Upcoming Testing = 8th Graders


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Flyers & More!

ALL Season Sports Pass = GCJHS Allows the person named on the pass entry to all GCJHS athletic events (except swimming) | Bringing the JUICE! Join the 'Student Section' at each Junior High home game this year :D | CAFE News |
Upcoming Musical! Questions: Contact Director, Beth Ray-Scott at barayscott@gmail.com | Audition information | Roles available . . . |
GCJHS sports schedule Click here to see the entire year's schedule for GCJHS Sports. | GCHS Sports Schedule Next two weeks . . . | Math Help Snacks will be provided too :) |
Madrigal DinnersThis weekend are the 43rd Annual Madrigal Dinners! After having to go virtual last year, we are so excited to be doing them again in person. Performances are this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at Trinity Park Church. For tickets, please use the link below: Madrigal Dinner 2021 tickets | Swimming November - December | FREE food for all students! 2021-2022 Entire School Year |
Madrigal Dinners
This weekend are the 43rd Annual Madrigal Dinners! After having to go virtual last year, we are so excited to be doing them again in person.
Performances are this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at Trinity Park Church. For tickets, please use the link below: Madrigal Dinner 2021 tickets
Clubs @ GCJHS Are you interested in joining a club? Check out what's available here at GCJHS. | College Financial Assistance Available! High school is right around the corner! As a middle schooler, college might seem a long way off, but there are still things you can do to prepare for this important time in your life right now. You can enroll as a 21st Century Scholar from the time you enter 7th grade to June 30th of your 8th grade year, and if you keep your grades up and meet a few eligibility requirements, you’ll get money to pay for college! https://learnmoreindiana.org/scholars/ | Calendar for GCJHS Stay connected with what's coming up at GCJHS. Click here to see our calendar. |
College Financial Assistance Available!
Builders Club Meets every other Thursday. | News Club Every Tuesday that school is in session. | Game Club Every Wednesday After School From 3:30-4:30. Always open to anyone interested! |
Services for Students through the Bowen CenterLearn more about our 'Student Assistance Program' | Student Days continue for Hancock Co. For more information, please visit the NASA website https://nasa-hancock.com/ or call 317-477-0200. | Art Club Open for ANY student to attend! |
Student Days continue for Hancock Co.
Protocols for 'close contact' students returning to school in GCCSC | COVID Exclusion Early Return Option Questions and Answers specifically for GCJHS. | Mask Mandate for GCCSC Started on 9/27/21 |
Download Section = pdf.'s
This calendar shows ALL of the current sports events scheduled for our school.