Knight News
Grand Forks Central High School - August 1st, 2021
A Look Ahead
Aug. 2nd - Boys Soccer Season Begins
Aug. 9th - Boys Tennis, Cross Country, Football & Girls Golf Seasons Begin
Aug. 11th - Aug 17 - Incoming Freshmen Conferences (If you didn't sign up in June, there is more information & a SignUp Genius link found under "Fall Registration Information")
Aug. 12th - Schedules for 10th-12th grade emailed home
Aug. 16th - Girls Swimming/Diving and Volleyball Seasons Begin
Aug. 16th - 20th - School open to students and families
Aug. 17th - Schedules for 9th grade emailed home
Aug. 25th - First day of school for 9th grade (Day 1 schedule)
Aug. 26th - First day of school for 10th-12th grade (Day 1 schedule)
Sep. 6th - NO SCHOOL - Labor Day
Oct. 8th - School pictures
Important Changes to GFC Parking
Digital Parking Permits Now Required
Student Only Access Link to obtain the parking permit for student parking areas:
https://gfpermits.rmcpay.com/#purchase?purchase_seed=KJQEA7YZT3_SIAL2ZWH93
Once students have registered via the access link above, they can then manage their vehicle information by visiting the online permit portal at any time throughout the school year.
Online Permit Portal: https://gfpermits.rmcpay.com
Monitoring and ticketing will be done by the City of Grand Forks and will begin on August 30th.
- The digital permits are based on license plate information. Students will need to ensure their vehicle information is correct and up to date at all times as inaccuracies may result in ticketing.
- When a student signs up, the website will ask them to choose a zone (either the "Central Ramp" or "GFC Student Lots", however, students are not required to only park in that area and the permit is valid in all student parking areas.
GFC STAFF: Staff will also be required to sign up for a digital permit to park in staff parking lots. The Staff Only Access Link will be emailed directly to GFC employees.
Fall Registration Information
PowerSchool Update (required each year prior to the start of school):
Notifications and instructions on how to complete this update or "powerschool registration" were emailed beginning last spring, if you have not completed the update, please do so as soon as you are able. Families who have not completed this process will continue to receive email reminders until the process has been completed.
- The update must be completed on the PowerSchool website, you cannot complete the update on the PowerSchool app on your cell phone.
- Updating this information helps us keep in contact with our families, ensures we have up to date information in the event of an emergency, and current health information for your student.
- If you need help accessing your parent PowerSchool account, please contact the main office for assistance.
- The main office will have computers available for parents/guardians to use if you don't have access to a computer at home.
Student Schedules:
- Schedules for students grades 10-12 will be emailed on Aug. 12th. If you haven't received a schedule by the end of the day on Aug. 13th, please contact the main office.
- Incoming freshmen who attend their freshman conference Aug. 11th -17th will receive a copy of their schedule during their conference. Freshman who don't attend conferences will have their schedules emailed to them after conferences have concluded the evening of Aug. 17th. If your freshman doesn't have a schedule by the end of the day on Aug. 18th, please contact our main office.
- The sign up link for freshmen conferences was emailed to parents in the spring. If you have not signed up, please visit the link below to choose a slot. For questions, please contact the Counseling Secretary, Lois Manske, at 701-746-2319 after Aug. 2nd.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4DA8AD2CA0FAC43-freshman
Immunizations:
- If your student has received immunizations, please drop off your updated immunization forms in the main office during the week of Aug. 16th - 20th.
- Immunization requirements and other medical information can be found on our district website here: https://www.gfschools.org/Page/903
Medications:
- If your student needs any medication given at school, a Medication Authorization Form must be filled out and signed by the health care provider and the parent/guardian. This is required for all medications including inhalers and over the counter medications.
- Parents or guardians may drop off student medications along with the corresponding Medication Authorization Form in the main office starting on Aug. 16th.
- Medications must be in their original containers.
- Additional GFPS Medical Information and Forms: https://www.gfschools.org/Page/903
Visiting the Campus:
- You must enter through the main door (door #1).
- The school will be open to all student/family visitors the week of Aug. 16th- 20th from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day. Some areas may be off limits due to floor waxing, please follow all posted signs.
- During this week, families are welcome to: drop off lunch money, pick up/fill out free and reduced lunch application forms and athletic waivers, purchase bus tickets, etc. in the main office.
- Please feel free to visit our buildings, locate your locker and walk your schedule during this week. The office will be open to assist students and families if needed during that time.
School Lunch:
Free/Reduced Lunch Applications:- The USDA has approved free breakfast & lunch for all students for the 2021-2022 school year. Families will only need to fill out free & reduced lunch applications if they wish to apply for a waiver for activity fees since qualification for a free or reduced activity fee is based on the outcome of the lunch application. If your student is not going to be in any extra-curricular activities this year, you are not required to fill out a lunch application.
Lunch Money:
- Lunch money (check or cash) for the coming year may be dropped off in the main office during the week of Aug. 16th- 20th. Checks should be made out to CNP. All payments must include the student's name and ID number.
- Card payments can be made on the MySchoolBucks.com website at any time during the year for a small fee.
Chromebooks:
- Student will receive their chromebooks on the first day of classes.
Dietrich Busing Information:
- Parent(s)/guardian(s) are able to sign students up for regular route busing for the 2021-2022 school year while completing registration on PowerSchool.
- There is an August 11th, 5 p.m. deadline for registration for transportation.
- Dietrich Bus Service will contact those who sign up in mid-August with specific information.
- Those who miss the deadline will not be guaranteed immediate ridership.
- If you complete the signup and require a change to your information at a later date, please contact your respective schools’ administration staff to update any information.
- Individuals requesting transportation after August 11th will be required to utilize the signup on Grand Forks Public Schools website, which will be active on August 12th. Registration using that process will not guarantee immediate ridership.
Dietrich Bus Tickets:
- Dietrich bus tickets for students who ride Dietrich bus routes are available for purchase on the MySchoolBucks.com website.
- Bus tickets may also be purchased with cash or a check made out to GFPS in the main office at any time beginning on Aug. 16th. *We do not sell city bus tickets for students who utilize the city bus, those must be purchased directly from the city.
Activity Passes:
- Student and Adult Activity Passes are available for purchase on MySchoolBucks.com.
- Purchased passes may be picked up in the main office on the next business day.
Yearbooks:
- The 2021-2022 yearbook will be sold online again this year on the Balfour website. Please click on the link below to purchase the upcoming yearbook. https://www.balfour.com/student-info?smi=55338
The cost is $55 (or $60 if you want it personalized with a name on the cover). Senior pictures and senior baby pictures are due by May 1st and can be emailed at any time before that to: centralyearbook@mygfschools.org
- Last years (2020-2021) yearbooks have not arrived yet, but should be here by September. Once they arrive, it will be announced in the daily announcements and yearbooks will be handed out to students in the main hall. It is unknown if there will be extra yearbooks available for purchase. If there are, they will be first come first serve. The day they go on sale and the purchase price will be shared in the daily announcements.
School Pictures:
- School pictures are schedules for October 8th.
Fall Sport Information & Forms
*Important Change This Year*
Activity fees are now all paid online on the MySchoolBucks.com website.
White Cards
- White cards can be picked up anytime in the main office M-F 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m
- At this time, white cards will only be issued for fall sports. You may still drop off the completed physical/concussion/code of conduct forms for winter or spring sports at this time, but athletes will have to return to the office for the white card once tryouts for winter or spring sports are closer.
- White cards are used to indicate that student athletes have completed all necessary paperwork/processes in order to participate in an activity. Athletes must present white cards to coaches before they will be allowed to tryout or practice.
Athletic Forms
- Please have the items labeled "required" listed below completed when you come to the school to pick up your white card. If any of the forms are missing signatures or required information a white card will not be issued.
1. Physical Form (required)
All athletes must complete a physical form each year. Physicals dated after April 15th, 2021 are valid for the 2021-2022 school year.
2. Code of Conduct Form (required)
All athletes must fill out a code of conduct form each year.
3. Concussion Form (required)
All athletes must fill out a concussion form each year.
4. Activity Fee (due before first game or performance, not required for a white card)
$80 per sport/$70 per fine arts activity paid on the MySchoolBucks.com website or Activity Waiver/Lunch Form (not required for a white card, but must be taken care of prior to the first game or performance) Please see the next section for more information about waivers below.
Students cannot play in a game or represent GFC publicly until their fee is paid or they have qualified for a waiver.
- District Athletic Forms can be found here: https://www.gfschools.org/Page/137
Requesting a Waiver for Free or Reduced Activity Fees
- Students who qualify for free or reduced lunch, may qualify for free or reduced activity fees but are required to submit a Free & Reduced Lunch Application Form, a Fee_Waiver_Request_Form and a Release_of_Information_Request each school year to determine eligibility.
- If your family qualifies for free lunch, the activity fee is waived completely. If your family qualifies for reduced lunch, the activity fee is $40.
- The Free & Reduced Lunch Online Application Form can be found here: https://www.gfschools.org/Page/8333
- The three forms are attached below and may be downloaded and printed. Paper copies are also available in the main office at any time.
Online Sports & Activity Fee Payments
Create your free account today and never worry about having to send cash/checks to school with your student again. Visit myschoolbucks.com or download the app today to get started!
Fall Physical Clinics
ALTRU:
All Altru clinics will be from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Patients should call ahead to be scheduled, however, walk-ins will not be turned away.
1380 S Columbia Rd.
701-795-2000
Altru Advanced Orthopedics - July 20th, July 27th, and August 3rd
4440 S Washington St.
701-732-7700
Altru Family Medicine Residency - August 3rd, 10th, and 17th
725 Hamline St.
701-780-6870
MyAlly Health:
MyAlly Health is offering same day appointments. Sports physicals are $35.
4700 S. Washington St.
701-757-2559
2021-2022 Yearbooks
Main Office Summer Hours 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Administration
Dr. Gabe Dahl - Associate Principal A-K
Mr. Mike Wilber - Associate Principal L-Z
Mr. Aaron La Deaux - Activities Director
Contact Us:
Main Office : 701-746-2375
Attendance Line: 701-746-2482
Main Office Hours 7:00 AM-4:15 PM
School Doors Open at 7:30 AM
Location:
115 N. 4th Street
Grand Forks, ND 58203
Follow us on Twitter: @GFC_Activities
Follow us on Instagram: gfc_activites
GFPS Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/GrandForksPublicSchools/