Tiger Nation:
We have completed the first quarter of the school year. Progress report grades will be posted this afternoon. Please take some time to discuss your child’s current grades and progress as well as establish some goals for the final quarter of the first semester.
GHS will be on Fall Break from October 2nd - 13th. Students and staff will return to campus for the start of the second quarter on Monday, October 16th.
Congratulations to the following Gilbert Accelerated Middle School Choir Students for making the AZ STATE Cantaremos Honor Choir: Mons Larson, Landon Mariner, Charlee Farr and Ketziah Joseph. These students prepared and submitted an audition and competed against students in grades 7- 9 across the State!
Congratulations to the Gilbert Tiger Pride Marching Band for their recent first place finish in their competition at Highland High School! They received top scores for Division 2 in the areas of Music, General Effect, Visual and Percussion. Saturday, September 30th, the band will be competing in the Basha Marching Invitational.
Congratulations to GHS Senior Gabriel Lopez. He was recognized at the GPS Governing Board Meeting this past week for being named a National Merit Semifinalist!
Congratulations to the 134 GHS students that earned a passing score (3 or higher) on an Advanced Placement Exam last year. They all received an AP Yard Sign to celebrate this outstanding achievement!
Congratulations to the Gilbert High School Boys’ Golf team for winning their multi-meet at the Mesa Country Club on Tuesday September 26th. They topped Chandler, Coronado, and Apache Junction High Schools.
Fall Break is a great opportunity for students to expand and improve their literacy skills by taking time to relax and find something fun to read. Independent reading has been shown to improve comprehension as well as increase vocabulary.
As always, thank you for your ongoing support of Gilbert High School!
Principal Winter
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Have you completed your Annual Update?
It is crucial that all GPS families complete the online 'Annual Update' in Infinite Campus. The
information provided will be used by the district or your school to directly communicate with you
regarding your student, or in the event of an emergency on campus. Please log into your Infinite
Campus Parent Portal and complete the 'Annual Update' today!
Graduation Tracker
Parents and students can use the Graduation Tracker tool in the Infinite Campus portal to see if your student is on track for graduation. This tool will show the credits a student has earned and the credits the student has planned for future years.
Freshmen students will not have any credits shown in the Graduation Tracker until the end of the first semester. Once freshmen have completed their 4-year plan with their counselor during Freshman visits in September, the credits and classes planned for future years will show up in the tracker.
Please Login to your Infinite Campus Portal to access the Graduation Tracker:
Campus Beautificaiton!
Band Concert
Amazing band performance earlier this week by our GHS Band. Shout out to Mr. Andre and our Tiger Band students! On another note…our Tiger Pride Band placed 1st place at the Highland High School Invitational and 1st place Caption Awards in Music, General Effect, Visual and Percussion!!! We are so proud of you all.
Choir Concert
Colorful Fun Run
The Den
The Den is now open every Tuesday and Thursday during 4th/5th hour lunch. Great news, we take debit/credit cards now!!! Come pick up a cold drink, snacks, and some really cool merch!!!
Opportunity for GHS Juniors
Does your 11th grader want to travel the world this summer? The 2024 Gilbert Sister Cities Youth Ambassador Program is the program for them! Gilbert Sister Cities is a nonprofit organization that offers Juniors in Gilbert a chance to host an exchange student in their homes and travel for free to either of our sister cities in China or Northern Ireland.
In addition to providing an opportunity for students to visit Leshan, China, or Antrim-Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland (all for free next summer), the 2024 Youth Ambassador Program will include workshops on essay writing, fundraising, interviewing, and networking. Taught by local business leaders, these clinics will help participants develop skills that will help them with the college admission process, scholarship applications/interviews, job interviews, and in the workforce itself.
Participants will have a variety of opportunities to practice what they have learned during group and individual interviews, social events, and fundraisers.
Please visit our website at: gilbertsistercities.org, and visit our Facebook and Instagram @gilbertsistercities for more information. If you have any questions, please email lori.schuermann@gilbertsistercities.com.
Valedictorian and Salutatorian Selection
To give all students an equal opportunity to become their school's valedictorian or salutatorian, Gilbert Public Schools will use the following guidelines:
- Class rank will be used to determine the Valedictorian/Salutatorian distinction. In addition, recognition will be made for students who are in the top 1% of their class. Weighted classes will be included when determining class rank and will be identified on a student's transcript.
- Foreign exchange students will not be eligible for the valedictorian or salutatorian position.
- Mid-year graduates will not be eligible for the valedictorian or salutatorian position.
- The valedictorian and salutatorian must have taken a minimum of twelve and one-half (12.5) credits (25 semester courses) at the high school from which they are graduating and must be enrolled in a minimum of five (5) class periods (full time status) per semester.
Students who are interested in competing for the valedictorian or salutatorian position are encouraged to discuss this process with their school counselor.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Looking to gain skills in becoming a resilient, self-motivated young person? The International Baccalaureate (IB) Programme enables our teachers to develop resilient, self-motivated young people who have the knowledge, skills, and sense of purpose they need to thrive and contribute to making the world a better place. For more information, contact Meghan Gray at meghan.gray@gilbertschools.net or Autumn Sobol at autumn.sobol@gilbertschools.net
Gilbert High School is the home to the Gilbert Accelerated Middle School this incoming 2023-2024 school year! Students will be immersed in honors and accelerated curriculum with access to the resources of a comprehensive high school, while in a supportive cohort of other 7th and 8th-grade students. The learning experience is both academically rigorous and well-rounded, based on the application of knowledge and reflection, project-based learning, critical thinking, cross-curricular portfolio building, and student-centered learning approaches. Students gain access to the instructional expertise of high school/college-level faculty and are encouraged and supported to develop strong leadership and study skills, preparing them for a successful future in high school and beyond. If you are interested in registering, complete the Gilbert Accelerated Middle School Registration Form today!
Here Comes the Bus® School Bus Tracking App
GPS families whose students commute to campus via the school bus can download the 'Here Comes the Bus' app to track their child's bus on a map! Download it today from the App Store® or Google Play Store®. Features include the real-time location of your student's school bus, knowledge of when your student boards or exits the bus using their GPS Student ID, and push or email notifications when the school bus is near.
Sign Up Instructions for Parents and Families:
- Download 'Here Comes the Bus' app or visit herecomesthebus.com
- Click the Sign Up button
- Enter school code 85861, click Next, followed by Confirm
- Complete the User Profile box
- Under the My Students section, select add and enter your child's last name with their Student ID number
- Once you confirm your information, you are ready to begin using the app.
Updated Dress Code Expectations
Families can APPLY TODAY for Free & Reduced Meals
Applications are open now for the Free & Reduced Meals program for the 2023/24 school year! New this year, students in qualified households will receive free breakfast AND lunch combo meals. A grant from the state of Arizona will pay for the reduced price portion of the meals. Families can apply today through the LINQ Family Portal. Families who previously created accounts through the Titan Family Portal can use their same username and password in LINQ. | View Application
**GHS does not allow food deliveries such as Uber Eats, Door Dash, Restaurants, etc...
ALL GPS families urged to do the Annual Update
GPS Families Hub
The Families Hub offers a wide range of resources to help you and your student(s) throughout the
school year, including back to school updates, menus, nutritional information, enrollment details and
more.
Download the GPS Mobile App
The GPS App includes a link to IC, as well as access to your student’s school calendar, meal information, bus routes, and other helpful information for parents and students. Visit www.gilbertschools.net/app for more information.
See Something? Say Something!
The confidential GPS Tip Line was designed to promote school and student safety and wellbeing. Students and parents can report a threat or potential threat about a student or school. The Tip Line also provides information on other topics, which may affect our students, staffs, or schools.
GPS School Calendars Approved
Gilbert Public Schools recently conducted a survey in which our families and employees voted in favor of continuing the 2-2-2 calendar for the 2024-2025, 2025-2026, and 2026-2027 school years.
We would now like to update you that the Governing Board approved these calendars at their meeting on Tuesday, May 16, 2023.
Please click here to view all calendar information including next year’s calendar, already approved, and the new calendars for the 2024-2025, 2025-2026, and 2026-2027 school years.
