GHS NEWSLETTER
December 2018
SNOBALL UPDATE
TOY DRIVE
ATHLETICS UPDATE
Boy's Basketball have home games December 12th against McNary, and December 18th against Hood River Valley. Come support your Gopher boys. Tickets are $6 for adults, $4 for students, and free for students with ASB.
Wrestling will have home meets against are across town rivals, Barlow, on December 13th. Come out and support your Gophers. Tickets are $6 for adults, $4 for students, and free for students with ASB.
Swimming will have home meets against Sandy on December 13th. No cost to enter, come support your Gopher swimmers this month.
CHOIR UPDATE
The GHS Concert Choir will be performing at the Grotto Festival of Lights in the chapel on Sunday, December, 16 at 6:00pm.
Gresham's Winter Concert with all GHS Choirs performs on Wednesday, December, 19 at 7:00pm. at Mt. View Christian Church. The concert is free.
All choirs will be performing and choir alumni are invited to come sing the Hallelujah Chorus with the Concert Choir.
Gresham High School had 17 students selected to the All NW and All State honor choirs.
COLLEGE & CAREER UPDATE
Opportunity for students and families to get help completing student aid related applications including the FAFSA, Oregon Promise and the ORSAA. Parents should bring 2017 IRS 1040 Tax forms to complete the applications. Help will be available in Spanish as well.
WINTER BREAK
Are you planning a family trip for the holidays? As you think about your arrangements, we want to stress the importance of sending your child to school every day possible. Every year, absences spike in the weeks before and after the winter holiday as families squeeze in a few more vacation days. It’s time to break that cycle. We know that just a few missed days here and there, even if they’re excused absences, can add up to too much lost learning time and put your child behind in school. This is as true in kindergarten as it is in high school. Put simply, too many absences at any age can affect a student’s chances for academic success and eventually for graduation.
We recognize that holidays are an important time for reconnecting with families far away. The costs of plane tickets often influence when you want to travel. But keep in mind the costs to your children’s education if they miss too much school— and the message you will be sending about the importance of attendance. Even if you’ve got a homework packet from the teacher, it doesn’t make up for the interaction and learning that happens in the classroom. Our teachers will be teaching, and our students will be learning, right up until vacation starts and the first day back. You can help us convey that message. This holiday season, give your children the gift of an education and the habit of attendance.