Yellow Jacket Nation
February Community Newsletter
Month At A Glance
February
(A few Jan. reminders - 1/25 - 6 pm PTA and Dual Credit Meeting)
** Senior parents - please check the senior section below! There is a ton of new information for seniors there!
2/1 - Black History Month Begins; Full school shut down testing - English 1 & 2 District Assessments and TSIA.
2/2 - National Signing Day
2/7 - Spring ASVAB Testing
2/8 - GPHS Band Winter Concert
2/14 - BOT meeting
2/17 - 4th six weeks ends
2/18 - Student Holiday/Staff Development
2/21 - Student and Staff Holiday
COMING SOON-
3/14-3/18 - Spring Break
Testing 2/1/2022
On this day and future testing days, Early Check Out will not be allowed in order to ensure all students have uninterrupted time to complete their exams.
All students will be testing on Feb. 1st, 2022. Please bring your Chromebook to school fully charged on this day!
Most students in the following grade levels will take this test:
9th grade - English I DA - this is a practice test for the real STAAR given in April.
10th grade - English II DA - this is a practice test for the real STAAR given in April.
**Any 11th or 12th graders who have not yet passed the English STAAR/EOC will also take the DA's.
11th & 12th graders - will take TSIA English & Math. The TSIA is a college entrance exam that students must pass in order to show college readiness.
Please watch the video below for more information on what TSIA is and why it is important!
**All students who have already met college readiness in English and Math will join Ms. Couch for a college boot camp!
Attendance
PTSA Meeting
Honoring Black History Month
Super Saturday
Senior Parents
Senior Portrait Last Call
Last Call! Senior picture make-ups will be next week on January 25th and 26th. Click here to schedule your appointment.
Seniors who have already taken their pictures, Click Here for the viewing & purchasing link.
January 25th and 26th
We will provide the cap, gown, tassel, collars, and cords.
***Your $10 session fee payment is due when you check in to take your portraits. Cash, Cashapp, ApplePay, Venmo, PayPal, Credit Cards through PayPal (will incur $1.00 fee)
Required Dress Attire for young men: As we are currently dealing with a big upturn in local and national COVID cases, we are requiring every young man to wear a dress shirt and tie to their appointment for their cap and gown pictures. If you don’t have one, please find a family member or friend from which to borrow one. You can wear a regular tie or a bowtie.
Required Dress Attire for young ladies: Young ladies, you must wear an open neck, lower cut blouse so that your shirt doesn’t show in the opening of the gown. A regular fitting t-shirt around your neck is not acceptable. Any kind of turtle neck or designer dress with collar around the neck is not acceptable.
No facial piercings allowed.
Did you know?
All Seniors Must Complete FAFSA/TASFA This Year?
Click the photo below for a step-by-step guide to complete the FAFSA/TASFA.
Students Interested in a Driver's Permit or Driver's License
A parent or student must request a Verification of Enrollment (VOE) from the attendance office to apply for a driver's permit or driver's license. To qualify for a VOE, your child must have been present in all their classes at least 90% of the time during the previous semester.
NEW!!! -- If your child is testing for their driver's license or driver's permit during the school day, they may be marked present that day. To be marked present, your child must be 15 years of age and they need to turn in documentation from the DPS office.
Important Information
2021-2022 School Calendar
2021-2022 GPHS Bell Schedule
*Click the photo below for a larger version of the GPHS bell schedule.
2021-2022 GPHS Black & Gold Calendar
Click on the image below for the full-year calendar.
2021-2022 Dress Code
Students must be clean shaven. Only clear or mesh backpacks are allowed on GPISD campuses.
The GPHS Website
Did your child pass STAAR?
Find your Bus Here!
Athletic Schedules Found Here!
COVID Updates
GPHS
Email: pcabello@galenaparkisd.com
Website: https://www.galenaparkisd.com/Domain/21
Location: 1000 Keene Street, Galena Park, TX, USA
Phone: 8323862800