Congratulations to the GC FFA Jr Floriculture Team!! They placed 4th overall last at the Area 1 FFA Floriculture competition at Rome High School. Team members are Peyton Schwartz (9th grade), Belle Watkins (9th grade), Caroline Haygood (9th grade), and Cynthia Bautista Bravos (9th grade). Congratulations to Peyton Schwartz for placing 2nd overall in the individual category! We super proud of our Floriculture Team!
Great job GC Warrior, Rand Defoor, in your performance at the GMEA District 7 Jazz Festival.
Senior graduation orders!
Updated Basketball schedule for this week!
Wendy Shedd, from the Calhoun Parent Resource Center, spoke at this morning's Sources of Strength meeting. SOS will be joining the "Parents as Teachers" incentive in hopes of helping this facility fill their library with children's books. If anyone would like to donate a book, please drop it off at the front office of GC c/o Sherry Sullivan.
The Gordon Central Chapter of the National Honor Society held its new member induction ceremony on Monday, November 14 at Trinity Baptist Church and thirty-four students representing the best in scholarship, leadership, service, and character were tapped for membership. Mrs. Anne Vaughn, founding adviser of the GCHS National Honor Society, reflected on the past, present, and future of the organization and reminded each of us that “there is always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it.”
ESOL Night!
ESOL Night!
FFA-Kiss the pig contest!
Gordon Central High School's Apply to College Day is next Wednesday, November 16th. This day is always a huge success to get students started and completing applications. Last year, there were 114 applications started, 97 completed and 91 submitted. Over 50 students completed FAFSA during that time as well. Let's improve on those numbers and get ready for postsecondary education!
For the month of November, the Georgia Student Finance Commission and Georgia colleges and universities are working together to waive college application fees. You can read more about the press release here: https://gsfc.georgia.gov/november-1-2022
This link will take you to the codes for fee waivers: https://www.gafutures.org/college-planning/apply-to-college-initiative/application-fee-waivers/
Wrestling this week!
FFA competition this week!
Basketball this week!
National Honor Society induction!
Gordon Central events for the week of Nov. 14-19!
Students in Ms. Dabdoub and Ms. Connally’s American government class went on a Civil Rights Roadtrip and learned about different civil rights cases from around the country and throughout history.
We were extremely honored to host a Veteran's Day luncheon at Gordon Central today. We enjoyed celebrating and honoring our Veterans. Again, THANK YOU to everyone who has served and is serving now. The Tribe is grateful for you!
Thank you to those who have served and are serving now!
Buy your yearbook today!
Important information for seniors can be found on the GC Counseling page of the Gordon Central website for topics such as Graduation Requirements, College Admission Testing, and Scholarships. You may use the link below:
https://www.gcbe.org/o/gchs/page/counseling