The home girls basketball game scheduled for Thursday, January 28 vs. Fuqua School has been canceled. This game will not be made up.
The home girls basketball game scheduled for Thursday, January 28 vs. Fuqua School has been canceled. This game will not be made up.
Due to school being closed tomorrow, Wednesday, February 27, the home wrestling match & the away conference scholastic bowl has been postponed.
A make up date for wrestling has not been set. The Quad Rivers Conference Scholastic Bowl Competition has been rescheduled for Friday, February 29 at Amelia at 4:00.
The Fall Athletic Awards Ceremony scheduled for tonight has been rescheduled for Monday, February 8 starting at 6:00.
The away girls & home boys basketball games scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday, January 26 have been rescheduled for Monday, February 1.
Monday, January 25:
1. The Fall Athletic Awards Ceremony will take place in the auditorium starting at 6:00.
2. The middle school girls & boys basketball teams will host Fuqua School at 5:00 & 6:30.
Tuesday, January 26:
1. The middle school boys basketball team travels to St. Christopher’s for their game at 5:30.
2. The JV & varsity girls team travels to Buckingham for their games at 5:30 & 7:00.
3. The JV & varsity boys basketball teams host Buckingham at 5:30 & 7:00.
Wednesday, January 27:
1. The scholastic bowl team travels to Amelia HIgh School to participate in the Quad Rivers Conference Scholastic Bowl Tournament at 4:00.
2. The wrestling team will host Armstrong is a dual match starting at 5:30.
Thursday, January 28:
1. The wrestling team travels to Nottoway HIgh School for the rescheduled James River District Wrestling Tournament starting at 5:00.
2. The middle school girls & boys basketball teams travel to Prince Edward for their games at 5:00 & 6:30.
3. The JV & varsity girls basketball teams host Fuqua School at 5:30 & 7:00.
Friday, January 29:
1. The middle school girls & boys basketball teams host Collegiate at 5:00 & 6:30.
2. The JV & varsity boys basketball teams travel to Nottoway for their games at 5:30 & 7:00.
3. The JV & varsity girls basketball teams will host Nottoway in a “Shoot for a Cure” pink out games at 5:30 & 7:00.
4. The middle school swim team travels to the Collegiate Aquatics Center for their swim meet at 7:00.
The home girls & away boys basketball games scheduled with Amelia have been rescheduled for Wednesday, February 3, 2016.
Due to the pending snow storm tomorrow, the home girls basketball game vs. Amelia has been postponed for tonight. (A make up date has not been scheduled at this time.)
All other high school athletic activities scheduled for this afternoon have been canceled also.
The JRD Wrestling Tournament at Nottoway scheduled for 5:00 tonight, has been postponed due forecasted weather conditions tonight. A date has not been set yet for the make up.
Spring sports physicals will be given on Wednesday, February 10 starting at 3:30 in the cafeteria. Cost for the physical is $20.00.
The Fall Athletic Awards Ceremony will take place in the auditorium on Monday, January 25 at 6:00.
In order to try to beat the snow forecast, the home girls basketball games scheduled for Friday, January 22 have been moved to Thursday, January 21. JV game starts at 5:30 with the varsity game at 7:00.
The Goochland Education Foundation (GEF) recently distributed over $10,000 worth of Food Lion gift cards to Goochland families in need to make sure the children had food over the holidays. After receiving a $5,000 grant from the Richmond Christmas Mother Fund via The Community Foundation, a private donor matched the funds for the 2nd year in a row! Our donors enabled the gifts to be distributed to 188 student families who participate in the Goochland County Public Schools “Brown Bag Program”.
Each family received two $30 Food Lion Cards, which were distributed through the school principals directly to the families before Goochland schools closed for the Winter Break.
“We appreciate so much the Goochland Education Foundation who applied for the grant, Food Lion, and the private donors who made these gifts possible,” remarked superintendent James Lane. “This kind of extraordinary generosity and collaborative work is what makes our community so special. We have a significant number of students that leave our schools and don’t have enough food on weekends or the holidays. This support helps so much.”
Governor Terence R. McAuliffe and the Virginia Council on Women have announced the 5th Annual STEM essay Contest. The Council will award five scholarships (one in each of five regions) to a female junior or senior who will be pursuing a STEM education at an institution of higher education. Essays will be judged by a panel of Council members and women who hold a degree in or work in STEM fields.
You may access full details here.
Monday, January 11:
1. The middle school girls & boys basketball teams travel to Buckingham for their games at 5:00 & 6:30.
Tuesday, January 12:
1. The girls & boys swim teams travel to GRAP to take on Maggie Walker & Colonial Heights at 6:00 moved to Thursday, January 14.
Wednesday, January 13:
1. The middle school boys basketball team travels to Fork Union for their game at 5:00.
2. The wrestling team travels to Cumberland to take on Cumberland & Fork Union at 5:30.
3. The JV & varsity girls basketball teams travel to Bluestone for their games at 5:30 & 7:00.
4. The JV & varsity boys basketball teams host Bluestone at 5:30 & 7:00.
Thursday, January 14:
1. The JV wrestling team travels Hermitage HIgh School for their matches at 6:00.
2. The girls & boys swim teams travel to GRAP to take on Maggie Walker & Colonial Heights at 6:00
Friday, January 15:
1. The middle school girls basketball travels to St. Gertrude’s for their game at 4:00.
2. The girls & boys swim teams travel to GRAP to take on Collegiate at 5:00.
3. The JV & varsity girls basketball teams travel to Cumberland for their games at 5:30 & 7:00.
4. The JV & varsity boys basketball teams host Cumberland at 5:30 & 7:00.
5. The middle school swim team travels to St. Catherine’s for their swim meet at 6:00.
Saturday, January 16:
1. The wrestling team travels to Randolph-Henry for the Court House Classic Wrestling Tournament at 8:00 am.
2. The middle school competitive cheer team will host the Goochland Middle School Cheer Competition in high school gym.
Dear Elementary Families,
On behalf of the GCPS team, we hope your family had a restful, happy holiday season. We’re looking forward to an engaging, productive spring semester and a successful 2016 for our students, families, and professional educators.
This month, once again, Goochland County Public Schools will be embarking on a special project, a division-wide book club called One District, One Book (ODOB). ODOB is a unique program that provides elementary children at all grade levels with the opportunity to share the same book over the same time period. Curious as that may seem at first, it actually makes sound educational sense. Literacy experts recommend reading material out loud that is beyond a child’s individual reading level; the same experts support reading chapter books aloud with older children, even when they are able to read independently.
Our ODOB committee selected a title that can be followed, understood, and enjoyed by younger students, but that will still captivate older children. As the centerpiece of the program, every elementary school family will receive a copy of this same book and will be asked to share the literacy experience during the month of January. The title was announced at a special school-wide assembly introducing the program and the book today, and your child should have come home today with his/her very own copy. Families should also receive a shared community reading schedule so everyone can keep up at home. Generally, you are asked to read one chapter each night—about 10-15 minutes. We hope that you will find the time to participate in this special activity focused on community and the importance of literacy.
Reading aloud at home is incredibly valuable as it helps develop a strong foundation for all learning, as well as models lifelong literacy; moreover, it’s also a fun, worthwhile family activity. With the ODOB program, we aim to build a community of readers across our elementary school communities. Everyone—students, parents, teachers, bus drivers, and administrative staff—will be participating.
In school, your child will be engaged in literary discussions and invited to answer daily trivia questions to encourage and celebrate participation. We encourage you to make sure your family participates so your child can be included. You will find that your child will take pride in knowing and anticipating the details of the story. Throughout the month, everyone will be talking about the book!
Good luck! We hope to talk with both you and your child about the book throughout the next four weeks. When an entire school division reads a book, there’s a lot to talk about. With your help, we will strengthen a community of readers in Goochland!
Monday, January 4:
1. The JV & varsity girls basketball teams travel to Nottoway for their games at 5:30 & 7:00.
2. The JV & varsity boys basketball teams host Nottoway at 5:30 & 7:00.
Tuesday, January 5:
1. The middle school girls & boys basketball teams host Cumberland at 5:00 & 6:30.
2. The girls & boys swim teams travel to Randolph-Macon College to swim against Atlee & Colonial Heights at the Brock Center at 7:00.
Wednesday, January 6:
1. The JV & varsity boys basketball teams travel to Central for their games at 5:30 & 7:00.
2. The JV & varsity girls basketball teams host Central at 5:30 & 7:00.
Thursday, January 7:
1. The middle school girls & boys basketball teams host Madison at 5:00 & 6:30.
2. The wrestling team hosts Amelia & Nottoway at 5:30.
Friday, January 8:
1. The middle school girls & boys basketball teams travel to William Monroe for their games at 5:00 & 6:30.
2. The JV & varsity girls basketball teams travel to Randolph-Henry for their games at 5:30 & 7:00
3. The JV & varsity boys basketball teams host Randolph-Henry at 5:30 & 7:00.
4. The girls & boys swim teams travel to the Farmville YMCA to swim against Fuqua School at 6:00.
Saturday, January 9:
1. The wrestling team travels to Armstrong High School for the Liberty or Death Duals Tournament at 9:00 am. The other school in the tournament are: James Madison, LC Bird, Hopewell, Petersburg & Armstrong.
Monday, 12/21: Louisa beat Fuqua School and Goochland (61) beat King William (47).
Tuesday, 12/22: Fuqua & King William will play in the consolation game at 2:00 and Louisa & Goochland will play in the championship game at 4:00.
Governor McAuliffe and the Virginia Council on Women announced the 5th annual STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Essay Contest for high school junior and senior girls.
The Council will award five $5,000 scholarships to female junior or senior high school students who will be pursuing a STEM career at an institution of higher education. One scholarship will be awarded in each of five geographic regions across the state. Additional scholarships may be awarded at the discretion of the Council.
The STEM Essay Contest was launched in 2012 with 170 young ladies from across the Commonwealth submitting essays focusing on the student’s vision for a future STEM education or career. The Council raised $10,000 and made three scholarship awards.
Last year, the Council received 381 essay submissions and thanks to the generosity of sponsors, distributed $33,000 in scholarships to five girls.
The GHS swim teams WILL NOT be participating in the Hanover Hawks Swim Invitational this Saturday, December 19.
Athletic events for the weeks of December 14, December 21 & December 28:
Monday, Dec. 14:
1. The middle school girls basketball team hosts St. Gertrudes at 5:00.
2. The middle school boys basketball team hosts Fork Union at 6:30.
3. The scholastic bowl teams will host Central & Nottoway in the history wing at 5:30.
4. The JV & varsity girls basketball teams travel to Powhatan for their games at 6:00 & 7:30.
Tuesday, December 15:
1. The JV & varsity girls basketball teams travel to Amelia for their games at 5:30 & 7:00.
2. The JV & varsity boys basketball teams host Amelia at 5:30 & 7:00.
Wednesday, December 16:
1. The middle school girls & boys basketball teams host Buckingham at 5:00 & 6:30.
2. The wrestling team travels to Nottoway to take on Amelia & Nottoway at 5:30.
Thursday, December 17:
1. The JV members of the wrestling team travel to Lee Davis High School for their matches starting at 6:00.
2. The JV & varsity boys basketball teams travel to Buckingham for their games at 5:30 & 7:00.
3. The JV & varsity girls basketball teams host Buckingham at 5:30 & 7:00.
Saturday, December 19:
1. GHS HAS PULLED OUT OF THIS INVITATIONAL: The girls & boys swim teams will be swimming in the Hanover Hawks Invitational at the Collegiate Aquatics Complex on Southside at 8:00 am.
Monday, December 21:
1. The boys varsity basketball team will host Fuqua School, King William & Louisa in the Goochland Holiday Basketball Tournament. Fuqua will take on Louisa at 2:00 and King William will take on Goochland at 4:00.
Tuesday, December 22:
1. The second day of the Goochland Holiday Basketball Tournament will take place with the consolation game at 2:00 & championship game at 4:00.
Tuesday, December 29:
1. The varsity girls basketball team will play in the “Battle of the Birdcage” basketball at Hanover High School. The Lady Bulldogs will play Hanover at 7:45. Jamestown & Dinwiddie will play at 6:00.
Wednesday, December 30:
1. The varsity girls basketball team play in the second day of the “Battle of the Birdcage” basketball tournament at Hanover High School. The consolation game is at 6:00 & the championship game at 7:45.
The start time for the swim meet at Farmville YMCA on Friday, Dec. 11 has changed to 5:00.
The start time for the swim meet vs. Patrick Henry at the Ashland YMCA has been moved to 6:05 instead of 5:00.