Please consider signing up to donate blood on September 10th, from 7 am to 2:30 pm in the Student Activity Center at Greenwood High School. Use the following link to sign up: https://donate.indiana.versiti.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/167067
The Lilly Endowment Scholarship Application is now open. This competitive scholarship provides FULL TUITION, required fees, and a special allocation of up to $900 per year for required books and required equipment for four years of undergraduate study on a full-time basis, leading to a baccalaureate degree at any Indiana public or private college or university accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. 3 scholarships will be awarded for students in Johnson County. Mrs. Laug will host an information session about the Lilly Scholarship on Friday, 8/9 during PowerHour 2 in the College and Career Center. Please see your email for more details.
We would like to share with our families the following exciting news. For the upcoming 2024-25 school year, all students will be provided with a free breakfast and a free lunch. The district food service department has worked with the state to enable all students to receive one complete breakfast and one complete lunch each day.
Important Upcoming Dates:
*Freshmen Orientation at 7 pm on Wednesday, July 24th in the Auditorium (Doors will open at 6 pm).
*GHS will be open for students to walk their schedules on Thursday, July 25th from 8 am to 11 am.
*First Day of school for students is Wednesday, July 31st!
Office hours at GHS this summer will be Monday through Thursday from 8 am to 12 pm. Have a great summer!
Here is an updated link for Friday night's Class of 2024 Graduation live stream. We're excited to celebrate this class on their big day!
https://www.youtube.com/@GWSBroadcast/streams
Tune in next Friday (5/24) at 7:00 pm for the Class of 2024's High School Graduation streamed live at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/@GWSBroadcast
Yearbooks
Ordering yearbooks online through Jostens is no longer available. If you'd like to purchase a yearbook, contact Mrs. Green at dgreen@gws.k12.in.us The yearbooks will be distributed in late May, and no extra yearbooks will be available to purchase. Order that book immediately if you want one.
This is an update for Friday, January 19th: Greenwood Schools will be e-learning. Schools will be closed due to the continued snowfall. Thank you for your understanding in this difficult weather situation.
Greenwood Schools will be on a 2-hour delay for Friday, January 19th. Buses will be arriving 2 hours later than normal.
Greenwood Community Schools will be on a 2-hour delay on Wednesday, January 17th. There will be no early dismissal due to the delay. This means school will end at the same time as it does on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. Buses will arrive 2-hours later than normal.
Greenwood Community Schools will be on a 2-hour delay on Tuesday, January 16th. Buses will arrive 2-hours later than normal. Please make sure your child wears the appropriate cold weather clothing.
Congratulations to our robotics teams across the district! Northeast and GMS each made it to the semi-state competition round. On December 16th, our high school team won the Think Award; this means their engineering portfolio was outstanding and one of the best at the competition. The middle school team held their ground in the top five all day at the same competition event.
On December 7th and 8th, our GHS seniors presented their senior capstone projects. This is a big part of completing their final year of high school. Thank you to everyone that helped a senior with a project as a mentor, teacher, or judging. When a student successfully completes their presentation, they go to ring the bell as a sign they have finished their capstone. Our students did really well this year!
Senior Ava Smith has organized the second annual Light in the Darkness Walk. The goal of the evening is to promote mental health awareness for the prevention of suicide. It will be held Saturday, September 30th at the Greenwood HS track. This year’s walk looks to be even bigger than last year. Please feel free to join our students at 7:00 pm for this event. Everyone is invited to come out and walk. We hope to see many people from our schools and community there!
Mental Health Awareness Night: Anthem Healthcare, Greenwood Education Foundation, and Greenwood Community Schools have partnered this week to help bring awareness to mental health. Greenwood High School will be hosting a “Community Tailgate” tonight starting at 5:30 in the GHS parking lot. The event will be held prior to the home football game. Thank you to Anthem Healthcare as they reached out to coordinate this effort to make our students and staff at GHS more aware of the 988 service available for those in need.
For Friday, September 29, 2023, Greenwood Schools will be on a 2-hour delay due to heavy fog. School and buses will start two hours later than the normal time.
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