Join us in giving back! Next week, from November 13th to 17th, GCS Youth Service Center and the Lancaster Food Pantry, with support from GMS and GCHS JAG classes, are hosting a Thanksgiving Food Drive. Drop off non-perishable items at both Garrard Middle School and Garrard County High School. Your support makes a difference!
Need ideas to donate? Check the flyer!
Our Camp Dick Robinson 3rd Graders and our Garrard County High School JAG students have been writing each other letters for the past few months. Today, our Pen Pals got to meet one another! Our JAG students led an activity with their 3rd Grade friends, making cards for our local Veterans! Check out these smiles!
Honoring our local heroes at Lancaster Elementary! This morning, LES hosted a Veterans Day breakfast to honor and thank our Veterans for their service to our country. Before the breakfast, a few of our fifth graders spoke about the significance of Veterans Day, sharing their gratitude and understanding for our brave servicemen and women. Thank you Veterans, for your service!
Honoring our heroes at Camp Dick Robinson! 🇺🇸 This morning, CDR hosted a Veterans Day breakfast to express their gratitude to the brave Veterans who have served our country. After enjoying breakfast together, our Veterans participated in a special parade, and our CDR students filled the hallways, waving flags and cheering to say thank you for their service. Thank you Veterans, for your service!
Our GEC preschoolers had an exciting morning learning about the work of our local firefighters and EMS workers! Thanks to Lancaster City Fire and Garrard County EMS for visiting, engaging with the students, and allowing them to climb aboard the trucks! 🚒🚑
Join our Food Service Team! We have open positions at all of our schools. If you're looking to make a difference while serving on a great team, we want you!
Click the link below to see open positions and apply:
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Join us in honoring our veterans at the Garrard Middle School's Veterans Day celebration on Friday, November 10th, starting at 10AM. The event will include a breakfast (9AM), ceremony and more! Veterans and their guests are warmly welcome. Read the graphic for more information.
Friendly reminder: No school on Monday, November 6th or Tuesday, November 7th for Garrard County Schools. We will welcome everyone back on Wednesday, November 8th.
Our Garrard County High School Golden Lions Basketball team is offering a youth basketball training camp! Campers will attend one hour sessions with current GCHS Boys Basketball staff and team members. Six sessions will be offered- campers can attended all six (for a discounted rate) or as many sessions as they would like ($15/session). All Kindergarten-5th Grade male and female campers are welcomed to attend! See the flyer below for more details.
Click the link below to register:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdF6R9_NZbikjTy6bq0px8-C4a257nQjYJTjola5AzYtZW2fA/viewform
Garrard Middle School's exceptional students participated in a community-based instruction (CBI) Trick or Treat event today!
CBI is a vital instructional tool that provides “real life experiences” through a variety of hands-on learning opportunities that allows students with special needs to practice essential skills.
GMS students and staff participated by passing out candy and individualized treat bags for our students!🎃🍭🍬
Tech Center Tuesday is here, and today we have a special Tech Center feature! October is #NationalPrincipalsMonth and today we would like to feature Mr. Troy Watts. Let's celebrate a decade of leadership! This month marks the 10th year of dedication from our Area Technology Center's Principal, Mr. Troy Watts. Thank you for your outstanding service! Mr. Watts says, "I love being the principal at the ATC because I have the privilege of working with an incredible staff who are committed to helping students succeed. Our students are dedicated and work hard to develop their skills, and it's incredibly rewarding to be a part of their four years."
No tricks, just lots of treats!🍬🍭 The ATC Principles of Health Science classes hosted their annual Trick or Treat this morning for the Preschool classes housed in the GEC. The high school students along with GEC staff passed out candy to to our youngest students! Check out these smiles!
October is #NationalPrincipalsMonth and GCS is spending the last few days of the month celebrating our Principals. Today, we are celebrating Mrs. Kia Lamb- Paint Lick Elementary School's Principal. Mrs. Lamb says, I love being at PLE because we have the best students, staff and families and they make our school a special place to be. I am blessed to be in this community everyone works together to love and support one another. I love being a Panther! Thank you, Mrs. Kia Lamb, for your dedication to our students.👏
Congratulations to Garrard County High School's Marching Band on their outstanding 6th Place finish at the KMEA State Finals! Click the link below to read more about their fantastic season!
https://www.garrard.k12.ky.us/article/1313497
Best of luck to our talented Garrard County High School Marching Band as they leave for the State Competition! Our students and staff filled the halls with cheers and well-wishes as they departed. Continue to make us proud, GCHS Marching Band!🥁🎷
October is #NationalPrincipalsMonth and GCS is spending the last few days of the month celebrating our Principals. Today, we are celebrating Dr. Audrey Nichols- Garrard Middle School's Principal. Dr. Nichols says, "Being the principal at GMS is a privilege and honor for me. We have the absolute best students and teachers around! Go Cougars! " Thank you, Dr. Audrey Nichols, for your dedication to our students.👏
Another Friday, another staff feature! Today, we are featuring Mrs. Melanie Warren at Camp Dick Robinson Elementary! CDR leadership says " Mrs. Warren goes above and beyond for kids. She plans exciting student focused activities and holds each and every student to the same high expectations. Mrs. Warren’s knowledge and experience is an invaluable asset to CDR and each student that gets to work with her! #featurefriday
Congratulations to Garrard County High School's Job For America's Graduates (JAG) Program and Mr. Jimmie McCulley, for being recognized for exceeding the 6-of-6 Performance Outcome Standards for the Class of 2022. These standards include Graduation Rate, Employment Rate, Positive Outcome Rate, Full-Time Jobs Rate, Connectivity Rate, and Full-Time Placement Rate.
For the past five years, Mr. Jimmie McCulley has been guiding our students through the JAG program. Over 200 students have honed their leadership skills while collaborating with peers, local businesses, and the community. We are excited to see what the 2023-24 school year will bring for this program! Check out GCHS JAG through the years.🇺🇸
Today is Thursday, so you know we have a staff throwback for you! In honor of GCHS' Marching Band preparing for the upcoming State competition- can anyone guess this staff member (picture from his very first year in GC)?! Drop your guesses in the comments!⬇️ #throwbackthursday
October is #NationalPrincipalsMonth and GCS is spending the last few days of the month celebrating our Principals. Today, we are celebrating Mrs. Lisa Middleton- Lancaster Elementary School's Principal. Mrs. Middleton says, "I love being the Principal of LES because I have the privilege of working with talented educators and students who are focused on fostering a positive learning environment. Our students are eager to learn and I get to witness their growth every day!" Thank you, Mrs. Lisa Middleton, for your dedication to our students.👏
