GHS Announcements

Thursday, October 21, 2021

Today’s Bell Schedule: 2 hr. Early Dismissal

Tomorrow’s Bell Schedule: No School

NEWEST NEWS

Congratulations to Jonas Conner for qualifying for the state cross country meet!

Tickets for the fall play Sense and Sensibility are on sale now:

https://www.vancoevents.com/VJL

If purchasing online tickets is not an option for you please contact Lindsey Peck, or you can purchase tickets at the ticket booth the night of the play.

9-12 boys planning on going out for basketball this winter need to sign up outside the main gym by Friday, October 29th. If you have any questions please stop by and

speak with Coach Faulkner. 

Please join us for Parent Teacher Conferences TODAY from 2:00 to 8:00 PM and tomorrow from 8:00 AM to Noon.  Students will be dismissed today at 12:40 and lunch

will be provided for students who choose to stay after 6th period. No school tomorrow. 

Parents may sign up for your choice of conference formats:  

1) Zoom video conference

2) Phone conference

3) In-Person conference

Please find your teachers conference sign-up forms on our Teacher Webpages located here. 

Grinnell Booster Club needs YOU! Volunteers are needed for tomorrow night’s game. Please take a moment to look at the following links. Volunteers are the

Default Hyperlink Textfoundation of our success! Profits from the concession stands directly return to GHS activities to purchase needed uniforms and equipment.

Football

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040848aba82da46-fall

Reserved parking lot monitor

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040848aba82da46-friday

COUNSELING OFFICE

Upcoming In person and Virtual College Visits being held in the Boardroom for current Junior and Seniors. Please stop by the Guidance Office to receive a pass on the

day of. 

Monday, October 25th at 10:30am University of Oregon virtual visit

Thursday, October 28th at 11:00 am Kenyon College virtual visit

Tuesday, November 2nd at 1:30 pm Coe College

Friday, November 5th at 2:00 pm Hawaii Pacific University virtual visit

Tuesday, November 16th 9:00 am Upper Iowa University 

Please keep checking for added visits and updates. 

Attention Senior Families: Thanks to a generous grant from Theisen’s, Poweshiek County ICAN will be doing an in-person FAFSA Completion Event at Grinnell High School,

on Tuesday, Oct. 26, from 1:00-8:00 p.m. The event will be held in the GHS Counseling Office. The appointments will be only 30 minutes long, so to ensure that your

FAFSA can be completed and submitted during that time, you will need to be prepared when you come to your appointment. You must have an appointment for this

event. You can sign up for an appointment at: www.icansucceed.org/apt-fafsaevent. Scroll down through the events until you see the one for our school, then click on

that and choose your appointment time. If you have questions be sure to contact the counseling office In case this date or the available times don’t work for you, you can

also book an individual appointment, virtual or in-person, with ICAN at a date/time of your choosing by going to www.icansucced.org/apt  OR by calling them at

877-272-4692. 

MISC

Poweshiek County Voters: There's an election coming up! Grinnell city government elections & Grinnell-Newburg school board elections take place on November 2nd.

See the attached document explaining 3 ways to vote: Absentee, Early, and In-Person on Election Day.

Order your 2021-2022 yearbook today!!! Yearbooks will be on sale the month of October for $60. Beginning November 1st, the cost goes up to $75. 

There are two ways to order your yearbook:

1. Online (Credit Card Payment Required) at 

https://www.jostens.com/yearbooks/high-school-yearbooks.html   OR

2. Write a check payable to GHS Yearbook and mail to:

Grinnell High School

Attn: Karma Werner (Yearbook)

1333 Sunset St.

Grinnell, IA 50112

The Grinnell Food Coalition is packaging meals from Meals From the Heartland on Friday, Oct. 22. Shifts are one hour from 9:30am-10:30am and 10:40-11:40am. If you

or your group would like to sign up, please use this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c44aeab2da3f9c07-meals

Work Sessions for the fall play Sense and Sensibility are currently being held! No experience necessary and all are welcome to attend. Work sessions this week are

Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 4:30 to 6:30 PM as well as Saturday from 3:00 to 6:00 PM in the scene shop in the back of the auditorium. Please contact

david.yawata@grinnell-k12.org or Mr. Hunter with any questions!

ATHLETICS

Follow this link for upcoming activity events: https://www.littlehawkeyeconference.com/public/genie/206/school/1/

FOOD SERVICE MENUS

https://grinnell.nutrislice.com/menu/grinnell-newburg-high-school/breakfast/print-menu/month/2021-08-22

GHS BELL SCHEDULES

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjPos6Z_cnyAhVUV80KHWtNBFkQFnoECAwQAQ&url=https%3A%2F 

DISTRICT VIRTUAL BACKPACK https://www.grinnell-k12.org/vnews/display.v/SEC/Community%7CVirtual%20Backpack