The Greenwood Education Foundation is graciously providing senior yard signs for free to all students in the senior class. If you have not yet picked up your yard sign, you may do so tomorrow, Saturday May 9th from 11:00am - 1:00pm at The Gathering Place in Greenwood. The address for The Gathering Place is 1495 W. Main Street, Greenwood. The signs may be picked up under the awning at door 1.  

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CIESC DriverEdSafety continues to offer the online driver education class to all students. While they are unable to offer a traditional classroom setting, this summer they will offer an option for live-streamed class starting May 26. They hope to resume in-car instruction as soon as possible. Visit their website at www.driveredsafety.com for more information.

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Congratulations to the Top 20 from the Class of 2020!  We are so proud of your accomplishments, thankful for the impact you have had on others (including our staff), and excited to see where your new journeys take you!  Strive for excelllence, value relationships, be honesty, courageous, persistent, and make a positive impact on those around you!
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Students/Parents:


If your student needs to pick-up any materials from inside the school, they may do so on the following schedule:

Monday, May 11th / 9-11am / students with the last name of A-G.

Wednesday, May 13th / 9-11am / students with the last name of H-Q.

Friday, May 15th / 9-11am / students with the last name of R-Z.

Only students are permitted to enter the building unless a parent represents their student. We are limited to only 25 people inside the school, so please enter the building quickly, gather your belongings, and exit so others may enter the building in a timely manner. Everyone must enter through the main entrance, Door 2N. 

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This message is intended for senior students and their parents or guardians. Students may pick up their graduation orders from Herff Jones on Friday, May 1 from 9am – 12 pm at the high school. This includes cap and gowns, announcements, accessories, and keepsakes. 

Please come down Woodmen Boulevard and turn right before you reach the “T” and drive around to the Main Office Area. This is entrance 2N.  Please have the student’s first and last name written largely on a piece of paper. You will show this paper when approaching the pick-up area.

Herff Jones will only distribute the cap and gown to the student or their parent/guardian. If you have not ordered your cap and gown, there will be some available at the pick-up event. The cost of the cap and gown is  $50.29 and it is payable by cash, check, or charge.  Continue reading

Hello from Greenwood High School. Mark your calendars! GHS will hold the Class of 2020 graduation ceremony on Friday, July 17th at 7pm in the main gym. Our goal is to hold a traditional ceremony; however, due to any restrictions and/or guidelines that may be in place at that time, our format, number of attendees, traditions, etc. may need to be altered. Regardless, graduation in some form will take place on this day and time. 


We want to thank you for your patience and understanding as we attempt to make many decisions which impact students and families differently. Please note we are looking for ways to honor our seniors leaving for the military. We will provide you those details as soon as they become available. Thank you.  Continue reading

Please see the attached document for more information regarding Summer School.  Hope all of you are doing well and staying safe! Continue reading

Fast Track 2020 is in progress!  This program provides basic school supplies and a backpack to students who qualify for free or reduced lunches/textbook assistance.  Greenwood families also will have access to over 20 community resource partners during the Fast Track event.  
The event will be held at Westwood Elementary on Wednesday, July 22, 2020 from 6:00p.m. to 7:30p.m.  It is very important that you complete the ONLINE registration by Friday May 15, 2020. Any registrations received after this date may not be accepted. Please go ONLINE to http://www.gws.k12.in.us/ and find the link "Fast Track 2020."  You must complete a form for each child. Please see the attached letter for detailed information.   Continue reading

Seniors and parents-

Thank you for taking the time to watch the following video. We hope we addressed the many questions you may have regarding seniors and upcoming activities.

We would like to add one comment to the video. If we decide to go with a July 17th graduation ceremony (decision coming end of April), we have plans to recognize our military seniors being deployed in June. We will provide more information once we determine our final decision. The video will provide you more clarity.

Finally, please also see the attached document providing more information to go along with the video.

Thank you!

Todd Garrison, Principal

Greenwood Community High School

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Hello GHS students and parents.

We want to thank you for supporting and contributing to our remote learning program. We wish circumstances were different, but we feel students are undergoing an educational experience that has benefits, and one many students may encounter later in life. 

In this email, we would like to address the topic of grades, in particular semester grades. A semester grade is the final grade awarded and placed on a student’s transcript. It’s important to understand the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) is highly encouraging all high schools to award a semester grade for all students grades 9-12. Colleges, universities, NCAA Clearinghouse, scholarships, etc. will require letter grades. Pass/Fail is not a viable option for high school students as it may negatively impact a student's future. All semester grades earned this semester will be placed on a student’s transcript, including seniors.  

So, at the end of this school year, we are asking all teachers to assign semester grades to all high school students. Semester grades will be based on a combination of 3rd quarter grades and 4th quarter work. Final exams will not take place this school year. Please note all students have already been awarded a 3rd quarter grade. 

Teachers will be assigning semester grades based on the following criteria:

1. A student can raise his/her semester grade above the 3rd quarter grade if he/she submits above standard work during the remote learning process. That’s a great incentive to do your best! 
2. A student’s semester grade will remain the same as his/her 3rd quarter grade as long as that student continues to be engaged/active in his/her classes. Simply stated, if students submit their work, with quality and effort, semester grades will not suffer (lower).
3. A student’s semester grade could be lower than the 3rd quarter grade if he/she refuses to be engaged/active in his/her classes, or a student submits only a limited number of assignments. A “limited number of assignments” will be at the teacher’s discretion. Please keep in contact with your teacher to discuss if your grade is in jeopardy. 

All students enrolled in AP and ACP (dual credit) courses will follow the grading scale of the university (or assigned teacher) awarding the semester grade. Central Nine (C9) semester grades are awarded by C9 teachers.

We hope this answers questions regarding semester grades. Please contact your teacher first if you have any questions. If they are unable to answer your question(s), please contact a school administrator or counselor. We appreciate everyone’s understanding, and we hope all students and families are safe and healthy. We miss our students. Thank you.

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Parents/Guardians-

You have the ability to sign-up on Canvas to be a parent observer of your child(ren).  From the Canvas help guides:

"Observers can link their Canvas account to their student's account so they can see assignment dues dates, announcements, and other course content. Observers can view the course content but cannot participate in the course.  They can only see their own child's work and not any work or material from other students."

Please watch this video (less than 2 minutes) on how to get set-up as an observer.  You will receive an email confirmation once you have set up your account.

To add a second (or more students) to the ones you are observing, you will follow a similiar process and the directions are listed here.



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Mr. Garrison will be sending home a school messenger voice call later this afternoon.  Until then, here is some information for students:

Students:  A few pieces of information as we begin Remote Learning on Monday.



*Lessons will be posted by 9 am each remote learning day (Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays).

*Students are expected to log into Canvas and be active each day.

*There is a student how-to video for Canvas also located under "GHS Remote Learning" on the right side of the school website (http://www.gws.k12.in.us/greenwood-high-school).  There are also Guidance and IMC Resources in the same section.

*Teachers will be on Canvas each remote learning day from from 9-11 and 1-3 and you may contact them through the Canvas Inbox or any other way listed (i.e. Canvas Discussion or Chat).  Teachers will also hold virtual office hours and the schedule is linked here.  Links to join the office hours are located in each teacher's Canvas Announcements and/or Canvas Front Page.

*Assignment due dates will vary, but will oftentimes will be approximately 48 hours (though some assignments will have time limits).

*Directions on who to contact with issues not-related to the class will also be linked on the school website under "GHS Remote Learning."  Please contact the teacher with class related questions. Continue reading

Please see the linked video from GHS Principal Todd Garrison about information regarding remote learning.  

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1. If your student needs a device, please complete this form - request a device or call 317-889-4000 and leave a message with your child's name and your phone number.  Please only 1 device per family (K-12).
2. If your student needs an essential item still located at the school, please call 317-889-4000 on Wednesday, April 1 from 12-2pm. You may also email us at ghs-requests@gws.k12.in.us. Someone will be available to assist you. We will retrieve this item and have it ready for pick-up. Please only essential items. 
3. Devices and essential items will be available for pick-up on the following dates:

Thursday April 2 12-2pm (prefer grades 9-10)

Friday April 3 12-2pm  (prefer grades 11-12)

Please drive up to the main entrance and someone will be there to assist you. We are asking everyone to remain in their vehicles. Thank you.  Look for another Remote Learning Update later this week! Continue reading

Good evening.  Please see the linked presentations below for more information regarding remote learning, device request/pick-up, essential item pickup, and other GHS updates.  

Presentation with Audio (links do not work)

Presentation without Audio (links do work)

An email was sent out earlier this evening with this same information.  If you did not receive it, please call the office at 317-889-4000 to update your email address to ensure you receive communications.

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Greenwood Community High School will hold FAFSA Completion Night on Wednesday, February 26^th from 6:00 – 7:00. Any seniors who have yet to file their FAFSA are encouraged to attend with their parents or guardians to receive on site FAFSA assistance from the financial aid experts from INvestED.  The event is from 6:00 – 7:00 in the C103 computer lab located in the English Hallway. Attendees should enter through the main high school entrance – labeled 2N Continue reading

ISTEP begins this week for all sophomores.  English will test this week and math will test next week.  Please see the linked schedule for the schedule of periods and testing.  Good luck to all sophomores! Continue reading

The high school robotics team qualified for the Semi-State this past weekend. They had a strong performance Saturday at the Regional Qualifying Tournament in Lafayette. They were ranked 6th out of 26 teams. They made it to the semifinals finals and won the Think Award for outstanding engineering design process during the build season.  Congratulations and best of luck to the high school robotics team! Continue reading

Parents/guardians: Individual letters were sent home with students missing required immunizations for next school year. The missing immunizations are highlighted in yellow. These are required by the Indiana State Department of Health to be administered prior to the start of the 2020-21 school year. Please contact your primary care provider to schedule an appointment and submit the completed immunization records to the school nurse. If you would like resources for immunization administration or you have general questions, please contact Joshua Harmon, RN at 317-889-4014 or fax info to 317-889-4039. Continue reading

Come join the fun at Trivia Night and support the GHS Post Prom! Continue reading