A big shout out to employees at Trident Medical Center, Live Oak Mental Health & Wellness and DavisJones Consulting Group LLC for joining forces to hold a school supplies drive for Goose Creek High. During the drop-off, GCH administrators discussed future opportunities for the students' in their Healthcare Career program at Trident Medical.
GCHS will be holding a meeting for anyone interested in becoming a board/committee/chair member of the GCHS PTSA. This meeting will be held on Monday September 18th in the GCH media center from 4:30-5:30 pm. Contact Mrs. Kubisz with questions (kubiszm@bcsdschools.net)
GCHS Community Newsletter - Volume 4
Just a reminder that tonight's open house has been rescheduled to September 8, 2023 from 5:30 pm-7:00 pm. We hope to see you next week.
It's game day! Come support your Gators as they host Sumter tonight. Kick off is at 7:30pm.
Due to the potential for severe weather resulting from Hurricane Idalia, Berkeley County School District (BCSD) schools will follow the half-day dismissal bell schedule (https://www.bcsdschools.net/o/bcsd/page/school-bell-schedules) on Wednesday, August 30. Thursday, August 31, students will learn from home and complete eLearning Day assignments. All schools and offices will be closed Thursday. BCSD will resume normal operations Friday, September 1.
Before and after-school care programs, activities, and athletics, to include practices and games, are canceled for Wednesday, August 30, and Thursday, August 31. Normal activities and operations will resume on Friday, September 1.
On Thursday, August 31, students will complete eLearning assignments from home via Schoology, Google Classroom, SeeSaw, or other designated virtual learning platforms. Specific information about assignments will be provided by the student’s teacher and/or school. Teachers will share information regarding their office hours to support students completing eLearning assignments at home. More information here: https://www.bcsdschools.net/o/bcsd/page/elearning-day-faqs
Due to the potential for severe weather, and out of an abundance of caution for the safety of students, staff, and families, the district will not operate virtual feeding sites on Wednesday or Thursday.
BCSD officials work in partnership with Berkeley County Emergency Management and receive regular updates regarding the weather from the National Weather Service.
As safety and security is our number one priority, officials will continue to monitor the weather and assess any resulting damage.
Schools and offices will reopen and resume normal operations on Friday, September 1.
Berkeley County School District is currently monitoring the forecasts and receiving regular updates from Berkeley County Emergency Management and the National Weather Service on Tropical Storm Idalia. At this time, there are no changes to school operations. Any changes to operations will be communicated to staff and parents.
The South Carolina Department of Education purchased and provided Berkeley County School District and other school districts in our state with My Ride K-12 for communication of bus routes and delays. The app has been unable to provide parents with consistent delay information. BCSD is now tracking bus delays for parents using Google documents.
Bus Delays: https://www.bcsdschools.net/busdelays
Berkeley Center for the Arts will be hosting a Meet and Greet this Thursday, August 24th at 6:30pm. New students, current students, and parentss are all encouraged to attend. This is a great opportunity to meet teachers, learn about the exciting things happening this year, and make connections with other BCA families. We hope to see you there!
The Goose Creek High Administrative team would like to wish the students, parents, and community a great first day back to school tomorrow! Attached you will find the GCHS Community Newsletter - Volume 2.
Beginning Monday, Berkeley County School District parents and guardians will begin to receive invites for Rooms.
Rooms is a platform that lives within the new BCSD mobile app. It supplements school and district news and information by providing direct communication tools for parents, teachers, athletic coaches, club advisors, etc.
Our goal is to streamline communication and minimize the number of apps parents and guardians need for communication.
Parent Overview: https://youtu.be/upJMsLmn91Y
Introducción de los padres a las habitaciones: https://youtu.be/7pyvEIc3OOU
Please note that not all teachers and schools are utilizing Rooms at this time, but there is a plan to launch all schools on the platform in the future.
**Additional notes**
Parents will still need to use the PowerSchool Parent portal for academic information.
Rooms will not replace student learning management systems (Schoology).
With the first day of school less than one week away, we want to make sure families are aware of the new transportation features that pertain to bus riders. Learn more about My Ride K-12 and the student transportation tag program at www.bcsdschools.net/article/1203059.
Starting September 11, 2023, all students must have parking stickers properly displayed and must park in a designated parking spots. Students are not to park on campus until they complete this registration, pay the fee, and affix a sticker on their vehicle. Upon completion of this form, students should bring $40.00 CASH to Mrs. Coxwell to receive a parking sticker.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd47nrAowTvVtkxIlU2jS6fz_Zw4mfOgHjCzdX9UH4e1ceGDw/viewform
Goose Creek High School Freshman Orientation will be held on Friday August 18th from 9:30-12:00 pm at GCHS.
Get Back-to-School ready with the first installment of the GCHS Community Newsletter.
The beginning of the year is quickly approaching! Check out the calendar for important events including schedule pick up and freshman orientation. Don't forget to complete new or returning student registration prior to schedule pick up.
BCSD's Bilingual Family Liaison will be on campus to assist bilingual families in the completion of new or returning student registration on August 2, 2023 and August 8, 2023. Please be sure to bring the necessary documentation listed on the district website. See flier for more details.
Goose Creek High is building a PTSA! Information sessions will be held on August 10, 2023 for anyone interested in more information. The morning session will run from 8:00am-10:00am and the afternoon session is 2:00pm-4:00pm in the media center. Hope to see you there!
“Where Excellence is a Way of Life”
-Bohdi Sanders
26 performances, 100 pieces, 2 states, 543 laughing moments, 86 honor band placements, 1000 hugs, 44 Excellent/Superior performance ratings, & countless memories shared amongst our family.
2022-2023 school year… Thank you for being so good to us.
Berkeley County School District will continue to serve meals to students this summer.
The 2023 Summer Breakfast and Lunch Program is available to all students and children in the Berkeley County community. The program is free to all children under the age of 18. Dates, times and site information can be found at www.bcsdschools.net/summermeals.
