Good evening, Trojans. This is principal Matthew Price with your weekly announcements

 

College & Financial night for Juniors, Seniors and their guardians will take place on Thursday, September 25 from 6:00 - 7:00 PM in the GMHS Auditorium. Come out to ask any questions you may have about college acceptance and financial aid.

 

A UNC Morehead Cain scholarship​ information session for Juniors & Seniors will be held in 1303G- Media Center (Mrs. Harris' Room) on Wednesday, September 17th at 11:30 to learn from a Morehead Cain scholar about the application process and their experiences. Students can sign up using the QR code posted to the Career Services Canvas page or by contacting Mrs. Harris or Dr. Nelson. 

 

BETA Club NEW member invites will be sent to qualifying students in grades 10-12 via student emails Monday evening, September 15th.

 

The BETA Club is our school’s honors club.  In order to receive an invitation, students must have a minimum weighted GPA of 3.5. BETA members are expected to be involved in extra-curricular activities and have outstanding character.  If you feel as though you did not receive an invitation in error OR if you are new to GMHS and believe you qualify, please see either Mrs. Norris (3005) or Ms. Marsh (4112). Form submissions ARE time sensitive, and NO late forms will be accepted.  Students have until Tuesday, September 30th to complete the form and pay the membership fee.

Interact club will be meeting the first Thursday of each month directly after school in room 3205 this year. Come out and get some service hours, make friends, and improve our school and community! 

 

The Writer's Block is a literary magazine featuring art and writing from Garner Magnet High School students. There will be a print edition available this year along with prizes for the best submissions.  See Ms. Priest in room 3205 or scan a QR code on one of our posters to submit your plays, short stories, poems, essays, art, photography, and anything else you have created. Let's show Garner how talented the Trojans are!

 

The Drama Department will present the Student-Directed One Acts this Thursday, September 18th, in the Auditorium at 7:00pm. Tickets are $5. Please come out to support these seniors' directing debuts. 

 

Audition forms and tech crew forms for the Fall Play will be available in the Auditorium and on the Drama website - gmhsdrama.com. Auditions will be held next week on September 24th after school in the Auditorium. All are welcome to audition and apply to work backstage on the tech crew. See Mrs. Hazelrigg or the Drama website for more information.

 

Catch the early bird special! Buy a yearbook for $65 at yearbookforever.com until January 30.

 

Attention, interested Juniors!

There will be a Governor’s School interest meeting on Thursday, Sept.18 during 3rd block - between the lunches. The meeting will be at 11:15 in the upper-level Media Center. If interested in learning more about Governor’s School, please attend. Come learn about this summer program that focuses on students fulfilling their passion in the Arts and Academic areas through collaboration and leadership development.This opportunity is for Juniors, but sophomores are eligible to apply for a few areas in the Arts curriculum. See Ms. Pettis in Student Services if you have questions.

 

Senior Parents, you don't want to miss an opportunity to create a Senior Ad for your child. There is limited space, so purchase now! Ads will be on sale until January 30th. Go to yearbookforever.com to purchase and create! If you have any further questions, please contact Mrs. Easton.

 

Senior Portrait Makeup Day will be Wednesday, October 8, in the small gym. During this session, seniors will take their drapes and casual photos. This is the only make-up day. Please remember that all senior photos must go through Prestige Portraits for the yearbook, so please plan accordingly. Lastly,  students must pick their appointment times by October 7th. Students can find the sign-up form on the school website or their English teacher's Canvas.  If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Easton. 

 

Underclassmen Picture Retakes will be on Tuesday, October 14, during the first half of the day in the small gym. Picture day schedules will be posted in the main lobby the week before. Any further questions can be directed to Mrs. Easton

 

Junior Civitan is having an interest meeting on January 16th in room 2126 after school.  If your child is interested in community engagement please encourage them to come!

 

These are all the announcements that I have for this week. GO TROJANS!

Good evening, Trojans. This is principal Matthew Price with your weekly announcements.

 

Please join our Black Student Union in uniting Garner in support of Suicide Prevention by wearing Purple and/or Teal on Wednesday for National Suicide Prevention Day. Our BSU are heading up our efforts in this regard to ensure that every student feels a part of GMHS, and everyone knows they are a valuable member of our Trojan Family. We invite everyone to wear these colors in support of the cause!

 

College & Financial night for Juniors, Seniors and their guardians will take place on Thursday, September 25 from 6:00 - 7:00 PM in the GMHS Auditorium. Come out to ask any questions you may have about College acceptance and financial aid.

College & Financial night 

 

Parking in the student parking lot requires a parking tag and that tag to be appropriately displayed in the car. While we’ve given some time for students to get settled into the school year, we will be enforcing this moving forward and cars will be towed if they are not parked in the correct spot and/or are not displaying their parking tag.

 

Interact club will be meeting the first Thursday of each month directly after school in room 3205 this year. Come out and get some service hours, make friends, and improve our school and community! 

 

Applications for 3-year graduation are due no later than September 19th. Any applications after this date will not be able to be accepted.

 

Student planners for the 25-26 school year can be purchased on our website through the Online School Payments for $10.00. This student agenda is Garner specific and can be a very useful tool to help your student stay organized. It includes our A/B calendar, bell schedules, subject specific pages and much more. Once purchased, planners will be delivered to your student in class.

 

These are all the announcements that I have for this week. GO TROJANS!

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Good evening, Trojans. This is principal Matthew Price with your weekly announcements. We had a fantastic first day of school. I appreciate everyone’s patience and attention today as we navigated day 1. Only 179 to go!

 

District emails are continuously going out to parents who have not created their Infinite Campus parent portals. Email Ms. Warren if you need further assistance at nwarren@wcpss.net

 

Student handbooks are going out to all students. Please review with your student, sign and return the last page to the main office.

 

Seniors, if you have received the 2nd dose of the Meningococcal shot please drop off your updated immunization record to Ms. Warren in Student Services. You are required to complete this by October of 2025. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Warren. 

 

Freshman Class officer intent to run forms for Freshman class officer elections and Student Senate forms for all grades are available in room 4118 - Mrs. Cottengim's room. All forms are due back to room 4118 by Sept. 3rd. Email jcottengim@wcpss.net if you have any questions.

 

Underclassmen Picture Day will be Friday, September 5th in the small gym. Picture day forms will be provided during students' 2A class or in the main office. Picture day schedules, with students' picture time, will be posted in the main lobby the week of pictures. Any further questions can be directed to Mrs. Easton  beaston@wcpss.net 

 

Auditions for the Student-Directed One Acts will be held this Thursday, August 28 after school in the Auditorium from 2:30 to 4pm. Audition forms will need to be completed prior to audition day and are available on the Drama website or can be picked up in the Auditorium. Tech Crew application forms are available and are also due on August 28th. More information and forms can be found on the Drama website: gmhsdrama.com 

 

These are all the announcements that I have for this week. We had a great first day, and I look forward to a great year! GO TROJANS!

 

Good evening, Trojans. This is principal Matthew Price with your weekly announcements

 

First, please be reminded of our Open House on Thursday August 21st from 6:00-7:30 pm. Students and their families can drop in to see their teachers, walk their schedules, and hear from some of our organizations and booster clubs.

 

At this time all schedule change requests have been mitigated. Students must attend their A and B day classes as assigned in Infinite Campus next Monday and Tuesday. Beginning on Wednesday we will have a short schedule adjustment period. Stay tuned to your student email so that you know how to request any changes.

 

Freshman class office intent to run forms are available in room 4118. These are for any freshman who would like to run for class office. They will need a president, vp, secretary, treasurer, and projects director. Forms are due Wednesday Sept 3rd. Reach out to Mrs Cottengim if you have any questions. 

 

Auditions for the Student-Directed One Acts will be held on Thursday, August 28 after school in the Auditorium from 2:30 to 4pm. Audition forms will need to be completed prior to audition day and are available on the Drama website or can be picked up in the Auditorium. Tech Crew application forms are available and are also due on August 28th. More information and forms can be found on the Drama website: gmhsdrama.com 

 

Student planners for the 25-26 school year can be purchased on our website through the Online School Payments for $10.00. This student agenda is Garner specific and can be a very useful tool to help your student stay organized. It includes our A/B calendar, bell schedules, subject specific pages and much more. Once purchased, planners can be picked up at our Open House, or they will be delivered to your student on the 1st day of school. You can also email Amy Bennett (abennet1@wcpss.net) to arrange a different pickup time. 

 

Please take a moment to view our new carpool video. This will give you essential information to make sure that drop-off and pick-up run as smoothly as possible. The video can be found posted on our school website and is also linked here for our digital readers. 

 

These are all the announcements that I have for this week. GO TROJANS!