VISION

Gloucester High School, in collaboration with family and community, is committed

to preparing students to be productive citizens by providing relevant curriculum

and instruction in a safe atmosphere conducive to learning.

MISSION

Our Goals: To provide a safe, clean and appropriate environment for learning

and working. To provide an appropriate education for all students that develops the skills necessary to maintain intellectu-

al, emotional, physical and social well-being. To initiate a full partnership

among the schools, families and the community in order to deliver a com-

plete educational program that supports student learning.

To Register My High School Student

Please call 804-693-2780 to make an appoint-ment to

register your child. Please bring the following to the registration ap-

pointment:

Original Birth Certificate

Original Social Security Card

Updated Immunization Records

Transcript from Former School (can be Unoffi-cial)/ Last report card

IEP and/or 504 Plan (if applicable)

Court Orders Referencing Student (If applica-ble)

PROOF OF RESIDENCE: Contract from pur-chase of house/ or lease/rental agreement AND/OR Electric bill AND/OR Proof of county decal.

School Organization

GHS operates on a hybrid 4x4 credit system, with four marking periods

per semester. High school credit for successful completion of Foreign

Language, Algebra I and Geometry can be earned in middle school.

2015 GHS Four- Year On-Time Graduation Rate

93.7 % Graduation Rate for All Students

Gloucester High School

is a public high school,

fully accredited by the

Virginia Department

of Education.

Mr. Craig Reed, Principal

6680 Short Lane

Gloucester, Virginia 23061

(804)693-2526

http://ghs.gloucester.schooldesk.net

Academics Athletics & Clubs

School & Community

Gloucester County is located on the Mid-dle Peninsula of Virginia, with a popula-tion of approximately 37,000 people. The Fall 2013 school system enrollment was 5,632, with 17% being minority, 10% identified as having special needs, 10% identified for gifted services, and 31% identified as economically disadvantaged (all %s are approximate).

Honors Courses Academic honors level courses are of-fered to students at all grade levels who wish to have a more rigorous and chal-lenging course of study. Honors courses are weighted on the grading scale. Dual Enrollment Courses Dual enrollment courses are taken through Rappahannock Community Col-lege and are typically taught at GHS. Aca-demic dual enrollment courses are weighted on the grading scale; students receive college credit for these courses at most VA state-supported colleges/universities as well as high school credit. Certain Career and Technical Education courses are also Dual Enrollment courses.

Fall Sports CHEERLEADING CROSS COUNTRY (BOYS & GIRLS)

FOOTBALL FIELD HOCKEY

GOLF VOLLEYBALL (BOYS &

GIRLS)

Winter Sports BASKETBALL

(BOYS & GIRLS) CHEERLEADING INDOOR TRACK (BOYS & GIRLS)

WRESTLING SWIMMING

(BOYS & GIRLS)

Spring Sports BASEBALL SOFTBALL SOCCER

(BOYS & GIRLS) TENNIS (BOYS & GIRLS)

OUTDOOR TRACK (BOYS &GIRLS)

Clubs & Organizations Scholastic Challenge Academy of Finance

Drama Club FBLA FCA

Flag Team DuBois Society

Debate Forensics

Crew BETA

National Honor Society NJROTC SADD

Interact Club Junior State of America

One Act Play Lacrosse Yearbook

Game & Anime Band

National Art Honor Society WEB DuBois

Honor Society Dukes Dispatch

Newspaper

GHS is a member of the Peninsula District and Conference 10.

Advanced Placement Courses Certified by the College Board (the same organization responsible for the SAT), AP courses are college-level courses that cul-minate in an end of course AP exam. AP courses are weighted on the grading scale. These AP courses are taught at GHS: English 11/Language, English 12/Literature, United States Government, United States History, Calculus A/B, Calcu-lus B/C, Statistics, Spanish V, Chemistry II, Psychology, Biology II, Art Portfolio and Physics. GHS also participates in the Virtu-al Virginia AP Program with a larger varie-ty of options available to students.

Other Programs for Advanced Students

Chesapeake Bay Governor’s School for Marine & Environmental Science

New Horizons Governor’s School for

Science and Technology

Gloucester/Mathews Health Sciences Academy