🔔🎁 Join our FFA Chapter in spreading holiday cheer and making a difference in the lives of families in Springfield, Ohio! We're excited to participate in the Salvation Army Red Kettle Wars, and we need YOUR support to make a positive impact this holiday season.
❤️🤝 By contributing, you're helping us support local families in need, ensuring they have a warm and joyful holiday season. Every donation, big or small, makes a significant difference!
🌟 Click the link to make a donation and be a part of our mission to spread kindness and generosity: https://give.salvationarmy.org/team/542593
GISA's 4-H is collecting nonperishable food donations to the 2nd Harvest Food Bank. We will have bins inside both entrances for students to place their donations. Every little bit helps. These bins will be at Global Impact through Expo Night on 12/14. Thank you in advance!
Results from last night's (11/7) FFA Job interview contest, held in Delaware Ohio, are as follows:
Division 1 - Taylor Workman 6th place
Division 2 - Brandon Trammell 3rd place
Division 3 - Lara Rittenhouse 2nd Pace
Division 4 - Jaiden Welliford 5th place
Just a friendly reminder that the deadline for ordering FFA apparel is quickly approaching. I've attached the order form for your convenience, or you can pick up a copy from any FFA advisor or the school office.
Forms and money are due by 3:00 PM on Friday.
Please make sure to complete your order and hand in the form along with the payment to Mr. Gierke. If you have any questions or need assistance, feel free to reach out to any FFA advisor.
Congrats to the GISA Sub-district FFA Job interview team:
(L-R) Lara Rittenhouse 3rd Division 3, Brandon Trammell 1st Division 2, Taylor Workman 2nd Division 1, Jaiden Welliford 1st Division 4
All 4 will advance to the district contest. We are proud of you. Good luck! Honk!
It's Red Ribbon Week! Please check out this video from Clark County Partners in Prevention. https://youtu.be/2ATEho2nssE?si=2PePhFB_JO57gtPd
Get your '23-'24 GISA FFA Shirts! Orders are due to Mr. Gierke by 3:00 PM on November 10. Cash / Check accepted. Checks made out to "GISA FFA". NO late orders will be accepted.
From Mr. Henry -
58 Sophomore Food Science students completed and were Certified in the Ohio Department of Health/ ServSafe Level 1 Person in Charge. The certification covers many topics including Food Safety, Sanitation, Food Facilities, and safe cooking temperatures.
The training included 4.5 hours of training and passage of a certification exam. The credential also is an approved Industry Credential by the Ohio Department of Education.
Thank You to our partner The Ohio State University and our facilitator, Ms. Kathy Tutt. Ms. Tutt serves as the Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Educator and Area 12 Leader in Clark County for Ohio State University Extension.
Here is the link to order pictures for Retake Day, which tomorrow, Friday October 6th. https://championcity.hhimagehost.com/2023GISAFallSchoolPictures
Attention parents of Seniors (Juniors too) - Going Merry is a great resource for helping students find scholarships to help pay for college.
Our new Going Merry Parent Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/288735860463549 just launched this fall. It’s the perfect place for parents to access resources to help pay for college – they can ask questions, find scholarship opportunities, and learn the best ways to make college more affordable.
Parents can sign up for Going Merry's parent email newsletter https://app.goingmerry.com/parent-newsletter or attend a free Going Merry Financial Aid Webinar https://drive.google.com/file/d/16kV0vkgMpbwiHpWkKaAxVT_CjxzrSN6d/view.
The College Board National Recognition Programs award academic honors to sophomores and juniors who take eligible administrations of AP®, PSAT/NMSQT®, or PSAT™ 10 exams, have a GPA of 3.5 or higher and identify as African American or Black, Hispanic or Latino, Indigenous or Native, or attend high school in a rural area or small town. The College Board National Recognition Programs award academic honors to sophomores and juniors who take eligible administrations of AP®, PSAT/NMSQT®, or PSAT™ 10 exams, have a GPA of 3.5 or higher and identify as African American or Black, Hispanic or Latino, Indigenous or Native, or attend high school in a rural area or small town. Students can apply on BigFuture® during the second semester of 10th or 11th grade.
Damien and Ashtyn applied and were selected based on their PSAT scores and grades.
Go geese!! We are very proud of both of you!
There was a problem with the QR code in the previous Spirit Wear flier. Sorry for the confusion. This one works.
https://gisaspiritwear2023embonlinestore.itemorder.com/shop/sale/
Hello Seniors - it's time to start thinking about graduation. Jostens is taking orders for cap and gown the week of September 18-22. Please see the attached video for a message from our Jostens rep https://view.vidreach.io/viewer/reach/ea528bb5-6689-4dc2-8dd0-afcd43ca5f49/a15cf8a5-7d10-4558-b3ce-0908ed478e2e/1a3f9d30-c139-4a39-a37f-8716cc40a52f?pk_campaign=a15cf8a5-7d10-4558-b3ce-0908ed478e2e
Graduation Order Week Sept. 18th-22nd
4 Ways to Order
1. jostens.com
2. Mail in Order Form from Packet
3. Call in Order 937-280-4350
4. Drop off Order Form in main office at HS.
Sophomores (and possibly Juniors) - It's class ring time. Check out this video from our Jostens rep. Also, attached to this message is a flier from Jostens. There are 4 Ways to Order your Class Ring:
1. jostens.com
2. Mail in Form from Packet
3. Call in 937-280-4350
4 Drop off in HS office
https://view.vidreach.io/viewer/reach/ea528bb5-6689-4dc2-8dd0-afcd43ca5f49/96bbea2c-6f10-40b8-89dd-0bc67d904764/24b18286-369a-4f1f-8cea-8981f5c5a135?pk_campaign=96bbea2c-6f10-40b8-89dd-0bc67d904764
We are having a Tree Dedication Ceremony for Osman Diaz and Taylor Haffner this Friday September 15th at 2:10, in front of the school. We want to invite anyone that wants to attend to be there this Friday.
We have a meeting Thursday night at 7:00 in the JLT for our Alaska trip coming up in June 2024. We have students already going on the trip, but this is designed for students newly interested in the trip. If you have questions, please contact Mr. Spohler at sspohler@gisaoh.org
Back by popular demand! Please see the attached flier for the current GISA Gear of the Year sale.
School pictures are now online if anyone wants to view and order their pictures. The pass codes is their student ID number. Here is the link:
https://m-e.co/Z4RRFYDWJ62
The first Sources of Strength Luncheon of the year is Wednesday. If you have any questions about Sources of Strength, you can contact Mrs. Clark at pclark@gisaoh.org Ms. Stephens at kstephens@gisaoh.org or Mr. Jones at bjones@gisaoh.org
Some of our FFA officers have started a monthly newsletter called "FFA News". Check out the September issue.
