Last week, the Gettysburg Chess Team wrapped up their 2020-21 campaign with a hard-fought loss to eventual league champs Waynesboro. Winners for Gettysburg were Max Ma and Bryant Marsh on boards 5 and 6. The Warriors finished in 2nd place with a record of 4-2. At the league tournament held on Saturday, February 20, 4 players competed virtually and came home with equally virtual "hardware." The top finishers were Andrew Bach, placing 2nd in the prestigious Open section, and Deven Platt taking 3rd in the Reserve section. Ben Martin and Max Ma, who also competed in the tournament, finished 8th in the open and 7th in the reserve, respectively.
In anticipation of St. Patrick’s Day, Maggie Mooney will be leading a Calligraphy Workshop themed around Irish Blessings in Mrs. Dreves classroom C117 this Wednesday, March 3, after school until 4:30. All supplies are provided. She will also share a brief overview of her favorite places that she has visited in Ireland. Email or see Mrs. Dreves to learn how to reserve your spot on SignupGenius.
Have you ever wanted to learn how to twist balloon animals? Here’s your chance! National Art Honor Society will be working with Adventure in Fun LLC to learn how to create some balloon bears to cheer up residents at a senior living facility as part of a national-wide #AdoptAGrandparent and we are inviting interested students to join our workshop. The two workshops will take place after school until 5:00 pm in the high school cafeteria. B Day students are invited this Thursday, March 4; A Day students are invited next Monday, March 8. This is a first come, first served opportunity. Email or see Mrs. Dreves for details on how to reserve your spot on SignupGenius.
The Art Department is excited to announce that March is Youth Art Month and we have a lot to celebrate! Last month there were so many creative people that won awards through Scholastic Art and Writing in the South Central PA region that we are going to spread this announcement out over the course of two weeks! There is a 1 in 10 chance of earning these awards. An "Honorable Mention" recognizes accomplished creative works by students showing great skill and potential. These students were recognized with HONORABLE MENTIONS in 2021: In WRITING: "Pip" Koslofsky; in ART: Abigail Blainey, Karli Bortner, Jonah Brainard, Gabriella Shelleman-Wetzel. Congratulations!
You’ll hear about more students who’ve won honorable mentions over the next few days.
Thinking about Spring Sports? Listen up for some important information if you hope to be a GHS student/athlete this spring:
If you are interested in playing baseball, softball, boys tennis, boys lacrosse, or girls lacrosse, PLEASE get your physicals and re-certs in! The spring season begins one week from today, on March 8. Without the correct paperwork, students will not be allowed to try out. If you need the paperwork or have questions, please come to the Athletic Office.
If you're interested in playing boys lacrosse this spring, come to an open gym! No equipment is necessary. Please stop by the Athletic Office to get information on this week's schedule.
Interested in playing baseball? There will be open workouts for baseball this Tuesday, March 2; Thursday, March 4, and Friday, March 5 from 3:00 - 4:00 pm in the high school gym. Please stop by the Athletic Office if you have any questions.
The following higher education institutions will be holding Zoom meetings in the near future. If you would like to meet with representatives, meeting links can be found on the Counseling Center website under "College Information." If you would like Mrs. Knox to email the meeting link directly, please contact her at cknox@gasd-pa.org. The schedule includes:
Tuesday, March 2
10:30 am Shippensburg University
Wednesday, March 3
9:30 am FIDM - Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, Los Angeles
1:00 pm Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics
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