GRCHS Home Bulletin News — November 17, 2020
High School News
Transitioning to Virtual Learning on Wednesday 💻
The Governor and the Department of Health and Human Services announced new restrictions in an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19. Part of this plan includes all high schools moving to virtual learning effective Wednesday, November 18. The current plan would call for a return to in-person learning on Thursday, December 10 at GRCHS.
We have been preparing for this news, and beginning Wednesday, we will follow this virtual schedule. (Here is a black and white version for printing).
For tomorrow's schedule, students should plan on live (synchronous) instruction with each class unless their teacher has told them otherwise.
Please also take a few minutes to review our virtual learning commitments.
Check your email for full details!
High School and Attendance Office
The high school main office will remain open during virtual learning. Please feel free to call us with any questions or concerns that are happening during the school day. If your student is having attendance issues or will not be online, parents should report that to attendance. Parents will receive daily notifications about missed virtual classes. Be sure to follow up with the attendance office within 24 hours.
If you need to come to school in person for any reason, please call ahead. We will not be allowing drop in visitors into the building.
Main office: 616.574.5500
Attendance: 616.574.5521 (you may leave a voice mail) or email HSattendance@grcs.org
Tech issues/Help Desk: 616.574.5812
Tech Tip: Using Home Printers With School Laptops
Check out this video tutorial to learn how to add your home printer to a student laptop: Adding Home Printers. If students have questions, they can call the Help Desk at 616.574.5812 or fill out a Tech Support Request form in Eaglenet.
Seniors — Cap and Gown Orders Due on Friday! 🧑🏾🎓
Parents of Seniors, we sent out a reminder email this week with full details about ordering caps and gowns for the Class of 2021, including FAQ's about reusing gowns/items from previous years.
The order deadline is this Friday, November 20, 2020.
GRCHS requires only the cap, gown, and tassel to walk in the graduation ceremony. These are all included in the ‘Cap, Gown, and Tassel Unit’ for $32 under ‘Individual Products’.
Click here to see the Cap, Gown, and Tassel options.
Other grad items may be ordered as you wish.
Health Screening During Virtual Learning 😷
We will turn off the health screener text for high school students as long as they are learning 100% virtually. If you have students in person at other GRCS buildings you will continue to receive those.
Winterim 2021 Update
The dates are finally set! We will run Winterim 2021 on March 22 — April 1. Although many details are still being finalized, we hope to run most of our programming similar to previous years—with some exciting new options available this year as well.
One example: Internships for Winterim have always been a great option for juniors and seniors—this year, we’re opening them up to sophomores too!
With limitations to many workplaces due to the pandemic, finding placements may be more challenging, so students are encouraged to start looking for placements early.
And, if you are interested in hosting a student intern or would like more information, email Rebecca Polet at rpolet@grcs.org.
More details to come next month and in January!
Adventure Club Ski & Snowboard Passes
Cannonsburg Passes now available for purchase online! Available for all high school students AND parents of high school students! Whether or not you plan to ride with us, be sure to enter our school "Grand Rapids Christian HS" and sponsor "Kevin Van Harn" for your chance to get a free Cannonsburg t-shirt!
SAT Test Prep Virtual Workshop: Nov. 30 — Dec. 3
Are you taking the Dec. 5th SAT**? Focused practice immediately before the test is the best investment you can make! Register for a 4-day virtual workshop, Nov. 30 — Dec. 3, Mon/Tues: 6—8 pm & Wed/Thurs: 6—9 pm, with Mrs. Parker, Mrs. Madole, and Mrs. Hartemink.
A small group format provides for individualized instruction & practice using proven strategies.
- Registration deadline: Nov. 23rd.
- Enrollment is limited.
- Scholarships are available.
To register or inquire, contact Mrs. Hartemink at shartemink@gmail.com or 616.498.1372.
(** NOTE: If the Dec. 5th SAT is canceled, the workshop will also be canceled and all payments refunded.)
Yearbook Orders 📷
If you are interested in purchasing a yearbook, please visit Jostens.com.!
From the Counseling Department
Please visit the Counseling Department webpage for the latest information from the GRCHS Counseling Department, including curriculum and class information, ACT and SAT testing information and prep classes, college planning guides, and much more.
Get Registered on SCOIR
We are pleased to introduce you to SCOIR, a service designed especially for students and families. SCOIR is a comprehensive website that you and your child can use to help in making plans about colleges and careers. SCOIR will allow you to get involved in the planning of post-high school years, research careers and colleges, request transcripts/teacher recommendations, and track college applications.
All parents, we ask you to register for an account on SCOIR because it's the only avenue in which we communicate with you and send our emails. Please contact Jill Anderson at JAnderson@grcs.org in order to sign up for an account and download the Parent App.
Paying for College
The counseling office partners with Joe Harmon to help parents learn about paying and planning financially for college. Please visit his website for short informational videos. Parents can also sign up for the Free Zoom College Session here.
Upcoming Saturday ACT dates:
- See ACTstudent.org for deadlines for this test.
Upcoming Saturday SAT dates:
- December 7, 2020
- Late registration of November 26.
- Register at collegeboard.org.
From the Athletic Department
Eagle Family,
The following has been sent to our coaches:
We have done and continue to do the very best for our kids. However, we are faced with a new obstacle to finishing our fall volleyball and girls swim and dive tournaments along with starting winter sports. On Sunday, the MHSAA announced that all practices, training, games, sport performance etc are all suspended effective immediately.
Coaches may only have virtual contact with your players until informed otherwise.
- For Volleyball and Girls Swim and Dive: the MHSAA will explore every possibility to conduct a championship. Once again, you will have to lead your teams to keep them positive and continuing to do what they can individually to stay sharp. This is another challenge for us to meet with and for our kids and community. For our part, we will host anything, go anywhere, do whatever it takes to give our kids the opportunity they so richly deserve.
- For all winter sports : the MHSAA will issue updated guidance on winter season schedules in the near future once the extent of this pause is known.
God bless you all. We so appreciate all of you and what you do for our kids, parents and community. Stay positive with your teams and we will push through together.
Jason Heerema
Athletic Director
On behalf of Eagles Athletics
Scholar Athlete Award
The Scholar Athlete Award is thirty-two $1,000 scholarships awarded by the MHSAA to the top student-athletes in the state. All steps of the Scholar-Athlete Award process will be online without any paperwork. Students will fill out the entire application online and our judges will also be reviewing and scoring applications online.
AM I ELIGIBLE TO APPLY? Seniors with an unrounded 3.50 or better GPA who have an earned a varsity letter in an MHSAA-sponsored sport are eligible to apply.
HOW DO I APPLY?
- Go to mhsaa.com/scholarship
- Create an account
- Ask your school athletic director for the Access Code
- Click the blue “Check Eligibility” button, enter the Access Code and start the application.
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