- February 1-28, 2025, has been designated National Career and Technical Education Month.
- This month we will feature all 11 career departments that GHS offers the student population.
- CTE offers students the opportunity to gain the academic, technical and employability skills necessary for career readiness. CTE programs prepare students for a variety of careers by offering integrated programs of study that link secondary and postsecondary education and significantly contribute to college readiness.
Did you miss last night performance of Beauty and the Beast? Don't worry, there is still time to catch the production tonight at 7pm in the GHS Cafetorium! This timeless classic is brought to life by your very own GHS students, come support their hard work and enjoy an entertaining night!
Last week, Mrs. Taylor's environmental science students created volcano projects for her class. Science students had to distinguish the location, type, and relative motion of convergent, divergent, and transform plate boundaries using evidence from the distribution of earthquakes and volcanoes. Students were able to use project based learning to show how plate boundaries move and when a certain plate boundary (convergent) moves, it can cause the formation of a volcano, mountains, and/or trenches. In addition, they had to explain how plate tectonics accounts for geologic processes, including sea floor spreading and subduction.
Don't forget to purchase the 2024-2025 yearbook! To purchase, click the link below:
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This fall Beta Club completed two service projects. The first was holding a food drive benefiting Giddings Food Pantry and the second was delivering cards and candy to the residents of the three local nursing homes.
Wednesday is Ugly Sweater Day at GHS, wear your ugliest and prettiest!
GHS Beta club is holding a food drive until Dec 13th. Food donations will be donated to the local food pantry. Donations can be dropped of at the high school and sent to Mrs. Dee's room.
GHS Semester Finals will take place on December 19th and 20th with the following schedule.
Class of 2025 Seniors and Parents, the FAFSA is now open! Please get this completed as soon as possible. When you have it completed please bring your verification to Ms. Hunton or Mrs. Gonzales in the counseling center. If you are not going to complete the FAFSA please come by the counseling center and pick up an Opt-Out form.
On January 16 we will have a FAFSA night at the High School starting at 5:00. If anyone needs help completing the application.
GHS BBQ went to their first competition at Jordanton High School for the Regional HSBBQ cookoff this past weekend. All three teams qualified for state to be held later in the school year. Teams placed 2nd, 4th, and 10th overall. The 2nd place team (4 HAWGS) all received $2,000 scholarships to Escoffier Culinary School as well as other prizes. Our teams were awarded with ELEVEN top 10 finishes, including 1st place dessert, 1st place chicken, 1st place ribs, and 2nd place ribs. Please congratulate them when you see them. Their next competition is December 13th- 14th in Van Vleck.
Teams included:
4 HAWGS- Jace Heuermann, Jay Raz, Conner Smith, and Nathan Snyder
Come & Steak It- Emma Meachen, Tristen Thiele, Brittan Hernandez, and Reyden Ferguson
Junior Ranch Hands- Kaden Kasper, Hagen Boullion, and Chase Ramirez
The Giddings High School Computer Science 3 class consisting of George Baz, Braden Meuth, Kooper Bloodworth, and Juan Puente explored the Austin Google office yesterday. They learned about the journey to becoming a Software Engineer at Google, with a focus on the importance of internships, practicing coding skills, problem-solving approaches, and teamwork in the tech industry. Key takeaways included researching companies, and understanding how industry work emphasizes collaboration and solution reuse compared to the independence of college projects.
On Wednesday, Kyler Giles, Keaton Bradford, Alex Luna, and Kaden Kasper competed in Rockdale at the Tiger Tough Build Off. They walked away with 1st place! This qualifies them for the State Competition in April. Please congratulate them if and when you see them. They worked hard to get back to State.
On Wednesday, November 13, GHS Career Technology Education department partnered with the Giddings Chamber of Commerce and local Texas Workforce Solutions to organized a "Reverse Career Fair Day" for students. Students got out of the classroom and visited a variety of businesses in our local community including, Kaemark Salon Furnishings , Bluebonnet Electric, Lee County EMS, ATDS Truck Driving School, and the Texas Department of Agriculture State Seed Lab. During student's time at each business they were given amazing insight of the day to day operations for each business. Students were guided through interactive tours of each business with opportunities to ask questions. GHS CTE department and administration are greatly appreciative to these 5 businesses for opening up their doors to our students and giving them a glimpse of everyday workforce in Giddings.
The Giddings HS UIL Debate team competed at Edna High School on Saturday, November 9.
Dylan deShetler placed 3rd in Lincoln Douglas debate and the CX debate team of Francisco Valle and Aiden Hankins placed 2nd.
GHS Student Council is honoring veterans by working with Wreaths Across America to provide wreaths for our veterans this Christmas. Our local cemetery is 88 wreaths short of every veteran being recognized. If you would like to help please see the link below or the flyer that is attached.
From the site, you can purchase wreaths for our cemetery or for another. You can even buy for someone specific.
Thank you for your support of our Veterans.
https://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/pages/26445/Overview/?relatedId=166637
GHS Student Council is hosting a *Merry Christmas Mile* on December 6th at 8 pm . The fee is $20 but it supports STUCO and you get a long sleeve shirt! There will be prizes for best dressed as a team and individually!
Groups of 5 or more receive a $10 discount! Last day to register is November 22nd.
For any questions please email ami.fromme@giddings.txed.net
Senior Portrait retakes will be this Friday Nov 8th. from 8:30am - 11:30am. If you previously took a photo and would like a retake the cost is $10. If you missed portraits this is your make up opportunity. Click the link to sign up for seniors only.
9th-11th will also have retakes this day but are not required to sign up.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080E4FA8A922A1F85-52789062-giddings
Click the link below to order yours today!
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Members of the GHS Beta Club volunteered at the Relay for Life of Lee County past Saturday. Some of the duties included delivering meals to Survivors and their guests, helping set up and take down for the event. Way to represent!!
This past Saturday, GHS Leo Club students participated in "Sight Night", collecting 48 pairs of eyeglasses and cases for people in need in the community. Way to go!
