Building Leadership Team calendar & minutes
NOTE: Calendar below has: Small Grant application deadlines Reimbursement request deadline Meeting minutes listing grant approvals 2025-2026 GHS Building Leadership
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GHS
Posts about events and information for Garfield High School. [This category was narrowed in fall 2024 and no longer includes general District news, which has its own category.]
Picture Days Sept. 5 & 6; Pre-Order copies!
Garfield is welcoming back Yuen Lui Studio Sept. 5 & 6 to take students’ portrait photos for use in 2024-25
Read MoreSafety & mental health initiatives Sept. update
Below is content about safety and mental health from Principal Tarance Hart’s “welcome to the 2024-25 school year” email on
Read MoreGHS start-of-school policy updates
Principal Tarance Hart provided important information in a series of emails in late August and September 2024. Much of the
Read MoreAmarr Murphy-Paine to be honored before game
The late Amarr Murphy-Paine (Class of 2025) will be honored during the Garfield 2024 football season opener at Memorial Stadium
Read MoreNext GHS volunteering info session: Sept. 11
Learn about opportunities and how to complete the application process at Garfield’s next 2024-25 Volunteer Information Session, 6 pm, Wednesday,
Read MoreMeet the Assistant Principals for 2024-25
Garfield is welcoming Tamar Coleman and Ivery Rhodes as Assistant Principals in 2024-25, joining Ida Acton, who has been at
Read MoreAug. 25, 2024, email on GHS safety, mental health
On Aug. 25, 2024, Principal Tarance Hart sent the Garfield community the following email about upcoming safety and mental health
Read MoreMany services at Garfield Teen Health Center
All students are welcome to use services of the Garfield Teen Health Center, a school-based clinic staffed by the Odessa
Read MoreMeet Teen Health Center staff!
Learn about the staff of the Garfield Teen Health Center! Last update: Aug. 23, 2024 Steven Akuffo, MS, LMHC (he/him)
Read MoreJones email on safety, wellness (Aug. 21, 2024)
Schools Superintendent Brent Jones outlined new safety and wellness measures in an Aug. 21, 2024, email (below; some formatting and
Read MoreMayor’s news releases re mental health, safety
UPDATE: Here is the Aug. 22, 2024, news release summarizing the announcements outlined below. Following is a news release from
Read MorePrincipal’s Aug. 6, 2024, update on safety
Principal Hart’s Aug. 6, 2024, email updated the community about campus safety initiatives: “Over the summer, I have been working
Read MorePick Up 2024 GHS Diploma in Sept.
Hey, 2024 graduates and families, diplomas will be ready for pickup roughly the 2nd week of school in fall 2024.
Read MoreSpecial Thanks for Success of 2024 Prom
When decorations for Garfield’s 2024 Senior Prom couldn’t be delivered correctly, vendors and others stepped in at the last minute.
Read MoreSafe Schools Action Plan Proposed
An initial plan to address safety concerns has been developed with leadership by the PTSA and input from members of
Read MoreStudents Return to Classes amid Schedule Changes
Event plans have been altered for the remaining 2 weeks of school and schedule changes include a split lunch that
Read MoreDates Set for End-of-Year & Senior Activities
UPDATED 6/10: Garfield has announced the times and dates for end-of-year activities, including Graduation rehearsal, Senior Breakfast, Purple and White
Read MoreSchool Closure after Shooting Death
Here is an excerpt from Principal Tarance Hart’s primary email to our community on June 6. The full email also
Read MoreJune Filled with Special Activities
June is a whirlwind of special activities at Garfield, including Graduation rehearsal, Senior Breakfast, Purple and White Week and more.
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