BLUE WAVE BAND COLOR GUARD AUDITIONS
📅 Auditions: April 27–30
⏰ 3:45–6:00 PM
📍 GCHS Band Room
✨ No prior experience required!
📣 Clinic Days: April 20 & April 22 (highly encouraged!)
Clinic : 3:45 - 6:00 PM - GCHS Band Room
Questions? Email Mr. Born at cborn@gcbe.org
Come be part of the Blue Wave Band family! 💙🏳️
🌟 National Assistant Principals Week 🌟
Thank you Ms. Carmen Massingill and Mr. Jeff Shattuck for your hard work, leadership, and commitment to making our school a great place to learn and grow. We’re grateful for you! 💙
📝 Attention AP Students & Parents! 📝
If your student has signed up to take an AP exam this year during May, please join us for an informative meeting about the exam process. Please save the date on your calendar.
When: Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Time: 6:00 PM
Where: GCHS Media Center
🏀 Homeroom March Madness Finale! 🏀
In today’s final event, the sophomore champions (Mrs. Watts’ class) faced off against the junior champions (Mrs. Scoggins’ class) in an exciting game of tug‑of‑war 💪.
After an intense showdown, Mrs. Scoggins’ class pulled out the win 🏆 and earned the Championship trophy! 🎉
They’ll also celebrate with a pizza party 🍕 when we return to school on April 13.
Thank you to everyone who participated throughout March 🙌 and congratulations to our champions!
Spring Break will be observed April 6–10.
Classes resume on April 13.
We wish all students and families a safe and enjoyable break.
Today we celebrate and sincerely thank our incredible paraprofessionals at Gordon Central. Your dedication, compassion, and tireless support make a lasting impact on our students and staff every single day. We are so grateful for all that you do!
Pictured left to right: Kim Hopkins, Heather Hardin, Brandy Smith, Lora Shaw, and Jonathan Sanderson.
BLUE WAVE BAND COLOR GUARD AUDITIONS
📅 Auditions: April 27–30
⏰ 3:45–6:00 PM
📍 GCHS Band Room
✨ No prior experience required!
📣 Clinic Days: April 20 & April 22 (highly encouraged!)
Clinic : 3:45 - 6:00 PM - GCHS Band Room
Questions? Email Mr. Born at cborn@gcbe.org
Come be part of the Blue Wave Band family! 💙🏳️
This year’s Scavenger Hunt was fast and fierce—the competitors were incredibly athletic, making it a close and exciting race!
🎉 Congratulations to our winners:
11th Grade – Scoggins’ Homeroom
10th Grade – Watts’ Homeroom
These two champion homerooms will face off in an epic 5‑on‑5 Tug of War showdown on Friday to determine the overall Championship winner!
🏆 What’s on the line?
The Championship Trophy and
a pizza party, sponsored by National Honor Society 🍕
#ExtraordinaryGCHS
🎟 Tickets available at the door or online: gordoncentralperformingarts.org
Gordon Central High School Virtual Learning is now accepting 2026 Fall Gateway Applications!
🗓 Registration Dates: March 23 – May 1
✅ Decisions released by May 15
👨👩👧 Orientation required for accepted students and a parent/guardian
📲 Apply here:
https://forms.office.com/r/WJJSwS82ax?origin=lprLink
❓ Questions?
Contact Mr. Shattuck at 706-629-7391 ext. 2427 or via email at jshattuck@gcbe.org
Nora Murphy - 4th place in Toys that Teach with a score of 93 (Gold)
Marcela Pablo Pablo and Aalyiah Winters - 6th place in Professional Presentation with a score of 97 (Gold)
Kaylynn Thigpen and Mollie Wills - 11th place in Digital Storytelling with a score of 77.5 (Silver)
Emma Lamb, Bailee Thompson, and Aalyiah Winters also participated in the Statesman Exam.
We would like to say THANK YOU to our sponsors—Tayse International Trading & Coosa Valley Credit Union!
#ExtraordinaryGCHS
Please pick up your cap and gown at GC by the end of this week.
Still need to order one and planning to walk at graduation? Call Jostens at 706-226-4446 ASAP—don’t wait!
If your family is unable to afford a cap and gown, please talk to one of our counselors today! We’re here to help.
The mall area was full of tension today during the March Madness Jenga round! 🧱🔥 Four grade levels battled it out and three grade levels had 25-minute strategy-packed games.
Congratulations to our grade-level champions advancing to Monday’s Scavenger Hunt! What a great competition!
Jenga Winners:
🏆9th Grade - Lizzie Demain 🏆10th Grade - Promise Lago, 🏆11th Grade - Julie Jacobo, 🏆12th Grade - Oscar Baires Melendez
Homeroom representative for Monday:
🏆 9th Rapier (Cassie Tucker)
🏆 10th Watts (Grayson Hyde)
🏆 11th Scoggins (Austin Zufelt)
🏆 12th Algarin (Marelin Lopez-Cisneros)
#ExtraordinaryGCHS
Fresh flavors and favorite meals are on the menu this month—check out what’s being served all April long!
🌱 The GC FFA Plant Sale is HERE! 🌸
March 27–April 4 | Weekdays 9–6, Saturdays 9–3
Shop beautiful plants and support our FFA students! 🌿
📍 GC Greenhouse (behind the high school)
Thank you to Eady Beth Photography for capturing these special moments!
(Part 2 of 2)
Thank you to Eady Beth Photography for capturing these special moments!
(Part 1 of 2)
Three teams, flying hula hoops, and one minute to rack up as many “rings” as possible! 🟢
The competition was intense, with some very close games—especially among the seniors!
Homerooms moving forward to the Jenga challenge and competing for their grade-level trophy this Friday:
Freshmen: Rapier vs. Matherly
Sophomores: Watts vs. Weaver
Juniors: Scoggins vs. Connally
Seniors: Algarin vs. Caycho
Good luck to all teams—Friday’s showdown is going to be exciting! 🏆
