Goochland Middle School

🌼🍂 Add some color to your fall! 🍂🌼

The Goochland High School FFA invites you to our Annual Fall Mum Sale!
📅 Saturday, September 20
🕗 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
📍 GHS Greenhouse

We’ll have a beautiful selection of mums in assorted colors — perfect for your home or garden.
💲 $15 each | 2 for $25

All proceeds benefit our Agriculture and FFA programs, directly supporting our students.

Come shop local, brighten your fall, and support GHS FFA! 🌻

Mr. Tate's class built hydraulic robotic arms and had to challenge themselves with picking up the most pieces of foam from either an open or enclosed bucket. Students practiced creativity and problem solving skills as they worked out the best place to place the arm on the table and the most effective way to maneuver the syringes controlling the water in the hydraulics.
#GameOn #GoEagles

🚨🔎 History turned into a mystery in Ms. Voss’s U.S. History class! Students arrived at a staged Boston Massacre crime scene, complete with evidence to examine. After gathering clues, they dug into primary and secondary sources to investigate what really happened that night in 1770. 🇺🇸✨

#GameOn even during lunch! Mr. Gordon hosted a cheese pull contest to see who could pull the longest cheese strand on pizza cruncher day!
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Mr. Rorrer's QUEST classes have been working on tri-fold projects of their choice for several weeks and are now in the process of presenting these projects to their classmates. The goal of these projects was to teach research skills while also providing students practice presenting in front of others.
#GameOn #GoEagles

🎉 September is Attendance Awareness Month and our students are showing their school spirit while focusing on the importance of being at school every day!

✅ At all three elementary schools, students are participating in Attendance Matters Spirit Week—today was “Head for Success” day, and hats of all kinds were on display. 👒🧢🎩
✅ At Goochland Middle School, grade levels are facing off in an attendance challenge. The winning grade earns a special surprise (and of course, major bragging rights!).

We’re proud of our students for celebrating the power of showing up—because every day counts!

📣 Join the Superintendent’s Listening Tour!
As part of his entry plan, Dr. Armstrong is hosting 5 listening sessions across Goochland County. These one-hour conversations are an opportunity for families and community members to share honest, constructive feedback about their experiences with GCPS.

Your input will help guide Dr. Armstrong’s work in his first year and shape the future of our division’s Strategic Plan.

🕕 All sessions will be held from 6:00–7:00 p.m.

📍 Dates & Locations:
Mon, Sept 15 – Byrd Elementary School Library
Tue, Sept 30 – Goochland Recreation Association
Wed, Oct 8 – Goochland High School Library
Mon, Oct 20 – Randolph Elementary School Library
Tue, Oct 28 – Jerusalem Baptist Church

We hope you’ll make plans to attend and share your voice!

💰📊 Sound financial management is a priority at GCPS!

We’re proud to share that recent audits of school activity funds at all three elementary schools showed no deficiencies. In addition, GCPS has once again earned the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers Association.

👏 A huge shout-out to our dedicated school bookkeepers and to the outstanding leadership of our Finance Director, Stephanie Wyche, for ensuring excellence in financial stewardship across the division.

You know it's Friday at GMS when Mr. Beasley is singing the "It's Friday!" song! Find him strumming his guitar and singing this wonderful song all over the building to get into the Friday spirit!
#GameOn #GoEagles

🇺🇸 Today, many of our students and staff took part in Patriot Day activities, reflecting on the events of September 11 and honoring the heroes we will never forget. ❤️🤍💙

Earlier this morning, district leaders and school board members also participated in the 9/11 Ceremony hosted by Goochland County Fire-Rescue at Fire Station 5 to honor the lives lost and the courage of first responders.

We remember. We honor. We will never forget.

Please join us in welcoming Mrs. Parks as our new GMS Administrative Intern! She will work alongside the admin team, focusing on transportation needs and class attendance, while supporting staff and students throughout the school year.
#GameOn #GoEagles

🚓🚒 Tonight, we had the privilege of recognizing two of our strongest partners—the Goochland County Sheriff’s Office and Goochland County Fire-Rescue.

Their dedication, expertise, and unwavering commitment to our schools help ensure that every student learns in a safe and secure environment. From being a visible presence in our buildings, to responding in moments of need, to collaborating with us on proactive safety initiatives—these teams go above and beyond for our community.

We are truly grateful for their service, leadership, and partnership. ❤️

This past Friday, the SOAR Store opened for business! Students use their PBIS points to purchase items. We are so appreciative of our PTSA volunteers that help us run our store!
#GameOn #GoEagles

Mr. Montgomery's Day 2 Video & Media students utilized some dedicated time in the courtyard to refine their recording skills and prepare for the upcoming Good Morning Goochland season. We look forward to seeing the new Good Morning Goochland team in action very soon.
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The Goochland County School Board will hold its next regular meeting on September 9, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. at the Goochland County Administration Building (1800 Sandy Hook Road, Room 250). View the full agenda here: https://glnd.community.highbond.com/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Org=Cal&Id=351
All are welcome to attend.

Mrs. Parks 8th grade Art Honors Class participated in an interactive, kinesthetic gallery walk encouraging students to analyze and respond to their peers' works of art, helping them to offer constructive critiques, develop new ideas, and gain a deeper understanding of the sculptural processes and concepts through observation and discussion.
#GameOn #GoEagles

Last week, Ms. Tynes' Block 1 class had a successful pop-in with Ms. Powell as part of our #BeHere challenge! They enjoyed time in the courtyard and freeze pop!
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Mr. Tate's class continued their exploration with the Indi Cars today as they "explored space!" Their task was to get their car as close to Saturn as possible without hitting it or going past it. Students only got one shot in the hallway of "space", doing all their prep work and testing in the classroom on "Earth."
#GameOn #GoEagles

Congratulations to our 6th graders in Week 1 of our #BeHere attendance challenge!

Students and staff will compete for the highest attendance averages throughout the month of September.
#GameOn #GoEagles