College Thoughts… January 21, 2010

It is very important to have thoughts about college, college plans and mainly what you are wanting to go to college for. Being a Junior in high school and hearing all the talk about college already from Seniors and teachers is really frightening. When I had first gotten into high school I felt I had time to do my planning and thinking. Although, I caught myself procrastinating all this time, as I blink im wondering where all that time went for planning. So for some advice that many have already said.. start thinking about college as soon as you get into high school. Time sure does fly.  Take an extra step and give yourself the time you need to prepare for college.

Changes in our Interventions… January 13, 2010

We have undergone many changes throughout the year. Our new administration is very willing to do anything possible to help improve the education of our students. We have recently changed the way our interventions are working compared to the way we were going about it first semester. When we started this at the beginning of the year it was determined from our previous test scores to show where we needed to be placed. Such as, if we were low in a certain subject we would go and work on that subject with a teacher and other students who were having difficulties with that subject in school as well. Although, having finding out that it did not work out as well as planned, administration had made more changes after coming back from Christmas break. We are now organized into class activities for the most part. The Freshman and Sophomore class are still doing what we call “flooding” which is what I explained above. Juniors are doing  A.C.T. Prep organizations with different teachers and each subject throughout the week. The Senior class is doing a Senior Seminar organization, getting support from staff and highschool teachers for scholarships and college preparation.

Simla Tourney December 7, 2009

The Pirates traveled to Simla Friday and Saturday to face the Simla Cubs and the Cheraw Wolverines. The boys and girls both won against Cheraw but fell to Simla by a slim margin. The Pirates face Calhan Friday and Kiowa Saturday.

Union Pacific All League Volleyball Players December 3, 2009

Lynn Poss, left and Brittany Graham, honorable mention, in the Union Pacific All League team.

Brittany Graham, a GHS senior, earned honorable mention on the Union Pacific All League Volleyball Team.

Lynn Poss, GHS junior, is a member of the Union Pacific All League Team.

GHS teacher first, second in state competitions November 24, 2009

Vermillion and Nick Colglazier compete in the Final Four of the YF&R Discussion Meet Saturday.

The Final Four competitors await the announcement of the winners at Saturday's banquet.

Rachel Vermillion, Genoa Hugo High School Business and English teacher, won the Women’s Committee-sponsored essay contest as well as earning second place honors in the Young Farmers and Ranchers Discussion Meet. Vermillion will travel to the American Farm Bureau Foundation Annual Meeting in Seattle, Wash., in January to attend the Women’s Committee meeting and observe the National Discussion Meet. The Discussion Meet is meant to simulate a local level board meeting and provides competitors the opportunity to discuss issues pivotal to the agriculture community while building their speaking and communication skills.

Vermillion is a Lincoln County Farm Bureau Board Member and has used her involvement in the bureau to also give interesting opportunities to her web design students. Sophomore Kopen Hull was recently appointed to redesign and maintain the board’s website. Hull will unveil the redesigned site soon.