Gainesville High School-Home of the Red Elephants

	Gainesville High School 830 Century Place Gainesville, GA. 30501 (770)536-4441

Paul Malquist wins the AAA State Championship in the Pole Vault with a vault of 15'-6"!

GHS Boy's Track Team are 7AAA Region Champions.

GHS Boys Tennis Wins Region Championship.
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The Gainesville High School Literary Team placed 4th in state AAA literary competition at Houston County High School. Shaw Carter was declared State AAA Champion in Dramatic Interpt and won a first place medal for BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS. Shelley Farmer placed 3rd. in state AAA for girls solo and Mark Casper placed 4th in state in boys essay. The girls trio consisting of Shelley Farmer, Kanisha Howard and Whitney Owne placed fourth in state. Julia Lackey is choral director at GHS; Lara Freeman prepared Mark Casper in essay, and Pam Ware worked with Shaw and also served as literary coordinator. We are indeed proud of these participants who represented GHS so well.

Gainesville High School Senior Emily Windhorst won the $1000 Leadership Scholarship presented at the Georgia District Key Club Convention in Jekyll Island. GHS's Key Club is sponsored by the Gainesville Kiwanis Club.

GHS beats state average on graduation test by 6% and scores perfect (100%) on the math test. The test was administered to first-time juniors and 86 percent of 232 Gainesville students passed the test. The state average was 80%. http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/article/18724/

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School Hours for 2009-2010

Elementary Schools
7:45 a.m. - 2:25 p.m.
Morning Car-Rider Drop Off: 6:45 a.m. - 7:35 a.m.
Afternoon Car-Rider Pick Up: 2:25 p.m. - 3:05 p.m.

GHS and GMS
8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Morning Car-Rider Drop Off: 7:30 a.m. - 8:25 a.m.
Afternoon Car-Rider Pick Up: 3:20 p.m. - 3:45 a.m.

Four community leaders donned caps and gowns to pick up honorary diplomas at the Gainesville High School Graduation Ceremony on Friday, May 22. Lucile Carter, Marvin Orenstein, Durward Pennington, and Curtis Segars were awarded the school's first honorary diplomas. http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/article/18990/

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Quarterfinal Round of State Playoffs TBA

9:15 a.m.
Crimson Chorus Concert

7 p.m.
Crimson Chorus Evening Concert

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Quarterfinal Round of State Baseball Playoffs TBA

9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Graduation rehearsal in Gym

11:30 a.m.
Clesea Smith signing softball scholarship in atrium

6 p.m.
Track Banquet in Cafeteria

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9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Baccalaureate Rehearsal at First Baptist Church

8 p.m.
Baccalaureate Service at First Baptist Church

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8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Final Graduation Rehearsal in Gym

1:20 p.m.
Last Day of School (Early release)

8 p.m.
Graduation Exercises in New Gym

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