Congratulations to Gracie DuHack for being names GHS November Artist of the month!
Check out her amazing artwork here https://5il.co/29z8n
Congrats to our other Artist Nominees: Catherine Lopez Perez and Jakob Schmidt
GHS AP Literature students did a Gallery Walk and were having amazing conversations! They were given an assignment to analyze the College Board AP Essay Rubrics, then pick their own theme/topic and mirror the rubrics with justification and evidence. Here are some pictures of the classes!
Please Support our Galena Music through donating for #GIVINGTUESDAY on 11/28 and your donations to GSD 120 Music Supporters, Inc., a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by IRS code! Tax ID: 92-3896879.
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A huge thank you to our many community partners who hosted our Senior Job Shadow Day. This is a great day were our students partner in the community to experience different potential careers. Take a look at a few snapshots below. Thank you to Mrs. Lee for setting this up for our students every semester.
Good Luck to our GHS Musicians who are going this weekend to participate in Illinois Music Education Association (ILMEA) District 8 Festival concerts. We are so proud of you!
Senior Chorus:
Izabella Farrey, Soprano I
Milo Vega, Tenor I
Senior Band:
Helena Townsend-Grove, Clarinet
Luna Pham, Bassoon
Last Weekend Liliana Asta and Luna Pham Represented GHS at ILMEA Jazz Vocal!
We hope to see you all at the GHS Drama Club's production of Radium Girls tonight, tomorrow, and Saturday at 7:30 at Turner Hall.
Tickets are $5 at the door and doors open at 7:00. It is an incredible show with an incredible cast. Please come out and support GHS Drama!
Congratulations to Tyler Temperly for placing 1st and Kiera Linenfelser for placing 2nd at State High School League Trap Shooting!
Great Work Tyler and Kiera! Go Pirates!
This week's GHS Highlight recognizes Science Teacher Mrs. Bradbury
7-9th Grade Parents,
Join us Tues. Nov 14 at 7:30pm in the Galena High School Cafeteria or via online for a 20-min digital meeting on the 2025 Washington, D.C. trip. Each traveler is eligible for an Early Bird Scholarship of $500!
Click to RSVP: https://rsvp.worldclassrooms.com/rsvp/9609709097?rsvp_id=9609709097
Click to join: https://schooltrip.us/GalenaIL25
Don't miss out!
Taking a moment to Highlight one of our GHS Staff Members.
If you have a Galena Staff member who is making a big impact for you give them a Shout out in this form: https://forms.gle/7yFbHcD9CTTXtEmJ7
A huge congratulations! The following five Galena High School musicians were selected to participate in Illinois Music Education Association (ILMEA) District 8 Festival concerts in November. We are so proud of you!
Jazz Chorus
Liliana Asta, Soprano
Luna Pham, Soprano
Senior Chorus
Izabella Farrey, Soprano I
Milo Vega, Tenor I
Senior Band
Helena Townsend-Grove, Clarinet
Luna Pham, Bassoon
Come out and Support GHS Jr Manners and get a great meal!
Great Homecoming week so far! A ton of school and class pride! Please join us tonight for our Homecoming Skit Night at GHS starting at 6:30pm!
Good Luck to Connor Glasgow, Ava Hahn, Joey Heller, and Ava Hillard as they compete in IHSA Golf Sectionals today!
GO PIRATES!
We are excited to honor the 2003 State Football Championship Team at our Football game on October 6th! Please spread the word and join us to cheer on our Galena Pirates past and present!
Please Join us this Friday!
Please Join us to support our GHS Cheerleaders!
Week one at GHS is in the books! It was a great week with a ton of joy and learning! It is going to be a great year!
Good afternoon Pirate Students, Staff, and Families-
As the summer draws to a close, we find ourselves on the cusp of a new school year–a time of excitement and new beginnings for our community. Our ongoing construction project is drawing to a close and we are thrilled to provide our students with a safe and stimulating facility in which they can reach their fullest potential, funded entirely through tourism-driven 1% sales tax. As I stated in a previous communication, Galena Elementary and Middle School classrooms will be ready for students on September 5th. Both gyms, the locker rooms, and the music rooms will be completed approximately 6-8 weeks after we welcome back students from summer break. We hope you can attend the GEMS and GHS open house/orientation events below:
Elementary and Middle School: August 30th from 4-6
High School: September 1st from 2-5
More information and specifics for students and staff will come directly from the principals.
I can’t express how exciting the new facility will be for our community and students for generations of Galena families. The administration has spent the bulk of summer planning for new procedures that will affect both schools: morning arrival/dismissal logistics, lunch/breakfast routines, supervision of a larger building, sports/club schedules, and too many more to name in this communication. I ask for your patience as we put these plans into action with the start of a new school year. Shortly you will hear from principals with the details of these new routines and it is important that we are all on the same page. As the year starts, please continue to communicate with them with suggestions for improvements so we can run efficiently as possible.
It’s also important to note that our work is not done–we are devoted to constantly impact our district in a positive manner. Our broad district goals for this year are to substantially improve the high school facility and to streamline efficient communication to the families we serve. We have been diligently working on those goals so we can hit the ground running, but you will begin hearing about our advancements toward these priorities in the next few months. I would be happy to sit down with anyone to go through these in detail.
We are excited to welcome back familiar faces and new members to our school family. To our returning students, we look forward to witnessing your growth and accomplishments. To our new students, we extend a warm welcome and promise that you will find a place where you are valued, you belong, and you can thrive.
In closing, we extend our heartfelt thanks for your unwavering support. We look forward to the possibilities ahead and the chance to work with our community to provide a brighter future for all.
Tim Vincent
Superintendent
Galena Unit School District #120
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Good Luck this Weekend to the GHS Trap Shooting Team as they compete at STATE! GO PIRATES!