Grizzly Greats

A special Congratulations goes to Kelsey Goodin, a Grizzly Swimmer, who was named the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame High School Female Athlete of the Year. 
As a part of this special honor Kelsey will have a featured display at the
VA Sports Hall of Fame.

The GFHS Varsity Cheerleaders are
2009 Southeastern District and
Eastern Region Cheer Champions!!

The GFHS Boys Cross Country Track Team  are 2009 Eastern Region Champions!!

Congratulations Grizzlies!!

2008-09 VHSL PUBLICATIONS EVALUATION SERVICES RESULTS

Congratulations to the following GFHS Publications for placing in the 2008-09 VHSL Service Results.  The publications are
The Bear Scratch sponsored by Dusty Gabel
The Pawprint sponsored by Rachel Goodman

 

2010 National Achievement
Scholarship Semi-finalists

 

The three students listed below are semi-finalists for the 2010 National Achievement Scholarship Program. 

L. Chavis
P. Jones
K. Ricks-Bell

 The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced the names of 1,600 Black American high school seniors on September 30, 2009 who were designated Semifinalists in the 46th annual National Achievement Scholarship Program.

2009 Theatre State Competition

 

On Saturday, March 21, the GFHS Theatre Company traveled to Charlottesville, VA, for the VHSL AAA State Theatre Festival. Their production of "The Pearl" was outstanding! Two GFHS Actors received Best Actor Awards: Alex S. for his portrayal of Kino, and Courtney J. for her portrayal of Juana, and both actors were given the HIGHEST ratings in the festival.

In addition, the GFHS Theatre Company's production of "The Pearl" received FIRST PLACE IN THE STATE!!! The GFHS Theatre Company is Grassfield's FIRST STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM!!!!! Congratulations to all members of the Cast and Crew of "The Pearl." You've made history here at Grassfield!!!

Grassfield is proud of you all!!

2009 FBLA State Leadership Conference

Grassfield FBLA attended the State Leadership Conference in Reston, VA over Spring Break. Congratulations to Jay C., a senior, on his 1st Place victory in the Impromptu Speaking event. Congratulations to Daniel B., a freshman in our Technology Academy, on his 1st Place victory in the Introduction to Technology Concepts category.
Both students advance to the Future Business Leaders of America's National Leadership Conference this summer in Anaheim, CA.

2009 DECA State Competition

Congratulations to the following students:

Adam F. - Business One-on-One - 1st Place Overall
Jerrilyn E. - Technical Sales Event - Event Finalist
Casey D. and Sydney J. - Buying and Merchandising Team Decision making - Event Finalist
 

The following students received a certificate of proficiency (70% or higher) in their event:

Dominic B. - Fundamentals Job Interview
Daisa C. - Fundamentals Communications
Taylor B. - Entrepreneurship Independent Business Plan
Ashley H. - Retail Merchandising
Justin C. and Dan L. - Internet Marketing Team Decision Making

The DECA team also earned certificates for Gold Level DECA membership and for participating in the Virginia DECA Day.

Congratulations to Ms. Sarah Noble who received the Outstanding Advisor of the Year Award!

The following students will compete at the DECA International Career Conference April 29-May , 2009.

Ashley H. competing in Hotel and Lodging Management
Jerrilyn E. competing in Technical Sales
Adam F. competing in Business one-one
Sydney J. and Casey D. competing in Buying and Merchandising Team Decision Making
 
 

Congrats to our 2009 Grizzly Wrestling Team

The Grassfield Wrestling team went undefeated with a 19-0 dual meet record. We won the regular season district title defeating Great Bridge (first loss since 2001) and the district tournament title defeating Great Bridge and snapping a 24 year old winning streak. We then went on to place 2nd in the Eastern Region and 4th in the AAA State Tournament. At the state tournament we crowned 2 champions and had 3 other wrestlers placing in the top 8.

Caleb Richardson - State Champion at 103lbs. - Grassfield's first male state champion

Andrew Clement - State Champion at 171lbs.

Cole Louks - 5th place at 130 lbs

Kevin Mahoney - 5th place at 215lbs.

Tucker Spruill - 8th place at 160lbs.

Grizzly Swim Team

Six swimmers and divers participated in the state swimming and diving meet this past weekend at George Mason University. All swimmers swam personal best times. Here are the individual honors:
Kelsey Goodin dropped 8 seconds in the 500 freestyle giving her a junior national cut
Kristen Zielinski dropped time in both the 100 fly and 100 freestyle.
Dylan Quinn swam a 23 flat in the 50 freestyle
Tim Johnson finished strong in the 500 freestyle.
Senior Evan Siebring qualified for finals placing 11th in the 100 freestyle.
James Wheeler finished 16th in the diving competition.

Technology Academy Grant

On February 27 the GFHS Technology Academy was awarded an Instructional Grant from the Chesapeake Public Schools Educational Foundation. Lisa Tworek wrote the grant proposal and was awarded a check in the amount of $450.00 to purchase a Smartboard Airliner. Mrs. Tworek currently teaches the ninth grade IT Fundamentals Technology Academy class. Congratulations Mrs. Tworek!!!

The Interact Club sponsored the Get It Together Buckle Up challenge and GHS won first place with 95.5% of our students buckling up! The Club won $400 to be used towards safe school initiatives.

The After Prom Party Committee won an Honor Roll award from the Virginia State Police Association. This is presented to groups who sponsored safe, alcohol and drug free all-night celebrations for after prom. There were 20 winners from across the state with GHS being the only Chesapeake school to win. The prize for being named a winner is a $500 donation to the After Prom Party.


 

 

 

 

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