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Dates to Remember
As you are planning for graduation this year, please know that the ceremony at Merrill Auditorium will begin at 4pm on June 10th.
Dear Parents, Due to the increasing number of students with severe allergies to foods and other products that are life-threatening, we are asking you to review with your student the allergy procedure located in the school handbook. We need your cooperation in speaking with your student regarding the importance of NOT sharing food with others here at school or on the bus in order to avoid an inadvertent exposure to known allergens. Please let your student’s teacher know ahead of time if you want to send in a snack for the entire class so that arrangements can be made for the student with allergies to bring in an alternative snack. Please do not send in snacks with obvious nuts, peanuts or peanut butter. Please contact your school nurse if you have any concerns. Sincerely, Partners in Education meeting dates. This is a great opportunity for community members to meet with Principal Chris Record to discuss how we can improve GHS! (Based upon parent requests, Mr. Record will be available @ 5:30 PM, but please come even if you will arrive at 6 PM. All are welcome!)
NEW Alert and Notification System Dear Gorham School Parents,
Beginning in May, we are implementing a new alert and notification service throughout the Gorham School Department. This new service is called Connect-ED® and will enable us to personally communicate with parents about emergency situations, school events and important issues impacting your child. It will allow us to send personalized voice messages to your family’s home, work or cell phones, e-mail communications, and even text messages. We will be able to reach everyone in the district within minutes.
We plan to send a test message, on Wednesday, April 27 at 5:00 PM. In preparation for this message, please note these important call delivery notes:
1. When a call comes your caller ID will display the school phone number.
2. When listening to a message, please be aware that background noise will cause the system to stop and start. It is carefully calibrated to determine whether a person or an answering machine/voicemail has been reached, and background noise may affect the delivery. If possible, move to a quiet area, or press the “mute” button on your phone.
3. If you missed any part of a message, please stay on the line and press the “*” (star) key on your phone to hear the entire message again.
Additionally, it is important that your school has all of your current telephone numbers and e-mail addresses so that you will not miss out on any important communications. Please help us ensure we have your current information and keep each school updated with any phone or email address changes. Please be aware that the Connect-ED service cannot dial an extension. Please contact your child’s school to make any changes. For 6-12 parents, who are using the Infinite Campus Parent Portal, you may check the phone numbers and email addresses we have for you by clicking on the “Family” button at the top of the list in the portal.
We hope that you will find this new service an effective forum for us to improve communication and further enhance your child’s experience in the Gorham School System!
Sincerely,
Dennis P. Crowe, Technology Director
Parent Notices from Facilities Management: both are .pdf files
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Motor Booty concert at the Gold Room on Saturday, 2/11/12 at 8:30p. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased from any Project Graduation committee member (see Project Graduation page for a list of names & phone#'s). Come and boogie down - it's sure to be a great time while helping a great cause!!! 
The picture below is a mock up of a child's bedroom - It looks pretty innocent at first but maybe NOT? Read below to learn more...
Drugs 101: What Parents Need to Know
-PARENTS ONLY-
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012
Gorham Middle School
6:00-6:30 Mock bedroom preview
6:30-8:00 Presentation by Claudine Emerson, LCSW, LADC
Drugs 101: What Parents Need to Know educates parents about signs, symptoms and current trends of alcohol, tobacco, inhalants, marijuana and other drugs adolescents may use. A highlight of this program is a mock teenager's bedroom set up for parent's to observe and attempt to identify the obvious and not-so-obvious drug related paraphernalia. Throughout the presentation, more than 50 drug and alcohol indicators will be unveiled to show how some adolescents hide drug and alcohol use from their parents.
For more information or questions, please contact Claudine Emerson 222-1193.
Approved and supported by the Gorham School Administration.
ATTENTION SENIORS - College Goal Sunday will take place on January 29th at the following locations:
Saint Joseph's College, Standish - 10:00 am
Kaplan University, South Portland - 2:00 pm
Region Ten High School, Brunswick - 2:00 pm
This is a great opportunity for families to get assistance filling out the FAFSA form from financial aid officers and other qualified volunteers. Students and families who need help completing the FAFSA form are encouraged to attend. There will also be more than 40 local sites all during the months of January and February if families can't make it on January 29th. More information is available by going to www.collegegoalsundaymaine.com, by e-mail at education@famemaine.com, or by calling 1-800-228-3734.
Attention Seniors!
Most of you have sent off those college applications...GREAT WORK! The guidance department has sent out thousands of reports to all the schools you're applying to. When you start hearing from schools we'd love for you to let us know! Visit or email to tell us where you got in! We want to know so we can celebrate all the great places you got accepted. We also need to update information so we send mid year reports to the appropriate schools. There is no sense sending information to schools you don't intend to attend.
In the coming weeks we will be doing a more formal survey so we can make sure we're sending your mid year reports to the appropriate places. Until then we want to know your news! Like I said, email your counselor or come on down!
VOLUNTEER AT VILLAGE SCHOOL!
Do you need community service hours? Do you like working with young kids? If the answer is yes to these questions, please contact me, Ms. Mezzanotte, at Village School. Starting January 12, 2012 and ending April 26th, Village School will be offering a homework club after school on Thursdays from 3:15-4:00 and we need your help to support our 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students.
- Students in homework club will be called down at 3:15 to the library.
- Students are to bring their homework with them.
- If students finish their homework early, they should have a book to read until they are dismissed at 4:00.
- Students must have a ride home no later than 4:00.
- Students must be signed out when getting picked up.
- Students walking home must have a note giving permission for them to walk and they will be dismissed at 4:00.
- Students must have a note if they are going home with another student.
- Students are expected to be at homework club weekly unless we have a note excusing them from a specific day of Homework Club. This ensures the safety of our students.
Cell Phone Procedure Change Notification:
As of the School Council Meeting on December 14, it was voted based on the results of the school wide polls, that the cell phone procedure that was tested successfully will go into effect starting Thursday Decem,ber 15. Cell phones are now allowed in designated areas which include, the cafeteria, the cafeteria lobby, and gym lobby during lunchtime only. They are NOT allowed anywhere else. The new consequences for breaking the rules of the cell phone policy are as follows:
~First Offense will result in cell phone confiscation, to be given back at the end of the school day.
~Following Offenses will result in a Friday detention.
School Council appreciates the feedback given in the polls, and would like to stress its usefulness. Enjoy the new procedure and use this privilege that you have earned. Thank You and have a wonderful day.
Click here to take the practice test.
In case of an Emergency!
Each year the school nurses ask parents to complete the attached health update form. The information is very helpful in safely caring for students during the school day. Please complete the form and have your son or daughter return it to your school nurse as soon as possible.
Academic Help
We have set up a new tutoring program at GHS. Student tutors have volunteered to work with other students throughout the school day and after school. This is a great opportunity to get help in a variety of subject areas. More information is available in the RAM CENTRAL room. Also see daily announcements for more info.
Click here for a list of tutoring times and subjects
Click Here for current list of available SCHOLARSHIPS
NEW! Click Here for a copy of the COLLEGE HANDBOOK
Dismissing Your Student for an Appointment If you need to dismiss your student for an appointment, please call the school (222-1100) as early in the day as possible. If necessary, leave a voicemail message with all the details. Because we try not to phone into classrooms during class periods, as it interrupts the teaching continuity, this will then give us ample time to locate your student and give him/her the dismissal slip in advance. Then, when you arrive to pick up, he/she will be waiting for you in the office, and will walk right outside to you! -- and you won't be delayed. Thank you for your efforts |
High Performing and Efficient Schools
As part of a research study undertaken at the request of the state legislature, the Center for Education Policy, Applied Research, and Evaluation (CEPARE) at University of Southern Maine (USM) and the Maine Education Policy Research Institute (MEPRI) are conducting a study of schools that have been identified as higher performing and efficient. CEPARE is exploring the significant practices and characteristics of higher performing, efficient schools and a group of average-performing, typical Maine schools in an effort to distinguish the attributes that have helped higher performing and efficient schools to excel.
The CEPARE research team is pleased that Gorham High School (GHS) agreed to be part of this important study of Maine schools. Please click here to review the report.The Gorham High School Library is now ONLINE.
Click here to search for available books.
Check out our Updated Alumni Section. Check out the senior sections from the years 2001-1961. The sections are saved as .pdf (Adobe Acrobat) and can be downloaded and viewed on your computer.
