Weekly Parent Newsletter

Posted Date: 04/12/26 (06:00 PM)

Steers Family Newsletter

April 12, 2026

Adam Anderson, Principal of Graham High School

Principal's Corner

Hello Parents and Community,

Last week was busy with GHS hosting the district meet. I was happy to attend the track meet and see our students compete against other schools in the district. Our students did a great job and we have several going to the Area Meet in Abilene.

As we start this week, we also start STAAR testing. I am grateful to our English teachers for all the hard work they have putting in to our students to help them prepare for the STAAR English exams this week. For all of our students that are taking exams this week, please make sure to get plenty of rest over the next few days and drink plenty of water. I know you will do your best on the STAAR test.

We have the Area Golf Tournament in Lubbock on Monday and Tuesday and want to wish Jagger Nees luck as he goes and competes.

The next several weeks are going to start flying by. Please remind your student to stay on top of their work.

Thank you for all you do for our campus and students!

Respectfully,

Adam Anderson

Principal

Graham Safe

Upcoming Drills

There will be a fire drill and lockdown drill this month.

Upcoming Events

Mark Your Calendars

Upcoming Events for GHS

April 13th-14th: Regional Boys Golf Tournament
April 14th: STAAR English I EOC
April 14th: Steers Baseball vs Stephenville JV @ 4:30pm and Varsity @ 7pm
April 15th: English II EOC
April 16th: Bella Blue Tryouts
April 16th: VU Scholarship Launch
April 17th: LB Softball vs Mineral Wells (Senior Night) JV @ 5pm and Varsity @6:30pm
April 17th: Area Track Meet in Abilene
April 18th: GHS Prom

April 20th-21st: Regional Tennis Tournament in Lubbock
April 21st: STAAR Biology EOC
April 21st: Steers Baseball vs Glen Rose JV @ 4:30pm and Varsity @ 7pm
April 22nd: STAAR US History EOC
April 22nd-23rd: UIL Regional Academic Meet

April 27th: Scholarship Award Night
April 28th: STAAR Algebra I EOC
April 29th: STAAR Algebra I EOC
April 30th: Spring Band Concert @ Memorial Auditorium at 7pm
May 2nd: Band Banquet @ 6pm

May 4th: Academic Signing Day
May 5th: Top 10% Reception
May 8th: No School (Bad Weather Day)

May 15th: No School (Bad Weather Day)

May 18th: Reverse Parade @6:30pm
May 19th: Senior Field Day @9am
May 20th: Senior Walk @9am
May 21st: Graduation Rehearsal @9am
May 22nd: Graduation Rehearsal @10am
May 22nd: Graduation @ Newton Field at 8pm

What's Happening at GHS...

Bella Blues Spring Show

This past weekend, our Bella Blues put on their spring show. Our young ladies did a wonderful job showing off their talent and putting on a wonderful show. Congratulations to our Bella Blues on a great year and a huge thank you to Ms. Peacock, their director, for all of her hard work this season.

GHS Yearbook Sale

GHS Yearbook will be having an end of the year sale from April 13th-17th. Yearbooks will be $10 off their regular price. Go to yearbookforever.com and use the code "GHS" to purchase.

Interested in Athletic Training?

All 9th-11th Graders: If you are interested in being an athletic trainer, please see the attached flyer from Coach Arnzen (Sims).

Use of Personal Electronics

We are seeing an increase in use of students bringing their personal laptops to school and wanting to use them. State law and district policy state that students can not use their personal electronic device at school. Please help us by reminding your student that they need to leave their personal laptops and other personal electronics at home. Thank you for your support in this.

Bella Blue Tryout Information

Bella Blue Tryout packets are available in the front office or on the GHS Bella Blues Instagram page!

Testing Dates

The spring semester is a very busy time of year in terms of testing. Please keep these dates in mind as you plan ahead. There will be makeup days following each STAAR EOC exam. Here are the testing dates we currently have scheduled:

April 14th: STAAR English I EOC
April 15th: STAAR English II EOC
April 21st: STAAR Biology EOC
April 22nd: STAAR US History EOC
April 28th-29th: STAAR Algebra I EOC
May 4th: AP Biology, AP European History, AP Microeconomics
May 5th: AP Chemistry, AP Government
May 6th: AP English Literature and Composition (12th), AP Physics
May 6th: ServSafe Manager Exam
May 11th: PLTW Biomed EOC
May 8th: AP US History
May 11th: AP Calculus AB
May 12th: AP Pre-Calculus
May 13th: AP English Language and Composition (11th)
May 14th: AP Spanish
May 15th: AP Environmental Science

Senior Dates

These will continue to be updated but I wanted you have the dates that have been confirmed.

April 13th: Transcripts run to determine ranking for graduation
April 23rd: Lion's Club Honor Banquet
April 27th: Scholarship Awards Night
May 4th: Academic Signing Day
May 5th: Top 10% Banquet
May 18th: Reverse Parade
May 19th: Senior Field Day
May 20th: Senior Walk
May 21st: Graduation Rehearsal
May 22nd: Graduation Rehearsal

Facilities Planning Committee

Here is the link to GISD website where all information and the presentations and handouts from each month's meetings are posted. Feel free to look over this to see what is being discussed and share with friends and neighbors. This past month we heard from Gallagher Construction about the estimated cost to repair vs estimated cost to build new buildings throughout the district. We also heard from the district's financial advisor about GISD's bonding capacity and general school finance. We then heard from Fine Arts, Transportation and Maintenance, and Safety and Security about the current state of their programs and any needs they have.

Staff and Student Shoutouts

Have a GHS student or staff member that deserves a shoutout in an upcoming GISD newsletter or social media post? Take a few moments to share information about the achievement or contribution the staff or student made and share photos if you have them using the form provided below.

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