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Graham High School

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Weekly Parent Newsletter

Posted Date: 08/16/26 (05:00 PM)


Steers Family Newsletter

August 16, 2026
Adam Anderson, Principal of Graham High School

Principal's Corner

Parents and Students-

What a busy first week! Thank you to everyone who came to Fish Camp, Meet the Teacher and Booster Bash. I love our back to school events and the excitement it builds in the community. I had the opportunity to go watch our Steers scrimmage Midland Greenwood on Friday. They played well and have me excited for this new season.

Our counselors are working hard on meeting with students to discuss schedule changes. They will also start working on leveling classes this week which may impact some students' schedules.

As you may know, every week there are many activities and events here on campus. On Monday, we will be having class meetings with students. We will be discussing campus rules and expectations. We have the Lu Allen volleyball tournament this weekend. I hope you'll join me in supporting our Lady Blues on Friday and Saturday. NCTC will be meeting with parents of dual credit students on Tuesday to help answer questions before students start classes on August 24th. And I hope you'll join me at the scrimmage this week at home against Boyd.

I look forward to another great week of school. Please reach out to the high school if there is anything we can do to help.

Committed to Excellence,

Adam Anderson
Principal

Graham Safe

Graham Safe Important Message

Upcoming Drill

We will have our first fire drill on Tuesday, August 18th.

Upcoming Events

Mark Your Calendars

Upcoming Events for GHS

  • August 17th: FFA Meeting @ GHS Library 5:30pm
  • August 18th: NCTC Parent Meeting @ GHS Library 5-6pm
  • August 20th: Boyd vs GHS @ Home 6pm
  • August 21st: No School
  • August 21st-22nd: Lu Allen Volleyball Tournament
  • August 25th: GHS Tennis vs Brownwood @ Home 4pm
  • August 25th: LBVB vs Boyd @ Home Fresh/JV @ 4:30pm, Varsity at 5:30pm
  • August 26th: STUCO Blood Drive @ GHS
  • August 26th: GHS Curriculum Night 5:30pm-6:30pm
  • August 28th: Pep Rally (Teen Beach Movie)
  • August 28th: Godley vs GHS @ Home 7pm
  • September 1st: Picture Day 9th-11th Grades
  • September 1st: GHS Tennis vs Glen Rose @ Home 4pm
  • September 1st: LBVB vs Bowie @ Home Fresh/JV 4:30pm, Varsity 5:30pm
  • September 4th: No School
 

What's Happening at GHS...

Booster Bash

Thank you to all of our community that came out to Booster Bash to celebrate our students! It was a great night for our students and our school clubs and organizations.
 

Meet the Teacher

Thank you to everyone who came to Meet the Teacher! It was a great time and I am glad I got to see so many of our students and parents walking the halls.

I also want to thank Ms. Carrico and Student Council. They put on a great Fish Camp for all of our freshman this year!
 

Did You Know...

Did you know that completing and returning Free and Reduced Price Lunch Forms does more than just allow your student to receive free lunches at school? It also provides financial benefits to families such as:
  • Reduced fees for SAT, ACT, AP, and TSI testing.
  • Reduced college application fees.
  • Expanded eligibility for college and trade school scholarships and grants.
 

"Redemption Day"

This year we are offering an opportunity for students to regain credits from last year that were lost due to attendance. On Friday, August 21st, from 8am-12pm in the GHS Cafeteria, students that didn't make up attendance hours from last year and lost credit, will have the opportunity to regain their credits. Students must be on time, stay the whole time, and bring their Chromebooks to work on assignments or a book to read. Students that are sleeping or are disruptive will be asked to leave and will not receive their credits.

Students will be contacted on Monday and Tuesday of this week that they are eligible. Parents, you will receive a Parentsquare letting you know that your child is eligible to earn credits back.

Moving forward, we will do a better job of communicating these opportunities for students to make up hours throughout the school year. We will also be contacting students and parents throughout the semester if your student is in danger of losing credits. This will only take place this year as we improve our communication with families.

We hope to see several students there to earn back their credits!
 

Service Cord Information

We are excited to announce a new tradition at Graham High School dedicated to honoring the students who pour their hearts back into our community. Beginning with the Class of 2027, students will have the opportunity to earn a Community Service Cord to wear proudly at graduation!

This cord recognizes the dedication, leadership, and selflessness of our Steers and Lady Blues who actively work to make our community a better place. 

To earn this honor, students must complete and submit the required hours. These hours can be earned throughout their entire 4 years at GHS, not just their senior year. Because this is a new initiative, we are phasing in the hour requirements:
  • Class of 2027 - 50 hours
  • Class of 2028 - 75 hours
  • Class of 2029 and Beyond - 100 hours

Students will complete a Volunteer Tracker Sheet which can be picked up in the counseling office, and return it to Mrs. Bazan, in the counseling office. She will track all students' hours. Because we are phasing this in, students will be allowed to claim any hours from January 2026 to now towards their Community Service Cord.
 

STUCO Blood Drive

We have our first Blood Drive at GHS on August 26th. Please see the attached flyer for information and to schedule an appointment!
 

Dual Credit Students

Students that are taking dual credit classes at NCTC MUST come to the GHS library everyday during their block classes until classes start on August 24th. If you don't come you will be marked as an unexcused absence. This will impact your ability to exempt semester finals.

Once classes are in session, only the online classes will report to the high school. Students with online classes 2nd-4th periods will report to Coach Dacus in Room 207. The rest will report to the library with Mrs. Piercy. On Fridays, students need to sign in during their college block and then are allowed to leave.
 

Senior Sunrise

Huge thank you to our senior parents and senior class sponsor for an AMAZING Senior Sunrise! Our parents went all out to make the seniors' "last first day" great. Thank you to everyone who helped and thank you to Drip Trip for providing drinks to our seniors!
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Counselors

This year our counselors are Jenny Chapman and Melody Ingram. We are excited to have them here at the high school. This year, counselors will have students based on their last name, rather than grade levels. The reason for this is to help students and families build relationships with their counselor over their time at Graham High School. This will also allow counselors to get to know students, their interests and their goals after high school. This will allow our counselors to better serve and schedule students.

Melody Ingram will have students with the last names A-J.

Jenny Chapman will have students with the last names K-Z.

Please feel free to reach out to your counselor with any questions or concerns.
 

New AP Art Classes for Juniors and Seniors

We are excited to announce that we will be offering AP Drawing, AP 2D Design, and AP 3D Design to our Juniors and Seniors! Mrs. Andrews will be teaching these courses. As we phase these courses in, Juniors will be automatically enrolled in AP Drawing. Seniors will have the option of being in AP Drawing, AP 2D Design, or AP 3D Design.

Juniors and Seniors, if you would like to be in AP Art, please fill out the Google Form here, so that our counselors can add the course to your schedule. As with all AP courses, students are expected to take the AP Test. The course description and prerequisites can be found below.

As we phase in these AP Art classes, our current Freshmen and Sophomore students will have the pre-requisites of Art I and Art II. This is being done to help prepare students for the rigor of the AP Art courses.

Course Description: AP Art & Design is a college-level art course for motivated students who are ready to develop their own ideas, style, and artistic voice. Instead of completing the same projects as the rest of the class, AP students create an individual Sustained Investigation, a body of artwork and writing exploring a personally meaningful question or idea through experimentation, revision, and reflection.

Prerequisites: Art I & Art II (Class of 2029 and 2030).
 

Staff and Student Shoutouts

Please consider sharing words of encouragement, a word of thanks, or a shoutout for a job well done for our staff or students so that they can be recognized in the monthly TeleGRAHAM.
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