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Samantha Stoltzfus (currently a freshmen at Goshen High School) was the middle school division winner of the 2017 Indiana Music Education Association (IMEA) Composition Competition for her string quartet composition “Sea of Thought“. She was awarded a plaque and was … Continue reading →
Grotto is a group connected to Notre Dame that creates short videos on people and other inspirational stories. They followed GHS biology teacher Andy Brubaker a few months ago, to create a video about the life of a teacher. Click … Continue reading →
The GHS winter guard (pictured below, from the marching band season) will be the main focus on Saturday, January 27th, as they host a Winter Guard Invitational. The Invitational begins at 11:00 a.m. There are various breaks throughout the day, … Continue reading →
January 22, 2018 Board Recognition: Angie Schmucker, an employee at Prairie View Elementary, was recognized for her selfless act on her way to work one morning. According to Prairie View, “Angie was flagged down on CR 40 on her drive … Continue reading →
From niche.com 2018 Best School Districts in Indiana According to Niche.com, the Goshen Community School district is ranked 30th in the state of Indiana! GCS is the top-ranked school district in Elkhart County, and the GCS district looks quite a bit … Continue reading →
Freshmen Preview Night will be held at Goshen High School on Monday, February 5th from 6:00–8:00 p.m. *Come find out what the high school is like* Schedule 6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. Parent meeting in the auditorium; led by Principals and … Continue reading →
The annual GCS Music Faculty Recital will be held on Sunday, January 28th at 2:00 p.m. in the GHS auditorium. Ticket prices have changed this year, from the set price of $6 for adults and $4 for students to a … Continue reading →
Congratulations to the following Goshen High School students who won Scholastic Art Awards: (Listings are by student name, name of art piece, type of art piece, type of award) Yadira Diaz, Estresada, Painting, Gold Key Madelyn Martinez, Toxic Love, Ceramics … Continue reading →
Former GHS Wrestling Coach John Dechant will be inducted to the Indiana Wrestling Hall of Fame on February 18, 2018. John is married to Darlene Dechant; they have two sons, Shawn and Colin Dechant. Dechant worked at GHS as … Continue reading →
Prairie View 5th grade teacher, Kelsey Ambrosen, got a big surprise today when she was awarded a $1,000 Little Big Ideas Grant! The following information is from her grant application, and explains her idea for the grant: IDEA FACTORY!: The … Continue reading →
VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED…. Goshen Community Schools will offer United Way Reading Camps to 20 children at each the following elementary schools: Chandler, Parkside, Model, Waterford, and West Goshen. Our Reading Camps connect 2nd grade students with an attentive, adult volunteer … Continue reading →
Below you will find a list of the things GHS has done for the Year of Goodness thus far. The photos are from their recent trip to Goshen Hospital. Painted donated barrels and converted them to recycling containers (with a … Continue reading →
By Arvis Dawson & Suzie Weirick 2017 has been an outstanding year for the Vibrant Communities initiative. As the co-chairs of this movement, we’re invigorated by how Elkhart County’s cities and towns are working together to create better places to … Continue reading →
Prior to the break, Parkside students worked on “generosity baskets” to give to Goshen Interfaith Hospitality Network (GIHN). The the packages in the baskets are filled with things for children to do if they are temporarily residing at GIHN, including: … Continue reading →
The GHS Athletic Department would like to invite the Goshen community to the 50th Annual Wrestling Invitational, to be held on Saturday, January 13th, starting at 9:00 a.m. Admission is $7 for all ages Kindergarten through Adult. To celebrate the … Continue reading →
Several Chandler 3rd grade students presented a play for students at 8th Street Preschool today, as part of their New Tech curriculum.The students, from Mrs. Savage’s class, included Oluwatobi, Stephanie, and Tyzgane. Prior to their presentation, the students explained … Continue reading →
The Goshen High School Spanish classes were learning class content in new ways today. Some of those ways included learning new dances, and hearing live music, thanks to their talented, innovative instructors (Joel Gonzalez, Myron Bontreger, Rafael Chavez y Moreno, … Continue reading →
GCS is currently investigating a concern that has been raised and has been re-posted on social media. We are following up in order to ensure that all of our communication between adults and students while involved in GCS transportation and … Continue reading →
How amazing and selfless are GCS employees? They stop and rescue people from burning houses on their way to work! Prairie View staff member Angie Schmucker was on her way to work on Tuesday when she was flagged down on … Continue reading →
December 12, 2017 School Board recognition. Indiana Soccer Coaches Association Recognition and Team Accomplishments: The boys soccer team won a Regional Championship this year and was NLC champs! Lucas Bontreger set a single season goal scoring record and became the … Continue reading →
