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Dear Cowboy Community,

Congratulations to the Class of 2026! Seniors wrapped up finals earlier this week and are readying themselves for the big day Sunday. I hope that you all can join us in celebrating our graduates at the 2026 Commencement Exercises. Graduation will be on Sunday, May 17th at Western Colorado University's Paul Wright Gymnasium. Doors open at 1pm and the ceremony will begin at 2pm. Thanks to all of the parents and volunteers who have worked to put on Project: Graduation for all of the graduates!

Be sure to catch both Choir and Band next Thursday evening, May 21st at 6pm. It will be a night of performances by GMS and GHS musicians.

The GWSD Transportation Department will be conducting the Spring bus evacuation drill on May 20th after the final pick up at Gunnison High School. Busses will be dropping off students a few minutes later than usual.

Final Exams begin on Wednesday, May 27th. Please, if you know of absences on the final week of school, please contact me to discuss early finals approval. We will distribute yearbooks on the last day of school, after completion of the 1st Period exam. Seniors may also pick up their cumulative files and official diplomas on May 29th after the conclusion of final exams.

Congratulations to our 12 student athletes who qualified for the State Track & Field Championships. Sophomore Ian Baker stood on the podium today, earning a 6th place finish in the 800m run. Freshman Autumn Terry will run in the 100m finals tomorrow morning. Competition began Thursday, with finals concluding on Saturday at JeffCo Stadium in Lakewood.

Good luck to Seniors Faith Pederson and Aiden Tomlin, who head to Lone Tree to compete in the State Golf Tournament. Both ladies will leave after graduation on Sunday, competing Monday and Tuesday.

Baseball wrapped up this Tuesday, with JV and Varsity collecting a pair of wins at North Fork. Our girls participating in CB Soccer had a great run in the playoffs, falling in a heart-breaker to Frontier Academy on Wednesday.

We hope to have all of you join us in celebrating the Class of '26 on Sunday. Have a safe and happy graduation weekend.

Thanks to GCS for hosting our annual "Grad Walk" at the Community School. Members of the Class of 2026 donned their caps and gowns to say farewell to staff and students in grades 1-8.

GHS FFA gathered to honor current and welcome new members to the country's largest school-based student leadership development organization. Pictured below are the "Greenhands," FFA's newest members.

Members of the GHS LULAC Club spent last weekend in the Western Colorado Desert for a team-building camping trip.

GHS will open the weight room from June 1st to July 31st this summer for student-athletes and those interested in strength and conditioning. Be sure to fill out this form by May 28th.

Monday-Thursday

Boys - 6am-7am

Girls - 7:30am-8:30am

Do you want to take driver’s Ed but don’t want to sit in front of a computer to do it? Then take an in-person driver’s ed class this summer. Thanks to support from Gunnison County, the Choice Pass and the Colorado Department of Transportation, you can take a week long class in Crested

Butte or in Gunnison for free! If you are at least 14.5 years old at the start of either class, you can take

one of these classes and be ready to get your learners permit when you are 15.

The first class will be held in Crested Butte at the Oh Be Joyful Church from June 8 – 12.

The second class will be held in Gunnison at the Ann Zugelder building from August 3 – 7.

Both classes will start at 9:00 and finish around 4:30 daily. Attendance is required and at the end of the class students will take and pass a 20 question final. Snacks will be provided, and students can bring their own snacks and drink. Lunch will be on your own.

If you would like to register for either class, send an email to Robert Whiting at whitingrobert29@gmail.com . If you have any questions you can call him at 970-596-8639.

It’s time to learn how to drive!