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Dear Cowboy Community,

On March 4th, GHS hosts our first of two Family Conference evenings. This spring, Conferences do not require appointments. There is also a Spring Sports meeting for all Track & Field and Baseball athletes at 6pm in the auditorium. The Girls Golf meeting will be March 25th. Our second night of Conferences will be on Wednesday, March 11th. GHS will be hosting a taco night for teachers during the March 11th Conferences and, if you'd like to contribute prepackaged items for that night (like taco shells, tortillas, chips, etc.), please sign up here.

What an exciting weekend for our student athletes who competed at the CHSAA Wrestling State Championships at Ball Arena in Denver last weekend. Nine of our grapplers qualified for State and brought home six medals. Freshman McKayla Singer and Junior Julian Patrick took 6th place spots on the podium, Freshman Zayne Benson finished 3rd in the State, Senior Romie Uhrig was runner-up, and Juniors Roxie Uhrig and Zach Benson were crowned State Champions! The Girls earned a fifth place team score with just four wrestlers, and the Boys ended in 10th place.

We have two climbers, Seniors Luke Bruggeman and Ethan Pierce, who will make the trek to the Front Range to compete in the Colorado High School Climbing State Championship in Broomfield. Congrats to Sophomore Zaiden Amrich and Senior Axton Cummings who had tremendous showings at last weekend's Regional Competition, as well.

GHS Band members continue to shine at their Honor Band Performances. Congratulations to Juniors Riego Koepsel and Gavin Vasquez, Sophomore Jacob Frey, and Freshman Adan Lincer for earning their spots at last weekend's Western Colorado University's All-Colorado Honor Band.

Thanks to our Student Council on hosting our Winter Pep Assembly. Seniors Aubrey Welfelt and Romie Uhrig were fantastic. StuCo is also hosting our Winter Ball this Saturday, February 28th from 8m-10pm in the GHS Commons.

GHS Basketball will wrap up the regular season tomorrow, with Girls Varsity tipping off at 12pm, followed by the Boys Varsity at 1:30pm. Our Girls are poised for another postseason run at the Regional Tournament next week.

As Winter Sports enter the home stretch, Spring Sports kick off on Thursday, March 5th as our JV Baseball players take the diamond in Grand Junction. Both the JV and Varsity Baseball squads host Rye on Saturday, March 7th, with the first pitch at 12pm. Track and Field will open their season in Pueblo on March 7th.

We look forward to seeing families for conferences next Wednesday. Have a wonderful weekend and I hope to see a great turnout at the dance on Saturday!

Seniors: We are in Scholarship season! Please see the whiteboard in the counseling office for updated scholarships and due dates, you can also access all the scholarship materials at this link: https://gunnisonhigh.gunnisonschools.net/programs/counseling/scholarships

As you receive admissions decisions, you will also receive information about next steps for enrollment, housing and institutional scholarships. Please make sure to read all your emails carefully. Please make an appointment with Ms. Vogan or stop by the counseling office with questions!

Western Undergraduate Exchange WUE

Colorado students can go to two/four year colleges to 13 western states for reduced tuition.

Big Future Career/College:

Plan for College and Career and Scholarships

NACAC(National Association for College Admissions Counseling

Parent and Student resources: Higher Education and Financial Aid Planning

College Outreach Western Slope

Information for Students and Parents college planning, gap year programs, two year schools, vocational programs, college visits, financial planning

SAT Prep

SAT Prep: Bluebook/Collegeboard and Kahn Academy

Jan-Feb - Regular Decision deadlines for college applications

Dec-April 15th - Apply for local Scholarships, visit the counseling office for more information.

May 13th - Senior Check out

May 17th - GRADUATION DAY!!!!!

Join us for the Spring Sports Meeting for all Baseball and Track & Field athletes on March 4th at 6pm in the GHS auditorium.

Girls Golf will host a meeting on March 24th.

Graduation is less than three months away, and planning is underway for Project Graduation 2026 — the annual, parent- and community-sponsored celebration for Gunnison High School seniors. This special event provides graduates with a safe, supervised, drug-, alcohol-, and tobacco-free party to celebrate their big milestone. To make this event a success, the committee is seeking donations from senior families and local businesses. Funds support entertainment, venue costs, food and beverages, prizes, gifts for each attending graduate, and chaperones. Both monetary contributions and prize donations are welcome.

Donations can be made by check (payable to Project Graduation) or via Venmo (@brigeteastep — use code 4239 and note “Project Grad 2026”).The committee is also looking for additional parent volunteers. The next meeting will be held on Thursday, March 12 at 6 p.m. in the GHS library. Thank you for supporting our seniors and helping send the Class of 2026 off in a memorable and responsible way!

Tiffany O’Connell and the Class of 2026 Project Graduation Parent Planning Committee

https://www.gunnisonprojectgrad.org/

GWSD offers all families access to ParentGuidance.org. Click the photo below for the January newsletter.

Mrs. Hubbard's students have been busy in the Pathways building. Students have been hard at work in the culinary and fabric & sewing programs.

Students in Mrs. Nelson's Chemistry calculated calories in various foods and then compared their findings with published nutrition content.

GHS Wrestlers capped of a tremendous year at Ball Arena in Denver. Congratulations to the entire team on a tremendous season.

StuCo hosted the annual Winter Pep Assembly on Thursday. Students competed in games, while winter clubs and athletics were honored.

Please see this important message from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) in English or in Spanish.