Monthly Update, June 5, 2026

Your time at GLHS may have come to a close, but your place in the LION family will always remain. Stay connected with classmates, alumni news, reunions and all things GLHS through the NEW GLHS Alumni Association.

The Class of 2026 includes:

149 honors diplomas

120 valedictorians

2 National Merit Finalists
1 National Merit Commended Scholar
33 College Board National Recognition Awards

36 committed to collegiate level for sports
2,000+ college applications submitted

3.23 average GPA for the class

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Our third and final community engagement survey opportunity closed on May 31, 2026. We are grateful to the 450 community members who participated and helped us identify the redistricting priorities that align with the feelings of as many families as possible.

In our last newsletter, we shared the priorities that had been gathered at that point and after recalibrating priorities from the final survey results, our community priorities remained the same and are as follows:

• Attempt to create boundaries that assign students to their closest school

• Attempt to create boundaries that keep neighborhoods together

• Attempt to create boundaries that align feeder patterns

• Attempt to create boundaries that move as few students as possible

Our project is now moving into the modeling phase, where boundary options provided by our third party consultant, Woolpert, will be reviewed. For the next several weeks, our transportation department and District leaders will be analyzing the boundary models and scoring them based on District and community identified priorities. This analysis will be used to determine the best model for implementation in the 2027-28 school year. The outcome will be shared directly with impacted schools and community members and then more broadly for the whole District after the start of the 2026-27 school year.

Make a donation to the GLHS Alumni Association and pick up a brick from the old Gahanna Lincoln High School building. Approximately 2,000 clean, intact bricks will be available on a first come, first served basis during two pickup events:

BRICK PICK UP EVENTS

SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 9-11 a.m.

SATURDAY, JULY 11, 5-7 p.m.

PICK UP AT THE BLACKLICK ATHLETIC COMPLEX

(BEHIND BLACKLICK ELEMENTARY)

All proceeds will support the GLHS Alumni Association's mission to connect and engage alumni while celebrating the pride, tradition and legacy of Gahanna Lincoln High School.

Join our transportation department on August 8, 2026 from 9 a.m. - noon at 782 Science Blvd. for their annual Meet the Bus event! All students unfamiliar with a school bus are welcome!

This is an opportunity for everyone to become comfortable with a bus before the start of the school year.

Applications for FREE student BackPacks filled with school supplies are now being accepted for students currently enrolled in Gahanna-Jefferson Public Schools.

• Limit of three (3) BackPacks per family
• Available only to the first 500 GJPS students
• Please fill out the application form by August 1, 2026
• Location of the drive-through pick-up will be emailed to you

BackPacks must be picked up on August 15, 2026 (1-2:30 p.m.).

Organized by the Rotary Club of Gahanna, the Kiwanis Club of Gahanna and the Gahanna-Jefferson Education Foundation.

August 20, 2026: First Day of School
September 7, 2026: Labor Day - No School
September 21, 2026: PD Day - No School
October 19, 2026: Conference Comp Day - No School
October 20, 2026: Staff Work Day - No School
November 9, 2026: PD Day - No School
November 25-27, 2026: Thanksgiving Break - No School
December 23, 2026-January 1, 2027: Winter Break - No School
January 4, 2027: Staff Work Day - No School
January 18, 2027: Martin Luther King Day - No School
February 15, 2027: Presidents Day - No School
March 8, 2027: Staff Work Day - No School
March 9, 2027: PD Day - No School
March 26, 2027: Conference Comp Day - No School
March 29-April 2, 2027: Spring Break- No School
April 30, 2027: PD Day - No School
May 27, 2027: Last Day of School for Students
May 28, 2027: Staff Work Day - No School
May 29, 2027: Class of 2027 Commencement

2026-27 GJPS District Calendar (PDF)

2027-28 GJPS District Calendar (PDF)

The Heart and Pride Award recognizes two outstanding staff members each month who make a profound impact on our students and Gahanna-Jefferson Public Schools.

This nomination form will remain open year-round and is open to any member of our staff, regardless of position.

GJPS has very active Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube accounts.

Please check us out and LIKE US, give us a COMMENT and SHARE us on your channels!

Have a question about something school related? We bet you can find the answer on our Gahanna-Jefferson Public Schools website at www.GahannaSchools.org.

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