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Dear Cowboy Community,

I hope that you all had a wonderful four-day weekend. We've certainly seen an uptick of illness at school. Please remember to wash your hands and stay home if you have a fever!

Family Conferences are just around the corner. Both Wednesday, March 4th and Wednesday, March 11th will be Open House conferences, with no appointments necessary.

Next week, we will have two days with an altered schedule. On Tuesday, February 24th, Professional Skier Drew Peterson will be our guest speaker. Drew is a world-renowned athlete and mental health advocate and his presentation is sponsored by Gunnison Valley Health. Tuesday's schedule can be found here.

Also, on Thursday, Student Council will be hosting our annual Winter Pep Assembly. Please find the altered schedule here.

At our Pep Assembly, we'll honor Winter Student-Athletes for all kinds of incredible accomplishments, like our Cowboy Swimmers, who had a strong showing at the State Finals in Thornton over the weekend. The girls placed 15th as a team, led by Freshman Gracen Corey, who finished 8th in the 50 freestyle and 11th in the 100 freestyle. Sophomores Elora Jones and Audrey Meeuwsen and Freshman Kelsey Chodorowski all had top 25 finishes in events, and Audrey, Elora, Gracen, and Kelsey combined for two relay finishes in 11th place. Junior Jade Hanna stood atop the podium, winning the Unified Athlete 50 yard freestyle race!

GHS Wrestlers are currently competing at Ball Arena in Denver at the State Championships after qualifying nine wrestlers for the tournament after a tremendous Regional showing. Seniors Cody Casebolt and Romie Uhrig, Juniors Zach Benson and Roxie Uhrig, and Freshman Zayne Benson were all crowned Regional Champions. Also qualifying for the tournament were Junior Julian Patrick (2nd) and Freshmen Bentley Patrick (4th), McKayla Singer (4th), and Tea Waggoner (3rd). Romie, Roxie, Zach, and Zayne will all be wrestling in the State semifinals this evening, with matches available to stream on the NFHS Network. GHS is guaranteed to have six Cowboys earn top-six finishes this weekend!

Coach Porter and 11 climbers are off to the Regional Championships in Eagle this weekend, while the Girls JV and Varsity teams play Aspen on Saturday. Both Girls' and Boys' teams wrap up the regular season next Saturday at home against Roaring Fork.

CHSAA Spring sports begin on Monday, March 23rd. Please see below for more information about sport start dates and meetings.

Have a great weekend.

Scholarship opportunities are coming into the counseling office fast and furious.

Please visit the scholarship board in the counseling office and go to our GHS Scholarship Page and click on Local Scholarships for more information and scholarship application access.

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!!!!!

Baseball and Track & Field begin Monday, February 23rd at GHS and student athletes competing with CBHS Boys Lacrosse and Girls Soccer also begin on the 23rd. Girls Golf will begin on March 24th.

Spring Sports Meetings:

GHS Baseball and Track & Field - March 4th, 6pm in the Auditorium

GHS Girls Golf - March 25th, 6pm

Donations and Sponsors are being sought for 2026 Project Graduation. Please visit www.gunnisonprojectgrad.org to learn more about this parent-led initiative and how to contribute. Project Grad donations may be mailed or can be provided online. To make a donation, email Gunnisonprojectgrad@gmail.com and a Project Grad planning member will reach out to you.

Are you proficient in two languages? Juniors and Seniors are eligible to earn the Seal of Biliteracy for Gunnison Watershed School District. It is a special honor which recognizes the sustained effort it takes to become bilingual, which is widely recognized and valued by employers and universities. Find out more here!

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

GHS Wrestlers gather at the State Championships at Ball Arena in Denver.

Intermediate skiers and snowboarders who have completed an avalanche safety course can join the Pathways Outdoors program on a multi-day backcountry hut trip to Miner's Delight Hut in Washington Gulch near Crested Butte.

When: March 2nd-4th

Where: Washington Gulch

Cost: $100

For eligibility and registration click here.

GCSAPP is hosting Parent education on safe and responsible technology use.

Wednesday, February 25th - Gunnison Ann Zugelder Building (5:30-7:00PM)

Thursday, February 26th - CBCS (5:30-7:00PM)

More information can be found here