GCHS-Greyhound Connect (5/12)
A NOTE FROM THE NURSE - end of the school year information
I have enjoyed helping to care for your children's health needs this year! There are many things to think about as we approach the last week of school. Here are just a few reminders from the clinic:
End of School Year Medication Pick up – Please pick up ALL medications from the school clinic by 3:00 pm on Tuesday, June 3rd. If medication is not picked up from the clinic by 3:00 pm on June 3rd, it will be considered abandoned. Abandoned medication will be destroyed following local, state, and federal laws. We do NOT keep any meds in the clinic over the summer.
New Health Forms/Meds for the 2024-25 School Year - With each new school year, it is necessary to update your child’s Health Forms in the school clinic. All students with medical conditions (ie Asthma, Allergies, Seizures, etc.) must submit new healthcare plans each school year.
If you plan to bring medications to the clinic next year, you must complete a Request for Administration of Medication form with each medication turned into the clinic. If the medicine is over the counter, only a parent's signature is required. However, if it is prescription medication, or needs to be administered for more than 2 weeks, the form must also be signed by a physician. Please see the district website: Departments Health Services/Medications at School and then resources on the top right-hand side of the website for links to these medication forms.
Suppose you would like for your student to carry emergency medication, such as an inhaler, epi-pen, or glucagon/diabetes supplies. In that case, the physician must indicate on both the Care Plan and the Authorization for Students to Carry form that the student is trained and capable of carrying and self-administering the listed medication. The Authorization for Students to Carry form requires physician, student, and parent signatures.
All necessary Health Forms can be found at the link below and on the school website under Health Services Medications at School
Immunizations: By State law, your child must have a minimum number of required vaccinations to attend school. SWCSD requires all students to be immunized (or in the process of being immunized) against poliomyelitis, measles (aka rubeola), diphtheria, rubella (German measles), pertussis, tetanus, mumps, and other diseases legally designated following State statutes, unless specifically exempt for medical or other reasons. SWCSD requires that students enrolled in grades seven through twelve (12) be immunized against meningococcal disease per the Ohio Department of Health. Parents/guardians MUST provide records that indicate the vaccinations are complete or are in process. Please be sure to ask the healthcare provider for an updated vaccine record for the start of the new school year. This record can be emailed to the nurse at hjw0222@swcsd.us, sent to the school with your child, or faxed.
Heidi J Wess M. Ed, BSN, LSN, RN
Parents can complete the Free and Reduced-Price Meal Application online through the Infinite Campus Parent Portal under the ‘More’ tab at http://portal.swcsd.us. Paper applications are also available in all school buildings and at the Food Services Department. Your child’s application is only good for one school year and the first few days of the start of the next school year. Thus, applications must be completed every year.
Grove City High School
Principal: Bryan O'Shea
Freshman Principal: Brittany Kimbleton
Sophomore & Senior Principal: Brady Stewart
Junior Principal & Athletic Director: Scott Todd
Main Office: (614) 801-3300
Fax: (614) 871-6563
Location: 4665 Hoover Road Grove City, Ohio 43123