GSSV Gazette

Welcome Back!

What an amazing opening week we had! Our seniors were able to catch up with their classmates from their summer of fun and our juniors were excited to meet their classmates. We spent some time with get-to-know you activities, team building activities, and worked some on planning our annual Outreach events. The highlight of the week was the students receiving their iPads and learning all the tools they can use to help them be more organized and productive this school year.

Student Highlights

We had numerous students participate in enriching experiences over the summer. We are proud to highlight some of them below.

Boys' State

Ben Gilliam & Whill Stanley

Longwood Summer Scholars

Peyton Turner & Grace Martin

Summer Residential Governor's School

Lilly Beatty & Sophia Hightower

National Beta Convention

Addi Tharpe (2nd place) & Helen Peters (10th place)

Biomedical Health Science

National Beta Convention

Layla Rulli (2nd place)

Poetry

National Beta Convention

Slate George (11th place)

Health & PE

National Beta Convention

Slate George & Lacy Wagstaff (5th place)

(& GSSV Alumns Colin Icenhour & Emily Morrison)

Musicology

FBLA

Bianca Jones, Kori James,

& Kennedi Drummond (not pictured)

Please remember to follow the GSSV calendar!

GSSV Online Spirit Wear Store

The GSSV Spirit Wear Store is now open until September 30. This is a fully online store with short and long sleeve t-shirts and crew and hooded sweatshirts. We also have an option to purchase a bookbag or a beanie hat! A small portion of the proceeds of the apparel sold will be returned to GSSV to help offset the costs of our field trips. This will only be open for September but will reopen in February. Don't miss the opportunity to purchase something and proudly support GSSV!

SENIOR INFORMATION

The Governor's School instructors will host a Senior College Night information session where we will discuss college selection, college application, FAFSA guidelines, and more. This is an optional event but is held to provide information to parents and students to aid them in planning for the next steps after high school. Please see flyers below for information for each session on each campus.

Parents' Corner

Parent Email Listserv

Mrs. Swain is in the process of creating a parent email listserv separated by grade, site, and strand. If you have not already and would like to be added to these emails to receive announcements and information not appropriate for social media, please complete the GoogleForm by scanning the QR code below. If you cannot access this form, please email Mrs. Swain (wesley.swain@southside.edu) with your email address and child's name to be manually added.

Parent Advisory Committee

In an effort to continue the partnership and communication with our parents, we are hoping to grow our Parent Advisory Committee that will meet at least twice a year. We would like at least two parents from each participating high school to be on this committee. These parents will be the liaison between the community and GSSV. Of course, direct communication with Mrs. Swain is still always welcome if there is an immediate or private concern.

These meetings will be a combination of in-person and virtual meetings. If you are interested in serving on this committee and haven't already signed up, please complete the PAC Google Form by using the QR code below.

Parent Email QR Code

PAC QR Code

Meet the Instructors

While GSSV is a small staff, we are dynamic! There are 9 certified instructors on staff along with an administrative assistant and director. We have over 190 years of teaching experience among us combined.

Our Christanna Campus in Alberta staff is as follows:

Mrs. Kristen Beekwilder -- Research and Biology instructor
Mrs. Ann Moore -- Math instructor
Mrs. Lori Moore -- English instructor
Mrs. Tracey Nash - English Instructor
Mrs. Chelsea Thorpe -- Research and Chemistry instructor

Our John H. Daniel Campus in Keysville staff is as follows:

Mrs. Tara Beck -- Research and English instructor
Mrs. Katherine Clatterbuck -- Research and Biology instructor
Mrs. Sarah Fenwick -- Math instructor
Mrs. Lori Moore -- English instructor
Mrs. Leslie Poling -- Research and Chemistry instructor
Ms. Connie Tucker -- Administrative Assistant

Mrs. Wesley Swain is the GSSV director, and she splits her time between the two campuses.

We also have many SVCC instructors who teach a class or two for us. We thank them for their willingness to teach our students so we can offer a full Associate Degree to our students.

Remember, we are here to work together to support the high schools and the students. Please don't hesitate to contact us with any questions or concerns that arise throughout the year. We are looking for a memorable school year.