Gardendale High School

Game Day!

Today is Game Day for the GHS football and volleyball teams! The theme for today is "Welcome to the Jungle". Students (and staff) are encouraged to show their school spirit by dressing up for game day! All attire are to be within dress code.

September 2, 2025, will be an E-Learning Day for all JEFCOED students. Students do not report to on campus classes on September 2.

School will be closed on September 1, 2025, in observance of Labor Day.

School Picture Day is August 26, 2025. All students will have their picture taken in the auditorium, during the school day.

Rockets, today we get our first taste of Game Day! The GHS football teams will travel to Jasper for a jamboree tonight, kick off is at 7pm. The LaunchPad theme is Western or Country. Students are encouraged to dress up for school & come to the game! As a reminder, all attire should be within dress code.

Get ready for a full week of events next week!
🚀 Softball tryouts and Flag Football practice are Monday, August 18th.
🚀 Volleyball season opens up with a tournament in Hoover next Friday & Saturday!
🚀 The Rockets welcome the Jets of James Clemens next Friday in Driver Stadium for the official start of football season!

It's always great to be a 🚀! Hail the Dale!

Looking for some fresh Rocket gear? Check out the "Rocket Shop""!

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The Rockets had a great first day of school! Welcome back GHS students!

Tomorrow is the big day! First day of the 2025-2026 school year! We are excited to see all of our students tomorrow! Parents, make sure your student knows to put cell phones and other devices in their backpacks before entering the building tomorrow (or leave them in their car). All homerooms will be posted on the walls throughout Rocket Way!

Our Back to School Conference is in the books!📚 We want to give a huge thank you to our educators and administrators for making today such a success! You are laying the foundation for a wonderful school year, and it’s clear that “Alabama has something to say!” We can’t wait to see our classrooms filled up again in just a few short days!

New Teacher Orientation ✏️📘👏 We're so excited to greet our new educators and officially bring them into the JEFCOED family! You're joining a district committed to Inspiring Change and Creating Impact, one student at a time. We're so glad you're here!

Special thanks to Leslie Chatta and Shernell Lewis, our 2025-2026 Teachers of the Year, for sharing powerful words of encouragement and inspiration. We're also grateful to Gardendale High School, along with our many staff and volunteers who helped make the day such a success!

Junior and Senior Parents and Students,

All of our GHS students qualify to take the ACT for free!! Sign up online at ACT.org and choose where you would like to take the test. Some tests allow you to get the questions and answers back after grading so you can see where to improve. Take the test at least 3 times and improve your chances or a great super score! The super score lets you take the highest score of each section resulting in the "super score"!!

All GHS juniors will take the test once in the spring during the school day. Plan on signing up and taking the ACT once or twice before then. Save hundreds of dollars by getting a waiver code from your school counselor.

The next testing date is September 6th and the deadline for early registration is August 1st. Sign up today!!

Tomorrow, GHS will host an orientation for all rising 9th graders and incoming transfer students at 1pm. We strongly encourage everyone to attend, so we can discuss important "1st Day" procedures and expectations for the year. We will discuss how GHS will enforce the Focus Act, the implementation of MySchoolBucks and set the stage for another great year! We are excited to meet all of our new Rockets!

Parents & Students, GHS offers many opportunities including Co-Op for our 11th and 12th graders. See the attached information for details on our Co-Op program. Staff will be available next week during on-campus registration to answer any questions you may have about the Co-Op program.

In accordance with the ALSDE, all students must earn a College and Career Readiness Indicator (CCRI) to graduate. GHS offers many opportunities for our students to earn a CCRI. See the attachments to see all of the ways your student can earn a CCRI. Staff will be available next week during on-campus registration to answer any questions you may have about your student earning a CCRI.

Summer of STEM🔬🔭 — Several of our JEFCOED students participated in the NASA Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) Summer Program!

It allows students to explore the world of STEM, paving the way for them to possibly pursue a career in related fields! We’re so proud of our students for working hard and challenging themselves this summer! Way to go!

🚀Destiny Steele, Minor High School
🧑‍🚀Laila Drake, Hueytown High School
📝Elise Miles, Gardendale High School
⭐Gemauri Perryman, Minor High School

Students & parents, as we approach the school year we want to share some important resources that will assist in preparation for the ACT or PreACT. Linked below is a newsletter with important information & resources. We hope these resources are beneficial to both students & parents. https://www.canva.com/design/DAGsx3bFL4I/_zGwU0KtQUJaTzU9t8r8AA/view?utm_content=DAGsx3bFL4I&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=h2f3b30f5d2

Parents & students, this coming school year GHS will utilize MySchoolBucks as our new payment system. ESchool is no longer available for online payments. Attached are QR codes, please use these QR codes to visit the MSB (MySchoolBucks) app and sign up before on campus registration.

Cash, check and card payments will still be accepted during on campus registration. However, MSB does not charge a "convenience fee" for paying online.

Our JEFCOED students did an amazing job at the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) National Leadership Conference!
🧵We want to congratulate Piper Rogers, a senior at Gardendale High School, who won gold in Fashion Construction Level 3!
👏We also want to give a big shoutout to Lynlee Nix, who became the first student to represent Bragg Middle School at the conference!