Community Service
By Ankur Kumar and Abbi Helmick, December 3, 2013 2:41 PM
At this time in the year community service is very important to GWHS.
The GWHS Recycling club was founded this year by Jacob Schedl, and they have already placed over fifty homemade paper-recycling boxes into teacher's classrooms!
The GWHS Key Club ran a very successful November food drive, driving over three truck loads to Manna Meal, wow!
Here's some ways you can help out the community:
The American Diabetes Association 1-800-676-4065
The American Red Cross 304-340-3650
Big Brothers, Big Sisters 304-746-7900
Girl Scouts of Black Diamond 304-345-4722
Enact 304-414-4475
National Park Service 304-465-2634
Habitat for Humanity 304-720-0141
Literacy Volunteers of Kanawha County 304-343-7323
Charleston Humane Association 304-342-1576
Hospice Care 304-768-8523
Manna Meal 304-345-7121
Math Counts 304-522-5757
New River Gorge 304-465-2634
Special Olympics 304-345-9315
Rebuilding Together 304-343-4663
Read Aloud readaloudwestvirginia.org
Toys For Tots 304-776-4806
Union Mission - Kanawha County unionmission.com
Susan G. Komen For The Cure komenwv.org
YWCA 304-340-3594
GWHS Gives Thanks
By Ankur Kumar, November 26, 2013 12:59 PM
TEACHERS
Mr. Vaughn - Live in a country in which we have options
Mr. Pauley - Family, friends, and my students
Mrs. Fisher - My family, friends, good health, and freedom
Susan Frame teacher - Family, friends, church, job
Monty Warner teacher - Our freedoms; our constitution
Jeannie Ammirato teacher - The joy of being with family and friends.
Karen Donathan - The inhabitants of Room 306
Tiffany Anderson - That my children are healthy
Jeanette Cooper - Words...and the opportunity to teach others how to appreciate "gorgeous diction" Health...it just feels so good to feel good! Laughter...to keep everything in perspective Surprises...you never know what's going to happen Freedom...the ability to express my opinions without fear
Mr. Cassis Staff - my family and the Louis Cassis Mug
Mr. O'Connell Staff - my new grandbaby
Mr. Flatley Staff - my beautiful fiance
Ms. Lancianese - great family and friends
Doc Crouch - faith, family, friends
Dr. Wellons - Loving wife, sons, daughter-in-law, good health, great country
9th Grade!
Aaqil Razak - Curry
Riley Santon - Soccer
Ahmed Mohamed - Women
Isaiah Harris - Family
Reagen Lester - Friends
Hunter Thompson - Logo's church groug
Clay River - Tasty tasty turkey
Melainie Cavender - friends and xbox
Colton Lohmeyer - My consciousness
Madison Wedge - video games
Noor Dahshan - My family
Sarah Ghabra - warmth
Kareem Shammaa - Ankur and Shani
Jeevan Murthy - Family
Joy Wu - Family
Deema Kahwash - John Greene books
Amal Khan - The Charleston Mall
Ben Arthur - Jesus
Isaiah Harris - Friends
Hanley Spencer - Girls
Frannie Salisbury - family and friends
Haley Packtor - my family, my friends, my phone
Iraj Hasan - family
Lauren Jones - shelter, family, boy bands
Maya Rowe - freedom
10th Grade!
Rameen Rana - My family
Heba Boustany - My life
Nour Foual - My family
Mamoon Yousaf - Everybody being alive
Emily Hageboeck - Friends and family
Jacob Jackson - Waking up every morning
Francie Price - Candy Crush
Reilly Whisner - My mom
Patrick Davis - My family and my dogs
Zayd Al-Acadi - My family
Seabastian Rodenek - everything that I have
Jonah Gibson - Basketball and family
Ahmed Zanabli - Black Friday
Alison Thomas - Music
Amed Asaladi - Family
Anish Kanuri - Chocolate
Drew Gupta - Arka Gupta and street cred
Arka Gupta - Drew Gupta
Andrew Marcum - Drums, food, and Jesus
Ryan Mullins - Girls and food
Nick Koenig - Tennis and friends
11th Grade!
Reynolds Wells - Silence when school ends
Dominic Anthony DiFilippo - Dads everywhere, we all are dads in our own way
Brentin Kobbah - THE Brasseur Household
Alena Oates - Maggie Helmick
Will Walker - Mrs. Bush
Justin Cavender - Family and friends
Jesse Thomton - chicken
Ben Flanagan - friends and family
Chance Blaney - Food
Kaylee Oney - cats
Sam Skinner - My dog Blue
Rebekah Kambara - Technology
Rachel Ellis - Food
Alex Martin - Not having the flu or strep
Chad Hollandsworth - My family
Nick Peyatte - My Family and Friends
Constance Gerstle - Skating
Garrett Vogelbach - Water
Aylssa Ranson - Books
Amed Haffar - Calc Chat!!!
Richard Mucklow - life
Maryam Abdul-Jalil - music
Jessalyn Florence - family, friends, pets, food
Matt Lewis - the internet
Paige Isaacs] - family, friends, food
12th Grade!
Austin Susman - The stage
Luke Lowen - Family and friends
Zack Koenig - Tennis
Drew Davis - All my riches
Garrett Phillips - Wihlei - my dog
Lily Odekirk - Chocolate
Kathryn Tweel - Pretty leaves
Rachael Mears - Great friends
Sharon Larsen - Family, friends, and church
Billie Murray - Anat/Phys 2
Sam McClung - Freedom
Grant Wooten - Baseball Season
Matt Brafford - Cross Country
John Kampsnider - Thanksgiving Break
Jensen Lorea - Patrick Swayze in Roadhouse
Sidd Patel - youtube
Alexander Johnson - family, house, food, and life
Davis Giles - life, family, liberty
Carly Thaw - America
Thomas Halloran -America
*Note: The opinions expressed in these thanks are those of the individual teachers and students of GWHS listed above and not those of GWHS itself.
Quarterfinal Playoff vs. Huntington High
By Connor Moffatt, November 21, 2013 7:08 PM
The football team plays number one ranked Huntington High school tomorrow night at Huntington in the quarterfinal round of the road to the state championship. Huntington will have to climb OVER a mountain that has an infinite RATE for an altituDe. The invincibility of the Highlanders shall soon disappear in a mere twenty-four hours. The undefeated Highlanders do not know what is coming for them. The noise around the state is that the Patriots have no chance against Huntington. Some of these comments are The Patriots can not compete, Huntington in a blowout win, and Patriot linemen are soft. Even as a joke, the football team was provoked by a letter saying, you are not playing Oak Hill this week, so I think the team will need these; furthermore, with this note came a box of feminine products to fight menstruation. Despite the disillusioned predictions and doubts, the football team will IGNORE THE NOISE and fight the Highlanders to continue on to the ultimate goal of a state championship. Everyone go and support the football team against Huntington High tomorrow. ITS TIME and the football team is STARVIN. GOOOOOO SPORTS
Go Academia!
By Ryan Humphrey, November 19, 2013 2:52 PM
Last Friday, the GWHS Math and Science Bowl Team won first place in the Brimhall RESA 3 Science Bowl Competition held at West Virginia State University. Team members competing were Yashan Thakkar (Captain), Ryan Humphrey, Shanawar Waris, and Sneha Patnaik.
Last Saturday, the GWHS Quiz Bowl team also competed in the National Bracket at the UK Fall Quiz Bowl Championships. The team finished in 17th place, and they earned a national ranking of 20th. Team members competing were Ryan Humphrey (Captain), Sam McClung, Jess McDaniel, and Shanawar Waris.