George Washington High

🚨 Heads up, Juniors & Seniors! 🚨 The OFF CAMPUS LINK is now live on our updated GWHS website! 🌐✨ Only students who: ✅ Are in 11th or 12th grade ✅ Had a 2.0+ unweighted GPA with no F’s on their June report card …are eligible to apply for off-campus privileges. 🎓🚗 📲 Here’s what you MUST do before leaving campus: 1️⃣ Go to gwhs.kana.k12.wv.us 2️⃣ Click MENU > OFF CAMPUS LINK 3️⃣ Register your info 4️⃣ Pay through the KCS Online Payments portal (also on the website) 🚫 Students who leave without registering & paying may face suspension. Don’t risk it! #HailGW #patriotpride #lifeonthehill #gw2526 #gwcommunity #OffCampusReady #KnowTheRules

🎓📣 2025 AP SCHOLARS ANNOUNCED! These Patriots crushed it on their AP Exams and earned national recognition from College Board for academic excellence! 🧠🔥 🏆 AP Scholar with Distinction 👏 Qamar Al Yasin, Sajjad Alsinayyid, Riya Jones, Luke Potters, Mrithula Premchanth, Thomas Rawlings, Victor Sprouse, Iqraa Zaman 🥈 AP Scholar with Honor 👏 Jay Calloway, Farhad Faridi, Emily Miller, Benjamin Smith, Charlotte Ward, Ward Watson 🏅 AP Scholar 👏 Elizabeth Blanchard, Callie Bowman, Jemma Boyd, Abigail Cantrell, Charles Castle, Jay Mehta, Emma Miller, Talia Sampson, Manvitha Sanjaya, Kian Seyedmonir Your dedication and grit inspire us all 💪🎓 Let’s keep raising the bar! #HailGW #patriotpride #lifeonthehill #gw2526 #gwcommunity #APScholars #ExcellenceInAction

🎉 Welcome New Patriots! 🎉 It’s almost time to start your #LifeOnTheHill All incoming freshmen and new GW students are invited to join us for a day of exploring, connecting, and getting hyped for high school! 📍 Tour GWHS 📅 Get your class schedule 💬 Hear from our awesome Student Council 🍕 Enjoy a pizza lunch (on us!) 🚌 Transportation provided if needed Let’s kick off the year the Patriot way - together! 🤍🩶 #HailGW #patriotpride #lifeonthehill #gw2526 #gwcommunity #newstudentwelcome #freshmanorientation

📸 Class of 2026 — It’s Your Time to Shine! 🎓 Senior portraits are scheduled for: 🗓️ July 17 & 18 📍 Lifetouch Studio – 802 Cross Lanes Dr., Cross Lanes, WV 25313 Ready to book your session? 👉 Visit: https://schedule.prestigeportraits.com/schedule/home.html When scheduling online: ✅ Select West Virginia ✅ Then choose Charleston as your city Let’s make senior year unforgettable — one perfect picture at a time! ✨🩶 #HailGW #patriotpride #lifeonthehill #gw2526 #gwcommunity #seniorportraits #ClassOf2026

👏 The Kanawha County Commissioners recognized the George Washington High School chapter of the National Honor Society for their national-level honor in community service! 🏛️📜 These Patriots logged over 10,000 hours of service during the 2024–2025 school year—true role models making an impact! ✨🩶 #HailGW #patriotpride #lifeonthehill #gw2526 #gwcommunity #NHS #ServiceLeadership

🎉 Big news from the Hill! Thanks to the dedication of our incredible educators and the brilliance of our GW young women, we’ve earned the @CollegeBoard Female Diversity Award for expanding female participation in AP Computer Science Principles! 💻✨ Let’s keep breaking barriers and coding futures 👩‍💻🚀 📄 Read more: https://5il.co/3kdj9 #HailGW #patriotpride #lifeonthehill #gw2526 #gwcommunity #APCSP #WomenInSTEM

🎨✨ History made—again! ✨🎨 GW Senior Katelyn Lowe has just done what no student has before… 👏 She’s the ONLY student to win two awards in the Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes ArtEffect Competition, a global contest with over 1000 entries from 40 countries! 🌍🖼️ 🎖️ 2025 Winner – 2nd Place High School ($2000) “An Artist’s Modernization of American Indian Art” 🎨 Unsung Hero: Oscar Howe 🎖️ 2024 Winner – Best of Show ($3000) “A Woman Ahead of Her Time” 🎨 Unsung Hero: Jackie Ormes Way to represent #PatriotPride at the highest level, Katelyn! We’re so proud of you! 🤍🩶

☀️ GW Important Links – Summer Break 2025 ☀️ 📚 Summer Reading & Assignments 📎 https://bit.ly/4jsf3OQ 🎓 Summer School Credit Recovery Info 🗓️ Registration: June 9, 2025 📍 Location: GW Library | 🕘 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM 📬 Summer Contact Emails 📎 https://bit.ly/43R7FYx 📞 School Phone Number 304-348-7729 Have a safe, restful, and fun summer break, Patriots! 🩶✌️ We’ll see you in August! 📘🎒 #HailGW #patriotpride #lifeonthehill #gw2425 #gwcommunity #summerszn #gwsummerinfo

🎓 Summer School Credit Recovery Registration 🗓️ Date: June 9, 2025 📍 Location: GW Library 🕘 Time: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM 📬 How do you know if you need it? Report cards will be mailed home Tuesday, June 2 — if you have a failing grade, you should attend registration. #HailGW #patriotpride #lifeonthehill #gw2425 #gwcommunity #creditszn #creditcomeback

🔥 GW Baseball is on FIRE! 🔥 WVU commit Slade Barton just threw a NO-HITTER to send the Patriots back to the AAAA State Tournament—for the 3rd time in 4 years! ⚾️💥🙌 Clutch. Dominant. Unforgettable. Let’s go, Patriots! 💪🩶 #HailGW #patriotpride #lifeonthehill #gw2425 #gwcommunity #GWBaseball #NoHitterHero

🎉 Big congrats to our newly elected GW National Beta Club Officers for the 2025–2026 school year! 🏅📚 We’re so proud of your leadership and can’t wait to see what you accomplish! ✨ 👑 President – Baylee Branham ⭐️ Vice President – Jemma Boyd 📝 Secretary – Neeka Abbassi 💰 Treasurer – Qamar Al Yasin 📸 Historian – Dharani Thangasamy 📲 Social Media Manager – Sajjad Al Sinayyid #HailGW #patriotpride #lifeonthehill #gw2425 #gwcommunity #BetaClub #StudentLeadership

📸💯 Huge shoutout to our amazing Attendance Director, Ms. Combs, for always going the extra mile to support student attendance at GW! 🌟 Thank you for making our freshman reward party extra special with your creative photo frame booths — you made those memories picture perfect! 🤍🎉 Your dedication doesn’t go unnoticed! #HailGW #patriotpride #lifeonthehill #gw2425 #gwcommunity #thankyoumscombs #attendancechamp #freshmanfun #attendancegoals #attendancematters

☀️ Freshman fun in the sun! 🎉 Today we celebrated our freshmen with solid attendance for 2nd semester at an outdoor party packed with pickleball, frozen treats, music, volleyball, and selfie booths 📸🏐🍦🎶 👏 Big congratulations to all our 9th graders who showed up, stayed strong, and finished the year strong! We see you 💪🩶 #HailGW #patriotpride #lifeonthehill #gw2425 #gwcommunity #freshmanfun #attendancegoals

🎉💯 Shoutout to Elizabeth Bell for winning the “100 for 100” drawing for perfect attendance during the 4th nine weeks! Her commitment paid off with a $100 Amazon gift card! 🛍️💸 #HailGW #patriotpride #lifeonthehill #gw2425 #gwcommunity #PerfectAttendance #100For100

🗓️ Mark your calendars! The final LSIC meeting of the school year is happening Thursday, May 29, 2025. Let’s wrap up the year strong with our GW community! 🤝 #HailGW #patriotpride #lifeonthehill #gw2425 #gwcommunity #LSIC #schoolleadership

It’s time to show off the GW Senior Walks for the Class of 2025 at Kenna Elementary & Alum Creek Elementary! 🎓✨👟 From tiny desks to big dreams — our seniors walked the halls where it all began 📚➡️🎓 So much love, so many memories, and plenty of high-fives along the way! #HailGW #PatriotPride #LifeOnTheHill #GW2425 #GWCommunity #SeniorWalk #BackToOurRoots

🚀 Big congratulations to GW student Manvitha Sanjaya for earning the Air Force Research Laboratory First Award of $750 at Regeneron ISEF! 🧬🌿 Her project, "Unraveling the Mechanisms of Duckweed Tolerance to UV-B Radiation Stress," stood out in the CELL016 category for its innovative insights into adaptive plant responses! 🌞🌱 We’re so proud of you, Manvitha! 💫 #HailGW #patriotpride #lifeonthehill #gw2425 #gwcommunity #RegeneronISEF #FutureScientist

They started with crayons and story time… now they’re rocking caps and futures! 🖍️➡️🎓 Today, the GW Class of 2025 took their Senior Walk back to where it all began — the elementary schools that first shaped their journey 🏫💫 Forever Patriots, then and now. 🤍🩶 #HailGW #patriotpride #lifeonthehill #gw2425 #gwcommunity #SeniorWalk #FullCircleMoments

🎓 Graduation Week Info – Plan Ahead! 🛣️ 🚧 Charleston will host USA Cycling races May 19–26, causing road closures downtown — right as 6 Kanawha County schools, including GW, hold graduations at the Coliseum. 📍Use alternate routes shared by the city to avoid delays. ✅ Check the flyer for details & share with guests heading downtown. #HailGW #patriotpride #lifeonthehill #gw2425 #gwcommunity #GraduationReady #CharlestonEvents