Grayslake Central
Dec 4: College & Career Shirt Day; Late Start
Dec 9-11: Winter Art Show; Theater Lobby
Dec 11: Late Start
Dec 12: Winter Concert; 7pm Central Theater
Dec 18: Late Start
Dec 19: Final Assessment Day 1 (Blocks 5-8); Bell Schedule
Dec 20: Final Assessment Day 2 (Blocks 1-4); Bell Schedule
Dec 23- Jan 3: Winter Break
Jan 6: School resumes; Green Day with Blocks 1-4 (no special schedule)
Jan 6-9: Mandatory Rams Block (gr 10-12)
We are thrilled to offer service work opportunities to 100% of our student body. The Days of Service will take place during Rams Blocks on January 8th and 9th. The service projects are below. Students will select their first choice before leaving for winter break.
Dog toys for Save-a-Pet
Care kits for the counseling office
Friendship bracelets for Best Buddies
Sun catchers for nursing homes
Bird feeders for the Lake County Forest Preserve
Field trip to an elementary school to read to students
Field trip to a nursing home to play games with residents
Final Assessment Days are as follows: Thursday, December 19 (B/White Day) and Friday, December 20 (A/Green Day)
Student attendance is expected like all other days through the end of the semester.
Rams Block: No Advisory is scheduled for Thursday, December 19 and Friday, December 20. This means students without a Rams Pass must attend Rams Block and attendance will be taken. Students with a Rams Pass do not need to attend their Rams Block and may either be in soft seating or off-campus (with caregiver permission).
Bus Schedule
Full afternoon run - depart 12:40pm
1st Late Bus - departs 3:33pm
2nd Late Bus - departs 6:15pm
Test Center will be open 1-3:30pm.
Bookstore: Students should drop off Semester 1 materials such as supplies and textbooks on Final Assessment Days.
Tech Campus: See communication from Ms. Lynn.
Absences during Final Assessment Day(s):
Students with pre-arranged absences due to extenuating circumstances: students who will miss an exam due to an extenuating absence may seek department chair approval to take the end of semester assessment prior to the end of first semester; if granted, students should make arrangements with the teacher regarding the location and time of the make-up exam.
Students who are absent (not pre-arranged) during end of semester assessments will be expected to make up any missing assessments in January.
Mandatory Rams Block to start Semester 2: Grades are due the Tuesday after break, and our system requires two full days to process Rams Pass data. As a result, all students will attend Mandatory Rams Blocks for the first four days of the semester.
On January 8 and 9, students will have the opportunity to participate in service projects during a portion of their Rams Block. More details shared above!
New Rams Passes will be distributed on January 10 and January 13.
Semester 1 Grades
Semester 1 grades will be finalized on Tuesday, January 7, 2025; therefore, nothing viewed in PowerSchool or Schoology before that date is considered a final grade.
Report cards will be sent via School Messenger to caregivers and students by Friday, January 10th. If a student earns a grade of NC (No Credit) they will need to repeat the course for credit prior to moving forward to any other course that requires credit as a prerequisite.
Use the tinyurl on the left or click this link to register.
To better support the transition from SAT to ACT, for this year, there is no cost for our GCHS ACT Prep Class!
Questions? Please contact Ellie Ryan, Test Prep Coordinator, at eryan@d127.org.
Have a rising freshman?
The Class of 2029 is invited to our Open House event on January 9th, 2025 from 6:30-8:00pm to learn more about electives and getting involved at GCHS. Formal invitation to all 8th grade families will be sent in the mail.
Specific information for Incoming Freshmen: Class of 2029
PowerSchool Parent Portal Account Instructions: Access current course grades and attendance
Schoology Parent Portal Instructions: View course materials and agendas
Schoolinks Parent Accounts: Access to the bigger picture of your student's future
Directions to Access to Guardian Dashboard: Since accounts have already been built for Parents/Guardians using the emails you have on file with the district, choose either 1. “log in through Google” or 2. select “Forgot Password” and log in using the email you have on file with the district.
If you don’t know what email you have on file with the district, you can email helpdesk@d127.org to ask what parent email you have on file with the school.
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