Grayslake Central
Jan 6: School Resumes, Blocks 1-4; Mandatory Rams Block
Jan 7: Mandatory Rams Block
Jan 8: Late Start; Mandatory Rams Block; College & Career Shirt Day
Jan 9: Mandatory Rams Block; Class of 2029 Night at 6:30pm
Jan 15: Late Start
Jan 16 & 17: ACCESS Testing
Jan 20: No School; Martin Luther King, Jr Birthday
Jan 21: No School; Staff Institute Day
Jan 22: Late Start
Jan 24 & 28: ACCESS Testing
Jan 29: Late Start
Jan 30 & 31: ACCESS Testing
We are excited to provide service work opportunities for all our students! The Days of Service will occur during Rams Blocks on January 8th and 9th.
The service projects are as follows:
Dog Toys for Save-a-Pet
Care kits for the counseling office
Friendship bracelets for Best Buddies
Suncatchers for retirement communities
Bird feeders for the forest preserve
Valentines for Veterans, hospital patients, and nursing homes
Field trip to an elementary school to read to students
Field trip to a retirement community to play games and teach tech tips with residents
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.
Course Selection for 2025-26 School Year
Current sophomores and juniors have completed course selection. Current freshmen will finalize course selection with their counselor on January 23 and 24.
Once a meeting with a counselor takes place, please review your student’s course selection in PowerSchool by navigating to Class Registration on the left side of the Parent/Guardian & Student PowerSchool navigation screen. Please visit the GCHS Course Selection page for information regarding course offerings.
Upon reviewing, if you’d like to request a level change or update to your student’s course selections for the 2025-26 school year, please complete the appropriate form linked below by Friday, January 31, 2025 at 11:59pm.
Current 8th grade form (rising freshmen)
Course registration and course change requests will reopen in August and will depend on the available space. Counselors will not take course request changes between February 3rd - August 2025.
In the pursuit of our mission, and following our important departure from sorting students using class rank, we are excited to announce a new system of recognition that honors all students who meet high expectations. Honored students excel in the areas of dedication, character, volunteerism, responsibility, pride, and excellence while earning a high G.P.A. Students recognized for this achievement at Senior Honors and Awards Night will receive a special demarcation to wear on graduation day. Students can also add their Cum Laude status to college or employment applications.
Seniors, please visit the Cum Laude page for further information.
Use this link to create your portfolio.
The Graduation Ceremony for the Class of 2025 will be held on Thursday, May 29, 2025 on the stadium field. Seniors, if you have not already ordered your cap & gown, please use this link to submit your order as soon as possible. Cap & gown are required to participate in the ceremony!
Register Now for ACT Prep!
Registration Closes January 26th.
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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