November Staff Birthdays
Nick Jones – November 5th
Taylor McCloskey – November 10th
Michelle McLaurin – November 22nd
Robert McCollum – November 24th
Ashley Storey – November 24th
Sonja Kerth – November 26th
*If you would like to bless our staff, here is the favorites list
College and Career Highlights
Reminder: Dual Enrollment – Important Registration Details
(only applies to courses offered as dual enrollment)
Final Deadline: November 15, 2025
No extensions will be granted after this date.
Please review the course list with your student and confirm that the correct classes have been selected before completing registration.
Register at: [CCU Dual Enrollment Registration]
Be sure to follow the registration steps carefully and include payment to complete the process.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
If any students are interested in volunteering for the 12th Annual Gilbert Half Marathon event, they are currently recruiting volunteers.
DATE: Saturday, November 22
TIME: 6-11am, but times vary depending on volunteer assignment
LOCATION: Start-Finish-Expo all at Verde@ Cooley Station (Recker & Williams Fields Roads), but other assignments will be on the actual course. Please email Yvette at staracedirector@gmail.com.
A NOTE FROM OUR ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT
We have three big events this weekend! Football is up first, taking on our rival No. 2 Valley Christian (10-1) in the 2025 AIA 3A Football State Quarterfinal tonight! The game will be played at VCHS (6900 W. Galveston Street Chandler, AZ, 85226), with kickoff scheduled for 7:00pm. Tickets can be purchased HERE. Bring your cowbells and horns, and prepare to get loud!
Saturday morning is the highly anticipated AIA Cross Country Championship. The meet will be held at Cave Creek Golf Course, with our talented boys’ team slated to compete at 9:45am. Kodi Bell also qualified for state as an individual, and will race at 8:55am. Go Knights!
Congratulations to flag football’s Alexa Enman for being honored as the 2025 3A Metro East Region Player of the Year! Head Coach Corey Enman was also recognized by the league, as the region’s Coach of the Year. Go Enmans. The Knights won their first round state game on Wednesday against Highland Prep, and will play again tomorrow at HOME (2:00pm) in the quarterfinal. We hope to see you there, Knight Nation! All fans will need a ticket to the playoff, no season passes will be accepted by the AIA. Buy tickets through GoFan HERE.
This week four of our students signed on to continue their athletic endeavors in college! Congratulations to Alex Heyn (Beach Volleyball, USC), Kennedy Cochran (Gymnastics, Alabama), Jersey Wilson (Soccer, Schreiner University), and Amber Peterson (Soccer, Chatham University). We are so proud of our athletes and can’t wait to see what their respective futures hold.
STUCO UPDATE!
PAY TO DRESS DAY 🙂
All Proceeds go to support House of Refuge
Pay to Dress Day is Coming! STUCO is partnering with “House of Refuge” in Mesa to provide non-perishable food items for our community during this Holiday season. Mark your calendars! Q2 “Pay to Dress Day” is Thursday, November 20th, and ALL PROCEEDS will go to provide non-perishable food items to the “House of Refuge.” Bring $5 Cash or Card (no coins accepted) to the student entrance in the morning, get your hand stamped, and enjoy a day in your casual, comfy clothes (appropriate, school dress code attire still applies).
ROOTED IN PRAYER
Parents, Grandparents, and all friends of GCHS are invited to join the team of volunteers that make up Rooted in Prayer every Wednesday morning when school is in session, starting at 8 AM in the cafeteria. Praying aloud is not required. Contact Mary for more information: HSPrayer@gcsaz.org. Have a prayer request? Click Here.
