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GCHS concert band

Congratulations to the GCHS concert band on their Excellent Rating and 1st place finish in Class 1A at Music in the Parks sponsored by Busch Gardens on Saturday, May 3, 2025. The band is under the direction of Leigh Morgan.

By Kathy Harrell

Baron Beat Staff

 

Physicals and Fall Sports

Free physicals were provided Thursday, May 9 for those athletes who brought their completed paperwork. You must have a physical before tryouts for the next school year.

Cheer tryouts took place the week of May 5-9. Student-athletes cannot miss more than 10 days of school.

 

Theater

Please support the GCHS Playmakers and the Theater 2 Class by attending their plays.

The Gates County High School Playmakers will present Fragile, on May 16, 17 and 18 at 7 pm. Fragile consists of three one-act plays that deal with serious topics for teens. The topics include AIDS, Death, Suicide and High School Life.

The Theater 2 Class will present It’s Been A Long, Long Time, on May 23 and 24 at 7 pm. There will be an afternoon performance on May 25 at 2:30 pm.

All performances are free to the public.

 

End of year

Hey y’all, how are y’all doing? Summer is right around the corner. Are y’all excited? I am!

Testing is coming soon! Testing starts May 21 with 1st and 3rd hour teacher-made exams. May 22 will be 2nd and 4th hour teacher-made exams.

If you have an EOC, you will review for the EOC during the teacher-made test session. The English 2 EOC will be given on Friday May 23, the Math 3 EOC will be given on Tuesday, May 27, the Biology EOC will be given on Wednesday, May 28, and the Math 1 EOC will be given on Thursday, May 29.

CTE exam test dates wil be announced by your teacher.

Make sure to attend all review days. If you have an EOC, your teacher will review daily until you take the EOC. Be sure to know the days you are testing or reviewing and don’t miss them. The last day of school is May 30 with graduation that evening at 7 pm. Go Barons!

This is the final article for the year. We have had a difficult time writing for the Baron Beat this semester due to so many missed meeting days due to snow, delays and mandatory activities for school.

We look forward to writing again next fall.

By Stella Hofler

Baron Beat Staff