On Wednesday, Goochland County Public Schools hosted a Business and Education Roundtable, bringing together more than 30 local business and community organization representatives, along with members of the Goochland County School Board, the Board of Supervisors, and some of our current students.
This collaborative event showcased the many ways GCPS prepares students for life after high school—whether their path leads to college, careers, or service—and provided valuable insight from our local partners about the skills and qualities they seek in future employees.
Together, we’re building stronger connections between our schools, local government, and the business community to make sure every Goochland graduate is ready for what’s next! 💼🎓
This collaborative event showcased the many ways GCPS prepares students for life after high school—whether their path leads to college, careers, or service—and provided valuable insight from our local partners about the skills and qualities they seek in future employees.
Together, we’re building stronger connections between our schools, local government, and the business community to make sure every Goochland graduate is ready for what’s next! 💼🎓
🎉 We’re celebrating two big honors for Goochland County Public Schools! 🎉
🏅 Randolph Elementary has been named to the Excellence Honor Roll by the Virginia Department of Education — recognized as a national exemplar for providing high-quality preschool experiences that help our youngest learners thrive.
📈 Byrd Elementary earned a spot on the Improvement Honor Roll, recognizing their ongoing growth and commitment to ensuring that every child builds a strong foundation for future success.
These recognitions highlight the incredible work of our teachers, staff, and leaders who are dedicated to giving Goochland’s youngest students the very best start.
🏅 Randolph Elementary has been named to the Excellence Honor Roll by the Virginia Department of Education — recognized as a national exemplar for providing high-quality preschool experiences that help our youngest learners thrive.
📈 Byrd Elementary earned a spot on the Improvement Honor Roll, recognizing their ongoing growth and commitment to ensuring that every child builds a strong foundation for future success.
These recognitions highlight the incredible work of our teachers, staff, and leaders who are dedicated to giving Goochland’s youngest students the very best start.
🎭 Step into the magic of the Jazz Age!
The Goochland Drama Department proudly presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream — Shakespeare’s classic comedy reimagined in the dazzling world of 1920s New York City. ✨
Enjoy an evening of laughter, clever twists, and unforgettable characters brought to life by our talented students!
📅 Showtimes:
Friday, October 24 at 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 25 at 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 26 at 2:00 p.m.
📍 Goochland High School Auditorium
🎟️ Don’t miss it! Get your tickets here: https://sites.google.com/glnd.k12.va.us/goochland-drama-dept/2025-2026-season/a-midsummer-nights-dream
🎉 Celebrating Excellence, Courage, Creativity, Honor, and Optimism! 🎉
At our October 14 School Board meeting, we had the pleasure of recognizing outstanding GCPS students, staff, and community members who exemplify our five core values — Excellence, Courage, Creativity, Honor, and Optimism (ECCHO).
This fall, more than 50 nominations were submitted by staff for individuals who make a difference in our schools every day. From those nominations, 10 ECCHO Award winners were selected and celebrated for living out these values in all they do.
Congratulations to our ECCHO Award recipients:
🏆 Abbey Pray & Ashby Cronin, GHS Students
🏆 Heather Rhoads, Community Member & Volunteer
🏆 Joseph Jackson, GCPS Bus Driver
🏆 Molly Voss, GMS Teacher
🏆 Crystal Neilson-Hall, GHS Teacher
🏆 Mary Paige David & Olivia Exum, GHS Teachers
We’re so proud to honor these individuals who inspire others and make GCPS such a special place to learn and work!
At our October 14 School Board meeting, we had the pleasure of recognizing outstanding GCPS students, staff, and community members who exemplify our five core values — Excellence, Courage, Creativity, Honor, and Optimism (ECCHO).
This fall, more than 50 nominations were submitted by staff for individuals who make a difference in our schools every day. From those nominations, 10 ECCHO Award winners were selected and celebrated for living out these values in all they do.
Congratulations to our ECCHO Award recipients:
🏆 Abbey Pray & Ashby Cronin, GHS Students
🏆 Heather Rhoads, Community Member & Volunteer
🏆 Joseph Jackson, GCPS Bus Driver
🏆 Molly Voss, GMS Teacher
🏆 Crystal Neilson-Hall, GHS Teacher
🏆 Mary Paige David & Olivia Exum, GHS Teachers
We’re so proud to honor these individuals who inspire others and make GCPS such a special place to learn and work!
🎉 On Monday, we celebrated Mr. Meiller Day at Byrd Elementary School! 🦅💙
Students and staff showed their appreciation for their amazing principal through heartfelt cards, creative songs, and fun videos. Thank you, Mr. Meiller, for leading with kindness, enthusiasm, and a huge smile every day — you make BES the special place it is!
Students and staff showed their appreciation for their amazing principal through heartfelt cards, creative songs, and fun videos. Thank you, Mr. Meiller, for leading with kindness, enthusiasm, and a huge smile every day — you make BES the special place it is!
🍴 Dawg Treats is Back! 🍴
Goochland High students Alexis Phillips and Addison Bryce are sharing their love of food—and culture—through Dawg Treats, a student-led culinary project! From calzones and beef tacos to tres leches cake, they’re bringing international flavors to our home football games.
Proceeds support Goochland’s culinary program, funding student field trips and hands-on learning opportunities. You can find the retrofitted food bus near the flagpole from gate opening until the end of the third quarter. Cash and credit accepted!
Come out, grab a bite, and taste the world with Dawg Treats! 🌟
Goochland High students Alexis Phillips and Addison Bryce are sharing their love of food—and culture—through Dawg Treats, a student-led culinary project! From calzones and beef tacos to tres leches cake, they’re bringing international flavors to our home football games.
Proceeds support Goochland’s culinary program, funding student field trips and hands-on learning opportunities. You can find the retrofitted food bus near the flagpole from gate opening until the end of the third quarter. Cash and credit accepted!
Come out, grab a bite, and taste the world with Dawg Treats! 🌟
💰 Real World. Real Money. 💰
Students in Mr. Allen’s Ag classes and students in Ms. EYP and Mr. Hover’s Economics & Personal Finance classes got a taste of adulthood through a hands-on financial simulation!
They were assigned careers, families, and take-home pay — then had to budget for housing, childcare, insurance, and more. 💸 With help from professionals acting as apartment managers, financial advisors, and insurance agents, students learned what it takes to stay on track financially in the real world. A great day of learning how to make smart money moves for the future!
Special thanks to the Virginia Cooperative Extension for bringing this engaging activity to Goochland High School! 🙌
Students in Mr. Allen’s Ag classes and students in Ms. EYP and Mr. Hover’s Economics & Personal Finance classes got a taste of adulthood through a hands-on financial simulation!
They were assigned careers, families, and take-home pay — then had to budget for housing, childcare, insurance, and more. 💸 With help from professionals acting as apartment managers, financial advisors, and insurance agents, students learned what it takes to stay on track financially in the real world. A great day of learning how to make smart money moves for the future!
Special thanks to the Virginia Cooperative Extension for bringing this engaging activity to Goochland High School! 🙌
📚 Book clubs are underway at Goochland Elementary📚
Fifth grade students kicked off their first book club meetings by choosing a book that interested them, joining classmates who picked the same title, and reading parts of their book aloud together. Each group then set an independent reading goal for the week.
Next week, these young readers will meet again to discuss what they’ve read and set new goals as they continue their literary adventures! 🌟
Fifth grade students kicked off their first book club meetings by choosing a book that interested them, joining classmates who picked the same title, and reading parts of their book aloud together. Each group then set an independent reading goal for the week.
Next week, these young readers will meet again to discuss what they’ve read and set new goals as they continue their literary adventures! 🌟
🎨🎲 Artopoly: Where Creativity Meets Competition!
In honor of this year’s “Game On” theme at Goochland Middle School, students in Ms. Alvis’s art classes are bringing the world of Monopoly to life with an art-themed twist! Each class competes on the Artopoly board, earning moves by “SOAR-ing” with class expectations — Safety, Own Actions, Achieve, and Respect.
The game features art-inspired spaces like the Ceramic Studio and Sculpture Showroom, “Happy Accident” and “Studio Surprise” cards, and even a few trips to “jail” for forgetting to wash those brushes! 🖌️
At the end of each nine weeks, the class with the most success on the board wins a special reward. What a creative way to blend art, motivation, and fun! 🎨👏
In honor of this year’s “Game On” theme at Goochland Middle School, students in Ms. Alvis’s art classes are bringing the world of Monopoly to life with an art-themed twist! Each class competes on the Artopoly board, earning moves by “SOAR-ing” with class expectations — Safety, Own Actions, Achieve, and Respect.
The game features art-inspired spaces like the Ceramic Studio and Sculpture Showroom, “Happy Accident” and “Studio Surprise” cards, and even a few trips to “jail” for forgetting to wash those brushes! 🖌️
At the end of each nine weeks, the class with the most success on the board wins a special reward. What a creative way to blend art, motivation, and fun! 🎨👏
The Goochland County School Board will hold its next regular meeting on October 14, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. at the Goochland County Administration Building (1800 Sandy Hook Road, Room 250). GCPS School Board agendas can be found here: https://glnd.community.highbond.com/Portal/
All are welcome to attend.
All are welcome to attend.
🔥 Fire Prevention Week in Action! 🔥
Fourth graders across all three of our elementary schools are learning important lessons in fire safety thanks to our partnership with Goochland County Fire-Rescue.
Students are discovering how to prevent fires, create home escape plans, and call 911 in an emergency — skills that could save lives.
A huge thank-you to Fire Life Safety Educator Lt. Keith Cousins, Fire Marshal Doug Davis, and Chief Eddie Ferguson for sharing their expertise and helping our students stay safe! 🚒👩🚒
Students in Ms. Exum’s Spanish class recently celebrated culture through food in a student-led collaboration with Ms. Landrum (Director of Nutrition Services) and our Nutrition Services team. 🌮🥑
From taste testing recipes to planning the menu, preparing the dishes, and even serving them, students brought their ideas to life with a special lunch featuring cheese enchiladas, tamales, and fresh guacamole.
A wonderful way to bring culture into both the classroom and the cafeteria! 🎉
From taste testing recipes to planning the menu, preparing the dishes, and even serving them, students brought their ideas to life with a special lunch featuring cheese enchiladas, tamales, and fresh guacamole.
A wonderful way to bring culture into both the classroom and the cafeteria! 🎉
If you caught a whiff of something sweet last Friday at GHS, you weren’t imagining it… 🍎✨ Mr. Allen and our FFA crew were up bright and early churning out a batch of homemade apple butter! Students helped stir and simmer all day long, and the smell made the hallways feel like fall. 🍂
Want to taste it for yourself? You can grab a jar at the Rassawek Autumn Festival!
Want to taste it for yourself? You can grab a jar at the Rassawek Autumn Festival!
GES 5th graders scrubbed in and went to work in the “math operating room,” using the power of order of operations to save lives! Students traveled from patient to patient, solving problems and proving that math really is a lifesaving skill.
A huge thank you to our amazing teachers and volunteers for making this hands-on learning experience come to life! 👏❤️
A huge thank you to our amazing teachers and volunteers for making this hands-on learning experience come to life! 👏❤️
🍂🐾 Fall sports are in full swing at Goochland High School!
On Wednesday night, our Bulldogs showed their determination and teamwork across multiple competitions. The cross country team raced hard at their meet 🏃♀️🏃♂️, and our girls volleyball teams battled it out on the court with grit and energy 🏐.
We’re proud of the effort, sportsmanship, and Bulldog spirit our student-athletes continue to display this season! ❤️
On Wednesday night, our Bulldogs showed their determination and teamwork across multiple competitions. The cross country team raced hard at their meet 🏃♀️🏃♂️, and our girls volleyball teams battled it out on the court with grit and energy 🏐.
We’re proud of the effort, sportsmanship, and Bulldog spirit our student-athletes continue to display this season! ❤️
The RES Task Card Tailgate this past Thursday was the perfect way for 4th and 5th grade students to wrap up the 9 weeks and gear up for Homecoming! Students reviewed reading and math by tackling task cards, then celebrated correct answers with tailgate games.
Huge thanks to the amazing volunteers for providing snacks, games, and support. And thank you to the GHS Bulldog athletes who joined in as mentors, teammates, and role models. Your presence made the day extra special. Go Bulldogs! 🏈🐾
Huge thanks to the amazing volunteers for providing snacks, games, and support. And thank you to the GHS Bulldog athletes who joined in as mentors, teammates, and role models. Your presence made the day extra special. Go Bulldogs! 🏈🐾
🎉✨ Homecoming spirit is alive at Goochland High School! ✨🎉
Our students went all out for the Hallway Decorating Contest this week, and the results are amazing! 🎨👀
🔥 Freshmen brought the heat with a fiery theme.
🇺🇸 Sophomores showed their pride with a USA theme.
🎶 Juniors turned up the volume with “Junior Jam.”
🎬 Seniors rolled out the red carpet with a Hollywood/movies theme.
Faculty will vote to crown the official winner, but we want to hear from YOU—
👉 Which hallway is YOUR favorite? Drop your vote in the comments! 🗳️
Our students went all out for the Hallway Decorating Contest this week, and the results are amazing! 🎨👀
🔥 Freshmen brought the heat with a fiery theme.
🇺🇸 Sophomores showed their pride with a USA theme.
🎶 Juniors turned up the volume with “Junior Jam.”
🎬 Seniors rolled out the red carpet with a Hollywood/movies theme.
Faculty will vote to crown the official winner, but we want to hear from YOU—
👉 Which hallway is YOUR favorite? Drop your vote in the comments! 🗳️
🎉🐾 Homecoming Week at Goochland High School has been packed with Bulldog spirit!
From the high-energy Powderpuff game 🏈 to seniors putting their creativity on display during “Senior Chalk the Lot” 🎨🚗, our students have made this week one to remember. Spirit Days brought out the fun too — from matching looks on Twin Day 👯♀️ to the clever (and hilarious) “Anything but a Backpack Day,” where one Bulldog even hauled a kayak through the halls 🛶.
We love celebrating the traditions and creativity that make Homecoming at GHS so special. ❤️💛
From the high-energy Powderpuff game 🏈 to seniors putting their creativity on display during “Senior Chalk the Lot” 🎨🚗, our students have made this week one to remember. Spirit Days brought out the fun too — from matching looks on Twin Day 👯♀️ to the clever (and hilarious) “Anything but a Backpack Day,” where one Bulldog even hauled a kayak through the halls 🛶.
We love celebrating the traditions and creativity that make Homecoming at GHS so special. ❤️💛
🌱🐞 Fourth graders at Randolph Elementary had some special visitors earlier this week! The Goochland Powhatan Master Gardeners shared how bugs aren’t just creepy-crawly — they’re critically important to our ecosystem. From pollinating plants to keeping soil healthy, students learned how these tiny creatures play a big role in our world. 🌍💚
👏❤️ Our Goochland High School students are building skills that could save a life! Each year, nearly 200 Bulldogs are trained in recognizing cardiac emergencies and performing CPR. This round of training was led by our very own school nurse, Nurse Duffey. By learning these skills while they’re young, students are gaining the confidence to step up in an emergency — both in school and out in the community🫀💪.
