🎉 Congratulations to our 2025–2026 Teachers of the Year! 🎉

We are incredibly proud to recognize these outstanding educators who inspire, challenge, and support our students every single day. Their dedication to teaching and learning strengthens our schools and our entire GCPS community.

🌟 Randolph Elementary – Mrs. Michelle Clark
🌟 Goochland Elementary – Mrs. Kelly Edwards
🌟 Byrd Elementary – Mrs. Holly Swift
🌟 Goochland Middle – Mrs. Molly Voss
🌟 Goochland High – Mr. Ryan Maloney

Please join us in celebrating these amazing teachers and the impact they make on the lives of our students! 🍎✨
about 7 hours ago, Jennifer Waggener
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Congratulations to our 25-26 Teacher of the Year, Molly Voss!
Her creativity, passion, and dedication make GMS soar to new heights. We are so glad to have her in our congregation!
#GameOn #GoEagles
about 11 hours ago, Jade Miller
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Amazing job from Mr. Skyes and our wonderful band students at their winter concert this evening!
#GameOn #GoEagles
1 day ago, Jade Miller
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Don't miss the middle school girls basketball tournament on December 13th!
3 days ago, Jade Miller
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The best kind of holiday magic is the kind shared with others 💫

Thank you to Ms. Carmen Bates and Ms. Amy Rorrer for sprinkling joy all over Goochland Middle School as our beloved Elves on the Shelves! Whether perched somewhere unexpected or greeting students with holiday cheer, they’ve filled the building with laughter, spirit, and so much heart. 🎄❤️

We appreciate you both for making GMS feel merry and bright!
3 days ago, Jennifer Waggener
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📅 School Board Meeting Rescheduled 📅

The School Board meeting originally scheduled for this week has been moved to Tuesday, December 16 at 5:00 p.m. We are starting earlier than usual to allow staff and families time to attend the Goochland High School Band Concert at 7:00 p.m. the same evening. We appreciate your flexibility and hope many of you will be able to join us for both the meeting and the performance. 🎶
3 days ago, Jennifer Waggener
GCPS School Board Meeting Rescheduled
Due to the forecast for winter weather, Goochland County Public Schools will be closed tomorrow, December 8th. Current predictions indicate snowfall beginning in the early morning and continuing throughout the day, with the possibility of 1–2 inches or more, accompanied by temperatures that are expected to remain below freezing. These conditions may create hazardous travel for buses and drivers, and the safety of our students and staff is always our top priority.

All after-school and evening activities are also canceled. We encourage families to stay safe and warm and enjoy the snow day ahead. Thank you for your understanding and support!
5 days ago, Jennifer Waggener
GCPS Update
The Goochland County School Board will hold its next regular meeting on December 9, 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.
8 days ago, Jennifer Waggener
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Due to the threat of inclement weather, including a forecast of 1–3 inches of snow in the morning along with freezing temperatures, we have made the decision to close schools tomorrow. The safety of our students and staff is always our top priority, and current weather predictions indicate potentially hazardous travel conditions during arrival hours.

All school-related activities, including after-school programs, will also be cancelled for Friday. At this time, Saturday events and activities will continue as scheduled. We will continue to monitor weather conditions and communicate promptly if additional cancellations or adjustments become necessary. We encourage families to stay safe, use caution if traveling, and enjoy the day at home.

Thank you for your understanding and continued support.

8 days ago, Jennifer Waggener
GCPS Update

Yesterday, Mr. Tate's class had an EGG-cellent time with their 🥚 egg drop! Students had to drop their eggs from a variety of heights to see if their egg could survive the drop with the protections built, which had to include something 3D printed. The ultimate champion used memory foam and sponges to protect their egg!
#GameOn #GoEagles

9 days ago, Jade Miller
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Have you seen the GMS Elves on the Shelf? They are spreading cheer (and mischief) all around the school! Keep your eyes peeled to see where they might go next!
#GameOn #GoEagles
11 days ago, Jade Miller
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Get some holiday shopping done early! Buy from Bath Sorbet or 1stPlace Spirit Wear and support the PTSA.

Shop: BathSorbet.com Use Code: GMSPTSA at checkout

Shop Spirit Wear: https://1stplace.sale/97320 SALE thru Dec 10th!
15 days ago, Jade Miller
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GCPS wishes everyone a warm and joyful Thanksgiving! 🧡

We are so incredibly grateful for our students who inspire us, our dedicated staff who give their best each day, and our supportive community that makes GCPS such a special place to learn and grow.

From our GCPS family to yours—Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃🍁
16 days ago, Jennifer Waggener
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Students in Ms. Voss' history class navigated a Civil War breakout challenge! 🕵️‍♀️ Finding clues, cracking the Pigpen Cipher, and piecing together information from their notes to complete the break out room, students felt like real intelligence agents. 🔍 So proud of everyone's code-breaking skills!
#GameOn #GoEagles
17 days ago, Jade Miller
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Buzz-worthy congratulations to our brilliant top three spellers! 🐝🥇🥈🥉 You all absolutely crushed it! Every single student showed incredible effort and determination at the bee yesterday. We are so proud of your hard work and how you handled those tough words!
#GameOn #GoEagles
18 days ago, Jade Miller
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GMS Eagles had their Spelling B-E-E today! We had 40 students participating, with our ultimate winner: 7th grader, Enzo! All students did an amazing job and spelled some difficult words. Great job, Eagles!
#GameOn #GoEagles
18 days ago, Jade Miller
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Goochland Middle School National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) students spent the day spreading joy and lending a helping hand at Byrd Elementary! 💙🦅

Our students jumped into a variety of activities across the school—supporting kindergarteners with a Thanksgiving project (and some hot chocolate!), assisting with learning activities like escape rooms and reader’s theater, creating holiday crafts, and spending time with Pre-K students during play, art, and lunch.

We are so proud of their leadership, kindness, and commitment to service!
21 days ago, Jennifer Waggener
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Our robotics team, The Junkyard Pups, is looking snazzy in their jerseys!
#GameOn #GoEagles
22 days ago, Jade Miller
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During Eagle Block this week, students had a chance to learn how to fold the best paper footballs and play a couple games. Mr. Gordon was the Eagle Block host and will eventually hold a Paper Football Tournament to see which Eagle will reign supreme!
#GameOn #GoEagles
23 days ago, Jade Miller
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Last week, Ms. Talley's English classes presented their poetry projects! Students created a poem built out of other poems all based around a theme. Their poems had to feature certain figurative language and be presented in a creative way to their class!
#GameOn #GoEagles
26 days ago, Jade Miller
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