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The weekly newsletter for Gwinnett Online Campus

Thursday, February 23, 2023

For planning purposes, all current full-time GOC students will automatically rollover for the 2023-2024 school year. There will be no need for the parent or guardian to re-register their student for next school year. If your student will not be returning to GOC, the parent or guardian will need to come on campus to withdraw their student in May 2023 once final grades roll. 

Please click HERE for any questions or concerns.

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Grades 9-12: AP Exams

AP registration ends on Friday, March 3. If you have not already registered, please visit your student's MyPaymentsPlus account to register and pay for the AP exam.

If you are in a year long AP course, you may still register but please keep in mind that you will be charged a $40 late fee. In addition, you will also need to send an email to our testing coordinator, Ms. Melissa Torrens, if you register late.

Please email the Assessment Office with questions.

Grades 3-12: Milestone Benchmarks

Milestone Benchmarks will take place Monday, March 6 through Thursday, March 16 at Gwinnett Online Campus. This in-person assessment will determine where students are performing academically in preparation for the state Milestone assessments in April. Students will need to bring their GCPS Chromebook and charger with them to campus.

Due to testing on campus Monday, March 6 through Thursday March 16; all grade levels that are not testing will have VIRTUAL LABS from home during this testing timeframe. There will be NO on-campus labs March 6 through March 16.

Please email the Assessment Office with questions.

Grade 8: Rising 9th Grade 2023-24 Elective Selection

Attention 8th grade scholars, welcome to the Class of 2027!

We invite all rising 9th grade students (current 8th graders) to select their elective for the 2023-24 school year.

Please click HERE to submit your responses. The deadline to complete student submissions is Tuesday, February 28. Students will be scheduled in standard 9th grade electives if a selection is not submitted.

Please contact Ms. Jessica Pompilus, Ms.Teshia Dula, or Ms. Nikki Johnson with questions.

Grades 8-9: Spring GOC College Bus Tour

The GOC Counselors are happy to announce that Gwinnett Online Campus will be offering a spring College Bus Tour for students in grades 8 and 9. The trip is scheduled for Thursday, March 30 and we will meet at GOC at 7 a.m. and return to GOC by 4 p.m. We have space available for 25 8th grade students and 25 9th grade students to participate on a campus tour of Georgia State University, Kennesaw State Marietta Campus with a drive through of KSU Main Campus!

We have limited spots available which will be filled on a first come, first serve basis via MyPaymentsPlus. Please plan to bring a sack lunch.

Please click HERE to register your student on their MyPaymentsPlus account. Once all spots are full, this item will not longer be available on MyPaymentsPlus.

Please contact your counselor Ms.Teshia Dula, Ms. Nikita Johnson, or Ms. Jessica Pompilus with questions.

Grades 4-5: Virtual Success Skills Counseling Lessons

Ms. Santiago-Fecht, GOC Counselor, will be hosting a series of 10 virtual counseling lessons focusing on the success skills of good character to real life situations starting Thursday, February 23 for 4th and 5th grade students. There will be 10 sport-themed lessons on the following topics: respect, responsibility, thankfulness, caring, self-discipline, cooperation, honesty, good citizenship and courage. Each week will focus on a different character skill and the last lesson will be a summary of all the character skills discussed.

Please watch for an email from Ms. Santiago with the link, dates and times for the 4th and 5th grade counseling lessons. Students do not need to attend all the lessons, but it is recommended.

Please contact Ms. Santiago-Fecht with questions.

Grades 9-11: 2023-24 Dual Enrollment Informational Meeting

Please contact Mr. Dwight Jackson (student's last name A-J) or Ms. Julie Floyd (student's last name K-Z) with questions.

Grades 4-12: Roost & Boost

Come join us for Roost and Boost where you can connect with a content teacher to receive support with specific subject areas. This is an in-person academic assistance session, where a teacher from each content area (math, language arts, science, and social studies) will be available to provide academic support to students. All students are welcome and may choose which content area to attend but are strongly encouraged to attend a targeted content area if they receive a personal invitation from a teacher.

Grades 4-12: Virtual SLT (Student Leadership Team) Meeting

Please join us for our February Virtual SLT meeting open to all members. Be mindful of the updated time for this meeting.

Please contact Ms. Hope Campbell with questions.

Grades K-12: GOC Family Skate Night

Come out and support GOC and our Parent Advisory Committee at our Family Skate Fundraiser. All proceeds will go to support our GOC PAC and all the great work they do here at GOC.

Our next off-campus family event at Sparkles Family Fun Center, Gwinnett is scheduled for Tuesday, February 28 from 5-9 p.m. This is NOT a drop off event; every student should have a parent or guardian accompany them to this event. On school skate nights, the venue offers special pricing of $7 admission which includes skates. Non-skating parents are free. There is also a $15 Meal Deal which includes 1 large cheese pizza and 1 pitcher of your choice beverage. Click HERE to RSVP for this event.

Please contact GOC's Parent Advisory Committee with questions. Also, be sure to add their email address (gwinnettonlineparents@gmail.com) to your address book to prevent emails from going to spam.

Grades 4-12: Club & Activities Friday

We hope to see everyone at our next Club and Activities Friday scheduled for Friday, March 17. Please note this is a date change due to a revision to the Milestone Benchmark Testing schedule.

Also, as a reminder we do not have Club Friday during the month of February due to the long February break.

Please note that the typical Club Friday schedule has been modified due to testing in the afternoon.

Click HERE to RSVP for this event.

Mark your calendar for our last Club Friday of the school year which will be held on Friday, April 21.

Please contact Ms. Hope Campbell with questions.

Grades 4-12: Club & Activities Friday Art Rich Experience

The Art Department will be offering a fun and creative class about texture painting during Clubs & Activities Friday scheduled for Friday, March 17 from 9:45-10:45 a.m. Come create an original work of art as you experiment with texture and color mixing.

Students who wish to participate in this event must pay a $5 participation fee by visiting the student's MyPaymentsPlus account. Also, please be sure to RSVP for this event by clicking HERE.

Please email Ms. Nola Bryant with questions.

Grades K-8: 2022-2023 Art Tapestry

Please email Ms. Nola Bryant with questions.

Grades 9-12: Prom/Spring Dance

Students in grades 9-12, please mark your calendar to save the date for GOC's Prom/Spring Dance scheduled for Friday, April 21 from 7-10 p.m. The theme will be Met Gala - A Night in Paris and will be Semi-Formal/Formal attire.

This year our venue will be 550 Trackside in Downtown Lawrenceville. Please note the date and venue change due to issues with the original location.

Please visit the student's MyPaymentsPlus account to purchase an early bird ticket for $50 per person. Students may invite one outside guest and you must purchase a ticket for your guest. Prices will increase so please get your tickets now!

Please contact Ms. Hope Campbell with questions.

Grades K-12: PAC (Parent Advisory Committee) Meeting - DATE CHANGE

Calling all parents!! We need your help to plan lots of fun student events here at Gwinnett Online Campus!

Please join us on Friday, March 17 from 10:45-11:45 a.m. for a parent volunteer meeting to discuss how you can help with upcoming events. Please note this adjustment to the original scheduled meeting due to changes in the testing schedule.

The PAC (Parent Advisory Committee) would like to reach out to the parents who are not already involved this year. To stay up to date on the upcoming events and other information for the rest of this year and next year, please complete and submit the Parent Information Form.

For questions and to RSVP for the in-person parent meeting, please email

GOC's PAC (Parent Advisory Committee).

Grades K-12: Purchase Your 2022-23 GOC Lookbook

We have some exciting news! GOC will have our version of a yearbook again this year called The GOC Lookbook!

We have a group of students who have been working with one of our teachers on designing and publishing our Lookbook since August, and we are happy to announce that they are now available for you to purchase. Our GOC Lookbook will capture full-time students on campus in grades K-12, including classroom shots as well as pictures from clubs and activities throughout the school year. We hope this will be a book that your student can keep as a memory of their year at Gwinnett Online Campus. The GOC Lookbook will not include individual portraits of students.

Please note that the GOC Lookbook can only be purchased by the deadline of Friday, March 31. We will NOT have extra or additional copies for sale when the books are delivered.

Please click HERE for instructions on purchasing your very own 2022-23 GOC Lookbook.

Grades 5, 8 &12: GOC Lookbook - Purchase an Ad

Are you a parent/guardian of a student in grades 5, 8 or 12? If you have a student in one of these milestone grades and would like to honor your student with a personal and customized ad in our 2022-23 GOC Lookbook, please click HERE for

instructions to purchase your ad by our deadline of Friday, March 3.

Extracurricular Podcast

Make sure to check out the latest episode of Extracurricular, GOC's podcast about the amazing hobbies and interests GOC students, staff, and faculty members have outside of school. There are two episodes this week. You can listen by clicking on the links below or searching for Extracurricular on your podcast app.

Grades 6-8: Maxwell School of Technology Middle School Summer Camp

Grades 6-8: Grayson Tech Middle School Summer Camp

Grades 6-8: Breakfast with Buddies

GOC's "Breakfast with Buddies" Program allows students to enjoy breakfast from home with their school counselor and peers every Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. to develop meaningful relationships! This connection may positively impact the student and their learning!

We are considering offering an in-person Breakfast Buddies. Please click HERE if you are interested in this opportunity.

Please click HERE to reserve your spot for next Wednesday. The counselors will provide a participation link to those who have reserved a spot for this event.

For questions please contact your middle school counselor, Ms. Teshia Dula or Ms. Nikita Johnson.