#GOCOWLS

The weekly newsletter for Gwinnett Online Campus

Thursday, March 2, 2023

Principal's Message

As a reminder, due to in-person Milestone Benchmark testing on campus Monday, March 6 through Thursday March 16; all grade levels that are not testing according to the Milestone Benchmark Calendar will have VIRTUAL LABS from home. The virtual lab schedule will mirror the same grade level lab schedule we follow on campus each week. There will be no on-campus labs March 6 through March 16.


Please be mindful that the District deadline for these Milestone Benchmarks closes on Thursday, March 16. Students are unable to receive a score to enter in the gradebook for this assessment after this date.


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Grades 4-12: Roost & Boost

There will be no Roost & Boost on campus during Milestone Benchmark testing scheduled for March 6 through March 16. Students who are not testing will have VIRTUAL LABS from home during this time.


Roost & Boost will resume the week of March 20.

Grade 12: 2023 Graduates

First, congratulations on being a potential GOC graduate of the Class of 2023. Please be mindful that students must pass all course and graduation requirements in order to qualify for graduation.


Second, it is MANDATORY that you take approximately 5 minutes to complete a Senior Exit Survey. Please click HERE for instructions on how to access and complete this quick survey.


Thank you for your attention to this important matter!


Please click HERE to contact your High School Counselor with questions.

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.

Grade 8: What is a Carnegie Unit?

Carnegie Units are credits needed for graduation. A parent must accept the Carnegie Unit Credit at the end of the school year, indicating whether the credit for the course(s) taken will be for middle school credit or as a Carnegie unit towards high school graduation. Students may only earn credit for the whole year, one Carnegie credit for each course. If the state of Georgia mandates a Milestones End of Course assessment, the student must participate to earn the Carnegie credit. Both semester grades will be used to determine credit earned.

If the student successfully passes both semesters, a 'P' will be placed on the transcript, not a grade. A 'P' will equal 1.0 units of credit earned. Courses that earn a high school Carnegie credit in middle school will not be used in the high school's grade point average (GPA) calculation.


According to current Georgia Student Finance Commission rules for HOPE, courses that earn a high school Carnegie credit in middle school will not be used in GPA calculations for the HOPE scholarship.


For more information about high school credits, please visit GOC's website by clicking HERE or the Georgia Department of Education website by clicking HERE.


Please contact your Counselor 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 9-12: Lifelines Prevention Curriculum

During the month of March, GOC's high school counselors will deliver the Lifelines Suicide Prevention Curriculum to students currently taking Health this semester. Additional information about this important topic has been emailed home to parents.

Please contact your High School Counselor 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 K-12: Spring Musical Cast & Crew Calendar and Ticket Sales

CAST & CREW

REHEARSAL


Cast and Crew, please make sure your calendars are updated with the following upcoming rehearsals for GOC's Spring Musical "Mary Poppins Jr."


Tuesday, March 7

1-3 p.m.


Thursday, March 9

1-3 p.m.


Cast and Crew, please click HERE for an updated list of all rehearsal and performance dates.

TICKET SALES


GOC's Spring Musical is open to all and performances will be held on campus on dates listed below.


Doors will open promptly at 6 p.m. each night. Tickets may be purchased on GoFan via the links below for $7 each.


Thursday, March 23

6:30-8:30 p.m.

Thursday, March 23 Performance


Friday, March 24

6:30-8:30 p.m.

Friday, March 24 Performance


Get your tickets soon as we anticipate a sell-out crowd!

Please contact Mr. Miro Gomez with questions.

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.

Grades 4-7 & 8-12

 Student Leadership

8:45-9:45 a.m.

Grades 4-12

Art Rich Experience

9:45-10:45 a.m. 

Please register and pay

on MyPaymentsPlus

Grades 4-12

Clubs/Activities Hour

10:45-11:45 a.m.

Click HERE to RSVP for this event. Also, students who wish to participate in the Art Rich Experience must register and pay on the student's MyPaymentsPlus account. Space is limited for the Art Rich Experience, please register soon. For those that don't participate in the Art Rich Experience, there will be other activities planned during this hour.


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 4-12: Virtual Gaming Tournament

Please join us for a Virtual Gaming Tournament and Social on Friday, March 17 from 1-3 p.m. In addition to gaming, there will be time to check in with our counselors and find out more about getting connected at GOC.


Please RSVP by clicking HERE and you will receive more information about this event.


Please contact Mr. Mike Mouton or Ms. Hope Campbell 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 9-12: Donations for a Dinner Drawing -Prom/Spring Dance

Are you heading to the Prom/Spring Dance in April? SWAG is offering an opportunity for students to win a complimentary dinner on the Square in Downtown Lawrenceville for you and your guest on Friday, April 21 before Prom/Spring Dance. In order to be eligible to win, students must have purchased their Prom/Spring Dance ticket by the drawing.


SWAG (Students Working Around Gwinnett) will be offering an opportunity for students to donate items for the Gwinnett Co-Op. Our collection dates will be Friday, March 17 during Clubs & Activities Friday and during on-campus labs on Wednesday, March 29 and Wednesday, April 12.


SWAG will be collecting the following new/unopened items for the Gwinnett Co-Op. Students will receive one raffle ticket for each item donated. The more you donate, the more chances to win! The drawing will be held the afternoon of Wednesday, April 12.

●Baby Diapers

●Body Wash

●Deodorant

●Sanitary Items

●Shampoo/Conditioner

●Toothbrushes/Toothpaste

●Dish Soap

●Sponges/Cleaning Supplies

Students in grades K-8 are also welcome to make donations of hygiene items for the Gwinnett Co-Op through Friday, April 14.


Please contact Ms. Lindsey Woodward or Ms. Hope Campbell with questions.

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

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.



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).

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.

GOC 9th grade student Amir sits down with Mr. Lollis to talk about football, Madden, basketball, roller skating, youth group at his church, Six Flags, gel-blasters, family, music, darts, traveling, fixing things, the Marines, and flexibility at GOC. Click HERE to listen.

GOC 9th grade student Tori sits down with Mr. Lollis to talk about dancing, performing in front of a crowd, daily dance lessons and classes, friends, competitions, future aspirations, musical talent, piano, and performing in GOC's Spring Musical. Click HERE to listen.

If you are interested in sitting down to chat about a hobby or interest you have outside of school, please email Mr. Dan Lollis, he would love to have you on a future podcast!

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.

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

Grades 6-8: Grayson Tech Middle School Summer Camp

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