School Council: GDRHS is looking for a few parents, community members, and staff to be part of the School Council for the 2023-2024 school year. The School Council will work together to thoughtfully plan and engage in enrichment activities that create learning opportunities above and beyond the classroom that align with curriculum frameworks and other educational goals. The first meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 19th, with the time TBD. If you are interested, please email me at ssierpina@gdrsd.org. Please email by Wednesday, 9/13. Thank you.
GDRHS is excited to have Cheer back! The team did a great job at the opening football game last night.
Friendly reminder: We are excited to share that all students will receive free school meals this school year and in all future years after Massachusetts became the 8th state to make Free School Meals for All permanent.
Through Witsons, we will provide your children breakfast and lunch each full school day, supporting them with nourishing and healthy meals to power through the school day! Students at their school may purchase à la carte items and second meals.
Please visit https://www.gdrsd.org/page/food-services for more details!
Exciting news! The GDRSD District Event page can view all school calendars at once! You can build a custom calendar using the checkboxes by selecting precisely what you need!
Don't forget, for Android, iCAL, and Google Calendar users, you can also subscribe to your favorite school calendar page. Visit the GDRSD Event page here for more! https://www.gdrsd.org/events.
No School Monday - just a reminder that there is no school on Monday, September 4 due to Labor Day. I hope you all enjoy the long weekend.
Please log into the parent portal as soon as possible. There is a new required Form posted. Please complete the form by Friday, September 8th. One response per parent is required. Thank you!
Early Release & Picture Day
Just a reminder that tomorrow (9/1) is an early release day due to staff professional development. Students will be dismissed at 10:50 a.m. Tomorrow is also picture day for all students. If you have any questions, please contact the school. Thank you.
Yesterday's GDRHS Freshman Orientation was a success! (Photos: Jon O'Connor)
The 'World of Difference' mural, developed in part by lead artist Keons Sekera ('23) in all its glory, looks great in the common area of GDRHS! #looksamazing
Free school meals are now permanent in Massachusetts! At Whitsons, we are thrilled that access to free, healthy, and delicious school meals is now permanent for all Groton Dunstable Regional students. Read more here: https://www.gdrsd.org/article/1218489
Check out this mural that 2023 GDRHS graduate Juliet Halliday did in the music room over the summer! Amazing!
Middle School and High School printable schedules are now available on the Community Portal. You can access the schedules under Student Documents. Please keep in mind that there are still some schedule changes happening and this document is a static document that is not updated in real time. Updated schedules will be re-posted by the first day of school. MS Students will also receive a printed schedule during their Advisory on the first day of school. This is also a great time to review and update all of your contact information in the portal. Have a great weekend and a terrific start to school.
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A juggling act indeed, as GDRSD Network Technician Shelley Petricca has completed configuring teacher replacement laptops for the upcoming year!
Under the tutelage of Tim Savoy, high school students celebrated a successful night titled "Award Winning Music Ensembles" at the Performance Arts Center!
Congratulations to the GD Music Department! This past Weekend the GD Music department went to New York and New Jersey for a competition. There they competed against 13 high schools from MA, NY, NJ, DE, and MD. The Groton Dunstable ensembles placed:
Concert Band 2nd Place, Jazz Band 2nd place, Chorus 1st place, and Chamber Choir 1st Place. The Best overall Choir award went to the GD Chamber Choir, and Best Vocal Solo Evelyn Canela. Congratulations to the award winning GDRHS Ensembles.
GD Players Presents "Alice in Wonderland" at the Black Box Theatre, a 7:00 p.m. show on Friday, March 31st, and shows at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 1st!
GD Players Presents "Alice in Wonderland" at the Black Box Theatre, a 7:00 p.m. show on Friday, March 31st, and shows at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 1st!
A big congratulations go out to Leah Kinnon '24, who is now a national award-winning artist. Leah won a Massachusetts Gold Key and a National Silver Medal in the highly competitive Scholastic Art Awards for her charcoal and mixed media drawing, Test Day. Leah was recognized and presented with her Gold Key award on March 18th, 2023, at the awards ceremony at Tufts University. Test Day is on display at Breed Memorial Hall at Tufts University until March 25th.
Semester 2 Open House
Just a reminder that GDRHS will be holding our semester 2 Open House tomorrow, 3/9, beginning at 6:00 p.m. in the Black Box. Please bring a copy of your student's schedule. Thank you and we look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow evening.