Posted August 30, 2022
FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH APPLICATIONS
After three years, the federal law providing pandemic-era child nutrition expired on June 30. This means starting this school year, students are expected to pay for their lunch at the time of service unless designated eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Free breakfast will still be available to everyone. To be considered for free lunch, families will need to fill out an application to qualify their students for free, reduced-price or paid meals. DPS encourages families to complete a meal benefits application as soon as possible to determine eligibility for free and reduced-price lunch. Once qualified, families also receive reduced fees for athletics, AP and IB exams, and other programming. Families can submit their application HERE (available in 8 languages; select your language with the drop-down tab at the upper right).
THE PULSE, A DENVER HEALTH SCHOOL BASED HEALTH CENTER
GWHS is proud to have on campus The Pulse, a Denver Health School Based Health Center! The Pulse is the newest Denver Health SBHC within DPS, with its state-of-the-art facilities celebrating a grand opening last semester. Consent forms for students to access The Pulse are now available for the 2022-2023 school year. Parents are able to sign up their students electronically HERE using E-consent. A printable copy of the consent form (in English and Spanish) is also available HERE. Find more information about services offered at Denver Health SBHCs HERE.
ACTIVITIES FAIR/BMX “NO PLACE FOR HATE” TOUR
Our annual Activities Fair is Friday, September 2 from 2:45 to 3:50pm in the South Courtyard! You’ll be able to explore all the clubs, activities and extracurriculars available at GWHS, and catch some BMX action at the same time. We will be on a Pep Rally bell schedule. Click HERE for more info.
UNIVERSITY REP VISITS BEGIN THIS WEEK
Beginning Tuesday, August 30, we will be hosting university representatives in the Future Center in Room 113. To register, go to www.maialearning.com, login with your DPS credentials, select “Universities” and then “Events” and “Actions –> Attend.” We have 35 visits confirmed already, and more scheduling every week, so please continue to check Maia Learning Events to see a complete list and get registered for upcoming visits. This is a great way to learn about different schools and programs and connect with the people directly responsible for making admission and scholarship decisions.
“ALICE IN WONDERLAND” AUDITIONS
Auditions for the fall play, “Alice in Wonderland,” will be Wednesday, September 7 from 3:30 to 6:00pm in the Auditorium. Please prepare a 1-minute memorized monologue for your audition, and sign up for a time slot. You can find the QR code for auditions and/or tech outside the Auditorium, Room 213 or Room 240, and you can also find it on the flyer HERE. See you there!
2022-2023 YEARBOOK ORDERS
Order your yearbook today for the 2022-2023 school year! Hold on to the excitement and memories of this year by owning your own entirely student-created yearbook! You can scan the QR code or go to yearbookordercenter.com to order today. Use school code 6598 when ordering. Yearbooks are $55 each.
BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT
Come join us for Back to School Night on Thursday, September 1 from 5:00 to 7:00pm! The evening will begin in the GWHS South Courtyard. Meet your student’s teachers, enjoy music, food and games, and get to know the amazing community that is G-Dub! Click HERE for more information.
HOMECOMING DONATIONS
Help make this homecoming memorable by supporting Student Leadership with donations for decorations, food, and swag. Donations can be made through MySchoolBucks by clicking “School Store.”
BASEBALL FUNDRAISER
Support our Patriots baseball program and enjoy some delicious barbeque! Click HERE to place your order for the Seventh Annual Follow the Smoke fundraiser on Saturday, September 17 from 10:00am to 4:00pm. Choose from amazing entrees and sides, all available for preorder and pickup at GWHS.
SUPPORT PATRIOT FOOTBALL
Help support our GWHS football team with uniforms, equipment, and travel to away games. Donations can be made through MySchoolBucks.
CROSS-COUNTRY FUNDRAISER
Enjoy dinner from Chipotle and support GWHS’s cross-country team on Wednesday, August 31 from 4:00 to 8:00pm! Visit the Chipotle on Monaco and Leetsdale (820 S Monaco Pkwy Unit 1B, Denver, CO 80224), mention GW cross-country, and a portion of the proceeds of your meal will be donated by Chipotle in support. If you’d prefer to order online, use ordering code ACZ2L7B.
FACE UNIVERSITY
This WEBSITE offers resources that DPS families can use to access tips, tools, webinars and trainings that help them to support, advocate and engage with their student and their education. All trainings are recorded and closed captioned in Spanish, Arabic, Amharic, French, Mandarin, Nepali, Somali, and Vietnamese.
ATHLETICS WEEKLY UPDATE
Patriots perform highly in academics and athletics! See our weekly athletics update HERE.