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January 20, 2023
GCPS PreSchool
Goochland County Public Schools is accepting applications for preschool for the 2023-2024 school year! Goochland has preschool classrooms at each of its three el...
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January 11, 2023
At their meeting on January 10, the Goochland County School Board voted 5-0 to approve a contract for $44,906,315 with Howard Shockey & Sons, Inc. for the construction of the new ...
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January 10, 2023
How you play the game truly is an important part of athletic events. In recognition of their good sportsmanship, fall sports teams for Goochland High School were named to the Virg...
![Learn more at our 2023 job fairs. IN PERSON: • Goochland High School (3250-A River Road West, Goochland, Virginia 23063) • February 25, 2023, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. VIRTUAI • Week of March 6, 2023 - March 9, 2023 Please register online at goochlandschools.org/jobs. Goochland County Public Schools The small division with the big reputation. Come find out why. With pictures of teachers and students](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/goochland_county_public_schools%2C_va_ar/article/image/large_bac6497f-d998-4480-9b39-c00e379798d4.jpeg)
January 9, 2023
Registration has closed. Please visit http://goochlandschools.org/jobs for more information about current job openings. In-Person
GCPS will host an in-person job fair at...
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January 9, 2023
Today we kicked-off Goochland Reads 2023! All students are bringing home a book, reading calendar, and bookmark. This book is yours to keep, and we hope families will enjoy read...
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January 8, 2023
Sign up to be an official BES Watch DOG! 📣 Calling all Byrd Dads, Stepdads, Grandads, Uncles, etc. 📣
Do you want to spend extra time with your student(s) while supporting ou...
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January 5, 2023
To play a sport at a Division I college or university is the dream of many high school students, and two Goochland High School football players will have their chance to live out ...
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December 13, 2022
Technology can significantly enhance the educational experience, given the right tools and the expert guidance needed to fully realize instructional goals. In GCPS, Instructional ...
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November 29, 2022
11/28/22
Dear Parent/Caregiver and Staff:
As you may be aware, influenza season has arrived in the area. We have been notified that a number of children have becom...
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November 17, 2022
Alexander Peskin, senior at Goochland High School was awarded the 2022 Virginia School Boards Association (VSBA) Exhibitors Scholarship on Wednesday at the VSBA Annual Convention...
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November 14, 2022
Three new GCPS school buses will be yellow on the outside, but inside, these buses will be green and run on electricity rather than diesel fuel.
GCPS will use a $1,185,000 gran...
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November 7, 2022
News from the Byrd Parent Group We hope to see you at our school silent auction on Tuesday, November 15th. Dinner is from 5-6 and the auction is from 6-7. We will have a movie ...
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November 4, 2022
Cleaning out your closets or looking for a place to donate new or gently used coats and jackets? Goochland Schools is holding a coat drive at each of its schools from November 1...
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October 12, 2022
At their monthly meeting on October 11, the Goochland County School Board accepted the resignation of Dr. Christopher Collier, principal of Goochland High School. Dr. Collier has...
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October 11, 2022
For the fifth year in a row, GCPS was named Best District in the Richmond-Metro area by Niche, a national school information website.
GCPS was ranked second in the Richmond-Met...
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October 10, 2022
The Book Fair will visit Byrd Elementary School during Fairy Tale Week (October 17-21)! Students will bring home a flyer this week with more information . Please mark your calen...
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October 10, 2022
The gifted referral window is open through the end of October. To refer your child for the gifted program, please complete and return this form to Mrs. Donovan (Gifted Resource T...
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October 7, 2022
Let's get excited for Goochland's 2022 Homecoming with Spirit Week! See the flyer below for details.
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October 6, 2022
YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID
Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) is designed to teach parents, caregivers, community members, and others how to help an adolescent who is e...
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October 3, 2022
FOOD PANTRY FRIDAYS
At Byrd Elementary School we believe in helping our neighbors! We will be doing “Food Pantry Friday” as a way to help increase the availability of food an...