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#BetterTogetherGCS
| Through social media we can celebrate all of the good news occurring in Guilford County Schools; however, remember that it is important to abide by our guidelines for engagement.
If you have concerns, use Let's Talk at the link in our bio.
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There will be no school for GCS students & staff on Monday, April 16 due to extensive damage and power outages caused by a tornado that hit Greensboro Sunday afternoon. Essential personnel, facilities and maintenance staff will report as scheduled & directed by their supervisors.
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All GCS schools will be closed for students tomorrow, Thursday, Jan. 4 due to inclement weather. It is an optional teacher workday for staff. GCS employees should contact their supervisor or principal and Board policy AFC and AFC-P for additional guidance.
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Due to the threat of inclement weather conditions, GCS has cancelled school for students on Wed., Jan. 17, 2018. Cancellations include any school-based events and activities. It will be an optional teacher workday for nonessential staff. Central offices open on a 2-hour delay.
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Ta-da! GCS will be closed for students tomorrow, Weds Feb 12. Optional teacher workday, central offices on regular schedule.
#snowwatch2014
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In the wake of nearly 2,000 confirmed teacher absences, GCS will close for students on May 16. Despite efforts to find enough substitutes, we won’t have enough teachers in place to operate schools safely or to ensure high-quality instructional day. More:
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All GCS schools will be closed tomorrow, Thurs., Feb. 19, due to inclement weather. Optional teacher workday.
http://t.co/s7nlkgYABP
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GCS closed for students tomorrow, Jan. 26. Optional teacher work day with 2 hour delay for employees. Read More:
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Schools will close Friday due to the combination of extreme temps and issues from this week’s weather. Read more:
http://t.co/US8YtQZf23
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NCEDCloud is down across North Carolina. That means that students, teachers, parents and all other users cannot access Canvas, PowerSchool or any other NCEDCloud app at the moment. We will update you when this has been resolved.
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All GCS Schools Closed Tomorrow, Feb. 15, Optional teacher workday, two-hour delay for employees. Read more:
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GCS schools will be closed for students tomorrow, Thursday, Feb. 26, due to inclement weather. It is an optional teacher workday for staff.
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Due to inclement weather, GCS schools and offices are closed tomorrow, Thursday, January 18, 2018, for students and staff. Employees should contact their supervisors and refer to Emergency Closing AFC & AFC-P for additional guidance. Stay safe and warm.
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Due to the potential for inclement weather, Guilford County Schools will operate on a two-hour delay tomorrow, Wednesday, March 21. Central offices will open on a regular schedule. Employees should refer to board policy AFC and AFC-P for additional guidance.
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GCS is now CLOSED today, Weds., Jan 14. Optional teacher workday. Central offices on regular schedule.
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GCS schools are closed for students tomorrow, Friday, January 19, 2018. It's an optional teacher workday with a two-hour delay. Employees should contact their supervisors and refer to Emergency Closing AFC & AFC-P for additional guidance.
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GCS schools will close two hours early tomorrow, Monday Feb. 16. For more information:
http://t.co/BcRXJNNomK
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All GCS schools are closed today, Feb. 7. It is an optional teacher workday. Central offices are on a regular schedule.
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All GCS schools will be closed for students on Tuesday, Dec. 11 and Wednesday, Dec. 12. The district is continuing to evaluate road conditions and will make a decision about staff later today.
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GCS schools will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, Feb. 18, due to inclement weather. Read More:
http://t.co/pUByQEHOu0
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Given the condition of some roads in Guilford County and the extension of a flash flood warning, all GCS schools will be closed for students on Monday, Sept. 17, in an overabundance of caution. It is an optional teacher workday. Central offices will be open on a regular schedule.
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GCS schools, w/ the exception of some early/middle colleges, will operate on a 2-hour delay Monday, Sept. 17. Guilford College, Greensboro College, Bennett College, NCA&T & UNCG will be closed. GTCC campuses will operate on the a 2-hour delay. Central offices on normal schedule.
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#GuilfordBOE
votes to waive April 16 and 17 for students on the traditional calendar. Days will be optional teacher work days.
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Because of power outages, debris on and around our campuses and the potential for flooding, school will be cancelled tomorrow, Friday, Oct. 12, for students and staff. Central offices will be open on a normal schedule. Thank you and please be safe.
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HERE IT IS: GCS schools are closed tomorrow, Weds Jan 29. Optional teacher workday. Central offices on regular schedule.
#snowwatch
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GCS is closed today, March 13 for students. It's an optional teacher workday. Please refer to board policy AFC and AFC-P for additional guidance.
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All GCS schools will be closed on Thursday, Dec. 13 for students and school staff members, except for essential personnel, due to ongoing challenges with secondary road conditions & school parking lots, entrances & walkways. Central offices will operate on a regular schedule.
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Due to inclement weather, GCS will open schools on a two-hour delay tomorrow, Friday, Jan. 5, with the exception of Twilight. Twilight will operate on its normal 2 to 8 p.m. schedule. Central offices will operate on the normal 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. schedule.
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Due to inclement weather, GCS will open all schools on a two-hour delayed start time tomorrow, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018, with the exception of Twilight High School. Twilight will maintain its normal 2 to 8pm schedule. Zero-hour courses & other before-school activities are canceled.
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GCS schools closed for students today, Tues, Feb. 24 due to inclement weather expected later this morning. Read More:
http://t.co/I0W4YiQemM
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Due to the threat of inclement weather, GCS will be closed to students today, March 12. It will be an optional teacher workday. Please refer to board policy AFC and AFC-P for additional guidance.
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GCS closed for students tomorrow, Jan. 25. Optional teacher work day with 2 hour delay for employees. Read More:
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Due to inclement weather, GCS is closing schools for students tomorrow, Friday, Feb. 21. It will be an Optional Teacher Workday for staff. Central offices will operate on a regular schedule.
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UPDATE: No school tomorrow, Monday, March 10. Central offices on regular schedule.
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Dressed for success! Smith High School Men’s Basketball Coach Derrick Partee is honoring a past tradition by bringing back game-day blazers.
#SmithHighSchool
#bettertogetherGCS
#goldeneagles
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GCS schools will close two hours early today due to the threat of inclement weather. All afterschool activities are cancelled.
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GCS is closed tomorrow, Jan. 10 for students and staff, except essential personnel. Read more:
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#GCS
schools are on a 2-hour delay Tuesday, Jan. 7. Delay impacts students and most school employees. Central offices on normal schedule.
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#GCS
on a 2-hour delay again tomorrow - Weds, Jan. 8. This impacts all students and most employees. Essential personnel on reg sched.
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ALERT: GCS Schools will be CLOSED tomorrow, Thurs, Jan. 30. Optional teacher work day. Central offices are on a regular schedule.
#snowwatch
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COVID-19 UPDATE (Mar. 14, 2020; 5:00pm): All GCS schools will close for students starting on Monday, March 16, in accordance with Governor Roy Cooper’s announcement this afternoon. More information will be coming soon.
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Hurricane Michael is moving inland faster than anticipated. As a result, all GCS schools will be closed for students and staff tomorrow, Thursday, Oct. 11. Central Offices will operate on a normal schedule. ACES, athletics, and other school activities are canceled.
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All GCS will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday, Feb. 17, due to inclement weather. Read more:
http://t.co/OVvg2Q55Xn
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Due to the threat of inclement weather, GCS will be closed to students today. It will be an optional teacher workday.
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All
#GCS
schools are closed today, Tuesday, March 18. Central offices are on a 2-hr delay.
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Due to the threat of inclement weather, GCS schools will dismiss two hours early for students on Thursday, Feb. 20, with an option to close. All afterschool activities, athletics and ACES programs also are canceled for Thursday.
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Due to inclement weather, all GCS schools will be closed, Monday Dec. 10 for students and staff. Employees should check with their supervisors and refer to board policy AFC and AFC-P for additional guidance.
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GCS schools will be closed on Friday, Sept. 14, in anticipation of severe weather related to Hurricane Florence. In addition, all weekend activities, including those held by churches and other community groups in GCS schools, are cancelled. Thank you and be safe.
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GCS closed for students and 10-month employees Tuesday. Central offices on 2-hr delay, except essential personnel.
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GCS schools are closed for students tomorrow, Friday, Feb. 27 due to inclement weather. Read more:
http://t.co/Jh8GwJaEKY
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GCS is closed tomorrow, Jan. 9, for all except essential personnel. Read more:
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GCS will operate on a 2-hour delay tomorrow, Feb. 16. Twilight School will operate on schedule. Read more:
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Due to inclement weather, GCS will operate on a two-hour delay, Monday, Jan. 14. Twilight School will maintain its normal 2-8pm schedule. Central offices on regular schedule. Employees should check with their supervisors & refer to Policies AFC and AFC-P for additional guidance.
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Due to the threat of inclement weather, GCS will open all schools, including early and middle colleges, on a two-hour delay tomorrow, Friday, Dec. 13. Central offices and Twilight high school programs will maintain their usual schedule.
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Congrats to
@scontrerasGCS
who was named the Piedmont Triad Education Consortium 2021 Region 5 Superintendent of the Year! Contreras was chosen by her superintendent colleagues in the organization, which covers 17 school districts in the Piedmont Triad:
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GCS closed for students tomorrow, optional teacher workday. Read more:
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Congratulations to Justin Scarbro, social studies teacher at Page High, for receiving the $25,000 Milken Educator Award!
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Congratulations to 2022 Piedmont-Triad Region Principal of the Year, KaTrinka Brown!
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GCS schools on a two-hour delay today, Weds. Jan. 14, 2015. Central offices on regular schedule.
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All Guilford County schools and offices are closed for students and staff tomorrow, Friday, Feb. 14, except for essential personnel.
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Following an extensive national search,
@GuilfordBOE
has named Dr. Whitney Oakley the next superintendent of GCS. Oakley, who has served as acting superintendent since July, has a longstanding career in public education and extensive experience with GCS:
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Way to go, Page Women’s Soccer Team! We love that this viral video shows just how much teamwork we can have even when social distancing! No wonder it’s gotten picked up by
@WFMY
,
@NewsandRecord
& several other news outlets!
#GCSCovid19
#bettertogether
#wegotthis
#loveourstudents
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Several GCS alum will be playing in the Super Bowl today! We’re sending our best wishes to Germaine Pratt (High Point Central), Larry Ogunjobi (Ragsdale High) and DJ Reader (Grimsley High)!
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Jomiri Graves, a junior at Northwest High, donated more than 100 books to the Brooks Global Studies media center. Jomiri is a former Brooks Global Student, a two-time recipient of the Carson Scholarship and a role model for reading.
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BOE member Garrett: Need to do what's best for children, and I'm not sure having kids in school over spring break would be best.
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Thanks to the great work of
@DukeEnergy
, our maintenance crews and contractors, Guilford County Schools will be on a regular schedule Monday, Oct. 15.
We look forward to seeing you back at school.
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GCS will operate on a two-hour delay today, Jan. 30. Employees should check with their supervisors and refer to policy AFC and AFC-P.
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#GCS
will be on a 2-hour delay Friday, Jan. 31. Central offices on normal schedule. Middle Colleges @ GTCC (Gboro, HP, Jtown) start on time.
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GCS schools will be closed on Friday, Dec. 14 for students and school staff members, except for essential personnel, due to ongoing challenges with secondary road conditions and school parking lots, entrances and walkways. Central offices will operate on a regular schedule.
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Good evening GCS families. Due to the potential for strong winds creating power outages and hazardous road conditions in the morning, all GCS schools and central offices will operate on a two-hour delay tomorrow, Friday, February 18. Thank you and please be safe.
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GCS will release three hours early today, Thursday, Feb. 6, due to the threat of inclement weather. Twilight and GTCC middle college campuses will be closed today. All afterschool activities are also canceled. Central offices will remain open. Thank you and be safe.
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With the potential for more rain overnight and to ensure that roads are safe and buildings are ready for students, GCS schools will operate on a two-hour delay tomorrow, Friday, Feb. 7. Central offices will operate on the regular schedule.
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Good evening GCS families. Due to potentially hazardous road conditions in the morning including the potential for black ice, all GCS schools and central offices will operate on a two-hour delay tomorrow, Tuesday, February 8. Thank you and please be safe.
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Congratulations to Superintendent Sharon Contreras for being recognized by the North Carolina Alliance of Black School Educators!
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Good morning! GCS is dismissing 3.5 hours early today. Schools on later schedules will be closed. No after-school activities or ACES.
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On February One, we remember the 4
@ncatsuaggies
freshmen, including 2
@WeAreDHS
graduates, who began a sit-in protest at Woolworth’s lunch counter that lead to a nation-wide movement.
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In anticipation of severe weather, GCS will cancel all after-school activities on Thursday, Sept. 13 & Friday, Sept. 14. This includes but is not limited to all athletic contests/practices, field trips, performances and meetings. ACES will not operate on Thursday or Friday.
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Breaking news:
#GCS
schools will dismiss 2 hours early. Middle Colleges at GTCC and SCALES are closed.
#snowwatch
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GCS, except Twilight, will operate on a two-hour delay Wed. Jan. 27. Central offices on regular schedule. Read more:
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We ❤️ our community! Thank you to all of the volunteers helping to give out food today!
#gsotornado
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Thank you to
@scontrerasGCS
for leading our district to a more equitable and successful future. We are proud of Superintendent Contreras for receiving the 2021 Region 5 Superintendent of the Year award!
#WeSeeYouGCS
#ExpertsinEd
#KeepLeadingGCS
#ncschoolheroes
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#GuilfordBOE
votes to waive June 16 makeup day for students on traditional calendar. Last day for traditional-calendar students is June 13.
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Happy 100th birthday to Peck Elementary crossing guard, Mr. Faucette! Mr. Faucette has been a crossing guard with GCS for over 30 years. This morning,
@PeckElem1718
held a special celebration for Mr. Faucette.
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GCS schools closed Friday, March 7. Central offices on 2-hr delay except for essential personnel. All activities cancelled.
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GCS schools on the traditional academic calendar will begin the 2020-21 year on Aug 17 with 9 weeks of remote instruction. GCS is still considering how students will return to the classroom after the 9 weeks.
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Congratulations to Leah Carper, 2022 Piedmont-Triad Region Teacher of the Year!
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Congrats to Erik Naglee who was named the GCS Principal of the Year during one of four smaller events on Friday to recognize the district’s top educators, replacing the annual GCS Celebration of Excellence.
@nagleee
Find a full recap of winners here:
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Due to the significant accumulation of ice and the number of secondary roads that have not yet been cleared causing unsafe travel conditions across the county, all GCS schools will be remote tomorrow, Wednesday, January 19.
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GCS schools will close 2 hours early on Thursday, Sept. 13, in anticipation of inclement weather from Hurricane Florence. Central offices will remain open on a regular schedule on Thursday. Employees should refer to board policy AFC and procedure AFC-P for additional guidance.
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A contract extension was approved by the
@GuilfordBOE
today for
@scontrerasGCS
. “The board appreciates the superintendent’s innovative initiatives aimed at improving instruction & eliminating inequities in educational opportunities,” said Deena Hayes:
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Muralist Brian Lewis is spray-painting a mural on the wall near the media center at Vandalia Elementary! Lewis also painted the outdoor murals at
@REDCinemas
.
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Mo Green was the first African American Superintendent of the unified Guilford County Schools. He led the district for more than seven years. During his tenure, graduation rates reached an all-time high, and GCS opened two new middle and early colleges.
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Deputy Superintendent Whitney Oakley will lead GCS through the superintendent transition.
@GuilfordBOE
unanimously named Dr. Whitney Oakley acting superintendent starting July 11, and she will assume the position of interim superintendent Sept. 1.
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“We are joining together in the spirit of healing and truth. The world is watching. Our children have been waiting. We are GCS strong and we will rise to the occasion.” - Superintendent Sharon L. Contreras, PhD
@scontrerasGCS
@GuilfordBOE
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Good evening, GCS families. Due to the potential for ongoing icy road conditions in the early morning, all GCS schools will be in session on a 2-hour delay tomorrow, Monday, January 24. Thank you and please be safe.
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All
#GCS
students are on a 2-hour delay Thursday. All employees should report to work on a regular schedule.
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All GCS schools will remain closed for students tomorrow, Tuesday, April 17, due to storm-related issues. These issues include power outages, downed power lines, widespread debris and blocked/closed roads.
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The
@GuilfordBOE
agreed to forgive two planned inclement weather make-up days for all schools. June 12 will be the last day of school for students on a traditional calendar. See all calendars here:
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