🚨 CORRECTION: GHS Dance Camp Registration 💃
Oops! We left out an important link in our original post. If your child would like to attend GHS Dance Camp on Thursday, October 15, please complete the registration form AND submit payment.
📝 Register here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeAUoVzq-WbArvpuWfKSXEsbAPFLSeakekN3mk0JlDjeCBTAg/viewform
💲 Pay the $40 camp fee here:
https://www.givebacks.com/causes/ghsglnd/shop/items/c3a0997c5e
Both the registration form AND payment must be received to secure your camper’s spot.
Thanks for your understanding — and get ready to DANCE! 💃🕺🎶
Oops! We left out an important link in our original post. If your child would like to attend GHS Dance Camp on Thursday, October 15, please complete the registration form AND submit payment.
📝 Register here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeAUoVzq-WbArvpuWfKSXEsbAPFLSeakekN3mk0JlDjeCBTAg/viewform
💲 Pay the $40 camp fee here:
https://www.givebacks.com/causes/ghsglnd/shop/items/c3a0997c5e
Both the registration form AND payment must be received to secure your camper’s spot.
Thanks for your understanding — and get ready to DANCE! 💃🕺🎶
💃✨ GHS DANCE CAMP IS COMING! ✨🕺
Looking for something FUN for your child to do on the Thursday, October 15 Teacher Workday? Join the GHS dancers for a day of dancing, learning, and fun! 🎶
📅 Thursday, October 15
⏰ 9:00 AM–2:00 PM
👟 Ages 6–12
💲 $40 per camper — online payment only
📍 GHS Gym
Campers will spend the day learning from the GHS dancers and will show off what they learned with a special performance at 1:45 PM! 🌟
⚠️ Space is limited! A minimum of 12 campers is needed to hold camp, and registration is capped at 50 participants.
Enrollment is confirmed once BOTH the registration form and payment have been received.
💳 Pay your $40 camp fee here:
https://www.givebacks.com/causes/ghsglnd/shop/items/c3a0997c5e
📍 Drop-Off: Please use the side door to the GHS Gym near the big rock along the sidewalk in the Student Parking Lot.
Come dance the teacher workday away with GHS! 💃🐾🎶
Looking for something FUN for your child to do on the Thursday, October 15 Teacher Workday? Join the GHS dancers for a day of dancing, learning, and fun! 🎶
📅 Thursday, October 15
⏰ 9:00 AM–2:00 PM
👟 Ages 6–12
💲 $40 per camper — online payment only
📍 GHS Gym
Campers will spend the day learning from the GHS dancers and will show off what they learned with a special performance at 1:45 PM! 🌟
⚠️ Space is limited! A minimum of 12 campers is needed to hold camp, and registration is capped at 50 participants.
Enrollment is confirmed once BOTH the registration form and payment have been received.
💳 Pay your $40 camp fee here:
https://www.givebacks.com/causes/ghsglnd/shop/items/c3a0997c5e
📍 Drop-Off: Please use the side door to the GHS Gym near the big rock along the sidewalk in the Student Parking Lot.
Come dance the teacher workday away with GHS! 💃🐾🎶
🩵 GES GOES TEAL! 🩵
Today, our River Otter staff wore TEAL from head to toe to show our love and support for one of our own, Hannah Newlon, and to honor the memory of her mother, Caroline. 🦦🩵
Caroline was a teacher who loved her school community as deeply as she loved her family. Throughout September, our staff has been counting our steps for Steps for Caroline — Year 2, honoring her memory while raising awareness during Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.
Today’s sea of teal was a beautiful reminder that our River Otter family walks alongside one another — celebrating, supporting, remembering, and loving each other through it all.
👟 Every Step for Caroline.
🩵 Every Step with Hannah.
🦦 Every Otter Together.
Today, our River Otter staff wore TEAL from head to toe to show our love and support for one of our own, Hannah Newlon, and to honor the memory of her mother, Caroline. 🦦🩵
Caroline was a teacher who loved her school community as deeply as she loved her family. Throughout September, our staff has been counting our steps for Steps for Caroline — Year 2, honoring her memory while raising awareness during Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.
Today’s sea of teal was a beautiful reminder that our River Otter family walks alongside one another — celebrating, supporting, remembering, and loving each other through it all.
👟 Every Step for Caroline.
🩵 Every Step with Hannah.
🦦 Every Otter Together.
The Goochland County Board of Supervisors and School Board are hosting two joint Town Hall meetings this October, and we want to hear from you.
📍 District 5 Joint Town Hall
🗓️ Sunday, October 4 | 2:00 PM
🏢 Benedictine Auditorium (12829 River Road)
📍 Countywide Joint Town Hall
🗓️ Wednesday, October 21 | 6:30 PM
🏢 Goochland High School Auditorium (3250 River Road West)
Can't attend in person? You can stream both meetings live or submit your questions in advance by emailing townhall@goochlandva.us.
📍 District 5 Joint Town Hall
🗓️ Sunday, October 4 | 2:00 PM
🏢 Benedictine Auditorium (12829 River Road)
📍 Countywide Joint Town Hall
🗓️ Wednesday, October 21 | 6:30 PM
🏢 Goochland High School Auditorium (3250 River Road West)
Can't attend in person? You can stream both meetings live or submit your questions in advance by emailing townhall@goochlandva.us.
🦦 Happy Birthday to Splash! 🎂✨
Goochland Elementary School celebrated its very first Lodge Day of the school year in the best way possible—by honoring its mascot's special day! Students across all four lodges came together to make birthday cards, celebrate peers receiving core value awards, and officially give their beloved otter mascot a name: Splash!
Best of all, our students turned the celebration into an opportunity to give back by collecting supplies to build over 100 shelf-stable birthday cake kits for the Goochland Cares Food Pantry. 💙
We love seeing our youngest learners lift each other up while supporting our neighbors. 🎨🎉
🦦🎉 Tomorrow is LODGE DAY! 🎉🦦
Don’t forget to wear your Lodge colors and get ready for an Otterly Fun celebration as we celebrate our GES Otter’s 3rd Birthday! 🥳🎂
Don’t forget to wear your Lodge colors and get ready for an Otterly Fun celebration as we celebrate our GES Otter’s 3rd Birthday! 🥳🎂
Our Spooktacular event is less than 3 weeks away, and we need your help to make it an Otterly Fun night! 🦦🍂
Please take a look at our Amazon Wishlist for items needed to make this event a success. Every donation, big or small, makes a difference, and we truly appreciate your generosity and support!
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2G7FW8SSLZG3P?ref_=wl_share
Thank you for helping us make Spooktacular a night to remember!
Please take a look at our Amazon Wishlist for items needed to make this event a success. Every donation, big or small, makes a difference, and we truly appreciate your generosity and support!
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2G7FW8SSLZG3P?ref_=wl_share
Thank you for helping us make Spooktacular a night to remember!
✏️ Big creativity happening in art class! ✨
After reading Peter H. Reynolds’ inspiring book The Dot, students in Ms. Utzinger’s class drew their very own dot masterpieces for Dot Day! 🔴🔵🟡
This lesson went beyond drawing shapes—it taught our young artists about confidence, creative courage, and trusting their own vision. By celebrating each student's unique creation, our GCPS family grows stronger and more connected through shared creativity. 🖼️👏
#InternationalDotDay #MakeYourMark
After reading Peter H. Reynolds’ inspiring book The Dot, students in Ms. Utzinger’s class drew their very own dot masterpieces for Dot Day! 🔴🔵🟡
This lesson went beyond drawing shapes—it taught our young artists about confidence, creative courage, and trusting their own vision. By celebrating each student's unique creation, our GCPS family grows stronger and more connected through shared creativity. 🖼️👏
#InternationalDotDay #MakeYourMark
📣 Reminder! Our GES PTA General Membership Meeting is TONIGHT from 6–7 PM in the GES Cafeteria!
We’d love to see you in person, or join us virtually from home! 💻
Virtual Link: https://meet.google.com/oyh-sgxr-yfq
We’d love to see you in person, or join us virtually from home! 💻
Virtual Link: https://meet.google.com/oyh-sgxr-yfq
🦦💙 THANK YOU, Preston Park! 💙🦦
A huge thank you to the wonderful families of Preston Park for showing so much love and appreciation to our GES staff by Stocking the Lounge! 🍫🍿🥤
We are so grateful for all the delicious treats and goodies to help keep our staff fueled throughout the week. Your kindness means so much to our River Otter family! 💙
🏡 Does your neighborhood or business want to Stock the Lounge and show some love to our amazing GES staff? Reach out to our front office—we’d love to hear from you!
A huge thank you to the wonderful families of Preston Park for showing so much love and appreciation to our GES staff by Stocking the Lounge! 🍫🍿🥤
We are so grateful for all the delicious treats and goodies to help keep our staff fueled throughout the week. Your kindness means so much to our River Otter family! 💙
🏡 Does your neighborhood or business want to Stock the Lounge and show some love to our amazing GES staff? Reach out to our front office—we’d love to hear from you!
🦦 Lodge Day Volunteers Needed! 🦦
We’re looking for 10 adult volunteers to lend a helping hand during our upcoming Lodge Day!
During Lodge Days, students travel to different locations throughout the school in smaller Lodge teams to participate in teamwork challenges, community-building activities, and service projects. It’s all about building relationships and strengthening our GES community! 💙
🙋 Want to help? Volunteers must:
✅ Complete a GCPS background check: https://www.goochlandschools.org/page/volunteering
✅ Sign up using the link below
✅ Check in at the office with a photo ID ready to scan
We cannot guarantee that volunteers will be with their own student, but Mrs. Noone will try her best!
Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0D4EABAC2BA5FF2-65783413-lodge#/
🍕🤖 GES ROBOTICS SPIRIT NIGHT — THIS MONDAY! 🤖🍕
Skip cooking and support our GES Robotics Team! 💙🦦
📅 Monday, September 14
⏰ 4–8 PM
📍 GG’s Pizza | 2031 Broad St. Rd., Maidens
🍕 Dine in OR take out
🍕 Mention GES Robotics when ordering
🍕 15% of proceeds will be donated to our Robotics Team!
A HUGE thank you to GG’s Pizza, our proud team sponsor this year! They’re also providing meals for our Saturday practices and Parent Preview Night. ❤️
🗓️ Save our upcoming Spirit Nights:
🍕 Sept. 14 | 4–8 PM
🍕 Oct. 12 | 4–8 PM
🍕 Nov. 9 | 4–8 PM
Grab some pizza and support our GES Robotics Team! 🤖🍕🦦
Skip cooking and support our GES Robotics Team! 💙🦦
📅 Monday, September 14
⏰ 4–8 PM
📍 GG’s Pizza | 2031 Broad St. Rd., Maidens
🍕 Dine in OR take out
🍕 Mention GES Robotics when ordering
🍕 15% of proceeds will be donated to our Robotics Team!
A HUGE thank you to GG’s Pizza, our proud team sponsor this year! They’re also providing meals for our Saturday practices and Parent Preview Night. ❤️
🗓️ Save our upcoming Spirit Nights:
🍕 Sept. 14 | 4–8 PM
🍕 Oct. 12 | 4–8 PM
🍕 Nov. 9 | 4–8 PM
Grab some pizza and support our GES Robotics Team! 🤖🍕🦦
☕🦦 Thank you to all of our GES families who joined us for our first Coffee & Connection with Mrs. McCay this morning!
We loved having the opportunity to connect, answer questions, share ideas, and strengthen our school-family partnership. 💙
We’re grateful for our amazing River Otter community and look forward to more Coffee & Connection chats throughout the year! ☕💬
We loved having the opportunity to connect, answer questions, share ideas, and strengthen our school-family partnership. 💙
We’re grateful for our amazing River Otter community and look forward to more Coffee & Connection chats throughout the year! ☕💬
🎉 Our first Lodge Day is a BIRTHDAY celebration! 🎂🦦
In honor of our newly named otter mascot’s “birthday,” our River Otters are celebrating through service! 💙 We’re collecting items to create Birthday Kits for Goochland Cares and help local families celebrate their special days.
🎁 Donations collected September 8–17
⭐ Each donated item = +5 Lodge Points!
🏆 The Lodge with the most donations earns a special treat!
Check out the flyer for your student’s grade-level donation item. Let’s show our community that EVERYONE deserves to be celebrated! 🎈🦦💙
In honor of our newly named otter mascot’s “birthday,” our River Otters are celebrating through service! 💙 We’re collecting items to create Birthday Kits for Goochland Cares and help local families celebrate their special days.
🎁 Donations collected September 8–17
⭐ Each donated item = +5 Lodge Points!
🏆 The Lodge with the most donations earns a special treat!
Check out the flyer for your student’s grade-level donation item. Let’s show our community that EVERYONE deserves to be celebrated! 🎈🦦💙
The Goochland County School Board will hold a School Board meeting on September 8, 2026 at the Goochland County Administration Building. The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. GCPS School Board agendas can be found here: https://glnd.community.highbond.com/Portal/
All are welcome to attend.
All are welcome to attend.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, tomorrow’s PTA meetings have been canceled. This includes the morning meeting from 9:30–10:30 a.m. and the evening meeting from 6:00–7:00 p.m.
We apologize for the short notice and appreciate your understanding. Information about future meeting dates will be shared as soon as it is available.
Thank you for your continued support of GES PTA.
We apologize for the short notice and appreciate your understanding. Information about future meeting dates will be shared as soon as it is available.
Thank you for your continued support of GES PTA.
🎤✨ Friday morning smiles and big creativity at Goochland Elementary! 🎨🧱
Our youngest learners spent the morning building, coloring, and exploring together. From constructing block masterpieces to adding vibrant colors to their artwork, these preschoolers are already learning how to collaborate, share, and support one another as a team.
Watching our little ones learn and grow together is the best way to kick off the weekend! 💙
Our youngest learners spent the morning building, coloring, and exploring together. From constructing block masterpieces to adding vibrant colors to their artwork, these preschoolers are already learning how to collaborate, share, and support one another as a team.
Watching our little ones learn and grow together is the best way to kick off the weekend! 💙
🦦 Don’t Forget Your Lodge Shirt!
Show your GES Lodge pride! 💚💙💛🩶 Lodge Shirt orders are due THIS SUNDAY, August 30!
👕 Order here: https://studley-personalizations-llc.myshopify.com/products/ges-lodge-color-short-sleeve-t-shirt
Shirts will arrive in time for our FIRST Lodge Day on September 18! 🎉
Not sure of your student’s Lodge color? Reach out to your student’s teacher!
Every Otter. Every Day. 🦦
Show your GES Lodge pride! 💚💙💛🩶 Lodge Shirt orders are due THIS SUNDAY, August 30!
👕 Order here: https://studley-personalizations-llc.myshopify.com/products/ges-lodge-color-short-sleeve-t-shirt
Shirts will arrive in time for our FIRST Lodge Day on September 18! 🎉
Not sure of your student’s Lodge color? Reach out to your student’s teacher!
Every Otter. Every Day. 🦦
A huge THANK YOU to the Virginia Department of Corrections – Academy for Staff Development (ASD) for their generous donation of school supplies for our River Otters! 🦦✏️📚💙💛
We are incredibly grateful for community partners who help make sure our students have the supplies they need to learn, grow, and be successful each day.
Thank you, ASD, for supporting our students and helping us take care of Every Otter, Every Day! 🦦✨
We are incredibly grateful for community partners who help make sure our students have the supplies they need to learn, grow, and be successful each day.
Thank you, ASD, for supporting our students and helping us take care of Every Otter, Every Day! 🦦✨
A huge THANK YOU to the Second Union Rosenwald School Museum Corp for their generous donations to support our River Otters! 🦦💙💛
We are so grateful for community partners who invest in our students and help make great things possible at Goochland Elementary. Your kindness and generosity mean so much to our students and staff!
Thank you for supporting Every Otter, Every Day! 🦦✨
We are so grateful for community partners who invest in our students and help make great things possible at Goochland Elementary. Your kindness and generosity mean so much to our students and staff!
Thank you for supporting Every Otter, Every Day! 🦦✨
