Galena High School

Galena Community, Staff, and Pirate Families- On behalf of the Galena School District, we would like to express our deepest gratitude for your support in approving the recent high school referendum. As you may know, the unofficial election results show that voters have approved the Galena High School referendum 1352 votes (65.09%) to 721 votes (34.91%). Thank you for trusting our school district and for taking the time to participate in yesterday's election. The voter turnout nearly doubled the percentage of the county and the primaries across the state. We understand that this decision was not made lightly, and we are humbled by the overwhelming support that we have received from the Galena community. Your generosity and commitment to our schools have demonstrated your understanding of the importance of education and the future of Galena High School. The much-needed improvements will create safe and more functional learning spaces at our high school and extend the useful life of existing facilities. Using referendum and District funds, the school will benefit from security and safety upgrades, accessibility improvements, renovations, and a classroom addition that will connect the recently-completed GEMS building with the future GHS building. We appreciate the community’s investment, and we understand our responsibility to use these funds wisely. We will continue to work diligently to ensure that every dollar is spent in the best interest of our students and our community. Thank you for all that you do - and have always done - to support the students of the Galena School District. Sincerely, Galena School District Board of Education and Tim Vincent, Superintendent https://youtu.be/xV0vjlY6YjU

Congratulation to our GHS Scholastic Bowl Team on their great season! Our GHS team was the NUIC West Conference Champs and had a great showing at Regionals this year! GO Pirates!

Thank you to Mrs. Bookless our GHS Highlighted Teacher this week!

Congratulation to our GHS Girls Basketball Team on their incredible season! Our GHS Varsity team ended the season going 31-2 and were Sectional Champs! Pirate Nation is very proud of you! GO Pirates!

Congratulation to our GHS Boys Basketball Team on their great season! Our GHS Varsity team ended the season going 22-12 competing all the way to the regional finals! Our JV team went 19-4. Both of our GHS teams finished 2nd in Conference. Pirate Nation is very proud of you! GO Pirates!

Last call for the Tri-State Travel fan bus for our Girls Basketball Super Sectional game tonight. All are welcome to join, cost is $25 and proceeds will be donated to our Senior Class Trip. Bus will leave from the Galena Primary Building at 3pm. Please call or visit the GHS office to sign up! Thank you Tri-State and GO Pirates! Call the GHS office by 10:30 to sign up. Sign up will close at 10:30am.

FBLA Craft Fair tomorrow at GEMS! Hope to see you there!

Calling all Pirate Fans! Our Community Partners, Tri-State Travel are running a fan bus for our Girls Basketball Super Sectional game this coming Monday the 26th. All are welcome to join, cost is $25 and proceeds will be donated to our Senior Class Trip. Bus will leave from the Galena Primary Building at 3pm. Please call or visit the GHS office to sign up! Thank you Tri-State and GO Pirates!

Thank you to Mr. Tancrell our GHS Highlighted Teacher this week!

GO PIRATES!

Wishing a huge good luck to our pirates who are competing in sectionals this weekend! Good Luck to the following Pirate Wrestlers: Emma Duncan Will Anderson Josue Arcos Andrade Good Luck to the following pirate Speech Team Members: Macklan Murphy Julia Dominiak Lilianna Asta Charlie Duncan Emma Blaum GO PIRATES!

Please come out to the Galena Center for the Arts to support our GHS artists at the opening for the new student exhibit from 6-7 PM. There will be some amazing Art - Hope to see you there!

Congratulations to our Galena Academic Challenge Team who took 1st place today at the Highland Community College regional! Gus Nack also took 1st place in the individual Academic Challenge for Math! Go Pirates!

Thank you to Mrs. Watson our GHS Highlighted Teacher this week!

Hello, music enthusiasts! Get ready to savor the perfect blend of talent and hot chocolate at our Tri-M Coffee House on Monday, February 5 at Blaum Brothers, starting at 6 pm. $5 at the door for music, hot chocolate, and baked goods. Join us for a harmonious night filled with performances by our talented musicians at GHS, from acoustic melodies to musical theater to classical. We hope to see you there!

Check out our GHS Staff Highlight!

Pirate Familes and Staff- All Galena students and staff will be on a 2 hour delay due to forecasted freezing rain tomorrow morning and morning Pre-K is canceled. The normal bus times and all start times are pushed back 2 hours. I'm sorry for the inconvenience but we want to keep our student drivers and busses safe in the morning; also to give families time for arrangements. Take your time in the morning tomorrow! Tim Vincent Superintendent Galena Unit School District #120

Good evening Staff and Families- Due to expected ice, snow, and rain tomorrow morning Galena students will be e-learning on Tuesday, January 23. Please look for an email from teachers and principals about procedures, which will be similar to previous weather events. As of now, extracurricular games and practices are on as scheduled but you will hear by noon if anything is canceled in the afternoon or evening. Stay safe! Tim Vincent Superintendent Galena Unit School District #120

The Galena School District and the Galena Education Foundation have partnered to provide the community an opportunity to nominate successful Galena Alumni for the Pirate Pride Award. The mission of the Pirate Pride Award is to recognize graduates who have impacted society in a positive manner through their outstanding accomplishments and contributions. Recognition for graduates (out of school a minimum of 10 years) is based on their contributions, accomplishments, and impact in life after graduation through any of the following areas: Community, State, National or World Impact Professional Careers Military Service Humanitarian Contributions Leadership Positions/Actions Intercollegiate Accomplishments Lifetime Achievements Contributions and accomplishments to the school district More information about the criteria and process may be found in the document below. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ervVWSdyF27-ysF-okd5Ja2fqGyhQRMdg18Ay9p6Mdk/edit To nominate a deserving candidate electronically for this award, please complete the following form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1hupJe9WWNmMa1lqB9w5PwOy3gvz5QxNojjUBqa_u6fM/edit Please consider nominating deserving alumni!

Check out our GHS Staff Highlight!