| Upcoming Events
December
| 2 | Home & School Assoc. Meeting 6:30pm | | 5 | Jr./Sr. Homecoming Dance 7pm | | 6 | Parent/Student Information Session 10am | | 11 | NHS/NTHS Induction Ceremony 6:30pm | | 12 | Freshman Snowball Dance 7pm | | 17 | BOE Meeting 5pm | | 18 | Parent/Student Information Session 6pm |
January
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Home & School Assoc. Meeting 6:30pm
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American Red Cross Blood Drive
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Drama Freshman Class Improv Show 7pm
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BOE Meeting 6:30pm
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First Semester Finals
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| Early Dismissals & School Closings
December
| 12 | 12:15pm Student Dismissal | | 24-31 | School Closed |
January
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School Closed
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School Closed
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"Take Charge of Education"
Fundraiser
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SAT Test Dates
January 24, 2015
March 14, 2015
May 2, 2015
June 6, 2015
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What's on GCEN?
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No Child Left Behind
To read "Benefits of NCLB for You and Your Children",
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GCIT, RCGC Form "Shared Senior Year" Partnership
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Rowan College at Gloucester County (RCGC) and the Gloucester County Institute of Technology (GCIT) signed a dual enrollment agreement on Friday, Oct. 24 allowing high school students to pursue a full college course load during their senior year at significant cost savings.
Click here for the full SJ Times article...
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Order Your Holiday Meal from
Culinary Creations
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Culinary Creations Holiday Catering 
Culinary Creations wants to help you and your family celebrate the holidays. Many delicious items are available for your catering needs, prepared by GCIT's Culinary Arts students, just for you. Place your orders by December 17, 2014.
Click here for the menu and order forms...
Fresh Start Bakery
The Fresh Start Bakery would like to thank everyone for another successful Christmas Cookie & Pie Sale. They are completely sold out this year.
The Fresh Start Bakery also had a very successful Thanksgiving Pie Sale. Read the article from the South Jersey Times.
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Photos with Santa
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Celebrate the season and spread holiday cheer at the GCIT  400-wing cafeteria during 5th and 6th period lunches from December 16 - 18, 2014.
Come take a picture with your favorite jolly guy, Santa! For $2.00 per person, you will receive a 4x6 photo in a picture frame.
Thanks for supporting this Career-Technical Student Organization (CTSO) fundraiser. Click here for the flyer...
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Admissions Information
| Parent/Student Information Sessions
The Admissions Department has two more Parent/Student Information Sessions. We will open our doors for you to learn about our programs, meet our staff and explore our state-of-the-art facilities.
Explore your options at our Information Sessions:
Thursday, December 18, 2014 @ 6:00pm
Online Application Deadline is January 1, 2015
GCIT application for prospective students deadline is January 1, 2015. Schedule shadow visit by calling 856-468-1445 x 2705. Submit an application online now by going to www.gcit.org/apply. |
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Breakfast & Photos with Santa
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Share a jolly morning with the Man in Red! 
Celebrate the season and spread holiday cheer at GCIT on Saturday, December 20th from 9:00am-12:00 noon. Come have a pancake breakfast with everyone's favorite jolly guy, Santa. Don't miss out on a memorable photo op with Santa and some holiday crafts.
Tickets can be purchased through Mrs. Hand in the 100 wing office.
Children 12 & under $5.00; Adults $10.00.
Thanks for supporting the Career-Technical Student Organizations.
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Athletics
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Brandi Chester, Tri-Cape Carpenter Cup Champion
This past summer, senior Brandi  Chester was part of a record setting all-star team. Brandi, a second basemen on the GCIT softball team, was selected to play on the Tri-Cape Carpenter Cup softball team. The team is made up of all-stars from both the Tri-County Conference and the Cape Atlantic League. Only 8 all-stars from each conference are chosen. While other GCIT softball players have played on the Tri-Cape Carpenter Cup teams, Brandi's squad was the first Tri-Cape team to win the tournament.
If that wasn't enough, the team did it the hard way, losing their first game and coming back to win 8 straight games over two days. The pride of winning the tournament was special, but even more special was the chance to be recognized on the field at Citizens Bank Park before a Philadelphia Phillies game.
Girl's Swimming
GCIT girls swimming hopes to surpass Clearview this season. Read the SJ Times article, click here...
Athletics on Twitter
Get the the most up-to-date information about athletics on Twitter @GCITAthletics
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General School Announcements
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Pay for Student Breakfast & Lunch Online
We are excited to announce that GCIT now offers My School Bucks, a payment service over the Internet for school breakfast and lunch.
MySchoolBucks.com offers a secure online payment portal that accepts VISA and MasterCard as a means of adding money to your child's meal account. Credit or debit cards can also be used. To get started, all you need is a computer, Internet access and an email account.
Free & Reduced Lunch ApplicationThe application for high school students in the Gloucester County Vocational-Technical School District is now available.
You can apply anytime during the school year. Please return the completed application to the cafeteria staff or mail the completed application to the school to the attention of Mr. Bruce DeMerice.
For more information and the application, click here...
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"Show Us Your Grades" Program
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GCIT is once again participating in the Jack Frost/Big Boulder  Show us your Grades Program. Any student who earns Principal's List or Honor Roll for the first marking period will receive a FREE Snow Pass to JFBB. This ticket may be used anytime during the 2014-15 season. The Snow Pass has a value of up to $45.
Tickets will be distributed to students once we receive them from Jack Frost. For more information, please contact a School Based Youth Services staff member.
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GCIT Apparel & Gear
| Buy Customized GCIT
Apparel & Gear Online!
Get $10 OFF your purchase or 50% OFF a custom t-shirt. We are proud to introduce GCIT branded apparel and gear that you can customize and buy online! You can now design and personalize many products for GCIT Cheetah clubs, sports, classes, activities, staff, friends and family. Our logo is even included in the design! For information, click here... |
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New Image Salon Open For Business
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Start your day with a beauty service at GCIT! GCIT's New Image Salon is open for personal beauty service in the Cosmetology Clinic.
Clinic hours are: Monday - Thursday 8:00am - 10:00am (Closed Friday's.)
For a full list of services, click here...
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American Red Cross Blood Drive
|  January 8, 2014
GCIT Gymnasium
There is a critical need for blood donations this year.
ALL students must have a Red Cross permission slip signed by their parents regardless of age in order to donate blood. Permission slips may be obtained at the nurses office.
Students must arrive at the site at their scheduled time and bring identification with them.
Thanks to all who have chosen to give the gift of life. |
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Performing Arts
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Fundraiser
During the months of December, January & February, the Career Pathways Arts and Communication SkillsUSA team will be selling specialized magnets for the holiday season. The price will be 1/$3 or 2/$5.
They are available during lunch, at Breakfast with Santa on Dec. 20th, and at the Senior Drama Performance February 3rd-6th. The money will be donated to Helen Keller International, an organization dedicated to saving the sight and lives of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged both locally and internationally.
Eye Glass Drive
There will also be an eye glass drive where students will be collecting gently used eye glasses to donate a local Lions club. Collection boxes will be placed in the main offices. Thanks as always for your support!
See the Senior Class Drama Performance of
"As You Like It"
February 3-6, 2015 @ 7:00pm
Tickets: $7 each
($5 with school i.d.)
Come see Shakespeare like you've never seen it before in this edgy, innovative, contemporary take on a Shakespeare classic. Escape to the Forest of Arden for an evening of intrigue, comedy, romance and mistaken identity that will make you believe in the power of love and laughter.
For addition information and to purchase tickets, contact the Department of Drama box office at 856-468-1445 ext. 2158 or kpalomo@gcecnj.org.
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Key Club
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Shady Lane Nursing Home
GCIT's Key Club is going to a Shady Lane Day of Service Trip where students volunteer to assist residents for a day of service at the Shady Lane Nursing Home on Thursday, December 18, 2015. They will spend the day interacting with residents, bringing them holiday ornaments we have created, singing holiday songs as well as playing games and engaging in numerous arts and crafts activities.
"Tree of Warmth" Project
Key Club is hosting the "Tree of Warmth" project in the 400 wing commons, asking for donations of new scarves, mittens or gloves to be donated to children in the Gloucester County area. No used items please. |
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Home & School Association
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The Home & School Association is made up of parents that represent the students of GCIT. The association holds meetings the 1st Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm in the 400 wing commons. During the meetings, they discuss fundraising ideas to be able to help provide our students with support for their programs and activities. They also provide support for groups and clubs associated with GCIT by donating, helping, or assisting events.
Home & School Scholarship Award
Seniors can apply to win scholarships through the Home & School Association. Participating families of the GCIT Home and School, that have a senior in GCIT, can apply for scholarship by submitting essay and application by April 30, 2015. Over $4,000 has been awarded to our seniors in the past 3 years!
For more information about the Home & School Association, click here...
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School Based Youth Services
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Counseling Services
SBYS is a counseling agency set up in GCIT. Counselors are on staff to assist with any issue that someone might want to explore in the confidence of a trained professional.
Services are open to Gloucester County high school students.
8am - 7pm
Friday
8am - 3pm
Summer Hours
Monday - Friday
8am - 3pm
In addition, SBYS hosts many recreational and leadership trips during the school year. For more information, visit www.gcit.org/sbys or call Kim Glazer, Director of SBYS, at 856-468-1445 x2691.
The Branch
The Branch is a teen drop-in group held every Thursday at GCIT when school is in session. It is open to all Gloucester County high school teenagers. The group is for teens, facilitated by trained teen leaders with adult staff present.
Topics of discussion include communication skills, enhancing self-esteem, drug and alcohol education, stress reduction and more. The group meets in the Media Center, 2nd floor, 200 wing. Sessions begin promptly at 3:30pm and end at 5:00pm. For more information, please contact a SBYS counselor.
Bystander Intervention
SBYS will continue to train GCIT students in Bystander Intervention. This valuable program encourages youth to intervene in situations where harm may be caused to another person, while keeping themselves safe. Personal safety and suicide prevention will also be discussed during the presentation.
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Parents & Students Can Subscribe to
Teacher Class Pages
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Now students and parents can subscribe to teacher class pages on the GCIT web site and receive automated emails each day as teachers post assignments to their class pages.
This feature is known as the "Student Vault." The feature is only available for teachers who have created class pages on the GCIT site.
Parents can create an  account and add their children's classes to their "My Classes" list. The parent account will customize the website and allow parents to see just the classes that they subscribe to and will also send assignment notifications to the email address associated with the account.
Students can create their own account with the added bonus of being able to submit assignments online should their teacher set the assignment up that way. In order to do this, students should print out their verification code that is generated during the registration process and bring it to one of their teachers for verification. This will then allow their account to submit assignments online to teachers that allow it.
Please see the documents below to help you in creating either a student or parent account.
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Get Connected and Stay Connected to GCIT
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Power Announcement - EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS
In case of emergencies, GCIT uses a notification system called Power Announcement. Power Announcement allows GCIT to send messages using email, voice and text messaging.
Now parents can enter and maintain their own contact information and communication preferences through PowerSchool. View the Power Announcement Instructions.
It is important that all parents/guardians log into PowerSchool and add/update their emergency contact information through Power Announcement as soon as possible.
Click to log into PowerSchool now...
PowerSchool
PowerSchool is the online system you use to view your child's grades, report cards, progress reports, schedule and attendance. If you misplaced your PowerSchool login or do not have Internet access, please call the guidance office at 856-468-1445 x2519.
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