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Gavit Middle/High School PTSA      
Chartered     2/2/1961

New Gavit Pride congratulations update 5/7/10.
Pictures to celebrate also are here. We also honor these student on Facebook, see link below.

Welcome to the Gavit PTSA homepage!

The Gavit PTSA has recently changed their bylaws to only three regular meetings a year. We will usually meet on a Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in the student cafeteria. We are plannig to hold more progams on the alternate months so we want your input for the type of programs that would be of Value to you. Please contact our president with your suggestions.

Our last meeting of this year is Tuesday, June 1st, 6:30 pm. We will be voting on our slate of officers for next year, We will also have a short wrap-up. Please join us so we can proceed to a new PTSA year. Watch our Facebook page for quick updates! Our link is below.

Gavit PTSA was honored with OUTSTANTING Membership Acheivement, 50% Membership Increase plus others and OUTSTANSING High School Website award ! Check out the Gallary for pictures of some of Gavit's highlings at Indiana PTA Convention.

CHECK OUT INDIANA PTA'S WEBSITE FOR MORE CONVENTION INFORMATION HERE and their Facebook for even more pictures here.

GAVIT GUARDIANS
 (This is in the process of being reviewed with SCH administrators, when we have an answer, we will contact those who have graciously signed up to help. Sorry for the delay and WE DO THANK YOU for your willingness to be there for the students!)

The Gavit Administration and PTSA are looking for parents/guardians/grandparents who would be interested in becoming a "Gavit Guardian". These adults would be available as hall monitors, door monitors (before and after school), and at sporting events and other activities at the school as needed. Parents who sign up will be provided with a shirt that will be a visible presence on school grounds.
To sign up, please download and return the form to the PTSA mailbox via the Main Office.

For your information you can access the following information by clicking on the name below:  
Dress code information 
Silent Sustained Reading Expectations                       Attendance Policy for High School    

(One of these files are in PDF form.  If you don't have Adobe Reader click on the link at the bottom of the page to get the free download)

Your student's Gladiator Guidebook contains most of the information that you see above as well as academic and counseling information that is important to your student. Other important information regarding tests, scholarships, FAFSA, financial aid etc can be found at this area of Gavit's website.

Our students in the news: We are always proud of our Gavit students and you should  check here often to see a few special instances of some exceptional  activities.  Additional news added today.

Important Dates, Deadlines & Tidbits

HEALTH DEPARTMENT WILL HOLD H1N1 CLINIC ON FEBRUARY 18TH AT THE AREA CAREER CENTER - all informtion is available on this flyer.

Getting a Learner/Driver Education Permit -
New Rules for Learners ALSO
New Identification Requirements-Starting January 1, 2010 - IN Bureau of Motor Vehicles

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Attention  High School Students!  

Upcoming SAT & ACT Test Dates!     More dates for the ACT and Sat can be found here. 

FAFSA CHANGE INFORMATION HERE

New Scholarships listed here - Some of these have very close deadlines. Check it our NOW.

Contact Your Child's Teachers? 

You can contact your child’s teachers by email using Gavit’s web page.  Simply, go online to School City of Hammond at http://www.hammond.k12.in.us. Click on ‘School Web Sites’ which is located on the left side of the blue horizontal bar. Hold the cursor down on “Middle, High Schools” and slide it to “Gavit MS/HS and our web page will appear, or click here 

 If your student is in high school, double click on ‘High School’ and a list of departments will be shown.  If you want to contact an English teacher, click on English Department, and pictures of the staff will appear.  Click on the teacher’s name and you will be taken directly to their email. 

 The directions are the same for Middle School except you would click on the Community Name rather than the department and then the teacher’s name.

  If you are unable to contact them by email, please feel free to reach them by phone.  The number is 989-7328.  If the teacher is unavailable when you call please leave a message for them to call back.  Any questions contact: Cindy Bolger, Counselor see Printable version of this information here. 

Be sure to check out the new STI HomePlus system that permits users to view grades and attendance for middle and high school students. Parents will be offered several training sessions.  Watch for dates and times as you must attend this to receive a user ID and password.  You can login to the site here.

Volunteers are needed to assist with many activities. Show your children that you care - Call the school and volunteer today!

We all have important values and ideas — things we care about and want to share. This website is dedicated to the Parents, Teachers, and  Students of Donald E. Gavit Middle/High School. Please, share your ideas, values, and comments with the PTSA by either sending us an email or coming to our meetings.

Gavit no longer provides a written form of the daily announcements BUT does send a weekly Schedule.
You can receive this by email by visiting the Daily Announcements web page for more information.  
When these are sent  to the webmaster, they will be sent to anyone on the announcement list
(plus other information of importance as it occurs).

The objectives of the Donald E. Gavit PTSA, in common with those of the National PTA and the Indiana PTA, are:

• To promote the welfare of children and youth in home, school, community and place of worship.
  
  
• To raise the standards of home life.
  
  
• To secure adequate laws for the care and protection of children and youth.
  
  
• To bring into closer relation the home and the school, that parents and teachers may cooperate intelligently in the education of children and youth.
  
  
• To develop between educators and the general public such united efforts as will secure for all children and youth the highest advantages in physical, mental, social and spiritual education.

The images below are links to visit these important sites:

Gavit MS/HS Page

Hammond PTA

Indiana PTA

National PTA

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