🏴‍☠️❤️ HOMECOMING 2026 IS HERE! ❤️🏴‍☠️ Grants High School Pirates, get ready for an exciting week filled with school spirit, traditions, competition, and PIRATE PRIDE! 🎉 📣 HOMECOMING SPIRIT WEEK 👩‍🎤 Monday, Sept. 28 – Musician Monday Dress as your favorite musician! 🎸🎤 👴 Tuesday, Sept. 29 – Generations Day Seniors → Senior Citizens Juniors → Young Adults Sophomores → Middle School Freshmen → Babies 👶 🌎 Wednesday, Sept. 30 – Show Your Culture Be proud and wear what represents your culture! ❤️ 🎀 Thursday, Oct. 1 – Pink Out Stand in solidarity with those fighting breast cancer. Wear PINK! 🩷 🏴‍☠️ Friday, Oct. 2 – Pirate Pride Show your Pirate Pride and wear RED & BLACK! 🔴⚫ 🎉 HOMECOMING EVENTS 🏈 Sept. 30 | 6:00 PM – Powderpuff Game 📣 Oct. 2 | 10:30 AM – Homecoming Assembly 🎪 Oct. 2 | 4:30–7:30 PM – Homecoming Carnival & Bonfire 🎈 Oct. 3 | 10:00 AM – Homecoming Parade & Tailgating 🏈 Oct. 3 | 2:00 PM – Homecoming Football Game vs. Española Valley Sundevils 💃 Oct. 3 | 7:00 PM – Homecoming Dance Bring your Pirate Pride, bring your friends, and get ready to make Homecoming 2026 one to remember! LET'S GO PIRATES! 🏴‍☠️🔴⚫ #GHSHomecoming2026 #PiratePride #GoPirates #SpiritWeek #GrantsHighSchool #Homecoming2026
3 days ago, Steve Brown
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🖤 SOPHOMORE CLASS PARENTS — WE NEED YOUR HELP!❤️🏴‍☠️ Homecoming is coming up, and the Grants High School Sophomore Class is getting ready to make it a great one! 🎉 We are looking for parents and families who can help with our Homecoming Parade Float and Homecoming Carnival Concession Stand. 🚨 WAYS YOU CAN HELP: 🎨 Help decorate and build the Sophomore Class float 📦 Donate supplies for the float 🍿 Donate concession items 🎪 Volunteer to work the concession stand 🙌 Give whatever time or assistance you can! Every donation, helping hand, and volunteer makes a difference. We truly appreciate your support of our students! ❤️🖤 📧 Interested in helping? Contact Jolynn Perez at: jolynn.perez@gccs.k12.nm.us Let's come together and make Homecoming one to remember! 🏴‍☠️🔥 GO PIRATES! ❤️🖤
5 days ago, Steve Brown
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🏴‍☠️ PIRATE PRIDE! 🏴‍☠️ What a great showing by our Grants High School Cross Country teams at the Sal Gonzales CC Jamboree in Rio Rancho! 🏃‍♂️ BOYS — 3RD PLACE 🏃‍♀️ GIRLS — 3RD PLACE Both teams battled hard, represented Grants with pride, and showed the heart and determination that make us Pirates! Congratulations to our runners and coaches on an outstanding performance! Keep putting in the work, keep pushing each other, and keep moving forward! HARD WORK PAYS OFF! 💪🔥 ONCE A PIRATE, ALWAYS A PIRATE! 🏴‍☠️ GO PIRATES! ❤️🖤 #GrantsPirates #PiratePride #GHSXC #CrossCountry #AngryJackNation #PirateFamily #GoPirates
6 days ago, Steve Brown
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🏴‍☠️ PIRATE PRIDE! 🏴‍☠️ What a great showing by our Grants High School Cross Country teams at the Sal Gonzales CC Jamboree in Rio Rancho! 🏃‍♂️ BOYS — 3RD PLACE 🏃‍♀️ GIRLS — 3RD PLACE Both teams battled hard, represented Grants with pride, and showed the heart and determination that make us Pirates! Congratulations to our runners and coaches on an outstanding performance! Keep putting in the work, keep pushing each other, and keep moving forward! HARD WORK PAYS OFF! 💪🔥 ONCE A PIRATE, ALWAYS A PIRATE! 🏴‍☠️ GO PIRATES! ❤️🖤 #GrantsPirates #PiratePride #GHSXC #CrossCountry #AngryJackNation #PirateFamily #GoPirates
6 days ago, Steve Brown
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📸✨ SMILE, DRAGONS! IT'S SCHOOL PICTURE DAY! 🐉❤️🖤💛

Say cheese! 📷 School Picture Day is here! We can't wait to capture those beautiful smiles and memories of our ECHS Dragons! 🐉

Be sure to come ready with your best smile and your Dragon pride! ❤️🖤💛

📅 Date: September 22, 2026

📍 Location: GCCS ECHS Rm. 305 A

Let's make this a picture-perfect day! 📸✨

#SchoolPictureDay #ECHSDragons #OnceADragonAlwaysADragon
6 days ago, Bernadette Cheromiah
Picture Day 9/22

📣 GCCS Families and Community Stakeholders—We Want to Hear From You!

Grants/Cibola County Schools invites you to participate in an important survey regarding our Native American students. Your feedback will help us better understand their needs and strengthen the programs, services, and opportunities we provide. If you have any questions please reach out to Nolan Valdo at nolan.valdo@gccs.k12.nm.us

📱 Scan the QR code in the graphic or complete the survey here:
🔗 https://forms.gle/iMu7DrFNgWwiVCQ2A

Your voice matters! Thank you for helping GCCS support the success and well-being of every Native American student.

#GCCS #NativeAmericanEducation #CommunityVoice #FamilyEngagement #StudentSuccess

9 days ago, Steve Brown
Survey
💙 September is Suicide Prevention Month—a time to raise awareness, spread hope, and remind one another that no one has to struggle alone.

Take time to check in with yourself, your friends, your family members, and those around you. Learn the warning signs, ask how someone is really doing, and listen without judgment. A simple conversation can help save a life.

Reaching out for mental health support is not a sign of weakness—it is a sign of strength.

📞 If you or someone you know is experiencing a crisis:

• Call or text 988
• Chat with a trained counselor at 988lifeline.org
• TTY users may use their preferred relay service or dial 711, then 988
• If someone is in immediate danger, call 911

The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is free, confidential, and available 24/7.

You matter. You are valued. You are not alone. 💛

#SuicidePreventionMonth #MentalHealthAwareness #YouAreNotAlone #988Lifeline #SpreadHope #CheckIn
10 days ago, Steve Brown
Suicide Prevention Month
🔥HOMECOMING BONFIRE WOOD DONATIONS NEEDED!🔥

The Sophomore class is collecting wood for our upcoming Homecoming Bonfire!

Wood donations may be dropped off in the designated marked area near the football field from September 26-October 2nd.

Please do not donate

🚫 Trash
🚫 Railroad ties
🚫 Tree Stumps/logs

Thank you for supporting the Sophomore Class and helping us make our Homecoming Bonfire a success! 🏈🔥🏴‍☠️
10 days ago, Steve Brown
Bonfire
🏃🏽‍♂️🏃🏽‍♀️ Hawks on the Rise! 🦅💪🏽

Congratulations to our LAHS Cross Country team on a great showing at the Ramah Mustang Invitational on Saturday, September 12!

🏆 Boys Varsity — 1st Place out of 9 teams!

Our runners continue to work hard, build confidence, and make progress—not only as individual athletes, but as a team. Their dedication, teamwork, and commitment are something our entire GCCS community can be proud of.

A special congratulations to our athletes for their outstanding finishes, and thank you to our coaches, families, and supporters who continue to encourage our students every step of the way!

Keep running, keep improving, and keep Higher Expectations for Everyone!🦅

Here are the cross-country results from the Ramah Mustang Invitational on Saturday, September 12, 2026.

LAHS Boys Varsity - 1st place out of 9 teams.

Boys Individual Results - N. Vicente, 2nd place, Time: 19:21
T. Lewis, 3rd place, Time: 19:24
A. Vallo, 4th place, Time: 19:37
T. Garcia, 16th place, Time: 21:38
D. Analla, 17th place, Time: 21:49

Girls Individual Results - M. Smith, 7th place, Time: 24:31

#GCCS #LAHSCrossCountry #HawksOnTheRise #Teamwork #StudentAthletes
12 days ago, Steve Brown
Hawks finish 1st!
📣 Grants Cibola County Schools families and community members!

Please join us for our upcoming Indian Parent Advisory Committee (IPAC) Meeting as we kick off the new school year together!

📅 Wednesday, September 16, 2026
⏰ 6:00–7:00 p.m.
📍 GCCS Training Room

We look forward to connecting, collaborating, and supporting our students and families. We hope to see you there!

#GCCS #IPAC #FamilyEngagement #CommunityCollaboration #SupportingStudents
13 days ago, Steve Brown
IPAC Meeting
🏀 JOIN THE LOS ALAMITOS COACHING TEAM! 🏴‍☠️

Grants Cibola County Schools is seeking enthusiastic and dedicated individuals to serve as:

🏀 Boys Basketball Coach
🏀 Girls Basketball Coach
📍 Los Alamitos Middle School

Help develop our student-athletes, strengthen our basketball programs, and inspire the next generation of Pirates!

✅ An active NMPED coaching license is required.

📲 Scan the QR code on the graphic or apply online:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeY8xp11PI4o3CrQ4TujyVEFYenggzfobzK9JVSxHNJUYCt6w/viewform

Please share and help us find our next LAMS basketball coaches!

#GCCS #LosAlamitosMiddleSchool #LAMSBucs #NowHiring #BasketballCoaches #NewMexicoEducation #GoBucs
16 days ago, Steve Brown
LAMS Basketball
🎟️ FREE ADMISSION 🎟️
🤝 LET’S SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS TOGETHER! 🤝

We love seeing our students and community members come out to support GCCS Athletics! 🏆

Through our partnership with ORCNM, admission to athletic events at Los Alamitos Middle School, Laguna-Acoma High School, and Grants High School is FREE to our community. 🎉

While we are excited to make our athletic events accessible to everyone, we want to remind families that:

⚠️ Elementary and middle school students MUST be accompanied by an adult when attending athletic events.

⚠️ Students in elementary or middle school may not attend athletic events on their own or be dropped off at an event.

✅ Admission is FREE.
👨‍👩‍👧 Parent/Guardian supervision is REQUIRED.

Thank you to our families and community for helping us maintain a safe, positive, and welcoming environment at all GCCS athletic events. ❤️

👏 Thank you, ORCNM, for partnering with GCCS Athletics!

🏴‍☠️ Go Pirates! 🦅 Go Hawks! ☠️ Go Buccaneers!

GCCS Athletics
16 days ago, Steve Brown
Fall Sports Flyer
Let’s connect! 🔥🐉

The August 2026 issue of The Ember is live. Scan the QR code or tap the link to read now:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ARc7Sx2-kgK0zcQzFmU08TwXkHYyjHf7/view?usp=drive_link
17 days ago, Delton Martin
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📶🏡 GET CONNECTED, GRANTS-CIBOLA FAMILIES!

High-speed internet may be available for qualifying rural households within Grants-Cibola County Schools through a partnership with ReSound Networks.

Reliable internet helps students learn, families stay connected, and communities thrive! 💻📚

✅ See if your household qualifies:
https://resoundnetworks.com/connect-grants-cibola

Please share this opportunity with families who may benefit!

#GCCS #GrantsCibolaCountySchools #ReSoundNetworks #GetConnected #HighSpeedInternet #DigitalLearning #CommunityConnections
19 days ago, Steve Brown
Get Connected
🏴‍☠️ PIRATE FANS & SUPPORTERS — THE X-GRAIN TEAM STORE IS OPEN! ❤️🖤

Gear up and show your Pirate pride! X-Grain offers high-quality apparel with personalization and customization options so you can make your gear your own.

🛒 Shop here:
https://stores.inksoft.com/WS140746/shop/home

⏰ STORE CLOSES OCTOBER 19, 2026!

Don’t wait—get your Pirate gear ordered before the store closes!

ORDER • CUSTOMIZE • REPRESENT 🏴‍☠️❤️🖤
24 days ago, Steve Brown
GHS Team Store
🏟️ FREE ADMISSION TO ALL GCCS HOME SPORTING EVENTS! 🎉

We are excited to announce a new partnership with ORCNM that will allow free admission to all Grants Cibola County Schools home sporting events, effective September 1, 2026!

That means you can come out, support our student-athletes, and cheer on our teams FREE OF CHARGE through the end of the current fiscal year. 🙌

📅 Effective: September 1, 2026
🎟️ Admission: FREE
🏆 Applies to: All GCCS Home Sporting Events
⏳ Valid through: The end of the current fiscal year

⚠️ Please Note: This free-admission opportunity is for the 2026–2027 school year ONLY. Beginning with the 2027–2028 school year, athletic admission fees will return to the same structure used in previous years.

🍿Take advantage of the money saved at the gate and support our concessions while supporting our student/athletes.

Bring your family, bring your friends, and COME SUPPORT OUR GCCS STUDENT-ATHLETES! ❤️💙

#GCCS #GCCSAthletics #GoPirates #GoBucs #GoHawks #SupportOurStudents #FreeAdmission
26 days ago, Steve Brown
Free Admission
📢 GCCS FAMILY — NO SCHOOL WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND!

A reminder to our GCCS families that all Grants Cibola County Schools will be closed on Wednesday, September 2nd, in observance of Cultural Day. 🎉

We encourage our students, staff, and families to take this opportunity to celebrate and appreciate the rich cultures, traditions, and heritage that make our community so special. ❤️💙💛

📅 No School: Wednesday, September 2nd
🏫 School Resumes: Thursday, September 3rd

Enjoy the day, GCCS Family! We look forward to seeing everyone back at school on Thursday!

WE ARE GCCS. WE ARE FAMILY. ❤️

#GCCSFamily #CulturalDay #NoSchool #GrantsCibolaCountySchools #WeAreGCCS #WeAreFamily
26 days ago, Steve Brown
Cultural Day
🏴‍☠️⛳ Calling All Golfers, Businesses & Pirate Supporters! ⛳🏴‍☠️

Join us for the Grants High School Pirates Golf Tournament and help make a lasting impact on our student-athletes!

📅 Saturday, November 7, 2026
📍 Coyote Del Malpais Golf Course — Grants, NM
⏰ 9:00 a.m. Shotgun Start
🏌️ Four-Person Scramble
💲 $400 per team
🍽️ Lunch provided
🏆 Prizes and giveaways

We are also seeking tournament sponsors! Your support helps provide equipment, travel, tournament expenses, and valuable opportunities for our Pirate golfers.

🔴 Title Sponsor: $500
⚫ Hole Sponsor: $250
🔴 Title & Hole Sponsorship: $750
⚫ Other donations are also welcome!

Sponsorship forms are due no later than October 26, 2026.

Register at Coyote Golf Course or contact Troy Kennington at Troy.kennington@gccs.k12.nm.us for registration and sponsorship information.

Good company. Greater impact. Let’s come together to build champions, support our Pirates, and create opportunities! ❤️🖤

#GrantsPirates #PiratePride #PiratesGolf #SupportStudentAthletes #GolfTournament #GrantsNewMexico
about 1 month ago, Steve Brown
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🏴‍☠️🏃‍♂️ SHOW YOUR PIRATE PRIDE! 🏃‍♀️🏴‍☠️

Grants High School Cross Country is excited to announce that the GHS Cross Country Apparel Store is OPEN! 🖤❤️

Gear up and show your support for our Pirates with official Grants Cross Country apparel, including:
👕 T-Shirts
🧥 Hoodies & Long Sleeves
🔥 And more!

Whether you're a runner, parent, alumni, or simply a proud Pirate fan, there's something for everyone!

🛒 SHOP NOW!
📲 Scan the QR code on the graphic or visit:
grantspiratesxc26.itemorder.com/shop

⏰ Don't wait — grab your gear while the store is open!

🏴‍☠️ RUN TOGETHER. WORK TOGETHER. FINISH STRONG. 🏃‍♂️💨

#GrantsPirates #GrantsHighSchool #GHSCrossCountry #PiratePride #CrossCountry #RunPiratesRun #GoPirates
about 1 month ago, Steve Brown
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🎉 GCCS, GET READY FOR BE HERE DAY! 🎉

Grants Cibola County Schools is proud to join schools and districts across New Mexico on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, to celebrate BE HERE DAY and the importance of strong school attendance! 🏫✨

Being present matters! Every day students are in school is another opportunity to learn, connect, grow, and succeed. 💙📚

Let’s come together as a GCCS community to encourage our students, celebrate great attendance, and remind everyone that EVERY DAY COUNTS!

📣 Be here. Be engaged. Be ready to succeed!

Together, we can build a culture of strong attendance and help every GCCS student reach their full potential. Let’s show up, GCCS! 💪🎓

#BeHereDay #BeHereNM #GCCS #GrantsCibolaCountySchools #AttendanceMatters #EveryDayCounts #BeingPresentMatters #StudentSuccess
about 1 month ago, Steve Brown
Be Here Day