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![Graduates in blue caps and gowns sit in rows facing the stage during Gahanna Lincoln High School’s commencement ceremony, with a banner reading “One Pride – One Family” displayed above.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1749567270/gahannaschoolsorg/kxwbiebwbd9pnwx8olkf/GraduationNewsTumb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1749567270/gahannaschoolsorg/kxwbiebwbd9pnwx8olkf/GraduationNewsTumb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1749567270/gahannaschoolsorg/kxwbiebwbd9pnwx8olkf/GraduationNewsTumb.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1749567270/gahannaschoolsorg/kxwbiebwbd9pnwx8olkf/GraduationNewsTumb.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1749567270/gahannaschoolsorg/kxwbiebwbd9pnwx8olkf/GraduationNewsTumb.jpg","width":1450}])
Enjoy these highlights from GLHS Graduation 2025.
![A large group of high school students wearing matching purple “Every Voice Counts” T-shirts pose together on gym bleachers.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1749565237/gahannaschoolsorg/fioq8q3bazucmjyxrv9t/SpreadtheWord.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1749565237/gahannaschoolsorg/fioq8q3bazucmjyxrv9t/SpreadtheWord.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1749565237/gahannaschoolsorg/fioq8q3bazucmjyxrv9t/SpreadtheWord.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1749565237/gahannaschoolsorg/fioq8q3bazucmjyxrv9t/SpreadtheWord.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1749565237/gahannaschoolsorg/fioq8q3bazucmjyxrv9t/SpreadtheWord.jpg","width":1450}])
Highlights from Spread the Word Day 2025
![Two young girls smile while working on a colorful craft project at a table covered with a world flag tablecloth in a school gym.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747240567/gahannaschoolsorg/yled5kt0rtptkbkmtwpc/CFCultureThumb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747240567/gahannaschoolsorg/yled5kt0rtptkbkmtwpc/CFCultureThumb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1747240567/gahannaschoolsorg/yled5kt0rtptkbkmtwpc/CFCultureThumb.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1747240567/gahannaschoolsorg/yled5kt0rtptkbkmtwpc/CFCultureThumb.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1747240567/gahannaschoolsorg/yled5kt0rtptkbkmtwpc/CFCultureThumb.jpg","width":1280}])
Highlights from Chapelfield's Culture and Community Night.
![Person in a safety vest speaks with a school bus driver wearing a cowboy hat and bandana during a bus inspection or training event.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747080021/gahannaschoolsorg/ovj3haajcgku77rc1ch8/IMG_2990.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747080021/gahannaschoolsorg/ovj3haajcgku77rc1ch8/IMG_2990.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1747080021/gahannaschoolsorg/ovj3haajcgku77rc1ch8/IMG_2990.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1747080021/gahannaschoolsorg/ovj3haajcgku77rc1ch8/IMG_2990.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1747080021/gahannaschoolsorg/ovj3haajcgku77rc1ch8/IMG_2990.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1747080021/gahannaschoolsorg/ovj3haajcgku77rc1ch8/IMG_2990.jpg","width":2200}])
GJPS school bus drivers accept the challenge at Road-E-O.
![Group of students and an adult standing on a stage in front of a black curtain, smiling for a photo during a recognition event.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747075626/gahannaschoolsorg/dfb4ep7aecp21d1ewtvx/RobbMcCormickPhotography250of368.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747075626/gahannaschoolsorg/dfb4ep7aecp21d1ewtvx/RobbMcCormickPhotography250of368.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1747075626/gahannaschoolsorg/dfb4ep7aecp21d1ewtvx/RobbMcCormickPhotography250of368.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1747075626/gahannaschoolsorg/dfb4ep7aecp21d1ewtvx/RobbMcCormickPhotography250of368.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1747075626/gahannaschoolsorg/dfb4ep7aecp21d1ewtvx/RobbMcCormickPhotography250of368.jpg","width":1379}])
GLHS students share Global Studies Projects
![Boy dressed like Jack Hanna with stuffed monkey and parrot]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747240846/gahannaschoolsorg/jl5qmjscam4gjgy9riyj/LEWaxThumb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747240846/gahannaschoolsorg/jl5qmjscam4gjgy9riyj/LEWaxThumb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1747240846/gahannaschoolsorg/jl5qmjscam4gjgy9riyj/LEWaxThumb.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1747240846/gahannaschoolsorg/jl5qmjscam4gjgy9riyj/LEWaxThumb.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1747240846/gahannaschoolsorg/jl5qmjscam4gjgy9riyj/LEWaxThumb.jpg","width":1280}])
Highlights from Lincoln Elementary's Wax Museum.
![Poster for the 2025 GLHS Visual Art Exhibit featuring a painting of a dog in space with Earth and the moon in the background. Exhibit runs April 21–May 1 at Clark Hall, 2nd Floor. Opening reception and awards on Tuesday, April 22 from 6–8 p.m.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747240271/gahannaschoolsorg/dxlbebxokkg8hest0zmz/ArtShow25Thumb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747240271/gahannaschoolsorg/dxlbebxokkg8hest0zmz/ArtShow25Thumb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1747240271/gahannaschoolsorg/dxlbebxokkg8hest0zmz/ArtShow25Thumb.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1747240271/gahannaschoolsorg/dxlbebxokkg8hest0zmz/ArtShow25Thumb.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1747240271/gahannaschoolsorg/dxlbebxokkg8hest0zmz/ArtShow25Thumb.jpg","width":1280}])
GLHS artists showcase their work.
![A group of smiling students and an adult pose in front of a blue wall holding Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council T-shirts.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747239961/gahannaschoolsorg/ooiaxgrbbkza7msmfpwb/SSAC.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747239961/gahannaschoolsorg/ooiaxgrbbkza7msmfpwb/SSAC.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1747239961/gahannaschoolsorg/ooiaxgrbbkza7msmfpwb/SSAC.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1747239961/gahannaschoolsorg/ooiaxgrbbkza7msmfpwb/SSAC.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1747239961/gahannaschoolsorg/ooiaxgrbbkza7msmfpwb/SSAC.jpg","width":1280}])
SSAC plants trees in area parks.
![New circular light fixtures installed in the hallway at Jefferson Elementary, with a school pride poster and bright blue lockers visible.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1745264373/gahannaschoolsorg/gkht1slgktrzbdpya8a1/JELights.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1745264373/gahannaschoolsorg/gkht1slgktrzbdpya8a1/JELights.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1745264373/gahannaschoolsorg/gkht1slgktrzbdpya8a1/JELights.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1745264373/gahannaschoolsorg/gkht1slgktrzbdpya8a1/JELights.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1745264373/gahannaschoolsorg/gkht1slgktrzbdpya8a1/JELights.jpg","width":1450}])
GJPS Ops Team Hard at Work.
![Portrait of Kris Fuller with text announcing him as the new Middle School South Principal, next to the Gahanna-Jefferson Public Schools logo on a blue background.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1745259951/gahannaschoolsorg/hrlnulopwowiilgyiea1/MSSPrincipal.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1745259951/gahannaschoolsorg/hrlnulopwowiilgyiea1/MSSPrincipal.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1745259951/gahannaschoolsorg/hrlnulopwowiilgyiea1/MSSPrincipal.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1745259951/gahannaschoolsorg/hrlnulopwowiilgyiea1/MSSPrincipal.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1745259951/gahannaschoolsorg/hrlnulopwowiilgyiea1/MSSPrincipal.jpg","width":1450}])
New 2025-26 principal for Middle School South.
![A group of middle school students dressed in traditional cultural clothing pose together in a school hallway, with two students holding a Ghanaian flag in front.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1749566640/gahannaschoolsorg/voqxnkipf4ncbsmafh31/MswCulturalDay.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1749566640/gahannaschoolsorg/voqxnkipf4ncbsmafh31/MswCulturalDay.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1749566640/gahannaschoolsorg/voqxnkipf4ncbsmafh31/MswCulturalDay.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1749566640/gahannaschoolsorg/voqxnkipf4ncbsmafh31/MswCulturalDay.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1749566640/gahannaschoolsorg/voqxnkipf4ncbsmafh31/MswCulturalDay.jpg","width":1450}])
Enjoy highlights from the MSW Cultural Festival.
![Members of a U.S. Army band perform for students in a classroom, playing various brass and woodwind instruments while students with their own instruments watch from the front row.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1744656403/gahannaschoolsorg/bbhykkmpr3ill4fiwc7h/ArmyBand.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1744656403/gahannaschoolsorg/bbhykkmpr3ill4fiwc7h/ArmyBand.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1744656403/gahannaschoolsorg/bbhykkmpr3ill4fiwc7h/ArmyBand.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1744656403/gahannaschoolsorg/bbhykkmpr3ill4fiwc7h/ArmyBand.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1744656403/gahannaschoolsorg/bbhykkmpr3ill4fiwc7h/ArmyBand.jpg","width":1450}])
GLHS jazz students host U.S. Army Field Band's Jazz Ambassadors for special clinic.
![A display of student-made circuit projects in a school library, featuring creative dioramas made from shoeboxes. One project in the foreground includes a hand-drawn scene with a vampire and a bat, surrounded by green textured materials, designed to light up using circuits.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1743101730/gahannaschoolsorg/dk5gfmhq5onxhdup1nal/Circuits.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1743101730/gahannaschoolsorg/dk5gfmhq5onxhdup1nal/Circuits.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1743101730/gahannaschoolsorg/dk5gfmhq5onxhdup1nal/Circuits.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1743101730/gahannaschoolsorg/dk5gfmhq5onxhdup1nal/Circuits.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1743101730/gahannaschoolsorg/dk5gfmhq5onxhdup1nal/Circuits.jpg","width":1458}])
Bright ideas were flowing at Middle School South.
![A group of students wearing "Operation Education" shirts gathers for a photo at an awards ceremony, celebrating their participation in an educational event.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1743101120/gahannaschoolsorg/vkpw83hubrnbdzgnya3s/Teachers.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1743101120/gahannaschoolsorg/vkpw83hubrnbdzgnya3s/Teachers.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1743101120/gahannaschoolsorg/vkpw83hubrnbdzgnya3s/Teachers.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1743101120/gahannaschoolsorg/vkpw83hubrnbdzgnya3s/Teachers.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1743101120/gahannaschoolsorg/vkpw83hubrnbdzgnya3s/Teachers.jpg","width":1458}])
Five GLHS students earn awards at EdRising Conference.
![A group of DECA students dressed in blazers and red shirts proudly pose with their trophies after a successful competition.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1743093768/gahannaschoolsorg/ekduwqbye1mcaqcwvqgp/DECA_2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1743093768/gahannaschoolsorg/ekduwqbye1mcaqcwvqgp/DECA_2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1743093768/gahannaschoolsorg/ekduwqbye1mcaqcwvqgp/DECA_2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1743093768/gahannaschoolsorg/ekduwqbye1mcaqcwvqgp/DECA_2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1743093768/gahannaschoolsorg/ekduwqbye1mcaqcwvqgp/DECA_2.jpg","width":1458}])
Entire DECA Team Qualifies for International Competition.