Garrett-Keyser-ButlerCommunity School District

EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION, STRENGTH IN CHARACTER

There will be some changes to the BYOAD (Bring Your Own Apple Device) program for the 2021-2022 school year. Elementary and Middle School will stay the same and continue using iPads for this program. The High School will be switching to iPads instead of MacBooks for the 2021-2022 school year. If students were enrolled in the BYOAD program for the 2020-2021 school year with a MacBook, they will be grandfathered in until they graduate. Below is some more information on the BYOAD Program for the 2021-2022 School Year.

Welcome aboard! We are excited for you to join our team!

JE Ober and Garrett High School will be hosting Back to School Day this week. JE Ober: 12:00PM-7:00PM Aug. 4 - Last Name A-G Aug. 5 - Last Name H-M Aug. 6 - Last Name N-Z GHS: 12:00PM-7:00PM August 4: Freshman and new students only

Here is some guidance for Back-To-School Face Covering for Families provided by the Indiana Department of Education. Also included are caring instructions for your cloth face coverings. These are great tools to review as face coverings are highly recommended in DeKalb County.

Here is the 2020-2021 JE Ober and GMS supply list.

Here are the links to access graduation photos! Due to there being so many photos, you may need to check out both links. These pictures can be downloaded and printed for free! Photos are a gift from Roger Farney to the Class of 2020.

The 2020 GHS Graduation video will be available to view on 06/05/2020 at 5:00 PM. Please view the comments on the YouTube video for a timeline so you can find specific graduates or sections easier if you would like. We hope that you enjoy and congratulations to the Class of 2020!

Congratulations to Andrew Leman who was awarded the Rockwell Scholarship! This scholarship was awarded by the Impact Institute who partnered with The Rockwell Foundation. Together, they award yearly scholarships to CTE (Career and Technical Education) students. Andrew participated in Welding and plans to attend Vincennes University participating in the AIM (Advanced Internship in Manufacturing) program.

Mr. Thomas was announced as the winner of the 2020 Outstanding Earth Science Teacher (OEST) Central Section. This award is given by The National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT). The award is for "exceptional contributions to the stimulation of interest in Earth Sciences at the pre-college level".

Here is the link for the 2020 Garrett High School Senior Awards Ceremony. Thank you to everyone who helped keep track and to those who helped put this together! Congratulations students!

Monday meal distribution will continue thru June 29th. Drive thru pick up from Door 20 from 11:00AM-1:00PM and 4:30PM-5:30PM.

We are so excited to welcome your son/daughter to JE Ober Elementary School! Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, we are unable to hold our annual Kindergarten Round-Up at this time. This Pre-Registration form will allow us to keep you updated of events happening prior to school starting in August!

After many hours of discussing graduation, Mr. Smith and Mr. Clifford have released the Official 2020 Graduation Ceremony Details.

This video has updates regarding graduation, cap and gown pick up, and recognizes distinction and academic honors.

Garrett Keyser Butler Community Schools physical school building will be closed the remainder of this school year. We will continue our classrooms through virtual learning. Attached is a schedule for virtual learning for the remainder of the year.

If you have a child entering Kindergarten at J.E. Ober Elementary School in the Fall of 2020, do not miss out on this important opportunity!

The GHS Field Research Team move onto the Regional GLOBE Poster Symposium.

A groundbreaking ceremony was held in Garrett to dedicate the Brennan Estates subdivision.

Garrett CyberPatriot Teams Among Best In State

Congratulations to Garret Middle School teacher, Jessica Carlson, for becoming National Board Certified!

Two teachers and the Career Development Program represented Garrett Keyser Butler Community Schools as finalists for the DeKalb Chamber Partnership Duesy Awards. Congratulations to Finalist Piper Placencia, Educator of the Year Chad Sutton, and the Education Award Winner was the GKB Career Development Program!

Col. Douglas Fraze was inducted to the Distinguished Alumni Hall of Honor on 10/04/2019.

Welcome the following staff to Garrett-Keyser-Butler CSD!

The Building Trades Program was rewarded a State Earn and Learn (SEAL) Certification on Friday. This certification was rewarded by the state agency. Only two have been rewarded in the state of Indiana. The reward helps signify that the Building Trades Program is a model work-based program. Congrats to Chad Sutton and the students!

The Career Development Program was recognized nationally by the NCCER. This profile will be part of NCCER Pathways Conference in Anaheim, CA in December.

Garrett-Keyser-Butler has partnered with the Bowen Center to create a Garrett-Keyser-Butler Student Assistant Plan (SAP). To learn more about this opportunity, please click read more for the FAQ sheet.

GKB is excited to share that we are now using Eventlink as our scheduling software! Eventlink holds all athletic practice and game schedules, extra-curricular events and other events for all 3 of our schools! We encourage you to create an account and subscribe to the calendars that pertain to your student(s)! You can visit the website www.eventlink.com or you can download the app! Get started today!

Seniors participated in a career signing day on May 15, 2019.

The Indiana Department of Education continues to develop videos to share with parents and educators about assessment systems and transitions to support assessment literacy. Click Read More to watch these videos.

Last week, 155 of our GKB staff members participated in suicide prevention training!

Student registration instructions can be found by clicking read more.

With DeKalb County entering red, there have been some updates for ticketing to winter sport events.