The GRC Fine Arts Cohort  & International Thespian Society will present GRC’s first fully-produced play in seven years, Digging Up the Boys, on Oct. 17. Prior to the performance, the Cohort will host an art show featuring Bob Howard, an Appalachian Realist painter, educator, and former coal miner from Harlan County. The exceptionally gifted artist is also Fine Arts Cohort director Katherine Lowther's father-in-law. The gallery and reception...

What did you do this summer? Many students spent the end of their summer lying out by the pool, spending time with friends, or just relaxing at home. However, this was not the case for the members of the GRC Marching Band, as they were hard at work spending 9 hours a day preparing for their competition season. Our Marching Band performs at the football games and prepares for competitions recurrently all while balancing their social and academic...

As a child, you were always asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” The usual responses were things like “a fireman” or “a policeman,” because who doesn’t want to be a superhero? Robyn Murphy, on the other hand, knew right from the start that she wanted to be a teacher when she grew up. Last school year, English Teacher Robyn Murphy started teaching a career pathway for students to become teachers. Murphy’s goal is to support,...

Come out and support the Cards. Have some school spirit. Let your team know you’re behind them. Oh, and by the way, you’re going to have to pay for that. As the construction of the athletic facilities comes to an end, GRC is finally experiencing a revival in school spirit, but pride in the Cardinals will never meet its full potential if the school district doesn’t find a way to let all GRC students in for free. Currently, free admission...

“Who are, who are, who are we? We are, we are, we are GRC!” New facilities, same phenomenal teams. But this year, our student section is going to be better than ever and overflowing with team spirit. Smoke Signals interviewed this year’s Get Rowdy Crew leaders to clear up some questions that have been asked throughout the start of the school year about the Crew as a whole. We talked to Hunter Helderman, Eli Penichet, and KJ Rucker about...