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About C.J. Hooker Middle School (CJH)


About CJH | Bell Schedule | Attendance

About CJH

C.J. Hooker Middle School educates students in grades 6-8.

Heather Carman, Principal

“Working at GCSD has always been a childhood dream of mine. I am truly blessed to be able to serve the students, staff and community here in Goshen.”

Heather Carman

Nancy Weber, Assistant Principal

“I have worked with Goshen students for over twenty years in many different capacities. But my simplest message has applied in every single one of them: Strive to be your best. Forgive yourself when you are not. Repeat.”

Nancy Weber

Bell Schedule

Homeroom: 7:40-7:46 a.m.

Period 1: 7:46-8:28 a.m.

Period 2: 8:31-9:13 a.m.

Period 3: 9:16-9:58 a.m.

Period 4: 10:01-10:43 a.m.

Period 5: 10:46-11:28 a.m. (Lunch 6)

Period 6: 11:31 a.m.- 12:13 p.m. (Lunch 7/8)

Period 7: 12:16-12:58 p.m. (Lunch 7/8)

Period 8: 1:10-1:43 p.m.

Period 9: 1:46-2:28 p.m.

Dismissal: 2:28 p.m.

Extra Help: 2:30-3 p.m.

View schedules for delays and half days.

Attendance

For your convenience, C.J. Hooker Middle School parents and guardians can report a child’s absence, for any reason, via email. Contact the Attendance Office at cjh.attendance@gcsny.org.

Click here to learn about the district’s attendance policy.

What should you include in the absence email?

The following items should be included when emailing the attendance office to report your child’s absence:

  • The student’s full name and grade
  • The email author’s full name and relationship to student
  • A phone number where you can be reached
  • Whether the student is absent or tardy
  • The date of the student’s absence or tardy
  • A reason for the student’s absence:
    • Excused absences include: sick, emergency medical appointment, court attendance, death in immediate family, college visitation, religious observance, approved school activity
    • Unexcused absences include: overslept, vacation, missed the bus, wedding, no child care, no transportation, family visit, didn’t want to attend school