Our counseling team is working diligently to ensure all schedules are completed for the first day of school next week. If you would like to make adjustments to your schedule, please click on the link below:

Request a Schedule Change

Schedule Change Requests can be submitted starting on

Learn how to connect to Canvas so you can keep up with your student's course work: https://youtu.be/9gb8V1QHM2k

Create a Parent/Guardian Observer Account for Canvas

1. Log into Student Canvas Account via my.ncedcloud.org

2. Go to Account by clicking the person icon in top left of screen

3. Select Settings

4. Click the “Pair With Observer” button (lower right of screen or bottom of screen depending on device)

5. Write down the code

Then the parent/guardian creates the account by…

1. Go to https://gcs.instructure.com/login/canvas (this is not the same link as for students, please make sure you use this url)

2. Select “Parent of a Canvas User? Click here for an account”

3. Enter your name, email, choose a password, and enter the pairing code (#5 from above)

4. Start observing!

SMART Phone Access

Once you have your Pairing Code, you can download the Canvas Parent App to your Android or iOS Device. To locate GCS in the App, enter gcs.instructure.com to search for school. Select “Create An Account” and use your Student’s Pairing Code.

PowerSchool Parent/Guardian Portal

PowerSchool Parent Portal gives parents and students access to real-time information including attendance, grades and assignment descriptions, and sometimes personal messages from the teacher.

IMPORTANT: Powerschool will not be available for Parents until mid-late September.

Step 1: Create an Account at http://sia.gcsnc.com/ParentPortal/Powerschool.aspx

You will need your student’s Student ID number to Register.

Step 2: Open your web browser to the GCS PowerSchool URL - gcsnc.powerschool.com/public

· Enter the username you created.

· Enter the password you created.

· Click Sign In. Do not click Enter on your keyboard as it may not allow entry into the system.

Having trouble signing in? – Click the link “Forgot Password” and complete the required information. Make sure the email address entered is the same email address that was used during the ‘create an account’ process.

Click the link below to learn how students can access their Canvas account, Microsoft Account and Google Account.

https://sites.google.com/mygcsnc.com/studentportalgcs/home

We have a strong parent community that supports the great work in Hornet Nation, and we'd love for you to join them! Check out ways to get involved on the PTSO website: http://wghs.my-ptso.org/