Good Afternoon GHS Families,
This is Dr. Mygas reaching out about a situation that occurred today, Monday, November 4. At approximately 1:30PM, the fire alarms in the building went off due to an unknown cause. The building evacuated immediately and the fire department responded to the scene. Within approximately ten minutes, GCPS Technology staff identified that the smoke detector that went off was located in the construction area. The alarm went off due to smoke caused by the the soldering of wires during construction, and there was no danger to students or staff. By 1:50PM, the alarms were reset, all students and staff returned to the building, and GHS resumed normal operations.
Thank you to all of our students and staff for their cooperation during the evacuation. Safety is our top priority at GHS.
Sincerely,
Stefan Mygas, Ed.D.
Principal, Gloucester High School