Visit GHS
Griswold High School is always preparing to welcome future Wolverines, and we hope your child is one of them!
Griswold High School is currently home to just over 610 incredible students. Griswold Public Schools educates for excellence by ensuring our students are connected, by nurturing individual talents, and by fostering future-focused mindsets. Our vision is that graduates of Griswold High School journey into the future as engaged citizens, effective communicators, critical thinkers, and resilient problem solvers.
GHS Open House
The annual GHS fall open house takes place each September. This event is for current and prospective students and their families.
The 2026 Open House will take place on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, from 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Principal Palonen will give a welcome presentation in the auditorium at 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Attendees are welcome to arrive anytime between 5 & 6 p.m. to have enough time to walk around before the event closes at 7:00 p.m. We'll have a fun scavenger hunt with prizes that takes you all over the building to see open classrooms in each department.
This is a great event to get a glimpse of life at Griswold High School. Meet administrators and teachers, and learn about life in and outside of the classroom.
All ages welcome!
Shadow a Student
"A Day in the Life of a Griswold Wolverine"
Our shadowing program allows a prospective student from our sending towns (Lisbon, Voluntown, Canterbury, Sprague, Preston, Franklin, or Norwich) to accompany a GHS student for a day.
Future Wolverines or those still considering GHS for high school are invited to shadow a current student. We’d love to welcome your 8th grader to GHS to shadow a member of our freshman class for a day. Your child will join students from the start of the day at 7:25 a.m. through dismissal at 2:19 p.m. During this time, they will attend four freshman-level classes, have lunch in our cafeteria, and take a tour of our specialized classrooms and labs including the new advanced technology Nexus Lab, our Photography Lab, the Nursing Lab, Food Lab, Music/Piano Lab, and Wood Shop.
We hope your 8th grader will join us for “A Day in the Life of a Griswold Wolverine!” We’re looking forward to meeting your future Wolverine!
Members of the Class of 2031: Soon, you will be able to express interest in shadowing via a Google Form. A member of our school counseling team will get back to you with more information!
2026-2027 Shadow Days are held on the first or second Friday of the month from November 2026 through March 2027. Space is limited for each date.