Our apologies that this video did not get posted sooner! GCMS Elementary celebrated our Retirees Mrs. Cope and Mrs. Seneca on their final day at school: https://youtu.be/7kOxeOi80lU
Our apologies that this video did not get posted sooner! GCMS Elementary celebrated our Retirees Mrs. Cope and Mrs. Seneca on their final day at school: https://youtu.be/7kOxeOi80lU
GCMS Community,
It is with great sadness that we share with you that Colin Kristensen class of 2024 was tragically killed in a car accident on Tuesday, May 30th in rural Ford County.
Colin was an amazing young man who was active in a diverse set of activities from athletics, Agriculture and FFA, and was incredibly talented in the technical aspects of our performing arts programs. The family, students, staff, and community are shocked and saddened by the sudden loss.
The GCMS community always rises to the occasion to support our children and families, and we want to thank everyone who has already reached out to do so. We ask that everyone respects the privacy and grieving process of the family and those closest to Colin.
Information on arrangements will be provided when made available by the family. Thank you for your support, thoughts, and understanding in this difficult time.
Sincerely,
Jeremy Darnell
GCMS Superintendent
The placing of flags at our veterans' gravesites that was planned for this Saturday has been cancelled. The ground is too hard to put the flags in and they do not want to break the flag sticks. We appreciate any students that were planning to help. Have a great Memorial Day Weekend!
Our Middle School Awards Ceremony will be going live in just a few minutes! Watch it live or get the replay later at https://youtube.com/live/HIBQ7NyjgRM?feature=share
Gibson Area Swim Team registration will take place at the shed behind the pool on Wednesday, May 31st 5-7pm.
Any GCMS graduates that ordered Cap and Gown pictures can now pick those up at the High School Office.
Congratulations to our Falcons With Character for May 2023!
K/1st-
K=Brodie Keith, Violet Dewey, Paisley Griffith, Chloe Hornstein
1st= Hadley Chase, Abby Whelehon, Drew Hildebrand, Ivory Hitchcock
2nd/3rd-
2nd= Max Johnson, Ryker Robinson, Liam Hornstein, Easton Walter
3rd= Cooper Whitehouse, Kade Friday, Eden Hull, Levi Knerr
4th/5th
4th= Avery Bielfeldt, Diego Pineda Romero, Ashlyn Scribner, Peyton Nash
5th= Ben Roesch, Carson Brown, Hadley Elder, Lexi Farmer
The final edition of our Middle School Newspaper for the 2022-23 school year is now available! https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1NOYAYG05xmASUpvBsnpcTp_h9f0wnu1HFNNucCE97ec/edit?usp=sharing
Our Elementary School Awards Ceremony will be this Wednesday, May 24 at 9:30am. A livestream and VOD of the event will be on our YouTube Channel at https://youtube.com/live/r5nl8KExhtA?feature=share
Picutures from Senior Awards day on Friday May 19 along with a list of award winners can be found at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18k30SMXiS0sRwJZZ1lAhiv8_IAfRTdzm?usp=sharing
Attention Freshmen families: All freshmen are required to turn in their Chromebooks by Thursday of this week. Please remove any stickers or other decorations before returning the devices. Failure to return a Chromebook could result in a $150 replacement fee. If you have any questions contact willis.walker@gcmsk12.org
Attention Middle School Parents: All MS Student Chromebooks will be collected for the summer on Tuesday. Please make sure your student brings in their Chromebook tomorrow. Students DO NOT have to turn in their chargers, but you may leave your chargers with us for safe keeping over the summer. Failure to turn in a Chromebook could result in a $150 replacement fee. Please contact willis.walker@gcmsk12.org with any questions.
Final reminder that Monday, May 22 through Wednesday, May 24 are 2:20 dismissal days, and Thursday, may 25 is an 11:30 dismissal. Happy last week of school 2022-2023!
2nd Grade visited Starkel Planetarium and Sunset park in Champaign for their field trip today!
Our 2023 Senior Awards Ceremony will be this afternoon at 2:00 pm. A livestream will be available at https://youtube.com/live/VhJp3-_KWec?feature=share
The elementary school does have a limited # of yearbooks left. If you are interested, they are $14 and checks should be made out to GCMS. Thanks!
Mr. Kean
Graduation for the class of 2023 is this Saturday at 2:00pm. A livestream of the event will be available on our YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/live/K_svCHKzTiw?feature=share
GCMS Families,
Hard to believe this is our last Friday!!! Seniors enjoy the next couple days, you earned it! Everyone else, finish strong and enjoy the final days of 2022-2023.
I wanted to take a moment to give a big shout out, and share some news, about our crossing guards Derrick Babbs and Melissa Salyards who have been dedicated to their crossings for years.
This summer Gibson City will be redoing the roads around the Elementary and High School campuses and with that we will be making some adjustments in parking and traffic flow which will include eliminating the human crossing guards on these two 4 way stop intersections. We wanted to share this information so those kids and families that cross these areas are aware well in advance to communicate with your children, and bid say goodbye to these two great people next week.
Stay tuned in late July or early August for details on traffic flow, rules of the road, and community awareness for the many 4 way stops that surround our schools!
Thanks Mr. Babbs and Ms. Salyards for your time and dedication!
Our 1st graders had a great time at the North Park in Gibson City for their picnic day today!
