Welcome to the 1900's!
(Well at least for today in Mrs. Young's Baking Essentials class at the high school.)
Each month, the class plans to bake a recipe from a different decade found in the Baking Yesteryear cookbook (@bdylanhollisofficial).
Today's recipe was Food for the Gods. The name is thought to have come from the dates/apricots and walnuts in the recipe, they were once considered expensive delicacies, making them fit only for divine consumption.
Students learned about the delicacies of meringue in making the base for the recipe. It is described in the cookbook as a "marshmallowy, fruited meringue with an amazing graham cracker nuttiness.
Check out the recipe for yourself at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PcJYLc2J3k
Good afternoon! Ms. Grauer and Ms. Ferguson have decided to keep the book fair open until 4:30 today for anyone who has not had the opportunity to come and check it out. Tomorrow, the book fair will only be open during classes who have library and they will be packing it up as soon as the last class is done. Thank you!
GCMSF Wrestler Corbin Ragle has been nominated for News-Gazette athlete of the week! Cast your vote for him at https://www.news-gazette.com/sports/prep-sports/
GCMS Elementary will host Pre-School screenings Wed, June 5 from 8:00am-5:00pm. Any student wanting to enroll in the GCMS Pre-School program is required to go throught this screening process. Contact the Elementary School Office (217-784-4278) to schedule your child's time slot.
GCMS Families,
All evening practices, games, and events are cancelled for the remainder of today and for tomorrow morning before school. We will look forward to seeing everyone for school tomorrow!
Mr.Darnell
All GCMS Middle School athletic activities (practices and competitions) are cancelled for today, Tue. Jan. 23. Hopefully, we'll be back on track as scheduled on Wednesday. GO FALCONS!
Tonight's Boys basketball game vs Ridgeview has been cancelled. All practices for Boys and Girls are cancelled as well. GCMS will play Ridgeview at home on Feb 7. Girls Varisty will play at 5:30 with Boys Varisty following. Go Falcons!
Congratulations to Junior Lucas Clinton, who was selected by audition for the ILMEA All State Honors Choir. Selection for this ensemble is one of the highest honors a music student can receive. He will have two days of rehearsal, and then will perform in a concert with other top high school musicians in the state on Saturday, January 27th at Carver Arena in the Peoria Civic Center, beginning at 3:30 pm.
Friday (1/26) night's Boys' game is going to be something special! Please join us and celebrate GCMS!
We are making adjustments in the Wednesday menus due to the schedule changes this week. Menus for Wednesday will be:
Breakfast
ES: Waffles, Fruit, Juice, Milk, *Cereal
MS: Pancakes, *Cereal, Juice, Milk
HS: French Toast Sticks, *Juice, Milk
Lunch
ES: Orange Chicken, Mixed Greens w/Dressing, Raisins
MS: Chicken & Noodles, Corn, Dinner roll, * SALAD BAR, Mandarin Oranges
HS: Bosco Sticks, *SUB SANDWICH
Updated Menus are available in the dining tab on our website and app.
GCMS,
Message for our early risers! Unfortunately road conditions have not improved enough to be in school today so we will have an e-learning day! Decisions on evening activities will be made late morning.
GCMS Families,
Reminder that all morning activities are cancelled for tomorrow. A decision on school will be made by 6:15 am tomorrow morning to allow time for families to adjust. Thanks to everyone for managing these challenging weather situations.
-Mr. Darnell
GCMS Families,
All evening practices, contests, and events are cancelled for tonight Monday, January 22, and all morning practices and activities for Tuesday morning are cancelled as well. We hope to be back in school tomorrow, but will make a determination in the morning. Stay safe today!
Mr. Darnell
GCMS Families,
GCMS will have an e-learning day today, Monday, January 22nd due to ice and freezing rain. All morning activities and in person classes are cancelled. Announcements for afternoon and evening activities will be made this afternoon. Stay safe.
-Mr. Darnell
Today our 8th grade students participated in our annual career day. Students heard from over 40 presenters, many of which are GCMS alumni, about their careers! Thank you so much to the presenters who traveled in the snow this morning to meet with our students.
GCMS Middle School Student Council made a donation of $2,066.37 to the GAH Food Pantry based on their winter coin drive! Officers Tucker Davis, Brecke Barnard, Jillian Rosendahl and Zoe Wier presented a check to Mr. Rick Ertel.
Happy Friday GCMS! We are in session today. Buses will move a little slower so slight delays may happen! Warm buildings, warm food, and warm hearts await your arrival!
Tonight's Boys HOIC Tournament game at Tremont High School has been moved up to a 5:30pm start. Go Falcons!
Join our GCMS Elementary School family! 🍎 We're on the lookout for passionate individuals to be a part of our dedicated team. 🏫 Explore exciting opportunities and apply today to be a key player in shaping the future. https://www.gcmsk12.org/page/job-opportunities #GCMS #ElementarySchool #JobOpportunities #FalconProud
GCMS Senior Parents:
A Financial Aid Packet with helpful information on aid and completing the FAFSA is available at https://bit.ly/48Uv0Zd
For those choosing not to complete the FAFSA (not going to college), there are instructions to complete the Financial Aid Nonparticipation Form. In Illinois it is a graduation requirement to either complete the FAFSA or the Nonparticipation Form. Starting this year the Nonparticipation Form must be completed online at https://studentportal.isac.org/. For students under the age of 18, the Nonparticipation Form must be completed by a parent. Full instructions at https://bit.ly/48EgJQA
Please contact Mr. Carter (carter.josh@gcmsk12.org) with any questions.