We're excited to share that Junior Matt Allen has been named to the IHSFCA All State Academic team for Class 1A schools! He's not only a fierce competitior on the field but he works hard in the classroom, too! Congratulations, Matt; you make us #FalconProud!
Our varsity girls basketball game vs. Iroquois West on Tuesday, November 14 will be played at 5:30 PM. Monticello vs. Salt Fork will tip-off at 7 PM.
Parents, please see the attached flyer for information on the Health Careers Explorer Program for 6-12th grade boys and girls. This is a partnership between the Boy Scouts of America and Gibson Area Hospital for hands-on opportunities starting Dec 4th. There is contact information on the flyer if you have any questions.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R_wYOfeKNr2ernTWMZDkLI6ND25-zU28/view?usp=sharing
Thank you to everyone that helped to make our 2023 Veterans Day Ceremony a success! You can view the full ceremony at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbytEn4G1vA You can also see the full slideshow of GCMS Veterans at https://bit.ly/GCMSVet2022
Good evening! 3 reminders:
1) The elementary school will be wearing BLUE tomorrow for the Veterans Day assembly.
2) Tomorrow is the last day to bring $ for our coin drive benefitting the food pantry.
3) Tomorrow is a 11:30 dismissal.
Mr. Kean
One more reminder that our Veterans Day Ceremony will begin at 9:00am tomorrow morning, community members are welcome and all Veterans are invited to breakfast at 8:15. Students are encouraged to wear the following colors: Elementary School - Blue; Middle School - Red; High School - White. A livestream will be available at https://youtube.com/live/QbytEn4G1vA?feature=share
GCMS Middle School has once again received Exemplary Status from the ISBE! This is a reflection of the hard work from our staff and students throughout the district. Thank you to the entire GCMS community that makes our schools great! Read more at https://bit.ly/46eCdle
The football awards program will be next Wednesday, Nov 15, at 6:30pm in the HS gym.
GCMS Families - PLEASE READ
Important Calendar Reminders:
Friday, November 10th, 11:30 dismissal - School Improvement Day
Tuesday, November 21, 2:20 dismissal - Early out before break
November 22-24, No School - Thanksgiving Break
Enjoy the extended times with your families and thank you for your support and attention!
- Mr. Darnell
Congratulations to our 2023 NHS Inductees!
Back Row: Matthew Allen, Ryker Grauer, Cohen Kean, Alex Ward, Sophia Ray, Elizabeth Giroux
Middle Row: Wrigley Maxey, Savannah Shumate, Molly Killian, Chasyn Pollard, Nicholas Smith, Ella Brake, Lilly Lahr
Front Row: Kate Kristensen, Brynn Boundy*, Rylie Huls*, Getty Greer*, Charles Francis*, Annabelle Goodin
*2022 Inductee
Livestream of our NHS Ceremony begins at 8:30! You can also find a replay of the stream at this link once the ceremony is complete: https://youtube.com/live/zL3RmwAFMHQ?feature=share
GCMS will honor our Veterans this Friday, Nov 10 at GCMS High School. A livestream of the event will be available on our YouTube channel beginning at 9:00am at https://youtube.com/live/QbytEn4G1vA?feature=share
Attention Middle School Wrestling athletes and parents- a reminder of the preseason meeting tonight at 5:30PM in the Middle School cafeteria. Parents who have athletic paperwork to submit may do so at the meeting. We look forward to seeing all who can attend.
GCMS High School will hold its 2023 NHS Ceremony Tues Nov 7 at 8:30am. All students are encouraged to dress up for the day. A livestream of the event will be available at https://youtube.com/live/zL3RmwAFMHQ?feature=share
GCMS will be hosting their annual Veterans Day Assembly on Friday, November 10 at 9 AM in the high school gymnasium. All members of the community are welcome to attend the assembly. We will be providing a coffee and pastry breakfast in the high school commons beginning at 8:15 AM for all veterans in attendance. We invite any veteran to attend and enjoy the assembly. There will be a parade of veterans at the beginning of the assembly to honor those who have served our country. Anyone that would like to add a veteran's photo to our video slide of veterans can do so by emailing the photo and information to Walker Willis at willis.walker@gcmsk12.org. You can find the existing slideshow at https://bit.ly/GCMSVet2022 We look forward to this wonderful event and hope to see you there.
Gibson City boil order has been lifted.
9:30 Sunday, November 5th
Our Veterans Day Assembly will be this coming Friday, November 10 at 9:00am. Our schools are encouraged to wear the following colors to show your support for our Veterans:
Elementary School - Blue
Middle School - Red
High School - White
Tonight is the night! GCMS Variety Show begins at 7:00pm, tickets are $5 at the door. Come see a variety of musical acts presented by the GCMS High School Music Department.
Congratulations to the following IHSSCA award winning soccer players!
All-State -Junior Zack Zbinden Second Fisher-GCMS Player to receive All-State Honors in Program History!
All-Sectional - Senior Isaiah Johnson
All-Sectional- Junior David Hull
All-Sectional All-Academic- Senior Chasyn Pollard
All-Sectional Sportsmanship Award - Senior Isaiah Johnson
GCMS Families: A number of SPAM emails were delivered to high school students over the weekend soliciting for money. These are fake, do not click on any links contained in the emails and do not reply to these messages in any way. We are examining our email filters today to prevent this moving forward.