GCMS Community,
As a result of the April 4th consolidated election GCMS has an opening for a 2 year Board of Education seat. In accordance with Board Policy 2:70 we are notifying the public of this open seat to allow anyone interested in filling that seat the chance to submit a resume and letter of interest to Board President Josh Johnson (johnson.josh@gcmsk12.org) for full board consideration at the April 24th regular scheduled board meeting, where the open seat will be filled by appointment. Please submit interest on or before April 21, 2023.
GCMS Families,
First, I want to say thank you for having your kids at school and giving great effort for our annual testing season! The results of these assessments are pieces to our decision making puzzle that are very important, and kids engaging fully helps us make informed decisions.
Another essential piece to that puzzle in routine input from families. Recently you have been asked to participate in the 2023 GCMS Survey of Families and our responses are very low! The more participants we have the more valid the data is for us to guide our decisions. Please consider completing the survey in the link below.
http://bit.ly/3TUbOEH
We appreciate all who invest time and effort into our children and GCMS.
Sincerely,
Mr. Darnell
Congratulations to Ms. Broaddus for being selected as News Gazette's Teacher of the Week! https://www.news-gazette.com/news/teacher-of-the-week-amanda-broaddus-director-of-choirs-gcms-middle-and-high-school/article_7cba1b73-932a-5154-9d0e-c113d5cefbcb.html
Middle school students will start state testing tomorrow morning. They will need to bring their fully charged Chromebook. Thank you for getting them to school on time and for encouraging them to try their best!
All Awareness Day is a day created to give individuals and organizations the opportunity to bring awareness to and share resources with communities for all causes while showing support for one another. Community members are invited to North Park Pavilion in Gibson City on May 13
A reminder that 3rd-5th grade students will begin state testing tomorrow. Thanks for getting them to school on time and encouraging them to do their best!
Mr. Kean
All 9th through 11th grade students will take a PSAT or SAT test tomorrow morning! Parents can find more information about the SAT here: http://bit.ly/433ipke
Tuesday's (4/11) softball game vs. Armstrong will be held at Millie Curtis Park in Potomac.
Middle school IAR testing will take place April 13-19. Make-up days will be April 20-21. Testing will take place first thing in the morning. We encourage all students to eat a good breakfast and be well rested. Please be sure to have your students bring in their fully charged Chromebooks and headphones if they choose. Students will bring home a letter on Tuesday with additional information.
The Elementary School will be hosting our annual Open House on April 27th from 5:30-7:00 pm. We hope to see you then! Have a great Easter Weekend!
GCMS Families: This is a friendly reminder that today is a half day and students will dismiss at 11:30. There is no school on Friday April 7 or Monday April 10. Enjoy the long weekend!
Today's (4/5) baseball game has been cancelled due to field conditions. To recap, both the softball and baseball games for April 5 have been cancelled.
Today's (4/5) softball game at GCMS has been cancelled due to the field conditions.
GCMS Families,
Looks like Mother Nature is going to deliver a storm right at arrival time this morning. Please use caution around in this transition time, around buses, and around the school facilities. We always see an increase in traffic on weather days and we want everyone to arrive safe, sound, and as dry as possible.
Thanks for your attention!
Falcon Proud,
Mr. Darnell
Attention Seniors and Senior Parents!!!
The deadline for all local scholarship applications is Friday, April 14. Students can turn in any completed applications at anytime to Mr. Carter.
Last week Mrs. Young's Foods II classes participated in the regional 4H Chopped challenge. 8 kitchen groups (36 students total) competed in a preliminary round on Monday, then the top 4 teams competed in the semi-final round Tuesday to decide who would represent GCMS. The winning team went to the U of I Friday to compete among 8 schools across 5 different counties. The GCMS team won an award for the Most Creative Use of Ingredients with their dish "Good Morning Blast."
Boys Basketball Intramurals will have its last meeting tomorrow night (Tue. 4/4) from 5:15-6:30. Parents are invited to see what the boys have learned. The intramurals date listed for Sat. 4/8 is cancelled. Hope to see as many as possible at the MS gym Tuesday night!
Registration and payment for summer athletic camps is now available in the School Store on Infinite Campus! You can also request paper copies from any of our offices. Registration for multiple camps is open now with more coming soon. Login at http://bit.ly/3lVqHKs
Today is paraprofessional appreciation day! We are fortunate to have an incredible group of dedicated paraprofessionals that serve our students every day. Thank you for making us #FalconProud!
Congratulations to Erin Devaney Quarnstrom (GCHS '93) on her selection as the News Gazette Girls' Basketball Coach of the Year. Erin was a member of Coach Ossie Jordan's Greyhound basketball team that placed 3rd in the 1993 IHSA State Tournament.
