Our latest BUG video is online! A group of 5th graders must come together as citizens in order to save the school from robots run a muck! https://youtu.be/eageZT-nYF0
Public health flu and COVID vaccine clinics available for those interested.
Congratulations to Braylen Kean on his selection as November Student of the Month. Braylen is a three sport athlete, competing in football, wrestling and track. He's also a member of the National Honor Society, FBLA and serves as a huddle leader in FCA. Braylen is the son of Justin and Erin Kean and was nominated by Mr. Carter. He plans to attend college and hopes to play football next year. Braylen is a quiet, dependable leader of his peers who makes us #FalconProud!
Congratulations to FIsher-GCMS Soccer for winning the Sportsmanship award for Section 5, and to Coach Robert Dinkins for being named Section 5 coach of the year!
Remember our Apparel store supporting after prom is still open until 11/12. Order online at https://fancloth.shop/BCZLA
With Veterans Day approaching, GCMS seeks to recognize the veterans in our community. Teachers will be sharing our veterans slideshow and other materials with classes. If you have any updates or additions for our slideshow, please contact Mr. Willis https://bit.ly/gcmsvets
Due to a recent outbreak of Covid in 4th grade, we are pausing (only) 4th grade through this weekend. 4th grade is being sent home with their needed supplies and will participate remotely for Thursday and Friday. We are looking into onsite PCR testing for next week, but be prepared for this pause to be extended through next week.
Today's National Honor Society Induction Ceremony will be streaming on our YouTube Channel at 8:30 AM. Watch it live or on demand at https://youtu.be/gp64o_F5GlU
Students from Mr. Hoogstraat’s Latin American Culture celebrated Día de los Muertos today. They made ofrendas to honor celebrities who have passed.
Congratulation to the Middle School October Students of the Month!
6th Grade - Kenleigh Friday
7th Grade - Evan Killian
8th Grade - Reagan Miller
GCMS After Prom is sponsoring a Falcon apparel sale until 11/12 with guaranteed Christmas delivery. You can order online at https://fancloth.shop/BCZLA?fbclid=IwAR35bvCrd5aCEVP7vgqNVuZRpwndHFmoFD81R0pD2Q88kj8qOHIfttsxmww
Congratulations to our 8th Grade top readers for Q1!
5th place: Jack Willoby with 2,131 pages
4th place: Elizabeth Goode with 2,478 pages
3rd place: Shay List with 3,313 page
2nd place: Denver Johnson with 3,704 pages
The overall Top Reader: Avery Morris with 10,641 pages!
Tickets are still available for our High School Variety Show this Friday at 7:00 PM at the Gibson City Bible Church! Contact the High School office at 217-784-4292 to purchase tickets.
Life Skills students presented Mr V and Ms Slaughter with a card today to tell them how much they appreciate them and everything they do for them.
Our Middle School Book Fair will be open late both tonight and tomorrow during parent teacher conferences. You can also shop online at https://www.scholastic.com/bf/gcmsmiddleschool
Good morning,
The middle school girls basketball teams will be playing in the 3rd place games tonight for the TCC Tournament.
The 7th grade team will play at 5:30 in Cullom and the 8th grade team will play at 5:30 in Piper City.
The bus time for both teams is 4:10 PM. The girls should be at the school by 3:55.
Sorry for the confusion and GO FALCONS!
Mr. Bielfeldt
GCMS Families,
Reminder that we are dismissing at 2:20 today and tomorrow for Parent / Teacher Conferences! Also, no school on Friday the 29th.
We hope to see many of you over the next couple of days!
Sincerely,
Mr. Darnell
Good afternoon,
We have an update for the rescheduled 7th Grade Girls Basketball Game on Tuesday (10/26).
The game will take place in Piper City at 5:30 PM. The bus time for the game is 4:20.
Thank you,
Senior Parents, We are having a FAFSA completion night this Thursday, Oct 28 from 5:30-7:00pm in the HS library. Please email Mr. Carter at carter.josh@gcmsk12.org by Wednesday night if you plan to attend to ensure we have adequate staff support.
Good afternoon,
We still have spots available for Parent/Teacher Conferences this Wednesday and Thursday. Call the Middle School office to set up an appointment to meet with your students' teachers. We look forward to seeing everyone!
Thank you,
Mr. Bielfeldt