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We want to formally welcome Mr. Michael Schwenk (back) as he was approved to be our new Assistant Principal and Athletic Director at GCMS High School for the 2025-2026 school year.
Mr. Schwenk, and his wife Ashley (GCMS Instructional Coach), reside in Gibson City with their two boys. Mr. Schwenk was previously an elementary p.e. teacher for us so he is no stranger to our system or many of our students.
Mr. Schwenk will start officially on July 1, 2025 and we are very excited to have him!
Middle School Scholastic Bowl Families: We accidentally had the wrong Remind code on some of the communication that went out. If you would like to join the Remind group for Middle School Scholastic Bowl please use this link: https://www.remind.com/join/94hc6e
GCMS High School is looking for a JV Baseball Coach for the Spring 2025 season. Please contact Mr. Allen at allen.mike@gcmsk12.org if interested.
Middle School Sports Schedule This Week
The JV wrestling tournament scheduled for Saturday has been cancelled.
Admission to the boys' game w DeeMack tonight is $5, with no passes. The game is part of the HOIC conference tournament and begins at 5:30. Go Falcons!
The high school wrestling meet at Olympia for tonight has been canceled. The boys' basketball game at the Shirk Center at 8pm will be played as scheduled.
Three GCMS students have been selected for the ILMEA All State Choir! Ashland Allhands will be performing in the Middle School performance, Calvin Rachiell and Lucas Clinton will be performing in the High School performance. Both concerts will be at the Peoria Civic Center on Saturday, 2/1. Middle School begins at 12:00pm and High School at 1:00pm. Tickets available at the door. Congratulations to all three on this high honor!
GCMS Students will be joining other area schools for the HOIC Music Festival on Wed 2/5 at Tri-Valley. Tickets must be purchased online at https://www.vancoevents.com/us/events/landing/50686
GCMS Families and Staff,
In person school is cancelled for Tuesday, January 21 due to the sustained extreme cold. Students and staff will engage in an E-Learning day. The expectations will be shared with students through our digital platforms, and students were sent home with materials on Friday as well.
All practices are cancelled for the day, but evening contests will continue at this time.
Please stay safe and warm.
Sincerely,
Jeremy Darnell- Superintendent
Middle School Sports This Week
A reminder that there is no school on Monday, January 20 in observance of Martin Luther King Day.
A regular attendance routine is important for your child’s well-being, learning and long-term success. Nutrition, sleep, exercise, and hygiene all play important roles in staying healthy. here are some tips for those areas:
-eat a good breakfast
-regular bedtime and morning routine
-stay active at least 60 minutes a day
-routine hand washing
-brush teeth twice a day
-avoid close contact with those who are sick
-cover coughs and sneezes
GCMS Middle School is putting on our first dance of the year sponsored by Geography Club on February 7th from 6:30-8:30. It is going to be a Valentine's Day themed dance. We will be providing snacks and drinks for students to purchase at the dance. We are in need of volunteers for the dance to help monitor students, and collect cash for the items. It is $5 to enter the dance. If you would like to volunteer or if you have any questions please reach out to Mrs. Purcell-Givens at purcell-givens.rebecca@gcmsk12.org.
Middle School Sports Schedule This Week
GCMS Boys Basketball will host Hoopeston this Saturday, 1/11. There will be no JV game, the Varsity game will begin at 4:00pm.
Congratulations to our high school students that made the Honor Roll and High Honor Roll for the Fall 2024 Semester! https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tQisgZv0daoy3sNNjC9rPDjRwnA3MASR?usp=sharing
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Good afternoon,
I wanted to make everyone aware of the dates the IESA has set for tryouts for Middle School Softball and Baseball for next year. While both of these dates are months away, I know many are starting to look at summer vacations. As such, I wanted to provide these dates so preparations could be made as needed.
Tryouts for Middle School Softball will begin on Monday, July 28th. Tryouts for Middle School Baseball will begin on Monday, August 4th. If these dates happen to change, I will communicate those changes.
Thank you,
AJ Richard
Athletic Director
GCMS Middle School
Tonight's (1/6) Freshman Basketball game at Tuscola has been cancelled.