Tomorrow, Tuesday 11/26 will be a 2:20 student dismissal. There will be no school Nov 27-29 for Thanksgiving break. Classes will resume on Monday 12/2.
Hello,
One last reminder on t-shirt orders for "Live Like Ava". Tomorrow will be the last day that we will collect orders. Online orders through Infinite Campus can be placed until midnight tonight.
Ms. Lindelof
Middle School Sports Schedule This Week
Senior Parents/Guardians,
The federal government has opened the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). If you have not already done so, the first step in the process is for you and at least one parent/contributor to Create your FSA ID. If you click that link it will walk you through the steps.
We have also included a link that explains the process for completing the FAFSA. How to fill out the FAFSA.
Megan Hanson, our Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) representative who did our Financial Aid Night in October, can also provide assistance in the process. Her email is Megan.Hanson@illinois.gov.
Sincerely,
Mr. Bielfeldt
FBLA will be collecting new and gently used winter weather gear Saturday prior to the Christmas parade. Please check your closets and help them help people in need this winter season.
WRESTLING SCHEDULE UPDATE:
Good afternoon. With the change in the IESA Wrestling Season, the following changes have been made to the GCMS/Fisher Wrestling Schedule:
- Monday, November 25th - Practice from 3:30-6 in the Elementary School Cafeteria
- Tuesday, November 26th - Practice from 2:45-5:30 in the Elementary School Cafeteria
- Saturday, February 15th - The Clinton Invite has been canceled for this year
- Tuesday, February 18th - The tri-meet at Pontiac with Clinton will not occur and is in the process of being rescheduled
- Saturday, February 22nd - The LeRoy Invite scheduled for this date has been moved to Saturday, February 15th; IESA Regionals will take place instead
- Saturday, March 1st - IESA Sectionals
- Friday/Saturday, March 7th-8th - IESA State
Thank you.
Hello,
Just a reminder that order forms for “Live Like Ava” t-shirts are due one week from today, November 26th. Paper forms can be turned into school offices or online orders through Infinite Campus. Raffle tickets can be purchased until the boys basketball game on December 17th.
Ms. Lindelof
GCMS High School is proud to announce that seven seniors from the graduating class of 2025 have been designated as Illinois State Scholars.
The Illinois Student Assistance Commission presents this recognition of academic achievement to exceptional Illinois high school students annually. Students receiving this recognition scored in the 95th percentile or above on the SAT.
This year’s GCMS High School Illinois State Scholars are Addison Kerchenfaut, Austin Kasper, Cohen Kean, Elizabeth Giroux, Spencer Kleist, Ryker Grauer, and Ester Zook.
Congratulations!!!
WRESTLING SCHEDULE CHANGE:
Due to an error, the IESA has made a change to the start and end dates for the Middle School Wrestling Season. Practice will now begin on Monday, November 25th. Regionals will be February 22nd, Sectionals will be March 1st, and the State Finals will be March 8th and 9th. Additional schedule changes will occur, so please be on the lookout for those as we adjust to the new season calendar.
Thank you.
Middle School Sports Schedule This Week
Today marks the midterm of 2nd Quarter, which is a good time to check Infinite Campus for updated grades . Contact willis.walker@gcmsk12.org if you have any trouble accessing your account https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArNprfcRMOM
GCMS Hosted our Post Secondary Education Day for students in grades 8-12. The morning featured a variety of presenters and representative from various career fields, colleges, trades, and branches of the military. We wish to extend a sincere thank you to all of the visitors who made this a valuable day for our students!
Thank you to everyone that donated to make our Elementary School Coin Drive a success! We collected a total of $3,645.99 to benefit the Gibson Area Food Pantry. Our grade level winner was 4th grade who collected $917.13 and our top classroom was 4C who collected $383.00. 4C will be featured in the Gibson City Lighted Parade on Saturday November 23. Congratulations!
Reminder to high schoolers that drive to school - please do not park in front of the high school along Church Street. We want to leave these spots open for our Post-Secondary Exploration presenters.
Thank you,
Mr. Bielfeldt
GCMS Senior Mallory Rosendahl signed her letter of intent to play softball at Spoon River next year where she will begin studying Criminal Justice. Congratulations Mallory!
Coach Augspurger shared that senior Ryker Grauer (#19 in uniform) has been named to the 1A All State team by the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association as a linebacker and tight end. Congratulations, Ryker; let's keep that FalconTrain rolling!
Parents of 8th-12th graders, on Friday, November 15th we will be having our GCMS Postsecondary Exploration Day, which will include a college/career fair and various breakout sessions for students to interact with over 40 college, military, business, and trade representatives as they plan for opportunities after graduation. If you have any questions please reach out to Mr. Carter.
Here's the info for this Saturday's game at Lena-Winslow:
Tickets are $8 each online, buy them at https://gofan.co/app/school/IL22496
Cash tickets at the gate are $9
For more details on parking and seating go to: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IWpad_4mNEjqhs_KTlEW6omDEgersrB5/view?usp=sharing
GCMS will induct new member into the National Honor Society at our ceremony on Tuesday, Nov 12 at 8:30am. A livestream and VOD of the event will be available at https://youtube.com/live/CEXumBsE9HY?feature=share
One more reminder that a livestream of our Veterans Day ceremony begins at 9:00am! Watch it live or view the recording afterward at https://youtube.com/live/Iu9k3P-VZzA?feature=share
