On August 2nd, 2024, Brigadier General Shane Upton received his first star at an event hosted by Army Futures Command Commanding General, General James Rainey. Brig. Gen. Upton, Director for the Contested Logistics Cross-Functional Team, is the first GCMS School District Alumnus to reach this rank. Congratulations, Brig. Gen. Upton!
Good morning! Our annual school supply drop off for 1st-5th grades will be on Monday, August 12th from 4:30-6:00 (K will drop off supplies on their Zoo Night). It is not required, but you are welcome to come in and drop off school supplies so bookbags are not too full on day 1. See you then!
Mr. Kean
We had a great turnout for ESL night at GCMS Elementary! A huge shoutout to Maria Rodriguez and all the volunteers that made this night possible!
I want to make you aware of a policy change at the elementary school. We will no longer allow kids to use phones or outside electronics (including smart watches) once they enter the elementary building. We have always asked that phones be turned off/on silent and be put in lockers, but we had many issues before school in the cafeteria or right at the end of school, so they are no longer permitted to be used in the building. We expect that devices will be put away before entering the building and stay there until exiting the building. Thanks for preparing your students for this!
Mr. Kean
Falcon First Day for all incoming freshmen and new students to GCMS High School will take place on Friday, August 9 from 9-11am at the high school. Students will receive a hard copy of their schedule, hear from staff members and students, do a schedule run through, and have an opportunity to access their lockers. Please contact the GCMS High School office (217-784-4292) or email Mr. Carter with questions carter.josh@gcmsk12.org
GCMS Middle School will host our 6th grade transition night on Thursday, August 8th starting at 5:45 PM. All incoming 6th graders and their families are invited to attend!
The first day of school is coming up soon! The high school will have our individual school pictures on Monday, August 19. If you need a picture form, you can get one in the high school office or online at https://vsi.co/
We look forward to a great 2024-2025 school year!
Class assignments for GCMS Elementary students are now viewable in Infinite Campus! If you have not done so already get logged into Infinite Campus and complete online registration by August 9. Contact registration@gcmsk12.org with any questions.
GCMS Families: A friendly reminder that 0nline registration for 2024-25 is now open in Infinite Campus. Contact registration@gcmsk12.org if you have any trouble accessing your Infinite Campus account. Please have your registration complete by August 9. More details available at https://www.gcmsk12.org/article/1680471
Reminder that any students wanting to participate in fall sports need to have an updated sports physical completed prior to the first day of try-outs/practice (August 12). Sports physicals are good for 13 months. If a student does not have an up to date physical, they cannot participate in practices until a sports physical is completed and turned into the office.
GCMS offices will be open for New Student Registration on Tuesday, Aug 6. Please contact the school offices for an appointment. We will also have staff available at the Middle School and High School to help anyone having difficulty with registration that would like to stop by in person. Remember to have online registration completed by Aug 9.
GCMS Families: Please take a moment to read this overview of the digital communications we will be using in the upcoming school year: https://www.gcmsk12.org/article/1693437
GCMS will host ESL night on Wednesday, August 7 from 6:00-7:30pm in the Elementary School Cafeteria. Food will be provided, we encourage all ESL families in our district to attend!
Attention all Parents/Guardians whose child is interested in trying out for Middle School Baseball:
This is a reminder that the Middle School Baseball Parent Meeting will be held this Thursday, August 1st at 7:00 pm at the Middle School Baseball Field. If your child plans on trying out, it is HIGHLY recommended that you attend this meeting. If you cannot make this meeting, please contact the Middle School Athletic Director at richard.aj@gcmsk12.org AND the Middle School Baseball Coach at white.dustin@gcmsk12.org. We will need to set up a separate time to provide you with the information discussed at this meeting.
Thank you and have a wonderful day,
AJ Richard
Athletic Director
GCMS Middle School
GCMS Middle School will host our 6th grade transition night on Thursday, August 8th starting at 5:45 PM. All incoming 6th graders and their families are invited to attend!
Senior Parents and Senior Students,
Please have your students check their school emails in the next few days for information regarding senior parking spots. The email will be sent by Ms. Riley.
Parking spots will open up on a first come first serve basis through a Google Form on Thursday, August 1 at 9 AM.
Thank you,
Mr. Bielfeldt
GCMS High School Yearbooks are now on sale in our Infinite Campus School Store for $45.00. Reserve yours today! https://ilcloud1.infinitecampus.org/campus/store/gcms
GCMS Families: Online registration for the 2024-2025 school is now open in Infinite Campus. Contact registration@gcmsk12.org if you have any trouble accessing your Infinite Campus account. More details available at https://www.gcmsk12.org/article/1680471
GCMS Families: Online registration for the 2024-2025 school year will open on Monday, July 22 in Infinite Campus. Contact willis.walker@gcmsk12.org if you have any trouble accessing your Infinite Campus account. More details available at https://www.gcmsk12.org/article/1680471
GCMS Families: Just to clarify, online registration on Infinite Campus is NOT yet open. We are still processing an update on our end which is taking longer than expected. We hope to open it soon and will be sending messages out through all of our outlets as soon as it is ready.
