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2022 IESA State Track Day 2
This is what we have competing today:
8th Grade Boys 4x200 Jacob Chase, Trent
Wetherell, Cameron Hitchcock, Braden Bradberry, ATT:Mason Doman.
7th Grade Girls 4x200 Kate McCall, Josie Kleist, Maykala Evans, Lilyan Sizemore, ATT: Brilee, Little
7th Grade Boys 4x100 Bryce Adkins, Logan Rachiell, Alan Matuszewski, Tristan Wooton ATT: Reed Tompkins
8th Grade Boys 4x100 Kale Holzhauer, Cale Royal, Conner Kinzinger, Ely Harden ATT: Shay List
8th Grade Boys 4x400 Eastson Stroh, Connor, Connor Kinzinger, Logan Ward, Cameron Hitchcock ATT: Ely Harden
8th Grade 200 Jacob Chase
7th Grade 800 Evan Landers-Kristensen
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Congratulations to Lily Sizemore! 7th grade Class 2A State Champion in the 400m at the IESA State Track Meet!
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Make that 2… 2 State Champions! Congrats to Lily Sizemore on her state championship!
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GCMS will join other area school districts in honoring our law enforcement and first responders on Thursday, May 19. All Falcons are encouraged to wear blue or red in support of our local heroes!
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Congratulations to Easton Stroh! IESA 8th grade 2A State Track High Jump Champion!!!
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Middle School State Track athletes head out this morning to East Peoria! Good luck at IESA State!
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Our girls’ track team is enduring the heat at the Bloomington Central Catholic Sectional this afternoon. Savannah is the first to advance, hopefully more to come!
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Middle School Parents,
Please review the link below in regards to dress code and the discussion administration has had with students.
https://bit.ly/3MHbEM0
Please reach out to the middle school with any questions.
Thank you,
Mr. Bielfeldt
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GCMS HS donned their shirts to celebrate mental health today. Junior Korah Palumbo spearheaded the effort, raising more than $15,000 to support mental health services in our area. #BeKindAlways
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We're shining the spotlight on our school nurses today because we have some of the best! Nurses Jen McMullin at the Elementary, Kylie Barnes at the Middle School and Hannah Bell at the High School sure make our lives run smoother. Thank you for all you do!
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The GCMS Middle School All School Awards Assembly will take place on Thursday, May 26 beginning at 8:30. We will be live streaming the event through our social media outlets. A link to the event will be provided closer to the event.
Please reach out to the middle school if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Mr. Bielfeldt
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Fisher-GCMS Soccer will be hosting a Youth Summer Camp in July for incoming 2nd-8th graders. The camp form as well as all other forms for 2022 summer camps can be found at https://www.gcmsk12.org/documents/summer-camp-forms/318482
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Wednesday, May 11!
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Every year Mr Tompkins puts together a wall highlighting our seniors’ future plans. We wish them the best in their future endeavors!
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Our 6th Grade Living Wax Museum was a huge success! Thank you to Mrs. Allen and all the parents and staff that made this possible. Keep an eye on our YouTube channel for videos coming soon!
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GCMS Families,
A couple of logistics announcements as we near the end of the 2021-2022 school year!
All schools will dismiss at 2:20 on May 23, 24, 25, and at 11:30 on May 26th (last day of student attendance).
Elementary Awards will be presented to students on May 26th.
Middle School talent show will take place on May 25th and the Academic Awards will be presented to students on May 26th.
High School Baccalaureate will take place on May 15th 7:00 pm. The scholarship awards assembly will be May 20th at 2:00 pm. GCMS High School Graduation will take place on May 21 at 2:00 pm in the high school gym.
Details on these events will be shared by respective schools with participants.
Thanks for your attention and we look forward to these celebrations of another great year at GCMS.
Sincerely,
Mr. Darnell
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Congrats to Lucy Keigher for being named May Student of the Month. Lucy is active in Student Council and the Red Army, is an Illinois State Scholar and is a member of the National Honor Society. Mr. Leake's nomination cited Lucy's tendency for kindness towards and inclusion of all her classmates. She intends to study Health Sciences at the University of Illinois in the fall and is the daughter of Jay and Maureen Keigher. She makes us #FalconProud!
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Good morning,
The Living Wax Museum for our 6th grade students is today from 2:00-3:10 PM.
Thank you,
Mrs. Allen
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For the first time ever, the Bears have chosen a team for their Community All Stars. We’re #FalconProud of all our students who helped in flood recovery.
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Today's (5/5) softball game has been cancelled.