Due to poor weather and field conditions, the softball game scheduled for Friday and the baseball games scheduled for Saturday have been cancelled.
Congratulations to Kallen Robertson for earning first team all conference honors as a member of the GCMS Scholastic Bowl team. Kallen served as our captain this year and did a fantastic job leading the team!
GCMS is now hiring Summer Student Maintenance Workers. Those interested can apply in person at the GCMS High School Office or the GCMS Unit Office.
Due to the cold, damp weather, MS Girls Track practice is cancelled for today (Thu. 3/31). The girls should plan to bring warm clothes for outdoor practice tomorrow. MS Boys Track will practice indoors today until 4:45.
Today's High School Track Meet at PBL has been cancelled due to weather.
Mr. Danny is always willing to go above and beyond at the Elementary School. Mr. Danny brought in a bigger tape measure to help out the Pre- K friends in Mrs. Testory’s class when the classroom tape measures were not tall enough to measure a tower.
A big congratulations go out to the 28 8th grade students that read over 2,000 pages during the 3rd quarter! Another Congratulation to the following students who were the 8th grade Top Readers for the 3rd Quarter:
5th place: Gloria Canizzo with 3,985 pages and 13 books
4th place: Gavin Martin with 3,993 pages and 13 books
3rd place: Gage Martin with 4,472 pages and 11 books
2nd place: Elizabeth Goode with 6,868 pages and 16 books
1st place: Avery Morris with 10,302 pages and 26 books read!
The GCMS School District is excited to announce the hiring of Mr. Kent Nash as the next GCMS Middle School Principal. Mr. Nash, his wife Becky, and their two children will be relocating to GCMS from Pinellas County Florida where he has served as a middle school principal and assistant principal for the last 8 years. Prior to moving into administration, Mr. Nash served as a social studies teacher and coach in the same district. Pinellas County School District has over 100,000 students and the school which Mr. Nash led has over 1,000 students. Mr. Nash has direct Central Illinois roots having graduated from Arcola High School and Southern Illinois University, where he obtained his bachelor's degree in teacher education. Mr. Nash received his Masters in Educational Leadership from Nova Southeastern University in 2012. GCMS is excited to welcome Mr. Nash, and his wife Becky who will serve as an elementary teacher at GCMS, to the GCMS family and community.
A list of important calendar dates for the 2022-2023 school year is now available in the Documents section of our app and website at https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1959602/2022-2023_Important_Calendar_Dates.pdf
GCMS Middle School is looking for a highly qualified Social Worker. Join our team and learn why we are #FalconProud! Apply online at: https://www.applitrack.com/roe9/onlineapp/JobPostings/view.asp?FromAdmin=true&AppliTrackJobId=18186
Mother Nature 2, GCMS 0. The high school baseball and softball games have been cancelled today.
Mother Nature has cancelled our high school baseball and softball games for this afternoon.
Middle School Track will be holding its parent meeting Wednesday, March 16 at 5:05 in the MS gym. The coaches will go over some basics about the season and meeting should last 15 minutes or so. We look forward to seeing as many parents as possible Wed. evening!
GCMS Families,
Finally it looks like a week of Spring weather!
Reminder that the time change occurred this weekend moving clocks ahead an hour!
Also, reminder that there will be a live question and answer opportunity with me on Wednesday at 6:00 pm at the Elementary Library for those interested. Please plan to enter through the U-drive on the West side of the building.
Finally, a reminder that GCMS will take our Spring Break next week from March 21 through the 25 we are all looking forward to a much needed break.
Have a great week!
Sincerely,
Mr. Darnell
Last chance to order Middle School Yearbooks! Orders are due by March 18. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1NR5aSvL49iIZeubOiJJQyVveLxOWDz5J6vVGNb3oV1Q/edit?usp=sharing
Good luck to Jaxon, Gage, and Cam at IESA State Wrestling tomorrow! You make us Falcon Proud!
We are so proud of Junior Korah Palumbo for stepping out to spread the word that mental health matters. She designed this shirt and is spearheading a fundraiser to assist organizations who work with suicide awareness. Find it at https://bit.ly/3pTWObZ #FalconProud!
GCMS Elementary will be offering free Preschool screenings on Wednesday, June 15 and Wednesday June 22. For more information view our flyer at https://bit.ly/3vHXwNn
Last chance to complete the 2022 GCMS Survey of Parents and Families! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSenXFb-XUEDyEZHR-Ct5SqXpDg8LORqza8A07kOurOmx9AZ4Q/viewform?usp=sf_link
The HOIC Honors Music Festival was yesterday. These Honor groups are comprised of the top musicians from all HOIC schools. Representatives from GCMS rehearsed all day yesterday and performed a concert in the evening. Please congratulate our musicians!
HOIC Honor Band representatives
Kale Bauer
Jasmine Durbin
Ashton Groover
Kyah Lee
Wyatt Schlickman
HOIC Honor Choir representatives
Lexi Cliff
CC Francis
Orion Hillard-Borden
Karah Jones
Tyler Lange
Melanie Zook