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Our Elementary School Awards ceremony will be Tuesday, May 21 at 9:30am. There will be no outside guests permitted but a live stream will be available at https://youtube.com/live/Y1ptaUD0y8Y?feature=share
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GCMS Families,
We want to make everyone aware that starting on Tuesday, May 14th we will begin the demolition of the press box and old restrooms that are attached to the East bleachers at the athletic complex. Over the course of the next six weeks this area will be under construction replacing the press box and completing some blacktop work. Please stay clear of the East bleachers for the duration of the project. Use of the track for walking and other facilities should not be impacted. Thank you for your attention in this matter to ensure everyone's safety.
Sincerely,
Mr. Darnell
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GCMS High School will celebrate Class Awards for students in grades 9-11 on Monday May 20 at 10:30am. No guests will be permitted at this event but there will be a live stream available at https://youtube.com/live/xdlkseAuWKs?feature=share
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The IHSA Boys Sectional Track Meet will be this Wednesday, May 15 at Maroa-Forsyth. You can purchase tickets ahead of time at the link below for a discounted rate or pay $8.00 cash at the door. https://gofan.co/event/1513995?schoolId=IHSA
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Congratulations to GCMS 7th Grader Brysen Butler on his medal-winning performance at this past weekend's IESA State Track Meet in East Peoria. Brysen claimed 7th place in the state with a personal-record of 5:11.53 in the Boys Class 2A 1600m run!
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Graduation is just one week away! The ceremony for the Class of 2024 will be Saturday, May 18 at 4:00pm in the High School Gym. Community members are invited to attend. There will also be a live stream available at https://youtube.com/live/a3Qp5VqzIqs?feature=share
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Our Senior Awards ceremony will be Friday, May 17 at 2:00pm in the High School Gym. Senior parents and guests are invited to attend. There will also be a live stream of the event at https://youtube.com/live/q7CVGv_-4J4?feature=share
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Good luck to all our Midde Schoot State Track qualifiers as they participate in the State Finals today and tomorrow. You make us #falconproud!
Makayla Evans- 8th Girls 200m Dash, 8th Girls Long Jump
Miles Lindelof, Wesley Johnson, Anden Coad, Bo Grider, Wyatt Blackwell (alt)- 7th Boys 4x100m Relay
Brysen Butler- 7th Boys 1600m Run
Ian Rotramel- 7th Boys 1600m Run
Alan Matuszewski- 8th Boys 100m Dash, 8th Boys 200m Dash
Christian Brown- 8th Boys Shot Put
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Baccalaureate for the Class of 2024 is this Sunday, May 12 at 6:00pm at the Gibson City Bible Church. A livestream of the event will be available at https://boxcast.tv/view/2024-gcms-baccalaureate-uc8kjxjqdly846k7hm6a
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Welcome to the 1970's!
Two more decades to go before they wrap up the school year. For this decade, Mrs. Young's Baking Essentials class made Penguin Icebox Cakes "as speedy as Gonzales, easy as pie, and tasty as ever!" according to the Baking Yesteryear cookbook (@bdylanhollisofficial). Icebox cakes gained in popularity as home refrigerators became more and more common. With 4 simple ingredients, it was pretty quick to assemble! It's an easy crowd-pleaser for the summer since it's no-bake and can be made the day before.
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The final issue of the GCMS High School Newspaper is now available! Great job by all of our high school journalists! https://drive.google.com/file/d/121gu7YTpXyfMdPna_jlmiLHfIredYbTT/view?usp=sharing
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This is a reminder that tomorrow (4-10-24) is a 11:30 dismissal. Thank you for having plans for early pick up. Have a good night!
Mr. Kean
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Today's (5/8/2024) Baseball and Softball games at Tri Valley have been moved up to 4:00pm.
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Senior Parents and Students,
Please click the link below for information regarding baccalaureate, graduation practice, senior awards, and graduation.
https://bit.ly/3WylXdC
If you have any questions, please contact the office.
Graduation is almost here!
Mr. Bielfeldt
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CAPS registration for the 2024-25 school year is now open! Email capsteachers@yahoo.com for me information or register online at
https://schools.mybrightwheel.com/sign-in?redirect_path=forms/d53c6c6c-eb62-43aa-8075-d64d759e8c06/self-service
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Families,
We have a significant number of lunch account balances that are negative approaching the end of the school year. Please take some time and follow the attached instructions to update your children's accounts. Account balances do carry over from year to year and should you depart the school district refunds are given.
IMPORTANT: Children carrying negative balances entering the 2024-2025 school year will be restricted from social events and extracurricular participation.
We recognize that this is often an oversight and we appreciate everyone's attention on this matter!
Sincerely,
Mr. Darnell
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Today's (5/6/2024) JV Baseball Game vs EPG has been cancelled.
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10 Middle School athletes qualified for state at this past Saturday's IESA 2A Sectional Track meet at Colfax:
Makayla Evans- 8th Girls 200m Dash, 8th Girls Long Jump
Miles Lindelof, Wesley Johnson, Anden Coad, Bo Grider, Wyatt Blackwell (alt)- 7th Boys 4x100m Relay
Brysen Butler- 7th Boys 1600m Run
Ian Rotramel- 7th Boys 1600m Run
Alan Matuszewski- 8th Boys 100m Dash, 8th Boys 200m Dash
Christian Brown- 8th Boys Shot Put
The IESA 2A State Track meet will be held on May 10 and 11 at the EastSide Center in East Peoria. A link to the running order/times of events is below.
https://www.iesa.org/activities/tr/IESA-TR_Schedule.pdf
GO FALCONS!
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Our 2024 District Wide Art Show is now up and available for viewing at different businesses in downtown Gibson City through May 10. Thank you to all our local sponsors that make this possible!
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Signups for summer swim team will be this Wednesday at 6:00pm at the pool shed. You can also download the form and turn it in to any swim team board member. All registrations MUST be in by May 25!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/13t24mXSQ3KGeCmdZJraeUjjl5kiXH9US/view