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Congratulations to our Middle School Students of the Month for March! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1J7t2o3S653em1cWRTG7zJumYqUOz3ICItysgLiaLO-U/edit?usp=sharing
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Help out Mrs. Young's Family and Consumer Science class by choosing your favorite Peeps! Vote at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdnXVb-whQrl0Hzz2tFYg83CEsTFqKsd__aaftKPj8B8_jy2Q/viewform?usp=sf_link
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Tonight's Middle School Girls Basketball game vs PBL will be livestreamed on our YouTube page at https://youtu.be/bAAAjG6sOYE 7th Grade begins at 5:30pm with 8th Grade following. GO FALCONS!
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Families,
This is your weekly update for GCMS Spring 2021 semester and I am happy to report no reported positive cases of COVID since last Wednesday!
As we approach Spring Break I want to encourage everyone to communicate with your child's respective schools should you have any issues with COVID or close contacts over break. We want to be very vigilant as we return from the break to minimize risks for our kids and staff. We are hoping to continue to provide activities and experiences for our kids as our situation allows.
Please stay tuned for early registration that we will be providing shortly after break for the 2021-2022 school year which will be back to 5 full days a week in person learning!
Construction is continuing and we are excited to see the progression. Please continue to be careful at pick up and drop off around the Elementary School.
Have a wonderful break!
Sincerely,
Jeremy Darnell
Superintendent
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Tonight's 7/8 Girls Basketball games at Prairie Central can be livestreamed at the Prairie Central CUSD #8 Facebook page. The 7th Gr. game begins at 5:30 with the 8th Gr. to follow. NOTE- Prairie Central has been having internet issues that may affect the stream.
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GCMS is hosting a new Alphabet Scavenger Hunt this spring! Check out the flier for details.
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The March edition of the Middle School newspaper is now available! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xsAbx7thfXKz57z9STkY6xNN3Le3UoeU/view?usp=sharing
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Happy Spring!
Thank you all for adjusting to the drop of and pick up adjustments caused by construction. Parents dropping off elementary kids should not drop off along side the new bus zone. Please proceed past the stop sign and drop off north of the entrance to the u- drive.
Have a great last week before spring break!
- Mr. Darnell
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Saturday's MS Girls Basketball games at Cissna Park will be livestreamed on the Cissna Park Girls Basketball 2021 Facebook page. The 7th Grade game will begin at 10:00AM with the 8th Grade game to follow. GO FALCONS!
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We have emailed a link for Help Desk to everyone that filled out our form. Remember the video will online at 7am on Friday. If you have filled out the form but did not get the email contact willis.walker@gcmsk12.org you can still RSVP at https://bit.ly/helpdeskgcms
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Attention GCMS residents! We have an electronics recycling event coming to Gibson City on April 24th from 9:00am-1:00pm. Drop off eligible items at 115 S. Sangamon Avenue.
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Tonight's Fisher/GCMS Soccer game has been cancelled due to field conditions. There is still practice in Fisher after school.
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The IDPH has released a new update concerning COVID-19 testing in Illinois https://drive.google.com/file/d/1S9Lk52W14HelDqTqscOTxporffquT61l/view?usp=sharing
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Families,
I am happy to report just 6 total quarantines from outside COVID contact this week at GCMS. We had one positive case in our transportation department that did not impact students or other staff. Stay healthy and stay vigilant.
Reminder to respect the outside event spectator expectations! We are trying to be the least restrictive as possible, but fan compliance will impact our ability to do so.
Lastly, we have started construction so please use extreme caution when transitioning to and from school!
Sincerely,
Mr. Darnell
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GCMS High School Track & Field now has a Facebook page! Follow them at https://www.facebook.com/GCMS-HS-Track-Field-103521861824216
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Tonight's 8th Grade Volleyball Regional Championship match at Watseka will be livestreamed over the Iroquois County CUSD #9- Watseka School District Facebook page. The match will begin at 5:30PM. GO FALCONS!
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Congratulations to the following students for being 3rd Quarter Top Readers:
Overall Top Reader: Kaleb Lockhart-12,484 pages 26 books
Spencer Kleist-12,258 pages 26 books
Esther Zook-12,238 pages 32 books
Lizzie Giroux-8,114 pages 21 books
Hunter Wilson-7,897 pages 18 books
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Tonight's Fisher/GCMS Soccer game has been cancelled.
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Tonight's Fisher/GCMS Soccer game will be livestreaming on the Westville Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/gowestville Game time is 4:30pm
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We can't wait for you to see our play Help Desk, available online March 19-20! RSVP to get the link at https://bit.ly/helpdeskgcms
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