8th Grade Parent Meeting

There will be an 8th grade parents meeting at 6:30 in the Middle School Library on Wednesday, Feb 29. The purpose of this meeting will be planning for the upcoming dance.

Middle School Book Fair

The Middle School will be having their book fair from February 13-20.  The fair will be open during school hours at this time, and will also be available for an extended period on Monday, February 13 until 7:30 pm.  Be sure to stop in and check it out!

8th Grade Dance Team

There will be an organizational meeting for the 8th grade dance on Wednesday Feb. 15th at 6:30 p.m. in the Middle School library.  Any parent interested in helping out is welcome!

Relay for Life Night

The GCMS Middle School Volleyball teams are going to host a Relay for Life Night at the Middle School on Tuesday, February 21st.  We will be playing PBL with a start time of 6pm.  Attached is a form to Pre-order a t-shirt to help support the event!  If you are interested, just fill it out and send it back to the middle school office.  Checks can be made out to GCMS Middle School.  It should be a fun-filled evening with lots of opportunities to help support the Ford County Relay for Life!  Come show your support!

Relay For Life T-Shirt Order Form

8th Grade Parents Planning Meeting

It is that time of year to begin planning the 8th grade dance.  We have also had some alternate suggestions so please bring your ideas.

When: Monday, January 30th 6:30 pm.

Where: Middle School Library

Middle School December Students of the Month

During the past month, the following students were nominated for the December Student of the Month awards at GCMS Middle School by staff members at each grade level:

6^th Grade: Molly Kollross, Kaitlynn Kietzman, Alec Johnson, Nick Tabor, Connor Wahls, Eli Brucker, Kathleen Hood, Brandon Zumwalt, Alex Rosenbaum, Nathan Fancher, Cody Housman

7^th Grade: Austin Allen, Jessalyn Davis, Garrett Workman, Branden Blanck, Lauren Duquette, Andrea Glascock, Max Johnson, Michael Galyon, Cheyenne Zeigler

8^th Grade: Tommy Cook, Jesse Martin, Nikki Lee, Katy Neal, John Strebeck, Doug Woodward, Alyssa Allemand, Erika Painter, Dakota Butler

The winners of the December Student of the Month, as voted on by the faculty, were:

6^th Grade:  Cody Housman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ricky Housman of Gibson City.

7^th Grade:  Jessalyn Davis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Scott Davis of Gibson City..

8^th Grade:  Nikki Lee, daughter of Ms. Susan Lee of Gibson City and Mr. Ken Lee of Melvin.

If you have any questions related to our student of the month program, please call Mr. Darnell or Joan Broaddus at the GCMS Middle School.

217-784-8731

Middle School Art Show

This Tuesday night, during the middle school band and chorus concert, the middle school will have 7th and 8th grade artwork displayed in the cafeteria. The display will be up at the end of the school day and will be open until the end of the band/chorus concert.

Please come by and check it out!

Middle School November Students of the Month

During the past month, the following students were nominated for the November Student of the Month awards at GCMS Middle School by staff members at each grade level:

6^th Grade: John Gregory, Dillon Glascock, Mitchell Meenen, Cameron Cail, Garrett Frashier, Connor Bowen, Haley Christensen, Alison Andreae, Kacie Burdette

7^th Grade: Rachel Harmet, Rucker Parsons, Elizabeth Stroh, Bailee Mueller, Kaitlyn Novak, Rose Williams, Joseph Donner, Kyle Freehill, Kelsi Reynolds, Shreya Patel, Tucker Cribbett

8^th Grade: Cayley Wilson, Austin Long, Lacie Butler, Elizabeth Wozniak, Fiona Keigher, Jessica Durbin, Julia Bleich, Sidney Mounts

The winners of the November Student of the Month, as voted on by the faculty, were:

6^th Grade:  Garrett Frashier, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Frashier of Gibson City.

7^th Grade:  Rose Williams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Scott Williams of Melvin.

8^th Grade:  Elizabeth Wozniak, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Eric Young of Gibson City  and Mr. Rich Wozniak of Gibson City.

If you have any questions related to our student of the month program, please call Mr. Darnell or Joan Broaddus at the GCMS Middle School.

217-784-8731

Middle School October Student of the Month

During the past month, the following students were nominated for the October Student of the Month awards at GCMS Middle School by staff members at each grade level:

6^th Grade: Owen Duke, Haley Christensen, Jacey Goin, Ross Dueringer, Austin Vanderhye, Abby Wingler, Megan Meunier, Brooke Wilfong, Kathleen Hood, Ben Retherford, Brooks Schmitt

7^th Grade: Logan Davis, Kelsi Reynolds, Michael Galyon, Wes Quimby, Ashlyn Britz, Tucker Cribbett, Sophie Hafer, Dylan Brownlee, Taylor Engel

8^th Grade: Kassie Novak, Ian Langlois, Caitlin Richards, Ross Brown, Bridgette Quimby, Glenn Mehl, Lauren Tomblin, Bryce Walton, Jessica Thomason

The winners of the October Student of the Month, as voted on by the faculty, were:

6^th Grade:  Ross Dueringer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Dueringer of Melvin.

7^th Grade:  Taylor Engel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Engel of Elliott.

8^th Grade:  Bridgette Quimby, daughter of Ms. Cheri Quimby of Gibson City.

If you have any questions related to our student of the month program, please call Mr. Darnell or Joan Broaddus at the GCMS Middle School.

217-784-8731

Thank You From Mr. Darnell

I am very proud today of the great efforts that our 7th graders and their families have made. The team decided as a community service project that they would do a read-a-thon in order to raise money for a member of the GCMS school community to support her and her family as she deals with a severe health issue. Through their efforts they raised over $1600 dollars that will offset this families lost wages and time from work to attend to their health.

Thank you Mrs. Withrow for the great idea to do Community Service projects as part of our character education. Thank you to Mrs. Thames, Mrs. Allen, Ms. Gibson, and Mr. Hoogstraat (the 7th grade team) for spearheading the efforts. And most importantly thanks to our students for reading for a cause!

This is yet another example of this great community, and these great kids, stepping up for someone in need. I am very proud to be a Falcon today!

Mr. Darnell