GMS 6th grade student, Amelia Anderson, nominated her ELA teacher, Mrs. Shelly Britt, to be honored with a Maple Leaf Medallion. "Mrs. Britt is so kind, very positive, and she has encouraging things in her classroom to help us be better people," said Amelia.
Congratulations to Mrs. Britt for her commitment to TEACH - LEARN - CARE at GMS each day!
GIANT day for GMS wrestlers and coaches hosting their tournament @ GHS today!!! A special THANK YOU to all workers, volunteers, officials, parents, and fans for their support! Best of luck to everyone involved and have a FANTASTIC DAY!!! GO LEAFS!
GHS Girls Basketball's annual Pink Zone Game will take place on January 23! Head Coach Scott Hardison and his team are encouraging fans to participate by purchasing Pink Zone t-shirts. All funds raised during this event will stay local to help assist local breast cancer support groups. Purchase your shirts now -- the store will close on January 12: https://mangomerch.chipply.com/geneseo_pink_zone_2025/
Congratulations to the Southwest December Learning Ticket recipients! These students were caught demonstrating outstanding learning behavior. Keep up the great work!
Millikin 4th graders were challenged to see if they could collect cards during the holiday season from each state and they did it! What a fun, community-building activity!
Happy 2025! GMS kicked off the new year and second semester with a welcome back all-school assembly on Monday. Students and staff got the pleasure of some Dad-jokes, enjoyed a performance from our music team and student leaders, recognized student achievements from the fall, and reset expectations with our GMS LEAF Skills and Awards. We're off to a fantastic 2025!
As our Board of Education searches for a new superintendent, we are seeking input from the community that the BOE and Illinois Association of School Boards will use to promote the position. Take a brief survey to share your thoughts: https://www.geneseoschools.org/article/1932743
Here’s to a year filled with growth, learning, and new opportunities. Wishing our students, staff, and community a joyful and successful 2025!
May your holidays be filled with warmth, peace, and joy.
Congratulations to the Northside Students of the Month for December. We are so proud of these students for the example they set every day. These students have been working hard, being kind to friends, and having a great attitude.
Students in our Machine Tool Tech Class in our new CTE center made heavy duty metal pencil holders for all the staff at GHS!
Our GMS 8th grade spelling bee was a smashing success with 15 participants spelling into 16 rounds of words! Making it all the way to round 13, taking 3rd place was Landon French with the word 'regales'. Making it all the way to round 16, taking 2nd place was Henry Pratt with the word 'alighted'. Leaving one word standing in the way of 1st place, 'rookery', which was no match for our 2024 GMS champion speller… Ethan Temperley!
Congratulations, Ethan! Good luck as you advance to the Regional Bee held at Augustana in March 2025.
Geneseo High School Baseball will be hosting a youth camp January 2-3 for 1st-8th grade players. This camp is a great opportunity to learn program fundamentals and develop skills that can be built upon. The cost is $35 for both days. Learn more and register: https://www.geneseoschools.org/page/coming-up-athletics-and-extracurriculars
Happy Holidays from GHS Staff!
From intense wellness workouts in PE, to more intensity in the Machine Shed with boys basketball, GMS students are bringing their all in these final days of the semester. Thank you to GEF for purchasing 8 new exercise bikes for our PE workouts, they're amazing!
The Geneseo FFA Alumni Trivia Night will be held on Saturday, February 22 at St. Malachy's Hall with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. and trivia starting at 6:00 p.m. Learn more about the event and how you can reserve a table: https://www.geneseoschools.org/page/coming-up-athletics-and-extracurriculars
Want to see improvement in first step quickness, jumping ability, strength, agility, explosive power, and conditioning? The 2025 Winter Summit for middle school boys, offered by the Hammond-Henry Rehab Department, will begin Jan. 6 and continue through Feb. 26. The cost is $104 for the full 16 sessions. Learn more: https://www.geneseoschools.org/page/coming-up-athletics-and-extracurriculars
Pictured are Millikin students preparing for their upcoming Christmas program. Congratulations to all the district directors and students for all the work they have put in to their concerts.
Geneseo's FFA Chapter is inviting middle school students to explore what FFA and agricultural education classes offer in high school and gain valuable insights from current FFA members. Learn more about the January 15 recruitment night and register to attend: https://www.geneseoschools.org/page/coming-up-athletics-and-extracurriculars
The Geneseo Elementary Lego League Team competed at the First Lego League qualifier competition on Sunday, December 15th at John Deere Headquarters in Moline. Ten team members, representing all 3 elementary schools worked for four months to build and program an autonomous robot to complete as many missions as possible within a two and a half minute time slot. The students also completed research to solve a real problem in the oceans and presented their ideas and their robot design at the competition. At every stage of the competition, the team improved their score throughout the day. Congratulations to our team members: Luke Schluenz, Rachel McGee, and Lilah Thompson (Southwest), Merick Russelburg, Maura Hamilton, Owen Russell, Gwen Simosky, and Walter Newburg (Millikin), and Averie Simpson and Brock Oberle (Northside).
