Congratulations to our GMS and Geneseo Rotary Club students of the month. Kasen, JW, Lilly and Annie are truly outstanding 8th graders that have demonstrated incredible maturity, strong leadership, extensive effort, with an impressive level of accountability and focus. #BeLEAF
The Smith Studio and Gallery is currently hosting Geneseo High School's annual Junior and Senior Art Show. The gallery is located at 124 South State Street in Geneseo and the show will be displayed until April 26. Gallery hours include Tuesday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and a special reception for the exhibiting students will take place on Wednesday, April 16 from 5 - 7 p.m.
All That Jazz! GHS and GMS Jazz and Swing Choirs and Bands put on a phenomenal show tonight in the Annual Geneseo Jazz Show.
Mr. Mathew took the Polar Plunge today and helped raise a lot of money for Geneseo Schools Special Olympics. And 3 top students got their reward for raising huge funds for Jump Rope for Heart and the American Heart Challenge. #BeLEAFs
Students at GMS just finished their IL Assessment of Readiness (IAR) for this spring. To celebrate their hard work, all students who met expectations for taking their time and doing their best were given "GigaBrain" reward tickets for free time with their friends.
It's Spring, and that means Track Season at GMS. Check out these pics from our opening Intrasquad meet tonight.
Last call! Geneseo parents, have you taken the 5Essentials Survey yet? This annual survey provides us with meaningful feedback on how we are doing as a district. If you haven't already, please take it this week: https://www.geneseoschools.org/article/2039003
Help us keep good quality sporting equipment in circulation, provide low-cost sporting equipment, and support the Geneseo Park District Foundation! Drop your gently used sports equipment in the collection box at the Geneseo Community Center front desk now through Thursday, March 23 during regular business hours and receive one $5 voucher for your donation that can be redeemed during the swap events. Learn more: https://www.geneseoschools.org/page/coming-up-athletics-and-extracurriculars
The Geneseo school district is searching for a new kitchen manager at Millikin Elementary to begin working this school year! Among the other openings, Northside Elementary will be hiring a new Vocal Music Teacher. Learn more about these jobs and others, and apply today: https://www.geneseoschools.org/page/employment
Here's a week-end review at GMS. Swing Choir and Jazz Band at elementary schools for Fine Arts Day, ELA in the halls for narrative writing gallery walks, and big Ben S. won our first ever IESA wrestling championship alongside 3 teammates who placed and finished strong.
Congratulations to our GMS and Geneseo Rotary Club Students of the Month, Cole and Hailey. These two incredible 7th graders were honored for their commitment to learning, dedication in sports, and service to the community and school.
"On the Same Page," a community-wide reading project sponsored annually by GMS, will host a community potluck on Tuesday, April 8 at the middle school. This year’s community-wide read is Lasagna Means I Love You by Kate O’Shaughnessy. Make your favorite family recipes and bring them to share with other families who attend. (Please bring a copy of your recipe so people with allergies can make informed dining decisions). The GMS Book Fair will also be open that evening. Learn more: https://gcsdstaff.org/onthesamepage/
The Geneseo Dementia Task Force is hosting its 2nd Annual Mindful Strides 5K and 2 Mile Run/Walk on Saturday, April 5. The event also offer a Kids Stride for those who register. Please consider coming out with family and friends to participate in supporting those we know who are living with dementia or caregiving for a loved one with dementia. Learn more and register: https://www.geneseoschools.org/page/coming-up-athletics-and-extracurriculars
Wrestlers bound for IESA State take the "Walk of Champions", and national breakfast week hero's serve up hundreds of meals in 4 days. A busy and amazing week for GMS.
GMS recently hosted guest speaker Matt Kendziera with the organization "Rachel's Challenge" during assemblies for each grade level. He shared the tragic story of Rachel Scott and the message of hope as her parents and siblings promised to honor her legacy of creating a culture of kindness and compassion among teenagers. The message challenged students to create a chain reaction of kindness. Many of I ur GMS students were inspired to keep Rachel's Challenge moving and pledged to be kind to their classmates and others throughout the community by signing our own Challenge banner.
GMS Bands and Choirs warmed up the Concert Hall with some incredible Winter Concert music tonight. Jazz band kicked off the show, Swing Choir lit up the stage, and the 7th and 8th grade musicians, and their amazing directors, brought down the house.
What an amazing couple days for our Chess team at IESA State in Peoria. 8th grade finished 37th out of 59 teams, 7th grade finished 16th out of 54 teams, and 6th grade finished 19th out of 45 teams. And GMS 8th grader Wyatt Lynch won a Bronze medal for scoring 6 points over the 8 rounds of play our first ever place winner at the IESA Chess State tournament. Geneseo came out of the tournament with 67 points in total, great job Leafs!
GMS Girls Basketball are Heartland Conference Champs tonight! 7th grade beat Glenview in a heated game, and in front of a packed house, to go Undefeated and win Conference. 8th grade also defeated Glenview to become our first ever back to back Conference Champions. #BeLEAF
Middle Schoolers who reached their math MAP Accelerator minutes and level ups enjoyed some free play time with friends on Friday. Keep building those math skills GMS!
Congrats to the GMS Wrestling team on a great showing at IESA Regionals today. We're sending more than a half dozen wrestlers to Sectionals in DeKalb next weekend. Go get em Leafs!
