Attention Basketball Fans! Here is your chance to play some basketball and win some cash! Details are outlined in the flyers below. For your convenience you can also pre-register for the tournament online utilizing the link posted below. https://forms.gle/3139q4L14FJyTUrr7
Good morning a couple of students have mistakenly thought there was cheerleading after school today. This is NOT the case, there weill be no cheering ths week. Please spread the word so the kids can get home on time and safely.
Baseball/Softball Update: Good morning parents and fans! Great news we are looking like we will have the numbers to have all 4 softball/baseball programs up and running this year. Sign up for outdoor track is also posted for interested athletes. Pitchers and catchers can start practicing on 3/18 with regular practice starting 3/25 (this is for varsity). Middle school practice can begin on 4/1.
Our spring sport coaches are:
Varsity softball: Stephanie Ellsmore
Middle school softball: Tiegan Murray
Varsity baseball: Josh Brown
Middle school baseball: Josh Guay
Track: Randy Gartley, Angela Gallagher
Join us in CONGRATULATING Gabe,Gabbie, and Gavin for their participation in the Camden Conference held in Camden, Maine from February 16-18. Each year the Camden Conference provides a platform for minds - young to old - to engage with global issues, exchange ideas, and broaden perspectives on crucial international topics. This year’s focus was on India - Rising Ambitions, Challenges at Home. A special acknowledgement to Gabe, Gabbie, and Gavin who dedicated their time and minds to dive deep into the conference’s theme under the guidance of Mr. Hennessey in the after-school Camden Conference Club. Their commitment outside of school not only showcased their dedication but also reflected positively on GCS within the global community. Kudos to these remarkable young people for embodying excellence both in and out of the classroom!!
📚🌟 Join the literary fun as we celebrate Read Across America Week (March 4-8) with some whimsical Dress-Up Days! 🌈✨
Congratulations Lakers on your big win (51-46) against #4 St. Doms today! Back to the civic center to take on #1 Valley on Thursday at 11:30 am. Let's get as many fans as we can to pack the civic center on Thursday! GO LAKERS!
Good luck today Lady Lakers! Our girls play their first tournament game at the Augusta Civic Center at 12:00pm.
I want to take a moment to say thank you to the fans, parents and students for a great night of basketball! I love seeing our gym packed with kids and parents playing basketball and having a great time! This is truly what being a school in a small community is all about. Kids of all ages coming together to play a game. I wish I had photos to share but I was busy getting wrapped up in the entertainment. If you took some pics please feel free to share them in the comments.
Reminder parents and basketball fans, our middle school teams will scrimmage their parents this evening starting with the girls at 4:30. Free admission for all! come out and have some fun as we close out middle school basketball!
The varsity boys basketball team is missing a jersey and we are asking for your help in locating it! The new boys #5 jersey was misplaced at our home white out game. Thank you in advance for any help in locating it.
Best of luck to our varsity skiers, Alayna McMahon and Dustin Freethy-Poiss as they travel to Rumford on 2/14 and 2/15 for the State B championships!
Our varsity girls basketball team finished 5th in the standings and will travel to the Augusta Civic Center on Monday 2/19 to play #4 St. Dominic's. Tipoff is at noon time.
Tournament week is almost here! The Augusta Civic Center wants to make you aware of a recent change to this event. The MPA Maine Principal's Association has decided to go cashless this year. Details are located at https://www.mpa.cc/page/hot_news/view/164. The ticket window will only accept payment with cards.
As always, the Augusta Civic Center's concessions stand will continue to accept BOTH cash and card.
Come join us!
Pre-K and Kindergarten screenings will be here before we know it. Don't forget to call and make an appointment!
To wrap up a great middle school basketball season we will be hosting a parent vs. player scrimmage on Thursday 2/15 @4:30 pm. Our middle school girls will start things off with a scrimmage against their parents. Our middle school boys will follow with a game against their parents. Come out and enjoy some basketball as we celebrate our season with a fun night of games!
Update: We will hold the meeting in the gymnasium! See you tomorrow.
Attention parents...Over the last several weeks many girls have expressed interest in reviving a cheering program. I plan on holding a meeting this Wednesday (2/7) at 2:45 pm. with Suzzanne Owens who has offered to help get things started. This is the infancy stages but we would like to have as many parents and students as possible. At this time I'm offering all ages to attend so that we can see what we have for interest and at what grade level.
The Kindergarteners have been studying owls! They have listened to the books, Owl Moon by Jane Yolen, White Owl, Barn Owl by Nicola Davies, and Owls by Gail Gibbons. They have been busy at centers! At the Block Center they created nest boxes for Barn Owls. At the Art Easel they used other artists' work as inspiration to create their own owls using pastels as their medium. At the Art Table they used the "beautiful stuff" to create frogs, fish, or owls. They created owl nests at the Discovery Table. They also used tools to investigate how different birds might use their beaks to pick up food. At the Drama Center they created a woodland habitat and acted out Owl Moon. They concluded the unit by dissecting owl pellets!
The GCS Costuming Club is currently in full swing as they gear up for our upcoming Spring Musical scheduled for March 22 and 23!
We PACKED the Fish Bowl with FANS clad in WHITE t-shirts, beads, face paint, and nails for our Varsity Basketball White Out games on January 31!! FEAR the FISH!!
GCS student members of the Bill Koch League (BKL) Ski Club meet after school each week to practice their cross-country ski skills. On Friday, the club visited the Medawisla Trails and Lodge - nestled within the Appalachian Mountain Club's wilderness lodge network in the 100-mile Wilderness. Students in grades 2 through 6 enjoyed a day of cross-country skiing and camaraderie made possible through the collaborative efforts of GCS, NREC (Natural Resource Education Center), and AMC!
