GMS families,
Boys and Girls Cross Country tryouts/practice will be Tuesday from 2:30 to 4:00! Meet Coach Lee in the all-purpose room! We welcome students of all ability levels to join! There will be an activity bus at 4:15 for students needing transportation home.
District 186 Families, We are excited to see our students back in school tomorrow morning!
Please check your e-mail ! We kindly request your support as parents and guardians in reviewing the cell phone policy with your students. Together, we can ensure a learning environment with minimal distractions.
Let's have a great year, 186!!
Please make sure to review our new drop-off morning procedures for Grant Middle School. The maps are attached here but more information on the drop-off procedure is under the news portion on the website ! We can't wait to welcome our Generals on Monday, August 19th!
The GMS/FMS boys baseball team kicked off the season with a 6-1 victory over Riverton. Great job boys!
Softball families due rain Saturdays game has been moved to Rotary Park. There will be an A game and a B game vs. Greenville. The girls need be at the field by 9AM. The first game begins at 10AM once again at Rotary Park!
Today's first GMS/FMS Baseball Game to kickoff the 2024 season vs Virginia has been CANCELLED due to weather. There is not practice today.
Please make sure to review our new drop-off morning procedures for Grant Middle School. The maps are attached here but more information on the drop-off procedure is under the news portion on the website ! We can't wait to welcome our Generals on Monday, August 19th!
Please make sure to review our new drop-off morning procedures for Grant Middle School. The maps are attached here but more information on the drop-off procedure is under the news portion on the website ! We can't wait to welcome our Generals on Monday, August 19th!
Just a friendly reminder that every student MUST register each year! If you have a returning student, you will need to provide 1 (one) proof of residency within the last 30 days. If you are a new student/family you will need to provide 3 (three) proofs of residency.
If your child is attending a different school. no worries. Complete the registration online and we can get that information to their new school for you!
School starts MONDAY, so please make sure registrations are complete as soon as possible!
Save the date for our First Ever Back to School Bash and Meet the Teacher Evening! We are working to get neighborhood and community vendors for families to connect with while also giving our families an opportunity to meet your student's teachers! If you are interested, or know someone who may be interested in becoming a partner with GMS, please have them complete the attached form! We look forward to seeing everyone and coming together as a community.
When: Thursday, September 5
Time: 4pm-7pm
Where: At GMS- 1800 W. Monroe
Good afternoon GMS families,
Next week, OPEN cross country practice will be on Monday 8/12 and Wednesday 8/14 from 8:00 to 9:30AM. Meet Coach Lee in the 1900 parking lot. Official tryouts will start after school on 8/20 at 2:30PM. Have a great weekend!
See the message below about the final roster for the GMS/FMS Baseball team.
Congratulations to the players that made this list. ALL of the players put out great efforts and attitudes these past few days and have made this a very difficult job of making this decision. I appreciate these efforts and wish all of the boys the best in the future. If any of the boys has a question about what they could work on in the future, you are welcome to email me or call me. The following list should show up tomorrow for practice at Rotary at 10am-12pm. Please bring any paperwork that you need to turn in.
C Carlstrom
J Dougherty
A Dunphy
L Dunphy
A Furman
S Glaub
P Houston
L Kaiser
C Lay
V Matheny
Z Mickalus
C Mifflin
K Powell
C Teague
P Thongsithavong
J Williams
M Williams
Thank you.
Grant Middle School families, please check your email to see your new morning car rider and walker drop off/ entrance transportation plan for the 2024-2025 school year. This is brad new for both and we need families to familiarize yourself with the plan. The plan is also posted on our website.
Congrats to the boys who made it through the first cut for baseball. The following list will meet at SHS tomorrow (8/7/24) at 4pm-6pm for a practice. All players played very well and we appreciate their efforts and time.
C Carlstrom
J Dougherty
A Dunphy
L Dunphy
A Furman
S Glaub
P Houston
G Judd
L Kaiser
C Lay
V Matheny
Z Mickalus
C Mifflin
A Potthoff
K Powell
C Teague
P Thongsithavong
J Williams
M Williams
Good evening GMS families,
Just a reminder tomorrow is open practice for Cross Country 8 to 9:30AM. Meet Coach Lee in the 1900 parking lot by the field. This is OPEN to all GMS athletes! Bring water!
The Keep Kids in School Coalition will be offering physicals and immunizations for District 186 students on Wednesday, August 7th at the Sangamon County Department of Public Health. Sign-in hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
No appointment needed.
The clinic will only serve District 186 students who are entering Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, 6th and 9th grade and those who are new to Illinois who must provide a current physical exam and immunization record. All 12th grade students must provide proof of having received a dose of the meningococcal vaccine on or after their 16th birthday. The legal parent or guardian must accompany their child.
No sports physicals will be offered. Thank you!
In person registration will be Monday, August 5 from 11 am-6 pm and Tuesday, August 6 from 8am -2 pm at Grant Middle School (1800 W. Monroe). Parking is available in the front of the school and in the parking lot across from County Market. Please remember that ALL students must register each year. Please bring a utility bill with the registrants name and address within the last 30 days to help expedite this registration process (new and returning students). Staff will be on had to assist- we look forward to seeing new families and welcoming back returning ones!
If you will be unable to attend one of these dates, please reach out to Mrs. Castro (castrot@sps186.org), Grant's Family and Community Engagement Liaison, to set up a time that may work better for you.
The Public Health Department will be holding clinics on the following dates to aid in back to school physicals. All 6th graders must have an up to date physical on file at the school no later than October 1. Athlete physicals are good for 13 months.
Wednesday, August. 7 (WALK INS) from 8am-12 noon.
Tuesday, September 11 (APPT ONLY) from 8am-12 noon.
Saturday, September 14 (APPT ONLY) from 8am -12 noon.
The state fair fundraiser meeting tonight will now be held in the library from 6 to 7 please use the main GMS entrance!
OPEN Cross Country workouts will start next on Monday/Wed/Friday at 8:00 to 10:00AM. Meet Coach Lee in the 1900 Parking Lot. Bring water!
Congrats to our 3 GMS Generals on making the district softball team: Hazel C., Jayden T, and Nayomi H!
PS MONDAY IS REGISTRATION DAY hope to meet many of you then!
-Mr Goss
Good evening,
Just a reminder tomorrow we will have our parent meeting for the Illinois State Fair fundraiser to raise money for the girls Poms, girls basketball, boys basketball and track teams. This meeting will be in the GMS gym from 6 to 7PM. This meeting is for parents who have a student currently involved in these sports, are interested in participating in these sports this year, or just anyone connected to GMS wanting to help support the GMS athletic programs listed! We hope to see you tomorrow!
-Mr. Goss
Softball Update:
Softball tryouts for Thursday 8/1 will also be held at the New Street Field by SHS from 5:30-7. Please bring plenty of water! Good luck Generals!