GMS Falcon Update

Congratulations to all our Spelling Bee participants! All participants displayed their smarts and courage today in front of their peers. Special congratulations to our Champion Myles Wilson (8th grade), and our runner-up Ava Terrell (6th grade).
Thank you to our panel of judges, Ms. PC, Ms. Buell, Mrs. Wilson, and Spelling Bee organizer Ms. Bost.
Myles will now hope to qualify, through online exam, for the Regional Spelling Bee, set to take place at Ohio University.

List of Participants: Emma Baker, Graydon Kizer, Brynne Edwards, Ben Ford, Adelyn Guidera, Josiah House, Henry Kamper, Liam Kizer, Hunter Lawson Luke Lorenz, Nora Massie, James McAlexander, Lily Parke, Lucy Rogers, Alice Rogers, Audrey Smith, Sophia Snyder, Josiah Spence, Ava Terrell, Juliana Williams, Myles Wilson

Ohio School districts are "allowed" 5 calamity days each school year, and at Graham Local Schools, we have currently used all 5 of our calamity days and are into our online learning days. We have used 2 of the 3 allotted online learning days as well.

In the event of another closure, we will implement Online Learning Day #3.

GMS staff will be available to students throughout the day through email and google classroom. Teachers will also have specific times that they will host Google Meet sessions in which students can get online and ask specific questions about assignments they are to be working on during the closure.

Here is the video meet schedule for our teachers:

All Related Arts teachers: 9:00am - 10:30am

All ELA teachers: 9:15am - 10:45am

All Math teachers: 9:30am - 11:00am

All Science teachers: 9:45am - 11:15am

All Social Studies teachers: 10:00am - 11:30am

All work assigned to be completed on Digital Days is due no later than 5 school days from the closure.

We have additional packets outside the GMS office with information about the DC trip.

Payment #1 ($175) - Due February 13

Payment #2 ($225) - Due March 13

Payment #3 ($225) - Due April 10

Payment #4 ($225) - Due May 8

Remaining Balance - Due September 11

*Initial payment for the DC trip must be accompanied by both the Responsibility Contract and the Student Permission slip. Do not turn in one without the others. If you plan to use prior fundraising money as the initial payment, send in a note with the paperwork.

**Utilization of fundraising money from Rock-a-thon and a future fundraiser this spring can reduce later payment amounts.

*** Please do not, under any circumstance, overpay your account.

The 2025 GMS Rock-a-thon will take place on Friday, February 27th from 6pm - midnight. Students can rock the night away to raise pledges for their future DC trip.

**Information coming home next week with students**

College Credit Plus (CCP) is an opportunity for Graham High School and Graham Middle School students to expand their educational options and take a college course(s) while in middle/high school.

Any families that want more information about this opportunity are highly encouraged to attend this meeting.

Be sure you update Final Forms with any changes in address or phone numbers.

Check our Graham Middle School Website. Call- (937) 663-5339

Follow us: Facebook- @gmsfalcons Twitter- @GrahamMidSchool

January

26 - Boys Basketball HOME vs Shawnee

26 - Girls Basketball @ Shawnee

28 - Mobile Vision Outreach at GMS

29 - Boys Basketball HOME vs Kenton Ridge

29 - Girls Basketball @ Kenton Ridge

30 - Clark State Scholars Application Deadline

February

2 - Girls Basketball CBC Tournament Round #2 - TBD

3 - STEAM Club 2:20- 3:30

5- Kindness Club Meeting 2:20-3:00

5 - CCP Meeting at GHS 6:00pm

6- Power of the Pen 2:25-4:00

7 - Wrestling at CBC Championships (@ Tecumseh)

7 - Boys Basketball CBC Tournament Round #1 -TBD

9 - Boys Basketball CBC Tournament Round #2 - TBD

11 - PBIS Assembly 1:30

11 - GMS FFA Preschool Lesson with Peterson @ GES 2:20 - 3:15

12 - Quarter 3 Interims sent home in HR

13 - KONA Ice

13 - DC Trip Fall 2026 Payment #1 ($175)

14 - Power of the Pen District Competition (Kenton Ridge)

16 - No School (Presidents’ Day)

18 - Backup GMS FFA Preschool Lesson with Peterson @ GES 2:20 - 3:15

19 - NJHS meeting during 8th Intervention and Lunch

19 - Upper Miami Valley Science Day at Urbana 3:30-7:30 (public viewing 6:30-7:00, awards 7:00)

20 - GHS Musical (Little Mermaid)

21 - GHS Musical (Little Mermaid)

26 - Skilled Trades Ninja Madness County Competition

27 - Power of the Pen 2:25-4:00

27 - DC Rock-a-thon (6pm-midnight)

Vicki Packard-Cooper - Assistant Principal

Keara Kettler - Pupil Services Coordinator

Holly Rice - Secretary

Grades 6-8

Email: guideran@grahamlocalschools.org
Website: www.grahamlocalschools.org
Location: 9644 W US HWY 36 Saint Paris, Ohio 43072
Phone: 937-663-5339
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gmsfalcons/
Twitter: @grahammidschool