MIDDLE SCHOOL SOUTH

Hello GMSS families,

We hope you all had an enjoyable and relaxing Spring Break, as well as soaking up this beautiful day. Students returned ready to learn today! We have just 6 weeks left of this school year and our focus is on finishing strong and setting goals to accomplish that.

This week we will have state testing for math. Testing will be this Thursday, 4/18/24 & Friday, 4/19/24. Testing begins at 9:00 am and students must have charged chrome books and a pencil! Thank you in advance.

Have a fabulous week!

Robin Murdock

Awards Nigh! GMSS hosts an awards night for students that have an average of a 3.5 through the first 3 quarters. This night is Tuesday, May 21st at the Lincoln High School Auditorium. In addition, students earn the right to be taken out by family members for a celebration on Thursday, May 23rd. Students will be posted this week and you will receive an invitation to the awards festivities.

Great work to all of our winners.

TRAFFIC: As the weather is warmer, we have more students riding bikes and walking to and from school. Please be cautious and follow the loop as you are picking up and dropping off students.

BUSES

As a reminder, please know the time of your student's bus stop. We are happy to offer Here Comes the Bus as an aide for parents tracking their student's bus, but there may be some times when the app is not exact. We certainly do not want students to miss the bus, so please be sure your student is at their stop at the scheduled time. To remind yourself of your pickup time, visit our Transfinder page.

HEART & PRIDE

The Heart & Pride Nomination Form will remain available year-round and is open to any member of our staff, regardless of position.

PTO will be supporting the last day of school activities! This will include a sign up genius for Field Day! Stay tuned!

Gahanna Athletics Box Office Link:

Tickets only for Boys & Girls Lacrosse

Online Tickets- $5+ fee

https://gahannaschools.hometownticketing.com/embed/all

Cash Tickets:

Adult tickets- $10 (Standard OCC HS pricing)

Student tickets- $5

If you have any questions, please let me know.

Thanks & Go Lions!

Gahanna South Events Week of 4/15-4/20

DateDayTimeTeamLocationOpponent

April 15 Monday 6:00:00 PM Girls Lacrosse Away @ Dublin Davis

April 15 Monday 5:30:00 PM 7th Baseball Home Olentangy Orange

April 15 Monday 5:30:00 PM Boys Tennis Home Hilliard Memorial

April 15 Monday 6:00:00 PM Boys Lacrosse Home Big Walnut

April 15 Monday 5:30:00 PM 8th Baseball Away Olentangy Orange

April 16 Tuesday 5:30:00 PM 7th Softball Away @ Big Walnut

April 16 Tuesday 5:30:00 PM 8th Softball Away @ Westerville Heritage

April 17 Wednesday 5:30:00 PM South Track Home Canal Winchester

April 17 Wednesday 6:00:00 PM Girls Lacrosse Away @ Olentangy Berkshire

April 17 Wednesday 5:30:00 PM Boys Tennis Away @ Dublin Grizzell

April 18 Thursday 5:30:00 PM 8th Softball Away @ Westerville Blendon

April 18 Thursday 5:30:00 PM 7th Baseball Home Olentangy Berkshire

April 18 Thursday 6:00:00 PM Boys Lacrosse Home Pickerington Ridgeview

April 18 Thursday 5:30:00 PM 7th Softball Home Westerville Genoa

April 18 Thursday 5:00:00 PM Boys Tennis Away @ Hilliard Heritage

April 18 Thursday 5:30:00 PM 8th Baseball Away @ Olentangy Berkshire

April 20 Saturday 10:00:00 AM 7th Baseball Home Groveport Madison (DH)

April 20 Saturday 10:00:00 AM 8th Softball Home Newark Liberty (DH)

April 20 Saturday 10:00:00 AM 8th Baseball Away @ Groveport Madison (DH)

April 20 Saturday 10:00:00 AM 7th Softball Away @ Newark Liberty (DH)

April 20 Saturday 10:00:00 AM South Track Away @ Lancaster Invitational

2024/2025 Middle School Cheerleading

Cheerleading tryouts for the 24/25 school year are quickly approaching! Current 6th and 7th graders interested in cheering for either football or basketball season are invited to attend our information meeting.

Where: Middle School
Tryout clinics: April 15 & 16
Tryouts: April 17 or 18

Questions? Email chapmank@gjps.org

Mental Health Matters March

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LDT1mkOB1SZjmxPmrsWKvLogUVUflPGXqnU2fiHYxg4/edit?usp=sharing

Do not hesitate to reach out to our counseling team with any questions or concern.

Mrs. Artis (students with last names A-K) artisa@gjps.org

Miss Lubinski (students with last names L-Z) lubinskij@gjps.org

Mrs. Johnson - Mental Health Specialist johnsona@gjps.org

April 16th - 7th Grade Fun Night 3:30-5:00 pm

April 18th- MATH State Testing 9:00 am

April 19th-MATH State Testing 9:00 am

April 23rd- SCIENCE State Testing (8th grade only) 9:00 am

April 23rd- 6th Grade Fun Night 3:30-5:00pm

April 25th- 8th Grade Shadow/Move up Day

April 26th - 8th Grade Dance 7:00-9:00 pm

May 3rd - Teacher PD Day No School for Students

May 14th- 17th- DC trips/Local FT's

May 16th & 17th - 6th Grade Caverns FT

May 24th - Last Day of School

2023-24 GJPS District Calendar (PDF)