GMS Falcon Update

Congratulations to our February HERO of the Month Winners!

6th Grade - Liam Kizer & Hunter Lawson

7th Grade - Rayne Jackson & Silas Shearer

8th Grade - Mackenzie Crooks & Myles Wilson

Staff Member - Mr. Wical

* Students are nominated by staff, and staff are nominated by students each month. Nominations focus on the pillars of our PBIS Matrix here at GMS:

H - helpful

E - engaged

R - respectful

O - show ownership

Quarter 3 Interim grade reports were provided to students in homeroom on Thursday, February 12th.

This week GMS grade 8 students participated in a series of presentations today to get their thoughts together for upcoming high school scheduling. We are thankful for the staff and students that came down to GMS today to share about programming and organization involvement!

Next week, Mrs. Bechtel will be at GMS to meet with 8th graders to start the scheduling process.

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.

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

February

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