Summerour Blue Devil Blast

• December 13 - Basketball vs. Creekland MS
• December 15 - 6 Combined Fine Arts Winter Concert
• December 16 - 7/8 Band Winter Concert
• December 18 - Basketball @ Radloff MS
• December 18 - GCPS Board of Education Meeting (Suwanee)
• December 19 - Walk-A-Thon
• December 19 - Kona Ice Truck ($5 at lunch with a Hot Cocoa option)
• December 19 - Last Day o' School (First Semester)
• January 5 - First Day o' School (Second Semester)
• January 8 - Multi-lingual Learner Night
• January 8 - Basketball @ Jones MS
• January 10 - AAP Session 1
• January 10 - Basketball vs. Twin Rivers MS

🆕 Updated Schedule ⏰

District Assessments: December 16-19

• December 17 - 1st & 2nd Academic Class
• December 18 - 3rd & 4th Academic Class

Share the Joy of the Season

Summerour Birds, our birding club led by Dr. Weir, is taking a break until February 10.

No Summerour Birds in December or January. We'll see you all back in February.

The Kona Ice truck will be parked in the back and available at all lunches on Friday, December 19 for students to purchase. In addition to the normal Kona Ice options, they will also be selling Hot Cocoa. Bring your $5 and purchase on Friday during lunch.

We held our Spelling Bee's this week. On Wednesday we had our grade-level semi-finals. The top 5 students from each grade level then competed on Thursday morning. Our first and second place winners were a brother and sister duo. Our top 3 represented all 3 grade levels: a sixth grader, a seventh grader, and an eighth grader! We have strong spellers in every grade.

OUR Winners:

1. Alice Lee
2. Wilson Lee
3. Atlas Romero

Thanks to all who participated and to all who came to cheer them on!

Do you remember our book drive for Senegal that ended just before Thanksgiving? Our very own Ms. Dailen Harris delivered them personally to Senegal. She's back. Here are a couple of pictures of the school children who received them, and a picture of Ms. Harris with a lion.

Thank you to all of our athletes, and to all of the teachers who have inspired them! We honored some teachers this week at Thursday’s basketball game. These teachers were chosen by the basketball players as teachers who have made a particular mark on these students.

Grinch Sightings This Week!

Ms. Belinda Terry

6th Grade Assistant Principal

Belinda.Terry@gcpsk12.org

Ms. Tannia Sims

6th Grade Counselor

Tannia.Sims@gcpsk12.org

770.417.2491

Mr. Al Sadler

7th Grade Assistant Principal

Al.Sadler@gcpsk12.org

Ms. Yasmi Velasquez Rocha

7th Grade Counselor

Yasmi.VelasquezRocha@gcpsk12.org

770.417.2480

Ms. Christy Gray

8th Grade Assistant Principal

Christian.Gray@gcpsk12.org

Ms. Robin Blackwell

8th Grade Counselor

Robin.Blackwell@gcpsk12.org

770.417.2487

Below is the final date for the Informational Meetings that provide information to students/parents interested in attending GSMST. All meetings begin at 7:00 PM in the Cafeteria at GSMST, and the information presented will be the same at all meetings.

• Thursday, January 8, 2026 – make-up meeting date for anyone unable to attend the first meeting dates

Dr. Toni Weir

Gear Up Assistant Principal

Toni.Weir@gcpsk12.org

Ms. Allegra Morgan

Gear Up Counselor

Allegra.Morgan@gcpsk12.org

770.797.2960

SHORTY HOWELL PARK | December 16

2750 Pleasant Hill Road, Duluth

Happy Holidays!

from our ASD classroom staff

i9 Sports runs sports programs in the area for kids ages 3-14 and distribute printed flyers to Gwinnett County schools several times a year. Here is their most recent flyer for upcoming sports.

Click on the image to enlarge, or click on the PDF file below to open that way.

IB Learners are caring. They show empathy, compassion and respect towards the needs and feelings of others. They have a personal commitment to service, and act to make a positive difference to the lives of others and to the environment.