GMS Falcon Update

Reminder to any families who participated in the flower sales fundraiser, the pickup will take place tomorrow from 2:30pm-5:00pm in the Auditeria.

The Graham Music Department is excited to host their upcoming holiday concerts in the coming weeks.

The Combined MS / HS Choirs Concert is scheduled for Thursday, 12/5

The Combined MS / HS Bands Concert is scheduled for Thursday, 12/12

Teachers are finishing up Interim reports for Quarter 2. These will come home on Thursday, December 12th.

The end of the Quarter/Semester 1 will be on Thursday, January 9th.

Clark State Scholars Applications Open Next Week for Grade 8 Students

Mrs. Smith will be sharing information with 8th grade students in the coming week about this amazing opportunity to secure future stability.

Clark State Scholarship opportunity for current 8th graders!

• FREE Tuition for up to 3 years if selected

• Eligible applicants include anyone who qualifies for free or reduced lunch, neither parent has a college degree associates or higher

• MUST have at least a 2.75 GPA

Applications and reference letters are due January 17, 2025 to Mrs. Smith

The Graham High School Musical this year will be The Wizard of Oz, and middle school students are invited to audition for supporting roles. Auditions will take place December 18th for those interested. There are fliers around the building with additional information.

We have two holiday donation drives happening currently sponsored by Graham High School students that have options for GMS students to participate. Students in the Leadership class as well as DECA are sponsoring a Community Drive for the St. Paris Food Bank and Caring Kitchen. This is also a toy drive for Kate's Kloset in a local church. These toys are also for families in need within our community and will be housed at that church. If you are interested in participating, we have fliers throughout the building with suggested items and there is a donation box in the office.

GYAA will soon be holding tryouts for Middle School baseball and softball, as well as opportunities for their new select teams. Tryouts will be November 17th, 24th & December 1st, 8th. Girls tryouts will be held from 5pm to 7pm and boys tryouts will be 7pm to 9pm at Graham High School Gym/Aux Gym. Players must attend at least 2 of these dates to be eligible to make the team. We will need everyone to sign in upon arrival to sign up for which teams the players are trying out for. Families can follow Graham Youth Athletic Association on Facebook for more information.

Students all have access to Progress Book via their Clever logins. Parents can access through the same login they would have used last year. Any new families should have received an access key on Friday via email from Mr. Guidera.

Frontline Education has released the Progress Book Parent and Student Mobile App (aka Parent Access app) to the Google Play Store and Apple App Store. This app is available for your parents/students to download and use now. For those that choose to download, the app takes the place of the mobile web version of Parent Access that parents and students have long used. In addition, Frontline has produced an overview video that can be shared with your users.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8WtHQKAe4w

December

Tuesday, December 3 - Boys Basketball vs Kenton Ridge 5:30/7:00

Tuesday, December 3 - Girls Basketball @ Kenton Ridge 5:30/7:00

Wednesday, December 4 - Flower Pickup 2:30-5:00pm

Thursday, December 5 - MS/HS Choir Concert

Thursday, December 5 - STEAM Club 2:20-3:30

Friday, December 6 - Power of the Pen Mtg

Saturday, December 7 - Girls Basketball vs Fairlawn 10:00/11:30

Monday, December 9 - Girls Basketball @ Jonathan Alder 5:30/7:00

Monday, December 9 - Boys Basketball vs Jonathan Alder 5:30/7:00

Tuesday , December 10 - NJHS Induction

Wednesday, December 11 - 8th Grade Careers & Leadership Quarterly OHP Trip

Wednesday, December 11 - PBIS Assembly 1:30

Wednesday, December 11 - Girls Basketball vs Indian Lake 5:30/7:00

Wednesday, December 11 - Boys Basketball @ Indian Lake 5:30/7:00

Thursday, December 12 - Send home Q2 Interim Reports in HR

Thursday, December 12 - MS/HS Band Concert 7:00pm

Friday, December 13 - Kona Ice @ Lunch/Recess

Saturday, December 14 - Boys Basketball @ Buckeye Valley 10:00/11:30

Saturday, December 14 - Wrestling @ Shawnee Tournament

Monday, December 16 - Girls Basketball vs Bellefontaine 5:30/7:00 - rescheduled to 1/29

Monday, December 16 - Boys Basketball @ Bellefontaine 5:30/7:00 - rescheduled to 1/29

Thursday, December 19 - STEAM Club 2:20-3:30

Thursday, December 19 - Girls Basketball @ North Union 5:30/7:00

Thursday, December 19 - Boys Basketball vs North Union 5:30/7:00

Friday, December 20 - Power of the Pen Mtg

Monday, December 23 - Girls and Boys Basketball @ Urbana (Time TBD)

December 23 - January 3 - No School, Holiday Break

January

Saturday, January 4 - Boys Basketball @ Fairlawn 10:00/11:30

Monday, January 6 - Girls Basketball @ (TBD)

Monday, January 6 - Boys Basketball vs Urbana 5:30/7:00

Thursday, January 9 - GMS P/T Conferences #3 3:00-6:30

Thursday, January 9 - End of Q2/Semester 1

Thursday, January 9 - Girls Basketball vs Ben Logan 5:30/7:00

Thursday, January 9 - Boys Basketball @ Ben Logan 5:30/7:00

Friday, January 10 - No School (In-service/Records Day)

Saturday, January 11 - Wrestling Best of the Midwest Tournament @ GHS

Monday, January 13 - Beginning Q3/Semester 2

Monday, January 13 - Girls Basketball @ Northwestern 5:30/7:00

Monday, January 13 - Boys Basketball vs Northwestern 5:30/7:00

Monday, January 13 - Wrestling Springboro Dual @ GHS

Wednesday, January 15 - PBIS Assembly 1:30

Thursday, January 16 - STEAM Club 2:20-3:30

Thursday, January 16 - Girls Basketball @ London 5:30/7:00

Thursday, January 16 - Boys Basketball vs London 5:30/7:00

Friday, January 17 - Student Organization Photos (morning)

Friday, January 17 - Kona Ice @ Lunch/Recess

Friday, January 17 - Power of the Pen Mtg

Saturday, January 18 - Wrestling Mechanicsburg Tourney

Monday, January 20 - No School, Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Wednesday, January 22 - FFA Preschool Lesson 10:45-11:15 AM and 2:30-3:00 PM

Thursday, January 23 - Girls Basketball vs Tecumseh 5:30/7:00

Thursday, January 23 - Boys Basketball @ Tecumseh 5:30/7:00

Friday, January 24 - Power of the Pen Mtg

Saturday, January 25 - Wrestling Mechanicsburg Tourney

Monday, January 27 - Girls Basketball vs Shawnee 5:30/7:00

Monday, January 27 - Boys Basketball @ Shawnee 5:30/7:00

Wednesday, January 29 - Girls Basketball vs Bellefontaine 5:30/7:00

Wednesday, January 29 - Boys Basketball @ Bellefontaine 5:30/7:00

Thursday, January 30 - Girls Basketball vs Kenton Ridge 5:30/7:00

Thursday, January 30 - Boys Basketball @ Kenton Ridge 5:30/7:00

Friday, January 31 - 2 Hour Early Release for Professional Development

Vicki Packard-Cooper - Assistant Principal

Megan Smith - School Counselor

Holly Neves - 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