GMS Weekly Newsletter

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Greetings, GMS Families -

Our archery team went to the state competition yesterday. I am excited to hear how they did. Ms. Frazier and I will be speaking with 7th graders tomorrow/Monday (3/11) about scheduling for 8th grade. As a reminder, here is a link to scheduling resources for current 6th and 7th graders.

Recent Student Shout-Outs: Noah England, Liza Johnson, Nick Mallory, Noah Gibson, Anna Ehrlich, Gavin Smith, Ellie Hinton, Nathaniel Hopping, Preston Rybaczyk, Reese Landrum, Rylee Mills, Liam Bowers, Lilly Westnedge, Rylee Mills, Jackson Schehl, Anna Ehrlich, Anna Cook, Roman Bremer, Celine Crompton, Ethan Westling, Brooke Kaminicki, Mia Myers, Madeline Malone, Bailie Prystash, Tripp Miller, Chandler Potts, Grace Kees, Hailey Bergeron, Kaelyn Bates, Johnny Campbell

Recent Student Shout-Outs Raffle Winners: Rylee Mills, Roman Bremer, Lilly Westnedge, Ellie Hinton, Tripp Miller

Here's to another good week, and as always, we welcome your questions, concerns, and positive thoughts.

Respectfully,

Lisa Ormond

Principal, GMS

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YEARBOOK ORDERS - DEADLINNE TO PURCHASE IS 3/22

Have you ordered your 2023-24 GMS Yearbook? If not, there is still time to place your order. The on-line store will remain open until March 22. After this date, yearbooks will be available for purchase at school, and sales will be based on the remaining number of books. The easiest way to secure a copy of the GMS yearbook is to order ahead by visiting the Walsworth on-line store: GMS Yearbook Store.

If you would like to verify that you have already placed an order, please reach out to Michelle Bain, [email protected]

GMS Yearbook Staff

LATE ARRIVAL DATES FOR MARCH

March 13, and 20

WELL NOTE

Marijuana changes the physical make-up of the brain and can lower IQ by 5 points. Researchers have found adolescents who abuse marijuana have less brain volume, or gray matter, in the orbitofrontal cortex which is responsible for decision making.

TECH TIPS from Mr. QUIRE

Snapchat announces new parental oversight and management improvements. Check it out here.

ATHLETIC BOOSTER MEETING

Granville Athletic Booster meeting Wednesday, March 13th, at 5:00pm in the health room at GHS. All are invited to attend.

REMINDERS

PARKING LOT SAFETY

Please drive slow and with caution in the school parking lots. Not only when school is in session, but also in the evenings and on the weekends since we have SO many after school activities.

END OF THIRD QTR

As a reminder, the third grading period ends on March 22, in three weeks. Grades earned will be used for spring sports eligibility. Let's finish strong.

RIDE 360 APP - UPGRADES

The Ride360 App that allows you to track your student's bus has been upgraded to My Ride K-12.

Apple App Store (iOS) or Google Play Store (Android) has the upgrade to My Ride K-12. Tyler Technologies, that we utilize for our bus routing system and bus tracking has released an upgrade to the Ride360 App. It is a free download, but we need to make sure everyone knows about this upgrade. The Ride360 App will continue to work until May 1, 2024, but the new My Ride K-12 App has some very nice upgrades we think you will like.

ATTENDANCE REMINDERS - NEW POLICY

With SafeArrival, you are asked to report your child’s absence in advance using any of these three convenient methods:

1. Using your mobile device, download and install the SchoolMessenger app from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store (or from the links at https://go.schoolmessenger.com). The first time you use the app, select Sign Up to create your account. Select Attendance then Report an Absence.

2. Use the SafeArrival website, https://go.schoolmessenger.com. The first time you use the website, select Sign Up to create your account. Select Attendance then Report an Absence.

3. Call the toll-free number (866) 294-5982 to report an absence using the automated phone system.

These options are available 24 hours/day, 7 days a week. Future absences can be reported at any time.

PLEASE NOTE: If your child is going to arrive late you will still need to select the option absent even though they will be in school sometime during the day. The office will reconcile the time the student arrives.

ALE POLICY (aka vacation days)

Families taking vacations during the year can now apply to have up to five days a year counted as excused absences. Vacations are now referred to as Alternative Learning Experiences, or ALE, as the District values and recognizes the learning that can take place with travel. A family can include as many as five students on the form. The excused days can be used together in one ALE or at different times in multiple ALE’s. ALE forms can be rejected if the student(s) has attendance issues or academic concerns that do not warrant excusal by Granville Schools. https://forms.office.com/r/F4iNHH1F32

SPORTS & CLUBS

ARCHERY

Last Saturday (3/2) the archery teams attended the Huntington AAC Archery Tournament. The GMS team took SECOND PLACE with 3236 and 136 tens.

Individuals who placed;

Skyler Zingraf - FOURTH - 283 - 14 tens

Jackson Smith - SECOND - 284 - 15 tens

Riley Gray scored a 50

They attended the state tournament yesterday (3/9). I am excited to hear how they did!

CALENDAR

March 11: Speaking with 7th graders about scheduling during SS classes

March 13: LATE arrival

March 14: Drama Club opening performance