8th Grade Promotion

GKMS families, the date for 8th grade promotion is Monday, May 22 at 7PM in the high school gym.  We look forward to seeing all our 8th grade students and families celebrate a successful year on that evening.

Great Tech Opportunity for Our Community!

GKMS Chipotle Night!

Tonight is GKMS Night at Chipotle!
2383 Sycamore Rd. 4-8PM.
All funds raised go to GKMS grade level teams for trips and activities.  Hope to see you there!

School Pictures / Fall Sports Pictures

GKMS school pictures will be Friday, September 9th. Sports pictures for Football, Cheer, and Volleyball will be Thursday, September 8th.

Student schedules and the first day of school

The excitement is building!  We look forward to seeing everyone Monday.

Lists will be posted with first hour class for all students.  In first hour, students will receive their schedules, lockers, and be able to ask any questions.

What a great time of year!

Board of Ed Public Meeting

From our boardt:

The Genoa-Kingston Board of Education is hosting a community meeting to seek input in the organization and usage of the current school buildings.  The board will address potential for closing schools, redesigning attendance centers and issuing construction bonds. As you know school funding in Illinois is a huge challenge not only to our district but throughout the state. We recognize the need to continue fiscal responsibility while focusing on student achievement and innovation. Please come to the Genoa-Kingston High School auditorium on May 17^th at 7:00 p.m. to assist our district in making Genoa-Kingston thrive for years into the future.

Thank you,

Genoa-Kingston Board of Education

Hope to see members from our community there!

PARCC Testing

PARCC testing will be taking place at GKMS Monday, April 11, through Tuesday, April 19. 

You can play a role in your student’s success by helping to ensure he/she gets a good night sleep, eats a healthy breakfast, and is encouraged to do their best.  It is very important your child be at school on time and not absent unless they are ill.

We look forward to all GKMS students doing their best and showing what they know!

Track Meet Cancelled!

Track meet cancelled. No practice. Track athletes will be released at the regular, early release Wed time, 1:45.

GK Ed Foundation Corner Grill Night!!!

Hey, we all love corner grill!  Tonight, Wednesday the 17th, go to corner grill between 5 - 8PM and 15% of all proceeds go to the GK Ed Foundation!  Funds go to GK Schools in the form of grants - to help students succeed.  Here is a link to the voucher, please bring with you if possible:
http://www.gkedfoundation.org/Forms/Corner-Grill-Voucher.pdf

A few excellent resources for parents and students to address bullying...

Managed by the US Department of Health and Human Services, Stop Bullying . gov is the most comprehensive and resource rich one stop Website. http://www.stopbullying.gov/

Dorothy L. Espelage, Ph.D., Professor, Child Development Division; Educational Psychology, is one of the top nationally recognized researchers on this topic. Her work can found in many books, studies, and publications. This is a link to a set of slides outlining a presentation. http://gse.buffalo.edu/gsefiles/documents/alumni/Sp10_Dorothy_Espelage_Presentation.pdf

NIU is an excellent resource for local expertise led by Dr. Christine Malecki, Dr. Michelle Demaray and Dr. Greg Waas. Here is a link to their page - which also includes additional resources. http://www.niu.edu/cmalecki/PBSbully/research.shtml

Helping Parents Deal with Bullying

"Join us Wednesday, January 27^th in the GK High School Media Center from 6:30 -7:00 PM for a parent’s only presentation of Bullying is never Right, grades K-12.  Several resources from the DeKalb County area will be available for those in attendance. The goal is to keep the presentation to 30 minutes for those who need to get back to their families; however, we will certainly stay after for questions, ideas and sharing."  I am looking forward to being a part of this presentation!