There's new signage at Geneseo High School, thanks in part to a donation from the Class of 2021! Zendavor Signs installed the brushed aluminum dimensional lettering, which can be seen on the building's south side and the west side of the Performing Arts Center.
Beginning in June, the state of Illinois will provide grocery benefits to help families with eligible school-age children buy groceries during the summer. Learn more about this new Summer EBT program by visiting Geneseo Food Service's website: https://dist228foodservice.com/index.php?sid=1567184377149&page=summer
Update: BIG WIN for the Leafs today. Sectional Champs for all 4 Divisions, 7th and 8th grade Boys, 7th and 8th grade Girls. On to IESA State next weekend!!!
Lots of AMAZING PERFORMANCES on a beautiful day for the IESA Sectional track and field meet at Bob Reade Field!!! Half way through with girls field events and boys running beginning soon. Best of luck to to all GMS athletes and coaches and a BIG THANK YOU to all workers making it possible!!!
When it comes to summer activities, the Geneseo Park District offers something for everyone! Registration for members is open now, while non-members can register beginning May 17. Learn more and view this summer's activity guide: https://www.geneseoschools.org/article/1589587
A pair of Northside 5th graders, Emmett Cunningham and Anna Kamprath, were recognized at Thursday's Board of Education meeting after receiving the Illinois Principal Association Leadership Award. Congratulations, Emmett and Anna, and keep up the great work!
Mr. Hamilton's 7th grade GMS art students have been creating some AMAZING pieces in an itty bitty format. In case you can't tell, all of the pieces are in a real life matchbox created to represent something about the students.
Also included in this post is an article, by Mr. Hamilton, published in School Arts Magazine. It's about our GMS 7th grade art classroom that students and Mr. Hamilton share with Lucy. Read it to learn more about how art, social-emotional learning, and a therapy dog, work together to make art class creative, fun, and rewarding.
Geneseo Community Unit School District #228 is excited to announce that Michele Hepner has been named the 2024 School Nutrition Champion by the Illinois State Board of Education's Nutrition Department. Read the full story now: https://www.geneseoschools.org/article/1591648
Besides our dynamic and dedicated teachers and counselors, GMS is also honoring some of those unsung hero educators during this week of Appreciation. Thank you to our incredible Cafe Team for the countless meals prepared for our 650 students and adults. Thank you as well to our GMS Nurse, for serving and promoting health and wellness all year long. These rock stars live Teach, Learn, Care every day!
Congratulations to our April Students of the Month! These students are amazing role models. We are so proud of you and can't wait to see what the future holds. We will celebrate with a S.O.M. Breakfast on May 24th for our March & April winners (Date Change from May 17th)
Brenda Johnson was honored with a Maple Leaf Medallion presented to her by Dr. Brumbaugh who received the nomination from a family of students. THANK YOU Ms. Johnson for transporting your students to school and home safely every day and being a model of TEACH-LEARN-CARE for them!!!
Congratulations to our most recent recipients of a Maple Leaf Medallion at Millikin Elementary! Mrs. VanHyfte, Mrs. Wyffels, and Mrs. Holevoet make significant contributions supporting teachers and students in the classroom and keeping our students safe on the playground. They are also adaptable and substitute in classrooms as needed. We are blessed to have these outstanding para professionals!
As the 2023-24 school year begins to wind down, teachers throughout Geneseo Community Unit School District #228 are being recognized as part of National Teacher Day (May 7) and Teacher Appreciation Week (May 6-10).
“Our staff should feel proud of the work they and our students have done this year,” said Dr. Adam Brumbaugh, Superintendent. “Great strides have been made with our curriculum and interventions, and our students' achievement levels are going up as a result.”
Read more: https://www.geneseoschools.org/article/1587671
National School Nurse Day is Wednesday! Join us in recognizing our school nurses for making a difference in the lives of students today and every day. Learn more about these healthcare heroes: https://www.geneseoschools.org/article/1586927
It was a wonderful night of music at the 55th Annual All Unit Choir Concert. Grades 4 all the way up to Graduating Seniors sang their hearts out in front of a capacity crowd in the GHS's Concert Hall.
Today we held our end of year celebration with senior students who have been in the Grow Your Own Teacher Course all year long. Students in this class had 3 days of instruction and 2 days of being in classrooms with mentor teachers every week! Students held a breakfast with their mentor teachers this a.m. to thank them and to say something nice about them. Students who plan to continue to go into the teaching field in college did a signing ceremony in the theater after breakfast! Each student received a local scholarship as well! Congratulations to all of our students and staff who helped make this a great first year! We have another group of students signed up for next year!
We appreciated beekeepers Wendy Loitz and Mike Pries (and wife Ethel) coming today to teach the preschoolers about beekeeping and the importance of bees in our environment. They even brought some honey to taste!
GMS Track and Field had an incredible meet today in Dixon, winning all 4 divisions (7th and 8th boys, 7th and 8th girls). #BeLEAF
https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/meet/542302/results
Need a quick and easy Mother's Day gift that all the moms in your life will love? Stop by the FFA Plant Sale to pick up a beautiful, full hanging petunia basket for only $20! Other plants available include impatiens, begonias, dahlias, zinnias, petunias, coleus, dusty miller, tomatoes, cucumber, and peppers! Plants will be sold at the Ag Lab on Saturday, May 4 (10 am-1 pm), Monday, May 6 (3-5 pm) and Thursday, May 9 (3-5 pm).
This week, 7th grade ELA students led their own Socratic Seminar of research, debate and written reflection on various historical disasters. Whether the Titanic, Hindenburg, Halifax, or Chernobyl, every student engaged in direct debate, peer evaluation, peer feedback or an online topic chat. What an awesome week of high level learning, great job Mrs. Haars and Mrs. Schmidt!
Congratulations to Geneseo High School's Amber Dickey on receiving a Maple Leaf Medallion! Mrs. Dickey was nominated by GHS sophomore Annabelle Ropp, who wrote: "She makes everyone's day a little better. I feel like she genuinely cares about the students at GHS. She is an excellent example of how to spread kindness."
