December 13:  

Help us bring smiles to children and teens this holiday season!  This is the last week for the 6th grade Senate Toy Drive. Please donate NEW, UNWRAPPED gifts  for ages 6 months and up, gift cards, sports equipment, cosmetics, etc.  

The Gingerbread on Parade contest runs all this week.  There will be a collection table set up in the cafeteria during lunches. Bring money to donate towards your favorite gingerbread design. All donations will go to the Henry County Humane Society. The winning design from each grade level wins cookies.

Any 8th grade student interested in competing in this year’s Spelling Bee should see Mrs. Plant or Mrs. Francque by December 19 to sign up. 

There will be a Scholastic Bowl meeting on Wednesday, December 14 at 7:45 a.m. in Mrs. Francque’s classroom, Room 812, for any 6th, 7th or 8th grade student interested in participating. 

Have you purchased a GMS yearbook yet?  It's not too late, but time is running out.  Pick up an order form at the office window or purchase one online through your Skyward account.

Come join us for the Writing Club Holiday celebration! The Geneseo Library Writing Club is meeting today at the Geneseo Library from 3:30-4:30. Fourth-grade students and up are welcome!

Attention 6th grade Newspaper Staff-

Please meet in Mrs. Wilshusen’s room #807 tomorrow morning at 7:40 for our meeting.

The leafs blew into Mercer County last night to take on Galesburg Streaks and Mercer County Golden Eagles. The Leafs would freeze the streaks by winning eight of the 13 matches and all by pins to win 72 to 33! Then the leafs would scare away the Eagles with pins from Molly Snyder, Phoenix Heller, Annibelle Juarez, Kayden Rusk, Jack Mickley, Dominic Ritter, Erik Bjorkman, Colten Mooney, and Josh Stahl. The Leafs would win 67 to 43.