School Details
- Principal: Kent Nash
- District: Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD Number Five
- County: Woodford
- Community: Suburban-Rural
Characteristics
- Academic Excellence - Instructional strategies include a variety of challenging and engaging activities
- Developmental Responsiveness - Meaningful parent involvement
- Organizational Structures and Processes - Plan for school improvement that is organized, communicated, and acted upon
- Social Equity - Fluid approach to addressing student needs with short and longer-term intervention support
Description
GCMS Middle School delivers a focused grade 6 through 8 experience built around strong instruction and steady support. Students strengthen reading and writing in English language arts, build number sense and problem solving in math, and learn through hands on labs in science and inquiry based projects in social studies. The SEL Team teaches the Second Step curriculum to build skills for managing emotions, relationships, and decision making. Music offerings include 6th Grade Cadet Band, 7th and 8th Grade Concert Band, and middle school choir. Student voice and leadership grow through Student Council, Scholastic Bowl, and Newspaper Club, with Fellowship of Christian Athletes adding another place to belong. Families stay connected through ParentSquare and tools like Google Classroom and Infinite Campus. The overall tone is purposeful, upbeat, and student centered.
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