Germantown Hills School District #69

Congratulations to this week's dude.we.see.you winner, Nora Fandel! Here is what two other students said about her: "When one of my partners was unable to show up at the speech parent preview Nora just jumped in and spoke her lines. She totally saved us!" and "Last night our speech partner was gone, Nora had two other scripts and still offered to help." Great job, Nora! We see you!

Congratulations to the boys cross country team who placed 4th at state today!!!! Zane Kingham brought home a medal in 21st place. Way to go Warriors! We are so proud of your work this year.

Congratulations to the Hispanic Heritage Month Coloring Contest Winners! Thanks also to Senora Sturgell for creating fun activities for the students to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month!!

Best of luck to our boys cross-country team and Keegan Waggoner as they take on state tomorrow at Maxwell Park in Normal! Run hard and have a blast, Warriors!

Boys basketball will have tryouts for students in 6th-8th grade next Monday, 10/21! All athletes must have a valid sports physical. Register now at the link below: https://manage.snap.app/register/germantownhillsms

Warrior events for 10/15-10/19! Let's go Warriors!

Congratulations to the cross-country program on a fantastic day at sectionals! The boys team advanced to state after winning the sectional! Keegan Waggoner qualified for the girls! They'll take on state at Maxwell Park next Saturday! Way to go, Warriors!

TONIGHT is 2nd grade night at the GHMS girls basketball game! All 2nd graders who come make sure to wear RED (house color) so you can get FREE ADMISSION 🖍️❤️🔴 (parents MUST attend with their child) Let's help cheer on our Lady Warriors as they play Dunlap! First game starts at 5pm! *please note that elementary grade-level teachers will plan and host their own additional evening at a ball game for their particular grade! Information will be shared at a later date!

Thank you to everyone who volunteered for and attended our Fall Book Fair! We sold $13,500, which allowed us to redeem almost $4000 in books for the library, our classrooms, and our students. A special shout out to Crystal Rajtora, who did a great job running the Book Fair!

6th grade explored the phases of the moon today with station activities!

Congratulations to this week's dude.we.see.you winner, Kirby Boyle! Here is what another student said about Kirby: "Kirby includes everyone and when we have to separate into groups, he never excludes anyone. He tries to get along with everyone and I just think that is something he should be recognized for." Great job, Kirby!

Here is a rundown of this week's events at GHMS!

A special thanks to our Kindergarten staff for introducing our Purposefull People word of the month, Responsibility. We also celebrated our students who exemplified Respect from last month!

Congratulations to the 7th grade girls basketball team on their tough win against Canton last night. The game started off slow but the girls turned it on in the second half outscoring the Little Giants 19-7 and winning with a final score of 27-17! The Warriors were led by Brinley Nena with 10 points and Brooklyn Sauder with 6 points. 7th grade is now 3-2 on the season! The 8th grade girls basketball team came back and won last night against Canton 26-25! The Warriors closed out the game hitting crucial free throws with only seconds on the clock to pull away for the victory. 8th grade was led by Addison Points’s 11 points and Kaedence Beck’s 6. 8th grade is now 4-1 on the season. Thank you to the cross country team for coming to cheer on our Lady Warriors!

We are celebrating World Day of Bullying Prevention on Monday, October 7th. Please encourage kids to wear blue and be kind!

Ms. Ingold's 6th grade Science class is learning about rotation and revolution of the moon and sun today!

October 1st was the start of Inktober. The point of Inktober is to improve drawing skills, develop good habits, and push creative limits: Develop a daily drawing habit Inktober is a month-long challenge where participants create an ink drawing every day in October. It can take about a month to make a habit automatic. Push creative limits Inktober gives participants the opportunity to use their imagination and find creative solutions. Get more exposure for your art One of the rules of Inktober is to share your work with others. Learn how to complete a project Inktober can help participants learn how to work through day-to-day challenges and complete a project Here are a few drawings students created yesterday:

8th graders attended the CareerSpark field trip at the Civic Center today. CareerSpark is an interactive, multi-industry career expo.

Some of the staff members came out to run (and walk) with the cross country team yesterday afternoon. They had a great workout and earned points for their Houses!

Students in Dr. Greer's 8th grade Science class are learning about wavelengths today!