Germantown Hills Community:
Due to the anticipated incoming winter weather expected to take place across the state of Illinois tomorrow, IESA has made the decision to reschedule the state tournament to Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday of next week. Germantown Hills will play at 4:30 against Staunton! Please show out for these girls!!!
The Gameday breakfast that was previously scheduled for tomorrow will no longer take place. It is my intention to come up with a plan for either a pre or post game offering for our students on Monday, but will communicate this information to you when I have that sorted out. The $8 was to be used to purchase your student's ticket and can still be used as such. If your child no longer wishes to attend the game on Monday, please let me know and we will refund you your money! Unless you tell me otherwise, your student's ticket will be purchased by GHMS, and we will have it ready for them on Monday evening. Some sort of food option will still be offered to those student's on Monday evening, but I will communicate out what that is no later than tomorrow afternoon!
Please see the following information from IESA related to these changes:
With the projected weather forecast in Central Illinois calling for 5-8 inches of snow, we are canceling all 8th grade girls state tournament for Saturday, December 13. Below is the new schedule for each tournament.
Here is the link to the IESA website with the updated schedule.
https://www.iesa.org/news/story.asp?ID=14802
8-3A- Germantown Hills
Quarterfinal Games- Monday, December 15
Game 1: 4:30 p.m.
Game 2: 5:45 p.m.
Game 3: 7:00 p.m.
Game 4: 8:15 p.m.
Semifinal Games- Wednesday, December 17
Game 1: 5:00 p.m.
Game 2: 6:30 p.m.
Championship and 3rd/4th Place- Thursday, December 18
3rd/4th Place: 6:00 p.m.
Championship: 7:30 p.m.
GoFan Tickets
Anyone who purchased a ticket will receive an email updating their tickets with the new dates. You do not have to purchase a new ticket for the quarterfinals.
Since there are 3 nights to complete the tournament, there will be 3 separate tickets for each night.
Should you have questions regarding any of the above information, please do not hesitate to reach out to me at krich@ghills69.com
Thank you,
Kyle Rich
Assistant Principal/Athletic Director
Event Details
Breakfast Provided: Donuts & breakfast pizza
Time: 9:15–9:40 AM
Location: GHMS West Gym (Enter at the middle school entrance)
Cost: $8 (covers the digital game ticket; GHMS will purchase tickets on behalf of students)
Students must purchase their ticket through GHMS using this form to attend the breakfast.
Students who do not purchase their ticket ahead of time may still attend the game but cannot attend the breakfast.
All forms and payment must be returned to the GHMS Middle School Office by the end of the school day on Friday
Volleyball families, there will be a parent meeting for volleyball on Tuesday, December 16th at 6:00 PM in Ms. Elbert's classroom (Room 233). Enter by the JDS doors and follow the signs to her classroom. We expect this meeting to last no more than 30 minutes!
We’re open 5–7 PM in the Middle School PDLC for anyone who still needs to shop! 🎁
We accept cash, check, Venmo, and PayPal, making it super easy to snag those stocking stuffers or let your kids shop for all the special people in their lives—grandparents, cousins, neighbors, teachers, you name it!
Come on out and enjoy the holiday fun—we hope to see you there tonight! ❤️
— GHPTO 🎄
We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause, but we are going to make a change to the 8th grade tryouts. This will apply only to 8th grade tryouts, 6th and 7th grade tryouts will proceed as originally planned.
If the 8th grade girls’ basketball team loses their sectional game on Wednesday December 10th,, 8th grade volleyball tryouts will be held in the West Gym on Thursday, December 11th from 2:45-4:30. If the 8th grade girls’ basketball team wins its sectional game on Wednesday, 8th grade volleyball tryouts will be held in the West Gym on Monday, December 15th from 4:15-6:00 PM.
Families can check the results of the sectional basketball game by visiting the IESA website (iesa.org). There will also be information put on morning announcements.
Girls Basketball Regional Update:
Due to the timing of the incoming snow and out of an abundance of caution, we are moving the start of the 8th grade girls regional basketball tournament to tomorrow, Tuesday, December 2nd.
GHMS will play on Thursday at 5 PM!
We hope your family enjoys a wonderful Thanksgiving and a relaxing break with your loved ones. When we return, we’ll kick off the fun with our 12 Days of Holiday Dress-Up starting on December 4th! Get ready for some festive spirit!
Kasey VandeSchraaf
GHES Principal
