Guardsman Gazette
March 17th, 2023
#PHMExcellence
#PHMExcellence is everyone working together to provide students with academic excellence. This is what makes working in public education so rewarding ... everyone working towards a common goal. That's what makes P-H-M a family (and sometimes actual family like mother and daughter Theresa & Maria Byszewski)! Do you have a friend or family member not just looking for a job, but a work family? Click here to share with them P-H-M's current openings.
The P-H-M Education Foundation supports #PHMExcellence in all P-H-M schools supporting our teachers and students through innovative classroom grants. Any P-H-M staff member can submit a grant application. Parents who have ideas are encouraged to work with a teacher or their building principal to submit a grant idea. The spring grant is March 1 - 31. Click here for more information.
Upcoming Events
Monday, March 20 - Happy First Day of Spring!
- 4:00- Bus Evacuation Drill at Dismissal
- 4:00 - Girls Track Practice
- 4:00 - Boys Track Practice
- 4:30 - PTO Meeting
Tuesday, March 21
- End of the 3rd Grading Period
- 8:00AM Math Academic Superbowl Practice
- 4:00 - Girls Track Practice
- 4:00 - Boys Track Practice
- 4:00 - English Academic Superbowl Practice
- 4:00 - SHIELD
Wednesday, March 22
- 4:00 - Girls Track Practice
- 4:00 - Boys Track Practice
- 4:00 - SHIELD
Thursday, March 23
- 8:10AM - Social Studies Academic Superbowl
- 4:00 - Girls Track Practice
- 4:00 - Boys Track Practice
- 4:00 - Science Academic Team Practice
Friday, March 24
- 7:30 - Boys Track Practice
- 4:00 - 5:30 - All School Social
- 4:00 - Girls Track Practice/ Parent Meeting
- Staff vs Students Riley Basketball Game - March 31, 2023
- Report Cards will be available on Family Access March 31, 2023 at 4:00PM
You're Invited -- Family Night
Join us Tuesday, March 28 at 6:00 PM
As we transition students into GMS from our elementaries and from GMS to Penn High School, we will be talking about the skills needed to be successful and be a "Champion" in the classroom, at school, as an athlete, and in life!
There are prize drawings and 21st Century Info (free college or trade school)! We said PRIZES!!
You will not want to miss it! We hope to see you there!
Come listen to presentations and ask questions of our panel including:
- Grissom Administrators
- Grissom Counselors
- Dr. Sears, Director of Student Services
- Grissom Coaches
- Penn High School Coaches
Expanding Your Horizons at Notre Dame
Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) is a conference for girls* in middle school (Grades 6-8). This day-long event will include hands-on activities in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). At the conference, girls will get a chance to meet STEM role models and learn more about careers in those fields. Our ultimate goal is to motivate girls to become innovative and creative thinkers ready to meet 21st Century challenges.
Scholarships are available!
Registration is $10 and is Due April 8
Foreign Exchange Student Opportunity
Are you looking for an opportunity to experience different cultures from the comfort of your own home? Host a high school foreign exchange student through CETUSA (Council for Educational Travel, USA)!
Students from all over the world are looking for host families to help them experience what life is really like in the USA. Throughout the entire process, you will be in constant communication with a local coordinator to make sure all your questions are answered, concerns are taken care of, and successes are celebrated! Please contact Betsy Wohlford at bwohlford.cetusa@gmail.com or call/text Betsy (574) 209 - 1600 if you would like more information about this special opportunity!
Grissom is Great!
National Junior Honor Society Induction
Yesterday evening, we welcomed our 7th grade inductees into the National Junior Honor Society. 8th grade NJHS president, Peyton Robbins, did an impressive job organizing and leading this honored event. National Junior Honor Society applicants are selected based on the following virtues:
Scholarship
Service
Leadership
Citizenship
Character
Congratulations to our new members of National Junior Honor Society!
Fine Arts Fair
A great shout out to all our generous families, volunteers and donors for the Silent Auction and Fine Arts Fair. We raised almost $10,000 for our school! It was a fun evening celebrating Grissom Greatness. Thank you again!
Thank you to our amazing PTO and families, Mrs. Baker, Ms. Vickie Marshall, Ms. Elizabeth Marshall, and Mrs. Williams for their help in organizing and facilitating this event!
Principal, Grissom Middle School