--- MAY---

Fri, May 1- 8th Grade Job Shadow Day

Mon, May 4- GMS FOOD DRIVE STARTS!!

Fri, May 8- 4th-6th Grade Track & Field Day in the morning.  *Rain date Monday, May 11

Fri, May 8- 7th-12th Grade Spring Concert @ 7pm

Tues, May 12: BMC Free Athletic Physicals for those that made an appointment- starting at 5pm

Wed, May 13: 8th Grade GHS Tour

Thurs, May 14- 5th/ 6th Grade Spring Concert

Fri, May 15- Graduation

Sun, May 17- Sun, May 24-  8th grade Washington DC trip

Mon, May 25- No School/ Memorial Day

Thurs, May 28 - 8th Grade Field trip to Urban Air (Coon Rapids)

--- JUNE---

Tues, June 2: GMS Family Engagement Night 4pm- 6pm

Wed, June 3: BMC Free Athletic Physicals for those that made an appointment- starting at 5pm

Fri, June 5- Last day of school!

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Honor Roll GPAs

• B Honor Roll: 3.0-3.666 GPA

• A Honor Roll: 3.67-4.0 GPA

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🎓GRADES!

Parents, checking PowerSchool weekly WITH your child helps A LOT!  Simply have your child login and show you each class OR parents can get their own login if they call our office at 715-463-2455.

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News & Information

Speed & Agility Offered!

Monday mornings from 7:30- 8:00am at the GHS gym students can come to a speed and agility class  that want to improve their athleticism.  *started Monday, Feb. 2!

The weight room at GHS is also open every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday mornings at 7:15 and every night after school until 5pm!  

*Take advantage of these opportunities to get better!*

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SUMMER STEAM CAMPS

UW-Stout offers several STEAM camps to students entering grades 6-12. Check out the attached flyer or this link  for more information and to see what camps are available. There's also information about scholarships to help cover the costs! 

*Options include Technology, Engineering, Art, and Design and most camps last about a week with options to stay in the dorms!*

WATERCROSS VOLUNTEERING!

*SIGN UP NOW!*

Watercross 2026 is July 16th-July 19th and we need your help!

Watercross 2025 was a tremendous success! We paid out over $25,000 to volunteers, benefiting their organizations, school trips, sports teams, or clubs. Year after year, attendees tell us how much fun they had and how eager they are to volunteer again.

By signing up, you will earn money for the trip, sport, or organization of your choice, and you will also receive a free wristband for Watercross 2026. Please note that signing up commits you to working the selected hours.

We hope you will join us this year! If you would like to fundraise, please use the Sign-up Genius links below.

• Thursday, July 16, 2026

•  Friday, July 17, 2026

•  Saturday, July 18, 2026

•  Sunday, July 19, 2026 

*Don't wait, there are only a certain number of shifts needed!!

If you have any questions, please email Anne Luedtke, Watercross Volunteer Coordinator, at volunteers@grantsburgwatercross.com 

*Sidenote: Many families also sign up to work on behalf of their child-grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, neighbors, friends- get your family signed up!  Anyone in GMS can start volunteering for Watercross to get money put into their DC accounts early!!

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No Bad Days!

You are invited to Luck High School to hear this awesome speaker. Hunter has already touched so many lives and continues to make big impacts! 

Hunter has a great message about his life-changing injury and takes a view of it that most wouldn’t.  Hunter is Luck alum, Noah Mortel's, former teammate and roommate at the University of North Dakota, where they both played football together. Hunter went from being a D1 athlete to becoming paralyzed after a skiing accident.

Mark your calendar and bring your friends!

Everyone welcome!

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GMS FOOD DRIVE

Monday, May 4th- Tuesday, June 2nd GMS is hosting a food drive! Many of the families in Grantsburg use our Grantsburg Area Food Shelf, especially in the summer, as many families face food insecurity! Please donate if you can. We would love to help our food shelf stock up for summer! 

Here are some ideas:

canned meats, nut butters, shelf stable entrees, condiments, baking basics, snacks, breakfasts, boxed meals, personal care (toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant, etc.), dish soap, laundry detergent

Thank you for helping us make an impact in our community and for our students! 💜

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FOOTBALL CAMP!

See below for information on boys & girls basketball camps with Mr. Hale.  Email him at adam.hale@gk12.net with any questions!  

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FACULTY FOLLIES

Thank you to everyone that was able to attend Faculty Follies! We were able to raise over $7,000 for our graduates!. Dollars for Scholars gives a $1000 scholarship to every Grantsburg HS grad  that applies headed into any post secondary education- a mission we are excited to support! 

Here is the 2026 music video: Better When I'm Dancing: Grantsburg Edition 

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8th Grade Field Trip!

8th Grade is going to Urban Air in Coon Rapids on Thursday, May 28th, 2026!  Here's all the information you need in one place (Permission Slip, Urban Air's Waiver, Urban Air's available menu)!

Forms and Money are due to Ms. Owens by   Monday  May 12th!

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GMS Family Engagement Night

Join the fun on Tuesday, June 2nd from 4-6pm at GMS! We will have a summer send off party with bounce houses, games, snacks, and a resource fair! DON'T MISS IT! 

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4th-6th Grade Track + Field Day

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FREE Athletic Physicals!

Burnett Medical Center is offering FREE athletic physicals to Grantsburg athletes on 5/12/26 or 6/3/26, both starting at 5pm.

These need to be renewed every two years so all athletes going into 7th. 9th, and 11th grade will need a physical.  (6th graders & 8th graders will need one for next year!)

Forms are available in the GMS office.

Call BMC at 715-463-7253 to schedule yours today!

The day of your physical, you need to:

• Show up 10 minutes early

• Dress in athletic clothing

• Bring your form with the first two pages filled out

If you have any questions about this, please contact Mr. Jansen, our athletic director, at ryan.jansen@gk12.net.

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COMMUNITY ED!

Our Community Ed program always has many great opportunities! These forms are all available in the GMS office if you need any paper forms. Have your child pick them up there!

Link to the Community Ed website: https://www.gk12.net/page/community-education 

CURRENT OFFERINGS:

• CLC After School Classes- Here is the link for information: https://www.gk12.net/page/clc-after-school-program

If you have any questions or Community Ed director is Stephanie Peterson and can be reached at stephanie.peterson@gk12.net. 

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