Galesburg Jr./Sr. High School
May 2024 Family Newsletter
Parents and Guardians,
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and our teachers will be working to bring awareness to our students through a variety activities. During the week of May 13th, each day will be devoted to a mental health tool that can benefit each student during their educational experience. On Thursday, May 16th, we encourage our staff and students to Be Seen in Green to promote a spirit of caring for our own mental health, as well as the mental health of others.
May is the month when we honor our students for their year long and academic career achievements. On May 7th we celebrated our students going into the trade workforce, armed forces, or who are pursuing an advanced healthcare career with our GAVC CTE Signing Day. We also celebrated students in band and choir at their final awards concert. On May 8th, Galesburg High School held the annual Academic, Athletic, and Scholarship Awards Night. Our junior high will be celebrating their students at the end of the year at an awards assembly during the school day on May 31st.
To finish our our year we are providing an incentive for our students to finish the year strong. We want our students to be able to attend the We Learned It, We Earned It Field Day. This event will be available to all students who meet the following criteria during the 4th Quarter.
Discipline- No out-of-school suspensions during the 4th quarter.
Tardies- Must not be tardy more than four times during all aspects of the school day. This includes being late to school.
Attendance- Must have four or less unexcused absences in the 4th quarter.
All students who achieve all of these goals will be able to attend the event on Wednesday, May 29th. This goal is not hard to achieve, many of our students achieve this goal daily. We want to continue to recognize those students.
Commencement 2024
We will be celebrating the Class of 2024 with a commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 26th. The event will take place at F & M Bank Stadium at 1:00 p.m. Early seating is by ticket only, at 12:30 seating will be made available to the general public. Later that night, our seniors are invited to attend Project Graduation. A safe way to bring the class together one last time to have fun at the stadium and the fieldhouse. We hope you can help us celebrate the Senior Class of 2024.
School Start Times
A reminder that our students are expected to be sitting in their classrooms at 7:40 a.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays; and by 9:40 a.m. on Wednesdays. We are noticing that the traffic at the parent drop-off lane at West Circle Drive is getting very light around 7:35 a.m. Please use this route to drop off your students so they can be on time to school.
Anti-Bullying
Recently you should have received an email from me regarding the school district's anti-bullying policy and procedures for reporting bullying. Please visit the following link which provides more information on the topic of Bullying: Bullying Prevention and Response
Finally, this will be my last newsletter as I will be leaving Galesburg Junior Senior High School to serve as Superintendent for United Community Unit School District No. 304. It has been an honor to serve the students and families of Galesburg community for the past 23 years. I am a product of Galesburg schools, and will always be proud to be a former Silver Streak!
In Silver and Gold,
Mr. Hawkins
Student Checkout Procedures
- Please note that a parent/guardian or approved caregiver who is listed in Skyward as an authorized person for pick-up must present a photo ID to verify their identity.
- When the identity of the parent/guardian or approved caregiver is verified, the attending staff member will then call the classroom to have your student report to the attendance office for pick up.
- Parents/guardians/caregivers must fill out the sign-out sheet before leaving the office.
- If your student is a driver, please notify the office if your student is leaving the building for an appointment. Your student will then need to sign out before leaving the building.
What's Happening?
2024 GHS Top Seniors
Native Plants in Parking Islands
WIU Bassoon Extravaganza
Staff SEL Activity
2024 George Washington Gale Scholars
Upcoming Dates to Remember
May
14th- Choir Concert, 7:00 p.m.
16th- 7/8 Band Concert, 7:00 p.m.
22nd- Senior Last Day and Commencement Rehearsal
22nd- 7/8 STEM Science Fair, 3:30 - 7:30 p.m.
23rd-Junior High Dance, 5-7 p.m. "Beach Theme"
26th- Class of 2024 Commencement, 1:00 p.m.
26th- Project Graduation, 9:00 p.m. to Midnight
27th- No School, Memorial Day
30th- All Sports Physical Night- 5:30 p.m.
31st- Last Day for Students, 1:55 p.m. Early Dismissal
June 3rd- Teachers' Institute
Student Reminders
Lunch- You must present a student ID to be served promptly during lunch. Galesburg Junior/Senior High School is a closed campus. This means that students are not allowed to leave campus to get lunch. Our Servery is newly remodeled and provides many nutritious choices for our students. Additionally, our new student commons provide students with a spacious atmosphere to enjoy lunch with their friends.
Start Time- On a regular school day, school starts at 7:40 a.m. This means students are expected to be seated in their classrooms, ready to learn, at 7:40 a.m.
Restrooms- Our restrooms have been newly remodeled. Please use the restrooms appropriately.
Lockers- Students are to place coats and backpacks in their lockers during the school day. It is also a great location to store their cell phone. Students in grades 9-12 may use clear backpacks.
Contact Us
Email: cusd205@galesburg205.org
Website: https://ghs.galesburg205.org/o/ghs
Location: 1135 West Fremont Street, Galesburg, IL, USA
Phone: 309-973-2001
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GalesburgHighSchool205
Twitter: @Galesburg_HS