Gower Middle Weekly Update

The First Quarter report cards are now available in the PowerSchool Parent Portal.

Please reach out to your child's teachers with any questions about their first quarter grades.

We are very excited to share that Gower Middle School is being recognized by the Illinois State Board of Education as an Exemplary school for our 2024 Annual Summative Designation! Schools that are acknowledged as Exemplary are the top-performing 10% of schools.

We are so proud of our staff and students for earning this designation!

We are excited and honored to welcome our Veterans to Gower Middle on Monday, November 11th! If your child is interested in bringing a Veteran in your family to the Veterans Day Breakfast and Assembly please complete this form before November 5th.

Celebration is on Monday November 11th

Breakfast from 8:00 - 8:30 am

Assembly from 8:30 - 9:30 am

**Visitors will be required to scan their ID**

Contact Ms. Stankiewicz with any questions jstankiewicz@gower62.com

Please submit initial registration information to District 86 via https://www.hinsdale86.org/for-families/residency-verification-registration/registration-for-rising-ninth-grade-families. Please submit soon to avoid missing important information about high school course selection.

Our fall Parent/Teacher Conferences are on Monday, November 25th from 8AM-8PM. Our conferences are held virtually on this day. Please look for information coming out next week in regards to scheduling your conference via the pickAtime website.

Gower 62 School District and the American Red Cross are hosting an upcoming blood drive.

Please join our lifesaving mission and schedule an appointment today!

Drive Details:
Site: Gower Middle School
Address: 7941 S Madison St, Burr Ridge, IL, 60527
Room Name: Gym
Date: Mon Nov 4, 2024

Time: 7:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Click here to make an appointment

Help us save lives this November by signing up to donate blood! All donors will get a $10 gift card by email - PLUS, get a chance to win a $7,000 prize! There will be two lucky winners. Terms apply: rcblood.org/thanks.

Please sign up today! Appointments encouraged; walk-ins welcome!

The need for blood is constant and only volunteer donors can fulfill that need for patients in our community. Nationwide, someone needs a unit of blood every 2 to 3 seconds and most of us will need blood in our lifetime.

Thank you for supporting the American Red Cross blood program!

Please reach out to Beth Jankowski (imanot2@hotmail.com) or Meredith Mosconi (masigler@gmail.com) with any questions.

Monday, November 4th

Blood Drive-7AM-12PM (Enter at Door 6)

5th Grade Field Trip to Brookfield Zoo

Girls Basketball at Jefferson JH, 4:15

Tuesday, November 5th

No School-Election Day

Thursday, November 7th

Girls Basketball vs Westview Hills MS, 4:15

Pack the Place-GREEN OUT!

Friday, November 8th

Student Council Workshop 3:30-8:00 PM