GRIGGSVILLE-PERRY MIDDLE SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Monday, Oct. 7th, 2024

 

There will be a mandatory parent/player rules meeting for JH boys basketball after open gym on TONIGHT, Monday October 7th. Open gym 3:30 to 5:30pm. The parent meeting and open gym will be held in the Perry gymnasium. 

 

TOMORROW, Tuesday, October 8th EAE (Elite Attending Eagles) will be serving Pork Loin, green beans, scallop potatoes and a dinner roll for $9 from 3:30pm to 6pm. Please pre-order your meal at the Perry office 217-236-9161. Proceeds go towards Elite Eagle reward trips.

 

Got a Quarter? This Thursday Oct. 10th wear your PINK and bring a quarter in honor of Zac Thomas. All funds will be donated to the Zachary Thomas Memorial Scholarship Fund. #LLZ

 

Pike County Health Department will hold a flu shot Clinic at G-P  schools again this year. This is open to the community, all Seniors, Adults and Children, please bring a copy of your insurance card. Shot administered by Pike County Health Department. Locations and times are: G-P Middle School 2pm to 3pm and G-P Elementary/HS 3:30pm to 5:30pm. 

 

CONGRATULATIONS to the following players that have been nominated for the Junior High Boys All State Showcase being played on Oct 12 and 13 @ the Future Champions field in Jacksonville. Knox Dunham, Carter Wood, Mason Lipcaman, Jonah Bradshaw, Lance Liehr, and Braxten Capps.

If you have not done so please turn  your baseball jersey in to Mr. Wilson.

 

If you would be interested in adopting a child or family for the Griggsville-Perry Christmas Basket Program please contact Jessica Jones at 833-2352 or by email at jonesj@griggsvilleperry.org This program is designed to assist those families in need in our community to provide a Christmas for their families. Applications for assistance will be sent home this week. If you are needing assistance for Christmas please have forms back as soon as possible to be sure your family is not missed. 

 

It is important to remember that the compliance date for immunizations and physicals is October 15, 2024. If your Kindergarten, 6th grade, or 9th grade student has not met his/her requirement, he/she will be excluded from school, and any time missed will be unexcused. If you have any questions concerning physicals or immunizations, please do not hesitate to contact Nurse Gayla at risleyg@griggsvilleperry.org 

 

PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES are Oct. 22nd and Oct. 24th 4pm to 6:45pm. If you would like to schedule a time with your student's teacher at the Middle School please call the office at 217-236-9161 or email millert@griggsvilleperry.org 

 

DATES IN OCTOBER AT A GLANCE:

Oct. 8th: EAE pork loin dinner 3:30-6pm, call Perry school to order.

Oct. 9th-SIP Day: 12pm dismissal, 11:45am shuttle bus bell

Oct. 9th: GP Extravaganza & Elementary basketball showdown 9am to 1pm. 

Oct. 11th: No School-Teachers Institute

Oct. 14th: No School- Columbus/Indigenous People Day

Oct. 16th: NHS Volley for Hope during HS volleyball game 

Oct. 18th: End of first quarter, all work and AR for students are due this day.

Oct. 22nd & 24th: Parent/Teacher Conferences 4-7pm. 2pm dismissal for students, shuttle bus bell at 1:45pm

Oct. 25th: No School 

Oct. 26th: PTO Halloween Carnival at Griggsville building.

 

The GP PTO Fall Carnival will be Saturday, October 26 from 6-8 at the Griggsville Building.  Admission is $5.00 for kids 3 and up and adults are free.  There will be a free will donation meal and bake sale that is open to the public in the cafeteria.  Kids can play carnival games, create crafts, stroll through the "Haunted Hallway", play monster laser tag, enjoy a fun face painting creation, and participate in the costume contest at 6:30.   If you'd like to volunteer to help run a game, serve food, or be a role player in the haunted hallway, please contact Lindsay Dunham via Facebook or email lkdunham10@gmail.com.  High school students are also welcome to sign up to receive community service hours. Please check out the Amazon wish list for the event or drop off a bag of candy for prizes at the Griggsville Office. We can't wait to see you there!  

 

The Junior Class After Prom parents are looking for vendors who

would like to sell their items at the GP Extravaganza that will be held November 9 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in conjunction with the Junior Class’ Elementary Basketball Showdown. If you have food, Mary Kay, Avon, clothing, crafts, Scentsy, candles, etc. to sell and want to help the Junior Class After Prom parents raise money for after prom, see Alicia Evans for details 217-833-2352 or evansa@griggsvilleperry.org

 

The Griggsville Perry National Honor Society will be hosting the

annual Volley for Hope event on Wednesday, October 16 in the Nic. The group is looking for nominees who are currently members of the GPHS community and who are suffering from cancer of any kind. Letters of nomination may be turned in to the high school office in care of Cindy Conkright, NHS sponsor, or emailed to conkrightc@griggsvilleperry.org

The group is also asking for donations of baskets to be raffled off during the volleyball game on October 16. All of the proceeds from this event will go to the nominees chosen by the committee. If interested in donating a basket, please contact Mrs. Conkright and have the baskets at the school by Tuesday, October 15.  “Let’s Spike out Cancer!”

 

MARK YOUR CALENDARS: Western Illinois Fair board will be hosting a Haunted Hayride October 18th-19th & 25th-26th 7pm to 10pm each night. NEW this year is Trunk or Treat one night only on Oct. 19th from 6pm to 8pm. Admission is $5 each and includes food. Cost per hayride is an added $5 each. Get more information at westernillinoisfair.com 

 

Pre-order your 2025 NPDL (North Pike District Library) Calendar. “Landmarks of North Pike” All proceeds go towards renovation of our Perry Branch. Calendars should be ready to go by the end of October. You will be contacted regarding payment at that time. Stop by the library in Griggsville to place your order or check out their facebook page and fill out the google form! 

 

Menus are subject to change. Fat free chocolate and low fat milk served daily

Breakfast: 

Monday, Oct. 7th: breakfast tornado or cereal, toast, fruit, juice

Tuesday, Oct. 8th: breakfast pizza or cereal, toast, fruit, juice

Wednesday, Oct. 9th: cinnamon roll or cereal, toast, fruit, juice

Thursday, Oct. 10th: ring donut or cereal, toast, fruit, juice

Friday, Oct. 11th: NO SCHOOL-Teachers Institute

Lunch: 

Monday, Oct. 7th: tenderloin on bun, lettuce, tomato, pickle, nachos, corn, clementine

Tuesday, Oct. 8th: hamburger or cheeseburger w/bun, lettuce, pickle, sunchips, broccoli/cauliflower, pineapple

Wednesday, Oct. 9th: Wacky Wednesday: biscuits & gravy, tater tots, baby carrots, celery, banana

Thursday, Oct. 10th: Chicken strip wrap, lettuce, tomato, cheese, salsa, sour cream, baked beans, apple slices

Friday, Oct. 11th: NO SCHOOL-Teachers Institute

GPMS Sports:

Monday, Oct. 7th: 

JH Girls basketball at Brown Co. 5:30pm. Bus leaves Griggsville at 4:15 and Perry at 4:25pm. 

Tuesday, Oct. 8th: 

JH Girls basketball home vs. Payson at 6pm

Thursday, Oct. 10th: 

JH Girls basketball at North Greene at 6pm. Bus leaves Perry at 4:30pm and Griggsville 4:40pm

Saturday, Oct. 12th: 

JH Girls basketball at Central at 10am. Bus leaves Griggsville at 8:30am and Perry at 8:40am. 

Joke of the Day:

 Q: People keep saying I’m lactose intolerant, but that's just simply not true because I tolerate everyone no matter how many toes they lack? Kalyb Buhlig 

 A: 

 Quote of the week: “You are capable of more than you know”.