Maple Street will be closed just East of George McGovern Middle School at 5:45 p.m. on Friday, October 6, 2023. Families will need to take La Mesa to get to and from GMMS.
Picture retakes are tomorrow, October 5!
Order online by using the code X79KE4 at www.scherling.preorderphotos.com
Attention 8th graders!
Jefferson High School invites you to learn more about Project Based Learning (PBL) options at upcoming open houses on Monday, Oct. 30th & Wednesday, Nov. 8th. All students are welcome, regardless of current school of attendance.
October is starting out busy! Fall conference are taking place Tuesday and Thursday this week. Make sure to take the time to communicate with your student's teachers!
Congratulations to McGovern 8th grader, Aubree Weaver. Aubree completed her first season on the Jefferson tennis team this fall. Way to go Aubree!
Tonight is McGovern night at Skate City! Bring your student ID or pick up a flyer from the office for a discounted price!
The Garden Club started harvesting the garden last week at their first meeting of the year!
Last week, a group of students involved in music at GMMS got together for some team building at a local corn maze. Everyone had a great time working together to get through the maze!
Lots of sporting events going on this week at GMMS.
Check out one of the many athletic events this week at GMMS.
Garden Club starts on Monday in Mrs. Kruse's room.
Have a great week Eagles!
The GMMS music department is currently running an online store with American Ink where you can purchase short sleeve tees, long sleeve tees, and hoodies in any and all of your favorite school colors. The store is open through Tuesday, September 19! So act fast and support your favorite musicians.
https://customdesign.americaninkllc.com/georgemcgovernmusic/shop/home
10 students from GMMS were accepted into the Sioux Falls Middle School All-City Band, which is made up from 10 different middle schools across the city. Rehearsals for the band will be right here at GMMS, directed by our own Mr. Rygg. The All-City Band will perform a concert at the Washington Pavilion in November with band ensembles from Augustana University!
Here are the students who were accepted into the band:
8th graders:
Lillian Brose
Haylee Elledge
Aubree Weaver
Santiago Flores Maldonado
Daxton Pozuelos
Lizbeth Fores Gomez
7th Graders:
Ahlyvia Folden
Ujjwal Rai
Amarie Vann
Natalia Lambert
Congratulations Eagles!
Mark your calendar for Tuesday at 6pm! SFSD and experts from Avera are teaming up for the second year of the Family Forum Series. It's 30-minutes of online learning that includes practical advice to strengthen families. September 19 Topic :Benefits of Setting Limits.
Help us celebrate Jefferson's Homecoming with a week of dress up days! #northwestisbest
Reminder all outfits/costume must be school appropriate.
McGovern football put up a fight against Tea on Monday and Tuesday this week! Although they may have not come out on top all teams played great games! Keep up the hard work eagles!
McGovern volleyball is off to strong start this year! Both 7th and 8th grade volleyball teams started the season out with wins! Keep working hard eagles!
The George McGovern PTA will be meeting tonight, September 12, at 6:00 pm at George McGovern! Everyone is welcome!
Come and cheer on the Eagles this week!
McGovern volleyball players cheered on the Jefferson Cavaliers last Thursday night as they defeated the Lincoln Patriots. #NorthWestIsBest
7th and 8th grade football players started their season out strong at the Sanford Sports Complex with games against Ben Reifel.
#eaglestrong
