GMS online calendar updated today.

GMS Daily Announcements, Tuesday, February 24, 2009

The GMS 2008-09 calendar has been update to reflect the snow days used this year.

Clubs

There will be Clay Club today.

Craft Club will begin again in April. Mr. Carpenter regrets this, but it can not be avoided.

Music

Once Upon a Mattress practice today is for Ensemble, Stage Crew Members, Winnifred, and Dauntless after school today.

Band-Tuesday band classes.
9:00 Carrabassett & Katahdin percussion
9:55 All Eagle woodwinds & brass
11:15 Jazz band:
1:10 Royal beginning percussion

Chorus-There will be Honors Chorus practice today for all 7th & 8th Graders at 10:50

Other

We welcome Ms. Nong to Gorham Middle School. She is an exchange teacher from Bangkok, Thailand. She is looking forward to getting acquainted with students and teachers, and would like to get involved with classroom activities. Please say “hello” when you see her.

Buy popcorn on Tuesday or Thursday and you could win a DVD of Kung Fu Panda.

Sports

Hockey A & B teams had big wins over vacation. The A team beat Windham 11-1. TJ Daigler and Spence Cowand each had a hat trick and other goals were scored by Chris Hardy, Nate Roop, Mick Mansir and Colin Harvey. Chris Hardy, Dylan Turner, Blake Babineau, Matt Roy, Colin Harvey, Nate Roop and TJ Daigler each had assists. The A team won their division and will have their first play off game in March.

Boys Middle School Hockey “B-Team”- Gorham Rams charged through Portland for a big 7-0 end of season. They came out strong and posted 3 goals in the first period. Then even stronger in the second with 4 goals. The third period we changed things up to show our good sportsmanship. They worked as a team and made things happen. Michael Chapin lead the pack with 2 goals and 3 assists; Carl Bear had 1 goal and 2 assists; James Adams had 2 goals; Nick Schleh had 2 goals; Andrew Schmidt had 1 assist. This was a great end to the regular season.

This is an exciting week for the GMS Indoor Track Team. We will have our first meet this Saturday. And the T-shirts have arrived and will be given out at practices this week. If you haven’t paid for yours yet, you need to do so as soon as possible. Practices will be held Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 2:30-3:45 p.m. Please make sure you attend in order to sign up for events.

Please bring completed track paperwork to Coach Bennett immediately. You will not be allowed to participate unless ALL paperwork has been completed.

Winter Sports Awards-Sports awards for girls basketball, boys basketball and cheering is this Wednesday at 6:00pm. Everyone must be dressed up as for an away game.