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Grissom office hours are 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The school day begins at 9:05 a.m. and ends at 4:00 p.m.
5 Star Link: www.fivestarlife.org
The make-up date for the January 13 snow day will be Friday, April 27.
To access Acuity from home, go to www.acuityathome.com.
School Health Reminders
Click here for some reminders about your child's health as we approach summer.
Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship
The Jack Kent Cooke Young Scholars Program (JKC YS) - is a highly competitive national scholarship program that is open for academically talented 7th graders. If awarded, the scholar will be given academic and financial support through high school and college. Please visit our website for more information http://www.ctd.northwestern.edu/jkc/
Application is available Now. The deadline to return application is April 16, 2012 and there are No Extensions.
New Immunizations Required for Incoming 6th Graders for 2012
New Immunizations required for incoming 6th graders for 2012:
Tdap, Meningococcal, 2 Varicella. By Indiana law, records must be up to date by September 19th, 2012.
School cancellations or delays
When school must be cancelled or delayed due to inclement weather, announcements will be posted on Penn-Harris-Madison’s main website http://www.phmschools.org/. Announcements are also made on the following television stations: WSBT (Channel 22), WNDU (Channel 16), WSJV (Channel 28), and ABC (Channel 57). Or, you can listen to WSBT radio (960 AM, 101.5 FM), WNDU radio (1490 AM or 92.9 FM), WRBR (103.9 FM), or WYBT-B100 (100.7 FM).
Grissom Action Plan for meeting AYP for the 2011-2012 school year
This is a fluid working document that will be updated and added to through out the school year. We are excited about the trainings and strategies and interventions we put into place to increase our student achievement.
Important information on athletic physicals for 2011-2012
To try out and/or participate in any athletic sports team you must have a current athletic physical form on file in the Grissom office before you may try out!
Here are all of the necessary forms for athletic, academic competitions, and extracurricular activities that you will need for the 2011-2012 school year:
Energy Star School
Gissom Middle School has earned the U.S. Department of Environmental Protection Agency's prestigious Energy Star for energy efficiency.
