03/02/2026 Courier

 

General News

 

Enrollment for the 2026-2027 School Year Is Open

 

Auction News

Last chance for tickets! The deadline for purchasing tickets is March 10th. You won’t want to miss the new format this year. Purchase tickets here: Auction Tickets/One Cause

 

Raise Right (SCRIP) Gift Card Program

For more information please visit https://geneseechristianschool.com/resources/#resources

The next ordering dates for physical cards will be on the following Tuesdays at 9am: Tomorrow, March 3 & April 7.

Little Leaders Preschool/Daycare and Latchkey

 

K3 and K4 Enrollment

Please email Kristina Kubczak at kkubczak@geneseechristianschool.com  to reserve your spot for the 2026-2027 school year. 

 

End Of The Year Tax Statements

Please contact Cheryl Britton at cbritton@geneseechristianschool.com if you need a copy of your daycare or latchkey year-end tax statement.  Statements will be emailed to the address we have on file.  Paper copies are only available upon request.

 

Elementary

 

Kids of Integrity

 

This week’s character trait is Humility. Click below to see the full lesson online.

https://kidsofintegrity.com/lesson/humility/

March is READING Month 

  • This Friday (3/6) is our READING IS FUN day. Dress comfy and we will have guest readers throughout the day!
  • The classroom that reads the most PAGES turned in by March 27th will receive a class treat when we return from spring break.

Kindergarten Enrollment 

Do you know someone who has a five year old ready for Kindergarten in the fall?  We want to meet families personally and take them on their own tour of the school.  Invite them to call and schedule a tour or go to the school website to submit an inquiry for more information. 

Elementary MACS Fine Arts Competition

Our 4th and 5th graders did a great job at the Elementary MACS Fine Arts Competition on February 27. These students and groups received awards:

 

Superior Ribbon

4th/5th grade choir

4th grade strings ensemble

4th/5th grade band ensemble

Emily Longstreet & Madison Stanfill- 4th grade piano duet

Conor Gentry/Grant Hartwig- trumpet duet

Small vocal ensemble

 

Individual events:

 

Superior Ribbon

Avery McHugh- vocal solo & piano solo

Luca Brancheau- vocal solo & piano solo

Amelia Beckman- violin solo

Camilla Huff- violin solo

Emily Longstreet- piano solo

Rorik Bledsoe- sculpture

Chase Withey- sculpture

 

Good Ribbon

Rorik Bledsoe- craft Cody Johnson- mixed media

Finn DeLange- craft Camila Huff- photography 

Onna Gillmore- craft Landon Venable- photography

Cole Ritchie- craft Emma Mayo- drawing

Chase Withey- craft Sawyer Mead- craft

Conor Gentry- craft Cooper Marshall- sculpture

Logan Denney- craft

 

Easter Resurrection Parties

This year we are excited to celebrate our Easter Resurrection parties before we leave on spring break March 27. Please check your class news for more information.

 

Boys Jet League Basketball

See info under athletics. 

 

Middle/High School

Elementary MACS Fine Arts Competition

Our 6th graders did a great job at the Elementary MACS Fine Arts Competition on February 27. These students and groups received awards: 

Superior Ribbon

6th grade hand chimes

6th grade strings 

Good Ribbon

6th grade choir

Individual events:

 

Superior Ribbon

Ella Bouchard- violin solo

Gracie Beckman- violin solo

Ava Joy Suckley- violin solo

Ridley Cradit- piano solo

 

Good Ribbon

Elizabeth Croff- poetry recitation

Conner Denney- craft

Owen Shannon- sculpture

 

Yearbooks On Sale Now

Yearbooks are for sale! They are $35 each. The price will increase on March 20, so order soon!  Click on the link to order: https://link.entourageyearbooks.com/my/GCSyearbook2026

Seniors

Please send your Open House information to Mrs. Mein at mmein@geneseechristianschool.com. We are compiling a document that is shared with all senior parents to help with planning so that open houses do not overlap.

 

Athletics

 

use this link to access GCS Winter Sports schedule GCSWinterSportsSchedule     

 

Join Athletic Text Alerts: Be alerted of schedule changes – join the text alert group today!

  • JH & HS girls soccer text @gcssoc26  to the number 81010
  • JH boys baseball text  @jhbaseba26 to the number 81010
  • HS boys baseball and golf text @gcsbaglf26  to the number 81010

Athletic Physicals🩺

For the 2025-26 school year, an MHSAA sports physical is required for all students who participate in sports. A physical examination must be completed on or after April 15, 2025, to be considered a valid physical for 2025-26. – This applies to any students participating in high school and middle school sports. 

The MHSAA two-page physical form can be found using this link MHSAA25-26SportsPhysicalForm or  it is also available in the school offices.

 

Students planning to participate in athletics MUST have this physical form on file by the first day of practice. Forms must be on file at the school athletic office before try-outs, practices, or games.

      

Sports Fee

Each student athlete must pay the following sports fee per sport/per season. These fees should be turned in by cash or check made payable to GCS to the Athletic Office before the first game.

 ➽➽Varsity – $150.00   ➽➽JV – $125.00  ➽➽  Junior High – $100.00   ➽➽  Jet League – $50.00

🏀Varsity Girls Basketball

District play begins this week @ Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes. 

  • Game Time: Mar. 4th at 5:30 PM @ Our Lady (5495 Dixie Hwy Waterford, MI)
  • Concessions: There will be a full concession stand. Outside food will not be allowed in the
  • building.
  • Admission: $7 Tickets are available only through GoFan  GoFanLink

        

🏀JH Boys Basketball Program: 

Clean uniforms are PAST DUE.

🏀JV Boys & Varsity Boys Basketball: 

 Clean uniforms will be due back to the athletic office by March 5th.

 

🏀Boys Jet League Basketball Program: 

One week of Jet League – clean uniforms will be due back to the athletic office by Friday, March 13th. 

JetLeagueBasketballScheduleLink  ←Use Link for Game Schedule   Please check the schedule often as games locations and times may change.

If your student is planning to participate in spring girls or boys soccer, boys baseball or boys golf, please make sure they have turned in a completed MHSAA sports physical signed by a physician dated on or after April 15, 2025. Current physicals are required on file before coming to first practice.

Physical forms are TWO pages – access using this link: HSAA25-26PhysicalForm  or pick up at the HS office.

*HS Girls Soccer, HS Boys Baseball & HS Boys Golf are scheduled to begin practicing Monday, 3/9

*MS Girls Soccer & MS Boys Baseball are scheduled to begin practicing after spring break.

Use this link to access GCS Spring Sports schedules GCSAthleticsSpringSchedule