03/03/2025 Courier

 

General News

 

Enrollment for the 2025-2026 School Year Is Open

 

Auction News

We are very excited for the 16th Annual Benefit Auction, which will take place on Saturday, March 15 at 5pm at the Genesys Banquet Center!  Once there, bidding will be done through your electronic device via BidPal. This makes it fast and easy to bid on silent auction items, as well as speeds up the check-out process by paying right from your device with a credit card (please note: there is a 3.5% transaction fee).  You will also have the option to pay that evening with cash or check.  Please email auction@geneseechristianschool.com with any questions.

This year’s goal of $25,000 in the “Raise Your Paddle” will focus on student financial assistance. We will plan to use these “live” auction donations to meet the needs of student tuition assistance for families who apply and qualify for financial aid. Please prayerfully consider donating to this year’s “Raise Your Paddle” goal, even if you are unable to attend this year’s auction.  Donations can be made at http://bidpal.net/gcsauction25 or you can send a check in to the school office. Your generous contribution is greatly appreciated!

The deadline to purchase tickets is this Friday- March, 7: http://bidpal.net/gcsauction25

 

Raise Right Gift Card Program

The next ordering date for physical cards will be tomorrow at 9am.

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

GCS Family Fun Day- March 22nd

Join us Saturday March 22nd  from 9:30 am-11:30 am for a GCS only event at Rollhaven.

Skaters– $10, Skate/Blade rental- $5 Adult spectators– Free

Bounce house for littles– $3 Laser tag– $5 per game

We would love to see you there and we look forward to spending the morning with our GCS family!

A portion of the money raised goes towards the Class of 2025 senior trip.

Little Leaders

 

AM & PM Latchkey Charges 

Please remember that if you drop off your child before 7:45 am or pick them up after 3:15 pm, they will be placed in daycare and charged a latchkey fee.  Children arriving between 7:45 – 8 am will go to the gym, free of charge.  Please contact Mrs. Britton at cbritton@geneseechristianschool.com or refer to the Daycare Handbook for more information.

 

Elementary

 

March is READING Month

  • The elementary school is kicking off March with Seuss Day on Wednesday, March 5th (his birthday was March 2). Wear your favorite Seuss quote or character clothing.
  • Friday is our READING IS FUN day. Dress comfy and we will have a guest author and special guest readers throughout the day!
  • The classroom that reads the most pages by March 28th will receive CoCoMo Bubble Tea when we return from spring break.

Book Fair LAST WEEK to Order!

Looking for good books to read? Our school is participating in the “Ready? Let’s Read!” Christian online book fair. Orders can be placed until Sunday, March 9, kicking off our annual Reading is Fun month for March. Books will arrive after spring break. Please note: Genesee Christian does not necessarily endorse all books available. 

Click this link to shop: https://readyletsread.com/store/geneseechristiansoldiers

Elementary MACS Fine Arts Competition

Our 4th and 5th graders did a great job at the Elementary MACS Fine Arts Competition on February 28. These students and groups received awards:

Superior Ribbon

Small Strings Ensemble

Piano duet- Sarah Powers 

Piano duet- Ridley Cradit & Grant Hartwig

Piano Duet- Luke Forsyth & James Forsyth

4th/5th grade choir

Small Vocal Ensemble

Mallet Ensemble- Rorik Bledsoe & Conor Gentry

 

Good Ribbon

Large Strings Ensemble

 

Individual events:

 

Superior Ribbon

Gracie Beckman- String Solo

Troy Burke- Piano Solo

Connor Denney- Craft

Onna Gillmore- Craft

Camila Huff- String Solo, Photography

Avery McHugh- Piano solo

Sarah Powers- String Solo, Piano Solo

Owen Shannon- String Solo

Ava Joy Suckley- String Solo

Good Ribbon

Rorik Bledsoe- Craft

Desirae Duran- Photography

Jacob Kennedy- Craft

Adriana LaRocca- Painting

Owen Shannon- Sculpture

Elias Terpenning- String Solo

Chase Withey- Craft

 

Participation Ribbon

Gracie Beckman- Drawing

Rorik Bledsoe- Photography 

Conor Gentry- Drawing

Cody Johnson- Drawing

Cole Ritchie- Craft

Chase Withey- Sculpture

 

Kindergarten Enrollment (K5) 

Do you know someone who has a five year old ready for Kindergarten?  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 click here to submit an inquiry for more information: https://geneseechristianschool.com/info/#admissions 

Boys Jet League Basketball

Please 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 28. These students and groups received awards:

Superior Ribbon

Ronan Bledsoe- Piano solo, Poetry recitation, Craft

Genevieve Marcoux – Drawing

Briella Stewart- Piano solo, Calligraphy 

Maverik Tafoya- Oral Reading

Andy Templeton- Craft

Luke & James Forsyth- Piano Duet

Genevieve Marcoux & Briella Stewart- Piano Duet

Hand chimes group- Kum-Ba-Yah

Hand chimes group- Simple Gifts

6th Grade Band

Vocal Trio- Zoey Morgan, Hannah Wills, & Elisha Yancy

 

Good Ribbon

Kaden Brown- Photography

Alora Hartwig- Painting

Philip Huff- Photography

Valentina LaRocca- Poetry Recitation, Craft

Christian Paris- Drawing

Sawyer Preger- Photography

Jordan Smith- Scripture Recitation

 

Participation

6th Grade Choir

Christian Lozano- Photography

Auction

The deadline to get your tickets is THIS week. Parents and grandparents, please plan to join us for this fun and elegant evening! Get tickets here:  http://bidpal.net/gcsauction25

Washington DC Trip Meeting

There is a meeting for the upcoming DC trip on Thursday, March 13 at 7 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. It is important that all participants be there. Contact Katie Heath with any questions kheath@geneseechristianschool.com  

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. 

“SAVE AROUND” Coupon Books (similar to “Entertainment Coupon Books”) 

This is a great opportunity for your family to earn money for class trips!  The coupon books cost $25 each with a 50% profit to the seller.  The sale ends this Friday, March 7th.  For more information, please check for an email from Miss Eskew.

Genesee Driving School

Genesee Driving School will have spring classes offered at GCS. Go to: geneseedrivingschoolmi.com for contracts and more information.

  • Segment 1:  April 8-28, 2025 
  • Segment 2:  April 15-17, 2025 

Yearbooks

Yearbooks are for sale! Go to https://link.entourageyearbooks.com/my/GCS2025 to order yours! The price is $35.00.

 

Athletics

Athletic Physicals🩺

Students planning to participate in athletics MUST have a physical form on file by the first day of practice. This form must be the MHSAA form completed and signed by a physician on or after April 15, 2024. This applies to high school and middle school sports. Forms must be on file at the school athletic office before try-outs, practices, or games.

Physical forms are TWO pages – access using link: MHSAA24-25PhysicalForm or pick up @ the HS office.

Sports Fee

Each student athlete must pay the following sports fee per athlete/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

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

  • JH & HS girls soccer text @gcssoc25  to the number 81010
  • JH boys baseball text @jhbaseba25  to the number 81010
  • HS boys baseball and golf text @gcsbaglf25 to the number 81010

use this link to access GCS Winter Sports schedules  GCS WinterAthleticSchedule 

     

🏀Varsity Boys Basketball: Regional Semifinal Game.

  • Game Time: March 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM @ Kingston HS {5790 State St (M-46) Kingston}
  • Parking: Spectator parking is in the West, North or East Parking Lots.
  • Spectators  enter through the West and East Entrance doors..
  • Doors Open: Doors will open for spectators 30 minutes prior to game 
  • Admission: $9 Tickets are only available through GoFan…GoFanLink

  Game 1 tickets are good for GAME 1 ONLY – Game 2 tickets WILL NOT be honored for Game 1. Kingston will clear the gym between games.  They ask that Game 1 spectators exit immediately following the game.

Varsity Girls Basketball: District Semifinal Game.

  • Game Time: March 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM @ Dryden HS {3866 Rochester Rd}
  • Parking: Parking is available in front of the school off of Rochester Road.
  • Spectators enter from the front high school entrance
  • Doors Open: Doors will open for spectators 30 minutes prior to game 
  • Admission: $7 Tickets are only available through GoFan… GoFanLink

🏀Boys Jet League Basketball 

One week left ! – clean uniforms will be due back to the athletic office by Fri., March 14th. 

BoysJetLeagueSchedule  ←Use Link for Game Schedule   

🏀 JH Boys Basketball

Clean uniforms are PAST DUE Please return them to the athletic office ASAP!

🏀 JV Boys Basketball

Clean uniforms are PAST DUE Please return them to the athletic office ASAP!

 

Use this link to access GCS Spring schedules   GCS Spring Athletic Calendar     

Spring Sports:

If your student is planning to participate in spring soccer, baseball or golf please make sure they have turned in a completed MHSAA sports physical signed by a physician dated on or after April 15, 2024. Current physicals are required on file before coming to first practice.

Physical forms are TWO pages – access using this link: HSAA24-25PhysicalForm  or pick up at the HS office.

*HS Girls Soccer, HS Boys Baseball & HS Boys Golf are scheduled to begin practicing Monday, 3/10

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