04/06/2026 Courier

 

General News

 

Upcoming Dates

Elementary report cards- April 6

MS/HS report cards- April 13 

Enrollment for the 2026-2027 School Year Is Open

 

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, April 7 & May 5 (last one for the school year).

 

School Play 

The GCS Drama Department will be presenting I Remember Mama NEXT WEEK on April 17 & 18.

 I Remember Mama tells the story of the Hanson family, Norwegian immigrants in early 20th-century San Francisco. Through the memories of eldest daughter Katrin, the play highlights Mama’s wisdom, sacrifice, and love, which hold the family together through struggles and joys alike.

DATES:  April 17-18

TIME:     7:00 PM

PLACE: GCS High School Gym

PRICE:  Tickets are $8 and may be purchased in the school office in advance OR may be purchased at the door

Little Leaders Preschool/Daycare and Latchkey

 

Summer Program

Summer planning is in full swing! Please email Mrs. Kubczak at  kkubczak@geneseechristianschool.com if you need a summer contract sent home.

 

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

GCS Core Values

This week’s core value is Unity.

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 fill out an inquiry on our school website to schedule a tour or for more information. Inquiry form

Dress Code

Girls are growing and skirts are shrinking.  Please make sure skirts and dresses reach the top of the knee! Many boys are in need of a trim or haircut. Sweat pants are only allowed on specific Bucks for Bibles days. 

It’s Spring!

Our playground will be muddy for the next several weeks.  Please send boots, extra socks and outerwear with your child to keep them dry.

 

Academic Testing

Elementary IOWA testing will begin April 13. It is important that students get good sleep and eat a healthy breakfast. Please do your best to make sure your students are at school on time for these important testing days. Kindergarten will begin CogAT April 8th.

Reading Contest

Congratulations to our 5th grade class for reading OVER 43,000 pages! WOW! 

 

Middle/High School

Academic Testing

  • MME Testing – Juniors will be participating in MME testing (M-Step, SAT, and WIN workplace readiness) on April 7-9th.
  • PSAT 9 and PSAT 10 – All 9th graders will be taking the PSAT 9 on Tuesday, April 14th.  All 10th graders will be taking the PSAT 10 on Monday, April 13th.
  • IOWA Testing –  Students in 6th-8th grades will be participating in IOWA testing on April 14-15.

*Please do your best to make sure that your students are at school on these important testing dates.

Junior-Senior Banquet

This year’s Junior-Senior Banquet will be held on Saturday, May 2nd. Tickets for the Junior-Senior Banquet are available now for $50 and must be purchased by next Wednesday, April 15th.  Juniors and Seniors have received an email with details.

Senior Open Houses

Please send the date, time, and location of your senior’s open house to Mrs. Mein at mmein@geneseechristianschool.com.  We are compiling a document to give to the seniors with all of the open houses listed.  We have shared this document with senior parents to help avoid overlapping dates/times.

Robotics

The Robotics team had another exciting weekend of competition just before spring break! The team had a strong start and pushed through a few challenges to finish qualifications ranked 18th. Their hard work earned them a spot in the playoff bracket, where they battled through several impressive matches—including a win over the top-ranked alliance—before narrowly missing the finals. Overall, it was a great showing, and the team represented themselves, GCS, and their faith with excellence. 

Yearbooks On Sale Now

Yearbooks are for sale!  Click on the link to order: https://link.entourageyearbooks.com/my/GCSyearbook2026

Athletics

 

Use this link to access GCS Spring Sports schedules GCSAthleticsSpringSchedule

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

  • 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 Soccer Game Help Needed:  There are only six home games scheduled.  In order to make these games a success we need parent volunteers to work the admissions gate.  

Please check your calendar and use link to sign up:     VarGirlsSoccerGateHelpSignUpLink

(Don’t forget — Bonus: your immediate family gets into the games for free that night)

Sports begin this week 🙂

Use this link to access GCS Spring schedules  GCSAthleticsSpringSchedule

*MS Boys Baseball practice begins today after school in the HS gym from 3:15-5pm.