05/19/2025 Courier- Last Courier of the Year

 

General News

Important Dates and Events

May 20– Senior Award Night

May 21– K5 Last Day

May 22– Kindergarten Graduation at 7:00 p.m. at Mayfair Bible Church, Flushing

May 23– Commencement, Class of 2025 7:00 p.m. at Cornerstone Baptist, Swartz Creek

May 26– NO School

May 27– MS/HS Awards – HS at 1:40, MS at 2:25 in the HS Cafeteria

May 28– HS Exams, School out at 2:00 p.m

May 29– HS Exams, School out at 2:00 p.m

May 30– LAST DAY OF SCHOOL – HS Exams, School out at NOON

June 1 – Enrollment deadline to ensure a seat in class for the 2025-2026 school year

 

Enrollment for the 2025-2026

  • Enrollment is completed online through FACTS Family Portal*.  
  • Enrollment completed before June 1 ensures a seat in classes.
  • Enrollment June 1 and after will incur a late fee of $25 per student.

 

*Please note: If you are receiving reminder emails about re-enrollment, the enrollment packet has not been submitted and therefore your child’s enrollment is NOT complete. Please be sure to check your Family Portal and call the administrative office with any questions.

 

Lunch Accounts
Parents, please check your Lunch account balance in Family Portal (under the Family tab). If your account has a balance of less than $5 please pay the balance or add money to the account as soon as possible (through Family Portal or send in cash/check).  All credits will be held in your Lunch account for use during the 2025-2026 school year. Thank you! 

Office Hours for the Summer Begin on Friday, June 13

The Administration Office will be open for your convenience during the summer on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. The Office will be closed June 30th – July 4th.  Any questions regarding enrollment, scheduling, new student registration or general questions may be directed to the Administration Office, 810-743-3108, gcs@geneseechristianschool.com. 

Report Cards & Iowa Testing Scores
Student report cards will be mailed June 12. Iowa Testing reports for grades 6th-8th will be included with report cards.  Elementary Iowa Testing results will also be included with report cards.  If they are available earlier, they may be picked up at the end of the year assembly, May 30.

Vaccinations – 2025-26 School Year 

Attention all UPCOMING K5, 7th grade and NEW students
According to the State of Michigan all transfer, Kindergarten and 7th grade students must have all their vaccinations up-to-date or a certified State of Michigan Immunization Waiver Form from the county health department on file. K5 students must have a dental form on file as well. Please submit a copy of your child’s updated vaccinations to the school office as soon as possible.  If you choose not to receive some (or all) of your child’s vaccinations, you will need to obtain a certified State of Michigan Immunization Waiver Form from your county health department. Please turn in this form to the school office. You may do this during the summer (High School Administration Office). Vaccinations for the above groups are reported to the MI Health Department at the beginning of each year. Any questions, please contact gcs@geneseechristianschool.com 

 

Summer Tutoring – If you have a child who would benefit from extra help in math, reading, or language/grammar, please contact Michelle Armbrust at marmbrust@geneseechristianschool.com. 

 

Little Leaders

No Daycare for K5 on  May 23rd

We are celebrating our Preschool Graduation May 23rd at 10am. Daycare will NOT be available for K5 this day.

CLOSED May 30th

Little Leaders will be closed Friday May 30th for a staff development day. There will be no AM or PM latchkey that day. We reopen for our summer program Monday, June 2nd. 

Summer Program 

We are now on a waitlist for our summer program that begins Monday, June 2nd at 7:00 am. If you have not turned in your summer contract, please do so ASAP! Email Mrs. Kubczak for any questions at kkubczak@geneseechristianschool.com.

Daycare/Preschool Enrollment 

We are taking applications for the 2025-2026 school year.  If you are interested in enrolling your child in our K2, K3, or K4 program, please contact Mrs. Kubczak at kkubczak@geneseechristianschool.com to schedule a tour. 

ProCare App

Please be sure you are signing your child in and out on our ProCare app by using the QR code posted in each classroom. Be sure to turn on your notifications for the app as this is our main form of communication.

 

Elementary

Kindergarten Graduation Program – May 22

Our Kindergarten Graduation celebration is this Thursday at 7:00. It will be held at Mayfair Bible Church (5339 W Pierson Rd., Flushing). Doors will open at 6:30. Please have students there by 6:45.

Field Day

Elementary Field Day is scheduled for Wednesday, May 28.

Join us for Awards Day

Please plan to join us on May 30 for our awards ceremony. At 9:00 parents can meet in the gym for the Iowa scores explained and then students will join us around 9:15 for the end of the year awards. 

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 

🏀🏐⚽️ Summer Sports Camps ⚽️🏐🏀

Soccer, volleyball and basketball camps are being scheduled for this summer! Please see the Athletics section below.

 

Middle/High School

 

Scheduling 2025-2026 – Online Course Requests Open Until May 30
Course Requests for students are open on Family Portal and Student Portal.  Mrs. Mein has met with students in grades 6th-11th to choose classes for the upcoming school year. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Mein at mmein@geneseechristianschool.com.  All Wish Lists must be completed by May 30th.

Awards Assembly for MS/HS – May 27
The end of year Awards Assembly will take place on Tuesday, May 27. High School assembly (9th – 11th) will be from 1:40-2:20 and Middle School assembly (6th – 8th) will be from 2:25-3:05 (HS Cafeteria).

AP TESTING for Juniors and Seniors – THIS WEEK

AP Students testing this week: Please check your email for important instructions.

All AP tests will be taken at GCS.   Afternoon exams begin promptly at 12:00 p.m. Students should be in the Media Center by 11:45 a.m to begin exam preparation. Students MUST not be late or miss school on the day of the exam.  These tests are from the College Board and MAY NOT be given at a different time other than what is listed below.

Calculus- Thursday, May 22, at noon

Psychology- Friday, May 23, at noon

 

Seniors – Upcoming Events 

  • May 20 – Senior Award Night in the High School Cafeteria at 7:00 p.m. – students & family 
  • May 22 – Commencement Practice at Cornerstone Baptist in Swartz Creek 9:00-11:00 a.m.
  • May 23 – Commencement at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Swartz Creek at 7:00 p.m.
  • June 3 – Diplomas are available. Diplomas must be picked up in the office. ALL uniforms must be returned and bills/fees paid prior to the diploma being released.

 

Seniors
If you need an official transcript sent to a college/university/foundation please go to https://geneseechristianschool.com/resources/#_transcriptrequests (you will need to scroll down the page until you see the Transcript Request button) to submit your request through Parchment. All transcript requests must be submitted through Parchment.

ACT & SAT scores are listed on the transcript, but must be sent from the College Board to a college or university.  GCS cannot order testing scores for students.  Students will need to log in to their College Board account to order those results and send them to the college or university of their choice.   AP scores may also be ordered from the College Board site.  Class of 2025 make sure that you request a “final transcript” to be sent to your college of choice (see instructions above).  Transcripts are only sent to a college or university when you have requested it – this is not “automatically” done for you.  

Middle and High School Exam Schedule
    ***Snacks will be sold all three days during the morning break between exams..***


Wednesday, May 28 – OUT AT 2:00 p.m.
1st Hour Exam
2nd Hour Exam
4th and 5th hour review

Thursday, May 29  – OUT AT 2:00 p.m.
4th Hour Exam
5th Hour Exam
6th and 7th hour review

Friday, May 30 – OUT AT NOON
6th Hour Exam
7th Hour Exam

 

Athletics

 

Varsity Golf

Boys’ Varsity Region 24 Golf Tournament will be held at Fountains Golf Course (6060 Maybee Rd., Clarkston) on Wednesday, May 28th.  (rain date: Friday, 5/30) Check in starts at 7:30am /  tournament will begin with a Shot Gun Start at 8:30am.

 

Varsity Girls Soccer District 64: District Semifinal game will be held at Millington High School’s Furno Field (8780 Dean Drive, Millington) on  Thursday, May 29th @ 6:30 pm A win will advance our team to the district final on Saturday, 5/31. No family passes or discounts. Tickets on 5/29 will be $7 per person cash only at the gate.  Gates will open one hour before the first match.

Varsity Boys Baseball District 125: District Semifinal game will be held at Byron Area High School (312 W. Maple Ave, Byron) on  Saturday, May 31st @ noon. No family passes or discounts will be available.  All tickets will be $7 per person available only thru GoFan online

* please see spring athletic calendar for details GCSSPRINGSPORTSSCHEDULE ←Use Link for Practice & Game Schedule Please check the schedule often as practices/games locations and times may change.

Uniform Return Reminder: Uniforms should be washed and returned within one week of the last game / competition.  We appreciate your promptness!  

  • JH Girls Soccer Players:  please return your clean soccer uniforms to the athletic office by Tuesday, May 27th to avoid a $5 late fee and to receive your end of the year report card
  • JH Boys Baseball Players: please return your clean soccer uniforms to the athletic office by Tuesday, May 27th to avoid a $5 late fee and to receive your end of the year report card.

🏀🏐⚽️ Summer Sports Camps ⚽️🏐🏀

Summer sports camps are being scheduled for this summer! 

  • Basketball Camp will be June 10-12 
  • Volleyball Camp is scheduled for July 8-10 
  • Soccer Camp is scheduled for July 14-16

More information to follow

 

Fall Sport Sign Ups:

Sign Up sheets for fall sports will be inside the athletic office this week.  Sign ups for JH Girls Volleyball, HS Girls Volleyball, JH Boys Soccer, HS Boys Soccer, JH and HS Cross Country.

 

A Message from your Soccer & Volleyball Coaches:

 

Mark Your Calendars: 

 

⚽️Coach Anderson is planning for next year’s HS Boys Soccer season!  

  • Conditioning: August 5th-7th
  • First Practice / Tryouts: August 11th

🏐 Coach Forsyth is planning for next year’s HS Girls Volleyball Season!  

  • First Practice / Tryouts: August 11th & 12th

All incoming 9th-12th graders who are interested in playing will need to be at tryouts/practices on August 11th & 12th with JV & Varsity practices continuing thereafter. You must bring your completed physical to the first day of tryouts.

Sports Athletic Physicals🩺 :

If your student is planning to participate in fall sports 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.  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 this link: HSAA24-25PhysicalForm  or pick up at 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

 

Soccer
Junior High Girls Soccer (7th-8th):  April – May

Junior High Boys Soccer (7th-8th): August – October

Varsity Boys Soccer:  August – November

Varsity Girls Soccer:  March – June

 

Volleyball

JV Girls Volleyball:  August – October

Varsity Girls Volleyball:  August – November 

Junior High Girls Volleyball (7th-8th):  August – September 


Cross Country
Cross Country Girls/Boys (6th-12th): August – October

Basketball

6th Grade Girls Jet League Basketball:  October – December
6th Grade Boys Jet League Basketball: January – March

Junior High Girls Basketball (7th-8th):  October –  December

Junior High Boys Basketball  (7th-8th):  January –  February 

JV Boys Basketball: November – March

Varsity Girls Basketball: November – March

Varsity Boys Basketball:  November – March

Baseball

Junior High Boys Baseball (7th-8th): April – May

Varsity Boys Baseball:  March – June

 

Golf

Varsity Boys Golf (9th-12th): April – May