On Friday 3/29, the middle & high school choir students participated in the 3rd quarter assembly. They performed a Disney medley for the K-5 students. Teachers presented awards to their students with scholar classroom awards. Ms. Bryant and Ms. Ziegelmeier led The Gateway Dancers in a performance by Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way”. .
March 22nd, 2013, four of our Middle School students competed in the Concept Schools Regional Spelling Bee in down town Chicago and we walked away victorious. Kathryn Brune, Jake Minor, Sequoia Maybearry, and Hayden Barton had the best overall average for spelling than any other Concept middle school, so we’re bringing back this lovely piece of hardware to […]
We are happy to announce the great accomplishment that our students achieved at the CONSEF Science Fair last weekend. They compete with more than 500 public, private, charter and magnet school students and received many awards in different categories. Overall GSA received the BEST SCHOOL award in the (5th-8th grade) junior division. Also our four students in the […]
From March 15-24, 2013, a group of twelve staff, students and parents from GSA traveled to Turkey. The group flew into Istanbul and wasted no time visiting the sites. First, they went to Topkapi Palace which was the primary residence of the Ottoman Sultans for approximately 400 years. Nearby, they went to the Blue Mosque […]
This Spring Break, sixteen students, parents, and staff had the learning experience of a lifetime– a week in Spain! We visited 7 cities, including: Madrid, Sevilla, Toledo, Segovia, Granada, Córdoba,and Málaga. We spoke a TON of Spanish, saw Roman ruins from 2000 years ago, visited cathedrals thatnearly touched the sky, and visited both the beach […]
We would like to thank you parents and students who participated eagle project and help us to improve our school environment. .
Congratulations to Morgan Kobermann (9th grade) and Justin Collins (6th grade) for winning the GSA Spanish Spelling Bee and getting to go onto the Concept Schools Spanish Spelling Bee in Kokomo, IN. They represented GSA well, and both came home with medals and a gift card! We had a great time traveling to Indiana together, […]
We are so proud of two of our Gateway Elementary students for winning at Concept’s Annual Writing Contest! Hundreds of essays were submitted from schools all over the Midwest. Royal Wobbe in Ms. Ferguson’s homeroom placed first with his piece titled “Legend of Billy the Worm.” Olivia Imo in Mrs. Weitz’s class placed second with […]
FIN-tastic 1st walked to Machacek Library on Wednesday, April17. For many of the students, this was their first visit to the Public Library! The Children’s Librarian, Mr. Tony, gave the kids a brief tour of the library and explained how to find books. He tried to stump them and was surprised when the kids knew […]