The Gorzycki Choir had a practice UIL event at Bowie today.  For the first timers, hopefully this will calm some nerves.  They have a concert next week and then UIL competition the following week.

Students had fun last week at the GT Independent Study Fair.

Next week is STAAR testing for all 7th and 8th graders.  Please remember that students need to be at school next week.  It is helpful if they have a sack lunch.  Remember that campus is closed on Tuesday and Wednesday.

If you have an incoming 6th grader or know someone who does, Transition Camp registration is online now!

Tiger Team volunteers are in great need.  Without more volunteers, we might have to cancel outside time after lunch for students.  Please sign-up on the PTA website.

Remember there is no school tomorrow.  Have a great weekend and see you on Monday.

This was Band UIL week.  All three bands had competitions.  Our Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony both received Superior ratings.  Our Symphony band received Superior ratings in concert and an Excellent Rating in Site Reading.  Congratulations to our band directors and band members!

The boys basketball teams had the opportunity to watch the UIL basketball competitions in San Antonio.  Thank you parents for driving the students.

Some of our student presented at Think It Up Live!

Today was Tiger Day.  This is an amazing fun day provided by our outstanding PTA.  If with all the rain, the students had a blast.  I think the staff did too!

Have a great Spring Break!  Remember its just a four day week.  We are off again on the 25th.  

Gorzycki has lots of celebrating this week.  

The 7th grade boys basketball team finished their season as South West Zone Champions!

The girls soccer team finished their season as South West Zone Champions!

The Concert Orchestra (non UIL) received all 1s and 2s in their competition!

Chamber Orchestra (UIL) received all 1s!!!!

All 7th and 8th grade students viewed the "Ending the Silence" presentation.  I've heard that it has opened avenues for conversations that aren't typically discussed at home.  This is awesome and the point of the presentation.  Please let me know if you have questions.

The 6th graders enjoyed listening to storyteller, Donna Ingram.

Some students participated in the Independent Study field trip to the University of Texas Library.  

Good luck to our dance teams and our One Act theater arts team on their competition tomorrow.

Tiger Day is next Friday.  Lots of help is needed for this awesome event.  Please sign-up on the PTA website if you haven't already done that.  

Have a great weekend!

Maddi, Ashley, Sierra, the online editors for our school newspaper just earned their Site Excellence badge for 2016!  Go to digit.press to see more.

The Gorzycki yearbook is being used as a model yearbook.  Only about 1% of all yearbooks receive this honor.

Thank you PTA for hosting the NAMI presentation on "Ending the Silence".  It is a very important topic and I am proud of the PTA for hosting the presentation for parents.

A huge thank you to all our students for a very long week of benchmark testing.  They did an excellent job staying focused during all the tests.

Our first PAWS for FUN was a huge success.  It is so great to reward students who are doing the right thing.  Thanks to PTA for providing the Popsicles.

If you haven't seen our production of The Little Mermaid, there are still showings.  Tickets are only $5 and help support the theater program.

Just a reminder that all school buses have cameras now.  In just the past month, over 1,000 Austin drivers have passed school buses illegally!

So many fun things happening this week at Gorzycki.

The orchestra had an awesome performance on Thursday and have been practicing for UIL.  Ms. Allevato has done an amazing job preparing the students.

 The cheerleaders also do a great job supporting our athletes.  The 8th grade basketball teams won both their games.

 8th grade social studies had a mock trail for Andrew Jackson and the Trail of Tears.

 NJHS had a fieldtrip on campus and added some much needed landscaping to the areas around the portable.  They did a lot of work in one day!

 Today was the first practice for the Cap 10K Gorzycki team.  I'll do my best to be at practice next Friday.

To top off the great week, Gorzycki teachers received boxes full of supplies from "Supply the Teachers"!  Thank you for all the goodies.  

This is a reminder that the school building doesn't open until 7:45.  Students are NOT being monitored prior to this time.

Next week is Middle of the Year testing for all grade levels.  Monday - 6th- 8th Math, Tuesday 6th - 8th Reading, Wednesday - 8th Science, and Thursday is 8th Social Studies.  In order to give students the time needed without totally rearranging schedules, we are asking parents to bring sack lunches for students.

Next Wednesday is the general PTA meeting and we are showing the "Ending the Silence" presentation.

Have a great weekend.

The Read-A-Thon has a winner.  Mrs. Dammann's students averaged over 1,457 minutes of reading!  That is highly impressive.

Our Souper Bowl of Caring contest also came to an end.  GMS donated over 1,595 lbs. of food which is 1,000 meals!  Ms. Moreno's EXCEL class earned the movie and pizza.

Here are our 7th grade Kid Story Book winners.  They had loads of fun at Baldwin and Mills Elementary.  Thanks for having us!

 If you have a child interested in being a cheerleader or being the school mascot, please see Ms. Chandler.  Time is running out.

Digit.press is created by GMS students for GMS students.  Each week a new Gnasher News is created and sent out for students to view.  The website not only has Gnasher News but also other projects students have chosen.  I encourage you to view the website often.

 Don't forget Monday is a student holiday.  We will see you back here Tuesday.

All 7th grade ELA students got creative last week while making children's books.  The best books from each class will be shared wit Baldwin and Mills Elementary Schools next Friday.  

Our "Only One Gorzycki" night was highly successful.  It was a great showcase of all our awesome electives!  Remember that Choice Sheets were due this week, so please make sure you have turned in yours.

Today Gorzycki celebrated "Wear Red Day" which recognizes women's hearth health as well as over all wellness.

Valentines Day is right around the corner.  The dance teams are hosting a 7th & 8th grade dance next Friday and the leadership team will be selling carnations.  It should be loads of fun.

Good luck to our Regional Choir students and to our girls soccer teams this weekend.