Greenville Consolidated School

A look at the week ahead. Please note that due to a shortage of bus drivers and a large majority of our athletes playing both middle school soccer and golf our match at Sedo scheduled for tomorrow 9/8 has been canceled. Middle school golf will now practice on Wednesday at 2:45 pm.

It was another good week of school at GCS. A few photos:

Some of the elementary and middle PE students were able to use the newly repaved rink to learn more about hockey, and others were able to use the campus fields to learn more about golf.

Other elementary students were able to learn more about the natural world and the Douglas DC-3 plane featured in the Greenville Fly-in as part of the outdoor learning initiative.

The Principal was invited to visit one of the early grade classrooms and read "Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes" to students before their snack break. The students were an attentive and enthusiastic audience.

Have a wonderful weekend at the Greenville Fly-in.

Monday, 09/08/2025, is a Blue Day.

**Updates** The varsity soccer games scheduled for Saturday 9/6 have been moved up a few hours. The girls will now play at 10:00 am and the boys will follow at 11:30 am. This is due to the anticipated afternoon thundershowers. We will monitor the weather and keep you informed if a postponement is necessary.

The middle school soccer games @ Carrabec scheduled for 9/19 have been moved up a day to 9/18 . Game times remain the same.

Our middle school soccer teams open there season at home this afternoon against the Carrabec Cobras! The girls kickoff at 3:30 pm followed by the boys at 4:45. Come out and support our teams! Go Lakers!

Middle school (grades 6-8) golf will practice Friday at Squaw Mountain Village golf course from 2:45 pm to 4:00 pm. Students can ride the Rockwood bus to the golf course but will need to be picked up at 4:00 pm. Golf clubs will be provided for kids that are interested but don't have clubs. The first golf match will be on Monday 9/8 @ Sedo.

We hope that everyone had an excellent first week of school and a very relaxing Labor Day.

Tomorrow, 09/02/2025, is a Blue Day.

GCS Athletics Week Ahead

Thank you to all who were able to attend last night's Kick-Off to School event, and thank you to Darling's Ice Cream for a Cause program for its donation. The faculty and staff was pleased to welcome students, families, and communities back into the building.

The first day of school is tomorrow, 08/27/2025. It is a White Day on the Union 60 calendar and also the first day of TCTC programs.

Middle School Boys Soccer will practice tomorrow (8/26) from 4:30 - 6 pm. This is for grades 6-8.

Kick Off to School — You’re Invited!
Join us as we kick off the new school year on Monday, August 25th from 4:30–6:30 PM!
Come meet your teacher, explore your classroom, and get ready for a fantastic year ahead.
And don’t forget — the Giffords Ice Cream Truck will be on-site serving sweet treats for everyone to enjoy.
We can’t wait to see our students and families as we celebrate the start of another great year!

🎨✨ Little Lakers Creators Art Festival! ✨🎨

Our school was buzzing with creativity during the Little Lakers Creators Art Festival —a day made possible through the vision and dedication of Mrs. Colleen Edmondson, who raised funds and gathered parent volunteers and community support to create a day full of hands-on art and creativity for our students!
Students spent the day immersed in visual and performing arts, including:
🎣 Fly tying
🌈 Tie dye
🏡 Fairy house building on the school trails
🎨 Rock painting
🧘‍♂️ Yoga
🐦 Suet and pine cone bird feeder making
🧺 Basket weaving
📸 Photography scavenger hunt
🌲 AMC Nature Mobile making
🛶 Boat building
🩰 An interactive folk dancing finale

Thank you to all of the local artists and experts who shared their time and talents to provide enriching workshops for our Little Lakers. It was a wonderfully enriching day that allowed our students to explore, create, and discover new interests!

Kids eat free this summer!

The Camden Conference club will be offered again in 2025-2026 as the Conference turns its attention to the Middle East. It should be a fascinating year:

The GCS Camden Conference club wrapped up its activities earlier this June with a capstone assignment centered on promoting democratic participation in the local community. The resources listed below represent some of the discussion from that assignment that the students wanted to share with others. Key Resources: 1. iCivics: American Civic Education https://vision.icivics.org/ 2. The Freedom House Index Interactive Map https://freedomhouse.org/explore-the-map?type=all&year=2025 3. An Overview of the Swiss Voting System https://www.ch-info.swiss/en/edition-2023/direkte-demokratie/wahlen 4. Compulsory Voting in Australia https://scholarship.law.umn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1107&context=mjil 5. An Explanation of the "The Orban Model" https://crd.org/vorban/ 6. An Explanatory Guide to Condorcet Voting https://www.equal.vote/minimax 7. The Human Right to Access the Internet https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-internet-as-a-human-right/ https://sponsored.chronicle.com/internet-access-as-a-human-right/index.html 8. The European Union Digital Services Act https://algorithmwatch.org/en/dsa-explained/#:~:text=The%20Digital%20Services%20Act%20(DSA)%20is%20a%20new%20set%20of,entered%20into%20force%20shortly%20thereafter. https://adfinternational.org/article/digital-services-act-unpacked#:~:text=The%20DSA%20is%20a%20legally,censorship%20regime%20antithetical%20to%20democracy. 9. The Government Accountability Office https://www.cio.gov/handbook/key-organizations/gao/ 10. The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) https://doge.gov/savings Notable Speakers: 1. Maria Ressa https://www.rappler.com/author/maria-a-ressa/ https://www.npr.org/2022/11/30/1139889699/journalist-maria-ressa-explains-how-to-stand-up-to-a-dictator' 2. Matt Goodwin https://fedsoc.org/contributors/matthew-goodwin-1 http://www.matthewjgoodwin.org/ 3. Colin Woodard https://www.nationhoodlab.org/ 4. Joshua Tucker https://csmapnyu.org/research/academic-research/replicating-the-effects-of-facebook-deactivation-in-an-ethnically-polarized-setting

REMINDER: Today is the referendum vote at the Town Office to pass the 2025-2026 School Budget. Polls are open from 8:00 am - 8:00 pm.

Middle School Field & Forest Day Update: Due to the weather forecast, the Middle School Field and Forest Day has been postponed to Wednesday, June 11. Students will follow a regular class schedule on Tuesday, June 10. With beautiful weather expected on Wednesday, we’ve made the shift to ensure a safe and fun day outdoors!

GCS Class of 2025 Graduation is at 1pm on Sunday, June 6 in the Greenville Consolidated School Louis Oakes Auditorium. Families have reserved seating, and there will be plenty of general admission seats available for friends, community members, and all who wish to honor our graduates. Let’s fill the auditorium with pride and applause as we send off the Class of 2025! 💙

Reminder, middle school athletic banquet tonight at 5:30 in the cafeteria.