s we continue to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, today we recognize educator Jaime Alfonso Escalante Gutiérrez.   Escalante was born in La Paz, Bolivia to parents who were both teachers.  He taught math and physics for 12 years in Bolivia before immigrating to California.  After emigrating to California, Escalante learned English and took a job teaching mathematics at Garfield High School where he helped students prepare for the Advanced Placement Test in calculus. Over four years there, he increased the number of students taking the test from 1 to 18, with seven of them scoring the highest score possible. Escalante believed that a teacher just needed to know their content, motivate the content to the student, and connect with the students. 

Attention all 6th graders! Do you sing, dance, play an instrument, or have a special talent to share? Sign up to audition for the 6th grade talent show! Auditions will be after school today from 4-5 PM in the cafeteria. Sign up using the link in the GMS newsletter today for your chance to shine on stage! 

Hey sixth graders! Want a nice place to talk with your peers and make new friends? Join PALS for Lunch Buddies outside the cafeteria in the commons during A lunch today. It’s an opportunity to talk to PALS, get to know more of your peers, and socialize. Lunch buddies is open to all sixth graders, and there’s no sign-up, so feel free to join us whenever you feel like it! 

The Boys Soccer tryouts will be on October 16 and 17. Any 7th or 8th grader interested in trying out for the GMS Boys Soccer Team needs to sign up before October 15. Please see Coach MacKenzie in Room 714 for more details.