National Bike to School Day - May 8, 2024

All GSCS students are invited to participate in the "Bike To School Day". Gulf Shores Police Department will be assisting with this event.

Meeting Locations

There will be two meeting locations, where children can meet to ride to school:

1. Kids Park Playground - located in Sims Park
2. Meyer Park

Kids Park - Departure Time

For children meeting at the Kids Park, the departure time will be 7:15 a.m.
 

Meyer Park - Departure Time

For children meeting at Meyer Park, the departure time will be 7:30 a.m.
 

Expected Arrival to School

Children are expected to arrive at school at 7:45 a.m.
 

Additional Details

There will be a return ride held after school. Participants should wear a helmet. In the event of inclement weather, the Bike Ride will be canceled and rescheduled for May 10.

 

We are excited to announce registration for the 4th annual Gulf Shores City Schools Fine Arts Camp. The camp will run May 28-31 from 9:00-3:00 each day and is housed on the Gulf Shores High School campus.  Students already attending the GSES Summer program may attend.  They will be walked over to the high school each day.  Lunch is included and the cost is $100 per student. To be eligible, students must be enrolled in Gulf Shores City Schools and be rising into grades 3-5.

Students will elect a tract and focus in a primary area. The areas to choose from are below.

Visual Art
Theatre

Camp space is limited and first come first served.

Please follow this link to register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdrOBl1vjpDAbovpebibCD23A8VObhPL8j1qQ57dMnOW83-7Q/viewform?usp=sf_link

Any questions can be sent to Mr. Mixon at wmixon@gsboe.org.

 

Invent Camp from the Inventor's Hall of Fame is coming to Gulf Shores again this year! 

SECURE YOUR SPOT TODAY 

Register at INVENT.ORG/CAMP or 800-968-4332 

Grades: K - 6th (this is the student's current grade for 23-24)

Location: Gulf Shores Middle School 450 E 15th Ave, Gulf Shores, AL 36542

Date: July 8 - 12, 2024 Time & Cost: 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM $270 (before discount) 

Camp Director: Hilary McKinney hmckinney@gsboe.org

 State Testing begins tomorrow here at GSES! Testing will be going on for 2nd through 5th grades throughout April. Please help your children do their best showing what they’ve learned by making sure they:

* get plenty of sleep

* eat a healthy breakfast

* get to school on time

Remind them they have worked hard all year, and they’ve got this!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For those who may not have gotten chosen in the random drawing for our OSR PreK classes, we will have a few spots available for students to serve as typical peers in our PreK Inclusion class.

The screening date for those interested will be Monday, May 13 from 8:30-11. For those interested, please contact the front office at 251-968-7375 to put your name and child’s name on the list.

The following items are required in order to be considered for one of the limited spots available.

Must live in Gulf Shores School District and be able to provide required paperwork showing proof. Out of District is not offered for PreK.

Must be fully potty trained.

Must be 4 by September 1.

Any child who is chosen after the screening will have to provide all required documents for enrollment before he/she will be placed in a class. There will be a timeline for this and if it’s not met, we will move down the waiting list.