Parents of a freshman in high school might feel like they’re getting ahead of the curve by starting to think about college. In some respects, they’re probably right. But they also could be wrong in one major way. Students from low-income families can qualify for up to four years of paid tuition at in-state public […]
Category: Gary Middle College
On Friday, October 19th, 2018, seven members of the Gary Middle College East/West chapter of Sister 2 Sister traveled to Indianapolis for the annual Student African American Sisterhood (SAAS)/ Sister 2 Sister (S2S) National Conference. The conference was held at the Sheraton Hotel at Keystone at the Crossing. For many of the current members, this […]
GEO’s Baton Rouge Schools Shine in State’s Growth Report GEO’s Gary Middle College Earns a “B”
Aug 30, 2018
Dear Friends: Just a quick note to share good news! We received notice today from the state of Indiana that Gary Middle College earned a B from the state for last year’s work. More than 83% of our graduates earned a college and/or career credit. How about that!? Gary Middle College is a program we started in 2012 […]
Please Join Us And Mayor Karen Freeman Wilson August 9th For Gary Middle College West Ribbon Cutting
Aug 08, 2018
Dear Friends: Yes, we will celebrate a second ribbon cutting in as many weeks. This time, we are in Gary, Indiana for the opening of our third location. We opened 21st Century Charter School in 2005 and now serve more than 950 students in grades K-12 and regularly graduate high school students complete with Associate […]
Lisa Guy is a hard worker, and one of few students who regularly attended her English ECA remediation class. Lisa has a son who just turned one year old, and he is her world. She wants to be successful, so she can pass that success along to her son. She is a devoted mama. When […]
Julio Santiago Takes a Walk to Remember….Many Times
Dec 17, 2015
Julio Santiago Julio moved from Florida to the Chicago area, finally settling in Hobart, IN and worked as a carpet installer for a year and half. He hadn’t quite finished high school when he left Florida, and after working for some time, decided that he wanted to complete high school to attain a better future […]
Guest Blog by Ms. Nora Glenn, English Teacher at Gary Middle College This is the end of my second school year, and the feeling’s stronger than ever. We are family. Shonese, who had to drop out of GMC last year at this time, will walk today. She overcame so much adversity and returned this year to graduate […]
Guest Blog by Ms. Nora Glenn, GMC English teacher: I am an English teacher at Gary Middle College. We are a second-chance high school. Our students are driven. They may have families and jobs, but they CHOOSE to come to our school everyday to get that long-deferred high school diploma. Let me tell you about […]
On April 30th, Gary Middle College, a second-chance high school located in Gary, IN, honored five students for their reading achievement: Keith Rose, Fantasa Smith, Shirley Smith, Lisa Guy, and Shonese Holmes. Each of these students earned an academic credit and received a framed certificate and a copy of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD. Congratulations! The […]
One of the leading student groups at Gary Middle College (GMC) is a chapter of SAAB, a national network of Student African American Brotherhoods. Founded in 1990, the SAAB community now includes over 200 chapters at middle and high schools, colleges, and universities in 39 states. SAAB seeks to provide social, cultural, and spiritual enrichment […]