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Registration Overview
John Glenn School Corporation
📢 Registration for the 2026–2027 School Year is NOW OPEN! 🎓
Don't wait—register your student today and get ready for an amazing year of learning, growth, and success. We can't wait to see you this fall! ✏️📚
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Students in Mrs. Smiths Engineering Essentials class visited Polygon to take a tour and discuss what engineers design and manufacture at the company.
Polygon then visited Urey Middle School and made a generous donation toward the STEM program that will benefit our students for years to come.
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You can place an order any time of the year for your special yard sign, but the order deadline for the next large order being placed is Friday, March 13. Please have all information ready (name, number, etc.) before placing your order.
Signs can be viewed and ordered at the following link: https://forms.gle/mQ3d2b44vNiAUVSn9
We also still have decals for sports and extracurriculars available. 3" decals are $4 and 4" decals are $5. Decals can be picked up from any school office OR sent home with a student at any school.
Decal Order Linkhttps://forms.gle/he6WP4U5GRF8BQjRA
Link to Decals Still Available https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vWbnFpCrCnOoF7F_90-Q8dEOltemX_ii/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=104373121068713491444&rtpof=true&sd=true
Proceeds benefit Shamrock Blessings. Questions? Email Julie Brinkhoff at
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Happy National School Counselors Week!
Urey Middle School is so grateful to have Mrs. Reynolds as our school counselor. She does a wonderful job supporting not only our students but also UMS staff and our community. We thank you for always listening, advocating, caring, and encouraging everyone in all aspects of our lives. Your impact on UMS does not go unnoticed. We hope to show you the same love back!
Thank you for being who you are and being the person we all need here at Urey!
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On Friday, February 13th 2026 JGSC will present the Falcon Award prior to the National Anthem before the Boys Varsity Basketball game. It is an award that recognizes exceptional service, dedication, and an unwavering commitment to our school community. This award is reserved for individuals who consistently go above and beyond—often behind the scenes—to make a lasting difference. This year's recipient embodies the very spirit of the Falcon Award in every way.
We are proud to honor Jill Groves.
Since August of 1992, Jill has served as a 7th and 8th grade Family & Consumer Science teacher at Urey Middle School, dedicating 33 years to educating and supporting students. Generations of students have passed through her classroom, each impacted not only by what she taught, but by the care, structure, and encouragement she provided every single day.
But Jill's service has never been limited to the classroom.
Over the years, she has coached boys and girls tennis at JGHS, returning again and again as both head coach and assistant coach, and even spending Saturdays in the off-season attending matches simply to support her players. She has also coached cheerleading at both the high school and middle school levels, including chaperoning students to New York City to perform in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade—a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity made possible through her commitment.
Jill has served as a National Junior Honor Society sponsor, a longtime member of the Falloween Committee, a building representative, and a dedicated member of the staff social and flower fund committee. She has volunteered countless hours working athletic events, concession stands, track meets, football games, dances, concerts, drama productions, field trips, award trips, and summer youth clinics.
Even during the uncertainty of 2020, Jill stepped up—helping return student belongings during school shutdowns. And just last spring, she once again demonstrated her generosity by making breakfast for the entire Urey Middle School staff on the last day of school.
The Falcon Award is about more than years of service. It honors those who show up consistently, who support others quietly, and who place the needs of students and colleagues above their own. Jill Groves has done exactly that for more than three decades.
Her impact can be felt across classrooms, courts, hallways, and events—and most importantly, in the lives of the students and colleagues she has supported along the way.
It is with great pride that we will present the Falcon Award to Jill Groves. Please join us in congratulating and thanking her for her extraordinary service and dedication on Friday, February 13th. There will be a reception for Jill in the teachers lounge after the award ceremony.
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Thank you to Max Blevins, Chad Wright, Connor Shreve, and Art Reynolds for helping make the 1st annual Guys Night out a success. We had 51 guys stay and hang out. Our boys were awesome!
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Please congratulate the following students in getting UMS to qualify as a finalist for the State Spell Bowl meet taking place at Purdue University next Saturday!
Elyza Batton, Luke Springer, Mason Floyd, Nayomi Riddle, Cassadee Humphrey, Kiah Haas, Kelly Clemons, and Claire Menefee
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Thank you to Max Blevins, Tasha Scott, and Joanne Rippey for helping set up and get things ready. Thank you to Joanna Celmer, Jodi Alexander, Jodie Temple, Kristen Nicks and Faith Reynolds for being there to help supervise and have fun with 85 Urey girls!! We really do have a great group of girls!
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We want to highlight staff throughout the school year so what better way than to start with...
Mr. Steinkellner, our principal!
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NEW Name and NEW Fundraiser!!! We are excited to announce that after 10 successful years with the national Blessings in a Backpack organization, our food program is going to begin feeding children at North Liberty Elementary School under a new name-Shamrock Blessings! We are thankful to the Walkerton Christian Community Food Pantry for welcoming us under their umbrella to continue carrying out our mission of assisting children in need with food on the weekends. You can follow us on our new Facebook page- Shamrock Blessings and email any questions you may have to
https://forms.gle/he6WP4U5GRF8BQjRA
We continue to offer yard signs for school spirit, sports, and extracurriculars. All signs can be viewed and ordered at the following link. Orders are placed with the printer every Monday.
https://forms.gle/mQ3d2b44vNiAUVSn9
We also offer yard signs for the Future Falcons Football players and cheerleaders. Orders can be placed at the following link. Decals for the two groups are included on the order form mentioned above.
https://forms.gle/KJuEQZhSeKK8gj4k6
All proceeds from our fundraisers are used to purchase the food that we send home with the kids in our program.
Shamrock Blessings
Julie Brinkhoff - Program Coordinator
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Urey Counseling Corner | Smore Newsletters for Education
Urey Counseling Corner - Dream. Plan. Go! by Stephanie Reynolds | This newsletter was created with Smore, an online tool for creating beautiful newsletters for individual educators, schools and districts
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Please note that NLES students will also need a pair of non-marking tennis shoes and an art-shirt.
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Come out to JGHS and help celebrate our field dedication and light display to memorialize Mr. Richard "Dick" Reese! It will be at approximately 6:30pm before the championship game on 4/19/25.
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UMS was honored to receive an extremely large grant from John Glenn Education Foundation to pilot our STEAM initiative (STEM + Art).
Mrs. Wiesenberg, Mrs. Smith, and Mr. Goewert spoke on receiving the grant and all the wonderful things in store for UMS students in the future at the JGEF Gala back on Valentine's Day! We can't wait to show off some of the amazing items we have gotten with the grant. Stay tuned!!!
Mrs. Wiesenberg spoke of STEAM and the new Graphic Design program at UMS.
Mrs. Smith spoke of STEAM and how it ties to the wonderful STEM program she continues to lead at UMS.
Mr. Goewert spoke of all the great programs offered at UMS and where we all see classes headed in the future!
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Come enjoy the John Glenn Theatre Company's production of Little Shop of Horrors! Feed the need for musical hilarity with this delicious sci-fi smash about a man-eating plant!
JGTC presents Little Shop of Horrors. March 14, 15 & 16th. Tickets available online at jghs.booktix.com.
Come enjoy the John Glenn Theatre Company’s production of Little Shop of Horrors! Feed the need for musical hilarity with this delicious sci-fi smash about a man-eating plant!
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