Today in our 7th grade band, we honored our band teaching assistant, Mr. Wessels, by having a “Wessels Wednesday” and everyone who wanted, could put their hair up into a bun to celebrate his epic man bun! Relationships matter! #GoGullLake #glcsms

Our May 16 Middle School Spring Band Concert was amazing!! Students were very professional and made great music!! Was incredibly humbled by my 8th grade students with some very kind words. Connection is important. Words matter y’all! #GoGullLake #glcsms

Continuing our February Fun Fest …. Today was Fluorescent Friday. 7th grade band had some spirit today!!! #glcsms

What a fantastic day these students had at the 9th annual MidFest Middle School Honors Band held at WMU! They worked with composer and guest conductor, Mr. Brian Balmages! They represented GLMS bands very professionally and with pride! #gogulllake #glcsms

First rehearsal at the WMU Honors Band begins with guest conductor and composer, Mr. Brian Balmages! #glcsms #gogulllake

What a fantastic day these students had at the 19th annual MSBOA Middle School Honors Band held at Plainwell HS! They represented GLMS bands with pride! #gogulllake #glcsms

In their debut performance this school year, the GLMS 8th Grade Jazz Band had a great time supporting the Gull Lake Youth Football Association!! #glcsms #gogulllake

So proud of my colleague @FloyLatham on a great Teach Camp session about “Failing Forward.” Very insightful and well done!! #gogulllake

What a great opportunity to serve our community again! Jazz Band performed at Beacon Pointe Assisted Living Facility. We had the seniors join us playing shakers on one of our songs. They had so much fun! So did the kids!! This is the power of music!!! #GoGullLake #glcsms

Great to see former students at the GLHS Spring Band Concert! So fun to see how they grow! Well done! Here they are by Freshman, Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors! #glcshs #glcsms #GoGullLake

Thanks to @GLCS_Foundation grant support, we will hear the 6th, 7th & 8th percussionists share their hand drumming music with us at our concert on Tuesday, May 23 in the GL Center for the Fine Arts. 6th grade at 6 pm; 7th/8th grade at 7 pm. #glcsms #GoGullLake

Wow! What a great performance by our GLHS Performing Arts Company with their production of “Clue!” If you haven’t seen it yet, there are two more performances! Can you guess who did it? #glcs #GoGullLake

Had the pleasure of having the one and only Mr. Nott in our classroom to talk about the “Open Mic on the Village Stage.” He sang for us and told us all about the history behind some of the buildings in Richland. It was awesome! #glcsms #GoGullLake

This morning, we had a guest conductor with the 7th grade band! The kids loved seeing Dr. Maring up on the podium! Relationships matter and there were lots of smiles all around! #glcsms #GoGullLake

The Jazz Band performed for our senior citizens at Beacon Pointe Assisted Living Facility! They were very appreciated by the residents and the students love serving in this capacity! #glcsms #GoGullLake #ServingOthers #GivingBack

Leading the ensemble in warm ups and technical exercises. Teacher Academy Intern program at work. Pouring into the next generation! #glcsms #GoGullLake

The Jazz Band had the opportunity to perform at Beacon Pointe Assisted Living Facility on Thursday, December 8. It was wonderful to serve the community in this way! #GoGullLake #glcsms

Last day with our @WMUsom Pre-interns. It was wonderful to see how much they grew and was a pleasure to have them in class! #WordsMatter #glcsms #GoGullLake

What a wonderful performance tonight at the WMU MS Honors Band! Our GLMS students represented our band program and school with pride, respect, and professionalism! So proud of them! #glcsms #GoGullLake

We have been having an amazing day, have learned a ton, and have been working super hard! Super excited for the performance tonight at WMU’s Miller Auditorium at 7 pm! #glcsms #GoGullLake