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 […]
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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 […]
On the evening of January 28th, a crowd filed into the 21st Century Charter School @ Gary gym for the mid-year Gary Middle College graduation. They were greeted at the door by programs for the event by members of the SAAB/B2B chapter at GMC (Students African-American Brotherhood/Brothers 2 Brothers), who had donned black and white […]
Shonese Holmes dropped out of high school because of a pile-up of outstanding unpaid waivers when she was in her senior year, just four credits away from graduating. “But I really wanted to go to school,” Shonese sighs. “I have always been in school, ever since ’94, when I dropped out. I’ve struggled a lot […]
Rahim Hill is a newly enrolled student at Gary Middle College, an alternative high school that offers a second chance for people of all ages to go back to school and earn their diploma. At 19, Rahim is younger than most GMC students. But he reflects on his journey and realizations he’s made in the […]
Omar Musinovic found Gary Middle College on the internet and has been attending as a 10th grader since November 2013. He initially left George Rogers Clark High School because he had trouble keeping his grades up and was struggling with family issues. Currently at Gary Middle College, he’s earning A and B grades, and gets […]
Ebony Nicholson dropped out of Portage High School at the end of her sophomore year, but at Gary Middle College, she’s an inspiration. She’s currently a junior at GMC, and she’s working on earning her high school diploma, in spite of pressure by family to forget high school and get a job. “I am my […]
She comes to school every day even after she has finished her required courses.She’s a perfectionist who wants more.Writing flows from her fingers.There’s no stopping it.It’s hard to keep up with her.She watches over everyone, mostly me. When I’m always running late, looking for keys,She says, “Ms. Glenn, they’re in your hand.”She says very little, […]
Congratulations to Gary Middle College Senior and Poetry in Motion member Awanii Nicholson! Awanii Nicholson won 1st Place at a Poetry Contest in a Gary theatre on Sunday, April 27th. She was accompanied by her daughter, Minnie, on the guitar. Her niece, another Gary Middle College student and Poetry in Motion member also recited two […]