On February 3, author Rebecca Stead visited GMS and spoke to our entire student body. This January, her novel When You Reach Me won the John Newbery Medal for outstanding children's literature, the top prize for children's book authors. The novel is set in New York City in the 1970s, and tells the story of Miranda, a sixth-grader, who gets mysterious notes saying she needs to be saved from a future tragedy. The judges heaped praise on Stead's intricate book, explaining that every scene and word is "vital to the plot." 

GMS swept the Julia Morgan Count on Girls Math Contest in December, with the 6^th grade team winning outright and the 7^th and 8^th grade teams tying for first place with Castilleja. One of our eighth graders also won the individual speed round competition. 

“It is so great to represent your school in a math contest and show that your school is a great school that loves mathematics.”   (GMS 8^th Grade Competitor)