Germantown Elementary School District #60

Please extend a warm Bulldog welcome to Miss Kara Grafton, who will serve as the Music and Band Director for the 2025–26 school year. Miss Grafton is no stranger to our school community—she student taught under Mrs. Pat Henrichs in the spring of 2020 and is thrilled to return to the place where her teaching journey began and to a community she grew to love. Over the past five years, Miss Grafton has built a strong and diverse teaching career. She began at Flora Elementary, teaching K–5 general music, assisting with the 4th and 5th grade band, and developing a choir for those grades. In 2022, she joined North Mac Intermediate and Middle Schools, where she continued teaching general music, choir, and band to students in grades 3–8. Miss Grafton holds both a Bachelor's and a Master’s degree in Music Education. Outside of school, she enjoys baking breads, cookies, cake pops, and other sweet treats, and she’s a big Disney fan. Originally from Clinton County and with family in the Highland area, this move feels like a homecoming for her. We are excited to welcome Miss Grafton back to GES as she helps our students grow Bulldog STRONG through the power of music!

6 days ago, Robin Becker

Please extend a warm Bulldog welcome to Johnna Paszkiewicz. Mrs. Paszkiewicz will transition into the role of second grade teacher for the 2025-26 school year. She grew up in Oakdale and brings four years of experience teaching 1st and 2nd grade at Oakdale Grade School. A graduate of Nashville Community High School, Mrs. Paszkiewicz went on to earn her bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education from SIUE and her master’s degree in Early Childhood Education from the American College of Education. Mrs. Paszkiewicz has a true passion for creating exciting, engaging, and creative learning experiences for her students. Outside of the classroom, she enjoys baking, reading, crafting, and spending time outdoors with her husband and his cows. She is thrilled to be joining the GES team and can’t wait to meet all of her students and their families.

6 days ago, Robin Becker

The Clinton County Health Department is offering school and sports physicals along with immunizations. Call 618-594-2723 to schedule an appointment.

19 days ago, Robin Becker

Today, Danielle Solis, representing the Germantown Fire Department Auxiliary Flames, along with Bulldog students, Emry and Easton, presented Superintendent Becker with a $500 check to support the purchase of school supplies for our students. We appreciate their generosity and partnership in helping ensure every student has the resources they need to succeed.

22 days ago, Robin Becker

GES Is looking for a dynamic educator to take on the exciting challenge of music teacher and band director for the 2025-26 school year. Are you certified to teach K-8 music and band and have a BIG heart for kids? Are you looking for a home away from home where you are empowered to teach creatively and find outside the box ways to meet the needs of today’s children? Does working with a team of educators that take teaching and learning to new levels sound like a dream come true? Whether new to the profession and looking for your first teaching job, or you have experience and are considering a change, we want to hear from you. Now is an exciting time to join our Bulldog family as we are growing. We recently completed Phase I of a construction project, the addition of 2 early childhood classrooms. Phase II will follow at some point in the near future and includes the construction of a new gym. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get a front row seat for all the excitement to come. If this isn’t enough to pique your interest, our faculty/staff is given the freedom to dress casually every day of the school year. We work hard, have fun, and dress comfortably at GES. In addition, we have recently adopted a policy granting the children of full-time school district employees the opportunity to attend GES tuition-free. This new policy serves as an added incentive for candidates who value the prospect of sharing their child(ren)'s educational journey within the same school community. Interested candidates are asked to contact Robin Becker via email: rbecker@ges60.org. Interviews will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

28 days ago, Robin Becker

At GES, we begin every Friday with PLAY. Our students meet with their Houses and have an opportunity to play a game, do a puzzle, build or create, and connect with each other. While cleaning out our supplies from the school year, we realized that some of these supplies are very loved, and it's time for an upgrade. GES is looking for donations to add to our House Buddy Fun Friday supplies. Specifically, we are in need of building toys like Magnatiles, legos, marble runs, K'nex, etc. If you have any of these items taking up space in your home and are looking to give them a new purpose, please reach out to our SEL Coordinator, Kristine Beer, at kbeer@ges60.org. We’d be happy to take them off your hands and put them to good use at school.