PLAN C
MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2026
Montgomery County Schools decided to close early today, therefore the GISW is running on Plan C.
- Classes end at 1:45 pm.
- Lunch Break takes place in accordance with the regular schedule
- Buses leave school at 1:55 pm only and follow the
- Afternoon Program and Extended Care are cancelled.
- All afternoon and evening events are cancelled.
- For more details, please see the Standard Procedure for Cancellation of Classes at : /cancellation-of-classes.html
Nachdem Montgomery County heute ein vorzeitiges Unterrichtsende beschlossen hat gilt an der GISW Plan C.
- Der Unterricht endet um 13:45 Uhr.
- Die Mittagspause findet gem盲脽 normalem Stundenplan statt.
- Die Schulbusse fahren nur um 13:55 Uhr und folgen dem .
- Das Nachmittagsprogramm und die Sp盲tbetreuung finden heute nicht statt.
- Es finden keine Nachmittags- und Abendveranstaltungen statt.
- Weitere Details finden Sie im Standardverfahren zur Regelung bei Unterrichtsausfall unter: /unterrichtsausfall.html
STEM: Going through life without a backbone?
These and other questions students asked themselves while studying invertebrates during a biology project in 7th grade.
They came up with amazing results. Here are some particularly creative contributions:
Hendrik J.C. built a model of butterfly locomotion:
Josie B. illustrated the life of starfish with the help of a shoebox:
How do spiders get their food?
Lyra K. explains in a vivid educational film:
Amelia F. explains the recoil principle of jellyfish with the help of an umbrella.
There are even instructions on how to build one:
And for fans of horror movies, here is Oscar A.'s contribution about how scorpions catch their prey:
As you can see 鈥� Life can be fine
Even with no spine!
Nicole Bankert (Class Teacher and Head of Biology Department)
Steffi Colopy (STEM Coordinator)