Galloway Township Middle School, commonly known by the acronym GTMS, is a middle school

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 located in Galloway Township

Galloway Township, New Jersey

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 in Atlantic County

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, New Jersey

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, United States

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. Located 7 miles northwest of Atlantic City

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, the school is part of Galloway Township Public Schools

Galloway Township Public Schools

The Galloway Township Public Schools are a community public school district that serves students in pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade from Galloway Township, in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States....

, and serves students in grades seven and eight from the township. The school's mascot is Gilbert the Grizzly and the school colors are royal blue, black, and white. GTMS neighbors Reeds Road School, Roland Rogers School, and Absegami High School

Absegami High School

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.

As of the 2006-07 school year, the school had an enrollment of 964 students and 80.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE

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 basis), for a student-teacher ratio

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 of 12.0.

History

In the mid 1990s, overcrowding was becoming a problem at the Arthur Rann Middle School. A new middle school was proposed, but voters rejected a $17.2 million referendum held on 3 October 1995. In October 1997, a $18.9 million referendum to build the school was approved by Galloway Township voters. Ground for a new middle school was broken on September 26, 1998. Galloway Township Middle School opened in February 2000.

Academics

GTMS is commonly known for its excellent academic performances in state wide tests.

Here's a look into the student body. It is divided into "teams". There are four teams for each grade. Each of the teams has two teachers for Language Arts and one teacher for each of the other core subjects: history, mathematics, and science. Students remain in their teams hallway for all class periods with the exception of physical education and electives.

Each team has a specific name that corresponds with the letter that represents the team. The eighth grade team names variate each school year. The newly formed teams decide what they are to be addressed as in the beginning of each year.

The current names are as follows:

Seventh Grade Teams:

• A- Allstars
• B- Blizzards
• C- Cubs
• D- Dream Team

Eighth Grade Teams:

• E- Extreme
• F- Flamingos
• G- Geckos
• H- The Heat

After School Activities

The school offers 36 after school activities and sports. Many of these are extensions of electives offered during the school day. Some Co-Curricular Activities include:

• GMTV club
• Drama Club
• Chorus
• Band
• Jazz Band
• Playhard; Against drug use
• Student Council
• Yearbook Club
• Science Club
• Builder's Club
• Drill Squad

Athletics

The school also offers the following interscholastic sports:

• Baseball
• Basketball
• Cross Country
• Field Hockey
• Soccer
• Softball
• Track and Field
• Indoor soccer
• Volleyball
• Golf Club

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are:

• Principal: Sharon Kurtz
• 8th Grade Assistant Principal: Carl Dolente
• 7th Grade Assistant Principal: Paula Junker

Notable alumni

• Myron Rolle
  Myron Rolle
  -Tennessee Titans:Rolle was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He signed a four-year contract on June 14, 2010. However, the Tennessee Titans released him a year later on September 2, 2011.-Personal:...
  
  , the Florida State University Football All-American and 2008 Rhodes Scholar.