A Grand Night of Art and Song

🎨✨ Garrison Mill Fine Arts Night & Winter Sing Along 🎶❄️

What a night to remember! On Dec 11, the Garrison Mill cafeteria and gym burst with color, music and holiday cheer as hundreds of students, parents, teachers and friends came together for the annual Fine Arts Night and Chorus Winter Sing Along.

👩‍🎨 Art Everywhere!
Families and friends admired and purchased beautifully framed student paintings, helping raise funds for our art program led by the amazing Ms. Rebecca Lopez and supported by the parent-powered Garrison Mill Education Foundation (GMEF).

👖 Denim Makeover Magic!
Students rolled up their sleeves and transformed gently used denim into one-of-a-kind fashion pieces using fabric paint and markers. These creative masterpieces will shine again during STEAM Night in February, where they’ll be auctioned off to support science, technology, engineering, arts and math opportunities at Garrison Mill.

🎶 Holiday Tunes & Cheer!

The Garrison Mill Chorus, directed by the festive and fun Ms. Colleen Crotty (who wowed the crowd in her North Pole-inspired outfit), filled the night with joyful holiday songs. The audience clapped, sang along and left with hearts full of joy and music.

[LISTEN TO THE SING ALONG]

⚾ Big News!

Ms. Crotty shared an exciting announcement: our talented Chorus has been invited to perform the National Anthem at Truist Park on Father’s Day, June 21, 2026, when the Atlanta Braves take on the Milwaukee Brewers! 🎤🇺🇸

✨ It was a night of creativity, community, and celebration—a perfect reminder of how art and music bring us all together.

STEAM is the primary focus of the Garrison Mill Education Foundation, which delivers hands-on student opportunities in STEAM throughout the year.

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The Garrison Mill Education Foundation (GMEF) advocates for STEAM – a comprehensive way to see and experience the world through science, technology, engineering, arts and math.

Through our nonprofit fundraising, GMEF funds a variety of student-enriching activities enhanced by STEAM. [Click] to learn more about the value of STEAM at Garrison Mill.

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Support GME—Volunteer Opportunity Available!
We’re looking for passionate, hands-on volunteers to help enrich the learning experiences our students love.

The GME Foundation—the nonprofit that powers our STEM Lab, STEAM events, and school garden—is currently seeking a board member for this key role:

✨ Fundraising Coordinator
Help coordinate our annual fundraiser, manage the Kindness Crew, and work with the board on school-wide events like the Student Assembly, Food Drive, and Greyhound Night.

Time commitment: 1–2 hrs/week in Fall & Spring; 3–5 hrs/week in December & January (main planning months).

💡 Not ready for a board role?
You can still make an impact! Volunteer at Foundation events or in the garden—just fill out our interest form to get more information.

📩 Want to learn more? Email us at president@gmefoundation.org. We’d love to connect!

STEAMing Into the New School Year!

Garrison Mill Education Foundation was proud to support the Welcome Back to School Staff Luncheon with a special STEAM Raffle Giveaway! Each raffle basket was thoughtfully curated to represent one of the five STEAM pillars: Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math.

Our goal was to show appreciation for our amazing educators while also celebrating the foundation’s commitment to fostering curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking through STEAM initiatives.

Each themed basket included fun, engaging items tied to:

S – The Science of Baking & Cooking
T – Technology Lover
E – Engineering Structure
A – The Art of Self-Care
M – The Math is Math-ing

Thank you to our volunteers for making this STEAM raffle a fun and meaningful experience. We’re excited to refocus our efforts and funding toward expanding STEAM programing across the school. We are committed to helping bring even more opportunities for hand-on, creative learning into our kids classrooms for all the STEAM-powered learning ahead in 2025!

Congratulations to Mrs. Diegnan, Mrs. Latimer, Mrs. McReynolds, Ms. Whittle, & Mrs. Cady!