Today we hosted our annual Veteran's Day assembly. We want to thank everyone who took time out of their day to come and honor our Veterans, community members, family, and friends. Also want to thank our special guests in attendance, State Rep. Rodger Reedy and guest speaker Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler. And most importantly, thank you to all the Veterans. Without you, this day wouldn't be possible!
Also, a shout out to my outstanding FBLA chapter who put in a lot of hard work putting this all together. And great job to the officers that had the opportunity to speak at the podium, you guys did amazing!
GRHS held its annual National Honor Society (NHS) chapter inductions this evening. We recognized our new inductees, senior members, and new officer team. Congratulations to all of these deserving students. They are GR8 examples of service, citizenship, character, and scholarship.
Our Junior High Musicians have been busy this week! We enjoy having opportunities like these to come together with other schools, learn from other directors, and create wonderful memories.
On Wednesday, November 2nd, several of our 7th & 8th grade band members attended the Kaysinger Conference Band event in Stover, MO.
On Saturday, November 5th, several of our 7th & 8th grade vocalists attended the WCMMEA Junior High Honor Choir held at the University of Central Missouri.
The Green Ridge Music Department has been very busy the last couple of weeks with a number of events with our vocalists and instrumentalists. We would not be able to attend all that we have without the help of our own Kristy Allen.
Kristy is a vital part of the Music Department and my other half. We are strong individually, but even stronger as a team and our students benefit greatly from having her in the classroom and on stage with us.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you so much for all you do for me, our students, and our school community!
Congratulations to the following players for being named as Kaysinger Conference All Conference Volleyball Players!
Cole Camp- Ashley Campbell
Cole Camp- Dylana Stoppel
Cole Camp- Haidyn Massingill Green Ridge - Nevaeh Washington Northwest-Grace Walker Northwest-Karli Smith
Sacred Heart - Emma Siron Sacred Heart - Mariana Restrepo Sacred Heart - Sammy Altena Smithton- Josie Bray
Stover- Allie Palmer
Stover- Ashlyn Pinzke
Stover- Hannah Bauer
Stover- Tierra Stark
Honorable Mention:
Cole Camp - Kyla Harms
Green Ridge - Kelsey Buxton LaMonte - Keely Elwell
Lincoln - Gracyn Eifert
Northwest - Gabby Meyer Otterville - Katie McKinney
Sacred Heart - Kate Carney Smithton - Sara Shoemaker, Stover - Kali Cochran
Tipton - Briar Cox
Windsor - Kaley Burkhalter
2022 Coach of the Year -
Stover Candace Bauer
Central Bank sponsored Reality Check in Green Ridge this morning. Senior students and others enrolled in Personal Finance classes participated in this simulation. It provides opportunities for students to walk through one month of financial responsibility given a random family dynamic, career and salary. This challenged our students to evaluate life choices of needs and wants.
We greatly appreciate Central Bank for organizing Reality Check for our students, and much appreciation goes out to the many volunteers that made it happen. Thank you!
We are so proud of our GR8 Cross Country Team!
On Saturday, Rylee Donaldson qualified for State at the Class 1 District 3 cross country meet. Rylee represents Green Ridge at the State meet this Saturday at Gans Creek.
Keep up the GR8 work, Rylee! #GR8proud
Lady Tiger Volleyball Season Finish
The Lady Tigers finished their volleyball season last week playing Osceola in the semi-finals of District 13. Starting off the night slow, Lady Tigers lost the first two sets 15-25, 23-25 before fighting back to win the next two sets 25-17, 25-23. The Osceola offense outlasted the Tiger's scrappy defense to win the fifth and deciding set 15-10.
Dominating offensively, Nevaeh Washington played a precise match hitting .317 on the night and finishing with 23 kills. Adding to the offense were: Kayley Goodman, 9 kills; Sydney Gordan, 7 kills; and Emery Cannon, 6 kills. Matti Mergen dished out 21 assists on the night and Gordon had 18 as they setup the offense. Mergen also served for 3 aces in the 5-set match.
Washington led the Lady Tigers defensively as well as she scrambled on backrow getting 29 digs. And it was quite a night on defense as 6 players finished with double-digit digs: Sydney Gordon, 25 digs; Matti Mergen, 25 digs; Santana Rivas, 24 digs; Kayley Goodman, 21 digs; and Emery Cannon, 19 digs.
Lady Tigers finished the season with a 17-14-2 record overall and 7-3 in the Kaysinger Conference with a 4th place finish in the Kaysinger. Eight of the losses were to five teams that went on to win district titles - a tough schedule for sure and Lady Tigers held their own!
Congratulations to our Lady Tigers for being selected by the disrict coaches as part of the All-District teams! First team selections are now eligible to be considered for the All-State team.
First Team: Kayley Goodman, Nevaeh Washington
Second Team: Sydney Gordon, Matti Mergen
Honorable Mention: Kelsey Buxton
The Band trip to Mokane tomorrow has been canceled. Our next performance will be the Conference Band Clinic & Performance in Stover, MO on Wednesday, November 2nd.
Cross Country is traveling to Fulton for the District meet on Saturday. Girls will race at 11:40 am, Boys will race at 12:20 pm, and Awards will be at 1:00 pm. Band will be traveling to Mokane to participate in the MO State Marching Festival at 1:00 pm. Good Luck Tigers!
Green Ridge caped crusaders are fighting for a drug free school! Happy red ribbon week!
JH Soccer will play tonight in Smithton! Game time is 5:00 p.m. against Stover in the first round of the Kaysinger Tournament. If the Tigers win, they will play tomorrow. If the Tigers lose, that will conclude the JH Soccer season. Good Luck Tigers!
JH Soccer has been canceled for tonight and rescheduled for 5:00 p.m. tomorrow in Smithton. High School Soccer will be playing Knob Noster, at Knob, starting at 5:00 p.m. Good Luck Tigers!
Plan now to attend our annual Veterans Day assembly as we honor our Green Ridge veterans.
Congratulations to Macy Reed for being nominated and recognized for our outstanding senior student at today’s Rotary Luncheon.
Macy is a great role model for other GR8 students!
Junior High Soccer has been canceled tonight. More information will be posted when the tournament has been rescheduled.
Lady Tigers are on the Prowl for a District Volleyball Championship
The #3 seed Lady Tigers stormed the Osceola gym in their first round of district volleyball winning their Round 1 match against Lincoln Cardinals last Thursday night 25-17, 25-14, 25-12. Nevaeh Washington led the offense with 16 kills and 5 aces. Santana Rivas swung for 4 kills to add to the offense. Molli Mahalovich and Matti Mergen both served for 3 aces. Kayley Goodman kept the defense alive scrambling for 9 digs with Emery Cannon chipping in 8 digs as well. Setters Matti Mergen and Sydney Gordon each finished with 14 assists each in the win.
Lady Tigers now get a rematch with the Osceola Indians tonight at 8:00pm in the Semi-final game. Let's Go Tigers!
Today/Tonight's Athletic Updates: JH Soccer will be playing today at Smithton against Stover in the first round of the Kaysinger Tournament. The game is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. , but with the weather moving in there could be a change. Check back after 2:00 p.m. for and update. HS Volleyball plays the second round of Districts tonight in Osceola, against Osceola, at 8:00 p.m. Good Luck Tigers!
Mrs Doves's STEAM lab students had to create a container to protect an egg when it was dropped. They could only use recycled items and it had to be 12 inches or less. Out of both sixth grade classes, only four eggs broke. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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