Congratulations to Macy Reed and Bryce Dirck on being selected as our October students of the month!
Macy was nominated for her pursuit of excellence in many areas of her life. She was recognized last month for Rotary. She is serving as the Missouri Queen for the American Hereford Association and making the rounds of many shows while keeping up with school work and her many leadership roles in many organizations. Her dedication and hard work makes Macy a GR8 student!
Bryce walks in every morning with a smile on his face. He is happy to be at school and he is even more excited to see his friends and teachers. Bryce has a very positive outlook on everything. He enjoys learning and works hard to gain all of the knowledge he can. He is making progress all the time! Bryce is a great friend to everyone and he is also a great helper. He is a true joy to everyone!
Attention Parents and Seniors!
You are running out of time to get your Senior Ads in the yearbook!
We will continue to take ads until December 1st.
Full page - $60
Half Page - $30
If you are interested in a Senior Ad or more information about an ad, contact our yearbook staff at linkj@grtigers.net
**Today is picture retake day**
Parents/guardians who have not ordered can place an order using the Retake Event Order Code, 71705ZF at https://inter-state.com/Order. This Order Code is different from the original Event Order Code.
Entry for the basketball jamborees in La Monte (tonight and tomorrow) will be a canned good for each person.
Boys high school basketball will be participating in their jamboree tonight in La Monte. First game is at 6:15, followed by a second at 7:45. Good luck Tigers.
Congratulations to Jessica Orlov!
In Ms. Tylar's 8th grade ELA classes, they read the story Fancy Dancer and the students were encouraged to participate in the Fancy Dancer writing contest through Scholastic. The writing prompt was to write a letter from Rory to his uncle Fred about his experience with the powwow and anything else he might want to share.
Jessic Orlov won a book from Scholastic. GR8 job, Jessica!
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.
