Congratulations to our January students of the month Wyatt Crawford and Myka Wheaton! Wyatt is an eighth grader that was nominated by two of his teachers this month. His teachers say: Wyatt always comes to class prepared. He is respectful, kind, participates in lessons, takes notes, and completes his work. He asks questions during lessons, seeking to actually understand the learning, as opposed to simply wanting the answer. His grades are all A's or high B's, and he is very active in extra-curricular activities. Myka Wheaton is a sixth grader at Green Ridge. Her teachers say: Myka is a constant ray of sunshine. Her optimistic attitude is contagious to all. Not only does Myka work well with all students, but you can put her in any group or any spot and she will always find ways to motivate those around her. Her ability to hold herself and her peers accountable makes our job much easier. Her quick wit and sense of humor makes teaching even more fun.
HS boys and girls basketball will travel to La Monte this evening for 2 qtrs. JV boys, Varsity Girls, and Varsity Boys. Tip off will be at 5:30 p.m. The JH boys basketball team will be playing in Stover, against Lincoln, at 6:15 in the Kaysinger Conference Tournament. Good Luck Tigers.
Senior Spotlight
Harmony competed at the Show-Me Classic yesterday at Smith-Cotton High School. We had a great crowd come out to see us including some of our biggest and closest fans.
“The group worked really hard since our last competition to including some of the changes and improvements suggested by our last judges and clinicians,” said Bates. “We also had some visits and work with Mr.Holbert leading up to this one. His wisdom was also a huge help to us and I am very happy with the attitude and effort from all my kids.”
Harmony took 3rd place in their division and maintained a close score to other area schools. Their next time on the stage will be February 18th in Nevada, MO.
Photo Courtesy of Elizabeth Garrigus.
Come see Green Ridge Harmony perform tomorrow in Sedalia!
Harmony will be at the Heckart Performing Arts Center at Smith-Cotton High School to take the stage at 8am!
Come out and fill the seats!
Boys basketball won last night at the Kaysinger tournament against La Monte. The Vikings shot very well and put the Tigers in a tough spot by the end of the first quarter 23-9. The boys fought very hard in the second half, holding the Vikings to 5 points in the second half. The Tigers finished the night with the win 58-41. Weston Crawford led the way with 27 points and Mark Pavlioglo with 13. Nice Job Tigers, and good luck on Saturday! The Tigers are playing Windsor on Saturday at 1:30 at SFCC.
More GR8 news from Thursday, Feb 2nd.
The Jr. High Tiger boys basketball team capped off a great regular season schedule, moving to 8-1 with a 10 point win over Cole Camp on the road Thursday.
Last stop for the boys in the 2022-23 season, is the Kaysinger Conference Tournament, which kicks off on Saturday, Feb 4th in Stover. With the win over Cole Camp on Thursday, the boys have earned a first round bye going into the tournament as the #2 seed. The Tigers will open their Conference play on Tuesday night, Feb 7th at 6:15pm against the winner of Lincoln vs. Stover.
Come on out and support your Boys Jr High Tiger Basketball team!
The Green Ridge FBLA chapter traveled to UCM for the annual District Leadership Competition on Thursday, Feb 2nd.
The Tigers had a great showing as several teams brought home medals with many of those qualifying to move on to the State Competition in April.
Kamryn Hoos placed 1st in Networking Infrastructures and qualified for the State Competition.
Weston Crawford placed 2nd in Supply Chain Management and also qualified for state.
Ace Bodenhamer placed 5th in Job Interview.
Ava Needy, Kaelyn Ray, and Kali Young placed 5th in Public Service Announcement.
Grace Warner and Zakiyah Morse placed 5th in Social Media Strategies.
Kaydence Swaffword and Madisyn Lindsey placed 5th in Website Design.
Other Tigers who will competing at the state are 🏆🥇🚌:
Molli Mahalovich - Electronic Career Portfolio
Kayley Goodman, Kelsey Buxton, and Mattilyn Mergen - Local Annual Chapter Business Report
Evelyn Elwood, Ava Needy and Katelinn Soles - Mobile Application
Evelyn Elwood and Katelinn Soles - Community Service
Kaydence Swafford and Loralei Pauley - Digital Animation
Good luck to our GR8 Tigers moving on to state!
Attention:
CONGRATULATIONS! The 2022 volleyball team had six players qualify for Academic All State. To qualify, players must compete in 75% of the varsity matches and obtain a cumulative GPA of 3.6 or higher. Congratulations to freshman Emery Cannon and Santana Rivas and to seniors Kelsey Buxton, Kayley Goodman, Molli Mahalovich, and Mattilyn Mergen Well done!
Attention:
JH Kaysinger Boys Basketball Tournament
Kaysinger JH Girls Basketball Tournament
HS Girls Basketball start the Kaysinger Tournament in Windsor tonight at 6:00 p.m. The Tigers will be playing the Greyhounds. HS Boys will start their conference tournament at SFCC against the Eagles of Otterville at 8:00 p.m. Good Luck Tigers!
Mr. Brett Hieronymus has been selected as the new superintendent for the Green Ridge R-VIII School District for the 2023-2024 school year.
Mr. Hieronymus is currently the principal at Sedalia Middle School in the Sedalia 200 School System. He has also been head principal at Heber Hunt Elementary, Knob Noster Middle School and Northwest High School in Hughesville. He brings with him solid leadership experience at the elementary and secondary levels. Mr. Hieronymus has an admirable record of working to improve student achievement, and strong staff and community engagement.
Green Ridge R-VIII School Board President Derik Larimore stated, “The Green Ridge School Board is is looking forward to Mr. Brett Hieronymus continuing the great momentum happening in the Green Ridge R-VIII School District. We know he will work well with Dr. Burkhart in the transition to our school.” Mr. Hieronymus was selected from a strong list of candidates and he was chosen as highly qualified and an excellent match for our school and community.
Mr. Brett Hieronymus proudly states, “I am a product of a rural education and know and value the educational experience this affords children and families. Green Ridge R-VIII has an excellent reputation and I am determined to continue this rich history. I feel blessed and humbled to be chosen to lead Green Ridge R-VIII into the future and beyond. To say I am extremely excited about becoming a Green Ridge Tiger would be an understatement. I am looking forward to the challenges that education presents each community with, and looking forward to working with such an amazing staff they have assembled in Green Ridge. GR-8 things happen when you have GR-8 people in place!”
Mr. Hieronymus begins his employment at Green Ridge on July 1, 2023.
Senior Spotlight
JH boys basketball will compete against Northwest this evening in Green Ridge. The contests will be boys only and the order will be "A" then running clock "B". Good Luck Tigers!
We had a parent call the school yesterday, alerting us of a phone call she received, about her son taking the ACT test. The caller told her they would send ACT prep materials for $200 and then when he returned the materials the money would be refunded.
The caller knew that the test day was March 7, and her son is going to be taking it on that date. GRHS has not uploaded the names to ACT yet, so it seems strange that the caller knew that.
We just want to alert our parents and other communities of this potential issue.
Here are a couple articles that could help provide more insight to testing scams that ramp up this time of year.
This first one mentions the SAT and not the ACT, but it still gives a better explanation of what the scammers are trying to do.
https://www.bbb.org/article/news-releases/23883-bbb-scam-alert-watch-out-for-sat-prep-scams
This news report from Ohio is about a year old, and it provides advice to protect your child's credit in addition to the basic scam concerns.
https://www.10tv.com/article/news/local/protecting-your-teen-from-identity-theft-act-scam-calls-pick/530-132957b2-d387-469a-89ff-64e1b2ea752e
Green Ridge Sophomores attended SFCC Career and Technical Center yesterday for their sophomore recruitment. The students selected two programs to visit that they may be interested in attending during their Junior and Senior years of high school. Please talk to your students about this opportunity. Through these programs, students may earn industry-recognized certifications, dual credit, and hands-on experience.
Interested students must apply at: https://connect.sfccmo.edu/apply/
Scholar Bowl for this evening is canceled and has been rescheduled for March 2nd.