Greenwood Laboratory School

Your Lady Jays are DISTRICT CHAMPIONS! They will play Monday in the sectional round of the state playoffs! Congratulations Coach Percival, Coach Amber, Coach Wilson, and players!

Let's PACK THE GYM tonight for the GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM and tomorrow for the the BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM as they both compete for DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS!

Girls:
Play at HOME vs. Blue Eye
6:00 PM TONIGHT

Boys:
Play at Seymour vs. Seymour
6:00 PM Saturday (tomorrow) night

Come out and support! Free Insomnia Cookies for all students that attend (courtesy of the Pinegar family!)

Thanks to all businesses and senior parents who are generously supporting the yearbook with ad purchases for the 2025-26 book.

The staff is working so hard to create a fantastic book for our entire community. This year's book is lower in price but 25% bigger! Order yours today at Walsworth Yearbook. Contact MOliver@MissouriState.edu if you have any questions.

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LET'S GO LADY JAYS!

Evelyn Jones is the Helpful Hedgehog of the Week! She brought her mom, Hiedi, to celebrate! Heidi is a pharmacist, and she showed the first graders how to identify medicine from candy, along with some fun science experiments!

Thank you to Evelyn and Hiedi!

Greenwood Blue Jays this past Saturday competed at the Regionals Science Olympiad competition at MSU. They earned 2nd Place overall in both middle school and high school divisions!!!

In total, our Greenwood Jays took home 115 medals from 56 events. From those medals, our High School division earned 11 gold, and our Middle School division earned 15 gold! So proud of all of those that competed!

Congratulations Isabel!

Pasta Bowl was on Friday. High schoolers, and especially seniors, had a great time!

Kindergarten field trip to the Discovery Center!

Students' 100th Day of School was on Friday!

Kindergarten through Fifth grade celebrated their 100th day differently.
First Grade Students celebrated the 100th day of school by dressing up like they were 100 or how they would have dressed 100 years ago.
Students took over the cafeteria where stations were set up and used a ten frame to count items, tally, and create a 100 Item Snack. The students also performed several challenges to see how many times they could skip, hop, Hula-Hoop, jump rope, do push-ups, bounce a ball, do jumping jacks, or run in place for 100 seconds! Stacking cups to 100 was a fun collaborative activity.
Thank you to Mrs. Montileone’s second block class for helping students count and move to stations. Students helping: Elle Stalzer, Evan Stalzer, Jarrett Mars, Matthew Monteith, Minh Truong, Gary Shi, Thomas Lin, and Gabriel Colvin.

Happy 100th Day!

Third graders enjoyed a Chinese New Year celebration thanks to Daniel Yang's mom! From a dragon parade to painting and delicious snacks, fun was definitely had by all!

Check out Science Olympiad! In total, our Greenwood Jays took home 115 medals from 56 events. They worked very hard and we the coaches appreciate their dedication and effort.

Here are the results from our medaling events:

High School (C-Division)

Gyan Grewal
1st Place Anatomy & Physiology
1st Place Experimental Design

Jesse Davies
1st Place Anatomy & Physiology
6th Place Dynamic Planet

Tristan Khoshyomn
1st Place Experimental Design
4th Place Designer Genes
6th Place Dynamic Planet

Anisa Pathak
3rd Place Forensics
4th Place Designer Genes

Cullen Burch
1st Place Rocks & Minerals
2nd Place Materials Science
2nd Place Hovercraft

Jack Lindsey
1st Place Rocks & Minerals
2nd Place Materials Science
2nd Place Hovercraft

Taaha Khan
3rd Place Disease Detectives
6th Place Water Quality

Ilyaan Khan
3rd Place Disease Detectives
6th Place Water Quality

Ethan Duff
1st Place Experimental Design
5th Place Circuit Lab

Austin Sears
3rd Place Boomilever
3rd Place Machines

Mohan Grewal
2nd Place Chemistry Lab

Egan Asay
2nd Place Chemistry Lab
2nd Place Bungee Drop
3rd Place Machines
3rd Place Boomilever

Oliver Frazier
1st Place Electric Vehicle
2nd Place Bungee Drop
3rd Place Engineering CAD
5th Place Circuit Lab

Adam Abdalla
2nd Place Robot Tour
3rd Place Forensics
3rd Place Engineering CAD

Karamjot Singh
1st Place Electric Vehicle
2nd Place Robot Tour

Gabriel Parada
6th Place Anatomy & Physiology

Isabel Herrin
2nd Place Forensics
6th Place Anatomy & Physiology

Lillian Johnson
2nd Place Forensics

Jacob Putty
1st Place Hovercraft
4th Place Chemistry Lab

Hursh Patel
4th Place Boomilever

Amore Pennella
4th Place Boomilever
4th Place Chemistry Lab

Ally Fowler
2nd Place Electric Vehicle
5th Place Codebusters

Alex Holden
2nd Place Electric Vehicle

Han Seo
5th Place Codebusters

Connor Manzardo
5th Place Codebusters

Joe Whitaker
1st Place Hovercraft

Middle School (B-Division)

Ella Englert
2nd Place Codebusters
4th Place Anatomy & Physiology
6th Place Disease Detectives

Adelaide Cimino
1st Place Helicopter
2nd Place Codebusters
4th Place Experimental Design
4th Place Anatomy & Physiology

Lillian Frederick
3rd Place Machines
6th Place Disease Detectives
6th Place Mission Possible

Maren Altrup
1st Place Rocks & Minerals
2nd Place Remote Sensing
4th Place Meteorology

Connor Frazier
1st Place Heredity
1st Place Metric Mastery
3rd Place Machines

Harper Burch
1st Place Hovercraft
1st Place Scrambler
3rd Place Water Quality
4th Place Write it Do it

Norah Chowdury
1st Place Scrambler
3rd Place Water Quality
4th Place Write it Do it

Grace Giesler
1st Place Helicopter
4th Place Circuit Lab
6th Place Mission Possible

Kate Lindsey
1st Place Crime Busters
4th Place Meteorology

Amelie Altrup
1st Place Crime Busters
2nd Place Remote Sensing
3rd Place Potions & Poisons

Elia Reed
1st Place Solar System
3rd Place Potions & Poisons
4th Place Experimental Design

Kaya Shah
1st Place Rocks & Minerals
1st Place Hovercraft

Nolan Bailey
1st Place Solar System
1st Place Metric Mastery
2nd Place Codebusters
4th Place Circuit Lab

Ian Lee
3rd Place Disease Detectives
5th Place Anatomy & Physiology

Binisha Pokhrel
3rd Place Disease Detectives
5th Place Anatomy & Physiology

Affaan Mian
2nd Place Meteorology
5th Place Hovercraft
6th Place Entomology

Asher Glenn
2nd Place Meteorology
5th Place Hovercraft
6th Place Entomology

Colin Williams
5th Place Experimental Design
6th Place Machines

Chance Smith
5th Place Scrambler
6th Place Machines

Easton McQueary
5th Place Scrambler
5th Place Experimental Design

Duke Newcomb
5th Place Meteorology

Ansh Thakker
5th Place Meteorology

Isabella Jayarao
5th Place Remote Sensing

Elena Wu
5th Place Remote Sensing

John Putty
2nd Place Metric Mastery

Dylan Zheng
2nd Place Metric Mastery
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As you can see, our day was full of so much fun and success. We are so proud of all of these amazing students.

Our next competition will be our State tournament on April 18th in Warrensburg, MO at UCM.
Feel free to come out and support us!

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Concession Stand Volunteers Needed 🍿
The Booster Club is looking for volunteers to help in the concession stand during the district games. Hosting additional home games means additional funds that directly support Greenwood students and activities, and we appreciate your help in making this possible.
Help us, help you:
• Volunteer hours count toward Civitas hours
• Clubs, teams, and organizations that assist will receive a portion of the profits
• No experience necessary — if it’s your first time, someone will be there to show you what to do!
We are looking for at least 1 adult and 2–3 students per game.

🏀 Congratulations to the Greenwood Girls Basketball Team! Their fantastic season earned them the #1 seed in the District Tournament, which will be hosted at Greenwood on Feb. 23, 25, and 27. Come out and cheer on the girls as they compete for the district title! 🎉 Please, also come out to support the GW boys’ team in district play – Tuesday, Feb 24th 7:30 at Seymour.   🍿 Volunteers Needed – Concession Stand Since we’re hosting the tournament, the Booster Club is looking for volunteers to help in the concession stand during the games. These additional home games help raise funds that directly support Greenwood students and activities. Why volunteer? ✔ Civitas hours available ✔ Clubs/teams/organizations receive a portion of concession profits ✔ No experience necessary – we’ll show you what to do! We need at least 1 adult and 2–3 students per game. 📩 To sign up: Email mailto:tonahetzler@missouristate.edu with the time(s) you can help. Concession Schedule 📅 Monday, Feb 23 • Game 1 – 4:45 PM • Game 2 – 6:30 PM • Game 3 – 8:00 PM 📅 Wednesday, Feb 25 • Game 1 – 5:45 PM • Game 2 – 7:30 PM 📅 Friday, Feb 27 • Game 1 – 5:45 PM Thank you for supporting Greenwood students and athletics!

Go Olyvia Beach! Olyvia qualified for finals in both events at state swimming! She qualified in the 200 IM. She qualified in the 100 breast. Both swims were lifetime best.

Dr. Xiang Guo, Yingying Li, and Olivia, a former first grader and current fifth grader, talked to the first-grade class about Chinese New Year 2026.

Chinese New Year, also known as the Lunar New Year, was Tuesday, February 17, 2026. Students learned about Chinese traditions, foods, and the Chinese Zodiac. This Year is the year of the Fire Horse. Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year is a 15-day celebration that concludes with the Lantern Festival March 3, 2026. The Fire Horse year is associated with speed, ambition, and making a significant change.

Olivia read Celebrate the World: Lunar New Year, by Hannah Eliot, to the class. Dr. Guo presented and answered questions. Students were given a red horse that Olivia printed in her 3D printer. Students tried Chan pui mui a preserved plum candy, Bin Bin Snow Rice Crackers, and Choco Roll Milk Tea.

Thank you to Dr. Guo, Yingying and Olivia.

Game Day!

Miller Gradney is the First Grade Student of the week. Miller brought is parents, Megan and Steven, to celebrate.
Miller exemplifies a Helpful Hedgehog in the classroom. He is helpful to others and kind. Thank you, Miller!

The Fire Department came to Greenwood to teach K-5 important lessons in fire safety!