Our next Senior Grad Announcement is for Nyah Dogwiler! Nyah will be attending the University of Kansas, where she will be studying Architectural Engineering. Thank you for being such a big part of our Bluejay Family!
This Senior Grad Announcement is for William Chenevert! William will be attending Missouri S&T, where he will be studying Computer Science. Thank you for being such a big part of our Bluejay Family!
It’s a perfect day for practicing kindergarten spelling words outside!
Ansley Arquitt is our next Senior Grad Announcement! Ansley will be attending Baylor University, where she will be a University Scholar. Thank you for being such a big part of our Bluejay Family!
This Friday at 5:00 PM is Elementary Night at the Home Baseball Game! As the Bluejays take on the Spokane Owls, students can enjoy a free hamburger or hotdog. Come show your Bluejay pride and cheer on Greenwood Baseball!
Our next Senior Grad Announcement is for Rilyn Anderson! Rilyn will be attending the University of Arkansas, where she will study Business. Thank you for being such a big part of our Bluejay Family!
Today in 1st grade, James Owens’ dad, Ryan, talked to students about Fairtrade! Fairtrade is designed to help producers or farmers in developing countries achieve sustainable and equitable trade relationships for the sale of their products. Students were given samples of chocolate that was produced from cocoa grown on a Fairtrade farm. Thank you Ryan!
Our first Senior Grad Announcement is for Jamie Alford! Jamie will be attending Georgetown University, where she will study International Politics. Thank you for being such a big part of our Bluejay Family!
MSHSAA District Music Festival Results:
William Chenevert - Gold/Exemplary
Mary Gabriel - Gold/Exemplary
Mollie Scher - Silver/Outstanding
Carys Argueta - Silver/Outstanding
Gabriel Parada - Silver/Outstanding
Sophia Assmann - Silver/Outstanding
GLS TRIO: Allie Foresee, Mollie Scher, and William Chenevert - Silver/Outstanding
Congratulations to William Chenevert and Mary Gabriel for advancing to State, which will be held on April 28th, and congratulations to EVERYONE on an outstanding job!
Let the countdown to graduation begin! Over the next few weeks, we will be doing a special shoutout to each one of our Greenwood Seniors as they announce their post-graduation plans. It has been our pleasure to know each one of these students, and we can't wait to see where life will take them!
Science Olympiad and HOSA had a great week last week! Congrats to our students, their families, and our science faculty. Please take a look at our students' accomplishments:
The Greenwood band program was well represented last Saturday at the MSHSAA District Music Festival at Glendale High School. Our soloists did an outstanding job on their pieces, earning high ratings. Freshman Elif Benzer qualified for State Music Festival of her clarinet solo, to be held on Friday, April 28 at University of Missouri-Columbia! We are so proud of the hard work and dedication of these musicians!
Congratulations to Isabel Herrin, flute; Anna Le, piano; Gabriel Parada, tuba; Elif Benzer, clarinet; Kelby Agnew, trumpet; Joshua Putty, trombone; and Jacob Putty, double bass.
Congratulations to our LAD Fair Winners! The mission of LAD, or Language Arts Department of Southwest Missouri, is to improve the teaching of language arts, to develop appreciation in education and lay circles for the teaching of language arts, and to stimulate growth and professional development in the field of language arts teaching throughout Southwest Missouri. Students could be entered into many different categories of writing, where their works were then voted on by a panel of judges. Great job to all of our Bluejays!
First Grade Students created colorful 3D prints using sand and glue. Students learned about “additive manufacturing” as they built parts by adding new material, one layer at a time. The process is similar to binder jetting, creating a solid three-dimensional part made from sand and glue.
6th graders mining for fossils and minerals in Science class
Dr. McClure, Banyan’s mom, came to talk to first grade students for Banyan’s Student of the Week presentation.
Students had a special surprise visitor, a 5 day old newborn baby goat.
Students learned how a veterinarian takes care of animals.
Congratulations to our 2023 Fair and Sir Greenwood: Caroline Dugal and Griffin Litherland!
Kindergarten and first grade students had a "wild" time on their field trip to the Stephen Fite concert at the Gillioz Theatre! They learned about animals of the jungle and rainforest, while integrating music, movement, math, science, and literacy.
First win of the tennis season!
Greenwood 7, Aurora 2.
Good teamwork and grit for everyone.
Coach Madi and Coach Alex are proud of this team.
Please congratulate the following students on a job well done last Friday at the MSU Showcase for the Modern Languages Department! There were several categories in which students could compete, and our Greenwood students placed in EVERY SINGLE ONE! Students had to present in Spanish to multiple judges. Please pat these students on the back and tell them “buen trabajo!”
Jesse Davies- Culture Bowl (2nd Place)
Vocabulary (2nd Place)
Gabriel Parada- Culture Bowl (2nd Place)
Vocabulary (1st Place)
Anna Le- Skit (1st Place)
Amore Pennella- Skit (1st Place)
Hadassah Fong- Skit (1st Place)
Laila Ozturk- Poetry Slam (1st Place)
Poster (1st Place)
Anya Soni – Diorama (1st Place)
Poster (1st Place)
Tristan Khoshyomn- Culture Bowl (2nd Place)
Abby Ryan- Spelling Bee (2nd Place)
Madhav Nair- Diorama (2nd Place)
Nikhil Nannapaneni- Diorama (2nd Place)
Cullen Burch- Culture Bowl (2nd Place)
Diorama (2nd Place)
