First Grade Helpful Hedgehogs LOVE science!
Students enjoyed viewing items Zoey brought. Zoey brought cicada shells, one that is flipped over showing the abdomen and the ovipositor which helps cut twigs for laying eggs. Students also saw the crack where the Cicada sheds its skin. Zoey also brought a wasp, a June bug, and a dragonfly wing.
Thank you Zoey!
Students enjoyed viewing items Zoey brought. Zoey brought cicada shells, one that is flipped over showing the abdomen and the ovipositor which helps cut twigs for laying eggs. Students also saw the crack where the Cicada sheds its skin. Zoey also brought a wasp, a June bug, and a dragonfly wing.
Thank you Zoey!
First Grade Helpful Hedgehogs finished their weather unit with an experiment about the water cycle.
After watching "Drop: An Adventure Through the Water Cycle" by Emily Kate, students conducted their own experiments.
Students used water, shaving cream, and blue dye to show the process.
After watching "Drop: An Adventure Through the Water Cycle" by Emily Kate, students conducted their own experiments.
Students used water, shaving cream, and blue dye to show the process.
Here are our winners for the high school in the Language Arts Department Fair!
Edit: corrected a misspelling of a name
Will be posting for other grades soon!
Edit: corrected a misspelling of a name
Will be posting for other grades soon!
Claire Seagrave is the First Grade Helpful Hedgehog for this week!
Clare brought her parents, Emily and Zach, to celebrate.
Dr. Seagrave is an ophthalmologist and shared many interesting facts about the eye.
Students enjoyed a doughnut treat.
Thank you Dr. Seagrave, Emily, and Claire!
Clare brought her parents, Emily and Zach, to celebrate.
Dr. Seagrave is an ophthalmologist and shared many interesting facts about the eye.
Students enjoyed a doughnut treat.
Thank you Dr. Seagrave, Emily, and Claire!
In its first season, the Greenwood Girls Middle School Soccer team has 17 girls participating and is off to a 2-0 start!
With a mix of 6th-8th graders and a range of experience levels, the team is having a great time and seeing growth each week.
Keep up the hard work Bluejays!
With a mix of 6th-8th graders and a range of experience levels, the team is having a great time and seeing growth each week.
Keep up the hard work Bluejays!
Congratulations to the Greenwood Middle School Speech and Debate team who competed against 11 other schools from across the area in a tournament at Fair Grove Middle School!
Three Greenwood teams advanced to the top 8 quarterfinal round in Public Forum Debate!
The students who participated made Greenwood history – as it was the first time our middle school students ever participated in a competitive tournament with other schools.
Special thanks to the high school debate students who supported this effort by mentoring and judging, helping to make this success possible. We are excited to participate in our next tournament in May. Go Jays!
Three Greenwood teams advanced to the top 8 quarterfinal round in Public Forum Debate!
The students who participated made Greenwood history – as it was the first time our middle school students ever participated in a competitive tournament with other schools.
Special thanks to the high school debate students who supported this effort by mentoring and judging, helping to make this success possible. We are excited to participate in our next tournament in May. Go Jays!
We are excited to share that our High School Scholar Bowl team are the Greater Ozarks Conference Champions!
On Saturday, our team battled through tough competition and defeated both Crane and Spokane to take the title. After finishing second to Spokane last year, it all came down to the final question this time—making the victory even sweeter!
Let’s cheer on our team as they head into districts in a few weeks—we’re proud of you!
Congratulations to the following students who competed in the HOSA State Leadership Conference this past week:
Anisa Pathak
Anya Soni
Ethan Duff
Gabriel Parada
Gary Shi
Katie Palmer
Laila Ozturk
Madhav Nair
Mohan Grewal
Sarina Zheng
Tristan Khoshyomn
Vivaan Pawar
Big congratulations to our State placement winners and International Leadership Conference Qualifiers:
Ethan Duff, Tristan Khoshyomn, Gyan Grewal 1st Place Biomedical Debate
Madhav Nair: 2nd Place Medical Terminology
Mohan Grewal: 3rd Place Dental Terminology
Laila Ozturk: 3rd Place Medical Spelling
Anisa Pathak
Anya Soni
Ethan Duff
Gabriel Parada
Gary Shi
Katie Palmer
Laila Ozturk
Madhav Nair
Mohan Grewal
Sarina Zheng
Tristan Khoshyomn
Vivaan Pawar
Big congratulations to our State placement winners and International Leadership Conference Qualifiers:
Ethan Duff, Tristan Khoshyomn, Gyan Grewal 1st Place Biomedical Debate
Madhav Nair: 2nd Place Medical Terminology
Mohan Grewal: 3rd Place Dental Terminology
Laila Ozturk: 3rd Place Medical Spelling
The hedgehog of the week this week was Adeline! She brought in her mom, aunt, and uncle to celebrate!
Favorite Movie Character Day
First Grade Helpful Hedgehogs dressed up like their favorite movie characters today. Students were treated to popcorn and a movie selected by Emmett. Emmett’s mom and dad, Ian and Beth, purchased the Favorite Movie Character Day at the Bluejay Bash in the fall. Thank you Emmett, mom and dad!
First Grade Helpful Hedgehogs dressed up like their favorite movie characters today. Students were treated to popcorn and a movie selected by Emmett. Emmett’s mom and dad, Ian and Beth, purchased the Favorite Movie Character Day at the Bluejay Bash in the fall. Thank you Emmett, mom and dad!
We are incredibly proud of our Greenwood archers for their outstanding performance at the Missouri State Archery Tournament held in Branson! This is one of the largest student archery events in the state, bringing together top qualifiers from across Missouri to compete in both bullseye and 3D competitions.
Our team was well represented with numerous student qualifiers, and they competed with focus, discipline, and sportsmanship throughout the event.
A special congratulations goes to 5th grader Cora Shaw, who had an incredible showing:
🥈2nd place in the Elementary Division – 3D
🏹5th place in the State – Bullseye
With these achievements, Cora has earned a spot at the National Tournament in Sandy, Utah this April—an amazing accomplishment!
We’re proud of all of our archers for representing Greenwood so well. Way to aim high and finish strong! 💙🏹
Our team was well represented with numerous student qualifiers, and they competed with focus, discipline, and sportsmanship throughout the event.
A special congratulations goes to 5th grader Cora Shaw, who had an incredible showing:
🥈2nd place in the Elementary Division – 3D
🏹5th place in the State – Bullseye
With these achievements, Cora has earned a spot at the National Tournament in Sandy, Utah this April—an amazing accomplishment!
We’re proud of all of our archers for representing Greenwood so well. Way to aim high and finish strong! 💙🏹
1st grade also had mystery readers! The hedgehogs had so many wonderful guests and thank you to everyone who came!
Dr. Steven Raphael, Millie’s dad, visited first grade to share about dental health. Millie and her dad shared about tooth care, tooth issues, and how to eat healthy to protect your teeth. Dr. Raphael read a favorite book Dog Breath by Dave Pilkey. The main character is a brown dog with very bad breath named Hally Tosis! Millie treated everyone to sugar free gummy snacks. Thank you Dr. Raphael and Millie!
Greenwood Business and Leadership students competed in Missouri’s State DECA Competition this week! A huge congratulations to all eight students who competed: Adam Abdalla, Egan Asay, Corbin Collins, Ilyaan Khan, Taaha Khan, Connor Manzardo, Harper Pinkston, and Sam Schneider.
Adam Abdalla won 1st place in state in his event and qualified for internationals.
Connor Manzardo won 2nd place in his event and qualified for internationals.
Harper Pinkston & Sam Schneider won 5th place in their event and qualified for internationals.
Ilyaan and Taaha Khan won 6th place in their event and qualified for internationals.
We are so proud of these students and their dedication to DECA. Especially since this is our FIRST year competing!
Adam Abdalla won 1st place in state in his event and qualified for internationals.
Connor Manzardo won 2nd place in his event and qualified for internationals.
Harper Pinkston & Sam Schneider won 5th place in their event and qualified for internationals.
Ilyaan and Taaha Khan won 6th place in their event and qualified for internationals.
We are so proud of these students and their dedication to DECA. Especially since this is our FIRST year competing!
Fun With States of Matter!!
First Grade Students explored the states of matter. After learning about the states of matter during our journaling and research time. Students examined how the particles looked during each state of matter while conducting an experiment using ice cream and root beer. First students made predictions about what the effect would be when the items were combined. The cup, spoon, and ice cream served as the solids, the root beer was the liquid while the reaction when mixed created the gas. Root Beer Floats were a fun and delicious way to culminate our study of states of matter.
First Grade Students explored the states of matter. After learning about the states of matter during our journaling and research time. Students examined how the particles looked during each state of matter while conducting an experiment using ice cream and root beer. First students made predictions about what the effect would be when the items were combined. The cup, spoon, and ice cream served as the solids, the root beer was the liquid while the reaction when mixed created the gas. Root Beer Floats were a fun and delicious way to culminate our study of states of matter.
Weather Reports
First Grade Helpful Hedgehogs shared about weather related topics this week. Each student became an expert and shared with classmates using a variety of presentation forms. Our class meteorologist, Claire, shared what to do in the event of a tornado. Her advice of going to a safe place and having snacks was well received. Several students made posters, some wrote poetry, and some created dioramas with experiments.
In first grade students practice daily using public speaking skills and learning new strategies to prepare for their Inspiring Americans presentation which will be May 1st.
First Grade Helpful Hedgehogs shared about weather related topics this week. Each student became an expert and shared with classmates using a variety of presentation forms. Our class meteorologist, Claire, shared what to do in the event of a tornado. Her advice of going to a safe place and having snacks was well received. Several students made posters, some wrote poetry, and some created dioramas with experiments.
In first grade students practice daily using public speaking skills and learning new strategies to prepare for their Inspiring Americans presentation which will be May 1st.
Greenwood Laboratory School
It's Giving Day!
Missouri State University's Giving Day is in FULL swing!
Participate by giving to one, two, or three different areas for Greenwood by following this https://givingday.missouristate.edu/giving-day/110146/department/110161 and click on GIVE NOW!
You can give to the Mullins Scholarship Fund, The Playground Renewal, or the Classroom Interior Renovations!
We appreciate your time and generosity!
The campaign ends the evening of March 25th!
Thank you to Dave Davis and our broadcast media class for the student produced video!
It's Giving Day!
Missouri State University's Giving Day is in FULL swing!
Participate by giving to one, two, or three different areas for Greenwood by following this https://givingday.missouristate.edu/giving-day/110146/department/110161 and click on GIVE NOW!
You can give to the Mullins Scholarship Fund, The Playground Renewal, or the Classroom Interior Renovations!
We appreciate your time and generosity!
The campaign ends the evening of March 25th!
Thank you to Dave Davis and our broadcast media class for the student produced video!
It's Giving Day!
Missouri State University's Giving Day is in FULL swing! Participate by giving to one, two, or three different areas for Greenwood by following this link: https://givingday.missouristate.edu/giving-day/110146/department/110161 and click on GIVE NOW! We appreciate your time and generosity!
Thank you to Dave Davis and our broadcast media class for the student produced video!
See you Thursday night!
2026 Greenwood Laboratory High School Sports and Debate Banquet
Greenwood Laboratory School Missouri State, Event Center Springfield, MO
Wednesday, Mar 25 from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm
TICKETS: 2026 Greenwood Laboratory High School Sports and Debate Banquet Tickets, Wednesday, Mar 25 from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Eventbrite
Greenwood Laboratory School Missouri State, Event Center Springfield, MO
Wednesday, Mar 25 from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm
TICKETS: 2026 Greenwood Laboratory High School Sports and Debate Banquet Tickets, Wednesday, Mar 25 from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Eventbrite
