Greenwood Laboratory School

# Greenwood Lady Jays Make History with State Runner-Up Finish! 🏆💙⛳ What an incredible finish to an outstanding season for the Greenwood Lady Jays Golf Team! The Lady Jays brought home SECOND PLACE at the Missouri Class 1 State Golf Championship, marking the highest finish in Greenwood golf program history! Making their third state championship appearance in the last five years, the Lady Jays traveled to Paradise Pointe's Posse Golf Course in Smithville, Missouri, ready to compete against the best teams in the state. Day one brought chilly conditions, with early morning tee times and temperatures in the upper 40s. The cold weather may have put a slight chill on the girls' scores, but the Lady Jays battled through the conditions and finished the opening round in 2nd place. The second day brought warmer temperatures and improved scores for the Lady Jays! While defending champions, Highland, had established a commanding lead, the battle for second place was far from over. Throughout the final round, Greenwood and Tarkio went back and forth in a tight race for runner-up honors. With every stroke counting, the Lady Jays stayed focused, battled to the very end, and came out on top in the race for the runner up spot by 8 stokes. And just like that, the Greenwood Lady Jays made school history — STATE RUNNERS-UP! 🥈 Congratulations to the five talented athletes who made this remarkable accomplishment possible: - Seniors: Emma Daugherty & Gwyndolyn Gelner - Junior: Dylan Lee - Sophomores: Ruby Brothers & Anna Schultz A special shout-out to Head Coach Jeff Tebbenkamp and Assistant Coach Kathy Haeffner — two of the very best! Their dedication, encouragement, and commitment to these girls and the Greenwood golf program have been instrumental in the team's success. We couldn't ask for a better coaching duo! For seniors Emma and Gwyndolyn, what an incredible way to close out their high school golf careers, helping lead their team to a record-setting finish! Three state championship appearances in five years and now a second-place state trophy to bring home! What an accomplishment for this team and the Greenwood golf program! Congratulations to the Lady Jays and their coaches on an unforgettable season. You've given Greenwood plenty to celebrate and a new standard of excellence to build on! STATE RUNNERS-UP! GREENWOOD LADY JAYS! 💙⛳🏆

The fall book fair will be November 2-6 with hours before school from 7:30-8:15am and after school from 3:00-3:30pm.

Donuts with Grownups will be Wednesday, November 4th from 7:15-8:15am

Spanish II students simulated an authentic mercado in class. They made their “tiendas” and then everyone went shopping ¡Vamos de Compras!  The students did a great job being vendedores and clientes.  They are doing a fantastic job!

Louise Zimmerman (6th grade) and Berkeley Montileone (3rd grade) performed in Springfield Little Theatre’s “Charlotte’s Web” over the past two weeks. Louise was the famous Templeton, while Berkeley acted the roles of Mrs. Arable, Lurvy, and Judge. Greenwood teachers, Abby Lowe and Malynne Atkinson came to support the girls!

Greenwood Running Bluejays competed in the Clever Invitational this morning. High School 5K provided both Liam DeBoef and Olyvia Beach with new PR's!!! Liam 20:52.0 and Olyvia 23:17, both are looking Strong! Middle School competed at a distance of 3200m Girls Sophia Bossert 11:47.2-1st place Reagan Lindsay 13:50.2-25th place Stella Agnew 14:41.4 Boys Tyler Bossert 10:54.0-4th place Will Hayes 11:14.6- 8th Sam Seagrave 12:38.0 Philip Haseltine 13:04.6 Alton Trombold 13:50.1 Drew Vincel 14:01.7 Waylon DeBoef 14:15.1 Uhyun Oh 16:20.3 Great Job today! Middle school will close out their season on Saturday, October 24th racing at Lucas Oil Speedway. Up next for the High School is Districts on October 31st!

Greenwood is hosting the Volleyball Districts Oct 20 - 23rd. Come cheer on the Lady Jays and support all teams and booster by helping in the concession stand. This is a great opportunity for students to gain service hours (Civitas), to see teamwork in action, and for parents to meet other Greenwood parents.

Please sign up for using the sign-up genius link - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0C44ACA62BA3FE3-38818059-volleyball.

4th and 5th Q1 Oral Presentations:

Students in 4th grade shared about their favorite month and they used different prompts or objects connected to that month. They shared this like holidays, seasons, colors, activities and celebrations connected to that month.

Students in 5th grade share about them and their families. They use adjectives to describe themselves and their parents and also shared about things that they like.

Greenwood Debate started their season over Fall Break with an amazing performance at a tournament held on campus at Missouri State University also co-hosted by Gloria Deo Academy and Springfield Catholic! 18 schools from across the area competed in the tournament.

We had some amazing victories, so please make sure you congratulate these students when you see them!

Go Blue Jays!

Thank you to these BLUEJAY BASH sponsors! You are appreciated!

What did Mr. Madsen do on Fall Break? He took students hiking, camping, and floating!

"We explored some of Missouri's best natural wonders, bouldering at Elephant Rocks State Park, exploring and swimming at Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park, floating down the Current River and camping in the Ozark National Scenic Riverways region. Great time was had by all!"

⛳️🏆 DISTRICT CHAMPIONS!! 💙 What a GREAT day on the course for the Greenwood Girls Golf Team! The Lady Blue Jays brought home the 1st PLACE DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP today with a team score of 382, finishing an impressive 14 strokes ahead of the second-place team! 🏆👏 With 60 individual golfers competing, we are so proud of these girls and their incredible performances! 🏅 Senior Emma Daugherty scored a 91  - 7th Place | All-District Medalist 🏅 Sophomore Ruby Brothers scored 92 - 8th Place | All-District Medalist 🏅 Junior Dylan Lee – 98 - 14th Place | All-District Medalist ⛳️ Sophomore Anna Schultz – 101 ⛳️ Senior Gwyndolyn Gelner – 101 A special congratulations to Emma, Ruby, and Dylan, who also qualified for STATE individually! 🎉 And now… WE’RE HEADED TO STATE! 💙⛳️ Paradise Point Golf Course - Smithville, MO October 19–20 What makes this accomplishment even more special is that this marks the THIRD time in just FIVE years that the Greenwood Girls Golf Team has advanced to the State Championship! 🏆 A special shoutout to the incredible Greenwood Lady Jay golfers who came before this team. Your hard work, dedication, and accomplishments helped pave the way and build the tradition of success this program continues to enjoy today. You helped lay the foundation, and these girls are continuing the legacy! 💙 And of course, a HUGE shoutout to the BEST coaches, Coach Tebbenkamp and Coach Haeffner! 💙👏 Thank you for the countless hours, encouragement, dedication, and heart you pour into these girls and this program. Your leadership goes far beyond the golf course, and the impact you make on these young ladies is something truly special. We are so lucky to have you both leading our Lady Blue Jays! ⛳️🏆 Congratulations to our girls and coaches on an outstanding district championship! We couldn’t be prouder of this team, and we can’t wait to cheer you on at STATE! 💙⛳️

Congratulations to Henry Haynes! Rotary Teenager of the Month!

Good luck to Girls Golf as they start DISTRICTS!

Running Bluejays raced in Pleasant Hope this morning. Middle school Girls take 2nd place as a team, and boys have a great showing taking 5th out of 10 teams scoring! Great Job Bluejays! MS Girls 1.6 miles Sophina Bossert 10:14.7 (1st) Reagan Lindsay 11:47.7 (10th) Stassi Aydelott 12:00.7 (13th) Stella Agnew 14:07.1 Hannah Reinbold 14:08.0 It was Fabulous to field a full girls team today! MS Boys 1.6 miles Tyler Bossert 9:54.4 (4th) Sam Seagrave 11:00.4 Alton Trombold 11:55.6 Charlie Schneider 12:01.1 Ansh Thakkar 12:16.0 Drew Vincel 12:43.1 Waylon DeBoef 12:52.3 Max Stockton 14:05.4 Uhyun Oh 14:27.3 HS boys 5K Liam DeBoef 24:39.3

Thank you to Scott Hopkins, David Calhoun, and Colton Calhoun for cooking our burgers for the the Hamburger Fry!

Alyssa Minnis created "Tako the Piano Playing Octopus" as a visual aid for her Current Events presentation! How cool! 🐙💙

Running Bluejays competed today in the Fair Grove Invitational. High school 5K results Olyvia Beach 24:30.0 (16th) Liam DeBoef 23:45.9 Middle School 1.6 miles Reagan Lindsay 10:37.4 (5th) Stassi Aydelott 11:24.2 (12th) Stella Agnew 13:39.2 Hannah Reinbold 13:44.8 Ian Lee 11:09.1 Alton Trombold 11:35.5 Ansh Thakkar 11:55.8 Waylon DeBoef 12:08.8 Drew Vincel 12:19.1 Max Stockton 12:20.1 Uhyun Oh 13:37.9

Sponsor Recognition #2! Thank you to these sponsors for our Bluejay Bash!