CONGRATULATIONS to our Girls Golf Team! 3rd place in STATE!
Katy Daugherty, Eva Heidemann, Coach Jeff Tebbenkamp, Anna McQueary, Anna Le
Kindergarteners got in the Fall spirit by doing a pumpkin exploration and completing the “Five Little Pumpkins” STEM challenge!
Dr. Snodgrass hosted a pancake breakfast for our new 6-12th grade students. Welcome to the Greenwood Family!
This past weekend, Greenwood Debate competed in the southwest Missouri season opening competition for speech and debate and earned 1st Place in the Champ Level of Policy Debate for the second straight season. 21 schools from across the area competed in the tournament held on campus at Missouri State and hosted by Gloria Deo Academy. Jamie Alford and Eleanor Hilotin defeated teams from Kickapoo, Glendale, Springfield-Central, and others on the way to the victory. Jamie also earned 2nd Place in Informative Speaking and placed 7th in International Extemp. Eleanor was also a semi-finalist in Original Oratory (persuasive speaking). Fatima Aslam also advanced to the semi-finals of varsity original oratory.
In the novice division of the competition, Gyan Grewal and Tristan Khoshyomn began their competitive debate careers with a 2nd place finish novice policy debate. Gyan also finished 4th in novice International Extemp and 3rd in novice Informative Speaking. Tristan also placed 4th in Original Oratory and as a semi-finalist in international extemp. The team of Isabel Herrin and Eli Wilson finished in 9th place in novice Policy Debate. Isabel also advanced to the semi-finals in novice Informative Speaking.
Shout out to Mary Gabriel, Minal Khan, Romi Kim, Joseph Whitaker, and Nathan Wu who also competed and played key supporting roles in leading the team to these victories. Continue to look forward to great things from these students. They will compete again the last weekend of October at Willard. Proud to be Blue Jays!
The Scholar Bowl team competed in their first match today at Glendale High School. Sophomore Steven Duran and freshmen Kai Shaeffer, Jesse Davies, and Ethan Duff had a good first meet. Kai placed 9th overall for individual point total with an average of 40 points per round. Great job!
Dr. David Oatman is being recognized for his valued contributions to Missouri State University and Greenwood Laboratory School by being inducted into the Missouri State University Wall of Fame. Please see below for details on a reception, congratulations to Coach Oatman on this wonderful honor!
Congratulations to 8th graders on their 8th grade night!
Fourth graders experimented with different kinds of "lava" today! They made observations about the similarities and differences between the thin and thick mixtures.
First grade students used Skittles to make a Skittles rainbow science experiment to learn about dissolving, absorption, and how colors mix! Skittles contain dye and the combination of dye and sugar dissolves quickly in warm water. Skittles were good for this experiment because they are colorful and are fast dissolvers. When placed around the edge of the plate and warm is water added, the dye quickly dissolves and begins to absorb into the water, making a colorful rainbow. Students explored and discussed why the colors separated. How "sweet" is science??
MSU Bears Basketball came to read to our elementary students last week. We are so thankful to be on a college campus with great role models and mentors. Bear Up!
Mr. Broaddus' 7th grade classes took a walking tour of the MSU campus to view some of the historic Greenwood sites! Pictured is the steps of Hill Hall in 1943 and a recreation by present day students. Shown in the last photo is the site of the Bungalow that Greenwood held classes in on the corner of Kings Street and Madison. Greenwood's history is amazing!
Lady Jays Golf Team is STATE BOUND!!! The girls golf team finished 2nd out of a field of 15 schools to advance to the MSHSAA Class 1 State Tournament this coming weekend in Columbia, MO. All-District Medalist honors were Katy Daugherty (4th), Anna McQueary/Eva Heidemann (7th) and Anna Le (10th). The state tournament will be held at the Country Club of Missouri this coming Sun-Tues. Super job ladies!!!
First grade students learned about manners using a favorite book, "How Do Dinosaurs Show Good Manners?" by Jane Yolen! They created a foldable to identify key story elements: plot, setting, characters, conflict, and point of view. Way to go students!
Mrs. Fearing's 7th grade science class showing off their plant and animal cell models! Each model included an interactive element that made it fun to identify each part of the cell. Awesome job Bluejays!
Thank you to the chair of the Homecoming committee for the last several years, David Litherland! He was awarded King of homecoming, and we appreciate everything he does for our school!
Congratulations to boys soccer on their victory tonight, 3-1 over Dixon! Also congratulations to our homecoming court Caroline Dugal, Tess Fowler and homecoming queen Allie Forsee! Great day to be Jay!
Congratulations to Coach Melissa Kuhar for being awarded the Missouri State High School Activities Association Girls Coach of the Year! Marty Marsh presents her with the award.
Homecoming assembly is in the books! See you all at the game and celebration!
Mrs. Broaddus' 4th grade was looking good on Class Color Day!
Greenwood is so fortunate to have Mark Lawley working with our students, check out this wonderful article!
https://www.ksmu.org/show/sense-of-community/2022-09-28/for-nearly-40-years-choir-director-mark-lawley-relishes-in-being-part-of-something-grander
