GREENWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Volunteers Needed! #GSDexcellence

Tickets allotted for Friday's game at Lake Hamilton have been sold out. #GSDexcellence

Mark your calendars for November 11th. Parade planned for the Greenwood School District Veterans Day 2020. Information on the route is included for the community and information for the Veteran's who plan to participate. #thankaveteran #GSDexcellence

Just a reminder to bring your masks every day to school. #GSDexcellence

Daylight Saving Times ends Sunday, November 1st. Turn back your clocks 1 hour Saturday night before bed. #GSDexcellence

Enjoy your day!

Important Information about the football game at Van Buren Friday night. The gates at Van Buren will not open until 5:45. Only people with a voucher will be allowed to buy a ticket.

Congratulations to the Lady Bulldogs! Headed to the Finals on Saturday, October 31st at 11:30 at Hot Springs. The Lady Bulldogs will take on Jonesboro for the State Championship. #GSDexcellence

Congratulations to Cadet Alec Ratterree! He received a four year-all tuition, books and fees scholarship from the ROTC Detachment at the University of Arkansas! Woo Pig Sooie! #GSDexcellence

Parent/Teacher Conferences are Thursday, Oct. 29th. All conferences will be held virtually. No School on Friday, Oct. 30th - Fall Break. See you on Monday, November 2nd! Enjoy your long weekend.

State Volleyball Tournament Bracket to start Tuesday, October 27th.

LOCATION CHANGE! Yard Sale will be at Greenwood Physical Therapy at the bottom of the Forrest Hills subdivision.

National Principals Month: Strong leadership builds strong schools and we have some of the best around. Please join us in celebrating our principals and thank them for inspiring, supporting, and motivating staff and students to be their best. #GSDexcellence

National Principals Month: Strong leadership builds strong schools and we have some of the best around. Please join us in celebrating our principals and thank them for inspiring, supporting, and motivating staff and students to be their best. #GSDexcellence

Monday's JV game is canceled.

The Greenwood Education Foundation is pleased to announce that the induction of the 2020 Hall of Honor will be held on Friday, October 16th on the field at Smith-Robinson Stadium beginning 6:45, pregame of the Greenwood-Russellville football game. A reception honoring the inductees will be held in the GHS Student Union from 5:30-6:30. The members of the 2020 Hall of Honor Class for the Greenwood Education Foundation are: Dr. Ken Hamilton Dr. Lee Johnson Mr. Curtis Weaver Many times an individual invests his time, money and effort in another person and tries to remain a silent investor. Such is the case of Curtis Weaver. His known investments in business and unknown investments in people have produced uncompromising dividends. Although he is well-known for some of his timely investments, many more are unknown or the credit for his investments had been transferred to others. Weaver and Glenda Rogers met while attending Texas Tech. Both were from large, hard working, strong, valued centered, west Texas families. They were married in 1965. Thus began a journey which 56 years later has them call Greenwood their home. Upon graduation from college, Curtis accepted a position with the Samsonite Corporation in Denver, Colorado, which led to transfers to six different states. He worked with Labor Relations, in Manufacturing and was considered the “turn-around” person to improve performance. Finally, in 1977, Curtis and Glenda, 4th grade daughter, Laurie, and 2nd grade son, Jeff, were transferred to Fort Smith. They determined Greenwood would be their permanent home. One of his fondest memories of making Greenwood home was taking his son, Jeff, to his first live football game. Walking through the yet to be completed Smith-Robinson Stadium led them to the “old football field” with rock bleachers and a section of metal bleachers filled with Greenwood fans. They were hooked! That one experience led the family to be Bulldog fans for life. Weaver always had a dream of owning his own company. In 1982, he and Glenda accepted the challenge of starting a small business and committed to being a Bulldog as long as his life cycle would allow. He proved his abilities as an entrepreneur through building and expanding local companies (SEBA and OEI). He always looked for employees who would work, who knew what they could and couldn’t do, and who were willing to learn. One of his greatest joys was coaching a young person on job performance and how to be successful in business. The Weavers successfully operated businesses with the commitment of many devoted employees and heartfelt support of the community. With a dedication to the community, Curtis served on the Greenwood School Board (1984-1990), the Greenwood Bulldog Foundation Board, a non-profit corporation with a mission to provide small and large capital projects for Greenwood School athletics (1981-present), and numerous other public and private boards. When the decision was made to install artificial turf at the football stadium, Curtis helped establish a committee and an effective plan to raise funds to pay for the project. Follow-up to the artificial turf was the installation of the large video board and the live streaming of all football games which required interfacing with technicians, installers and new technology training. Weaver willingly put in the time and effort to learn what was needed to provide the services to school and community programs and then stepped up to get it done. Walking in step with the administrations of different boards has always been fulfilling and satisfying and giving back has always been a major part of Weaver’s life as a Greenwood resident. Weaver and his family have worshipped at Northside Church of Christ since moving to Greenwood. Curtis gives much of the credit for his success as an individual to his wife, Glenda, for her support and her determination as a wife, mother and business partner. His impressive business acumen, his leadership skills and ideas, his many contributions to the school and community, and his quality of character make him most deserving of selection to the GEF 2020 Hall of Honor.

Remember to also update to the new app for the correct information, calendar of events, and news. Greenwood AR Public Schools in the app store. #GSDexcellence

Due to the change in the start of school date the calendar was updated. We will be in school Friday and Monday and Fall Break is Oct. 30th. Remember to update our new app for the current information & check out our new website too

The Greenwood Education Foundation is pleased to announce that the induction of the 2020 Hall of Honor will be held on Friday, October 16th on the field at Smith-Robinson Stadium beginning 6:45, pregame of the Greenwood-Russellville football game. A reception honoring the inductees will be held in the GHS Student Union from 5:30-6:30. The members of the 2020 Hall of Honor Class for the Greenwood Education Foundation are: Dr. Ken Hamilton Dr. Lee Johnson Mr. Curtis Weaver Dr. Lee Johnson is a 1988 graduate of Greenwood High School and a 1992 graduate of Hendrix College with a Bachelor of Arts degree (summa cum laude). From Hendrix his educational journey continued to the University of Arkansas Medical School (92-96) with completion of his residency in Emergency Medicine in 1999. He immediately began working in the emergency department at Sparks Hospital. He has served as a medical director for the Emergency Department for 18 years and currently serves as a Regional Medical Director for Envision Physician Services of Arkansas and six other states. His roots and his desire to continue his family legacy of service brought him back to the Greenwood area. He is very proud of his family connections to Greenwood. Both of his parents are GHS graduates (Kay Bridges - 1968 and Donnie Johnson - 1967) as are his grandparents on his mother’s side (Violet and Hughes Bridges). Dr. Johnson said, “There are more of my relative’s names on the sidewalks of Greenwood than I can count. I am very proud to have my roots here.” Having been positively impacted by the community of Greenwood during his formative years, and wanting that for his own children, the Johnsons moved to Greenwood in 2005. Involvement in the school and community became a driving force in Dr. Johnson’s life. He was elected to the Greenwood City Council in 2008 where he served until 2018. He was then elected to the Arkansas State House of Representatives for District 75 (parts of Crawford and Sebastian counties). He has shaped a stellar resume’ of service to Greenwood and the surrounding areas: Volunteer Medical Director of the Good Samaritan Clinic, Board of Directors of the South Sebastian Boys and Girls Club, Greenwood Parks Committee, Bell Park Foundation, Board of Directors of Sparks Regional Medical Center, The Degen Foundation, BOST Foundation, Greenwood Economics Development Committee and was appointed by the governor to the State Board of Health from 2016-2018. These are just a few of the committees and boards on which he has served. One very important aspect of his medical career is serving as the volunteer physician for the Greenwood Bulldogs Athletics Program. Bulldog fans are accustomed to seeing him pace the sidelines or sit close-by in the bleachers overseeing the welfare of Greenwood athletes. He also currently volunteers with the Greenwood Special Olympics. Greenwood schools, Greenwood athletics and the community of Greenwood are the grateful recipients of Johnson’s passion, commitment and medical expertise in so many areas. Through his characteristic humility, Dr. Johnson has illustrated that true leaders are servants. The degrees, the titles, the honors, and the accolades are a postscript to who Lee Johnson is. A son, a husband, a father, a friend--those are the only titles he wears with pride. It is only fitting to end with the accomplishments he holds most dear: Lee and his wife Jennifer have been married for 25 years and have three children, Will (21), Luke (19) and Wesley. (16 and an endeared member of the Lady Bulldog Volleyball Team) Congratulations to Lee Johnson on his Induction to the 2020 Greenwood Education Foundation Hall of Honor.

National Principals Month: Strong leadership builds strong schools and we have some of the best around. Please join us in celebrating our principals and thank them for inspiring, supporting, and motivating staff and students to be their best. #GSDexcellence