State Tournament Bound! 🤼♂️🤼
Congratulations to the 8 wrestlers who qualified for the state tournament in Little Rock next week. Good Luck!
Celebrate National FFA week! Feb. 18th-25th
FFA makes a positive difference in the lives of young people by developing their potential for leadership, personal growth, and career success through agriculture education.
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Winter Break for Students Friday and Monday! Enjoy! ❄❄❄
Students return on Tuesday.
Kindergarten through 8th grade conferences today 3:30-8:30
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Students at Greenwood Freshman Center took part in a Career expo today! The day began with Keynote speaker, Tyler Wilson, 2008 Greenwood graduate, Arkansas Razorback All SEC Quarterback, former NFL Quarterback, and President of Cirrus Investments.
Today is School Resource Officer Appreciation Day and we sure do appreciate our officers! Thank you for your service and dedication to our staff, students, and to the district.
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Important Notice
Revised School Calendar for 2023-24
Due to a legislative decision that allows an earlier start date for the 2023-24 school year, the Greenwood Personnel Policy Committee and the Greenwood School Board have voted to revise the previously released calendar for the 2023-24 school year.
The new calendar should have the words "Revised" at the top of the page.
Parent Teacher Conferences are Thursday--for kindergarten through 8th grade ONLY 3:30-8:30
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Dr. Josh Ray will be the new Assistant Superintendent for Greenwood Schools for the 2023-24 school year. Dr. Ray will replace current Assistant Superintendent, Suzy Wilson, who announced her retirement effective June 2023.
Dr. Ray is currently serving as Principal of Greenwood High School in his 17th year of education. He holds a Bachelor of Music Education, Master of Education, and Educational Specialist in Educational Leadership from Arkansas Tech University, as well as a Doctorate of Education in Educational Leadership from the University of Arkansas. Josh and his wife, Sarah, have two boys, Hudson, who is a student at East Hills, and Harrison who attends East Pointe.
Weekly Events
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Tickets for the Regional Wrestling Tournament must be purchased online.
https://gofan.co/app/events/892608?schoolId=AR23826
Spectators will have to use this link and show their ticket at the gate. No hard copies!
Saturday morning fun at the VEX IQ Robotics Tournament! Great time watching the students compete. Free to the public, come on out and watch the students drive their robots and support the teams.
Time for a break. Winter break for students will be Feb. 17th and 20th.
Students return on Tuesday, the 21st.
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ROBOTICS TOURNAMENT SATURDAY!
The Greenwood Battle on the Border VEX IQ Tournament is Saturday, February 11th at the H B Stewart arena. There is no charge for admission and we expect 28-30 teams to compete from all over Arkansas. Doors open at 7:30 and events begin at 8:30.
This is an elementary robotics tournament where the students design, build, program and drive robots to meet the annual game challenge.
This year the game is SLAP SHOT with students challenged to score discs under a fence. It is a two part tournament, in the morning each team competes individually on driving and coding skills. The afternoon portion of the tournament consists of teams paired in alliance matches to complete the game challenge with two robots and four drivers in exactly one minute.
Come out, enjoy, and support our students! #GSDexcellence
Parent Teacher Conferences for Kindergarten through 8th grade students ONLY will be Thursday, February 16th.
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Sports Med students attended AATA (Arkansas Athletic Trainers’ Association) Sports Medicine Conference today in Bryant. Things they learned about today: Emergency Action Plans, taping and wrapping skills, gross anatomy using shoulder and knee cadavers, and also watch a live ACL reconstruction surgery.
Signing Day at Greenwood High School! Baseball ⚾⚾
Aiden Kennon signed with Arkansas Tech
Harrison Adams signed with Seminole State
Congratulations!
📷: Peggy Barger
Signing Day at Greenwood High School! Football 🏈🏈
Jake Glover signed with Hendrix
Evan Williams signed with Missouri Western
Congratulations!
📷: Peggy Barger
Signing Day at Greenwood High School! Track and Cross Country 🎽👟
Taylor Hankins signed with Harding University
Noah Embrey signed with Ouachita Baptist University
Congratulations!
📷: Peggy Barger
Greenwood Junior High placed fourth at 6A West Quiz Bowl Tournament. Team members are: Ethan Shumate, Bryson Cook, Gabriel Himes, Kyndal Velosky, and Dexter Coston. Congratulations!
