Greene County CSD

Back by popular demand, and we are happy to offer this culinary strand again! Students will learn about nutrition and make healthy snacks. To register, contact ISU Extension at 515.386.2138.

Check out the March Ram Reminder for Families from GCE: https://www.smore.com/x803g

State Legislators, Iowa School Board (IASB) representatives, Iowa Central Community College representatives, and community leaders visited the Greene County Career Academy on Friday, February 24th, to learn more about the career academy. Greene County Superintendent Brett Abbotts and Iowa Central Community College President Dr. Jesse Ulrich welcomed our guests and discussed the impact the career academy has on our high school students and the college community. Greene County Development Corporation President Sid Jones and community leader Chris Deal told the story and how the career academy became a reality for Greene County. Neale Adams, Iowa Central’s Dean of Career and Technical Education, then spoke about the impact Iowa Central’s career academies have on all of the students in our region. Neale shared the relationship between Iowa Central and Greene County Schools and how Iowa Central helped the Greene County Career Academy. Jim Ober, Vice President of Operations of Scranton Manufacturing, spoke about the business partnership New Way has with the career academy, as well as their commitment to support the programs. The group then toured the Greene County Career Academy and the Greene County High School including the auditorium and gymnasium. During the last 30 minutes of the visit, four students from the career academy spoke during the Q & A session. These four students will graduate from high school with over 180 college credits! Their presentation was very powerful because it truly shows the magnitude of the career academy and what it can do for our students.

High School 2nd-trimester tests will now be this upcoming Monday and Tuesday. Please see the attached schedule. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RU7I2WZWMvh6xfGyTo3cKSV7wRO8Xr9meHUXxhofesg/edit?usp=sharing

PK-4 Conferences scheduled for tonight (2.23) will be held next Thurs. (3.2)

Due to the continued icy road conditions, Greene County Schools will be closed for Thursday, February 23rd, 2023. There will be no activities, morning or evening, for any students.

Due to the icy road conditions, there will be a 2-hour late start for all schools on Thursday, February 23rd. There will be no morning activities or AM preschool.

Due to anticipated poor driving conditions, Greene County Schools will dismissing 3 hours early on Wednesday, February 22nd. Please drive safely!

We hope you can join us for our Introductory and Advanced Canva classes that are offered in April!

Boys Basketball 2/16/23 at Carroll Kuemper has been postponed until Saturday 2/18/23. It will begin at 1:00 pm and tickets purchased for tonight's game will be valid.

Due to the weather conditions, Greene County Schools will dismiss 2 hours early on Thursday, February 16th, 2023. There will be no Junior High basketball or PM Preschool. School officials will determine whether the road conditions are safe enough to travel to Carroll for the district basketball game.

Greene County Community School will be holding the monthly board meeting at the admin building (101 Ram Drive, Jefferson, IA) this evening beginning at 5:15 PM. The public is welcome to attend. The event will also be livestreamed on YouTube (link below) and on channel 22/422 for Jefferson Telecom customers. The meeting agenda can be viewed on the GCCSD Board of Education page under the Links header. GCCSD Board Meeting YouTube Livestream Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzU0lj-K0dU Board Meeting Agenda: https://www.gccsd.k12.ia.us/page/board-home

Greene County High School junior Austyn Funcke (Ram News) created a senior night basketball video recognizing our senior boys basketball players. Congratulations to our GCHS basketball seniors and good luck to you the rest of the way! https://youtu.be/9BuzEwiBJkk

Greene County High School junior Georgia Osterson (Ram News) created a senior night basketball video recognizing our senior girls basketball players and managers. Congratulations to GCHS girls basketball seniors! You'll be missed. https://youtu.be/VyHqxbZrUqU

Tickets for tonight's District Boys Basketball game at Greene County must be purchased online. There will be no cash sales at the door. Fans can buy their tickets at this link: https://www.iahsaa.org/tickets/

14 students in grades 1-3 participated in the health-care career exploration camp held after school at the Greene County Career Academy on Monday, February 6th. We look forward to the 4-8 grade career exploration camp at the end of the month.

GCE's February Ram Reminder for Families: https://www.smore.com/hke9y

Greene County Community School District will be live streaming tonight’s Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. The official ceremony begins at 6:45 this evening in the high school auditorium. If you are unable to attend in person but would still like to view the event, please use the link below to watch. This year's class includes Doug Rieder, Bryce Paup, Mark Lane, Kelly Lane, and Allison Drewry. Congratulations to all Hall of Fame inductees! Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Livestream link: https://www.youtube.com/live/lnnOC9u-uaI?feature=share

Thanks to a donation from BOOST, the high school music department is now home to a recording and audio mixing studio! Some students have begun learning to use the instruments and software. A few have already starting composing and arranging some great music which we hope to be able to share with the community by the end of the school year.

Design your own sock bunny on Tues, Feb 28th, 6-8pm in room D103 at the GC Career Academy. Supplies provided. Park in the north parking lot and enter door N5 in the GC Career Academy. Register with QR code. Questions? Call or email 515.386.2188; green_t@iowacentral.edu.