Greene County High School

Jefferson Kiwanis Club is sponsoring free admission to Zootopia 2 at Sierra Community Theatre in Jefferson on Sunday, December 28, 2 p.m. for the first 84 youth to enter. Thank you, Kiwanis!

Greene County FBLA Students attended District 2 Leadership Conference in Orange City on December 17. Students competed in several categories. Jacob Brubaker completed an objective test prior to the conference and received a 1st place in Computer Problem Solving; Ella Ostrander received a 1st Place in Customer Service and 3rd Place in Financial Planning; Michael Ciesla received a 1st Place in Cybersecurity and a 3rd Place in Public Speaking; Christopher Hankel received a 4th place in Job Interview. Jacob, Ella and Michael can all advance to state in their qualifying events of Computer Problem Solving, Customer Service and Cybersecurity.

Landus Donates to G.C. FFA Chapter - Landus proudly donates $750.00 to the Greene County FFA Chapter to assist the chapter in obtaining crop scouting services for the 2026 growing season. Landus proudly invests in rural communities through their Core Grant Program, which focuses on a different cause each quarter. Erin Stewart presented the check to the chapter. Pictured is FFA officers Dakota Ostrander-Treasurer, Austyn Smith-President, Erin Stewart-Landus Representative, and Emmalin Wright-Secretary.

The local FCCLA and FFA co-sponsored "Greene Cheer" this December. The local organizations received a grant through "Ignite the Spirit" funded by the Deb and Jeff Hansen Foundation (Iowa Select Farms) to provide pork loins and $500.00 worth of canned goods for the local food pantry in Jefferson. The Foundation provided over 67 tons of homegrown Iowa pork and was delivered to 16 communities across the state of Iowa this year. The GCHS FCCLA and FFA organizations were happy to be part of this endeavor.

Greene County High School Dessert Concert – Tonight!

We invite our community to join us this evening for the Greene County High School Dessert Concert -- and yes, there will be LOTS of delicious desserts!
Doors open at 6:45 PM, with the band performing at 7:30 PM. After the band, we’ll take an intermission to enjoy a wide variety of sweet treats, followed by a performance from the choir.

- Admission: $5 per person at the door (cash only)
- All proceeds will be used to support the Greene County music department.

Can’t make it in person? We’ll be livestreaming the concert so you can still enjoy the music:
https://www.youtube.com/live/79PEhxgkYow

Come support our students, enjoy great music, and treat yourself to plenty of desserts!

GCHS SkillsUSA is running a fundraiser to help pay for conference registration and competition fees for the year. The students have been hard at work creating Christmas and Winter decor. Since these are hand made there are limited quantities of each for sale, but we are making more everyday. This will be a cash only sale. The Large Snowflakes will be $50, The Christmas Trees will be $20 with ornaments, and The Reindeer will be $15 for 1 or $25 for a set of 2.
These will be for sale during the home sporting events next week. Tuesday Basketball, Thursday Wrestling, and Friday Basketball.

Due to the timing of the anticipated hazardous weather conditions, Greene County Schools will be releasing 2 hours early today. There will be no evening activities.

Elementary: 1:10pm

Middle School: 1:30pm

High School: 1:23pm

We're hiring!! Apply here: https://www.applitrack.com/gccsd/onlineapp/default.aspx?Category=Support+Staff

Good morning Greene County Families,

Due to the continued hazardous driving conditions, Greene County Schools will be closed for Wednesday, December 10th.

Thank you and have a safe day!

Brett Abbotts, Superintendent
Greene County CSD

Good evening,

Due to the impending weather and travel conditions, Greene County Schools will have a 2-hour late start for Wednesday, December 10th, 2025. There will be no morning preschool and no morning activities. Breakfast will be available, free of charge, at all buildings for all students. Please use the additional time to travel safely to school.

Thank you and have a great evening!

Brett Abbotts, Superintendent
Greene County CSD

GCHS December Family Newsletter is here! https://app.smore.com/n/gpx69

Check out the upcoming spring classes offered by Iowa Central Community College!

High School Band and Choir Parents: Please sign up to help with this year's dessert concert!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QpEsedZtbI6khk5YuqLXFCALsYl0rXBx/view?usp=sharing

Thank you to Iowa State freshman Oliver Harris who spoke to Mrs. Bentz's Ram Ready classes today about the ISU Christina Hixson Award. This scholarship is for students who will attend Iowa State next year and is worth $20,000 over eight semesters. The deadline to apply is January 6th.

During a time of gratitude, GCHS would like to say thank you to November's Staff and Students of the Month! You all make GCHS a better place to learn and work!
Students : Sophia Price, Moses Brown, Ethan Thompson, Kinley Dzuris, Kamiyah Denman, Jaelynn Hedges, Lucy Vander Linden, and Jordy Hinote. Staff: Mona Weltz and Amy van der Meer

RAMS IN THE FINALS!!!

Tune in tonight as our Greene County Rams take on South Winneshiek High School in the IAHSEA Rainbow Six Siege State Championship Finals!

The match will go live between 6:30 and 7:00 PM on the IAHSEA YouTube page. Come cheer on the Rams and show your support!

Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/@iahsea

Let’s go, Rams!!!

We would like to congratulate the Greene County High School 2025-26 National Honor Society members. (1st row) Madison Mobley, London Harris, Natalie Towers, Kate Mobley, Austyn Smith, Autumn Barrett, Evelyn Snyder. (2nd row) Aden Bardole, Zack Stalder, Lincoln Schwander, Nehemiah Hoyt, Brennan Jacobs, Calvin Fields, Jaron Jacobs, Raymond Bauer, Logan Edwards (3rd row) Ella Ostrander, Natalee Baugh, Calleigh Fitzpatrick, Leah McCormick, Lila Osterson, Lucy Vander Linden, Veronica van der Meer (4th row) Maya Telleen, Kaycee Pittman, Nala Losee, Carter Hinote, Isaac Karber, Becca Anderson, Savannah Lansman (The front two rows are new inductees.) Not pictured: Addison Gannon & Taylor Johnston. A special thank you to Mr. Doug Brown for sharing a special message to many of his past students during induction.

Thank you to Kaylee Stalder and her Grandview nursing students for coming to the Career Academy to talk to Leah Renwanz's Intro to Healthcare class on Friday. Kaylee and her classmates talked about all of the career opportunities in healthcare that are available to our students. They took the time to show our students how to do some basic skills.

It was so good to have one of our own students, Kaylee Stalder, and her classmates come and share what they are doing in their studies.

A Huge Thank You to the Greene County Cattlemen!
The entire Greene County Community School District wants to send a huge thank you to the incredible team from the Greene County Cattlemen!

We sincerely appreciate you taking the time to grill hamburgers and hot dogs for our staff and families during our Parent-Teacher Conferences on November 3.

We truly value our partnership. Your efforts continue to support and enhance the experiences of our students, their families, and our staff across the whole district. Thank you for everything you do!