Thank you to Raccoon Valley Radio & Doug Rieder for broadcasting live from Greene County High School today to promote a Food Drive that is underway here at GCHS. Six students were interviewed to share about their involvement in activities, clubs, organizations, athletics, and arts. We invite you to bring nonperishable food items to the home basketball game tonight. Items will be donated to the local ARC food pantry and Sweet Treats in Scranton.
GCHS's 2022-2023 yearbook received the National Yearbook Program of Excellence award. Criteria for the honor was inclusivity of our student body in the book, yearbook sales, and met deadlines. Only 7% of school yearbooks received this high honor. Congratulations!!
Some of the students that contributed to earning this award are:
Seth Bellinghausen, Brayton Crouse, teacher Mrs. Kirsten Carman, Eli Mohr, Shai Woodley, Gavin Helmantoler-Baugh, Yaritaza Leon, Maddie McCarthy, Ali Lawson, Kaylee Stalder, and Ava Perrett.
Thank you to Raccoon Valley Radio and Doug Rieder for doing live remotes with the Greene County High School Career and Technical Education students and the Greene County Career Academy students on Wednesday, December 6th. Students enjoyed talking to Doug about the skills they are learning in their classes along with the employability skills that will make them good employees in the future.
Greene County High School is seeking nominations for the Fine Arts Hall of Fame. Nominations are due by January 5th, 2024 with the induction ceremony scheduled May 6th, 2024 in conjunction with our spring awards concert. Nominations can be sent to the Greene County Activities office. Contact Activities Director Dave Wright with any questions.
Friendly Reminder: For the safety of our students and staff, all guests at Greene County Community School District are required to check in at the front office during regular school hours before entering any building. Please have a valid driver's license or photo ID ready for registration. Your cooperation helps us maintain a secure and welcoming environment. Thank you for your understanding and commitment to the safety of our school community!
GCHS Families - Trimester 1 final grades have been posted. Please check Infinite Campus to see your child's grades. If you have questions please contact their teacher or the office on Monday. Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
Rams Against Cancer, a Relay for Life Event. (Merch orders need to be placed by November 27th)
GCHS Staff members being highlighted this week have a combined 115 years of experience! Wow! Thanks for all you have done and continue to do for youth!
Greene County FCCLA members traveled to Ellsworth for the Prairie Lakes Fall District FCCLA Meeting on Wednesday, November 15. Those members attending were Hailey Carman, Shelby Finley, Rachel Gordon, Shawn Gordon, Savannah Lansman, Carter Pettersen-Hansen, Jocelyn Velazco and Brooke Williams. We participated in team building activities as well as discussions of ways to grow our FCCLA group! Brooke Williams ran for a district office and was elected as the Vice President. Congratulations Brooke on a 2nd year of being a district FCCLA officer!!
What a match! Our Rams put up a valiant effort against Linn-Mar in the first round of the Rainbow Six Siege state playoffs but fell 2-1. Both of the second and third rounds went into overtime. Congratulations on a great season to the coaches and players.
The Rams will play Iowa-Falls Alden in the consolation bracket to determine their final placement. Good luck!
Good luck to the Rams Rainbow Six Esports team as the compete at state today! The Rams enter the tournament as the number six seed and will take on Linn-Mar who is the number one seed. The match will begin soon. Use the link below to cheer them on!
https://www.youtube.com/live/n02Qbum6ViA?si=p3zxWJlqG_iZx5AO
Greene County wins the first SMITE match in the state championship finals to go up 1-0 against East Buchanan. One more win and they will be state champs. Use the link below to watch. Good luck, Rams!
https://www.youtube.com/live/ZrekJ7uKVYs?si=UDIKucRlysjAZq0n
Rams Win! The Rams beat Lone Tree 2-0 and advance to the SMITE state championship finals!
Our Rams will be taking on the #6 seed East Buchanan tonight at 6:00 with hopes of claiming back-to-back state championships! Good luck, Rams!
The semifinal round of the SMITE state playoffs begins now. Use the link below to watch our Rams take on Lone Tree High School. Good luck, Rams!
https://www.youtube.com/live/ZrekJ7uKVYs?si=Fpu12r5hpWyTYPfb
The Greene County SMITE team wins the first round 2-0 over Center-Point Urbana and advances to the state semifinals which will be played later today. Congrats Rams! Good luck in the semifinals!
The Greene County Esports SMITE team is currently playing in their first match at state right NOW. Tune in to cheer on our Rams using the link below!
https://www.youtube.com/live/ZrekJ7uKVYs?feature=share
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).
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=RyIhJXLTXWo
Board Meeting Agenda:
https://www.gccsd.k12.ia.us/page/board-home
Greene County CSD will be live streaming Sunday's National Honor Society induction ceremony held in the Greene County High School Auditorium. The ceremony starts at 2:00 Sunday (11/12) afternoon. Please use the link below to watch!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7MZE4JaTLo
GCHS introduces some of our support staff this week. Much of their work is behind the scenes within the counseling department and as an instructional coach. Thank you for supporting students and staff at GCHS!
Today is the day! Get out and vote to support our schools!
