Greene County High School

We are excited to have students back at GCHS tomorrow! There is construction at the corner of Hwy 30 and Grimmell Rd. so we recommend entering the student parking lot from S. Grimmell Rd. If you haven't digitally signed the student/parent handbook please log onto Infinite Campus to take care of that.

Get to know our new staff!

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://youtube.com/live/Upumx3kGp94?feature=share Board Meeting Agenda: https://www.gccsd.k12.ia.us/page/board-home

GCHS Families, I am really looking forward to beginning the new school year with you and your student. In hopes of being able to best serve GCHS students, I'd like your input on a couple of things. This information will be used by our staff to guide development of core values and the work we do at GCHS. Please click the link below to fill out a brief survey by 8/22. https://forms.gle/X2VpM5KYixfCUFtQ6 Please note we will be having an Open House at GCHS 5-8 p.m. on Monday, August 21. We hope to see you there. Thanks, Karen Shannon GCHS Principal

Fall sports practices will be starting soon. Cross Country, Volleyball, and Football practice for students in grades 9-12 will begin Monday, August 7. Volleyball will start at 8:00 AM for the HS 1 group and 10:00 AM for the HS 2 group. Please contact Head Coach Chris Heisterkamp (heisters@netins.net) with any questions. Football will start at 4:15 pm. Contact Head Coach Caden Duncan (duncanc@greenecountycsd.net) with questions. Cross Country will start 7:00 am. Contact Head Coach Jeff Lamoureux (lamoureux6@netins.net) with questions. The co-op with Carroll HS Girls Swimming will start practice on August 7th at 4:15 at the Carroll Rec Center. Contact Head Coach Deb Danner 712-790-9493 with questions. This is a new sharing agreement for this year open to high school students only. Boys swimming will start in November. Middle School practices will begin on August 23rd after school. Football questions should be directed to Kyle Kinne (kkinne@greenecountycsd.net), Cross Country questions should be directed to Deb Marquardt (marquardtd@greenecountycsd.net), Volleyball questions should be directed to Kirsten Carmen (carmank@greenecountycsd.net) for 8th grade and Marissa Promes (promesm@greenecountycsd.net) for 7th grade.

Parents: Welcome to the 2023-24 school year! Please click the link below for information regarding registering your student for athletics. This is required for all 7-12 students participating in athletics this school year. https://drive.google.com/file/d/12teThEL2mlTsL1PU03K4zM-tdKdlrU4R/view

Due to overcrowding and driver shortages we have had to make some changes to our routes. We will no longer stop at Elm & Grauer and Lincolnway & Cedar. We will NOT be able to provide transportation for personal activities such as dance, rec programs, GCP, the Webb house, after-school church classes, or any other activities that are not school related. Routing information will be provided soon. If you have any questions, please call Jill at 515-386-4168.

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://youtube.com/live/tfKQH-etInA?feature=share Board Meeting Agenda: https://www.gccsd.k12.ia.us/page/board-home

AREA BUSINESSES: Friday, Aug. 18th, Greene County Schools will welcome back our teachers and staff, starting at 7:30am in the High School. We are requesting community businesses be part of this event. Let's welcome back our teachers and support staff in style!! (Please note this is a staff event only.) Tables will be available for local businesses to set up information about their business, provide free information/handouts to teachers and staff, and show their support for the great work that our schools do! If you are interested in setting up a table, please contact Jill in the District Office at (515)386-4168. We look forward to working with local businesses and supporting our teachers!

Greene County High School business students Karma Butts and Makayla Byerly will attend the Business Horizons Conference July 16-20. Pictured here are: (L to R) Home State Bank President Bob Allen, student Karma Butts, business teacher Teresa Blackburn-Bentz, student Makayla Byerly, and Jefferson Telecom's General Manager Jamie Daubendiek. Bob Allen and Jamie Daubendiek have participated in Leadership Iowa and know how beneficial Business Horizons is for our students. Thank you to them for sponsoring these two business students at this great conference. Business Horizons is a five-day innovation simulation bringing students (grades 9-12) of all experience levels from across the state together to gain a better sense of how their skills connect to the business world and the real world. Students are placed in teams, and they work together to solve a situation.

Reminder: No cash admission at Saydel's Regional Final Softball game. Credit/debit ticket sales will be available at the gate OR purchase online tickets at https://www.gobound.com/ia/ighsau/softball/2022-23/tickets. No pets are allowed at tournament games. Go Rams!

We are excited to announce our upcoming production welding adult education class starting in September. Check out our flyer to register!

Reminder: tickets to the Regional Softball Tournament games tonight and also Saturday must be purchased online beforehand. There will be no cash sales at the gate. Go to this link: https://www.gobound.com/ia/ighsau/softball/2022-23/tickets No pets allowed at IGHSAU events, so please leave your dogs at home.

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=P8nzYW_cg7Q Board Meeting Agenda: https://www.gccsd.k12.ia.us/page/board-home

Earn your High School Equivalency Diploma FOR FREE right here at the Greene County Career Academy! Our orientation dates are listed on this flyer, and our classes are held on Mondays and Wednesdays from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Our welcoming environment will make you feel right at home, and our instructors will work individually with you to help you to be successful in earning your high school diploma! For more information or to register, please contact Teresa Green by phone 515.386.6190 or by email at green_t@iowacentral.edu.

Due to wet field conditions in Rippey, tonight's (6/2/23) baseball game against Perry will now be played in Jefferson at Allensworth Field. JV starts at 5:15 with Varsity following at 7:30.

They did it! Congratulations to the 2023 IAHSEA SMITE state champions, the Greene County Rams! The Rams beat Iowa Falls Alden 2-0 this evening. WAY TO GO, RAMS!

The GCHS Esport SMITE team advances to the state championship! The Rams beat Roland Story 2-1 in the semifinals. They are scheduled to play against Iowa Falls later this evening. Congrats, Rams! Go get that state championship!

The Middle School softball and baseball games vs Perry today have been canceled. The JV/V softball games with Glidden-Ralston are still on. Varsity will play first at 5:30, followed by the JV.

The Greene County High School Esports team is competing in the SMITE state playoffs today. The team was escorted out of town by the police department this morning as they headed to Des Moines. The Rams had their first match against West Delaware and won 2-0 to advance to the semifinals. They will be playing against the winner of the Roland Story/Belmond Klemme match which will conclude later this morning. Currently, the state matches have not been streamed, but that may change in the upcoming rounds. Stay tuned for that information when it's available. Good luck Rams!