GCHS Families, Please check out the September Newsletter! https://secure.smore.com/n/ubw2ey
This is a great way to stay informed!
Good afternoon Ram Families,
The 24-25 school year is off and running and we have had a great first few days of school and we are looking to continue those moving forward.
Fall MAP Testing Next Week
Next week will mark the beginning of our Fall MAP Testing. All students in Kindergarten through 11th will complete these assessments and give us our baseline of where are students are at, what direction we need to go with their learning, and set growth and achievement targets to ensure their success for the rest of the school year. We are excited to see all of the great progress that our students are going to make!
As for Homecoming Week
On Friday, September 20th, Greene County Schools will have a 2-hour early dismissal at ALL schools. This will provide our families the time to get their students to the parade and events that happen prior to our homecoming football game without the need to miss additional instruction or schoolwork.
Two Hour Early Dismissal times for all buildings are as follows:
Elementary - 1:25pm
Middle School - 1:30pm
High School - 1:23pm
Thank you for your partnership with our schools and we are looking forward to a successful 24-25 school year! Go Rams!
GCHS students and staff are excited to have Nick "Sunshine " Tokman visiting GCHS next week! From the boats of "Deadliest Catch" to inspiring people across the nation, we are grateful for the support of Home State Bank and BOOST to make this possible!
Athletic Practice Adjustments for 8/26
Friendly reminder that bus pick up and drop off times are approximate. It may take a week or two for drivers and riders to learn each other's routines.
A couple things to note:
Our Westwood bus stop location has been moved to Westwood & Rushridge (west loop). Since this is a late change, the town route bus driver will be mindful of students who may be waiting at the old Hickory stop for the first couple of days.
On "Monday-early-out" days your bus rider will be dropped off at their normal bus stop approximately 2 hours earlier. For example - if the normal bus drop off time is 4:23pm, the "early-out" drop off time will be approximately 2:23pm (two hours earlier).
Thank you in advance for your patience!
The GCHS Senior Class of 2025 is ready to lead the way this school year! Many of them spending their last morning of summer break, together, at a beautiful sunrise on school grounds. It's going to be a great year!!
GCHS teachers had the pleasure of a great training by Mary Clancy from Iowa State Extension. We learned so much about ourselves and others. This training will benefit relationships and communication among teachers and students, teachers and families, and among collogues.
GCHS Open House was a huge success! It was great to have the halls of GCHS filled with our students and families. Thank you to all who attended!
Good Morning Ram Families!
With the first day of school only a few days away, we wanted to share some very exciting news ahead of the 24-25 school year.
Greene County Community Schools will be offering FREE breakfast for ALL students in ALL schools EVERY single school day! Our schools were awarded this option through an application from the Department of Education and the Child Nutrition Program in the state of Iowa.
A huge thank you to our kitchen teams, student support personnel, and our business office for working through this application and ensuring that our students will have at least one free meal, every single day they are in school.
Have an awesome Tuesday and we cannot wait to see our students on Friday!
GCHS Back to School Newsletter! Check it out! https://secure.smore.com/n/vy6zh
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 in-person or view the livestream on the district's YouTube channel. See below for the link.
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/live/VUrBIMh02WM
Board Meeting Agenda:
https://www.gccsd.k12.ia.us/page/board-home
If your student has signed up to be in the Greene County Career Academy for the upcoming school year, this is a friendly reminder that we have orientation today at 3 p.m. or 5 p.m. for your student and a parent. Please park in the north parking lot and come in the N5 door in the Career Academy.
OPEN HOUSE at GCHS on AUG 20th 4-7 p.m. This is for ALL GRADES! Freshmen/New Student meeting at 6:00 in the auditorium.
GCHS Parents/Guardians - Thank you for partnering with us in our effort to increase student focus and academic engagement.
This is the best time to order a 2024-2025 yearbook at the lowest price possible. Take advantage of this great opportunity now. Order online at jostensyearbooks.com.
Good reminders!
Calling Area Businesses & Organizations!
We hope GCHS families are enjoying Family Week! Please notice some important information leading up to the start of 2024-25 school year. Handbook changes and school supply list are included in the post. (Tax free weekend is Aug 2-3 if you'll be taking advantage of that.) Have a great week GCHS students and families!! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z27dI5cmI6KJwPJBQGJ8Aozy4BEZ5mkoy-QNHG8Tc5c/edit?usp=sharing
Greene County Community School District is providing this public notice as a Request for Qualifications for a Construction Manager at Risk for the district's Solar Project. Please contact Superintendent Brett Abbotts at (515)386-4168 or through email at abbottsb@greenecountycsd.net with any questions or comments.
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 in-person or view the livestream on the district's YouTube channel. See below for the link.
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/5F5Y9WsIxPU?feature=share
Board Meeting Agenda:
https://www.gccsd.k12.ia.us/page/board-home