Green Ridge R-8 School District

From Ms. Tylar: "WebQuest time! This quest took 7th grade students right into the heart of the Constitution." #researchskills

Tiger Volleyball Moves to 4-1 in Conference Play It’s marathon week for the Lady Tiger volleyball team, playing four matches in four days!  The Tigers pounced on Kaysinger Conference foes Lincoln and LaMonte securing both wins in straight sets on Monday and Tuesday, giving the Tigers a 4-1 conference record, 11-7-1 overall.   In Monday night's action,  Nevaeh Washington took control at the net with 9 kills while Emery Cannon kept the ball alive on defense with 13 digs.  Abby Warner took advantage of opportunities that came her way and turned 50% of her hitting attempts into kills (5).  From the service line, Nevaeh was relentless with 6 aces along with 3 aces from fierce serving Jellisa Atwood.  Setters Sydney Gordon and Mallory Reed worked to balance the Tiger attack, dishing out 12 and 8 sets.  Zakiyah Morse added consistency on serve receive being the only Tiger to post double digits in the category.   Using multiple offense options and tough service, the Lady Tigers secured the win over LaMonte on Tuesday.   Without an option for practice this week, Green Ridge took advantage of free ball opportunities to bring on some impressive kill shots.  Nevaeh Washington unleashed the Tiger attack with 12 service aces and 11 kills.  Sydney Gordon and Emery Cannon both hit above .300 with 6 and 7 kills.  Cannon attacked from the service line as well with 5 aces while Jellisa Atwood, Sydney Gordon, and Zakiyah Morse each added 3.  Morse once again embraced serve receive with double digit stats.  The defense was led by junior setter, Sydney Gordon with 8 digs.  Freshman Aliya Edington gained attention assisting the offense with 5 assists while setter Mallory Reed led the category with 12. Wednesday night Green Ridge will take on Concordia at home with a varsity only match beginning at 5:30PM.  Thursday night the Tigers travel to Hughesville to take on the Mustangs with the Junior High competition followed by the varsity. 

Girls Golf is traveling to Cole Camp this afternoon for a meet. The girls are teeing off at 4:00 p.m. HS Volleyball is playing Concordia at home this evening with a start time of 5:30. Good luck Tigers! Go #tigernation

From Mrs. Hilt: "Third grade wanted to see where Mr. H's room was since he comes to our room every morning to see us!"

Thank you Green Ridge PTO for sponsorship of a skate night at Wheel Inn Skate Center! Fun was had by all! I snapped a few pictures, but add yours to the comments below!

Soccer and Volleyball are traveling to La Monte this evening. Both JH contests are being played first starting at 5:00 p.m. JH Volleyball will only have the "A" game, as La Monte does not have a "B" team. Varsity contests will follow the JH games. Good Luck Tigers! Go #tigernation

From Mrs. White: "Our PBIS leadership team brought together a group of students, ranging from 5th-12th grade, to provide a student voice in our PBIS journey. It was great watching and listening to their interactions with one another and hearing their ideas to continue promoting a positive culture at our school."

The Running Tigers had a strong showing at the meet we love to hate - the Hermitage Dam Invitational. It was wonderful to have, nearly, the whole gang here.  Highlights: 👏  Rylee Donaldson medaled and ran nearly a minute faster than last year. 👏 Callie Knoernschild ran this challenging course nearly a minute and a half faster than last year.  👏 Junior Kayli Young ran this, her first ever cross country meet. Her goal was to not finish last and she finished far from it! 👏 Izaiah Lemanski PR'd! 👏 In his first meet of the season Weston Crawfor ran an impressive 20:20 finishing in the top half of the field. 👏 Evee Porter ran a minute and a half faster than last year. Although out of medal territory, Evee finished an impressive 27th out of the massive field of 150.  Congrats Running Tigers! Keep logging the miles. 💪

Green Ridge Volleyball will be in action tonight at home against the Lincoln Cardinals. JH "A" will start at 5:30 p.m. JH "B" will follow, with a total of four JH sets being played. The Varsity will have their match following the JH "B". Good Luck Lady Tigers! GO #tigernation

Ms. Tylar's 7th grade PE class has been engaged in some serious air hockey!

From Mrs. Davis: "We got to do our experiment with our homemade eye, and true to Science, they came up with more questions and new discoveries!"

Mrs. Miller's 6th Hour Human Development students have been working on creating worksheets to explain the 5 Steps of Decision Making to the JH FACS students. Way to be GR8 leaders!

GR8 HS band members have been coming in during beginning band to teach the beginning 5th grade band the first steps for instrument care. From Mrs. Bates: "Since I have been here, implementing the HS band students with my beginners has been a goal of mine. Both parties are greatly impacted and the program as a whole has shown more success and retention by including everyone in this process."

Mrs. Bates had the Green Ridge Show Choir (Harmony) take a page from Mr. H.'s playbook--using the peer-to-peer affirmation page to spread a little love!

Ms. Dailey's 1st graders have been busy writing personal narratives in class this week!

Mrs. Miller's Child Development students have been working on drawings for murals that depict some of their holiday traditions!

Lady Tiger Volleyball – Kaysinger Catch-up!   How about them Tiger Volleyball Girls!  The Varsity Volleyball team has been busy since our last update and last night they stormed the Sacred Heart gym with a 4-set win:  25-21, 18-25, 25-22, 25-16.  Senior Nevaeh Washington led the team both defensively and offensively covering the baseline on defense and running down 22 digs.  She also made her presence known at the net with 13 kills.   Emery Cannon added 8 kills and 13 digs of her own.   Zakiyah Morse and Abby Warner each finished with 13 digs and 12 digs as well.  It was a great defensive night for the Lady Tigers.  Junior setter Sydney Gordon set up the offense with 17 assists and Mallory Reed distributed the ball for 6 assists of her own.  A great WIN! Lady Tigers are now 9-7-1 overall and 2-1 in the Kaysinger conference.  They will be enjoying the UCM Jennies match tonight and then return to the court Monday 9/25 taking on the Lincoln Cardinals at home.  

Second graders were extremely engaged in Ms. Treuner's writing lesson and Mrs. Shoop's science lesson! GR8 job!!!

Mr. Doane and Mr. Taylor's 6th graders have been practicing silent sustained reading. Students are building reading stamina. Establishing these routines and procedures will make future small group work with the teacher even more successful!

Mrs. Hilt's 3rd graders are becoming experts at using dictionaries! Nice work, tigers!