Attention:
CONGRATULATIONS! The 2022 volleyball team had six players qualify for Academic All State. To qualify, players must compete in 75% of the varsity matches and obtain a cumulative GPA of 3.6 or higher. Congratulations to freshman Emery Cannon and Santana Rivas and to seniors Kelsey Buxton, Kayley Goodman, Molli Mahalovich, and Mattilyn Mergen Well done!
Attention:
JH Kaysinger Boys Basketball Tournament
Kaysinger JH Girls Basketball Tournament
HS Girls Basketball start the Kaysinger Tournament in Windsor tonight at 6:00 p.m. The Tigers will be playing the Greyhounds. HS Boys will start their conference tournament at SFCC against the Eagles of Otterville at 8:00 p.m. Good Luck Tigers!
Mr. Brett Hieronymus has been selected as the new superintendent for the Green Ridge R-VIII School District for the 2023-2024 school year.
Mr. Hieronymus is currently the principal at Sedalia Middle School in the Sedalia 200 School System. He has also been head principal at Heber Hunt Elementary, Knob Noster Middle School and Northwest High School in Hughesville. He brings with him solid leadership experience at the elementary and secondary levels. Mr. Hieronymus has an admirable record of working to improve student achievement, and strong staff and community engagement.
Green Ridge R-VIII School Board President Derik Larimore stated, “The Green Ridge School Board is is looking forward to Mr. Brett Hieronymus continuing the great momentum happening in the Green Ridge R-VIII School District. We know he will work well with Dr. Burkhart in the transition to our school.” Mr. Hieronymus was selected from a strong list of candidates and he was chosen as highly qualified and an excellent match for our school and community.
Mr. Brett Hieronymus proudly states, “I am a product of a rural education and know and value the educational experience this affords children and families. Green Ridge R-VIII has an excellent reputation and I am determined to continue this rich history. I feel blessed and humbled to be chosen to lead Green Ridge R-VIII into the future and beyond. To say I am extremely excited about becoming a Green Ridge Tiger would be an understatement. I am looking forward to the challenges that education presents each community with, and looking forward to working with such an amazing staff they have assembled in Green Ridge. GR-8 things happen when you have GR-8 people in place!”
Mr. Hieronymus begins his employment at Green Ridge on July 1, 2023.
Senior Spotlight
JH boys basketball will compete against Northwest this evening in Green Ridge. The contests will be boys only and the order will be "A" then running clock "B". Good Luck Tigers!
We had a parent call the school yesterday, alerting us of a phone call she received, about her son taking the ACT test. The caller told her they would send ACT prep materials for $200 and then when he returned the materials the money would be refunded.
The caller knew that the test day was March 7, and her son is going to be taking it on that date. GRHS has not uploaded the names to ACT yet, so it seems strange that the caller knew that.
We just want to alert our parents and other communities of this potential issue.
Here are a couple articles that could help provide more insight to testing scams that ramp up this time of year.
This first one mentions the SAT and not the ACT, but it still gives a better explanation of what the scammers are trying to do.
https://www.bbb.org/article/news-releases/23883-bbb-scam-alert-watch-out-for-sat-prep-scams
This news report from Ohio is about a year old, and it provides advice to protect your child's credit in addition to the basic scam concerns.
https://www.10tv.com/article/news/local/protecting-your-teen-from-identity-theft-act-scam-calls-pick/530-132957b2-d387-469a-89ff-64e1b2ea752e
Green Ridge Sophomores attended SFCC Career and Technical Center yesterday for their sophomore recruitment. The students selected two programs to visit that they may be interested in attending during their Junior and Senior years of high school. Please talk to your students about this opportunity. Through these programs, students may earn industry-recognized certifications, dual credit, and hands-on experience.
Interested students must apply at: https://connect.sfccmo.edu/apply/
Scholar Bowl for this evening is canceled and has been rescheduled for March 2nd.
HS Boys Basketball Round up for this week. The Tigers beat Ballard on Monday night, being up as much as 40 at one point in the 3rd quarter. The Tigers were led in scoring by Weston Crawford (20) and Mark Pavlioglo (16). The Tigers ended up winning 63-41. The Rivas Twins have shown much improvement over the year, and have done a nice job stepping into varsity games. Tuesday night the Tigers played the 2nd place team in the Kaysinger, the Tipton Cardinals. The Cardinals had a balanced attack with six of their team scoring in double digits. The Tigers played hard, but struggled with help defense and ultimately lost the contest 78-42. The Tigers were again led in scoring by Weston (10) and Logan Dove (9). The Tigers are next in action on Friday with the play-in games for the Kaysinger Conference Tournament. We will be playing at SFCC, at 8:00 p.m., against Otterville.
Green Ridge IS IN SESSION today, Wednesday, January 25. As expected, there are some slick spots. Please drive with caution. See you at school!
Kaysinger Girls Bracket
Kaysinger Conference Boys Basketball Tournament Bracket
HS Basketball will be playing Tipton tonight at Home. JV boys will play 2 quarters, starting at 5:30 p.m. Varsity girls and varsity boys will follow the JV. Good luck Tigers!
The Kaysinger Conference Tournament starts on Friday. The Green Ridge girls play against Windsor at Windsor at 6 p.m., and the Green Ridge boys play against Otterville at SFCC at 8 p.m. The cost is $5.00 per adult (18 years and above), and all students are free. Let's support our GR8 TIGERS!
HS Boys Basketball will be playing Ballard this evening. Tip off is at 6:00 p.m. Tonight is a Boys Varsity Only contest. The Girls and the JV boys will be in action tomorrow night starting at 5:30 against Tipton. Good Luck Tigers!
Congratulations to our junior high TIGERS! They fought hard today and are taking home the second place trophy at the Lincoln tournament.
