Blue Jay News

Greenwood Students and Families:

The annual Halloween parade and senior skit will occur on Monday, October 30th beginning at 1:15 pm in the Event Center. Parents are invited. The elementary students will be in costume – as will the senior class. Costumes for grades 6-11 are not allowed. The elementary classes will have their classroom party following the presentation in the Event Center.

Cooler temperatures will mean a lot more coats, hats, jackets, etc. coming to school and therefore the possibility of the misplacement of one of these items. Please write your student’s name on ALL their belongings so we can return the items to the proper person.

Congratulations to all the fall sport athletes and coaches. Tennis had a wonderful season! Thank you to Coach Alex Wiley for his continued efforts in our tennis program. Our volleyball team won their first post season game in districts! Congratulations to Coach Bailey Brashers and the team!

Eva Heideman and Anna McQueary represented the girls golf team well at state, thank you for Coach Jeff Tebbenkamp! Boys Swimming, Cross Country, and Boys Soccer are preparing for post season play, we wish them the best of luck! The participation and involvement of Greenwood students in activities is a strength of our student body. Nearly 70% of high school students participated in a fall sport activity. This is a great reflection on our students, coaches, and parents who encourage participation in activities.

The end of the quarter is upon us, and conference opportunities are coming up. There will be NO classes on October 31 and November 1 to allow all teachers adequate time to meet with parents. We encourage you to communicate with your students’ instructors whether you schedule a conference or not. We appreciate the extra time it takes to prepare for those conferences and welcome all into the building during those days. Do not forget to sign up, teachers will be sending out sign-up opportunities.

Have a great weekend!

Ron & Jeni

https://www.greenwood.missouristate.edu/

Greenwood Debate opened the season with an excellent performance at the Missouri State University/Gloria Deo Academy tournament last weekend! 23 schools from across the area competed. Tristan Khoshyomn completed all 1 ranking preliminary and semi-final performances before finishing 3rd in Varsity Original Oratory (persuasive speaking). Tristan also earned 4th place in Varsity International Extemporaneous Speaking. Carys Argueta and Abigail Ryan defeated teams from Nixa, Willard, Bolivar, and Classical Christian Academy on their way to the top seed after the preliminary rounds of Varsity Policy Debate and ended their tournament tied for 4th place overall. Abigail also finished 4th in Novice United States Extemporaneous Speaking and advanced to the semi-final round of Novice Informative Speaking. Ethan Duff and Marcus Ryan also tied for 4th place in Varsity Policy Debate. Mary Gabriel advanced to the semi-final round of Varsity United States Extemporaneous Speaking.

Laila Ozturk completed Greenwood’s first ‘triple-trophy’ of the season. In her first competition ever, she finished 2nd place in Novice Informative Speaking and 2nd place in Novice International Extemporaneous Speaking. Laila and her partner Mohan Grewal also advanced to the quarterfinal round of Novice Policy Debate before losing a close match with Republic. Kai Schaefer also advanced to semi-finals in Novice Informative Speaking.

Continue to look forward to amazing things from this group of students as they continue their season. They will compete again the last weekend of October at Willard High School. Proud to be Blue Jays!

If your family has any cardboard egg cartons, please send them to school with your child. Ms. Grace is going to use them in art classes! Thank you!

The first week of archery went well, great job Greenwood Archers! We had nine 8th graders, five 7th graders, seven 6th graders, and five 5th graders total for the week. Anyone who is interested may still join us. Pick up a consent form in the main office.

For those that are able to, we will start practice at 7:15 AM starting Monday, October 23, so we can get in more practice. You can still come after that time but please enter the gym through the East doors.

If you have any questions, please contact Coach Ewing at j.e.ewing@att.net or 417-569-8698

Dear Greenwood Family,

Blue Jay Bash is almost here! On Friday, November 10, the Greenwood GPA and Athletic and Debate Booster Club will host a 90 's-themed, adults-only Blue Jay Bash at 6 p.m. at The Old Glass Place.

Each year parents, teachers, and supporters of Greenwood gather for a fun evening of comradery to raise money for our school. This lively evening of food, drinks, and entertainment is the largest fundraiser of the year for Greenwood Laboratory School. This allows us to fund several projects, including building safety improvements, building improvements, athletic equipment, and uniforms, as well as fulfilling many academically focused teacher requests.

There are several ways that you can be a part of this event; every contribution impacts its overall success.

·Become a BlueJay Bash sponsor and enjoy the benefits that come with it; you can do that here

·Purchase tickets and plan to enjoy a fun evening; you can do that here

·Donate an item or service to the live or silent auction; here

·Can’t Come to the event? Additional Sponsorship options are available here

ELEMENTARY parents... Another way we are asking families to support the BlueJay Bash is to contribute at least one item to their child’s classroom basket. These baskets will be raffled at the BlueJay Bash. Please sign up to contribute to your child’s class basket using the links below. We ask that these items be given to your child’s teacher by Friday, November 3rd. Thank you!

Kindergarten

Toy Story

1st Grade

Crafting

2nd Grade

Bar-B-Que

3rd Grade

Let's Bake

4th Grade

90's

5th Grade

All Things Coffee

If you have any questions, please get in touch with Jaimee Seagrave (816) 830-5736 or Blair Usery (417) 861-7114.

Thank you for supporting Greenwood! We look forward to seeing you on November 10th!

Jaimee and Blair

Greenwood BlueJay Bash Committee

Second graders have been learning about landforms. The first part of their experiment was building landforms out of the salt flower dough – how fun!

Flu vaccines & COVID boosters are readily available in our community!

Please consider vaccinating your family to keep our school community healthy!

** Remember - If your child receives any school-required immunizations throughout the year, please bring an updated copy of their shot record to the office or email us, so we can keep them up-to-date in our system.

Stay well,

Nurse Alexa & Nurse Heather

ars52093@missouristate.edu

heatherseal@missouristate.edu

Upcoming CollegeRep Visits: Representatives from colleges/universities will be available in the Science Wing during lunch (12:37-1:27). They will be happy to provide information about their school and answer any questions you may have.

October 23 – MSU

October 26 - UMKC

Spring 24 PRE-COLLEGE REGISTRATION: Registration for MSU’s spring semester opens for Pre-college students on November 17. Students wishing to concurrently enroll in Pre-college courses at MSU must first make an appointment with Teresa Cunningham (Zoom or in person). Following that appointment, she will lift the hold on student accounts allowing students to then register. Follow one of the links to schedule your appointment with Teresa: To book an in person appointment; To book a Zoom appointment.

Teresa is our Pre-College Academic Advisor. You will love working with her! You will find her very responsive, positive, and sincere in her approach to assisting you in successfully navigating college classes.

The spring catalog is available to view now. You may open the spring catalog in your MyMissouriState account by finding the Registration card and clicking on “Add, Drop, or Search for Classes”. If you do not have a MyMissouriState account, you can use this link: Class Schedule - Missouri State.

PSAT: Greenwood juniors and sophomores who signed up will be taking the PSAT on Tuesday, October 24. Students should have completed their exam set up this week with Mrs. Ewing. The test will be administered in the MSU Testing Center in Meyer Library. Students should arrive at the Testing Center by 8:10. They are expected to return to Greenwood classes by 11:30am.

ACT and SAT Reminders:

Register for the ACT at ACT | College and Career Readiness Solutions.

Register for the SAT at The SAT – SAT Suite | College Board.

Be sure to enter our School Code (CEEB) to identify with Greenwood: 263285. See the Greenwood Counseling Website for ACT/SAT tips Greenwood Laboratory School Counseling Department (greenwoodlabcounseling.com)

Many colleges/universities are test optional for admissions; even some scholarship programs are test optional. Check with the institutions you are interested in pursuing for their specific requirements.

o Free ACT Practice Test; Saturday, October 7; 9am-12:30pm

Tell your friends! This practice test is open to any high school student who has not taken a practice test with us in the past 12 months. This is a great way to get a baseline score and a strengths and weaknesses report before going into an official test. Register Here

Class101: Students and families will gain excellent 1:1 preparation through working with Laurie Goslee at Class101. Here are a few upcoming programs. Click the program links to for more information.

o Fall ACT Prep Class $399 (or included in our full college planning program)
Classes are open to all high school students. This 3-session prep course is to prepare for the October test. *Be sure to register through their website by Sept 22 at www.act.org.

Session 3 – Sunday, Oct 22, 3-6pm – Reading & Science

Register Here

Scholarhsip Opportunities

Bold.org is the largest independent scholarship provider in the US. Visit the links below to learn more about many scholarship opportunities:

• https://bold.org/scholarships/
• https://bold.org/scholarships/by-year/high-school/seniors/

Also check out www.scholarships.com and www.fastweb.com

Greenwood Parent Association is bringing back a classic!

For years, Greenwood put together a cookbook of favorite recipes and now it's your turn to add to the tradition. Please submit your favorite family recipes here. We will compile them into a cookbook that will be available for sale this school year. We look forward to starting up a much-loved tradition again. You are more than welcome to submit a recipe from a previous cookbook, if you have one!

Cookbooks will be spiral bound, with a color cover and black and white interior with student art. Cost will be between $25-35, depending on how many pages it has and how many are ordered.

Submit Recipes Here

This year's elementary holiday concert will be held on Wednesday, December 6th.

K,1,2 Penguins on Parade Musical 6:30 performance time/6:15 arrival time

The students need to wear ALL black.

3,4,5 Holiday Vibes Concert 7:15 performance time/7:00 arrival time

The students can wear something fun and festive!

We are a laboratory school for students in Kindergarten - 12th grades. We are part of the College of Education at Missouri State University.

Email: Greenwood@Missouristate.edu
Website: https://education.missouristate.edu/greenwood/
Location: 1024 East Harrison Street, Springfield, MO, USA
Phone: (417) 836-5124
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Counseling Website: https://www.greenwood.missouristate.edu/page/counseling-department

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