Green Ridge R-8 School District

🍽️🎉 Happy Birthday to Mrs. Chappell! 🎉🍽️

Please help us celebrate Mrs. Chappell today! 🎂
As our head cook, her leadership, dedication, and care help keep our cafeteria running smoothly and our students well-fed each day. 💜💛

Drop a 🎈 or 🎉 in the comments to wish her the happiest of birthdays!

#HappyBirthday #SchoolFamily #WeAppreciateYou

Girls Class One, District Six basketball tournament will be held in Green Ridge on Monday, February 23rd, Wednesday, February 25th, and Friday, February 27th. Attached is the tournament bracket.

High School basketball tonight is at Stover. The order of the games will be 2 quarters JV girls, 2 quarters JV boys, varsity girls, and varsity boys. Tip off for the JV girls will be at 5:30 p.m. All of the games will be in the Dome. Good luck Tigers

🎓 Senior Spotlight! 🎓

Twice a week, we’re celebrating amazing seniors from the Class of 2026! 🌟 Today, we’re featuring Elliott Cooley—check out their journey, achievements, and future plans!

Show them some love and drop a comment to cheer them on! 🎉👏

#SeniorSpotlight #ClassOf2026

High School Basketball is in action tonight in Green Ridge against Lincoln. Varsity girls start the evening at 5:30, with Varsity boys to follow (no jv). Come out an pack the stands Tigers!

Harmony continued their Road Trippin adventures down in Neosho today. They competed in a combined 1A-3A division and took second place just behind Mt.Vernon. We had lots of supporters come out and watch us perform today. We are so appreciative of all those that took time out of their day and drove all the way down there! GO TIGERS!

🍰🎉 Happy Birthday to Hannah Benson! 🎉🍰

Help us celebrate Hannah today! 🎂
As one of our amazing cooks, she works hard every day to keep our students and staff well-fed and smiling. 💜💛

Drop a 🎈 or 🎉 in the comments to wish her the happiest of birthdays!

#HappyBirthday #SchoolFamily #WeAppreciateYou

Students in Foods class made some yummy "Loaded Nachos" on Friday after the Create Your Own Food Truck activity. Students made both beef and chicken variations of traditional loaded nacho recipes which they researched and provided! Great job by all!

🎓 Senior Spotlight! 🎓

Twice a week, we’re celebrating amazing seniors from the Class of 2026! 🌟 Today, we’re featuring Orianna Casdorph—check out their journey, achievements, and future plans!

Show them some love and drop a comment to cheer them on! 🎉👏

#SeniorSpotlight #ClassOf2026

Green Ridge students were recognized for showing determination in January. Determination is the, "never give up" attitude used to reach a goal, even when things are difficult. It means having the willpower to overcome obstacles, trying again when you fail, and staying focused on a task until it is finished. We are so proud of the determination that each of these students has shown in their school work, behavior, and in reaching their goals. Way to be GR-8!

🐯💜 Calling All Green Ridge Tiger Supporters! 💛🐯

Our 1st Annual Lunch Auction is happening on March 13, 2026, and we need YOUR help to make it a huge success for our students!

We are inviting our amazing Green Ridge community to partner with us by donating:
🍕 Restaurant meals
🍗 Homemade meals (that can feed at least one student, up to four)
💵 Monetary donations to sponsor student bids

This is a great opportunity to:
✔️ Support our students
✔️ Promote your local business
✔️ Invest directly in positive student incentives
✔️ Show your Tiger Pride 🐅

The more meals donated, the more opportunities our students have to participate and enjoy this exciting event!

If you would like to donate or learn more, please contact Ashley Thompson or Karissa Sleeper at the elementary school, or email:
📧 thompsona@grtigers.net
📧 sleeperk@grtigers.net

Thank you for continuing to support our students and school community. We truly couldn’t do this without you! 💛💜

🩺 We’re Looking for a School Nurse! 💜💛

Green Ridge R-8 School District is seeking a dedicated, caring nurse to join our team for the remainder of the current school year, with the potential opportunity to return next school year.

This is a great chance to make an immediate impact by supporting the health, safety, and well-being of our students and staff in a close-knit school community. If you’re passionate about working with kids, collaborating with educators, and being a trusted presence in the school environment, we’d love to hear from you.

✨ Why Green Ridge?
• Supportive staff and administration
• Meaningful, student-centered work
• Opportunity for continued employment

📄 Interested or know someone who might be?
Apply online and view full details here:
👉 https://www.greenridge.k12.mo.us/page/employment

Wow, our students have really put in the work! We celebrated some students for being GR-8 today. These students have shown tremendous growth and effort in their work. We are so proud of all they accomplished! Keep being GR-8!

HS basketball travels tonight to Windsor for varsity only contests. Girls varsity will tip off at 5:30. JH boys start their Kaysinger tournament tonight in La Monte against Sacred Heart and will tip off at 7:30. Good Luck Tigers.

Do you have little tiger ready for kindergarten? Check out our screening days/times and get signed up!

🎓 Senior Spotlight! 🎓

Twice a week, we’re celebrating amazing seniors from the Class of 2026! 🌟 Today, we’re featuring Emery Cannon—check out their journey, achievements, and future plans!

Show them some love and drop a comment to cheer them on! 🎉👏

#SeniorSpotlight #ClassOf2026

Harmony traveled to Troy on Saturday to compete at their Show Choir Invitational. With a fun day, but tough competition, they placed 6th in their division and 12th overall. Next stop Neosho on Saturday, February 14th.

🏈✨ Super Bowl classroom takeover! ✨🏈 We brought all the football energy into 4th grade on Friday! Here’s what our awesome students tackled: 📐 Math in the End Zone! • Reviewed fractions on a number line inspired by football yard markers. • Practiced money skills by “ordering” food from a concession stand. 💵 • Did popcorn math to spiral in previously learned concepts 🍿 📏 Paper Football Engineering Challenge! We tested our "football" to see when changed angles, which made our footballs fly the farthest! Students measured and compared results to determine which method made the paper football go farther — putting science and engineering skills into action. National Inventors Hall of Fame ✍️ Persuasive ELA Play! In ELA, students got creative writing their very own Super Bowl commercial scripts to practice persuasive techniques. 💬📣 Plus, they even designed their own Super Bowl rings to celebrate their hard work and team spirit! 💍🏆🏈📚💜💛#SuperBowlLearning #4thGradeSTEM #MathAndELA #WinningLearning