Green Ridge R-8 School District

First grade had some fun at our fall family night!

The Running Tigers regular season wrapped Saturday at our District meet at Van-Far High school. Both the boys and girls took complete teams to Districts which is a first since the cross country program began 9 years ago. As shared in a separate post, Rylee Donaldson (15th) and Mya Edington (7th) both qualified individually for the State Championship. Our girls team also brought home the second place plaque and earned a spot at the state race as a team as well. This means Green Ridge will be sending FIVE runners to the State meet this year! Callie Knoernschild ran the fastest time of her high school career setting a personal record (PR) of 25:29. Despite not feeling well Angelica Georgiyev absolutely dominated setting a new PR by over a minute and a half at 25:48. Rylee Donaldson, Natalie Demshick and Mya Edington all ran their second-fastest times of the season as well helping us earn the 2nd place plaque!
The boys also finished their season strong. As a team they placed 8th overall. Again, a team placement at Districts is a first for the boys! Evee Porter ran a season's best at 21:15. Keagen Frederickson and Gage Devorss were both just seconds off their PRs. Gage finished a fraction of a second behind Trenton Sawyer for times of 20:30.09 and 20:30.05 - both impressive runs. Jaxon Atwood finished out his rookie year with some aches and pains but managed to finish the race and finish it strong. Although none of our boys were able to move on to State we are very excited about what the season holds for them next year.
We’re so very proud of the hard work these athletes have put in both on the course and in the classroom this season. They’ve grown tremendously as runners and young adults and we’re so very proud of them!

Varsity soccer concluded the season with a loss to Smithton in the second overtime period Monday night. Smithton got on the board first with just under 10 minutes to play in the first half. The score remained 0-1 into the second half. With just over 20 minutes to play Rylee Donaldson sent a ball through the defense to Jack Hoos who sent the ball on a cross. Trent Sawyer was there to put the cross in the back of the net to even things up. With some momentum back on their side the Tigers kept the pressure on Smithton. With just over 18 to play Smithton was called for a handball at about he 25 yard mark. Jaden Xiloj capitalized with a perfectly placed ball in the upper right corner to give the Tigers their first lead of the night. Smithton was not finished however and came up with an equalizer just under 4 minutes later. The Tigers continued their fight and Jordan Dixon fought through the defense with just over 2 minutes to play and sent a ball into the box which Reid Hagedorn cleaned up to give the Tigers the lead 3-2. Smithton answered once again with just under 20 seconds left and sent a ball over the defense and goalie to tie the game. The game remained tied through the first overtime period before Smithton hit a shot with just under 8 minutes left in the second overtime period. Goalie RJ Hampton got a hand on the shot over his head however a Smithton player was there to put it in the net when it hit the ground and end the game. Thank you Tiger Nation for your support this year.

Green Ridge Soccer starts the postseason this evening in Smithton, against Smithton. Kickoff starts at 5:30 p.m. Admission is $6/adult and $3/school age children. Good Luck Tigers!

HS Basketball practice starts this afternoon at 4:00 p.m. The boys and girls teams will both practice at 4:00.

STATE BOUND!! Congratulations to the Lady Running Tigers and their success at the Class 1, District 3 cross country meet today. Rylee Donaldson and Mya Edington both qualified individually for the State meet. Rylee finished 15th and Mya 7th out of a field of 65 competitors.
Making school history is our lady's team, finishing 2nd in our District. This earned us some hardware and a spot at the State meet as well. Angelica, Callie and Natalie will join Rylee and Mya Saturday at Gans Creek in Columbia to compete in the MSHSAA Class 1 State Cross Country Championship. All 5 of these girls ran with all of their hearts today and it showed. We couldn't be prouder!

11 of our 40 Jr.High Choir students had the opportunity to attend our WCMMEA District Honor Choir event held in Warrensburg on the UCM Campus. The number of students is dictated by school size, but is always a good time to take even just a handful of students to large gatherings to create music with other like minded individuals. They are a goofy bunch! We had fun together today making music and just being silly during our lunch break.

If you were unable to cast your votes for your favorite pumpkin, it's not too late! You can cast your vote using this venmo. All proceeds will go towards the PBIS incentive program at Green Ridge.

🎉🥳 Happy Birthday to Mrs. Self! 🥳🎉

Please join us in celebrating Mrs. Self today! 🎂
As a dedicated paraprofessional, she brings care, patience, and support that make a huge difference in our students’ success every day. 💜💛

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

#HappyBirthday #SchoolFamily #WeAppreciateYou

Please see the link for a message from your superintendent about the early out and Conferences starting tomorrow
https://youtube.com/shorts/PRpTgK1hrzc?feature=share

First grade continues to work on addition and subtraction!

We played Musical Math and used number lines and cubes to solve equations. The students had fun moving, solving, and learning all at once!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kksqOhIaXxcZWgfyxlz4BEg132zyRgz6/view?usp=drive_link

Our 4th grade students put to use their entrepreneur skills to use on thier taco truck unit. They used skills in math, writing, art, reading, and economics. Students designed their own taco trucks and created recipes. They funished off their unit with a visit from Taco Del Arca and the HS foods class making their tacos! Who said learning can't be fun!

With the game moved to Knob Noster due to inclement weather, varsity soccer got off to a hot start on a cold and rainy night Tuesday. Jack Hoos took a through ball from Jackson Xiloj and beat the keeper for the Tigers first goal at just under 2 minutes into the game. Just over 3 minutes later Hoos took another through ball from Reid Hagedorn and found the back of the net to put the Tigers up 2-0. Jonny Xiloj was next on the board as he took a pass from Alex Diaz and sent a shot through traffic that found its way past the goalie. First half scoring finished up with just over 20 minutes to play when the Panther defense thwarted a few attempts by the Tigers before Hoos sent a ball out of the box to Jordan Dixon who hit the shot from range to give the Tigers the 4-0 halftime lead. With the rain and wind picking up at halftime, a full game was in question. The Tigers continued to pressure the Panther defense but were held in check most of the half. In the final 30 seconds Rylee Donaldson took a hard foul in the corner of the penalty box battling a Panther defender and converted the penalty kick with just 21 seconds remaining for the final 5-0 Tigers victory. Denver Bannister and RJ Hampton combined for the shutout in goal.

Soccer Game is on at Knob, starting at 6:00 p.m. The game will be streamed via:

MSHSAA TV - https://www.mshsaa.tv/?B=2983015

KNHS Events on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/live/f4QJw86JwCo?si=y-s3RTRsR-Blm-HG

KNSD Website - https://hs.knobnoster.k12.mo.us/a_c_t_i_v_i_t_i_e_s/h_s_live_stream

7th grade Ag students began 2nd quarter with hunter's education. They were blessed to have Agent Eichler provide firearm safety today.

The HS Soccer match tonight has been moved to Knob Noster, starting at 6:00 p.m. We will revisit the decision to play at 3:00 p.m. We will make an all call here at school, and we will update this post at that time. Thank you all for understanding. Good luck Tigers.

🔧🎉 Happy Birthday to Bobby Brown! 🎉🔧

Today we celebrate Bobby, one of our hardworking maintenance team members! 🎂
His dedication and behind-the-scenes efforts keep our school running smoothly each day. 💜💛

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

#HappyBirthday #SchoolFamily #WeAppreciateYou

HS Soccer finished up regular season conference play with a 2-1 win at home vs Smithton. GR got on the board first when Chace Gething sent a ball past the defense and Jack Hoos beat the goalkeeper to the ball to put in the back of the net with just 5 seconds remaining in the first half. In the second half, Smithton got on the board with just over 26 minutes remaining when a ball deflected off a GR defender into the net from a corner kick. The Tigers stood firm and came back just over 4 minutes later when Jaden Xiloj took a pass from Reid Hagedorn and beat the Smithton goalie. The Smithton goalie made several saves down the stretch to keep the Tigers close while the defense stood firm and goalie Denver Bannister held off further Smithton attempts. Thank you to all those who came out and supported the team on the field as well as at the BBQ, it is greatly appreciated.

Congrats Rylee, Mya, Callie, Trenton and Gage. Way to represent the Ridge! We're proud of you!

HS Soccer will be traveling to Southern Boone today (Ashland, MO) for a varsity only contest. Kickoff will be at 5:30 p.m. Good Luck Tigers.