The Ridgy Report

Grove Middle School

November 2024

Ridgerunner Pep!

Competition Brings Out Our Best!

Head, Should, Knees, and Grab!

Student Council Hosts Our Pep Assembly!

Mr. Palesano Driving For the Finish Line!

Lil' Rabel Takes the Prize!

Coach Geer and Coach Jeffries Fighting for the Win!

Mark the Calendar

Nov. 1 PD Day, No School for Students

Nov 11-15 Rock Your Mocs Native American Heritage Month Events:

Nov. 11- Wear Red- Missing Murdered Indigenous Women/People Awareness

Nov. 12- Wear Turquoise Color Jewelry and Clothes

Nov. 13 Sound of Music presented by Lyric Theatre @ PAC 9am

Nov. 13- Wear Green- Honor Mother Earth

Nov. 14- Rock Your Mocs Day- Wear Native Themed Skirts, Shirts, Etc.

Nov. 15- Native Ridgy Red and White Day with Native Flare (skirts, shirts, jewelry, etc.)

Nov. 18- Choogie Kingfisher 1st hour HS PAC then MS Auditorium

Nov. 25-29 Thanksgiving Break

Dec. 9 Science Fair Judging

Dec. 12 Picture Retakes

Dec. 10 Science Fair Open House (6-7pm) and Awards (7pm)

Dec. 19 & 20 Semester Tests: Thursday: Odd hours, Friday: Even hours + 7th hour

Dec. 23-Jan 6 Winter Break

Jan. 7 PD Day, No School for Students

Jan. 8 Classes Resume

GMS Students Celebrated Red Ribbon Week (Oct 28-30th)

Literacy Fair

7th Grade Winners

1st Place Liam Curry

2nd Place Carli Jackson

3rd Place Capri Linn

5th Place Emma Hall- Mrs. Amos

4th Place Cason Eubanks- Mrs. Lepo

6th Place Mia Stanphil- Mrs. Laverty

Honorable Mention Carter Haffner- Mrs. Laverty

8th Grade Winners

1st Place Cameron Evans- Mrs. Flynn

2nd Place Catherine Catlett- Mrs. Crouch

3rd Place Kaylin Vang- Mrs. Crouch

4th Place Rhett Patitz- Mrs. Crouch

5th Place Nate O'Neal- Mrs. Crouch

6th Place Addison Hunter- Mrs. Flynn

Honorable Mention Jeremy Conklin- Mrs. Flynn

All Aboard!

Mrs. Laverty's 7th grade English boarded the Titanic in class as real passengers from the ship.

These lucky students drew a first class ticket and got all the luxuries that go along with the ticket while completing their research.

Next step is writing a Narrative Essay with their passenger as the main character!

Good Attendance Pays Off!

Semester tests will be given at the end of each semester. The policy states that students

will be exempt from taking semester tests if they meet the following criteria in a class:

Grade/ Absences

A/ 3 or fewer

B/ 2 or fewer

C/ 1 or fewer

All students with a grade of D or F must take semester tests. School activity absences are

the only absences that do not count against the student, or disqualify them from a

semester test exemption. Students that enter the district after the first nine weeks of the

semester do not qualify for exemptions.

The Ridgy Way!

Student behavior at GMS is centered around The Ridgy Way; students will be responsible, be respectful, and be safe.

Winners of the 3 on 3 BB Tournament

These hotshots won the 3 on 3 basketball tournament. They were rewarded with extra courtyard time for earning 5 Ridgy Tickets. Great job fellas!

Teachers hand out Ridgy Tickets when they witness examples of students exemplifying good character.

Girls Cross Country - Metro Lakes Conference Champions

Mrs. Guinn's Art Students Display Creativity and Cultural Learning

Middle School Art students participate in a 3D Sugar Skull Day of the Dead art project. They spend some time learning about Day of the Dead, it's origin, cultural meaning, and visual elements. Students learn that Day of the Dead is NOT Halloween, and has a much different meaning for cultures who celebrate. It is a way to remember and honor their loved ones who have passed.

Empty plastic jugs are used to design and decorate like Sugar Skulls. Students are encouraged to represent with cultural accuracy and original artwork. Using fishing line, we display them in the hallway for all students to enjoy.

Mrs. Thomas's Journalism Class Takes Field Trip to KSN16 & KODE12

Behind the Scenes at KSN

Lights, Camera, Action!

You Have Our Attention

GMS Choir Performance

This Ol’ Man arranged by: Greg Gilpin

Show Yourself from Frozen II Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez; arranged by: Mac Huff

solo: Brianna Caskey

Revolting Children from Matilda the Musical Tim Minchin; arranged by: Mac Huff

solo: Jesslyn Thompson

The ART of SUPSENSE

Mrs. Crouch's 8th graders are partner reading and discussing Edgar Allen Poe's, The Tell Tale Heart. They are applying and using the literary terms they have been studying in their unit, The Art of Suspense.