Our power has been restored. We will remain in school the rest of the day. Afternoon prek will remain cancelled. Please call the school offices for any questions. Thank you.
All district buildings are currently without power. We do not know why or how long before power will be restored. We will update everyone as soon as possible.
Let's show our school spirit next week for Homecoming! Go Tigers!
Reminder! No Wellness Workshop today!
Important dates for High School students!
10/8-Lewis and Clark will be here during ILT to meet with students wanting to register for next semester.
10/9-US Army recruiter will be at the high school during lunch
10/10-Juniors that signed up will take PSAT/NMSQT
10/10-U of I Springfield representative will be here during ILT
October is National Bully Prevention Month!!
Ms. Hudson will be going into all of the classrooms to teach about the importance of anti-bullying throughout the month of October!
There will be activities each week and students that complete these will have a chance to win a prize!!
October 7th-Wear your favorite hat for Hat Not Hate
October 16h-Wear orange to show that we are all in this together for Unity Day!
The Wellness Workshop this Wednesday (10/2) is cancelled.
All musicians interested in a GNW Pep Band - rehearsal will be at 6:00 in the Elementary Music room.
Jr High Parents: Perfect Pastries orders will be available for pick up between 3 and 4.
Mrs. Hudson had a great turn out for her Wellness Workshop yesterday after school. This is every Wednesday 3:30-5:30. We hope to see you next week!
Today's JH Baseball game that was originally scheduled at @ Staunton has been moved to Gillespie. We will still play Staunton @ 4:30 PM and will not change our departure times.
Big group for See You At the Pole at GHS this morning.
Calling all GNW Musicians! We are forming a GNW pep band for Homecoming! All players are welcome, all ages are welcome! If you need to borrow an instrument, please contact Mrs. Lero. At this time, we would like to rehearse at the HS Band room at 6:00 pm on Sept 26, Sept. 30, and Oct. 8. We would like to be able to play for the Homecoming parade and game on Friday, Oct. 11. If you are only available for the evening game, that is great also!
Tonight's JH Baseball game has been cancelled. Practice will be in Palmyra from 3:30-5.
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Reminder to Elementary Parents and Students: At the dismissal of car riders all students must exit out of their designated doors. Kindergarten-2nd exit out of the south door, 3rd-5th exit out of the middle doors, and 6th-8th exit out of the north door.
The Greenfield FFA Webstore is ready to go!!! Deadline is Thursday, September 26th at 11:59 p.m
https://greenfieldffa.itemorder.com/
Greenfield High School will have a 100th birthday celebration during homecoming this year. The high school will be open on October 11, 2024 after the homecoming parade (approximately 4:00 p.m.) until 6:00 p.m. Please come tour the building, review historical documents in the library, and reminisce about old times! A big thank you to Carmen Ensinger and the Greene Prairie Press for the article shared below.
JV Football game vs. North Greene on Monday, 9/23 has been cancelled.
Earlier this school year, Mrs. Janis Meyer was cleaning out boxes in a storage area at Greenfield Elementary. To her surprise, she discovered old records, many of which are from one-room schoolhouses throughout Greene County. The oldest was from 1908. One of the first ones she discovered was from Oakland School from 1911 where she found an entry for Carson McClelland. Mrs. Meyer knew we had a current 6th grade student with the same name so she reached out to his grandmother for more information. She soon found out that Carson McClelland from 1911 is our current Carson McClelland's great-great-grandfather. In fact, Mrs. Meyer found that our current Carson is the fifth generation of McClellands to attend Greenfield schools: Carson, William, Stanley, Kyle, and Carson. The McClelland family still owns the ground the Oakland school used to stand on. Mrs. Meyer also discovered her own grandmother's name as a teacher in one of the school houses from 1925. Esther L. Scharfenberg, her maternal grandmother, attended Illinois State University in 1924 after graduating from Greenfield High School. She began her teaching career shortly after in a local one-room schoolhouse. She even found one of her old gradebooks scribed in her own handwriting. Mrs. Meyer also has five generations who have graduated from GHS beginning with Esther Lily Scharfenberg Baker, Kate (Baker) Baldes Moore, Carla (Baldes) Plogger Winters, Marc Plogger, and Samantha (Plogger) Bushnell. We are sure that there are many other families with 5 plus generations who have graduated from GHS. We plan to have many of these old records on display at Greenfield High School while celebrating the 100th birthday of GHS at homecoming. Greenfield High School will be open after the homecoming parade (about 4:00 p.m.) until 6:00 p.m on Friday, October 11, 2024 to celebrate its 100th birthday. Anyone interested in adding to the list of generational families attending Greenfield Schools may do so in the library during the birthday celebration while viewing many of these old records. We will have punch and cookies for visitors as well. Please contact the Greenfield High School office for any questions. Carson McClelland (1911) and Carson McClelland (2024 6th grader at GES) pictures can be found below. Thank you to Mrs. Meyer and the McClelland family for their research and information!
