Greene County CSD

Greene County CSD will be livestreaming tonight's Senior Awards Night Ceremony. The ceremony is scheduled to start at 7:00 pm in the high school auditorium. The livestream will take place on the GCCSD YouTube page. Please use the link below to watch our high school seniors receive the awards they've worked hard to earn. Congratulations to everyone involved! Senior Awards Night Livestream Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxHp0nlOrFY

Community Breakfast!

The FFA Plant Sale is happening this week!! The greenhouse will be open Friday 3:30pm-6:00pm and Saturday 9:00am-11:30am. There are a variety of plants including geraniums, impatiens, verbenas, and petunias. Along with hanging baskets and potted plants. Come check out what the Horticulture students have been working on all trimester!

The Greene County Esports spring season is wrapping up and our teams have done very well this season. The Valorant team will be playing this afternoon against Waterloo East in a win-and-in matchup for the rights to play at state. The League of Legends team has qualified for state already and will be competing as the number 4 seed. The playoffs will be hosted at the MCSD Orpheum Welcome Center Marshalltown, IA. Valorant playoffs are scheduled to begin Tuesday, May 14 at 9:00AM and League of Legends playoffs will begin at 9:00 AM on Wednesday, May 15. A list of of player on each team can be found below. Good luck to everyone and congratulations on an amazing season! Go Rams! League of Legends Roster: Layne Carstens *Captain*, Oliver Harris, Myren Keller, Braydon Kokenge, Kayden Wells, Rylan Larsen, Carter Fetcher, Jordan Cerwick, & Micheal Ross. Valorant Roster: Michael Ross *Captain*, Jordan Cerwick, Carter Fetcher, Brayden Kokenage, Oliver Harris, Jacob Rumley, Rylen Larsen, Chase Fetcher, Layne Carstens, & Myren Keller.

Greene County Middle School will host the 5th grade DARE graduation this afternoon at 2:15 PM. Officer Mark Wolterman will be leading the the ceremony, celebrating the students' achievements. The event will be livestreamed on the district's YouTube page and the public is encouraged to tune in. See below for the link. Congratulations to all of our students students! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z6lGresMJ0

This past Tuesday, 24 4th grade students in Greene County Elementary were given brand new bikes. The bikes were purchased by Jefferson Telecom and given to any 4th grade student who didn’t have one. After the bikes were passed out, a story was shared by Jamie Daubendiek expressing the importance of wearing a helmet. In 2010, Jamie’s sister, Jenny, was struck by a car moving at a high speed and her helmet saved her life. The bike remains were salvaged and have been added to a display to create a powerful visual. We very much appreciate the generosity of Jefferson Telecom. Thank you for this wonderful gift to our students!

Greene County Community School will be holding the monthly board meeting at the admin building (101 Ram Drive, Jefferson, IA) this evening beginning at 5:15 PM. The public is welcome to attend in-person or view the livestream on the district's YouTube channel. See below for the link. The meeting agenda can be viewed on the GCCSD Board of Education page under the Links header. GCCSD Board Meeting YouTube Livestream Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Plb_EZd4Cd8 Board Meeting Agenda: https://www.gccsd.k12.ia.us/page/board-home

Greene County CSD will be live streaming tonight's Fine Arts Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. The ceremony is scheduled to start at 6:30 pm in the high school auditorium. The livestream will take place at 7:00 pm on the GCCSD YouTube page. Use the link below to watch Penny (Johnson) Hogan, Ryan Van Gilder, Dan Rasmussen, Michael Hoskins, Matt Morain, Andrew Hoyt, and Sara (Von Ahsen) Vantaggio be inducted into the Greene County CSD Fine Arts Hall of Fame. Congratulations to all inductees! Fine Arts Hall of Fame Livestream Link: https://youtube.com/live/5VBFEf4kLaA?feature=share

There will be a community reception and short program for the Class of 2024 Fine Arts Hall of Fame on Monday, May 6th at 6pm. This event will be followed by the GCHS Spring Music Awards concert.

GOLF SCHEDULE UPDATE: The boys golf tournament scheduled for today (4/26/24) at Southeast Valley has been cancelled. There will be no make up date.

The high school girls quartet of Savannah Lansman, Addison Gannon, Kaylee Stalder, and Kaycee Pittman broke the school record in the distance medley relay last evening. They ran 4:28.24. Congratulations, ladies!

Hop into springtime fun with us tonight, April 23rd, 2024, at 7:00 PM in the high school auditorium for our delightful fourth-grade program, "When Spring Sings." If you can't make it in person, no worries! You can catch all the excitement live on the district's YouTube channel. Click the link below to join the livestream. Whether you're here with us or watching from home, we're excited to showcase the talents of our students and share this special performance with you! Livestream Link: https://youtube.com/live/wnwec4FrLHA?feature=share

Don't forget! The public is invited to attend the Greene County High School grand march for the 2024 prom tonight! The event will take place in the high school auditorium at 6:00 p.m., with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. In addition, the grand march will be livestreamed. If you are unable to attend and would like to view the livestream, please use the link below. https://youtube.com/live/AN5N2p1eejQ?feature=share

The public is invited to attend the Greene County High School grand march for the 2024 prom on Saturday, April 20. The event will take place in the high school auditorium at 6:00 p.m., with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. In addition, the grand march will be livestreamed. If you are unable to attend and would like to view the livestream, please use the link below. https://youtube.com/live/AN5N2p1eejQ?feature=share

The Greene County High School FFA chapter is currently hatching chickens in the Ag Science room. The event will be livestreamed throughout the day, so jump on and chick out the progress of young birds finding their way out of their shells. This is going to be an egg-citing event! https://www.youtube.com/live/iZoMYbsDh-s?si=vomNpqX6tYzWHDEa

Join us tonight, April 16th, 2024, at 7:00 PM in the high school auditorium for the fun-filled third-grade program, 'It's Saturday.' For those unable to join us in person, the performance will be streamed live on the district's YouTube channel. You can find the livestream link provided below. Regardless of how you choose to tune in, we eagerly anticipate sharing this fantastic performance with you and celebrating the exceptional talents of our students. Livestream Link: https://youtube.com/live/E0cuWf70TTI?feature=share

Author, speaker, and trainer of leaders, Molly Mackey, led adult learners in a "Turning Conflict into Construction Behavior" class last week. Molly believes high conflict destroys teams and workplace culture. She taught ways to move yourself and your team to constructive conflict with the belief that Better Leaders = Better Lives. This class was offered through the adult education program at Iowa Central Community College and the Greene County Career Academy.

Greene County Community School will be holding the monthly board meeting at the admin building (101 Ram Drive, Jefferson, IA) this evening beginning at 5:15 PM. The public is welcome to attend in-person or view the livestream on the district's YouTube channel (see below for the link). The meeting agenda can be viewed on the GCCSD Board of Education page under the Links header. GCCSD Board Meeting YouTube Livestream Link: https://youtube.com/live/R1rVyW35rbY?feature=share Board Meeting Agenda: https://www.gccsd.k12.ia.us/page/board-home

Good evening, Greene County Elementary, including our 3-year-old PreSchool classroom, will be closed on Friday, April 5th, 2024 due to widespread illness among staff members. As of the sending of this message, nearly 50% of the staff is absent due to illness or another planned event. Since our main priority, before learning, is safety, we need to ensure an appropriate number of staff are available to serve and support our students. Both the Middle School and High School will have classes as regularly scheduled for the day. For our elementary students; please stay home, stay safe, and have a great weekend. Thank you,

Thank you to everyone who attended the presentation and participated in the discussions and Q&A session last night for the Renewable Energy Project for Greene County CSD.. The presentation slides are available in the link below . Please contact Superintendent Brett Abbotts with any questions about the Renewable Energy project. Phone: (515)386-4168 Email: abbottsb@greenecountycsd.net https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/11nM-0ekRJqTLIGk3rp-ciEldxaZe7K6G6GcZECM28Tg/edit?usp=sharing