Greenwood Review
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April
2015
A Note from Dr. Duncan . . .
Greenwood Review April 2015
Greetings
Finally, SPRING! Although the winter
flew by, it was a very beneficial one. I
hope you’ve seen some of the results of
the hard work of our Greenwood
students. Awards are too numerous to
mention here but we are going to try to
do so at the school awards assembly on
April 28. This is not another honor day,
but will include children Kindergarten
through high school and we hope will
be similar to the pep rallies we have for
athletics. What better thing to get
excited about than the students’
academic awards?
You may have not recognized some of
the students in the hallways the last few
weeks. There have been around 15
students shadowing Greenwood
students to see if they would like to be
here next year. In fact, two students
began in March after seeing what
Greenwood had to offer. The marketing
committee also sponsored an open
house in February where interested
parents attended who have children
from three months of age to high school
age. Several applications were added
because of that event.
When you’re in the building, come by
the map at the beginning of the
secondary hall. It has pictures of all the
seniors displayed in their caps and
gowns with university logo of possible
schools they will attend next year. By
the end of the year you will see where
the graduates will be attending. It truly
demonstrates the mission of
Greenwood…preparing students for
success in college.
Sincerely yours,
Janice R. Duncan
Important Dates
Spring Holiday will be
April 2-3.There will be
no school. The office
will be closed April
3rd.
Prom will be April
11th from 8-10PM.
The spring band
concert will be on
May 6th at 7:00PM at
JKHH.
Honor Day will be May
7th at 1:15PM in the
PSU theater.
Graduation will be
May 14th at 7:30PM
at JKHH.
Missouri State
University
Dept. of Education
Greenwood
In ths issue:
Note from Dr.
Duncan
Important
Dates
24th Annual
Zaner-Bloser ...
School Art
Marshfield Music
Festival
All District Team
Spanish
Competition
Math
Department
News
PTA Reflections
24th Annual Zaner-Bloser National Handwriting Contest
The following Greenwood Students have been entered in the 24th Annual Zaner-Bloser
National Handwriting Contest. Zaner-Bloser sponsors the annual event to promote legible
handwriting for students Kindergarten through the Eighth Grade. Congratulations to the following students:
Kindergarten: Leif Neill
1st Grade: Aiden Burgstahler
2nd Grade: Nathan Wu
3rd Grade: Hayden Feuerbacher
4th Grade: Jamie Alford
2015 Springfield All School Art
The exhibition will be open March 20th– April 26th at the Springfield Art Museum. This
the following student’s work was selected for display:
Owen Millsap 1st grade– ‘S’ curve Sea Horse
Ansley Arquitt 4th grade– Product Design for Jay Talk
Karson Feuerbacher 5th grade- Lines Show Directions & Movement
Joseph Rollinson 7th grade– Cave Painting with Magazine Pages
Liz Coulter 8th grade– Master study with Magazine Pages
This is an outstanding exhibit of Springfield young artists. Be sure to congratulate our
students!
Marshfield Music Festival
The following students are being recognized for receiving a “1” Rating at the
Marshfield Music Festival on March 8, 2015.
7th Grade: Oliver Grace, Eileen Liang, Anna McNay, Alexandra Rosen, Jessamyn
Baker, Callie Cochran, Jessica Parrish, Eleanor Wynne, Carter Bither, Josh Henry.
8th Grade: Liz Coulter, Averi Kessler, Alexis Pinegar, Ivan Hou, Keela Bryant, Jacob
Higgs, Loren Broaddus, Connor Mitchell, Ellen Moore.
All District Team
Congratulations to Julius Walker for being
selected to the first team all district 11
basketball team!
Spanish Competition
Senorita Ramos wanted to share our final results on the FINAL Spanish competition on
Saturday, February 28th here at MSU.
Greenwood had a team of six students. All of
them got a place!
Congratulations!
Eleanor Wynner 1st place ( Song- Advanced
level)
John Sharp 2nd place (Vocabulary)
Keela Bryant 2nd place (Poetry -Advanced level)
Caspian Khoshyomn 3rd place ( Vocabulary –
Advanced level )
Channing Carlson 3rd place ( Vocabulary)
Jesse Paxton 4th place (Advanced Level )
They did a really good job
I am so proud of them!
MATH DEPARTMENT NEWS
IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR WHEN MATH COMPETITIONS ABOUND. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GREENWOOD MATH COUNTS TEAM
FOR PLACING SECOND IN THEIR DISTRICT COMPETITION AT DRURY. THEY WILL COMPETE AT THE STATE LEVEL ON MARCH 14.
TEAM MEMBERS ARE JOSHUA COX, FIONA WU, EILEEN LIANG, AND OLIVER GRACE.
CONGRATULATIONS ALSO TO THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS AS BUILDING WINNERS IN VARIOUS COMPETITIONS. WE AWAIT REGIONAL AND STATE RESULTS FOR THEM.
AMC
12 – Elly Shin
10 – Anshul Soni
8 – Ivan Hou
MISSOURI MATH LEAGUE
The high school team is in first place in Greene County.
8th grade team – Ivan Hou
Austin Lemons
John Sharp
Liz Coulter
7th grade team – Alexandra Rosen
Taylor Brooks
Carter Bither
Jessamyn Baker
Kylie Schaller
6th grade team – Joshua Cox
Fiona Wu
Crosby Mills
Kaya Higgs
Mallory Montgomery
We are very proud of these accomplishments and hope for more as the spring months unfold. In addition to the Math Counts
competition in Columbia, we will participate in the Pummill Math Relays in April on the Missouri State University campus.
GO GREENWOOD BLUEJAY MATHLETES!!
2015 Missouri PTA Reflection Winners
Missouri PTA state level judging of the 2014-2015
National PTA Reflections Program, “The world would
be a better place if …” has concluded. Greenwood
submitted 33 entries to the state and we had 10 students who placed at the state level. Students who
placed first through honorable mention will be honored at the state Reflections Student Showcase. This
year’s event will be held on Saturday, April 18 in conjunction with our 2015 Spring Conference at Stoney
Creek Hotel & Convention Center located at 18011
Bass Pro Drive in Independence. First place entries
have advanced to the National PTA for consideration
at that level of judging. The names of national award
recipients will be announced in May.
Music Composition
Intermediate (grades 3‐5)
Honorable Mention
Gavin Duncan
Honorable Mention
Lily Prescott
Photography
High School (grades 9‐12)
First Place
Hannah Ledesma
Fourth Place
Bayley Flavin
Honorable Mention Shelby Sechler
Middle School (grades 6‐8)
Fifth Place
Jessamyn Baker
2015 Missouri PTA Reflections Program
"The world would be a better place if …
Missouri State Winners
Dance Choreography
Middle School (grades 6‐8)
Fourth Place
Kaya Higgs
Film Production
High School (grades 9‐12)
Second Place
Christopher Mitchell
Literature
High School (grades 9‐12)
Fourth Place
Grace Watson
Honorable Mention Sujeong Park
We are very excited about the 2015-2016 Reflection
Program theme, “Let Your Imagination Fly”. Put
your thinking caps on and get ready to submit your
entries for next years Reflections competition.
Thank you to all who entered.