Current News at Greenwood

Mallory Clouse captured the Third Place Award, Senior Individual Division, at the International Future Problem Solving (FPS) Competition held June 9 - 12 at the University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse. Clouse was one of two Kentucky students invited to compete at the International Competition in the Individual Senior Division based on qualifying scores from the Kentucky State Competition. The 2011 state qualifying topic was "Water Quality," and the International Global Issues topic was "Emergency Planning."
Clouse has competed for the last three years on the Greenwood FPS Team and in the Kentucky State Individual FPS Competition. The Greenwood team has won the district team competition for the last five years and was awarded sixth place at the Kentucky State Governor's Cup competition in March 2010. Mallory is the first Greenwood student to compete at the International Competition.
Steven Owens took first place in the Agriculture Engineering division at the State FFA Agri-Science contest in Lexington last month. This qualified him for the National Agri-Science contest in Indianapolis, which will take place at the national FFA Convention in October. In the state competition, Owens made an incubator out of a kitchen cabinet.
SBDM News: Congratulations to Melanie Llontop. Rita Daniels and Todd Tolbert for being elected by the teachers to serve on the 2011-12 Greenwood SBDM council.
Greg Dunn will replace Mark Davis, who is retiring, as GHS principal.
Congratulations to the Lacrosse Club Team - 2011 State Champs!!
The Class of 2001 is in the early stages of planning a fall 2011 reunion. Please visit the Facebook page (Link) for more information. An organizing committee has the reunion planned and will be held in Bowling Green the second weekend in October. Please email Greg Petersen (PeteyTheRef@Yahoo.com) or call/text Greg (270-303-3661) if you aren’t on Facebook or need more information! If you have not received any email contact, please let Greg know as well! Click here for the newest Class of 2001 reunion information in pdf format.
GHS Class of 1991 reunion: Dates: July 22-23, 2011 Place: July 22 - Bowling Green Hot Rods Ballpark - 7:00 pm
July 23 - Chaney's Dairy Barn - 11:00 am
July 23 - National Corvette Museum - 7:00 - 11:00 pm Cost: $34 per person for all three events, but there is an option to register for one or all events. Contacts: Will Perkins, Keith Ryan, Heather Smith Ragan. E-mail: wchsclassof91@yahoo.com Facebook page: Warren Central High School Class of 1991 Website: events.r20.constantcontact.com This is a combined reunion with Warren Central and Greenwood High's classes of 1991. We went to Central together for three years, so we like to celebrate together, too.
ESS (Extended School Services takes place every Thursday from 2:35 until 4:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 9:00-11:00 am. No bus transportation will be provided. This is a great opportunity for your student to get extra help with their classes if they wish.

Parent access to Infinite Campus (Internet Access to Student Grades): Parents will need three items in order to access the student portal. They are the student ID number, student date of birth, and the Infinite Campus website. Log on at: https://infinitecampus.warren.kyschools.us/campus/portal/warren.jsp. User Name will be the 10 digit student ID#. Password is the students Date of Birth in MMDDYY format. Example -- 080691. If you try to access your account more than three times using incorrect student information, you will be locked out of the IC system. You must email the following address to have your password reset. It may take up to 72 hours to process this request. The email address is: passwordic@warren.kyschools.us.

Students are eligible to purchase Microsoft Office, Windows 7, and other software at a discounted price through an agreement between KDE and Microsoft through Dell Computers. We have many students who have MS Works on their home computers and then can’t print their documents when they come to school. They can purchase MS Office 2010 (Word, Excel, Access, Publisher, Powerpoint, etc., retail $499) for $ as low as $65.55 (Windows) or Microsoft Office 2008 for $64.77 (MAC). The complete price list is on the website. This software is available for Kentucky school students and proof of this must be provided. You will be required to send proof that you are a student to get this price. You may fax or mail them a copy of your transcript, report card, etc. as we do not have student e-mail at Greenwood. Order information is at: http://kde.onthehub.com.

Teacher Websites: Students and parents may now access many individual GHS teacher websites by going to this link: www.ghsteachers.com or by clicking on Faculty/Staff on the nav bar at the left. Each teacher has two web pages, one containing biographical data: click on BIO; and one containing course information: click on CP. Many teachers have posted their course syllabi, class rules, units of study, and assignment sheets. All GHS teachers should have these course pages on line in the next few weeks.

Novel Stars: If you have a child enrolled in a Novel Stars credit recovery course & would like information on their progress, please contact Jeanne Meece at Jeanne.Meece@warren.kyschools.us.

Guidance News: Click here.

Athletic Director News: Congratulations to the track team for having both girls and boys participating in the state meet. A special congratulations goes to Conner Sikora for placing 2nd in the discuss throw. Greenwood has another state champion!! Beck Pennington is the tennis singles' state champion! Both our boys' and girls' teams were regional champions. The softball team ended their season with a strong showing against previously ranked #1 in the state, Allen County-Scottsville. The Lady Gators lost 0-2 but were ranked as high as 6th in the state this season. Spring sports at Greenwood are now officially over for 2010-11. Please contact the front office or individual coaches to find out information about camps or try-outs for fall sports.

Team & Organization News

Academic Team: Congratulations JV Academic Team for defeating Glasgow County 18-14. The Academic Team's next matches are on 9/14 vs. South Warren @ 4:00 and on 9/16 vs. Allen County @4:30. Both are away games.

Art Club: Several art students have work on display at the Warren County Board of Education office.

Baseball: The varsity improved its record to (14-12,5-7) by beating Warren East 4-2 and 5-3 on Thursday, Glasgow 6-4 on Friday, and Henderson County 8-4 on Saturday. The Gators got complete games from Johnathan Williams and Dexter Cline on Thursday, and Trevor Brewer on Friday. Nolan Moore got the win against Henderson County on Saturday while Tanner Kirby got the save. This week the Gators will conduct Senior Night on Tuesday starting at 5:15 with gametime at 6:30 vs Barren County. Wednesday the Gators host #8 Owensboro Apollo, travel to John Hardin on Friday, and will play Allen County at the Hot Rods Stadium Saturday at 11:00. Please make plans to attend and support the Gator Baseball team. Please come and support your Gator Baseball players. For more information on Gator Baseball, please go to www.gatorbaseball.org

Band: The GHS Jazz Band Dinner Dance was a great success! Thank you to all who came to support this wonderful group of musicians. Kudos to Nick Collar, the parents who helped with all stages of preparation and execution, and especially to the student musicians who provided and excellent evening of jazz. The GHS Bands Spring Concert will be at 7:00 pm on Thursday, May 26th in the auditorium.

Boy's Basketball: See Athletics Page. Boys Basketball Banquet that will be held in the Greenwood High School cafeteria on Sunday, March 20 at 6PM.

Girl's Basketball: See Athletics Page. The girls will be having several summer games scheduled that will allow the Lady Gators to gain a whole year's experience over the summer. Some varsity players will be going to Lipscomb from June 5-7. We will play at Hart County on June 8. Practice will be on June 9, 10, and 13. Games will be played at Glasgow on June 14, 15 and at Russell County on June 16, 17. Games are scheduled for Warren Central on June 20, 21/Barren County on June 22/Warren East on June 23,24. JV players will also participate. I know some players may not be available on some dates but I wanted opportunties to be available to those that can attend.

Cheerleaders:

Choir: The final Choir Concert of the year will take place on Monday, May 23 at 7pm in the auditorium. Anyone may attend!

Cross Country: Booster/Info Meeting for Cross Country -Tuesday, May 31, 6:30 PM, GHS Library. Anyone who in interested in running cross country in the fall please contact Coach Nick Lowe at (270) 791-0776 or email at nicholas.lowe@warren.kyschools.us.

Dance Team:

FBLA: Click link to pages.

FFA: This is National FFA Week. Listen for announcements of activities.

Football: For more information on Gator Football including roster, stats, game photos, etc. visit www.greenwoodfootball.net

Boys Golf:

Musical:

NHS: SERVICE If you opted out of the fundraiser the $15 is past due -- members that have not paid will be put on the obligations list in the office. Please pick up your pre-ordered NHS t-shirt from Mrs. Foust in Rm 149 ($10) -- Mrs. Foust has a few extra shirts if anyone did not purchase one that would like one see Mrs. Foust in Room 203. Upcoming Service opportunities -see bulletin board for more. If you have any questions please contact Mrs. Lori Foust at lori.foust@warren.kyschools.us or 842-3627 ext 1901.

NJROTC News: ROTC students practice for inspection tuesday 17 May, noon - til 2:00 PM. Annual Inspection Wed 18 May Noon til 2:30 PM. Parents are invited to preview Pass in Review 1:45 PM. Congratulations to Zach Pillow. Zach received an ROTC scholarship and will be attending WKU. The JROTC participated in Community service event for the Christian Care community center. Article and pics on KidsAroundTown.com
or GHS ROTC website.

Men's Soccer: Any males or females interested in playing soccer next year are welcome to run at the track on Mondays. Interested students must have a physical on file, but do not need to have played last season. We begin immediately after school and everyone must be picked up by 4pm. Anyone who can not be picked up by 4pm should not attend. Open facilities are Wednesdays immediately after school until 4pm. Any males or females interested in playing soccer next year are welcome to use the open facilities on the practice field behind Drake's Creek. Players must have a current physical, cleats, and shin guards, but do not need to have played last season. Everyone must be picked up by 4pm--anyone who can not be picked up by 4pm should not attend. Due to faculty meetings, some of the Wednesday sessions will be cancelled (usually the first Wednesday of the month). Check with Coach Gural if there are any questions.

Women's Soccer: Any males or females interested in playing soccer next year are welcome to run at the track on Mondays. Interested students must have a physical on file, but do not need to have played last season. We begin immediately after school and everyone must be picked up by 4pm. Anyone who can not be picked up by 4pm should not attend. Open facilities are Wednesdays immediately after school until 4pm. Any males or females interested in playing soccer next year are welcome to use the open facilities on the practice field behind Drake's Creek. Players must have a current physical, cleats, and shin guards, but do not need to have played last season. Everyone must be picked up by 4pm--anyone who can not be picked up by 4pm should not attend. Due to faculty meetings, some of the Wednesday sessions will be cancelled (usually the first Wednesday of the month). Check with Coach Gural if there are any questions.

STLP: The following students placed at the state STLP Showcase in Lexington on May 13: Josh Lindsey, 4th place, original photo; Tyler Webster, honorable mention, manipulated photo; Katherine Devine, honorable mention, instructional video. Click here to view.

Softball Team: Click for link to pages. Monday: At Larue Co. 5:00 start V/JV *bus leaves at 2:30 Tuesday: At Christian Co. 5:00 start V/JV *bus leaves at 2:00 Thursday: At North Hardin 6:00 start V only *bus leaves at 3:00 Saturday: At Home with Daviess Co. (10am) and Henry Clay (2pm) *These two teams will play each other at 12pm *V only.

Swim Team: Check out the swim team website at www.warrencountyswim.org . Congratulations to Gator Swim Team team for placing 2^nd overall out of 28 teams at this year’s Regional Swimming & Diving Championship in Owensboro. 2 Greenwood swimmers, Stuart Iverson & Sarah Wood were named to the All-Region team!!! And Hunter Swift was Regional champion in boys diving. Other notable finishers in diving were Elaina Mueller 5^th place, Allison Sack 9^th place, Rachel Veatch 11^th place, and Travis Causey 7^th place. The following gators have been named to the KHSAA State Championship team, which will be representing Greenwood at the State Tournament @ Univ. of Louisville in 2 weeks: Boys Team- Stuart Iverson, Will Brown, Spencer Howle, Eric Spiller, Alden Walker, Travis Causey, Kyle Martens, and Hunter Swift. Girls Team- Sarah Wood, Emily Wood, Jenny Lei, Alexis Swift, Jenny Nguyen, Danielle Prosser, Rachel Cline, and Elaina Mueller.

TARS:

Tennis: Congratulations to the tennis team for their participation in the state tournament and to Beck Pennington for winning the state singles championship.

Track: Congratulations to those that qualified for the state meet next Saturday at U of L. Athletes qualify for the state meet in one of three ways: The top two finishers in each event in each region shall advance to the state meet. Next, the ten best overall marks statewide in each event shall advance to the state meet (in AAA). Lastly, any person failing to otherwise qualify but who meets the minimum performance standard in the regional finals (regional qualifying standards) shall advance to the state meet. Girls 4x800m relay (Automatic qualifier – region runner-up) Jenny Gaiko, Lauren Weitlauf, Elizabeth Cole, Lindsay Mumley, Kate Miller (alternate), Lindsey Prive (alternate) Boys 4x800m relay Connor Strange, Logan Pattison-Knutson, Clay Mahagan, Keith Prive, Nick Howell(alternate), Justin Price (alternate), Tanner Thompson – 400m dash, Isaiah Thomas-Turner – Shot Put, Connor Sikora – Discus (Automatic qualifier - region champion). Only these 15 individuals should attend practice this week. Season Bests @ Regional Championship: Girls: Shelby Gibson – 200m, Lindsay Mumley – 800m, Kate Miller – 1600m, 4x800m relay. Khaing Thazin – 100 high hurdles, Long Jump, Ashten Morrison – Discus Boys: Tanner Thompson – 200m, 400m, Zack Anderson – 110 high hurdles, 4x100m relay, 4x400m relay, 4x800m relay, Isaiah Thomas-Turner – Shot Put, Troy Cox – Discus, Kenton Mobley – Triple Jump,
Volleyball: Pre-season conditioning and open gym times this week are: Monday & Thursday 5-6:30 pm and Friday 2:45 – 4:30 pm. Any girl entering Drakes Creek or Greenwood in the fall may participate. Sports physical is required for participation. Volleyball team will be hosting Lil’ Gator Camp on June 13-15 for girls entering 3^rd – 8^th grades in the fall. Brochures are available in the front office or on the Greenwood website. Greenwood Stadium Seats are being sold by the volleyball team again this year. The price of a stadium seat is $35. If you are interested please contact Mrs. Keven Srygler at k.srygler@insightbb.com or 793-9212 also Holly Whittinghill at holly.whittinghill@warren.kyschools.us

Yearbook: Yearbook applications for the 2011-2012 Yearbook Team are now being accepted. Please pick up and drop off applications in room 176 1st through 5th periods or in room 321 during 6th and 7th periods. Positions being filled include but are not limited to Sales Managers, Graphic Designers, PhotoShop Experts, Layout Designers, Photographers, and Technical Managers. Computer experience is a must, but software training will be provided. Journalism 1 is a prerequisite, but can be taken in conjunction with Yearbook courses if need be. 2012 Sophomores and 2012 Juniors who are interested in managing sections on their Senior Yearbook are encouraged to apply now to gain the necessary experience, as well as 2012 Seniors who want to play a part of their Senior book's production.

Other Information

Absences from school: Parents/Guardians are to notify the attendance office each day by 8:00 am, if your student is not going to be at school. If a student comes in late or leaves early or is out of school all day, a note must be submitted to excuse the absence. If a parent/guardian signs a student in or out of the building during the school day, a note must also be submitted to excuse the portion of the day missed. Although parents sign a student in or out on the attendance log, a separate written parent note (or doctor’s note) must also be submitted; otherwise the portion of the day missed will not be counted as excused. You are allowed to write 5 parent notes for absences per semester as well as 5 parent notes for tardies per semester. A tardy is defined as the first 60 minutes of the school day or the last 60 minutes of the school. All parent notes must be turned into the attendance office within 5 days of the absence.

Student Check Out Procedures: Please have a photo ID present when you are checking out your students. This is a very large school and we want to ensure the safety of all of our students. I know many of our parents will know Mrs. Larsen (our attendance clerk) and she will also know many of the parents. However, it is possible that Mrs. Larsen may be away from her desk and someone else who does not know you is doing the checking out. Please have your photo ID available and it will be much smoother and safer for our students.

School Resource Officer Notes from Officer Kirby:
Click here for previous tips.

Myth: Fighting off campus will have less severe consequences.

The fact is it may have more consequences. Often school administrators are able to resolve a discipline issue by school discipline that never reaches the level of a criminal law violation. Students should realize that by saying, “We’ll take it off campus” they are subjecting themselves to more danger and the possibility of being arrested. Some of the thinking behind this process is…we know we will get caught at school, our parents will be notified and we will be disciplined. Regardless of the violation of law that is occurring students would be well advised that leaving the safety umbrella of school is a bad idea.

Drive Safely and always buckle up!

Deputy Kirby/SRO

Drive Safely, and don't forget to Buckle Up!
L8RG8R (Later Gator)