Willis Joins the School System
October 16, 2014 • Ashley Meyer
Filed under Elementary Happenings, Staff, Top Stories
Ms. Sue Willis joined the Gregory School System as a SPED teacher on the elementary side. Sue grew up in Fairfax and graduated from high school there. After graduating, she went to SDSU and earned her elementary teaching degree and moved on to BHSU in Spearfish and earned her SPED degree. Ms. Willis... Read more »
Ms. Nelson Comes to First Grade
October 14, 2014 • Shayna Cornemann
Filed under Elementary Happenings, Staff, Top Stories
Have you ever had to go to a new school? Were you nervous? Imagine what it would be like if you had to look after a whole class of first graders. This year we welcomed Jennifer Nelson to the Gregory Elementary School as the new first grade teacher. She is from Plattsmouth, Nebraska. She went to college... Read more »
A Step Towards a Brighter Future
October 7, 2014 • Shayna Cornemann
Filed under Elementary Happenings, News, Top Stories
In the spring of 2013 Gregory School applied for a grant that would provide $46,000 for new physical education equipment for the elementary school. To accept the grant Gregory School has to use pedometers. The pedometers were not originally part of the agreement but were later added. They are used to... Read more »
Homecoming 2014 Comes to an End
September 29, 2014 • Chelsea Backous, writer
Filed under Elementary Happenings, Middle School, News, Student Life, Top Stories
Homecoming 2014 has sadly come to an end. The theme of the parade this year was “cereal”. This year in the high school division, the juniors and sophomores tied for first with “Captain Crunch” and “Life”, and freshmen got third place with “Rice Krispies”. In the middle school division... Read more »
‘Campfire Tales’ Comes to Gregory
April 24, 2014 • Jacey
Filed under Elementary Happenings
On Saturday, April 26, the cast and crew (made up of Gregory elementary students) will perform at the Gregory Memorial Auditorium at 7:00 pm. Dakota Players is a children’s theatre company that travels near and far to put on productions of fun and exciting plays. This is their fourth year in Gregory. Come... Read more »
Contestants are Making Music
April 8, 2014 • Sierra Smith
Filed under Elementary Happenings, Middle School
Once again, the GregorySchool is hosting the 3-8 piano and 5-8 vocal contests this Saturday. When judged, the contestants could receive a three for good, two for excellence, or a one for superior. They could also be awarded with a plus. There will be two centers for piano, with 66 contestants. ... Read more »
Elementary Gets Its Christmas Spirit on!
December 13, 2013 • Caylee Meinen
Filed under Elementary Happenings, Student Life
The GregoryElementary School has been very active working on Christmas crafts and learning about Christmas spirit. The elementary had its annual Christmas concert on Friday the 6. The classes started off counting down the Christmas days with decorating the hallways and doors all around the elementary.... Read more »
Elementary Track and Field Day
May 9, 2013 • Kristen Holmberg
Filed under Classroom Happenings, Elementary Happenings
On Wednesday, May, 8 the elementary had a track and field day. All the students, begindergarten through fifth grade, were able to participate in track and field related events. The sixth grade helped run the events. For the field events the kids participated in long jump, ball throw-shot put, ball... Read more »
Kids Eat Free
May 9, 2013 • Mackenzie Feyereisen
Filed under Classroom Happenings, Elementary Happenings, Middle School
This summer kids have the opportunity to eat nutritious meals during the summer for free. June 3 to June 28 and July 1 to July 26 – excluding July 4 and 5 – kids can eat in the GregorySchool lunch room from 11:30 am – 1:00 pm for free. Adults (19 and up) can eat for $4.00, so come on down and... Read more »
Elementary to Perform X is for Zebra
May 3, 2013 • Shelby Harding
Filed under Elementary Happenings
50 students, begindergarten through 6th grade, are performing tomorrow, May 4th, at the Gregory Auditorium. The play is called X is for Zebra, and is about a stripeless zebra who spells her name with an X instead of a Z. Taking place in the African Savannah, lions are known to have pride, the meerkats... Read more »
