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 »
Preschool Recognition Tonight
May 9, 2013 • Sam York
Filed under Classroom Happenings, Elementary Happenings, Top Stories
It’s time for the preschool to end yet another successful year. The preschool recognition will be tonight, starting at 5:30 p.m. The program will be held in the High School Gym, and immediately after cookies and drinks will be served. 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 »
Poppy Poster Winners Announced
May 7, 2013 • Allison Sundquist
Filed under Classroom Happenings, Elementary Happenings, Middle School, Top Stories
Red poppies have been the memorial flower of the American Legion Auxiliary since 1921. Students in Gregory Elementary and Middle School participated in making poppy posters for the Gregory and Dallas American Legions. Money was presented to the top three posters in each class. Gregory Legion... Read more »
Quiz Bowl Was a Success
May 7, 2013 • Sam York
Filed under Classroom Happenings, Elementary Happenings, Middle School, Student Life, Top Stories
On April 24, the Gregory elementary and middle school students participated in the annual 2013 Quiz Bowl. The morning started off with the elementary teams, grades 3-5, and the middle school, grades 6-8th, competed in the afternoon. The results for the elementary teams are as posted; third grade placed... 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 »
Gorillas Dominate Reading Olympics
April 29, 2013 • Kendall Roeder
Filed under Elementary Happenings, Middle School
On April 24th, 26 Gregory students grades 2nd-7th attended the annual Reading Olympics in Burke. The Reading Olympics is a competition in which students read ten books and compete in a quiz bowl with questions from only these books. The 2nd grade consisted of Eli Fogel, Jessy Jo Vanderwerff, Jaden... Read more »
Chirping Class Pets for Fourth Grade?
April 25, 2013 • Kelsey Reber
Filed under Classroom Happenings, Elementary Happenings
The fourth grade is preparing for spring by watching their eggs hatch into baby chickens! Right now, five chicks have hatched three yellow and one black. This morning a black chick had to be put to rest because of illness. They are currently under a heat lamp in a little coop made out... Read more »
Northeast Community College Jazz Band To Perform
April 18, 2013 • Briana Leber
Filed under Classroom Happenings, Elementary Happenings, Middle School, Student Life
The NortheastCommunity College from Norfolk, NE, and director Randy Neuhart will be stopping during their tour tomorrow to perform. Mr. Opp received a letter from them and said that they could perform in Gregory. So they will be performing tomorrow morning in the high school... Read more »
Students Start STEP Tests
March 26, 2013 • Allison Sundquist
Filed under Classroom Happenings, Elementary Happenings, Middle School, Student Life
The halls of GHS will be filled with “Quiet! Testing in progress” signs between April 1 and April 19 due to the Dakota STEP Tests. The STEP tests assess each of the students learning over the course of a year. The tests are used to show what standards have been mastered in the classroom. ... Read more »
