From the desk of our principal, Mr. Clifford…

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We have now completed our first round of ISTEP testing. Our staff and students did an amazing job of staying focused and get-ting the job done. It is just in time for a well deserved break before

we start the final nine weeks of the 2015-2016 school year.

Enjoy some great days of recuperation and relaxation. Be safe,

have fun, and have a very happy

GREENSBURG JR HIGH SCHOOL

505 E. CENTRAL AVE. GREENSBURG, IN 47240 TELEPHONE (812) 663-7523 FAX (812) 663-9425

PRINCIPAL: MR. MATT CLIFFORD ASSIST. PRINCIPAL: MRS. DEBBIE SMITH COUNSELORS: MRS. KARA SCHEIDLER MRS. NICOLE SMITH A.D.: MR. JOHN RIGNEY ASSIST. A.D.: DAN MANUS

GJHS ON THE WEB:

greensburg.k12.in.us

2015-2016 MARCH NEWS

@GJHSPrincipal

Coming Events… FRI, MARCH 11 SPRING BREAK BEGINS AT THE END OF SCHOOL END OF 3RD 9 WEEKS SUN, MARCH 13 DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME BEGINS ...SET CLOCKS 1 HOUR FORWARD! MON, MARCH 28 CLASSES RESUME BEGINNING OF LAST 9 WEEKS

Please make a note of the Spring

Arts Festival date change.... Original date was Thursday, May 19th - now will be held on Tuesday, May 17th at 7pm in the Auditorium featuring GJHS Bands and Choirs. Thank you!

On April 5th at 7:00 p.m. sixty-eight of our eighth grade students will be inducted into the National Junior Honor Society. Stu-dents are invited into NJHS based on scholarship, character, service, leadership, and citizenship. Demerits, as well as, at-tendance, tardies, and teacher recommen-dations are taken into account when select-ing our members. Candidates have been notified by mail of their acceptance into NJHS and invited to this ceremony.

Library Media Center NEWS

Three teams will represent GJHS at the Battle of the Books competition sponsored by the Greensburg-Decatur County Public Library. Team members will read from a list of ten books provid-ed by the Public Library. The Battle in-volves correctly answering questions about the books’ plots and characters. The Battle will commence Saturday, April 16th, at the Public Li-brary. Sixth-grade team members are: Sean B., Zayden C., Rebecca H., Kylie H., Dylan P., Yurika S., and Lillian W. Seventh-grade members include: Jeremiah C., Oscar N., Emily S., and Sarah S. Eighth-grade team members consist of: Morgan B., Hannah F., Angelique G., Takisha L., Sara P., Ella T., and Alyssa V. Mrs. Ralston is coaching the 6th-grade team. GCHS student and BOB alum Emily Lowe is helping coach the 7th and 8th grade teams. Spectators may attend and cheer our teams to victo-ry. Parents are reminded that their student’s AR Points may be easily monitored by creating an ac-count at Renaissance Home Connect: https://hosted140.renlearn.com/122527/homeconnect/. There is a link from the GJHS LMC homepage.

Mrs. Knight

Are you looking for a coat to wear this winter? Check out the GJHS letter jacket. Students need a place to wear their Academ-ic and Sports letters and pins. The school has several in stock and cost is $120.00. XXL and larger sizes may need to be ordered. Jackets for Christmas may need to be ordered by November 20th. Checks should be made payable to GJHS.

The Greensburg Junior High School offers the school letter jacket for $120.00. It is a wool jacket, royal blue and black with a snap button front and the “Greensburg Pirates” logo on the back. Sizes come in small, medium, large, XLarge, XXLarge, XXXLarge. The 4XL will be additional $35.00. Many busi-nesses in the area offer a variety of fonts and graphics if you are interested. Several students will have their name, academic and sport letters sewn on the jacket. You may purchase the “Year of Graduation” numbers for $7.00/set. If you want the letter jacket as a Christmas gift, you must order by October 20th. Please call the office for more information. Order forms will be available at the office.

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March, April, May dates TBA

Greensburg Jr. High School is once again partnering with Gleaners Food Bank. The school receives free food each month to help feed families at GJHS who need extra assistance. If you would like to visit our food pantry, located across the street from GJHS, you MUST make an appointment EACH MONTH with either Mrs. Smith or Mrs. Scheidler by calling the school at: 663-7523. You will then pick a time during the designated hours to visit the food pantry. Food Pantry Dates & Times are:

*If school is closed due to inclement weather, then the food pantry will not be available*

G.J.H.S. PARNERS WITH...

GJHS Archery 2015-2016 News

The GJHS Archery team is having an incredible sea-son! They have made history and surpassed their goal once again! At the Sweetheart Shoot, the team scored a 3276 and finished in second place. On February 27, the team traveled to North Decatur to compete in the County Bucket Shoot. GJHS scores a 3271 and brought home the bucket! Congrats to Nick Bailey, Jonathon Ralston, and Kendall Cus-kaden for finishing 1st, 2nd, and 3rd overall in the middle school division. Next up for the archers is the

2016 NASP State Tournament. The Pirates shoot at 11:00 on Saturday, March 12, in the Blue Ribbon Pavilion at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. This meet will qualify them for the National Tournament that will be held in Louisville, Ken-

tucky, in May. Good luck, Pirate Archers! For GJHS Archery information, please contact Darci Kovacich: dkovacich@greensburg.k12.in.us

GOOD LUCK to the GJHS Bands and Choirs as they participate in the annual ISSMA Organizational Contest on April

9th. The Greensburg Junior High Bands will be going to ISSMA Concert Band Contest on April 9th. Mrs. Hicks will be sending out more information about

times and locations soon! Keep asking your band students for

information! If you would like to chaperone, please email Mrs.

Hicks at lhicks@greensburg.k12.in.us.

GJHS STARS middle division runner-ups in St Mary's Dodgeball Tournament 2016

UNBRIDLED POTENTIAL

members and helpers share their

animals and activities with the group

at DSI. Bear and Captain joined the

group for the show and tell session!

GJHS Track Season 2016

The Track season is quickly approaching and we are looking forward to another great season. The track call out meeting is planned for some time in January and will be announced at school. Right now we are planning on beginning preseason after Valentine’s Day (open to any athlete not already in a school sport). Mandatory season will start in March. Please listen for announcements and watch the newsletter for further information.

Our track program could not be complete without the terrific help from parents and friends. Please let

us know if you could volunteer to time the running events or officiate field events, etc. Helpers should be at the track by 4:45-5:00 p.m. Volunteers will receive free family passes to all the home meets. Workers are a very important aspect for our track program and we appreciate everyone’s help.

The GJHS Track program said good-bye to Ms. Sonja Linville as she began her new position as

Greensburg High School Assistant Principal. Congratulations Ms. Linville, good luck! We are so fortunate to welcome two new coaches who will be splitting the distance coaching position

that became available. Mr. Matt Slaven, who also is the Cross Country coach, will be joining us. Ms. Ra-yann Spicer will also begin her coaching debut as distance coach. We welcome them to the “track family”.

We look forward to very exciting season this year! Hope you can join us at the track meets and cheer on the athletes!

More information or a practice schedule call GJHS 812-663-7523. The track schedule will be available

later.

Sue Burkhart Boys & Girls, GJHS Head Track Coach Shot put, discus/pole vault Ext. 1702 Ms. Morgan Menkedick Sprints, hurdles, relays Mr. Matt Slaven Ext. 1830 Ms. Rayann Spicer Ext. 1803 Distance, mid-distance, relays Ext. 1825 High School 812-663-4774 Zach Baker High and long jump Ext. 1241 CALENDER

Coming to the Greensburg Jr. High School

Athletic Departmant for the 2016-2017 fall sports season,

SOCCER! Depending on the amount of interest in this program, it

could be a co-ed team. We will have a call out meeting on March 28 with further details.