Coach Floyd’s and Coach Kirk’s PE class recently participated in an Outdoor Leisure Education unit focused on teaching lifelong recreational skills and overall wellness. 🎣
A huge thank you to everyone who helped make this experience possible:
• The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation for donating fishing poles, hooks, and bobbers
• Grove Rotary for allowing us to borrow life jackets
• Grand Lake Sports Center for donating worms and jigs
• District 1 game wardens for spending time with our students and sharing their knowledge
• Mark Lovelace and Richard Bassett for helping bait hooks and assist students throughout the day
What an awesome opportunity for our students to learn new skills, enjoy the outdoors, and make lasting memories! It was a GRAND day!!! ❤️🖤
Mrs. Guinn’s art classes continue to create amazing pieces of art as the school year at GMS winds down. Their latest projects focus on the theme of pop art, an art movement that emerged in Britain and America during the 1950s and 1960s. Pop art challenged traditional artistic styles by incorporating everyday imagery, consumer products, and elements of mass media into fine art.
We hope you enjoy these creative and colorful works as much as we do! 🎨❤️
Shout out to Grove Rotary for their grants that are allowing our 6th grade Lifetime Fitness students with Coach Hacker and Coach Jenny the opportunity to fish at Wolf Creek! Fitness is more than just working out, it is unplugging and enjoying the outdoors! Also, thanks to Mark Lovelace for helping our young fishermen!!
Day 1 of Teacher Appreciation Week was a sweet success at GMS!
Our Student Council loved delivering ice cream floats with the message, “You keep us A-Float!” Each treat was served in a fun souvenir cup generously donated by the Byers family and filled with a delicious float provided by the Morrison and Northcutt families.
Day 2, we got to enjoy a fantastic taco spread with all the fixings—because “Let’s Taco-bout how great our teachers are!” A huge thank you to the Beasley, Brodrick, Collier, Crowder, Ferguson, Grant, Huynh, Jackson, Lingard, and Ward families for making it happen.
We are so grateful for our amazing community and the support you show our staff!
Our Student Council loved delivering ice cream floats with the message, “You keep us A-Float!” Each treat was served in a fun souvenir cup generously donated by the Byers family and filled with a delicious float provided by the Morrison and Northcutt families.
Day 2, we got to enjoy a fantastic taco spread with all the fixings—because “Let’s Taco-bout how great our teachers are!” A huge thank you to the Beasley, Brodrick, Collier, Crowder, Ferguson, Grant, Huynh, Jackson, Lingard, and Ward families for making it happen.
We are so grateful for our amazing community and the support you show our staff!
Second Grade Field Day was a bit chilly and wet BUT so much fun! Thank you Coach V, Mr. T, and parents for a great time.
Gracias a Latte! Teacher Appreciation continues at the Lower. Donuts and coffee.No better way to start the day! Thank you to our parents and community for spreading joy today.
First Grade Field Day. Thankful for the beautiful weather and all the fun! Thank you Coach V and Mr. T!
GHS wants to send a HUGE Thank You to our amazing parents and community for a fantastic first day of Teacher Appreciation Week!! Breakfast, decorations, and a Bridgerton Themed Photo Booth!!! And this is just day 1!!!
Perhaps not an exhaustive list, but thank you to: Brenda Sheffield, Lacy Berryman, Brooke Fuser, Karin Stephens, Susie Niehus and family, Jenny Clark, and 1st Christian Church!!!
Perhaps not an exhaustive list, but thank you to: Brenda Sheffield, Lacy Berryman, Brooke Fuser, Karin Stephens, Susie Niehus and family, Jenny Clark, and 1st Christian Church!!!
Teacher Appreciation Week is here! Gracias to our parents and community who provided Taco Bell for the Lower Staff.
Lower Elementary Retirement Reception Date Change
Grove Public Schools will be on an early release schedule on Monday, May 4th.
Upper and Middle School students (car and bus riders) will be released at 12:30.
Lower and ECC students will be released at 12:45.
High School students will be released at 1:00.
Thank you for understanding.
Congratulations Mississippi! The Lower recognizes another Remarkable Ridgy! She brings joy to everyone through music and love. Her enthusiasm is contagious. Mississippi's kindness and positivity make a difference every day!
Congrats to Grove FFA for placing 5th in the state in the Agriscience Quiz Bowl. The contest was held at Oklahoma State University on April 24. Team members are Aurora Humphrey, Bailey Close, Lily Shobe and Addie Lane.
🚗📘 The Road Ahead is here!
Yearbooks have officially been distributed to students who pre-ordered, and we only have a limited number of copies left. Don’t miss your chance to grab one and relive all the memories from this year’s journey!
Yearbooks are $35 and can be purchased from Mrs. Thomas at the middle school.
Once they’re gone, they’re gone—so don’t wait!
Yearbooks have officially been distributed to students who pre-ordered, and we only have a limited number of copies left. Don’t miss your chance to grab one and relive all the memories from this year’s journey!
Yearbooks are $35 and can be purchased from Mrs. Thomas at the middle school.
Once they’re gone, they’re gone—so don’t wait!
Opening night of GMS’s production of A Fine-Feathered Murder by Todd Wallinger was a huge success! 🎭
Our talented actors—and director, Mr. Gilmore—did an outstanding job bringing this fun-filled show to life.
Don’t miss your final chance to catch it tonight, May 1, at 7:00 p.m. in the GMS auditorium! ❤️
Our talented actors—and director, Mr. Gilmore—did an outstanding job bringing this fun-filled show to life.
Don’t miss your final chance to catch it tonight, May 1, at 7:00 p.m. in the GMS auditorium! ❤️
Dear Ridgerunner family,
We have some exciting news that we would like to share with you about the future of Grove Public Schools. During today’s board meeting, we selected Mr. Doug Brown as our next superintendent. We hope you will join us in welcoming him to his new position on July 1.
With over two decades of experience in education, Mr. Brown has become known for his motto – preparing champions for life. During his time as Idabel Public Schools Superintendent and as assistant superintendent of educational services in Lawton, he’s done just that through strategic innovation, fiscal responsibility and community partnerships. Mr. Brown is eager to bring his experience, vision and collaborative leadership style to Grove Public Schools to continue building on our tradition of excellence and ensuring every student has the opportunity to be a champion.
Mr. Brown served as the superintendent of Idabel from 2013-2023, before moving to his current position in Lawton as assistant superintendent. Bringing stability and growth to the district, Mr. Brown was instrumental in rebuilding Idabel’s financial health, growing community trust and expanding and improving educational opportunities for his students. These building blocks led to the passage of a $23 million bond proposal that enhanced athletics and music facilities, bringing not only new student opportunities, but renewed pride to the community as well.
Creating a positive learning environment for the students in Lawton, Mr. Brown launched over 25 new career pathways and advanced college and career preparedness. As a part of increasing college and career readiness, he worked closely with community partners, connecting students with organizations like Cameron University, the City of Lawton, the Lawton/Ft. Sill Chamber of Commerce and Veterans for Life.
With the help of the Oklahoma State School Boards Association, we were able to select Mr. Brown from a quality pool of candidates. We are incredibly thankful to those who completed the superintendent search survey. Your responses guided us throughout the superintendent search process, helping us select the right candidate for our district.
Welcome to Grove, Mr. Brown!
Sincerely,
The Grove Board of Education
We have some exciting news that we would like to share with you about the future of Grove Public Schools. During today’s board meeting, we selected Mr. Doug Brown as our next superintendent. We hope you will join us in welcoming him to his new position on July 1.
With over two decades of experience in education, Mr. Brown has become known for his motto – preparing champions for life. During his time as Idabel Public Schools Superintendent and as assistant superintendent of educational services in Lawton, he’s done just that through strategic innovation, fiscal responsibility and community partnerships. Mr. Brown is eager to bring his experience, vision and collaborative leadership style to Grove Public Schools to continue building on our tradition of excellence and ensuring every student has the opportunity to be a champion.
Mr. Brown served as the superintendent of Idabel from 2013-2023, before moving to his current position in Lawton as assistant superintendent. Bringing stability and growth to the district, Mr. Brown was instrumental in rebuilding Idabel’s financial health, growing community trust and expanding and improving educational opportunities for his students. These building blocks led to the passage of a $23 million bond proposal that enhanced athletics and music facilities, bringing not only new student opportunities, but renewed pride to the community as well.
Creating a positive learning environment for the students in Lawton, Mr. Brown launched over 25 new career pathways and advanced college and career preparedness. As a part of increasing college and career readiness, he worked closely with community partners, connecting students with organizations like Cameron University, the City of Lawton, the Lawton/Ft. Sill Chamber of Commerce and Veterans for Life.
With the help of the Oklahoma State School Boards Association, we were able to select Mr. Brown from a quality pool of candidates. We are incredibly thankful to those who completed the superintendent search survey. Your responses guided us throughout the superintendent search process, helping us select the right candidate for our district.
Welcome to Grove, Mr. Brown!
Sincerely,
The Grove Board of Education
Grove Community!! Don't forget to stop by the side of the Grove High School PAC for the OBI Blood Drive. This is brought to you by Character Counts!! They will be accepting blood donations until 2:30 today, 5.1.26. They will be excited and surprised to see you!!!
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step with confidence!
College orientation is more than just a visit—it’s your chance to explore campus, meet new
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Congratulations to Grady Gonzalez!!! Accepted to the Marine Mechanic program during the 13th Year at Northeast Tech!! Well done, Seniors!!! Keep the good news coming!!!
Check out the creativity from Mrs. Thomas’s Yearbook class! 📸
Students explored forced perspective photography, an optical illusion technique that plays with perception to make objects appear larger, smaller, closer, or farther away than they really are. The results are incredible!
We hope you enjoy these fun and creative images captured by our talented students. Amazing job! 👏
A special thank you to the Grove Education Foundation for Excellence for funding the cameras used in our yearbook and journalism classes during the 2024–2025 grant cycle. Your support helps bring learning to life at GMS! ❤️🖤
Students explored forced perspective photography, an optical illusion technique that plays with perception to make objects appear larger, smaller, closer, or farther away than they really are. The results are incredible!
We hope you enjoy these fun and creative images captured by our talented students. Amazing job! 👏
A special thank you to the Grove Education Foundation for Excellence for funding the cameras used in our yearbook and journalism classes during the 2024–2025 grant cycle. Your support helps bring learning to life at GMS! ❤️🖤
