We are feeling lucky to have such amazing teachers!
The GMS STUCO March Teacher Trolley delivered sweet and salty treats—Chex Mix, M&M’s, and drinks—thanks to the generous support of Ayla Elder’s family.
We appreciate all that our teachers do every day!

Join us for a Chili Dinner & Silent Auction on Thursday, April 2, from 5:30–8:00 p.m. at the GHS Cafeteria. Enjoy great food, exciting silent auction items, and live student demonstrations!
Let’s pack the house and show these students how much our community supports them! ❤️
📰❤️🖤 The Ridgy Press – March Issue is Out! 🖤❤️📰
Great job to Mrs. Thomas and the Grove Middle School Journalism classes on the March issue of The Ridgy Press, GMS’s monthly newspaper! This excellent publication showcases the hard work and creativity of our students as they learn the art of journalism by doing—researching, writing, editing, and publishing stories for our school community.
The growing readership of The Ridgy Press highlights the quality of their work and the impact student journalism can have on keeping everyone informed. It is truly one of the many amazing elective opportunities available at Grove Middle School.
Outstanding work by Mrs. Thomas and her student journalists! 📰👏🖤❤️
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LMLxeFQunxfTVEeucNDgXSrHyP45juEx/view?usp=sharing

The Grove Middle School Band, under the direction of Adam Terry, Lauren Thompson, and Joseph Wilhelm, earned Superior Ratings for both their stage performance and in the sight-reading room, resulting in the Outstanding Achievement Award—only the 11th time in school history this honor has been achieved!
This is a huge accomplishment and a testament to the dedication, talent, and hard work of our students and directors. We are incredibly proud of our band program and the leadership that continues to inspire excellence.
Way to represent Ridgerunner Nation! 🖤❤️🎺


Congratulations to the February Ridgy Student of the Month Nominees!!!
Each student was nominated by an educator for their outstanding conduct exemplifying The Ridgy Way!!!



Yearbooks are $35. Order online at Jostens.com or see Mrs. Thomas at the middle school to reserve your copy.









A huge thank you to the family of Amara Martinez for helping bring this project to life by bringing their food truck, Lil' Bit of This and That, to school. Students enjoyed delicious walking tacos and snow cones while celebrating their creativity, effort, and learning.
We are so proud of all the amazing work our readers accomplished!



Sculpture/Woodworking – 8th Grade
🥇 1st Place: Dawson Chisholm
🥈 2nd Place: Emryi Culbertson
Sculpture/Woodworking – 7th Grade
🥇 1st Place: Cooper McElhaney
🥈 2nd Place: Ayla Crowder
🥉 3rd Place: Joshua Matheny
Honorable Mentions: Liam Ruzicka, Nolan Coaly
Cultural Arts – 8th Grade
🥈 2nd Place: Sarah Allen
Cultural Arts – 7th Grade
Honorable Mention: Cooper McElhaney
Painting/Drawing – 8th Grade
🥇 1st Place: Olivia Rabel
Honorable Mentions: Sophia Wilson, Dawson Chisholm
🏆 The Frances Rosser Brown Award: Olivia Rabel
We are incredibly proud of these talented students for representing Grove and sharing their creativity and cultural appreciation through their artwork!
This year, we also competed in drones for the first time, earning an incredible 1st and 2nd place! A huge thank you to the Grove Education Foundation for Excellence for providing the drones that made this possible. 🏆✨



One of the activities offered during the block party was Mrs. Deason’s “Quilting Session.” Students who chose her room designed their own quilt blocks, showing off their creativity and teamwork.
Mrs. Deason then sewed the blocks together and had the quilt professionally finished. The final product turned out beautiful!
All students who participated in the quilting sessions were entered into a drawing, and Sophia Wilson was the lucky winner of the quilt!
Great things are happening at GMS!



