Grove Public Schools

🎶🖤❤️ Outstanding Achievement for GMS Band! ❤️🖤🎶

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 GLE Cherokee Bowl students! Another congratulations to KK and her outstanding writing in the Cherokee Nation Writing Competition. You always make us proud! Thank you Mrs. Coughran for all you do.

A huge thank you to Emilio and Lisa Arizpe for providing supper at the Lower for Parent/Teach Conferences. We appreciate you!

Ariel Miller is another Remarkable Ridgy at GLE. Ms. Ariel is the cafeteria clerk. Her hard work and dedication have been noticed and appreciated !

Mrs. Laverty’s English classes switch into “Starbucks Mode” during writing units, transforming the classroom into a cozy coffee shop vibe where students focus on meeting their rough draft and final essay deadlines. After the final essays are typed and turned in, the class celebrates the hard work with cake pops and hot chocolate These eight students met every single deadline, earning their spot in the class gift card drawing. A well-deserved reward for their dedication and commitment to the writing process!

⚾GMS Baseball action from Saturday, March 7! Our Ridgerunners were out on the field giving it their all, and the yearbook staff was there to capture the moments. Some of these photos will be featured in this year’s yearbook—don’t miss out!

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

Mrs. Laverty’s Reading classes enjoyed a Food Truck Celebration to honor all the hard work students put into their food truck–themed Literacy Fair projects!

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!

GHS Parents: We are looking forward to seeing everyone at Parent-Teacher Conferences this week. They are on Thursday, the 12th, from 4 PM to 7 PM and Friday, the 13th, from 8 AM to 12 Noon.

Congratulations to Abigail Lee!!! Accepted to Northeastern State University! Well done, Seniors!!! Keep the good news coming!!!

Congratulations to the following students for placing in the Five Civilized Tribes Student Art Competition! Their artwork will be on display at the museum in Muskogee, Oklahoma, throughout March, and all pieces will be available for purchase.

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!

🚀 In February, Grove Middle School TSA students traveled to Edmond Santa Fe for a mini-conference! For many, this was their first conference—and they didn’t disappoint, bringing home medals and several top 10 finishes!

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. 🏆✨

GPS has a phenomenal maintenance department. Today we celebrate them and National Maintenance Appreciation Day. Thank you for all you do!

We look forward to seeing you Thursday evening or Friday morning for Parent Teacher Conferences @ GMS!

Remember our Second Quarter Incentive Block Party at GMS? 🎉 This celebration was for students who met the academic, behavioral, and attendance goals during the quarter. Way to go, students! 👏

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!

In the event of a tornado warning, the PAC will be open.

Congratulations to Breanna Larsen!!! She was Top Ten in the State (8th) in the Interview Skills category at Business Professionals of America!!

Another Remarkable Ridgy at GLE! Mr. Moustache, aka Mr. Jordan, has the wonderful ability of relating to students with care and humor. We appreciate his flexibility and that he is always ready to lend a helping hand.

GLE traveled back to the 80's today for the opening of the Book Fair. It was a gnarly day!

GLE had some special visitors trying to get into the Book Fair early. 🙂