Girls Tryouts: 5:30-7:30
Boys Tryouts: 7:30-8:30
*Must have a physical to participate
2. Also on Thursday, Oct. 30, a representative from Girls Scouts of America will host a parent informational meeting for anyone interested in learning more about participating in Girls Scouts. The meeting will take place at 6 PM in the school cafeteria.
3. Tonight, our high school boys’ basketball program is sponsoring a new event. There will be gift baskets available through a silent auction beginning at 5:30, and then a Cherokee alumni basketball game beginning at 7:30 PM. Admission is $5 and concessions will be sold.
4. Parents & guardians, our school no longer has a clothing closet with extra clothing items. If your child is prone to needing a change of clothes here at school, you need to provide those items. You can simply send your child’s extra clothing items in their backpack.
5. This Friday is Halloween. Students are allowed to wear their costumes to school, but all costumes MUST comply with the school’s dress code. Students who wear a costume that violates the dress code will have to call home for a change of clothes. Please take time to review the dress code in our student handbook which can be found on the school website. Masks are not permitted. Hats are only permitted if they are a part of the costume.
6. PreK and Kindergarten students will be on a field trip this Friday, Oct. 31. They will visit Deep Well Farm in Lenoir City. Parents who are planning to attend must first stop by the school and pick up visitors’ badge. Make sure to bring your driver's license if this is your first time getting a visitors’ badge. If you are already in the system, please call the school this week and the front office can have your badge printed and ready to pick up.
7. This week’s high school football game will be played on Thursday night, Oct. 30 at Rockwood. Kick-off is at 7:30.
8. Go ahead and mark your calendar for this year’s Veterans Day program. Our school will hold a Veterans Day program on Monday, November 10 beginning at 9 AM.
9. Please make your child’s teacher and/or the main office aware if you are changing how your child is getting home in the afternoon. We want to ensure that each child gets where they are supposed to be at the end of the school day.
10. For posted updates to morning and afternoon bus changes, follow the Loudon County Bus Transportation Facebook page. All changes to bus routes and schedules are posted to this page.
2. The school library is hosting the Scholastic Book Fair this week! Teachers have signed up for a time for their students to visit. The book fair runs through the end of this week.
3. Letters were sent home last week with our students in grades PreK through 5 about this year’s Cherokee STOMP! This annual fundraiser helps generate funds for things like student incentives, technology, online learning programs, and individual classroom/grade level needs. The STOMP will take place on October 30, and parents & grandparents are welcome to come and cheer on your child during their designated time.
4. Tomorrow, some of our high school seniors will be taking a field trip to Roane State Community College for a college and career fair. Participating students will leave around 8:15 and return to school by 12:30 PM.
5. Next Monday, October 27, our 4th grade students will attend Loudon County’s Farm Day at Sweetwater Valley Farm in Philadelphia, TN.
6. On Tuesday, October 28 our high school boys’ basketball program is sponsoring a new event. There will be gift baskets available through a silent auction and then a Cherokee alumni basketball game beginning at 7:30 PM. Admission is $5 and concessions will be sold.
7. Please make your child’s teacher and/or the main office aware if you are changing how your child is getting home in the afternoon. We want to ensure that each child gets where they are supposed to be at the end of the school day.
8. For posted updates to morning and afternoon bus changes, follow the Loudon County Bus Transportation Facebook page. All changes to bus routes and schedules are posted to this page.
9. The high school football team travels to Coalfield this Friday night, Oct. 24. Our high school girls’ soccer team needs your support as they host a first-round Region Tournament game tomorrow night (Tuesday) against Pigeon Forge beginning at 6:30 PM. Come out and support the Lady Cherokee district soccer champs! Our middle school basketball teams begin play this week, hosting home games this Thursday night against Lenoir City Middle. This Saturday, Oct. 25 Greenback School will have three cross-country participants compete in the state championship meet at Victor Ashe Park. Congratulations to Lily Wogomon, Joseph Moran, and Sadie Growth!
Good afternoon, this is Matt Brookshire, principal at Greenback School, and here are your weekly updates for the week of October 13, 2025.
1. I hope that everyone had a nice fall break last week. We are excited to have everyone back as we get the 2nd grading period underway!
2. Report cards for the 1st grading period will be sent home with students this Thursday, Oct. 16.
3. Many of our students are taking their common assessments this week. The common assessments are district tests that help to measure student progress toward mastery at this point in the school year. The tests provide us with important data about student progress, so encourage your child to do their very best work!
4. Greenback School is excited to participate in the WBIR 10Tailgate food drive for Second Harvest Food Bank. Donations of canned and boxed food items can be dropped off at the school, and online monetary donations can be made on behalf of Greenback School by using the QR code found on the school’s website.
5. Greenback School will recognize those high school seniors who participated in a fall sport/activity this Friday night, Oct. 17, during the Greenback v. Oakdale home football game. The senior football players will be recognized before the game, and all other senior participants will be recognized during halftime. This is also a “pink-out” game for Greenback fans.
6. This Friday, Oct. 17 is the deadline for PreK and Kindergarten students to turn in a permission form for their field trip to Deep Well Farm on Halloween Day!
7. Please make your child’s teacher and/or the main office aware if you are changing how your child is getting home in the afternoon. We want to ensure that each child gets where they are supposed to be at the end of the school day.
8. For posted updates to morning and afternoon bus changes, follow the Loudon County Bus Transportation Facebook page. All changes to bus routes and schedules are posted to this page.
9. The high school football team has a home game this Friday, Oct. 17. This is a “pink out” game, as well as senior night for high school seniors who participate in a fall sport/activity. Our high school girls’ soccer team hosts a district tournament game TONIGHT against Rockwood, beginning at 6:30 PM. Come out and support the Lady Cherokee soccer team. On Saturday, Oct. 25 Greenback School will have three cross-country participants compete in the state championship meet at Victor Ashe Park. Congratulations to Lily Wogomon, Joseph Moran, and Sadie Growth!
Please check your email, the school’s website, or our Facebook page for additional events and information.
Second Harvest Food Bank is thrilled to partner with WBIR’s 10Tailgate and Greenback School in support of the 213,970 food insecure persons in East Tennessee. Your food bank operates with 95.3% efficiency which means that $0.95 of each dollar goes directly towards our hunger relief programs! Please know that support (food and funds) provided here, stays here to help those in our 18-county service area who are challenged by food insecurity. Food drive barrels and boxes will be dropped at GBS for your weekly 10Tailgate Challenge. Food collections will be picked up, weighed and then converted into meals. The more weight provided, the further the impact for our neighbors.
More Information
· 1.2 pounds = 1 meal (example: 200 pounds = 167 meals)
· $1.00 = 3 meals (example: $200 = 600 meals)
· 16% of East Tennesseans are food insecure, 1 in 6 children are food insecure
10Tailgate - Summary Overview
· No glass containers, please
· You have a Virtual Food Drive site for your exclusive use in collecting $ for your food bank to purchase food. It’s branded for your weekly challenge and is easily shared through social media, email, etc. This site will display progress in real time as gifts are made to your Virtual Food Drive.
· Food collections will begin on Monday, and end on Thursday afternoon
· Your Virtual Food Drive will be “open” for collections on Monday morning, and end late Friday - game day (however, the cutoff for the challenge will be at 5:00 pm on Friday)
· Weekly winners are awarded for each of the two categories:
o Food Drive Challenge = # meals from food collections
o Virtual Food Drive Challenge = # meals from $ collections
Online donations can be made on behalf of Greenback School beginning Monday morning, Oct. 13, using the following link: https://donate.secondharvestetn.org/goto/10TailgateWk9Greenback
Second Harvest will provide boxes at the school for canned food donations (No glass containers). Donations will be accepted until 5 PM on Friday, Oct. 17.
1. This is the last week of school before fall break. Fall break is next week, October 6-10. Classes resume on Monday, October 13.
2. High school seniors will take the ACT here at Greenback School tomorrow, September 30, during the school day. This test is free to all high school seniors. Seniors will be allowed to leave once they are finished with the test.
3. There will be a Boy Scout interest meeting for students in grades K-8 on Wednesday, Oct. 1. The meeting will be in the cafeteria beginning at 6 PM. A representative from the Boy Scouts will be here to answer questions and provide information.
4. Middle school students who qualified for the reward field trip will visit Zoo Knoxville this Thursday, Oct. 2.
5. We will have a make-up fall picture day on Thursday, Oct. 2. Any student who was absent or needs a re-take can have a make-up picture made.
6. The school will host its fall festival and One Book Blitz celebration for GBS students and families on Thursday, Oct. 2 from 5-7 PM.
7. Please make your child’s teacher and/or the main office aware if you are changing how your child is getting home in the afternoon. We want to ensure that each child gets where they are supposed to be at the end of the school day.
8. For posted updates to morning and afternoon bus changes, follow the Loudon County Bus Transportation Facebook page. All changes to bus routes and schedules are posted to this page.
9. The high school football team has an away game this Friday Oct. 3 as they travel to Wartburg Central. The middle school football team plays Carter at home this Thursday, starting at 7:00 PM. 8th graders will be recognized at this game. The high school girls’ soccer team has two games this week. They travel to Eagleton tonight for a district game, and then play at home tomorrow night beginning at 6 :30 PM. The high school volleyball team plays at home tomorrow night in a match-up against Wartburg Central beginning at 5:30. Middle school and elementary cross country track team members will participate in the state qualifying competition this Saturday, Oct. 4 at Victor Ashe Park in Knoxville.
2. As part of homecoming week, students are encouraged to dress up according to the spirit week schedule. The dress up days are posted to the school’s website and Facebook page.
3. Greenback School will open a school store later this week featuring short-sleeved and long-sleeved t-shirts in both child and adult sizes. Parents are welcome to stop by the school to purchase items! We will post the schedule for the school store to our website and Facebook page.
4. This year’s homecoming court and their escorts will be presented this Friday, September 26, prior to Friday night’s football game.
5. The GBS cafeteria sent debt letters home with students two weeks ago. If you receive a debt letter, please pay your balance as soon as possible.
6. High school seniors will take the ACT here at Greenback School on September 30, during the school day. This test is free to all high school seniors.
7. There will be a Boy Scout interest meeting for students in grades K-8 on Wednesday, Oct. 1. The meeting will be in the cafeteria beginning at 6 PM. A representative from the Boy Scouts will be here to answer questions and provide information.
8. We will have a make-up fall picture day on Thursday, Oct. 2. Any student who was absent or needs a re-take can have a make-up picture made.
9. The school will host a fall festival for GBS students and families on Thursday, Oct. 2 from 5-7 PM.
10. Please make your child’s teacher and/or the main office aware if you are changing how your child is getting home in the afternoon. We want to ensure that each child gets where they are supposed to be at the end of the school day.
11. For posted updates to morning and afternoon bus changes, follow the Loudon County Bus Transportation Facebook page. All changes to bus routes and schedules are posted to this page.
12. The high school football team plays at home this Friday, Sept. 26 against Eagleton. Kick-off is at 7:00 PM. The middle school football team plays at Meigs County this Thursday, also starting at 7:00 PM. The high school girls’ soccer team plays at Oneida tomorrow night beginning at 6 PM. They will then play at home this Thursday against Maryville Christian beginning at 6:30 PM. The high school volleyball team has two games this week. Tonight, they play Maryville Christian at home tomorrow night (Senior Night!) beginning at 6:00 PM. Thursday they travel to Sequoyah for a 5:30 start. Our Cross-Country team competes tonight and tomorrow night at Victor Ashe Park in Knoxville. Elementary runners will compete tonight, and middle school runners will meet on Tuesday.
