Greenback Public School

Good afternoon, this is Matt Brookshire, principal at Greenback School, and here are your weekly updates for the week of August 18, 2025.
1. Fall pictures will be taken this Friday, August 22 for all students. This is the photo that will be used in the yearbook, so all students will have a photograph taken. Parents will then be given the opportunity to purchase the school pictures.

2. Our middle school students can purchase Greenback T-shirts through their homeroom teacher. The T-shirt features a custom Cherokee logo. Money can be turned into your child’s middle school teacher.

3. We are having lots of students stopping in the clinic throughout the school day without giving notice to their teacher. Our school protocol is for the student or teacher to fill out an online form when needing to see the school nurse. The nurse will then call for that student to come to the clinic. There are privacy concerns that prevent the school nurse from having multiple students in the clinic at the same time. Students should only come to the clinic without notice when taking a scheduled medicine or in the case of an emergency.

4. Parent letters were sent home with students in grades 6-8 regarding the state of Tennessee’s Family Life classes. Please review the letter and return it ONLY if you do NOT want your child to participate in these classes. The letter must be returned within 30 days (no later than September 8).

5. Our after-school LAUNCH program will begin after Labor Day. Parents who wish for their child to participate in LAUNCH must return the paperwork by August 27. Again, LAUNCH starts on September 2 from 3:15 until 5 PM Monday-Thursday.

6. 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.

7. Make sure to download the Loudon County Schools’ app onto your phone and join the teacher’s Rooms for parent and guardian communication. You will receive notifications through these apps.

8. We ask that every family complete a free/reduced meal form upon registration. We want all qualifying families to benefit from this. You can complete the paper version or the online version.

9. The high school football team opens its regular season this Friday at Tellico Plains. The high school girls’ soccer team plays Tellico tomorrow evening here at GBS beginning at 6:30. They travel to Bradley Central for a game on Thursday evening. The middle school football team will also face off against Tellico this Thursday at 7 PM. The high school volleyball team has a full week of games. They play at Loudon High School tonight, at home tomorrow night against Coal, and at Jellico on Thursday evening. Our middle school softball team has two home games this week. They play Alcoa tomorrow, August 19, and Sequoyah this Thursday, August 21. Both games begin at 5:30 PM.

If you missed any part of this update, please check your email, the school’s website, or our Facebook page for the information.

1. We will have Open House for the parents of our students in grades 6-12 tomorrow evening, Tuesday, August 12, beginning at 5:30. Everyone will enter through the cafeteria for the opening meeting
2. We still have some student report cards from last spring that were never picked up. If you want your child’s report card from spring 2025 stop by the office this week to pick it up. We will dispose of all those that are left at the end of this week.
3. Parent letters were sent home last week with students in grades 6-8 regarding the state of Tennessee’s Family Life classes. Please review the letter and return it ONLY if you do NOT want your child to participate in these classes. The letter must be returned within 30 days (no later than September 8).
4. Students in grades K-5 were sent home today with paperwork about our after-school LAUNCH program. Parents who wish for their child to participate in LAUNCH must return the paperwork by August 27. LAUNCH will begin on September 2 from 3:15 until 5 PM Monday-Thursday.
5. All students enter the school through the cafeteria from 7:30 to 7:55 each morning. Students who arrive after 7:55 need to enter through the main entrance.
6. 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.
7. Make sure to download the Loudon County Schools’ app onto your phone and join the teacher’s Rooms for parent and guardian communication. You will receive notifications through these apps.
8. We ask that every family complete a free/reduced meal form upon registration. We want all qualifying families to benefit from this. You can complete the paper version or the online version.
9. The high school girls’ soccer team will play in a scrimmage tomorrow night, August 12 here at Greenback beginning at 7 PM. The middle school football team has an away game this Thursday, August 14 at Wartburg, beginning at 7:00 PM. Our middle school softball team has two games this week. They play at Eagleton tomorrow, August 14, and at Maryville this Thursday, August 14. Both games begin at 5:30 PM.




1. Mañana martes 12 de agosto, a las 17:30, tendremos una jornada de puertas abiertas para los padres de nuestros alumnos de 6.º a 12.º grado. Todos entrarán por la cafetería para la reunión inaugural.
2. Aún tenemos algunas boletas de calificaciones de la primavera pasada que nunca se recogieron. Si desea la boleta de calificaciones de su hijo/a de la primavera de 2025, pase por la oficina esta semana para recogerla. Nos desharemos de todas las que queden al final de esta semana.
3. La semana pasada se enviaron cartas a los padres de alumnos de 6.º a 8.º grado sobre el estado de las clases de Vida Familiar en Tennessee. Por favor, revisen la carta y devuélvanla SOLO si NO desean que su hijo/a participe en estas clases. Deben devolver la carta dentro de 30 días (a más tardar el 8 de septiembre).
4. Los estudiantes de kínder a quinto grado recibieron hoy la documentación sobre nuestro programa LAUNCH extraescolar. Los padres que deseen que sus hijos participen en LAUNCH deben entregarla antes del 27 de agosto. LAUNCH comenzará el 2 de septiembre de 15:15 a 17:00 h, de lunes a jueves.
5. Todos los estudiantes entran a la escuela por la cafetería de 7:30 a 7:55 cada mañana. Los estudiantes que lleguen después de las 7:55 deben entrar por la entrada principal.
6. Por favor, informe al maestro de su hijo o a la oficina principal si va a cambiar la forma en que su hijo regresa a casa por la tarde. Queremos asegurarnos de que cada niño llegue a su destino al final de la jornada escolar.
7. Asegúrate de descargar la aplicación de las Escuelas del Condado de Loudon en tu teléfono y unirte a las Salas de profesores para la comunicación con padres y tutores. Recibirás notificaciones a través de estas aplicaciones.
8. Solicitamos a todas las familias que completen el formulario de comidas gratuitas o a precio reducido al inscribirse. Queremos que todas las familias que cumplan los requisitos se beneficien de este formulario. Pueden completar la versión impresa o la versión en línea.
9. El equipo femenino de fútbol de preparatoria jugará un partido de práctica mañana, 12 de agosto, aquí en Greenback, a partir de las 7 p. m. El equipo de fútbol americano de secundaria juega como visitante este jueves, 14 de agosto, en Wartburg, a partir de las 7 p. m. Nuestro equipo de sóftbol de secundaria tiene dos partidos esta semana: en Eagleton mañana, 14 de agosto, y en Maryville este jueves, 14 de agosto. Ambos partidos comienzan a las 5:30 p. m.

Good afternoon, this is Matt Brookshire, principal at Greenback School, and here are your weekly updates for the week of August 4, 2025.

1. Let me begin by saying welcome back to everyone! We are excited to start a new school year. Today was a staggered start day for students in grades 1-12. Today was for students whose last name begins with letters A-K. Tomorrow, students whose last name begins with letters L-Z will attend, and then everyone will be together starting this Wednesday. Keep in mind that our Kindergarten and PreK students have their own staggered start schedule.

2. I will continue to send out a weekly update each Monday afternoon at 5 PM. I am going to try something a little different this year. I will still send a full update via email, and post it to the website, but I will provide an abbreviated version by phone message. I will relay the most important items in the phone message but will include everything in the email and website post.

3. We will have Open House for the parents of our K-5th grade students this Thursday, August 7, beginning at 5:30. Everyone will enter through the cafeteria for the opening meeting. Open House for grades 6-12 will take place on Tuesday, August 12, also beginning at 5:30 PM.

4. Parents of our new kindergarten students will be allowed to walk students into the cafeteria each morning from 7:30 to 7:55 for the remainder of this week. Beginning next week, we ask that you only walk them to the door.

5. All students enter the school through the cafeteria from 7:30 to 7:55 each morning. Students who arrive after 7:55 need to enter through the main entrance.

6. 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.

7. Make sure to download the Loudon County Schools’ app onto your phone and join the teacher’s Rooms for parent and guardian communication. You will receive notifications through these apps.

8. We ask that every family complete a free/reduced meal form upon registration. We want all qualifying families to benefit from this. You can complete the paper version or the online version.

9. Parents of high school juniors and seniors: There is a new program being offered to juniors and seniors this school year for aviation certification. Students who are accepted into the program will gain their certification as a private airplane pilot and a commercial drone pilot. Students who are interested must apply by this Wednesday, August 6!

10. Some of our fall sports are already underway! The middle school football team will play a scrimmage this Thursday at Dayton, beginning at 6:30 PM. Our middle school softball team has two games this week. They play at Heritage Middle tomorrow, and at home against Union Grove on Thursday. Both games begin at 5:30 PM.

If you missed any part of this update, please check your email, the school’s website, or our Facebook page for the information.

Greenback students will begin the new school year on a soft, or "staggered" start. Some students will attend on Monday, August 4, while others will attend on Tuesday August 5. All students in grades 1-12 will report on Wednesday, August 6. Click on the image for more details!