Today, Greenback School held its Kindergarten graduation program! These kiddos are moving up to 1st grade!
GBS celebrated its Young Authors' group this morning in the school library. Books written and illustrated by our students were donated to the library.
Graduating seniors held their Senior Walk this morning. Seniors took their final walk as students through the halls of Greenback School. Graduation is tonight at 6:00 pm.
The Loudon County School Board recently approved a middle school football program for Greenback School. The middle school football program will begin this summer, 2024. The school has named Ben Ward as the head coach of the new team. Coach Ward brings depth and experience to this new venture from his time coaching and working with youth league football.
Greenback School held its inaugural Academic Signing Day this morning, with 25 seniors signing letters of commitment to various schools, training programs, and the military. Congratulations to all those who signed today!
The Greenback softball team finished regular season play tonight with a win against Midway by a score of 6-2. The softball team finished with a 14-0 record!
The Greenback baseball team is in action tonight in the district tournament. Greenback is leading Harriman by a score of 12-1 in the fourth inning. Go 'Kees!
The Greenback FFA is holding its annual spring meeting and banquet. The event celebrates this year's accomplishments by the FFA students and officers.
The Greenback band performed their spring concert on Sunday afternoon. Great job to all band members, and a big thanks to Mr. Hudson.
Parents and Guardians,
Greenback School is participating in a survey sponsored by the Tennessee Department of Education. You can access the survey by using the link below. The purpose of this survey is to gather information about what you think we are doing well and those areas in which we can improve.
English
https://stateoftennessee.formstack.com/forms/tscs_parent_survey_202324
Spanish
https://stateoftennessee.formstack.com/forms/tscs_parent_survey_202324_esp
The Greenback School senior class project for this year was to create a serenity garden near the back entrance of the school. High school seniors braved the cold temperatures this morning to complete the project! Thanks to Mrs. Hawkins, Mrs. Hicks, and Mr. O'Neill for organizing the project.
Due to the threat of severe weather later this afternoon, our after school LAUNCH program is canceled for today, Tuesday, April 2. This only impacts those students who stay for LAUNCH on Tuesdays. Please call the office to let us know how your child will be getting home today.
A FAFSA Outreach Specialist will be at Greenback School on Wednesday, April 10 at 9 AM to assist students and families who still need assistance completing their FAFSA. Parents planning to attend will need to sign in at the main office. Your drivers license will be necessary to sign in.
Report cards for some students will not be sent home until tomorrow, Friday, March 22. We apologize for the delay.
Greenback School will dismiss at 11 AM on Monday, April 8 due to the eclipse that will be visible in east Tennessee. Pre-K will dismiss at 10 AM.
Greenback School is proud to announce the recipients of this year's top academic honors.
Valedictorian - Whitley Whitehead
Salutatorians - Ivy Blair and Shay McDonell
Congratulations to these high school seniors!
Students on bus 21 will arrive home late on WEDNESDAY afternoon, 3/06/24. Students who ride bus 21 will not leave the school until approx. 4:10. They will arrive home an hour or more later than usual. Consider picking your child up as a car rider on 3/06/24.
Students who ride bus 21 will be one hour late for pick-up on Monday morning, 3/4/24, and one hour late getting home in the afternoon of 3/4/24.
Greenback School resumed normal procedures at 1:11 PM. We are no longer on a soft lockdown. There was an individual on school grounds who did not follow procedures for being on our campus. Local law enforcement agencies were notified, as a precaution, and have provided clearance for us to resume a normal schedule.
Greenback School is currently under a soft lockdown just as a precautionary measure. There is no threat facing the students or staff. We will provide more information in a later update.