Frame, deception, and mystery all describe the up and coming book, Now Entering Addamsville, by Francesca Zappia who recently visited GHS. Now Entering Addamsville takes place in the fictional town of Addamsville, Indiana, where the local high school janitor’s house is burned down and the main character is framed. “I’ve been told it’s like Stranger Things meets Buffy the Vampire
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Trick-or-Treating for UNICEF: spooky stories, tasty candy, and scary costumes all packed into a night of fun at GHS. Service Club is hosting their fourth year of Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF. “Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF is a Halloween event designed to raise money for UNICEF. The event goes from 5:30-7:30 p.m. and is a great way for families to have fun while
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The new standardized testing given to the freshmen last year resulted in scores similar to ISTEP but far better than schools across the state. Last year, the freshmen took iLearn as their standardized test for Biology. This test replaced ISTEP, which freshmen have taken in the past. “ILearn is the new test to replace ISTEP because ISTEP has been unsuccessful
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The GHS chapter of Best Buddies, an club helping special needs students, has decided to separate from the national organization. Organizers hope the move will help local students. “We felt like we could focus better and involve more peers if there were less regulations,” Mrs. Linda Hanek, co-sponsor, said. The main reason for the split was the larger organization’s rigid
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GHS staff constantly work to give every student, special needs or not, the opportunity to learn how to live and work in the modern world. Ms. Sheri Luedeman, Essential Skills teacher is the brains behind the Snack Shack program. “The Snack Shack is a project I’m doing with my Essential Skills kids to teach them basic job skills,” she said.
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On Labor Day, GHS was sent back to the 1980s. Two weeks ago, Greenwood School District’s network was shut down due to malware. To combat this, the IT Department thoroughly cleaned the entire system. “We had to scan every computer that didn’t have Deep Freeze. I had to scan every computer in this entire district,” Mr. Tracy Nelson, district technical
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Downtown Greenwood is a place that has plenty of potential, and the preservation of the North Gym at the old Greenwood Middle School has allowed for a fieldhouse project that should allow for Greenwood residents to have a place for fun and getting fit. “There’s two parts. There is a new facility that is being added on to the front
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