Unified Science students got their hands dirty testing soil composition. They collected samples from their homes and ran manual tests to determine classification.
Fisher Morris-McEwan received a perfect rating on his vocal solo for the third year in a row at State Music Contest! Way to go Fisher!
Good luck to all students trying out for the Titanettes Dance Team today! Practice begins at 3:00 p.m. with tryouts following at 4:00 p.m. in the Graettinger gym.
3rd grade students have their first day of soprano ukulele lessons! Thank you to everyone who helped us get them!
Check out the progress! If you have not had a chance, we encourage you to drive by and check out the panels that are going up! There will be more to come over the next few weeks!!
Biology students worked in small groups to take on the identity of different cell types. They then used Lego "amino acids" to build a unique "polypeptide" chain by decoding a genes from DNA.
Congratulations to Kailee Hauge and Chris Conlon, our 2019 representatives from G-T and R-A for KCAU’s Best of the Class!
7th graders created games based on the theme of facing adversity. Adversity Musical Chairs was one of the games. It required students to determine how they would overcome the challenge they found on their chair. Some challenges were debt, depression, and eating disorders.
Tryout practice will be in the Graettinger gym TODAY from 4:30-6:00 p.m. Please wear comfy practice clothes and tennis shoes. We will work on technique and learn the hip hop routine you will perform at tryouts on Sunday. Good luck to everyone trying out!
Students in Marketing and Computer Apps completed a City Seal Project. They had to choose one of the towns in the district and create a seal that represents the town and its features. Students in the R-A district may submit theirs for a contest hosted by the town of Ruthven.
Check out the GTRA FFA in this video by the Iowa Farm Bureau. It takes #justone to make a change!!
https://youtu.be/aC80EnC4h2o
Check out this photo of Tori Hampson performing at the 91st Iowa State FFA Leadership Conference on Monday. Tori brought home the second place prize!
The results of the water filter engineering project are in and they were all fantastic! In fact, there was a tie for first place! Congratulations to the team consisting of Drew, Jessie, Cormick, Karima - as well as Tanner - for designing and building the most effective filters!
The GTRA FFA would like to recognize Brett Triggs for representing our chapter in the flag massing ceremony on Tuesday at the 91st Annual Iowa FFA conference in Ames, and Fisher Morris-McEwan for participating in State Choir for a second time!
The GT 2nd and 3rd graders learned about the process of stocking our local lakes by visiting the Spirit Lake Fish Hatchery on Thursday morning.
Second Graders are working on demonstrating their understanding of area and perimeter by creating obstacle courses as a team.
Congratulations to Nole Bochmann and Masen Fay on committing to teach Ag! Ag teachers are needed across the state as many jobs remain open each year. Nole and Masen participated in the Intent to Teach Ag signing at the 91st Annual FFA Convention in Ames on Tuesday.
Congratulations to Kyah Brant, Jake Schumacher, Lucien Benedix, Carter Koenck, and Jessica Miller on earning their Iowa FFA Degree. Recipients walked across the stage in front of over 6,000 FFA members and guests to accept their award!
Thank you to Dr. Alex Helmich of Graettinger Chiropractic for speaking to the Anatomy class about muscles! Our school is fortunate to have such enthusiastic and generous support from the community!
Back-to-back NW Iowa FFA Vice Presidents!!! Congratulations Nole Bochmann!!!!
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