Congratulations to Brooklan Strange for being selected to be part of the 2023 Jr. High Area All-State Mixed Chorus! She was selected out of singers from Cayuga, Onondaga, Cortland, Tompkins, Tioga, and Broome Counties who performed a NYSSMA solo in front of a judge. After 12+ hours of being under the direction of a nationally-recognized director, the Jr. High musicians will perform a concert at Homer High School on November 3rd at 2:00 PM. Tickets are $8.00 and available at the door for cash only. Congratulations, Brooklan!
As some of you may already be aware, Central New York is experiencing an unexpected shortage of the half pint milk paper cartons from our suppliers. It is anticipated this shortage will continue into January of 2024. Here at Groton, we understand the importance of our students having access to the nutritional value of a serving of milk at breakfast and at lunch. As such our plan is to continue to serve milk, using serving products we have available.
For both the elementary and Jr-Sr High, students will receive serving size milk from cooler dispensers in the cafeteria using 8 ounce cups. Students will have a choice of 1% white milk at breakfast and 1% white milk or low-fat chocolate milk at lunch.
Thank you to the Groton Junior High School Student Council for holding a Fall Dance last Friday, October 27th.
The students of ANSC100 have been hard at work learning; AKC breeds,standards, dog anatomy, nutrition requirements for small animals, veterinary care, how to choose a veterinarian, the difference between buying from a responsible breeder and adopting, and of course handling & care. Today they got to “show” their dog that they’ve spent the lastweek researching and creating. Special thanks to our judges panel and of course a huge round of applause to the 15 dog handlers and their well behaved pooches!
Last night, at the Overall IAC Championships, in a race that included all of the best runners in the league, Ross Bush placed 7th overall and earned IAC Allstar Status. Also impressive was that Ross was the 3rd non Senior to cross the finish line. Drew Bush ran to a season best performance placing 55th overall in this championship race. Jordan Roberson stepped up like a veteran Senior running almost a minute faster than he did last year on this course. Tristin Weeks had another solid performance as he continues to place in the top 3 on this Varsity team. William Brehm is the most veteran of this group running in his 3rd IAC Championship. This team will travel to the Sectional Championship next Thursday.
Do you have instruments collecting dust in your attic? Donate them to the Groton Band program! We are looking specifically for flutes, clarinets, alto saxes, trumpets, french horns, baritones, or tubas. Questions? Please contact Liz Ukstins at eukstins@grotoncs.org or Liz Fuller at efuller@grotoncs.org. Thank you!
UPDATE ON DATE & TIME OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL DANCE
Tackle Cancer Scrimmage - Friday, October 20th from 5 PM-7 PM at Ross Field
Juniors
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Freshman
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Sophomores
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Seniors
Small town BIG pride...come cheer on some of your favorite guys!
White Jerseys: The Juniors & The Freshman
Black Jerseys: The Seniors & The Sophomores
The Groton girls varsity soccer team has qualified for sectional play!
They are the number 10 seed and will face the number 7 seed, Bainbridge-Guilford, on Wednesday, October 18 at Bainbridge-Guilford at 3:30 PM.
Congratulations & Good Luck!
Upcoming Spooktacular Events
The Girls Modified Soccer team ended their season with a 1-1 tie vs Lansing, after dominating on the field last night.
Claire Hewitt had the lone goal. Great season, girls!
Groton Jr/Sr High School - Picture Retake Day!
Girls Modified defeated Whitney Point 1-0. The only goal was made by Makanzee Cain to secure the win!
This coming Friday, October 6th, 2023, during half time of the Homecoming football game at Ross Field: Naming of the Pressbox!
Middle School Drama Club Interest Meeting!
Last night several ECHS 10-12th graders attended a college fair at Onondaga Community College.
The students went around to the different colllege reps to gather information and to see what majors the colleges had to offer.
Capital Project Update
Girls Varsity Soccer won last night vs. Whitney Point 8-1. Goals scored by Freshman Brooke Sovocool and Sophomore Lauren Gallinger (both with their first varsity career goals), Jill Zigenfus, Devyn Blasz and by seniors Alexa Miller and Sharla Lockwood. Two goals by Sophomore Diella Nino.
Modified Girls Soccer Shut Out Moravia 8-0
Goals by:
Leah Allen x 2
Remi Marshall x 2
Carmen Bishop
Violet Santspree
Selena Neiss
Kendall Eldred
