Please help us to also welcome Marleah Purdy, who will be serving as an Assistant Principal who we’ll be sharing with Creekside Middle this school year.
Here is a little bit from Marleah:
I am in my fifth year with Bentonville Schools. For seven years, I taught special education at the middle and junior high levels, and for the past two years I served as the district's Special Education Curriculum and Instruction Specialist. My husband and I just welcomed our first baby girl, Scottie, who we adore! I am beyond excited to be back in the building serving students and grateful to be joining the Grimsley team!
Please give a warm Grizzly welcome to one of our new Assistant Principals, Josh Turpin!
Here's a little bit from him:
My wife (Senta) and two children (Cash 15, Kayla 12) were led to relocate to NW Arkansas by way of California last year where I taught 5th grade Science at Bright Field Middle School. This will be my 13th year in education where I have served as a classroom teacher for 8 years (Junior high and High School) and 3 years as an Elementary school site administrator. I’m very excited to be a part of the Grimsley family and look forward to serving our families, staff and community!!
Please congratulate our May Teachers of the Month: Mr. Worthey and Ms. Flesner!
Please join us in congratulating our May students of the month: Laken Cluck, Cohen May, Layla Hamner, and Audrey Long!
For those who are in need of a sports physical, please see the attached information from Northwest Health - they'll be providing free physicals from July 10-August 19!
Thank you to our Lady Grizzlies for a campus clean up yesterday. Our school is excellent because our kids and community are amazing!
8th grade celebration planning underway!!
Tomorrow, Wednesday the 24th, we celebrate our 8th graders as they get ready to embark on the high school journey!
We would like to thank our friends at the Walmart Home Office and Walmart Asset Protection for your generous donation of snack packs and popsicles for our kids. These donations go a long way to support our students!
Save time and show your spirit Monday night, 5/22, at Beef O’ Brady’s!
Mention Grimsley or the Grizzlies Give Hope fundraiser and help us earn a percentage of sales!
Proceeds benefit Hope Academy, a trauma-informed school on the campus of NWA Children's Shelter.
It’s been a really fun last two days at GJHS! 6 days to go until summer break. We miss you already!
LAST CHANCE MERCH: The Grizzlies Give Hope merch store closes WEDNESDAY at 12pm! Claim a shirt and represent the GGH spirit week in style!
https://skylinemerch.printavo.com/merch/grizzliesgivehope23
Grimsley's own Austin Horan spent his job shadowing days with Chief Meteorologist Dan Skoff reporting the weather! You can see Austin's awesome forcasting abilities here: https://www.nwahomepage.com/video/austin-horan-gives-the-7-day-forecast-as-a-super-weather-teen/8640727/
GJHS sent 373 eighth graders into the community for two days this week for our first ever job shadowing program. Students worked at restaurants, pet hospitals, engineering firms, law offices, fire and police departments, schools, airports, welding shops, business offices, interior design firms, construction firms, salons, mechanic shops, medical offices, and so much more. We received such positive feedback from the business community, who will be continuing to partner with us in the future.
The next wave of girls basketball girls are at GJHS! Coach Henry is building culture and a love for the game with our future Grizzlies!
Ms. Powell and Ms. Rentschler hosted Second Annual Beyond the Book Night tonight and it was a smash hit. Kudos to our 7th graders for such great displays and hard work.
Leadership students completed a variety of community service this semester! They ran a school wide food drive, read in elementary schools, volunteered at local animal shelters, worked a charity bass tournament, and helped out at a local ranch & stables. We're proud of these students for their commitment to service & community!
Please congratulate our April Teachers of the Month: Alex Powell and Bryan Hale!
Our Circle of Friends squad was at West today to prepare for their transition to high school. We will miss them all! If you look closely, you can see some former Grizzlies! ❤️
Please join us in congratulating our April Students of the Month: Mason Wilson, Vihara Guerrero, Braden Brooks, and Fernanda Hernandez!
Layken Cluck was recognized at the Kiwanis luncheon for overcoming adversity and excelling at school. Congratulations, Layken!
