Junior High students practice hand stitching and begin sewing a small monster pillow. Stay tuned for some finished projects!
Junior High students are learning how to use a sewing machine in FACS and will complete a bag soon!
Congratulations on post season honors!
We look forward to celebrating our Grandparents on Tuesday, November 26th!
Crest Ridge Junior High Basketball tournament is next week November 19-21. Here are the brackets
Varsity girls will play in the LaMonte Jamboree on Wednesday, November 20th @ 5:45 pm v. NW, 6:30 pm v. Lamonte and 8 pm v. Green Ridge.
Each game is 2-8 minute quarters. Bring 3 food items for free admission.
FACS students across classes competed in CUPCAKE WARS where each group came up with a theme, designed a display, and decorated cupcakes. The winner was SCREAM, they all did a great job and it was a very close vote! The students had fun taking their cupcakes to another level.
8th grade English students just finished reading “The Raven”. Students wrote on feathers, they worked on using imagery in their own life and picked out imagery from the story. These students have motivation to learn!
Today at Sweet Springs R-7 we celebrated Veterans Day. Thank you to the JH and HS Choir and HS band for performing at our ceremonies. Thank you to all the Veterans for your service! Happy Veterans Day!
Around the World Family Literacy Night was a hit! Thank you families for joining us! We appreciate Home & School for providing our family meal. Thank you NHS members for also helping serve our families. Janet Scott also joined us offering library card sign ups during the evening. Congratulations to all of our students winning door prizes and Read-A-Thon prizes!
Next week's events!
We are thankful for our students, faculty and staff! In celebration of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, Sweet Springs R-7 is giving back and holding a food drive for our local food pantry. A pizza party will be awarded to the class that brings in the most canned food for the drive.
Congratulations to our G.R.I.T. Students of the week! WAY TO GO!!!! #greyhoundgrit
Get your Greyhound apparel!
Athletic Booster Club: Deadline Nov. 22
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-HLw6hwxrE5FSxpWn0KSqQJDbz9yEwAc/view?usp=drive_link
Home & School: Deadline November 17
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SSR7 staff participated in some professional development training on Monday, November 4th, during the I-70 Conference Professional Development Day. Administrators, teachers, and paraprofessionals from Sweet Springs, Concordia, St. Paul, Santa Fe, Crest Ridge, Orrick, Wellington-Napoleon, and Lone Jack were in attendance at this event. Special thank you to SSR7 teachers Rachel Navarro, Renae Bridges, Elizabeth Caldwell, and Stephanie Crank for sharing your talents and presenting for a couple of sessions offered at the event.
It's Scholastic Book Fair time! From Nov 5-8, 2024 in the Library, come experience the limitless possibilities with your kids. Every purchase benefits our school. You can also shop online by visiting https://www.scholastic.com/bf/sweetspringsr7highschool.
Book Fair hours:
Tuesday-Thursday- 7:30am-4pm
Book fair will also be open Thursday night from 5:30-7pm
Friday- 7:30am-1pm
This weeks events for the high school
Spanish 1 students learned about the cempasúchil, or marigold flower, for the Day of the Dead, and then followed instructions in Spanish for making paper flowers.
We had a great week celebrating Red Ribbon Week! Students were able to win door prizes throughout the week for participating in our dress up days. Congratulations to all of our students winning this year's coloring contest and poster contest. Way to BE! #LIVEDRUGFREE
Congratulations to Ana Navarro, Luna Mallen, and Gracie Storts for being chosen as members of the 2025 Missouri All-State Children's Choir! The Children's Choir will perform on January 28th at the Tan-Tar-A Conference Center! We are proud of you! Thank you Ms. Clifton for providing this opportunity for our students!
