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Fresh Ideas 4 Education
School
Hours 7:55 AM - 3:00 PM
Office Hours 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Welcome to Greensburg Junior High, home of the Greensburg Pirates. Presently,
our junior high school houses approximately 500 sixth, seventh and eighth
graders, 30 faculty members, 3 special education resource teachers, a counselor,
4 building aides, 3 secretaries, 4 custodians, and a staff manning a
full-service cafeteria. Also readily available are the services of a school
nurse, a school psychologist, and a speech therapist. The student/teacher ratio
of 18:1, combined with our highly professional support staff, affords our
students the opportunities to experience much needed social and academic
progress. Our school staff works diligently to model the positive behaviors and
attitudes necessary to meet and develop the proper intellectual and emotional
growth of our student body.
Academically, our goals include teaching basic skills, independent thinking,
and the ability to process concepts and information. Our primary goal is to
allow all of our students to grow and experience success in the classroom so as
to become contributing members in their respective societies. With increased
accountability on all concerned, and the advent of the sophomore test to
determine high school graduation, the importance of commitment from the faculty,
staff, student body, and parents is magnified. We, the extended family at
Greensburg Junior High, believe we excel in allowing our student body to
experience a positive and highly meaningful educational experience.
Complimenting our academic focus is a multitude of extra-curricular
opportunities. Greensburg Junior High prides itself in getting approximately
eighty percent of our student body involved in extra-curricular activities on a
yearly basis. Our extensive athletic program provides many opportunities:
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Football |
7th and 8th grade teams |
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Volleyball |
7th and 8th grade teams |
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Cross Country |
Boys' and Girls' teams |
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Boys Basketball |
7th grade "A" and "B" teams |
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8th grade "A" and "B" teams |
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Girls Basketball |
7th grade "A" and "B" teams |
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8th grade "A"
and "B" teams
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Wrestling
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A combined 7th and 8th grade team |
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Swimming and Track |
Boys' and Girls' teams |
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Golf |
Boys' and Girls' teams |
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Cheerleading |
7th and 8th grade squads |
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Dance Drill Team |
A combined 7th and 8th grade team |
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Pep Band |
Performances at basketball games |
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Naturally, Greensburg Junior High is extremely proud of an athletic program
which offers eleven different sports and activities encompassing twenty-two
teams and a pep band. We are also proud of other extra-curricular opportunities
which exist outside the realm of athletics. These activities represent the
areas of academics, music, drama, and journalism. Such activities include:
- A music curriculum offering band and choral presentations
- An active Student Council chosen from each home room
- School academic teams that compete interscholastically
- School spelling team that competes interscholastically
- A school newsletter sent home to parents to keep them informed
- A drama club which features volunteer student participation for various
productions
- SADD club which meets throughout the year
- Fine Arts Festival used to present student accomplishments
- Junior National Honor Society to recognize students who possess qualities of character, scholarship, leadership, service and citizenship.
Because students in today's information society must be computer literate,
our school boasts three computer labs, a industrial technology lab and a
computer lab in the library. Students receive instruction in keyboarding and many
opportunities are presented for experiencing a variety of programs and enhancing
the learning process.
The education of today's youth is a daily challenge. Greensburg Junior High
realizes the connection between a sound educational program and the continued
growth and prosperity of our community and its citizens. We gladly and
professionally accept the challenge, and we strive for excellence on a daily
basis.
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