Ski & Board Program
Picture Retake Day for grades 6-11 [and any senior wanting pictures taken] is November 20th from 7:45-noon in the library.
On behalf of the Groton After Prom Committee: Make sure to stop for some home baked goodies today for donations in support of our Groton Junior After Prom! The table is up in front of the village office in Groton.
Groton Rural Youth Services has free afterschool programs for students. We are part of the Rural Youth Services through Cornell Cooperative Extension under the 4-H Dept. Our mission is to teach to provide meaning programs to our students. The PDFs is what we have for programs this round. If there are any questions, please feel free to reach out to Keith E Davenport at kd528@cornell.edu
The GPTO is SO excited to offer a RED HAWK Gear Store to the Groton Community of all ages and sizes!!
**The store is open 11/1/24-11/15/24.
**There's everything from water bottles, t-shirts, hoodies, and shorts to winter coats, hats, and blankets! Gear is offered in ALL sizes YOUTH through ADULT!!
Check it out at:
https://grotonpto2024.itemorder.com/shop/home/
GOOD LUCK to our JV volleyball team as they play Spencer and Candor tonight at Tioga in a 3 team playoff. All three teams tied for first in the IAC small school division with a 10-2 record! Pending tonight’s results, the top two teams will play Thursday night in IAC small school championships! We are proud of you, ladies!! ✨🏐✨
Class of 2027 Bottle & Can Drive
As you are getting ready for Halloween, please consider donating any unused costumes to the bin in the Elementary School Lobby! If you are in need of a costume for your child, don't forget to check out what is being dropped off!
The GVPA (Groton Visual Performing Arts) is doing their annual Fruit Fundraiser to help support the Music, Drama and Art students. Please consider a purchase to help support our students. To order you can buy from a student that is in one of those groups or contact Angela Conger GVPA president at GVPA@grotoncs.org. Orders are due November 8th. Checks are payable to GVPA
REMINDER - The Groton Varsity Girls Soccer Team plays at 3:30 PM TODAY Vs. Unatego. This is the second round of Sectional play at Ross Field.
Good luck lady Redhawks!
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The Girls Varsity team won their first sectional game vs. Seton Catholic in a nail biter last night. The girls ended the game in regulation at 2-2 and headed into a double overtime before finally winning in a PK shootout. Goals by 8th grader, Violet Santspree and Junior Devyn Blasz. Assist by Junior Jill Zigenfus. MVP of the game goes to our goalkeeper Sophomore Stella Holl who denied 3 of the 4 PK shots from Seton Catholic to close out our game.
The girls play again at home on Friday vs. Unatego at 3:30 pm!
Please see the Groton Recreation opportunities and registration link below!
Program Registration: https://grotonny.myrec.com/info/default.aspx
Youth Wrestling Camp
Who: Boys & Girls in 1st-6th grade
When: Monday November 18th-Thursday November 21st
Where: Groton HS wrestling room.
Time: 6-7 pm
Cost: Free for Groton Residents- Sponsored by the 21st Century Grant
Non-Residents $20
Youth Travel Basketball
Who: Boys & Girls in 3rd-6th grade
When: Practices weeknights starting in December. Games on Saturdays starting in January
Where: Practices at Groton Schools. Games take place in Cortland.
Cost: $75 (includes uniforms)
Youth Wrestling Season
Who: Boys & Girls in 1st-6th grade
When: Grades 1st-3rd practice Monday/Wednesday 5:30-7 pm & Grades 4th-6th Tuesday/Wednesday 5:30-7 pm. Practices start the first week of December.
Where: Groton HS wrestling room.
Time: 5:30-7pm
Cost: $75 (includes T-Shirt and Shorts)
Groton JV fought hard against TAE but ended up with a tough loss of 7-25 & 28-30. Alyciana Stewart led the pack with 4 kills, 1 block and 3 points. Danika Wright chipped in 4 assists, 3 aces, and 6 aces. Cecile Rose tossed up 8 digs and Cain added in 6 digs. Aleah Myers had 2 assists and Zavanna Evans put up 3 aces! JV is back on the road vs Candor on Thursday!
Groton Varsity played a tough TAE team. They battled and showed tremendous growth with a sprinkle of pizzazz :) The scores were 15-25, 20-25, and 20-25! Cami Parker led the crew with 6 assists, 2 points & 1 ace! Joslyn Stanton tossed up 7 digs, 4 assists, 2 aces while Tessa LaTray had 5 digs, 4 kills and 2 points. Caryssa Personius totaled 13 digs and 3 points. Maddy Bishop totaled 3 kills. Varsity will be back in action on Thursday night at Candor!
The Girls Varsity Soccer team played in the IAC Small Schools Championship game on Saturday at TC3 vs. Tioga. The girls fought hard and possessed the majority of the game, coming out the winners in a 2-1 OT victory. This win secured them the title of IAC Small Schools Champions. First goal from Sophomore Remi Marshall and winning goal from Junior Bailey Vliet. Assists by Sophomore Erica Miranda and Junior Devyn Blasz. Goalkeeper Stella Holl with a fantastic game making game saving plays . The girls play at home on Tuesday at 3:30 pm vs. Seton Catholic for the first round of sectionals.
Sneak Preview of our Newscast tomorrow! - Mrs. Davis-Howard and Mrs. Cullen are on set today!
The girls modified soccer team won in overtime last night 3-2 against Union Springs. Carmen Bishop and Alyssa Mejia had the first two goals. Truth Synder scored the winning goal!
The captains this season were Hannah Neville, Emily Cotterill, Coco Jiang, Maddie Weeks, and Leah Allen. The girls ended their season 8-3 overall. Great job!
