GMS Robotics Team Head to Regionals

Congratulations to Grandview Middle School teacher Jason Reese and GMS First Lego League Robotics Team for advancing to the Championship at Union Station in January. This is the first time a Grandview school has qualified for the Kansas City regional competition in Lego League robotics!
The GMS Techno Dogs robotics team competed at the local qualifying tournament.    During the competition the team presented a research project, completed a team building activity, and discussed the design of their robot and game strategy with judges.  In the afternoon the team got three attempts to score as many points as possible on the robot playing field. The team’s high score was 261 points, which was good enough for 14th place.  However, they were selected by the judges as having the most creative solution to the trash related project they worked on.  This award, plus finishing in the top half of robot game scores, qualified them for the Kansas City Regional Competition at Union Station January 16th!  

Mayor’s Christmas Tree Lighting Thursday Dec. 3

PLEASE JOIN US!! The City of Grandview will be hosting is annual Mayor’s Christmas Tree Lighting event THIS THURSDAY, December 3 at the View Community Center. Mayor Leonard Jones will be reading ‘Twas the Night before Christmas” to all the little ones in attendance.  Several of our elementary school choirs will be showcasing their talent during the show.  Conn West, Butcher-Greene, Belvidere and Martin City will be spreading their holiday cheer with a few holiday songs, before the highlight of the event, the lighting of the tree.  Below is a schedule of their performance.   

Conn West 6:00p-6:15p

Butcher-Greene 6:15p-6:30p

Belvidere 6:30p-6:45p

Martin City 6:45p-7:00p

Conn West 5th Grader Wins Spelling Bee Second Year in a Row

Congratulations to Na’Kya Hawkins for winning the Conn West Spelling Bee Monday.  Hawkins won by spelling the word ‘iambic’ in the final rounds.  Fourth grader David Franklin didn’t make it easy for Hawkins.  Franklin took second place. Both were neck and neck for the last nine of 20 rounds!

Hawkins will go on to the divisional spelling bee to represent Conn West in February.  If she makes it five rounds she will go on to the Jackson County Bee.

GC-4 Superintendent Search Update

Results of the superintendent search focus groups and survey are posted on the home page of the district website, www.grandview.c4.net.  This information will be used to develop interview questions for superintendent candidates.  

The Board of Education anticipates conducting interviews during the second and third weeks of January.  Representatives from the administration, certified and classified staffs, students, parents and community will participate in the interview process.  The Board hopes to make a final decision by the end of January or first part of February.

GMS Robotics Team Head to Regionals

Congratulations to Grandview Middle School teacher Jason Reese and GMS First Lego League Robotics Team for advancing to the Championship at Union Station in January. This is the first time a Grandview school has qualified for the Kansas City regional competition in Lego League robotics!

The GMS Techno Dogs robotics team competed at the local qualifying tournament.    During the competition the team presented a research project, completed a team building activity, and discussed the design of their robot and game strategy with judges.  In the afternoon the team got three attempts to score as many points as possible on the robot playing field. The team’s high score was 261 points, which was good enough for 14th place.  However, they were selected by the judges as having the most creative solution to the trash related project they worked on.  This award, plus finishing in the top half of robot game scores, qualified them for the Kansas City Regional Competition at Union Station January 16th!  

Good luck to GMS Techno Dogs!

Steve Robertson Named Athletic Director of the Year

Congratulations to Athletic Director Steve Robertson! He has been named the Kansas City Interscholastic Administrators Association (KCIAA) "Athletic Director of the Year".

He will be honored at the Missouri Interscholastic Administrators Association (MIAA) conference banquet in April, where the Missouri Athletic Director of the Year will be announced.

This is a wonderful & well deserved honor, and a great representation of the Grandview C-4 District!

Honeywell and Prep KC Event Ignite Excitement in Science and Technology Careers

Grandview Ignite makes learning about science, engineering, technology and math fun! Grandview C-4 middle school students had the opportunity to learn about STEM careers from Honeywell engineers.  More than a dozen Honeywell volunteers worked with small groups of students through hands-on demonstrations. The groups were divided by gender and rotated table to table partaking in a wide range of activities that explored civil, mechanical and computer science themed activities.  The event is aimed to get students interested in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) careers.

This was the second year for the annual event, which is sponsored by Prep KC.