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Our weekend Kids Heart Challenge!
Gregory Team Places Second and Wins $500 at Q1073 Quiz Bowl
By Ronda Graber
The Gregory Quiz Bowl Team brought $500 home on Saturday by placing second in the Q1073 Quiz Bowl championship in Mitchell. Parker won the championship. Other teams who qualified for the final eight were Dakota Christian, Platte-Geddes, Menno, Mt. Vernon, Mitchell Public, and Sanborn Central.
Gregory’s first match of the day was against Mr. Vernon. The team started a little slow, allowing Mt. Vernon to take the lead, but came back strong, winning 6-4. The next match was closer, Gregory defeated Menno 6-5, placing them in the championship round with no losses. Madisan Graber was the captain for the first two matches with teammates Dani Timanus and Dylan Johnson.
Timanus took over for the championship round as team captain due to Graber leaving for a cheer competition in Sioux Falls. Piper Bartlett came in to round out the team of three. Parker beat Mt. Vernon to advance to the championship round. They had one loss for the day, so they needed to beat Gregory twice to win; unfortunately, that is exactly what happened. Parker beat Gregory in the first match 6-4 and 6-2 in the final, taking $1,000 home to their school.
Luke Barreto was an alternate for the team as well but competed in a track event on Saturday and didn’t travel to Mitchell. The four team members and their coach will decide how to spend the $500. The GHS team from 2024 bought a new Gregory Gorilla bench for the entryway of the high school with their winnings.
Wednesday January 21st will be PJ & HAT day!
State Wrestling Information!
Reserved seating tickets $50 per person. Athletes have order forms or they are available in the office.
Form
Reserved seating tickets $50 per person. Athletes have order forms or they are available in the office.
Form
Middle School boys basketball pictures can be ordered through the link below. The ordering window will be open through Sunday the 18th.
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Reminder Senior Parents
The Multimedia class needs 1 baby/toddler picture and 2 senior portraits (one being a close-up or head shot) and by January 31st.
We can scan in actual photos in the office or you can email high quality digital images to kristy.ring@k12.sd.us (images must be high resolution, no screenshots)
If you have any questions please contact Mrs. Ring as soon as possibly.
The Multimedia class needs 1 baby/toddler picture and 2 senior portraits (one being a close-up or head shot) and by January 31st.
We can scan in actual photos in the office or you can email high quality digital images to kristy.ring@k12.sd.us (images must be high resolution, no screenshots)
If you have any questions please contact Mrs. Ring as soon as possibly.
Gorilla Gathering message for the week:
Someone once asked me how I come up with these messages each week. The answer is actually a bit embarrassing. Most of these weekly messages come about because I have noticed something in my OWN life that I need to try to fix or improve. They are aspects of life I need to fix MYSELF. They are not meant to be a criticism of others, but as a suggestion of something to work on that others may be struggling with as well!
One lesson I learned from a mentor of mine, is something that has stuck with me for years. I fail at it all the time, but it is one of those things that can really change the tone of your day-to-day interactions. I noticed, after being around this mentor for many years, that I rarely, if ever, heard him say something negative about ANYONE. Even when discussing situations where a critique of character would be appropriate, this man never indulged. When others would be bad-mouthing someone, he would just say something like, "Well, that may be, but that guy would show up for me anytime I asked."
He would always deflect, and counter with a compliment about the person being discussed. He never piled on. It was around this time that I decided he must be a great friend! And also, that I needed to work on the quality of my own friendship.
We all want to have friends that will speak well of us when we aren't around. We want people to stand up for us. But we don't always practice that ourselves. We let others talk down about friends of ours and don't correct them. We allow rumors to continue when we could easily set the record straight.
Ben Franklin said, "Speak ill of no man, but speak all the good you know of everyone."
As we go out into the world this week, may we all be a little more aware of the words coming out of our mouths. Let's take every opportunity to speak well of others, even if they aren't close friends of ours. Be the type of friend we all wished we had! You'll be amazed how much better your daily interactions become. You will be surrounded by less negativity as well because negativity needs an audience!
Challenge for the week: Speak well of others!
Every day is a great day to be a Gorilla!
Have a marvelous week!
Someone once asked me how I come up with these messages each week. The answer is actually a bit embarrassing. Most of these weekly messages come about because I have noticed something in my OWN life that I need to try to fix or improve. They are aspects of life I need to fix MYSELF. They are not meant to be a criticism of others, but as a suggestion of something to work on that others may be struggling with as well!
One lesson I learned from a mentor of mine, is something that has stuck with me for years. I fail at it all the time, but it is one of those things that can really change the tone of your day-to-day interactions. I noticed, after being around this mentor for many years, that I rarely, if ever, heard him say something negative about ANYONE. Even when discussing situations where a critique of character would be appropriate, this man never indulged. When others would be bad-mouthing someone, he would just say something like, "Well, that may be, but that guy would show up for me anytime I asked."
He would always deflect, and counter with a compliment about the person being discussed. He never piled on. It was around this time that I decided he must be a great friend! And also, that I needed to work on the quality of my own friendship.
We all want to have friends that will speak well of us when we aren't around. We want people to stand up for us. But we don't always practice that ourselves. We let others talk down about friends of ours and don't correct them. We allow rumors to continue when we could easily set the record straight.
Ben Franklin said, "Speak ill of no man, but speak all the good you know of everyone."
As we go out into the world this week, may we all be a little more aware of the words coming out of our mouths. Let's take every opportunity to speak well of others, even if they aren't close friends of ours. Be the type of friend we all wished we had! You'll be amazed how much better your daily interactions become. You will be surrounded by less negativity as well because negativity needs an audience!
Challenge for the week: Speak well of others!
Every day is a great day to be a Gorilla!
Have a marvelous week!
Needing some new Gorilla wear? Youth wrestling is hosting the site below today if you are interested! There is plenty of AAU merchandise as well as general Gregory Gorillas
https://stores.Inksoft.com/gregory2026
https://stores.Inksoft.com/gregory2026
Boys Varsity Basketball Gregory Gorillas vs Lyman Raiders
https://www.youtube.com/live/rMQZKy1ytMs?si=csBMuxzxH8Hh_gO3
Girls Varsity Basketball - Gorillas vs Raiders
https://www.youtube.com/live/FB-hQIi-uFY?si=jLabnHuttNGuvJd4
JV Gregory Gorillas vs LYMAN Raiders
https://www.youtube.com/live/PN9gamHBPuE?si=d1BLSWaDi6l9jhPz
Gregory Team Qualifies for Q1073 Quiz Bowl Finals
By Ronda Graber
Gregory High School’s quiz bowl team will be competing in the finals this Saturday in Mitchell at the Q1073 Quiz Bowl. The team could win up to $1,000 for Gregory school.
Each year the Q1073 Radio Quiz Bowl is held and 32 teams compete. It is one way the KORN News Radio FM 101.3 and AM 1490, KORN Country FM 92.1, and Q1073 recognizes outstanding area students. Competition started in October over the telephone. When each school had a meet, they connected via telephone, and the first school to get three correct answers won. The final eight teams will meet up on Saturday at the Pepsi Cola Theatre of Performing Arts in Mitchell. Along with Gregory, Sanborn Central, Mount Vernon, Dakota Christian, Platte-Geddes, Menno, Mitchell, and Parker will be competing.
Gregory’s team consists of all seniors: Madisan Graber (captain), Dani Timanus, Dylan Johnson, Piper Bartlett (alternate), and Luke Barreto (alternate). They were chosen by the faculty of GHS in September. Their first meet was against Avon. Gregory won with a score of 4-3. Next Gregory took on Bon Homme and defeated them with a score of 3-1. Lastly, they beat Dakota Christian 3-1 to make it to the final eight teams. These meets were recorded and are posted on the website www.q107radio.com for your listening pleasure.
On Saturday, competition begins at 9:30 a.m. Gregory is scheduled for the second match against Mt. Vernon. Matches for the final eight will be longer than the others this season. To win the match, a team has to answer six questions correctly. The contest will be double elimination, and some teams in the final eight do have losses already, but Gregory does not.
All eight finishing schools will win prize money for their school: first place receives $1,000, second place $500, third and fourth places $250, and fifth through eighth places $100. This is the fourth time that Gregory has qualified for the final eight in the past eight years. Two years ago, Gregory won first place with GHS graduates Eli Barreto, Trey Murray, and Nathan Fortuna.
George Timanus winning a superior at state in serious readings
Middle School Play Auditions!!
When: Tuesday Jan. 13th at 3pm
Where: Mrs. Strand’s Room
All are welcome even if you did not sign up! 😊
If you cannot be there, please see Mrs. Strand to discuss another time.
When: Tuesday Jan. 13th at 3pm
Where: Mrs. Strand’s Room
All are welcome even if you did not sign up! 😊
If you cannot be there, please see Mrs. Strand to discuss another time.
We need immediate parent feedback!
The link below is for a survey concerning our CTE programs offered at Gregory High School. Thank you so much for your help.
https://forms.gle/fTXE3FeuiQZtowLP6
Gregory School District thanks our generous donors for their continued support in providing locally raised beef to our school lunch program.
Good Morning Gorillas!
January 6th, 2026
~Today HS basketball is headed to AC/DC for a double header starting with girls JV at 4:00pm.
~Thursday will be our first home HS basketball of the season, a double header against Lyman starting with Girls JV at 4:00pm.
~Saturday the girls HS basketball team will be headed to Redfield and the boys HS wrestling will be headed to Miller.
January 6th, 2026
~Today HS basketball is headed to AC/DC for a double header starting with girls JV at 4:00pm.
~Thursday will be our first home HS basketball of the season, a double header against Lyman starting with Girls JV at 4:00pm.
~Saturday the girls HS basketball team will be headed to Redfield and the boys HS wrestling will be headed to Miller.
Gorilla Gathering message for the week:
Happy new year! A new year means new beginnings. The days get longer (we gain 50 minutes of sunshine in January alone) and it always feels like we hit warp speed into spring and summer. It's that time of year when we all do a little self-reflection. We take a look at the last year and see all of the wonderful things that have happened, as well as some of those things we wished we could forget, depending on the year.
Every new year, people have resolutions. In our house this year, we all sat down and made 2026 goal bingo cards. We tried to have some things for our health, some things for our minds, and a couple of things we will do just for others. We make sure some goals are easy and we make sure some goals are more lofty. I encourage everyone to not only make some goals, but to make sure you write them down! Writing down a goal and putting it somewhere you can see it increases your chances of accomplishing the goal by a huge margin!
In previous Gorilla Gatherings at school, we have discussed setting goals. All good goals should be SMART.
S: Specific
M: Measurable
A: Attainable
R: Reasonable
T: Timely
Set a goal for different aspects of your life. Set one for health, finances, education, job, marriage, friends, service, church, etc. Any aspect of your life that is important to you can have a goal to help you improve that portion of your life. Make them achievable, but not too easy. Make it lofty, but not impossible. Then go to work each day trying to achieve that goal.
But here's the rub: you're going to fail. I say this, not because I don't believe in you, but because we are all human. We fail. It's what we do. We all will have a bad day where we don't make it to the gym. Or lose our temper and say a cross word to someone important to us. Or ruin our diet with a trip to the fast-food restaurant. It's important that we do not let these temporary set-backs become permanent.
Rita Moreno said, "You have to be able to get up and dust yourself off and always be going forward."
We need to be able to not let one day of failure become two. Give yourself a little bit of grace and move on. When, not if, we fail, we need to be able to get right back on the proverbial horse. If we fail one day, get right back onto your goal the next day. Good habits are not made in one day. And bad habits take time and patience to break.
Challenge for the week:
Get back up: Move forward.
Every day is a great day to be a Gorilla!
Have a goal-driven week and may your new year be filled with blessings!
Happy new year! A new year means new beginnings. The days get longer (we gain 50 minutes of sunshine in January alone) and it always feels like we hit warp speed into spring and summer. It's that time of year when we all do a little self-reflection. We take a look at the last year and see all of the wonderful things that have happened, as well as some of those things we wished we could forget, depending on the year.
Every new year, people have resolutions. In our house this year, we all sat down and made 2026 goal bingo cards. We tried to have some things for our health, some things for our minds, and a couple of things we will do just for others. We make sure some goals are easy and we make sure some goals are more lofty. I encourage everyone to not only make some goals, but to make sure you write them down! Writing down a goal and putting it somewhere you can see it increases your chances of accomplishing the goal by a huge margin!
In previous Gorilla Gatherings at school, we have discussed setting goals. All good goals should be SMART.
S: Specific
M: Measurable
A: Attainable
R: Reasonable
T: Timely
Set a goal for different aspects of your life. Set one for health, finances, education, job, marriage, friends, service, church, etc. Any aspect of your life that is important to you can have a goal to help you improve that portion of your life. Make them achievable, but not too easy. Make it lofty, but not impossible. Then go to work each day trying to achieve that goal.
But here's the rub: you're going to fail. I say this, not because I don't believe in you, but because we are all human. We fail. It's what we do. We all will have a bad day where we don't make it to the gym. Or lose our temper and say a cross word to someone important to us. Or ruin our diet with a trip to the fast-food restaurant. It's important that we do not let these temporary set-backs become permanent.
Rita Moreno said, "You have to be able to get up and dust yourself off and always be going forward."
We need to be able to not let one day of failure become two. Give yourself a little bit of grace and move on. When, not if, we fail, we need to be able to get right back on the proverbial horse. If we fail one day, get right back onto your goal the next day. Good habits are not made in one day. And bad habits take time and patience to break.
Challenge for the week:
Get back up: Move forward.
Every day is a great day to be a Gorilla!
Have a goal-driven week and may your new year be filled with blessings!
Middle School Boys Basketball practice starts tomorrow after school in the school gym. Be sure to bring clothes and shoes if you're planning to participate!
The high school gym, wellness center and auditorium are closed December 23rd to December 26th for winter moratorium.
