Dear Glenridge Families,

Our first quarter has come to an end. We will be printing report cards for this quarter and they will be going home next week. We will also be sending home Lion Leader invitations to those students whose grades, attendance and discipline meet our high expectations. Deans will also send a notice to parents through parent square once the list is finalized. As we move into the second quarter, it's important for students to begin on a positive trend. Remind your student that grades are reset and they have an opportunity to begin the quarter with an A in all classes. But they have to maintain that grade throughout the nine weeks by submitting their work and being on time to all classes.

Thank you for your continued support and partnership.

Mr. Daniel Kempinger- Principal

Dr. Kimberly Bispott- Assistant Principal

Mr. Nigel Hames- Assistant Principal

Camile Cassara- 7th grade Dean/8th grade A-L Dean

Patrick ODonal- 6th grade Dean/8th grade M-Z Dean

Dwayne Noble- School Counselor A-L

Jayne Ness-Lee- School Counselor M-Z

Meredith Huebner- Staffing Specialist

Amanda Burchins-Testing Coordinator

Mellisa Livingston-Taylor- Safe Coordinator

Brianna Johnson- Social Worker

Mariela Rojas- Math Coach

Shanna Gefter- Literacy Coach

Girls Coach: Graham Niemi

Boys Coach: Jerrod Jacoby

Congratulations to Coach Niemi, Coach Cox and their Lady Lions!!!  

   The girls hosted the quarterfinal match last night against a tough Lakeview team and came out victorious 1-0. The girls will now move on to the Final Four out of 50 middle schools that participate in soccer. Our UNDEFEATED Lady Lions will now travel to play Sun Ridge on Tuesday at 5:45. This is a pretty big travel, but I know we can send up a crowd to help cheer our girls on to the championship game. 

Go LADY LIONS.........amazing job!!

-Coach Stock

The Guidance Department wants to remind students that we are coming to an end of the first nine weeks. Please turn in any assignments that your teachers have kept open, and make sure you are maintaining positive habits for success.

As always, your Guidance Counselors are available at the email addresses below. Take care and Go Lions!

Mr. Noble, School Counselor (dwayne.noble@ocps.net)

Serving students with last name A - L

Ms. Ness-Lee, School Counselor (jayne.ness-lee@ocps.net)

Serving students with last name M - Z

L-R in the above picture

Back Row: Nycx Lowman, Kenli Winkler, Lucy Ellis

Front Row: Ansley Roerig, Pearl Fields, Vera Cuismano, Elly King Tovar, Emma Nguyen

Good morning, 

Please congratulate the students named above who made a great showing at the District FFA Forestry competition on Thurs, 10/9 in a field of 200 students from 22 different middle schools and high schools. Our students represented Glenridge well as they competed in the middle school division. The competition consists of Dendrology, Timber Cruising, Topographic Map Reading, General Knowledge, Tree Disorder ID, and Forestry equipment ID.

The team of Elly, Emma, Vera, and Lucy placed 3rd overall and Pearl placed 3rd overall in Timber Cruising. Other team members included Kenli Winkler, Nycx Lowman, and Ansley Roerig.  

FFA competitions expose students to various agriculture-related careers, including forestry. Nearly half of Florida (17 million acres) is forest land, including 3 National Forests, 37 State Forests, and 54 Wildlife Management Areas. The forestry industry in Florida contributes over $14 billion to the economy and supports over 76,000 jobs. 

Join the PTSA

Support our students and teachers by joining the Glenridge PTSA — no volunteering required! 💛💚 Your membership helps fund teacher grants, student celebrations, teacher appreciation, and more. Sign up here: https://glenridgeptsa.givebacks.com/shop.

🎃 We’re looking for tasty treats for next week’s staff meeting! All donations can be dropped off at the front office by 11 am on Wednesday October 15. Click here to sign up! We can also accept monetary donations that will go straight to our cause!

⚽️ A HUGE Thank you to all the parents who purchased soccer shirts! Because of your support, the PTSA was able to donate $115 back to our soccer teams.

🏐 Up Next - Volleyball Shirts! PTSA will also donate half the proceeds back to the volleyball teams. Pre-order yours here!

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Our next SAC meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 14th in the media center beginning at 5PM. All community members are welcome to attend.

Q1 Testing is complete at this time.

There is a possibility (high likelihood) that during the first week(s) of school we have severe weather at the time of dismissal. If we are in a delayed dismissal hold, we will send out communication to all families, and we ask that you follow our procedures for safety and convenience.