1. Greenwood High School
Freshman Center
Future Focused!

2. Freshman Center Enrollment:
300 Students

3. ACADEMIC GOAL Future Focused!
It is the goal of the Greenwood Freshman Center to prepare each student for a successful transition into high school and to take positive steps toward setting and attaining their post-secondary career and/or college goals.

4. Student Expectations Students need to begin focusing on their future!
College or Career
What career interests do you have?
What classes at GHS will you need to take to prepare yourself?

5. Student Experiences
Students at the Freshman Center will have the opportunity to participate in:
Advisory/CAP
Independent Learning Time
Structured Learning Time
College Visits
Career Fair
Job Interviews
Computer Science
Bulldog Learning Academy (Online Learning)

6. New Staff Lukas Shoemaker Intro. to Computer Science/Soccer
Kerrie Forbus
Special Education
Paraprofessional

7. Office Paraprofessional
New Staff
Tommy Frank
Special Education
Teacher
Jess Hunt
Office Paraprofessional

8. New Staff
Rachel Presson
Spirit Coach

9. Freshman Lady Bulldog Basketball
Undefeated Season! 25-0
Conference Champions!
7A Regional Champions!
Ally Sockey
Regional Tournament MVP!

10. Freshman Lady Bulldog Volleyball
Spikefest Champions!
Undefeated Regular Season!
River Valley Tournament Champions!
Conference Champions!

11. NJHS

12. NJHS 167 Students (58% of class) inducted into NJHS in 2016-2017.
Students must have a cumulative GPA of at least a 3.5 during the Spring semester of their 8th grade year to qualify.

13. FBLA

14. FBLA FBLA National Awards: Business Award Braellynn Reid
Freshman FBLA District Winners:
Web Page Creation, Second Place: Eli Butler and Taylor Aishman
Talent Show, First Place: Jaelin Glass
Ms. FBLA, First Place: Lauren Debar
Introduction to Business Communication, Fifth Place Braelynn Reid
FBLA Principles and Procedures, Second Place: Alydia Brashear
Computer Concepts, Third Place, Elizabeth Farrow
FBLA National Awards:
Business Award
Braellynn Reid
Entrepreneur Awards:
Enterprise Award
Dacie Gamble
Braelynn Reid
Lindsey Peoples
Jaelin Glass
Elizabeth Farrow
Camryn Presley
Kenzie Wilson
Taylor Koeth
Allie Dolan
Ella Austin
Harley Terry

15. Band

16. Band
Group Awards:
First Division Marching Band, Finals Band at Championship at the Rock, Finals Band at War Eagle Marching Contest, Finals Band and 3rd place at Northwest Arkansas Marching Classic, 1st place-prelims of Dallas-Sport of the Arts, 2nd place-Finals of Dallas-Sport of the Arts, First Division Symphonic Band Sight Reading, First Division Concert Band Sight Reading, First Division Stage performance Symphonic Band, Arkansas Sweepstakes Award
Individual Awards:
All Region Jazz Band-Lauren DeBar/Trumpet, Zach Hales/Drum Set, Mark Thiele/Bari Sax, Colton Gattis/Alto Sax, and Alex Gray/Tenor Sax
All Region Concert Band- Clarissa Gottfried/Flute, Savannah Faux/Clarinet, Ellie Pope/Clarinet, Natalie Mulvihill/Clarinet, Colton Gattis/Alto Saxophone, Alex Gray/Tenor Saxophone, Lauren DeBar/Trumpet, Logan Morris/Trumpet, and Ryan Stracener/Tuba

17. Choir

18. Choir

19. Choir
GFC All Region Choir Results  Clarissa Gottfried-Soprano 1-Chair 3 Braelynn Reid-Soprano 1-Chair 6 Aerial Snow-Soprano 1, Chair 13 Carolyn Young-Soprano 1-Chair 23 Elena Thompson-Soprano 2-Chair 25 Jaelin Glass-Alto 1-Chair 3 Violet Rushing-Alto 1-Chair 4 Abigail Woodring-Alto 2-Chair 2 Elizabeth Farrow-Alto 2-Chair 1  (TOP IN OUR REGION) Shea Brown-Tenor 1-Chair 4 Andrew Hardin-Bass 2-Chair 1 (TOP IN OUR REGION) Austin Avina-Bass 2-Chair 3 Zack Hales-Bass 2-Chair 4 Austin Phillips-Bass 2-Chair 25
Region Choral Performance Assessment
Junior Bulldog Male Chorus - Superior Rating in Performance and Sight Reading
Belle Canto - Excellent Rating (recommended for State) in Performance and a Superior Rating in Sight Reading
State Choir Festival
Belle Canto - Superior Rating in Performance

20. Quiz Bowl

21. Quiz Bowl
The 8th and 9th grade quiz bowl team finished second at the 6A regional tournament. They finished first at the DeQueen Invitational Tournament. Captain, Taylor Aishman, was named to the Top Ten All-Tournament Team at Southside's Invitational answering the seventh highest total number of individual questions.

22. Citizenship Awards
Allie Dolan
Hunter Hesslen

23. Building Celebrations
#ARKidsCanCode Enrollment Contest! Greenwood Freshman Center was recognized for the Highest Number of Students Enrolled and Highest Percentage of Students Enrolled in Computer Science Courses for the School Year.

24. Building Celebrations
Desi Edwards
Arkansas New Business Teacher
of the Year
Chandra Brotherton
August 2017 Graduate
University of Central Arkansas
Educational Specialist Degree
in Educational Leadership
Tammy Brewer
Expected December 2017 Graduate
University of Central Arkansas
Educational Specialist Degree
in Educational Leadership

25. ACT Aspire Scores English
Guy Fenter Coop/River Valley Region 9th Grade ACT Aspire Scores:
English – 1st Place
Science – 1st Place
Reading – 1st Place
Writing – 1st Place
Math – 2nd Place

26. ACT Aspire Scores
Science
Reading

27. ACT Aspire Scores
Writing
Math

28. Bulldog Learning Academy
New Instructional Model for
Currently, 134 Students are taking 262 Bulldog Learning Academy classes!
Algebra I – 30, PAP Geometry – 32, English – 35, PAP English – 37,
Physical Science – 35, Acc. Physical Science – 25, Acc. Algebra I -7,
Civics – 32, & Economics - 29

29. Future Focused!