South Gray Schools

Congratulations to Ms. Jennifer Arnold for receiving the USD 476 Red Apple Award at this morning's faculty meeting. Ms. Arnold is in her first year teaching 3rd grade at Copeland Elementary School and is doing an amazing job! In between teaching, her own school work, and raising her family.....she has found time to contribute her wonderful artistic touch to our school and community with beautiful painting jobs! Make sure to take a look at the Copeland Public Library windows for her artistry! We are glad Ms. Arnold is at USD 476 and has chosen to be a Rebel! 🍎

Tuesday 9/16/25 HSVB @ Ingalls
New Gym: Old Gym:
4:30 Ing vs Minn (V) 3:30. SG vs Minn (JV)
5:30 SG vs Minn (V) 4:30 Ing vs SG (JV)
6:30 Ing vs SG (V) 5:30 Open
6:30 Ing vs Minn (JV)
Depart: 2:30, Bus: #12, Driver: SK

Women's Letter Club is selling coupon books. The book is full of local business coupons. It's a great way to shop local and support Women's Letter Club. Thank you for your support! If you would like a coupon book contact the school at 620-846-2281.

These silly-faced Montezuma Preschoolers, along with Mrs. Kelli Kinnamon, want to shout a giant THANK YOU to the Montezuma Lion's Club! Thanks to their gracious donation, Montezuma Schools is now equipped with a color vision screener. This addition to our vision screening process enables us to identify color vision deficiencies before students even know the names of their colors and relieve students and teachers of unnecessary frustrations and struggles. Early detection is so important and we are so very grateful for this tool we've been able to add to our toolkit! Thank you, Montezuma Lion's Club!

HSFB: Friday 9/12/25 SG vs Satanta
Bank 7 is buying the game out. Come support the rebel football team.

Friday 9/12/25 HSFB vs Satanta @ SGHS
Kickoff at 7:00pm
5:30 Booster Club tailgate @ the bus barn

Saturday 9/13/25 HSCC @ SGHS
The first race will start at 10:00am The next race will start 5 minutes after the preceding race.
Order of races: Varsity Girls
Varsity Boys
JV Girls
JV Boys
JH Girls
JH Boys
If the numbers are low some of the sub-varsity races may be combined.

Monday 9/15/25 JHVB Tri. (Var only) @ SCJH (Protection)
5:00 SC vs Ingalls
6:00 SG vs Ingalls
7:00 SC vs SG
Depart: 4:00, Veh: 476 suburban, 371 van, Driver: Coaches

Tuesday 9/16/25 HSVB @ Ingalls
New Gym: Old Gym:
4:30 Ing vs Minn (V) 3:30. SG vs Minn (JV)
5:30 SG vs Minn (V) 4:30 Ing vs SG (JV)
6:30 Ing vs SG (V) 5:30 Open
6:30 Ing vs Minn (JV)
Depart: 1:15, Bus: #12, Driver: SK

CHANGE OF PLANS: We are scheduled to play Meade this Thursday 9/11/25 JH VB/FB at Meade. Meade has some issues with their football field and is unable to play on it. We are moving the games at SGJH. The start time is 4:00 VB and 6:30 FB. Meade will supply all the officials, we need to provide all the helpers, bench personal, lines people, chain gang, PA and clock person. SG will get the revenue for the concession stand.

4:00 SG vs Meade JVVB
5:00 SG vs Meade Var VB
6:00 SG vs Meade C-team VB
6:30 SG vs Meade Football

5th Grade Beginning Band Instrument Night is this Tuesday September 9th in the SGHS Band Room. 5:00-6:30 p.m. 🎵 🎺 🥁 🪈 🎼 Looking forward to seeing all 5th grade parents there to pick out an instrument and buy a beginning band book!!! It's going to be a great year!

Lady Rebels finished second at the 12 team Pratt Skyline Tournament today. Mekayla and Keagan named to the all-tournament team. Way to go Rebels!

Coach Granados recently was on a podcast, where he talks about running. Our cross country season is well underway for the 2025 year. We have such a strong running program, where new students have joined the team. First meet took place in Meade on Thursday (9/4/25), where all the runners performed very well (official results are on KS MILE-SPLIT). He talks about a foundation of running, when it comes to performing, but wants us to also take note that there’s such a previous running history-foundation within our schools. That foundation is in place in large part to Mr and Mrs McMillan! She has coached cross country over 25 years and Mr. McMillan (coach Mac) coached ten years of cross country. She enters her 30th year in coaching Track and Field. Mr McMillan coached 27 years of Track and Field. Between the two, they have won eight state titles, numerous Regional and League titles. We endured a tremendous loss after Mr. Mcmillan’s passing. It is coaches privilege and honor to coach aside a great person like Robin McMillan. Her great wealth of running knowledge and his coaching combine now to continue adding to the running tradition of South Gray schools. Students, it is not too late to consider joining the CROSS COUNTRY Team. A team that works hard, finds a fun way to do the work. Consider joining them, as they go “ONCE MORE INTO THE FRAY” https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fnqT9ebqSJs

SGJH Football and Volleyball kicked their season off at home yesterday against Spearville with a great pep rally and games to follow!!! C Team Volleyball won JV Team Volleyball had a victory Varsity lost to the Lancers in an exciting close match The Rebel Football team took the field and fought hard for the game, but ultimately lost out to the Lancers! These athletes are working hard and look forward to their matchups with Meade next week! Go Rebels!!! 🏐 🏈 📣

Congratulations to our SGJH Cross Country Runners at their first meet in Meade yesterday! Asher Yost placed 4th Kagan Faurot placed 6th Pierson Klaker placed 7th Jayden Anderson-Jordan placed 14th Victoria Anderson-Jordan placed 7th Great Job JH Runnin' Rebels! 🏃‍♂️ 🏃‍♀️

Have a picky eater? Can't find your printed menu?
You can now access September and October menus for both Montezuma and Copeland at either usd371.org or the South Gray Schools app!

We have scheduled two HS JV FB games for this year.
Mon. Sept 8 @ KC 6:30pm
Depart: 4:15, Bus: 15, Driver: KU

Mon. Sept. 22 Minneola @ SG 6:30pm

Picture Day is coming up soon for both Montezuma & Copeland schools. Tuesday, September 9th!
Picture packets will come home with your student soon if they haven't already. If you would like to order online, you may do so here: strawbridge.net.
Montezuma Code: FM472555
Copeland Code: FM484186

Here is the High school and JH Activities for this week.

HS VB this week Tuesday we are at Cimarron and Saturday we are at Pratt Skyline.

HSVB: 8/29/25 at HC

HSFB 8/29/25 @ St John