Groton Area School District

This Week in Tiger Sports: Monday, the 4th: - JH Girls Basketball vs. Northwestern (7th grade @ 6pm, 8th grade @ 7pm) Tuesday, the 5th: - Girls Basketball vs. James Valley Christian (7th grade @ 4:30pm, JV @ 6pm, Varsity to follow) Friday, the 8th: - JH Wrestling @ Sisseton (4:30pm) - Doubleheader Basketball game vs. Hamlin (Boys C and Girls JV @ 4pm, Boys JV and Girls C @ 5pm, Girls Varsity @ 6:15pm, Boys Varsity to follow) Saturday, the 9th: - Elementary Basketball Tournament in Groton Good Luck, Tigers!!

Games have begun! Here are the livestream links for today's JH jamboree in Groton! North Court: https://sporfie.app.link/n1kp6dgLcFb South Court: https://sporfie.app.link/OBT61amLcFb

The Junior High Girls Basketball season is quickly winding down! They have a jamboree this weekend in Groton and a few more individual games to wrap up their season before Christmas Break. Check out the schedules below and come support these girls!! Best of luck, ladies! Keep playing hard and having fun!

Reminder of our Fall Sports Awards Night on Thursday night at 7PM in the Old Gym! - Each coach will provide a recap of the season, announce letterwinners, and present awards to his/her athletes. - Athletes are welcome to dress however they would like, but I would encourage 'nice casual dress', as pictures will be taken for the yearbook, media, etc. - No meal will be provided. - This event is open to the public! *We had a great Fall season of Groton Tiger Athletics and we are excited to recognize and honor our athletes! See you all on Thursday night!

Our Boys Basketball Team officially began their 2023-24 season today! We wish the boys a healthy, fun, and successful season! We are looking forward to cheering you on this winter! Go Tigers!

Congratulations to our very own Anna Fjeldheim on being named the 2023 Northeast Conference Volleyball Player of the Year!! What an amazing honor!

The 2024-2025 FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) form will be released soon. The new form will be reflecting new improvements to make it simpler and more streamlined. This form for college students is used to determine if they are eligible for grants, scholarships, work-study programs, and federal student loans. Parents of seniors, to help fill out the FAFSA form, the Groton Area School has partnered again with Northern State University to help get the correct information out to you. On the link, you will find a video to help guide you through the application, along with other important information you may need. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Jodi Schwan or the Financial Aid office at the school your child plans on attending. https://northern.edu/financial-aid/apply

This Week in Tiger Sports: Monday, the 27th: - JH and JV Wrestling @ Faulkton (5:30pm) - JH Girls Basketball vs. Clark/Willow Lake (7th grade @ 6pm, 8th grade @ 7pm) Tuesday, the 28th: - JH Girls Basketball @ Redfield (7th grade @ 6:15pm, 8th grade @ 7:15pm) Thursday, the 30th: - Fall Athletics Awards Night (7pm in the Old Gym) Saturday, the 2nd: - Wrestling @ Clark (10am) - Girls Wrestling @ Dell Rapids (10am) - JH Girls Basketball Jamboree in Groton (10am)

Congratulations to GHS Seniors, Anna Fjeldheim and Carly Guthmiller, and Junior, Liz Fliehs on their selection to the Northeast Conference All-Conference team! Congratulations on receiving this honor, ladies!

Our 3rd Grade and Kindergarten students are Thankful for Buddy Reading with Friends!

Congratulations to the following Groton Area MS/HS Students for being selected as November's Student of the Month! Back Left: Liby Althoff (9th), TC Schuster ( 8th), Liam Johnson (6th), Emily Clark (12th) Front Left: Gage Sippel (10th), Elizabeth Fliehs (11th), Novalea Warrington (7th)

High School Girls Basketball tipped off their season with their first practice today after school. We are gearing up for a great winter of Lady Tiger Basketball and look forward to seeing our fans in the stands cheering on the Tigers in just a few short weeks!

Our Kindergarten, First, and Second Graders had a special visit from Mrs. Sharon Zoellner today, as she shared her talent of knitting with them. Not only did she share different examples of items she has knitted with us, but she also surprised the students by bringing 138 pairs with her today to gift to each student in grades K-2! Mrs. Zoellner's favorite item to knit are mittens because she "doesn't like kids to have cold hands." She has been knitting for 60 years and has made 1,350 pairs of mittens. One mitten pair takes around 6 hours to knit, so she has been a very busy lady!! Thank you for sharing your special talent with us! The students will treasure this gift always, but especially on those cold and wintery days ahead!

This Week in Tiger Sports: Monday, November 20th: - JH Girls Basketball vs. Britton-Hecla (8th grade only @ 6:30) Happy Thanksgiving, Tiger Nation!

There were extra helpers in the lunchroom today, as our Elementary Student Council helped serve Thanksgiving Dinner to students and staff!

It is hard to believe that it is time for Winter Sports to begin, but today was the first day of wrestling practice for all boys and girls 6-12! The future is bright and we are excited to see what these wrestlers accomplish this winter! Let's go, Tigers!

This Week in Tiger Sports: Friday, the 17th: - JH Girls Basketball in Milbank (7th grade @ 4pm, 8th grade @ 5pm) Go, Tigers!

Fall picture re-take day is tomorrow, 11/8/2023, with Tailfeather Photography beginning at 8:30 AM for any students who were absent during picture day or who need to have their pictures re-taken.

Today is SoDak16 day! Wishing our Groton Tigers the best of luck as they battle the Orioles from Lennox tonight in Watertown at 6:30PM! Pep Rally: 3:00PM at the HS Arena If you will be cheering from afar: - GDILive.com with Paper Paul and Jeslyn - ArrowTV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54-LIh4jZ1c Good Luck, Lady Tigers!!

Calling any Groton 6-12 grader that has ever wondered about wrestling, ever had a question about wrestling, or ever wondered what it was like. This is for you!!! Right after school on Thursday November 9 in the wrestling room you can have an opportunity to ask some of the wrestlers and coaches questions and we can show you what a small sample of what practice will be like to see if this is something you may like to try. There will be a few games and fun to be had!! Yes girls this is also for you. Girls wrestling is the fastest growing high school sport in the nation! Hope to see you this Thursday at 3:30!! Come join the Tiger wrestling family!!!