​Greetings,

Welcome back to school!  We are very excited to get our fall sports season going.  Girls Basketball is offered to all 5th-8th grade girls.  Cross Country is offered to all 5th-8th grade boys and girls.  Here are some important dates:

​Girls Basketball​

Thursday 8/23 - Parent/participant Meeting at 7:00 in the main gym.

Monday 8/27 - First Practice

5th/6th:  After school-5:00

7th/8th:  5:30-7:00

​Cross Country

​Thursday 8/23 - Parent/participant Meeting at 6:00 in the main gym.

Monday 8/27 - First practice

5th-8th:  After school

With so many amazing and exciting things happening at Elder Grove we wanted to take a moment to announce the final member of our Administrative Leadership team.  Mike Rice was with us last year as our Assistant Principal, but this year he will be stepping into the role of Middle School Principal and will be overseeing our 6th-8th grades.  We have the utmost confidence in Mr. Rice and his professional abilities.

For anyone who has met Mr. Rice, it is obvious that he has an amazingly calm and professional demeanor.  We have been incredibly impressed by Mr. Rice’s ability to handle any kind of situation that presents itself.  He has demonstrated that he is very capable as an administrator and we are so fortunate to have him here at Elder Grove.  It is with great honor and excitement that we say congratulations to the next member of our leadership team! We are looking forward to a great year!

We have some Outlaws that are unable to afford school supplies. To that end we created Outfitting Outlaws School Supply Donation. Here is some information from Kenna Whelchel, School Counselor, on the program.

We are excited to announce that we have hired Jesse Moore as the new K-5 Principal at Elder Grove.  Congratulations and welcome to the team Jesse! Mr. Moore will be a fantastic asset to our leadership team and we are fortunate to have him.  It only takes a few moments with him to know that his passion for students is endless, just like his energy and enthusiasm.

Mr. Moore taught music and band at Elder Grove in 2012-2013 and since then has taught in multiple schools for School District #2.  Mr. Moore obtained his Master’s in Educational Leadership from Rocky Mountain College in 2013. He has had the good fortune of working with many great leaders during his time in education and we have no doubt that he will bring out the best in the students and staff at Elder Grove.  

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As you may have heard, Justin Klebe, Superintendent, resigned his position at Elder Grove to pursue a position closer to Laurel. Today we have the great pleasure to announce that Nathan Schmitz has stepped into the role of Superintendent as of August 1st, 2018.

Mr. Schmitz has been with Elder Grove for 6 years as a Principal. He has a Masters Degree in Educational Leadership from Rocky Mountain College. He taught 5 years at Central High and Saint Francis Upper and came to Elder Grove in 2012.

In addition to his daily duties, he has worked on several large projects in his time at Elder Grove such as: interior and exterior security cameras, Chromebook implementation, AED installation, and secured and monitored entry points.  In 2013 he played an integral role in the building of the new addition. We are confident that the upcoming building project is in excellent hands as Mr. Schmitz has been involved since the beginning of the process.