George Junior High School

Tomorrow is the Springdale Bands Carwash. The GJHS location is at 10 BOX (1101 S. Thompson). They will be there from 8 AM to ~Noon. If you need some of your dirt washed off your car, they can gladly help you with that!

Yesterday, in Mr. Rues math class, students were literally able to “balance” equations to solve for “x” with the help of this homemade set of scales. Thanks to Ms. Kyger, one of our awesome interns, for a great lesson and a cool visual representation. Great teachers and future teachers is just another reason why Springdale Public Schools are #THEChoice #FeartheG

GJHS Cheer and Dance are representing the Wranglers at the Back to School Rally tonight! Go George!! #FeartheG

Wrangler Volleyball was also back in action tonight! Go Wranglers! #FeartheG

Wrangler Football is officially back in season and we got pumped today with an incredible pep rally! GJHS band rocked, Cheer and Dance were incredible, there was sack racing, crab racing, piggy-back riding, and Mario Kart. So much fun! #FeartheG!

Last week, Language Academy students at GJHS were excited to have the opportunity to climb aboard the Wheel Mobile Traveling Art Studio. Students were able to explore their creative sides and make some awesome pottery! Thankful for great community partners! #FeartheG!

George’s portion of the Pigskin Preview ended with our 9th Grade scrimmage! This group came ready to play and looked like they’re ready for the season’s opening kickoff... and so are we! GO WRANGLERS! #FeartheG

Our 8th Grade football team took the field first and looked impressive. We saw some arm strength and a lot of quickness! It looks like it is going to be a fun season! #FeartheG

GJHS Cheer and Dance got the George portion of tonight’s Pigskin Preview off to a rocking start! These ladies are awesome!

We are excited to welcome Daulton Coffey to George Jr. High. He previously served as Varsity Defensive Coordinator, among other coaching responsibilities, and Middle School Social Studies Teacher at Watts(OK) Public Schools. He is entering his second year of teaching. He is currently Head Boys Track coach and Football assistant coach for the 8th and 9th grade teams here at GJH, as well as teaching social studies. He graduated high school from Green Forest, then attended Arkansas Tech and John Brown University. He graduated from JBU with a B.S.E. in Secondary Social Studies Education. Coach Coffey currently lives in Siloam Springs with his wife Mallory and their three dogs.

We had some fun team-building activities going on in our classes at George today!

The Lady Wranglers looked fierce at the Volleyball Showcase tonight! Can not wait to get the season started!

Here is our updated policy for the "ripped jeans" dress code issue. This new policy was developed with the help of several of our students. This new policy will be effective immediately. Thanks for your understanding and cooperation.

We started our school year with a Back to School Pep Rally! We pitted our incoming 8th graders against our veteran 9th graders! We were all excited to be back at school! Here’s to a great school year!

GJH Faculty and Staff headed to the District Back to School Faculty Meeting. #WeAreGeorge

We are excited to welcome Greg Sone to George Jr. High. He has been teaching for 26 years (11 at Prairie Grove and then 15 at Huntsville). He is currently football assistant for the 8th and 9th grade teams here at GJH, as well as teaching social studies and health. He graduated high school from Fayetteville then attended the University of Ozarks to obtain my BSE, he also played baseball there as well as UCA. Coach Sone currently lives at Goshen with his wife Christi who is also a teacher at George. They have three children and one daughter-in-law. Son Zach and wife Emma, son Taylor, daughter Chandler, they also have two granddaughters Sawyer and Sagelee.

Our Principals are excited about the new school year! #WeAreGeorge

We are so excited to introduce and welcome our new choral director, Casey Jones. Casey is in his 5th year of teaching choir. Mr. Jones taught the past four years at Gentry High School and Middle School where he directed choirs grades 6-12. Mr. Jones is a graduate of the University of Central Arkansas where he sang under the direction on John Erwin. As a Springdale graduate and former George Wrangler, he is extremely excited to teach choir in his hometown! Mr. Jones has served in a number of different leadership positions with ArkCDA and ACDA. He has co-coordinated a SWACDA regional honor choirs in Oklahoma City and will coordinate for this year's SWACDA honor choir in Little Rock. He is a 2016 graduate of the ArkCDA leadership academy. He has also served the past 3 years as ArkCDA Region 6 Treasurer. Mr. Jones lives in Gentry with his wife Erica, son Cayden, and two dogs Buddy and Tucker.

SCHOOL SUPPLIES! On the first day of school, we recommend that GJHS students bring a binder, paper, writing utensils, and 2-3 composition notebooks. Some teachers will request that students bring additional supplies specifically for their classes, but they will let students know this during the first week of school.

Our Back to School Open House is just around the corner! Please make plans to attend on Thursday evening, August 8th from 5:30-7:00. Incoming 8th grade students are encouraged to arrive at 5:30 and Incoming 9th grade students are encouraged to arrive at 6:15. We can't wait to see you there!