Georgetown-Ridge Farm High School

#WeAreGRF Tonight's girls basketball game is varsity only with a 6:00 start time. The contest is at Heritage. Get-'em Buffs!

Congrats to Leyla Shelton! She has been named, DACC Student of the Week! Hard work pays off! Way to go!

#WeAreGRF These seniors are excited about getting the season started! Big win against Uni High tonight!

#WeAreGRF Congrats to Dasani Copass! She is McDonalds Student of the Month! Way to go!

#WeAreGRF Congrats to Jase Latoz! He is McDonalds Athlete of the month. Good golfer! Sectional Qualifier!

#WeAreGRF There will be a HS men's basketball meeting on Friday, November 10, at 7:30 PM, in the cafeteria. Coach Morgan and his staff would like to see all parents attend. Thank you.

#WeAreGRF Putting the thinking caps on in science class today! #thatsbuffalo

We invite all Georgetown - Ridge Farm senior citizens, to attend our free Holiday Luncheon, on Wednesday, December 6th, 2023 at 12:00 noon, in the High School Gym. Attendees must make a reservation by calling 217-662-6716 by November 21st.

#WeAreGRF We are proud of the project our students have completed for Festival of Trees! The house was picked up and taken the Civic Arena today.

Any GRHS parent that has a student playing basketball this school year, please reach out if you would like to put a shout out in the athletic programs!

#WeAreGRF It's time to fall back and catch an extra hour of sleep tonight. When you go to bed, set your clock back by one hour. Enjoy it! See you Monday at school!

Please enjoy our October Highlights! https://5il.co/28d9m

Congratulations to Pine Crest Elementary, Mary Miller Junior High, and Georgetown - Ridge Farm High School!!!! The 2023 Illinois Report Card has been released by the Illinois State Board of Education. They reported that all three of our schools had no under-performing student groups. #WeAreGRF

#WeAreGRF The Lambert family is back on campus harvesting our crops! We appreciate their commitment to GRHS over the many years. Charlie, Denise, Mason and Harrison have been awesome!

November MMJH and GRHS lunch menu - https://5il.co/285qx

November MMJH/GRHS Breakfast https://5il.co/285qg

GRHS Cheerleaders will have bake sale items set up during the holiday gathering at this weekend at Barn Again Creations. Please come out, support, and enjoy some yummy goodies!

#WeAreGRF Proud of our veteran NHS members along with our newly inducted students. We have some of the best students in Vermilion County, right here at GRHS!

Gov. JB Pritzker has proclaimed October 22-28 as Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week in Illinois to highlight the need to reduce lead exposure in children. Lead exposure can cause damage to the brain and nervous system, slowed growth and development, learning and behavioral problems, and even coma and death at severely high levels. Anyone can be exposed to lead, but children are at greatest risk. Lead can also be passed from a pregnant person to their unborn child. Children 6 years of age and younger are required to be evaluated for lead exposure risks by their physician and receive a blood test, if necessary. Children are recommended to be evaluated or tested at 12 months and 24 months of age, and at 3, 4, 5, and 6 years of age. IDPH also urges pregnant persons to be evaluated for lead exposure and tested if deemed necessary. IDPH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have determined that one of the most effective ways to ensure children are protected from the harmful effects of lead is by reducing their exposure to lead contaminated dust in homes where lead-based paint was used prior to being banned. Simple measures such as regularly wet mopping hard surfaced floors and frequently washing children’s hands and their toys as they play should be utilized. In an effort to address the risk of lead poisoning in older homes, IDPH has instituted the Comprehensive Lead Education, Reduction, and Window Replacement (CLEAR-Win) program to reduce the financial burden of lead abatement for low-income residential property owners. Qualified property owners can apply for grants from local agencies from now through June 30, 2025, for window replacement and, where necessary, other lead hazard control techniques to reduce lead paint and leaded plumbing hazards. Approximately 58% of houses in the state were built before 1978 and, among those, about 40% contain a lead hazard. The CLEAR-Win grantee agencies include Christian County Health Department, Ford County Public Health Department, Lee County Health Department, Montgomery County Health Department, and Winnebago County Health Department. For more information, visit: https://dph.illinois.gov/topics-services/environmental-health-protection/lead-poisoning-prevention/clear-win.html

This is a reminder that Wednesday, November 1, 2023 is a scheduled 11:15 a.m. dismissal day for all buildings. This is noted on the updated calendar. Thank you!