🏀💚💛 BASKETBALL SCHEDULE UPDATE! 💛💚🏀
📢 Change of Plans, Rangers!
🏀 Boys' Basketball
Open Gym: Monday, November 2
First Official Practice: Monday, November 9
🏀 High School Girls' Basketball
Practice: Monday, November 2, immediately after school dismissal!
This is a Mandatory Practice.
Please help us spread the word and make sure our athletes are aware of these changes!
💚💛 GO RANGERS! 🏀
#Elevate38 #JoppaRangers #RangerBasketball


Open gym scheduled for today, Friday, October 30, has been CANCELLED.
🏀 The first official practice will be on Monday, November 2, immediately after school!
Please help us spread the word! 💚💛
#Elevate38 #JoppaRangers

Join us for the Joppa-Maple Grove Fall Festival! 🍁
📅 Tonight, October 29
⏰ 5:00–7:00 PM
Bring your family and friends for an evening of fall fun, laughter, and community! 🧡
We can't wait to see everyone tonight! 🎃💚💛
#Elevate38 #FallFestival #RangerFamily

Get those costumes ready, Rangers! 🧡🖤
Our Halloween Parade is TOMORROW, Friday, October 30th, at 1:30 PM! 🎃
We can't wait to see all of our students dressed up and showing off their spooky, silly, and creative costumes!
🕸️ #Elevate38 #JoppaRangers #HalloweenFun

#SOARFun #Elevate38 #RangerPride




💚💛 Rangers, don't forget those 2-liter bottles! Every bottle brings your class one step closer to winning an ICE CREAM PARTY! 🍦🏆
Let's see which class can bring home the win!
🥤 EVERY BOTTLE COUNTS!
#2LiterWar #RangerPride #Elevate38

We're looking for a hardworking, dependable individual who takes pride in helping keep our school clean, safe, and welcoming for our students and staff!
💻 Apply Online: www.joppa38.com
📩 Questions? Contact:
Kent Kester, Director of Maintenance
📧 kkester@joppa38.com
📞 (618) 638-3507
📢 Help us spread the word by sharing this opportunity!
💚💛 Once a Ranger, Always a Ranger!
#Elevate38 #RangerPride #NowHiring #JoinOurTeam

At Joppa-Maple Grove USD #38, the safety and well-being of our students and staff are always our top priority.
We want to help our families better understand the difference between a soft lockdown and a hard lockdown.
🟡 SOFT LOCKDOWN – Precautionary Measure
A soft lockdown is implemented when there is a potential safety concern in or around the school, but there is no immediate threat to students or staff.
During a soft lockdown:
Students and staff remain safely inside the building.
Exterior doors remain secured.
Classroom instruction and normal activities may continue.
Entry and exit from the building may be restricted.
School personnel closely monitor the situation.
🔴 HARD LOCKDOWN – Immediate Safety Concern
A hard lockdown is implemented when there is a potential or confirmed immediate threat to the safety of students or staff.
During a hard lockdown:
Students and staff move to designated secure areas.
Classroom doors are locked and secured.
Students and staff remain quiet and out of sight.
Movement throughout the building stops.
No one is permitted to enter or exit until authorities or school administration determine it is safe.
💚💛 OUR COMMITMENT TO SAFETY
We understand that hearing the word "lockdown" can be concerning for families. Please know that not every lockdown means there is an active threat or that someone is in danger.
These procedures allow us to respond appropriately to different situations while keeping our students and staff safe.
We appreciate your trust, patience, and cooperation as we work together to maintain a safe learning environment.
Joppa-Maple Grove USD #38
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Get ready for a SPOOKTACULAR afternoon at Joppa-Maple Grove! 🧡🖤
🗓️ Friday, October 30th
⏰ 1:30 PM
Our students are ready to show off their Halloween costumes! We can't wait for a fun afternoon filled with costumes, smiles, and Halloween spirit!
🎃 #Elevate38 #HalloweenParade #JoppaRangers

SOAR is canceled for tomorrow, Thursday, October 29, due to our Fall Festival! 🎃🍂
We look forward to seeing everyone at the Fall Festival from 5:00–7:00 PM!
Thank you for your understanding! 💚💛
#Elevate38 #JoppaRangers




We want to reassure our families that no students or staff are in harm's way at this time. The safety and well-being of everyone in our building remain our top priority.
Hats off to healthy choices! 🎩✨
Rangers, grab your favorite baseball cap, cowboy hat, beanie, or craziest hat and wear it to school tomorrow as we continue celebrating Red Ribbon Week!
Let's fill the halls with fun hats and Ranger spirit! 💚💛
#RedRibbonWeek #HatDay #Elevate38 #RangerPride


Rangers, it's time to RED OUT! 🔴 Grab your favorite red shirt, hoodie, or outfit and help us fill the halls with RED as we celebrate Red Ribbon Week!
Let's stand together, show our Ranger pride, and make healthy, drug-free choices! 💚💛
#RedRibbonWeek #WearRedDay #Elevate38 #RangerPride

Creativity, Conversation, and LOTS of Laughs!
Our Junior and Senior Art & Drama students had a great time casually brainstorming ideas for their next podcast with Mrs. Wood today! There were plenty of laughs (and a few “falls” 🤣), but most importantly, an abundance of creative ideas!
After presenting Mrs. Wood with the large signed heart (signed by ALL of our art students ), they showed her the Ranger Tic-Tac-Toe game they are making just for her in celebration of Principal Appreciation Week!
From podcast planning to handmade gifts, these students are putting their creativity, teamwork, and personalities to good use! You never know what kind of fun will happen next in Art & Drama!
#JoppaMapleGrove #Elevate38 #RangerPride #ArtAndDrama #StudentCreativity



Our PreK and kindergarten artists had a scoop-tacular time making ice cream in art class this week! Don’t worry—it was all part of the fun with paper cones and colorful scoops. These little artists proved that creativity is always sweet!

