Joppa-Maple Grove Unit School District #38‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎

Joppa High School is hosting a Blood Drive on Tuesday, October 21 in the Gym Lobby from 1-6 pm! Please consider donating the more donations we have the more we can grow our scholarship. Use the link below to schedule your appointment today.

https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=joppa

Joppa students have been given an opportunity to attend Auto Mechanics or Welding at Shawnee Community College during the afternoons. Students have to apply, be accepted, and have adequate credits in order to attend. #elevate38

Tomorrow is the day! Come out and enjoy some Starnes Bar-B-Q at JHS from 5-8pm. $10/plate will get you BBQ, potato salad. coleslaw, chips, and a drink. You can also grab food to go! All proceeds will support the Senior Class trip in the spring.

📦 FUNDRAISER UPDATE!
We’re excited to share that your fundraising orders are scheduled to ship out next week, on October 16!
Orders should arrive by Tuesday of the following week.

Thank you for supporting our school and helping make this fundraiser a success! 💚💛
#JMG #RangerPride #Elevate38

Juniors and Seniors had an opportunity to attend SCC Day. The departments had different activities or stations to learn more about their programs. #elevate 38

Third grade enjoyed the visit from the Joppa and Massac CountyFire Departments today.

The Donut Shop is officially closed for 2025. The students did a fabulous job making donuts out of clay.

Training for any emergency!!

What a fun senior night. The staff and dads did a great job but the girls were too tough.

Friendly Reminder: Tomorrow will be a regular dismissal day.
There will be no school on Friday due to Parent-Teacher Conferences and no school on Monday, October 13, in observance of Columbus Day. Enjoy the long weekend!

Cool Kids Read Books! Even cooler kids have reading buddies!

🎀 Red Ribbon Week: October 27–31! 🎀
Join us as we take a stand against drugs and celebrate living a drug-free life! 💪

🧦 Monday – Crazy Sock Day
🔴 Tuesday – Wear Red
🤪 Wednesday – Wacky Wednesday (mismatched clothes, inside out, or crazy hair)
🎩 Thursday – Hat Day
😴 Friday – Pajama Day (school appropriate)

Let’s show our Ranger Pride and commitment to a healthy, drug-free future! ❤️💛💚
#RedRibbonWeek #RangerPride #Elevate38 #DrugFreeLooksLikeMe

After-School SOAR is canceled on Thursday, October 9, due to Parent-Teacher Conferences. There will be no SOAR that day. Please make pickup arrangements. Thank you!

5 FFA members traveled to Eldorado to participate in a leadership workshop last night. The chapter donated $58 to the ffa foundation and won the raffle to dump an ice bucket on one of the section 25 officers. Photos and caption by Jaylea Anderson, 11th grade

Transfers are in and orders are being filled! If you placed an order with The Stables at the grand opening, your order will be available for pick up tomorrow at the volleyball game! We do currently have one Volleyball design on back order but will be here soon!

Jr. High Boys Basketball practice is cancelled today, October 6.

🎉💚 SENIOR NIGHT! 💛🎉 Join us Thursday, October 9th at 6:00 PM at Joppa-Maple Grove Gym as we celebrate our amazing Lady Ranger Seniors — Destini Pirtle and Kieran Presser! 🏐 Recognition will take place before the Varsity game as the Lady Rangers take on the Pope County Lady Pirates. Let’s fill the stands with green and gold and show our seniors how proud we are! 💚💛 #RangerPride #LadyRangers #SeniorNight #Elevate38

It has been a busy week in Art.

More Yummy Art Fun. Ice Cream Cones

Kindergarten learning about 3D Shape & Space in Art.