On Thursday, January 12, 2023, law enforcement notified the Greene County Tech School District of an investigation involving stolen property in the community. During this investigation, they discovered that a GCT Jr. High student brought a handgun to school last Friday with the intent to sell, and money apparently changed hands in this transaction.
The students involved have been removed from campus pending the police and school investigations. It is not believed that the gun was brought with the intent to threaten or harm any student or staff. The District is cooperating with law enforcement and conducting its own internal investigation.
Safety of our students, faculty, and staff is always a top priority.
Scott Gerrish, Superintendent
Happy Holidays! From our GCT Preschool Family
Today was the last student day at GCT.
School will resume on January 2nd.
We would like to wish everyone a very happy holiday.
Christmas programs wrapped today for Preschool! As you can tell, everyone had a great time! We are so proud of our staff and students for their amazing performances! We are also so thankful to share this time with our students’ families!
Our first set of Christmas Programs were amazing! I don’t know who was more excited, our students or their families! We look forward to tomorrows programs!
Smiles all around Preschool today as a special guest brought holiday cheer!
Good evening Golden Eagles. We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving break. School will be back in session tomorrow, November 28th. All phones are back up and running from the recent cyber attack.
See you in the morning!
#StayGoldenEagles
Happy Thanksgiving! We are thankful for our preschool family!
Update: GCTSD is working diligently to reconnect the computer systems and phones. Please use the following temporary phone numbers for building/department communications until further notice.
PreK: 870-215-5231
Primary: 870-239-0680
Elementary: 870-450-0309
Intermediate: 870-239-6974
Middle School: 870-236-8087
Jr. High: 870-239-2148
High School: 870-239-6976
Eagle Academy: 870-212-3455
Central Office: 870-236-3212
Special Programs: 870-240-8913
Transportation: 870-450-0305
Thank you for your understanding as we work through the issues.
#staygoldeneagles
GCTSD computer systems have been hit with a virus and or ransomware. We have lost access to computers and phones at least for the remainder of the day. We will be sending out messages throughout the day with updates. There are no safety concerns and we are working diligently to get everything back up and running.
Greene County Tech School District had an awesome time this morning hosting Leadership Paragould Class XXVI.
Congratulations to our Elementary Assistant Principal, Mrs. Mary Stormes, for taking home the Powerball!!
GCT will be hosting Parent/Teacher Conferences tonight from 4:00-8:00. There will be no school tomorrow for students.
See you Monday!
If you did not receive the push notifications this morning on our TechConnect App, you will need to adjust the notification settings on your phone and the notification settings within the App.
Soft Lockdown has lifted. Suspect has been apprehended. All campuses are back open. Safety is always our number one priority. Thank you for your patience and understanding. The threat did not involve the schools in any way, just the proximity of the incident.
GCT Primary and Main Campus are currently in a soft lockdown due to a police incident on a nearby street. The schools are not involved, but we are doing this for safety precautions. HS is not on lockdown.
Nobody in or out on Main Campus or Primary School until further notice.
Wow! I can not brag enough on GCT Preschool’s students, teachers, staff and PARENTS! Four classes started off our field trips to Pumpkin Hollow today and our parents supported us all the way. As we pulled out, the parking lot was full of parents and family members waiting to follow the buses! Many of you rearranged your day and committed to being there for your children. Thank you! I can not express how amazing it was to share this experience with our school family. Even when the bottom dropped out of the clouds and we were running for cover from the rain, everyone stayed positive, shared in many laughs, and showed each and every child how much they are loved! I look forward to the other classes visiting Pumpkin Hollow! From the bottom of my heart, thank you all for an amazing day and thank you for helping our GCT Preschool Students feel so much love and support.
-Ms. Julie
GCT recognized School Board members Hardy Thompson, Lora Laubach, Curtis Hitt and Brad Snyder for their years of service to our district.
We are grateful for your dedication to GCT and you will be missed!!
GCT Preschool is proud to not only be a great team, but to also teach students about the power of teamwork. We use Conscious Discipline to teach students the principals of safety, connection and problem solving. This helps our students learn how to work together to play and solve conflicts. At GCT Preschool we WORK HARD! PLAY HARD! DREAM HARD!
Big thanks to Donna Mooney and Target for the awesome school supplies donated to our district!!
Congratulations to Mrs. Tammy Cole for being the Ballard’s Flowers Teacher of the Week! We are so proud!
