Greenspun JHS Newsletter 11-13-2026

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Week at a Glance:

Monday 11/16:

i-Ready testing in ELA classes
1:50pm Student Council Meeting - room 108
2:00pm dance practice - room 209
2:00pm cheer practice - gym
2:00pm table tennis tryouts - cafeteria
3:30 pm boys/girls basketball practice - gym

Tuesday 11/17:

i-Ready testing in ELA classes
1:45pm All staff meeting - library
2:00pm boys/girls basketball practice - gym
2:00pm table tennis tryouts - cafeteria
3:30pm color guard rehearsal - cafeteria
6:15pm SNSA soccer practice - gym

Wednesday 11/18:

i-Ready testing in ELA classes
Education support professionals day
2:00pm boys/girls basketball practice - gym
2:30pm SOT meeting in the library
3:30pm color guard rehearsal - cafeteria

Thursday 11/19:

i-Ready testing in math classes
10:22am KONA Ice during both lunches
1:45pm art club - room 326
2:00pm STUCO Cane's fundraiser
2:00pm dance practice - room 209
2:00pm cheer practice - gym
2:00pm table tennis practice - cafeteria
3:30 pm boys/girls basketball practice - gym
6:00pm Parent Involvement Night - cafeteria

Friday 11/20:

i-Ready testing in math classes
2:00pm boys/girls basketball practice - gym
6:00pm Acapalooza Choir concert - GVHS
6:00pm Holiday Ornament Painting - cafeteria

Saturday 11/21:

12:00pm boys/girls basketball practice - gym
6:00pm GJHS Student Choir Concert - GVHS

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Principal’s Message:

It has been a big week for Greenspun! Our robotics team dominated this weekend’s robotics tournament, and our girls’ flag football team wrapped up an outstanding season, advancing all the way to the CCSD semifinals. Our band, basketball teams, and Student Council also represented Greenspun with pride in the Veterans Day Parade, which featured an impressive 170 entries. It was exciting to see our students, staff, and families come together and show such incredible school spirit.

Speaking of exciting things happening at Greenspun, we are also thrilled to share some wonderful news about our school library! Thanks to an incredible $50,000 grant, our library has received a beautiful makeover, creating a welcoming space where students can explore and learn more about the joy of reading.

On Monday, Nov. 9, we celebrated the transformation with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and the official unveiling of our newly renovated library. This project was made possible through the generosity and partnership of the College Football Playoff Foundation (CFPF), School Specialty, Inc., the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA), and the Las Vegas Bowl Huddle, in collaboration with the Clark County School District’s amazing Team Engagement-- Jeniffer Calimbahin, Christine Jarrell, and Pogos Kazanchyan. We are incredibly grateful for their investment in our students and school.

In addition, the library reveal included a special surprise for one of our outstanding Physical Education teachers, Laura Wiesner. Ms. Wiesner was recognized for her dedication and the positive impact she makes on students. She received a $1,000 DonorsChoose certificate to purchase materials for her classroom. We are so proud of Ms. Wiesner and grateful for all she does for Greenspun!

We were honored to welcome several CCSD and community leaders, including Board of School Trustees member Ramona Esparza-Stoffregan; Deputy Superintendent of Teaching and Learning Dr. Jesse Welsh; Region 3 Superintendent Theodore Robison III; and Region 3 School Associate Superintendent Barry Bosacker.

We also extend our appreciation to CFPF Executive Director Britton Banowsky, School Specialty Senior Strategic Account Representative Sita Beasley, CFPF Director of Partnerships Margaret Frank, and Las Vegas Bowl Huddle President Mary Alice Rasmuson for helping make this special day possible.

This project represents so much more than a renovated library. It reflects the power of community partnerships and the importance of creating spaces where students and teachers can thrive.Thank you to everyone who helped bring this vision to life.

From our students' accomplishments and community involvement to the exciting transformation of our library, there is so much to celebrate at Greenspun. We are proud of all that our students, staff, and families continue to accomplish together!

See more Library dedication photos in the Greenspun Gallery below!

Events & Honors:

Robotics: Greenspun Robotics Kicks Off the Season with Top Honors! On Saturday, November 7th, the Greenspun Junior High Robotics teams kicked off their competition season at the Harvest of Champions tournament with an outstanding showing. Team B—led by Nolan Apelgren, David Cano, Jonathan Ortiz, Matthew Darley, and Thomas McGovern—dominated the field during qualification rounds, heading straight into the finals ranked in 1st place. Meanwhile, Team A—featuring Bryce Bukoskey, Lincoln Tadmor, Boris Pamukchiev, Lincoln Whiting, and Hudson Martino—took home the prestigious Innovate Award, recognized by tournament judges for their creative engineering and original robot design and match gameplay strategy. Congratulations to all of our student engineers on an incredible first tournament. The team's hard work, dedication, and teamwork set a high bar for the rest of the season!

Flag Football: Congratulations to the GJHS girls flag football team, who completed their winning season with a fantastic official season record of 11-1! The Lady Dolphins bested many of their most competitive rivals all season long, and made it to the semifinals of the playoff season! Thank you to Coach Kellan, Coach Nichole, and Coach Pineiro for your talents and dedication to our players! We are so proud of all of you for an amazing season!

See more Flag Football photos in the Greenspun Gallery below!

Straight A Students: Congratulations to all of the students who earned straight A’s in first quarter! Your efforts are amazing! Thank you for being responsible with all of your schoolwork, and excelling in all of your classes! Straight A students were honored at a luncheon in the library on Thursday, November 12, where they received a pizza party lunch, cookies, and juice, and got to play games and hang out with their friends during their lunchtime!

Micah Alba

Nolan Apelgren

Rielynn Apostolec

Samantha Bellante

Brynlee Belnap

Sierra Bermudez

Alyssa Bitterman

Ahbbra Bwakamba

Denzel Jeims Cabuhat

Lucy Caccamo

David Cano

Justin Constantin

Grace Contreras

Arieanna Cooks-Cruz

Mariel Cortes

Bailee Cozzens

Adrian Curri

Ariyele Devine

Emma Espinoza

Rowan Facchinetti

Fatima Farooq

Aven Forney

Zhyna Vernice Gallegos

Julia Yashira Garganera

Daniel Gaytan

Giovanni Gibellina

Giuliana Giglioli

Juliet Globig

Elizabeth Heinz

Emily Hernandez-Herrera

Joshua Hoyle

Benjamin Hoyle

Maya Israel

Andrew Jackson

Natalia Klestinec

Kimberly Leonard

Alice Li

Liam Li

Addison Lomax

Jaime Martinez

Hudson Martino

Mateo Mashino

Stella Michaelson

Zoey Ocampo

Nasir Olen

Alexander Omran

Jonathan Ortiz

Boris Pamukchiev

Kamora Payne

Melanie Pham

Cynthia Plank

Sarah Poirier

Taysom Powell

Paul Pritchard

Annabella Rahe

Pierce Reber

Ethan Reed

Maxwell Renteria

Oliver Riley

Pablo Rodriguez-Silva

Kathryn Roehrs

Daniel Ross

Zoey Salidas

Marcus Eli Santos

Izabella Smith

Martin Smith

Olivia Sosa

Ava Stuart

Maximus Stutzky

Lucy Swenson

Charlie Tadmor

Lincoln Tadmor

Farha Taj

Ryann Taylor

Henry Theodosis

Abigail Torres Flores

Gianna Tylo

April Wang

Cedar Ward

Cole Warnick

Shae Washington

Lincoln Whiting

Charlotte Williams

Amelia Yee

Straight O Students: Congratulations to the 254 GJHS students who earned OUTSTANDING Citizenship in all of their classes in first quarter! In order to earn straight O’s, every teacher must award a student top honors for integrity, work ethic, conflict resolution, effective communication, self management, and teamwork! These students exemplify outstanding performance for all indicators in every class! Great job, and THANK YOU ALL for being respectful, responsible, and safe!

Rachael Adeshina

Kinsley Aikens

Ava Albanese

Alora Alliyani

Aria Anselmo

Nolan Apelgren

Kayden Apilado

Abigale Apostol

Angelina Apostol

Rielynn Apostolec

Natalie Asaad

Melissa Avelar-Avila

Addison Bailey

Emma Bakic

Sophia Barroso

Isabella Barrozo

Samantha Bellante

Brynlee Belnap

Cora Bench

Sierra Bermudez

Sofia Berumen

Alyssa Bitterman

Ryleigh Bitterman

Candice Blea

Bianca Blom-Gianpetro

Kael Bodily

Pearl Bonomo

Hannah Borjon

Brooklyn Bosworth

Christopher Bosworth

Dru Bresnick

Arthur Brugger

Denzel Jeims Cabuhat

Lucy Caccamo

Olivia Cain

Sophia Camargo Rosales

Bonnie Campa

Jack Campbell

David Cano

Jesus Carmona Martinez

Goldie Carque

Alaina Chavez

Ariana Chavez

Stella Clark

Riley Coleman

Joey Conley

Grace Contreras

Sigourney Contreras

Emilia Conver

Arieanna Cooks-Cruz

Lilyanna Cornejo

Aide Cortes

Mariel Cortes

Adrian Cota

Adrian Curri

Noah Darby

Layla Darwish

Cara Kaitlyn De La Riva

Ethan De Leon

Valeria Del Portillo Chacon

Ariyele Devine

Ashnoor Dhingra

Emily Dillavou

Janelle Dingle

Aleena Dodson

Lucas Doty

Jeffrey Dungo

Daniel Dunn

Katie Echeverria

Alejandra Elcano

Kellan Eldridge

Dylan Ellison

Emma Espinoza

Rowan Facchinetti

Fatima Farooq

Felix Faux

Clarissa Floyd

Carter Ford

Aven Forney

Abygail Garcia Ponce

Dylan Garcia-Schlosser

Julia Yashira Garganera

Daniel Gaytan

Giovanni Gibellina

Giuliana Giglioli

Jameson Gilliland

Juliet Globig

Emery Goffstein

Cayden Goffstein

Yanela Gonzalez

Mia Gonzalez

Camila Gonzalez

Elizabeth Gonzalez

Angie Grajeda

Wendy Guo

Cloe Gutierrez

Sampson Guy

James Hailey

Brienne Hale

Jagger Hammond

Nathan Harris

Ava Hedrick

Elizabeth Heinz

William Heinz

Charlotte Henderson

Anne Bel Grace Henson

Brielle Herigstad

Allie Hernandez

Sandra Hernandez

Brandon Hernandez

Mia Holland

Joshua Hoyle

Daisy Humphries

Sutton Hyte

Lilith Ibarra

Justin Icban

Daniel Ivester

Adam Jackson

Kinsley Jackson

Hayden Jaime

Lovely James

Jenny Jimenez

Brynlee Johnson

Taleeah Johnson

Lillian Johnson

Logan Jones

Thomas Kaiser

Daija Kelley

Natalia Klestinec

Jackson Koons

Daren Kuwahara-Flood

Italia Lancara

Mackenzie Langeveld

Sheyanne Lawson

Easton Lease

Kimberly Leonard

Asa Lewis

Alice Li

Liam Li

Cassie Liu

Addison Lomax

Jack Lomeli

Gabriela Lopez

Sophia Lopez Lanza

Carmen Markley

Lyra Marshall

Adrian Martinez

Jaime Martinez

Karla Martinez Robles

Stephanie Martinez-Merencio

Mateo Mashino

Brenna McEldery

Charles McGovern

Quinn Meeks

Sofia Melotti

Stella Michaelson

Ethan Minero

Dylan Mitchell

Preston Moore

Breanna Morales Santillana

Kayla Moreno

Yara Motaweh

Williemae Munster

Camila Mustafa

Lorelai Myers

Eilene Nava

Mikayla Nave

Margaret Nguyen

Jaedyn Nivitanont

Edward Novak

Nasir Olen

Alexander Omran

Jonathan Ortiz

Gisele Oseguera

Camila Padilla Ortiz

Alison Padilla Ortiz

Boris Pamukchiev

Lilah Parker

Kamora Payne

Chance Pearson

Calvin Peoples

Melanie Pham

Elijah Phillips

Aaliyah Pineda

Cynthia Plank

Sarah Poirier

Rosita Porter

Taysom Powell

Reily Preciado Pelaez

Olivia Price

Alain Rabago Ornelas

Leticia Rabelo

Annabella Rahe

Noah Ramirez

Ethan Reed

Kaleah Remata

Maxwell Renteria

Eliannys Ricardo Ortiz

Damian Rico

Oliver Riley

Adrian Rios

Janney Rodriguez

Pablo Rodriguez-Silva

Kathryn Roehrs

Daniel Ross

Aria Ross

Tara Rteimeh

Malyah Rubin Yllescas

Hugo Rueda

Grayson Russell

Zoey Sampson

Lilliana Santos

Marcus Eli Santos

Hailey Sauceda

Donald Schunk

Brody Scobie

Emma Shirley

Lilly Shrader

Chloe Shrader

Understanding Simms

Martin Smith

Olivia Sosa

Leila St Cyr

Maximus Stutzky

Lucy Swenson

Charlie Tadmor

Lincoln Tadmor

Lyla Tafeaga

Amiyah Tavita

Ryann Taylor

Zeia Taylor

Theodore Theodosiadis

Zoe Theodosiadis

Henry Theodosis

Gracelyn Tilton

Abigail Torres Flores

Deja Traylor

Rosalie Turner

Gianna Tylo

Emma Victor-Foskett

Guinevere Sky Villanueva

Alexis Wade

Kiera Wallace

April Wang

Cedar Ward

Cole Warnick

Shae Washington

Nathaniel Webb

TJ White

Lincoln Whiting

Charlotte Williams

Abbiegale Workman

Amelia Yee

Elvir Zahirovic

i-Ready Testing: i-Ready testing resumes for the Winter testing window at Greenspun in ELA classes November 16-18, and in math classes November 19-20. Makeup testing will be held in the library November 23 thru December 3. Please charge your Chromebook and bring wired headphones on each day of testing. For more information about i-Ready testing, please visit greenspunjhs.com/assessment

STUCO Cane’s Fundraiser: Student Council is having a Cane’s Fundraiser! Student council will receive 15% of fundraiser Net Sales* during this fundraiser. Participate on Nov 19 by mentioning the fundraiser at the register or applying the mobile code to online (RCFUND96) or Raising Cane’s app orders. All proceeds from the fundraiser go towards sponsoring activities for the Student Council.

Greenspun JHS Knight Out: Get ready for an unforgettable night of hockey action with the Henderson Silver Knights! Wear your Greenspun GREEN to TAKE A PICTURE ON THE ICE after the game. This isn’t just a game—it’s a Fundraising Knight in support of Greenspun JHS. The spotlight is on the Greenspun JHS Cheer Team, as they will perform during 1st Intermission of the Henderson Silver Knights game! And the excitement doesn’t stop there—after the game, our entire group gets to take a photo ON THE ICE like true champions! Tickets are limited—so grab yours now and be part of this one-of-a-kind night! Let’s light up the arena with Dolphins Pride and cheer the Silver Knights to victory!

When: Friday, Feb 5th @7PM
Where: Lee's Family Forum
Ticket Pricing: Starting at $25.66
Fundraiser: $5 from each ticket will be donated back to Greenspun JHS.
Ticket Link: https://www.gofevo.com/event/Greenspunjhs2

Note: All tickets must be purchased through this link to to support GJHS!

CLICK HERE to order a souvenir photo of our entire group on the ice after the game!

Semester Exam Week: Monday, December 14, 2026 - Friday, December 18, 2026

Greenspun JHS will be administering semester exams for all students during the last week of school before winter break. It is imperative that your student not be absent from school during the last week of Semester 1. Semester exams are 10% of your student’s final grade. CLICK HERE for the semester exam schedule

Absences and Denial of Credit: Every Day Matters! Any student with 10 or more absences in any class is at risk of being denied credit. Denial of credit letters have been sent home to students who have exceeded 10 or more absences. Attendance affects all indicators of student success throughout their K-12 journey, affecting high school academic performance. If a student is out for a medical appointment, it is imperative the school receive a doctor’s note immediately.

GJHS Wishlist: Greenspun needs your help! Due to budget shortfalls, we are looking to partner with the community for desperately needed supplies to support our students and staff. Click below or scan the QR code to see our Amazon wishlist!

Hazel Health: Hazel Health is now offered to all students online and in the Greenspun health office. Using Hazel Health in the health office allows your student to talk to a Doctor and receive approved over the counter medication when needed. To access this program please fill out the consent form: https://my.hazel.co/ccsd/consent

Personal Property: The school is not responsible for any personal property of students or their families. Students should not bring valuable items to school. If students bring personal items to school, they do so at their own risk. The school is not obligated to investigate lost or stolen items. The school is not responsible for reimbursement of any kind to students or their families. https://www.greenspunjhs.com/student-handbook

Absence notes: Parents, please submit absence notes within three days, by clicking on the Attendance icon on our homepage at greenspunjhs.com.

BIRTHDAY GREETINGS: Do you want an easy and fun way to celebrate your child's birthday at school? For $20, we will display a short message on the outdoor digital marquee to help celebrate the day. Additionally, a bag of treats and a personalized birthday card will be delivered to your child during the school day. All funds raised help support Greenspun clubs and activities. CLICK HERE to submit a birthday greeting for your child!

Infinite Campus Parent portal/Student portal: Parents, please continue to monitor your child’s grades in Infinite Campus Parent Portal. If you need an activation code, please contact the office for assistance.

SafeVoice: SafeVoice is an anonymous tip report system with live response 24/7/365. Safevoice (SV) includes and goes beyond bullying to create an anonymous way to also report threats of school violence and friends at risk of suicide, self-harm, drugs and more. CLICK HERE to submit a report

Rave Reviews: Do you know of any CCSD employees who make a difference and are exemplary models of the District’s core values? Recognize one of our many outstanding employees for their commitment to education by submitting a RAVE (Recognize a Valued Employee) Review. CLICK HERE to submit a Rave Review!

School Organizational Team: The next Greenspun JHS SOT meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 18 in the library. Click here for GJHS SOT information.