greenville elementary school

Army Reserve Officer Returns Home to Surprise Kids at Greenville Elementary School

It was a special day in Butler County Tuesday. An officer in the Army Reserve came home to surprise his four kids at Greenville Elementary School. The surprise was planned out by the children’s mother, Meredith Godwin. Godwin’s husband Chief Warrant Officer 4 Jason Godwin had just returned home from a year-long deployment in Syria, Jordan, and Iraq. “I wanted…

Greenville Elementary Getting Superhero Makeover

New beautification project has school pride growing by leaps and bounds

Superheroes are leaping off comic books and onto the walls at Greenville Elementary. “I really wanted to give these kids something crazy over the top,” said Debra Strycker who is spearheading the much-needed school beautification project. “It had just been dilapidated. Had been band-aided over and painted again and again and again.” Spiderman to Wonderwoman, new artwork is starting to replace the…

Butler County Schools are Fighting Summer Learning Loss

These Butler County students are spending part of their summer breaks learning in the classroom. Some Butler County students are spending their summer vacations in an unusual place – the classroom. The elementary students are keeping their skills sharp by practicing their reading, math, and science skills in a fun and hands-on way to prevent Summer Learning Loss. “Whenever children…