Graettinger–Terril Community School District (G-T) is a rural

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, with campuses in Graettinger and Terril. The district lies within four counties:

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, Dickinson, Emmet, and

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. In 2013, the district had 329 students.

History

It was established on July 1, 2010, as a consolidation of the Graettinger Community School District and the Terril Community School District. In 2011, the district and the

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agreed to do athletic team sharing. In 2013 the district and the Ruthven-Ayrshire agreed to a partial-day sharing arrangement in that high school students may spend portions of their school days at each campus for certain courses. They began discussing the idea in October 2012. They had discussed the possibility of whole grade-sharing, but Ruthven-Ayrshire canceled those talks in January 2013, stating that it wanted to have its own students in its own high school. On September 12, 2017, there was a $9.61 bond election for improvements in the Graettinger and Terril buildings, with a security entrance for the latter and classroom improvements for the former. An election for a $9.7 million bond, held on April 3, 2018, and requiring 60% or more of the voters to approve, was for a regulation gymnasium and industrial arts and science classrooms at the high school facility. It was approved on a 658-410 (61.6%) basis, with Graettinger voters voting 404–108 (78.9%) in favor, Terril voters opposing it by 195–111 (36.3% in favor), and absentee ballots favoring it on a 143–101 (57.2%) basis.

Schools

The district operates three schools: * Graettinger–Terril Elementary School, Terril * Graettinger–Terril Middle School, Graettinger * Graettinger–Terril High School, Graettinger

Graettinger–Terril High School

Athletics

The Titans compete in the

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in the following sports as G-T/R-A: *Cross country *Volleyball *Football *Basketball *Wrestling *Track and field *Golf *Baseball *Softball

References

External links

Graettinger-Terril Community School District
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