Featured Frequently Asked Question: What happens if the ballot question is approved? If approved, the current operating levy of $1,406.30 per pupil will be revoked and replaced with a new authorization of $992.40 per pupil subject to inflationary increases. This funding will be used to maintain programming, class sizes, and on daily operations of the school district. The levy would remain in place for ten years.
Get a sneak peak of the cast and crew the The Play That Goes Wrong in the Standard-Gazette & Messenger!
https://sgmnews.com/content/play-goes-wrong
Students at GFW High School use their brains and their hands to make amazing things!
GFW Public Schools currently has an operating levy in place of $1,406.30 per pupil, and are proposing to reduce it to $992.40 per pupil, which will also reduce the tax impact for the community. This was the promise the Board made to the community if a new PreK-12 facility moved forward. Get more information about the November 7 election! https://www.gfwschools.org/page/2023-operating-levy
Join GFW ECFE on a trip to Old Log Theater to see Snow White and the Seven Vikings on Friday, November 17 at 12:30 p.m.
Old Log Theatre's adaptation is the same Snow White story we have all grown up knowing, with a few fun twists. The play is set in the snow covered land of Norway with a bunch of funny, gentle Vikings. Jealousy and vanity will be exposed while friendship and love will ensure all will live happily ever after.
Learn more: https://www.gfwschools.org/page/ecfe-classes-and-events
It's never too early for hands-on learning at GFW!
Students in the Bright Beginning and Exploring Together preschool classes had a ton of fun in their halloween party yesterday!
Mr. Kelly Krzmarzick’s Class had some guest readers in his classroom today with Mrs. Busse and Principal Jacobson both stopping by to read!
Sophomore Owen Swenson was featured as KNUJ Radio Player of the Week and shared a bit about some of the recent games and his time on the field! Check on the interview:
https://knuj.net/2023/10/28/77461/
The GFW Thunderbird Volleyball team had a great season!
Shoutout to senior Katelyn Beranek who wrapped up her high school volleyball career and entered in the top 5 of the GFW records for serving percentage in the season (99.1%) and career serving percentage (98.8%). Way to go Katelyn and congratulations to the whole team!
Here's more of the fun that happened last week with the ECFE Halloween event last week!
GFW ECFE held the Halloween Event on Friday night for families. Everyone had fun with games, treats, pizza and cookie decorating!
GFW Community Education Trip: Jersey Boys on Wednesday, November 8.
Our destination is the Chanhassen Dinner Theatre where we’ll begin with an included dinner. Then it’s time for Jersey Boys: The Story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons! After more than 15 years as New York City’s favorite musical, the Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning Jersey Boys played its final performance in New York on May 22, 2022, and now, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre is proud to bring it to you!
Call Tonia at 507-207-2236 to join.
Early voting for the Revoke and Replace Operating Levy Referendum election is open now and ends on Monday, November 6. The Sibley County Auditor-Treasurer's Office is administering Absentee Voting for the GFW Public Schools Election.
All voters residing in the GFW School District, including those in Sibley, McLeod, Nicollet, and Renville County, must vote absentee in-person or mail their ballot to the Courthouse in Gaylord. An application must be completed by anyone wanting a ballot.
https://www.gfwschools.org/page/2023-operating-levy
When teachers are excited about teaching, students get excited about learning!
A huge thank you to the Winthrop Lions Club for presenting dictionaries to third grade students at GFW Elementary School yesterday!
Congratulations to Madyson Steele who took fifth place at the Section 2A Cross Country meet on Thursday! She will run at the State Cross Country meet on Nov. 4 at the U of M. Way to go Madyson!
On Oct. 10, our juniors and seniors attended the Minnesota Education Fair at MSU in Mankato. Our students had access to over 80 colleges and universities in one place! They were able to engage with, ask questions and learn more about the universities and colleges that were in attendance.
On October 13th, our 10th graders attended Ridgewater’s Ignite Your Future event. It was an interactive opportunity for them to have access to over 70 hands-on career exploration activities offered by dozens of industry partners and community agencies!
Learning in progress at GFW Elementary School!
