Congratulations to our staff members who have served our district for 10 years! We appreciate your commitment to our community.
- Mirinda Goblish
- Tina Nachreiner
- Cathy Schweiss
- Dani Jo Van Epps
- Jennifer Werner
- Mirinda Goblish
- Tina Nachreiner
- Cathy Schweiss
- Dani Jo Van Epps
- Jennifer Werner
We are excited to announce the GFW Track and Field athletes who are headed to STATE! Please join us in celebrating Annie Wersal (Discus) and Silvana Ruiz (800m).
There will be a send off at the GFW School in Gibbon Thursday June 4 at 12:15 p.m. The local fire department will be escorting the track fleet out of Gibbon at 12:15 and be in Winthrop at 12:30 p.m. where the Winthrop ambulance and fire department will then escort them through Winthrop on Highway 19.
Please come out and show your support for these athletes! We would love to see everyone at the high school and lined up along Highway 19 in Winthrop. Signs are highly encouraged!
Photo by D. Bonsack Photography
There will be a send off at the GFW School in Gibbon Thursday June 4 at 12:15 p.m. The local fire department will be escorting the track fleet out of Gibbon at 12:15 and be in Winthrop at 12:30 p.m. where the Winthrop ambulance and fire department will then escort them through Winthrop on Highway 19.
Please come out and show your support for these athletes! We would love to see everyone at the high school and lined up along Highway 19 in Winthrop. Signs are highly encouraged!
Photo by D. Bonsack Photography
Congratulations to Darla Albrecht and Amy Bastian as they have served GFW Public Schools for 15 years! Our district wouldn’t be the same without you!
Congratulations to our next service award honorees! Kristin Hentges has served our district for 20 years and Mary Leitheiser has served for 25 years. Thank you for all that you do!
Congratulations to this incredible group of staff members! They have served our GFW community for 30 years. We’re grateful for you and all that you bring to our district!
- Becky Busse
- Julie Elmer
- Pat Hentges
- Denise Palmer
- Becky Busse
- Julie Elmer
- Pat Hentges
- Denise Palmer
LEGO lovers, this one is for you! Our Lego Robotics Clubs for elementary and middle school students start up on Monday, June 8 in the old GFW Elementary School Room 220.
Grades K-4 can register for the Lego Robotics Elementary Club that meets every other Monday from 3:30-4:30 p.m. (Registration fee is $10 for the entire summer.)
Grades 4-8 can register for the Lego Robotics Middle School Club that meets every other Monday from 6-7:30 p.m. (Registration fee is $20 for the entire summer.)
Learn more and register today! https://www.gfwschools.org/page/registration
Grades K-4 can register for the Lego Robotics Elementary Club that meets every other Monday from 3:30-4:30 p.m. (Registration fee is $10 for the entire summer.)
Grades 4-8 can register for the Lego Robotics Middle School Club that meets every other Monday from 6-7:30 p.m. (Registration fee is $20 for the entire summer.)
Learn more and register today! https://www.gfwschools.org/page/registration
Varsity athletes in grades 9-12 were there to cheer on our seniors who will be continuing their athletic careers in college!
GFW High School held a mock signing to celebrate our athletes moving on to play at the collegiate level.
Owen Swenson will be playing baseball at Ridgewater College in Willmar.
Madyson Steele will be playing women’s basketball at Ridgewater College in Willmar.
Cole Jacobson will be men’s playing basketball at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa.
Congratulations Firebirds, we can't wait to cheer you on!
Play-based learning is the best!
We love hearing the amazing music and fun approach to learning taking place in choir!
GFW Band students have been working hard and sounding great this school year!
Last week at the annual Evening of Excellence event, 118 scholarships were awarded to 33 GFW seniors and 8 alumni. A total of $431,050 was awarded from scholarships across the nation, with $166,050 coming from GFW’s generous communities. Thank you to everyone who supported this event and congratulations to our seniors!
We loved seeing our graduating seniors and our kindergarteners getting to spend some time together in the different parts of their academic journeys!
We are excited to celebrate the class of 2026 at graduation on Saturday, May 30 at 6 p.m.
GFW's new facility was designed with small group work in mind. Students are able to use different spaces with staff to grow in their learning!
We were excited to be able to celebrate all of the work and dedication that outgoing members of the GFW NHS Chapter have done as we welcomed our newest members. Thank you for all that you have done!
A huge congratulations to all of the new GFW NHS inductees who were part of last week's induction ceremony and to our incoming officers President Jennifer Guzman, Vice President Matthew Lee, Secretary Addison Henningson, Treasurer Skylar Lyimo, and Historian Haley Strain!
Having all of our students in our new building has created so many new opportunities. We're already excited for next school year!
Wednesday, May 27 is the last day of school for all students. It's been a great school year!
The new GFW facility has had a fantastic first year and we can't wait to continue to use these spaces to grow future world class leaders for years to come!
