Community Ed Trip: Take Me Home: The Music of John Denver
We’ll begin with an included buffet lunch at the Coyote Moon Grille and then head for the St. Cloud Paramount Theatre for Take Me Home: The Music of John Denver! Jim Curry has created the ultimate tribute experience, emerging as the top performer of John Denver’s music today. This tribute is the only full-length John Denver tribute to headline in Las Vegas and has been celebrated nationally and internationally. Curry’s heartfelt delivery envelops the crowd as hits such as Rocky Mountain High, Annie’s Song, and Country Roads fill the atmosphere. Superimposed with multimedia images of wildlife photos and videos, this show truly fills your senses.
Tuesday, August 13. Cost is $105
Bus leaves from Fairfax at 8:15 a.m., Gibbon at 8:30 a.m. and Winthrop at 8:45 a.m.
Community Education: Little Scientist for ages five years and older on Wednesday, July 10 from 10-11:30 am. - $18 per student at GFW Elementary. Please register by July 2.
Kids will be doing several hands-on experiments using household items to create a volcano and more! Come join in the fun and excitement of science! Dress for a mess! All supplies are covered in the class fee. Kids will be bringing their projects home after class.
Summer Gymnastics Camp for Boys and Girls is coming up!
Gymnastics is a great way to exercise! Improve strength, flexibility, body awareness and have fun while learning. These three-day camps are great for learning new skills and improving the skills you have been working on. The camps are for boys and girls ages five and up. ALL SKILL LEVELS!
Children will be put into groups by skill level. Gymnasts will learn some fun routines to show parents, friends and family on the last day.
All spectators should arrive at 3:30 p.m. on the last day of camp!
For more information, call GFW Community Ed at 507-207-2236 or email cherylwmac@yahoo.com
Date and Time:
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, July 16-18, 1-4 p.m.
GFW Elementary School in Gibbon
Cost $60 per gymnast
GFW Community, Principal Thompson needs your help! We are looking for two host families for our Amity interns who are coming to GFW for the next school year and helping out at the elementary school. The interns are from Spain (Manuel) and El Salvador (Susana). This is a great opportunity to host a college age student in your home who is bilingual. They will arrive a few days before school starts and leave the week of June 2nd. Our intern from Spain would need to be in a cat free home. If you are interested, contact Principal Thompson at jennifer.thompson@gfwschools.org
GFW Community, we will be marching in the Dayz of Thunder Parade on Sunday, June 23 and are looking for students, staff and families to join us! If you would like to be part of the parade, email Tonia Schiro at tonia.schiro@gfwschools.org and let's kick off the summer in Fairfax!
Community Ed Trip: Endless Summer: The Story of Beach Boys – Featuring The Throwbacks
We’ll begin with an included buffet lunch at the Coyote Moon Grille and then head for the St. Cloud Paramount Theatre for Endless Summer: The Story of Beach Boys – Featuring The Throwbacks! This “family” group created magic using the soaring, definitive harmonies as the staple to 22 Top 10 hits. Their career spanned over two decades and would place them with Rock ‘n Roll royalty as they were inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1988. Among groups of the ‘60’s, the “California quintet” placed second only to The Beatles in overall impact on the Top 40. Surf, sand, sun, and fun! America’s Beach Boys are the “sound” of summer and summer begins here! Featuring Classics: Surfin’ USA, Surfer Girl, Little Deuce Coupe, Fun, Fun, Fun, I Get Around, Help Me Rhonda, California Girls, Sloop John B, God Only Knows, Good Vibrations and many, many more!
Thursday, July 11 - Cost is $105
Bus leaves from Fairfax at 8:15 a.m., Gibbon at 8:30 a.m., and Winthrop at 8:45 a.m.
GFW Community, as a reminder Juneteenth is a Minnesota state holiday and all district offices and schools will be closed with no summer meals served on Wednesday, June 19.
Community Ed: Register for Messy Art for children five years and older!
Hands-on fun with multimedia projects. Kids will create their own works of art using their imaginations. Very hands on and messy! Kids will be bringing their works of art home with them. Please dress in clothes that can get messy.
Wednesday, June 26 from 10-11:30 a.m.
$18 per student
GFW Elementary School - Community Ed/ECFE Room
Please register by June 18
Don't miss all the incredible ECFE and Community Education events happening this summer! Check out the In Flight for the full listing and a look back at the 2023-24 school year.
https://www.gfwschools.org/article/1612467
Join GFW ECFE at the first ECFE At the Park on Tuesday, June 18 form 9-10 a.m. at Fairfax City Park!
Check out the latest issue of the Winthrop News for a full update on this year's Dollars for Scholars program and the incredible community support for GFW students!
https://www.winthropnewsmn.com/2024/06/11/dollars-for-scholars/
Let's hear it again for our amazing graduating class of 2024!
GFW Families, the Summer Food Program starts next week! Check out our website or the GFW Public Schools mobile app for menus and visit the link to see our new online menu system! https://myschoolmenus.com/organizations/1598
We had a great time celebrating our staff and the end of the 2023-24 school year and end-of-year staff breakfast! We had several staff members celebrating milestones in their years of service including:
Molly Niebuhr - 5 years
Ramona Kastner and Imia Mages - 10 years
Jennifer Haas and Greg Olson - 20 years of service
Heather Bauer, Roger Rogotzke, and Tonia Schiro - 25 years
Paul Froemming - 35 years
Chanda Kruggel - 40 years
Pat Schreiner - 45 years!
What a great send off for our amazing GFW athletes heading to state tournaments! Way to go!
In another great achievement, Jenna Schweiss placed in the top 5 at the section 2A golf meet, advancing to the State Golf Meet which will take place on June 11-12 at Pebble Creek. Get Tickets and information at the links: https://www.mshsl.org/sports-and-activities/golf-girls
Join us to cheer on our GFW Athletes who are heading to state tournaments!
Justin Messner took second in the 200M and placed third in the 400M advancing to the State Track and Field meet in both events.
Garret Schmidt took second in the 110 High Hurdles and was the section champion in the 300 intermediate hurdles advancing to the state Track and Field meet in both events.
Alex Johnson placed second in the Discus and advanced to the State Track and Field meet.
The State Track & Field meet is June 6-7-8 at St. Michael Albertville HS. Find schedules and tickets: https://www.mshsl.org/sports-and-activities/track-and-field-boys
Ladies and Gentlemen, we proudly present the GFW High School Graduating Class of 2024!
The gym is set up, the mics are checked, the band sounds great, and the GFW class of 2024 is ready for graduation on June 1!
Students at GFW Elementary had a blast (and some cotton candy) at the end of the year T-Bird Way Celebration yesterday!
