Monday, Sept. 8 is the first day of school for our preschoolers! We can’t wait to see all of the growth this year from our youngest learners.
Thank you to the Winthrop Ministerial Leaders who provided encouragement and donuts for students at GFW Middle School and High School as they kicked off the new year!
With public school districts statewide facing increasing challenges and fewer resources, GFW's new building and community outreach brings a reminder of what's possible when a community comes together to invest in its students.
We had a visit from Minnesota Public Radio on Tuesday and were excited to share about all of the great things happening in this next chapter for GFW Public Schools!
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/09/03/more-needs-and-few-resources-in-minnesota-schools
We had a visit from Minnesota Public Radio on Tuesday and were excited to share about all of the great things happening in this next chapter for GFW Public Schools!
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/09/03/more-needs-and-few-resources-in-minnesota-schools
Elementary students had a great time chatting and snacking together!
It's time to get your orders in for the official 2025 Cancer Battle GFW Firebirds T-Shirt! Shirts range from $20 to $25 depending on size with $5 of each shirt going directly to the Randy Shaver Cancer Research & Community Fund. You can also add names of those you want to honor for $5 for each name.
Act fast because the order deadline is noon on Monday, Sept. 8
Get the order form at the link: https://5il.co/3p65g
Act fast because the order deadline is noon on Monday, Sept. 8
Get the order form at the link: https://5il.co/3p65g
We got a few more photos shared with us from the first day of school. Thank you so much for sharing and we loves seeing students excited to be back in school!
This fall, we are offering several 55+ Driver Discount Programs! These are renewal classes for those that have already taken the eight-hour course. The next class offered will be on Wednesday, Sept. 10 from 9 a.m -1 p.m at the GFW Elementary School in Gibbon.
For more information and to pre-register and prepay St. Cloud MHSRC/55+ Driver Discount Program, please call 1-888-234-1294 or register online by going to www.mnsafetycenter.org.
Persons aged 55 and older who complete the course will qualify for an approximate 10% discount on their auto insurance premiums for three years, according to Minnesota Law.
For more information and to pre-register and prepay St. Cloud MHSRC/55+ Driver Discount Program, please call 1-888-234-1294 or register online by going to www.mnsafetycenter.org.
Persons aged 55 and older who complete the course will qualify for an approximate 10% discount on their auto insurance premiums for three years, according to Minnesota Law.
Thank you for sharing your excitement about the first day of school with us!
These Firebirds are fired up to start the year!
A few more first day of school photos have come in and we love seeing our students smiling and ready to learn! Send yours over to communications@gfwschools.org to be shared.
It's the first day of school for GFW Elementary School and the second day for Middle School High School! Our students are looking ready to rock for the year! Send your photos to communications@gfwschools.org to potentially be shared!
Happy First/Second Day of School GFW! Want to see your first day of school photos featured on our social media channels? Send them over to communications@gfwschools.org for consideration!
Students and staff at GFW Middle School and High School gathered this morning for some welcome back activities and teacher introductions. It was a great first day!
Check out a great look at the new GFW facility from the New Ulm Journal! https://www.nujournal.com/life/lifestyle-feature/2025/08/30/gfw-school-together-at-last/
GFW Elementary students will start the year with a full day of school tomorrow, Wednesday, Sept. 3, and we are so excited!
Want to see your first day of school photos featured on our social media channels? Send them over to communications@gfwschools.org for consideration!
Calling all 9-14 year-old students! We want you to join the GFW First Lego League team! This year’s theme Unearthed digs into archaeology, and the team will work together to design and program a Spike Prime robot to do a variety of tasks on a 4x8 foot field.
Experience with Lego robots is suggested but not required, as there will also be an engineering project related to archaeology. The team meets every Monday night from 6-7:30 p.m. in the high school robotics room starting on Sept. 8. The class fee is $20/student. Text Bix Baker at 507-995-5635 for more information.
Experience with Lego robots is suggested but not required, as there will also be an engineering project related to archaeology. The team meets every Monday night from 6-7:30 p.m. in the high school robotics room starting on Sept. 8. The class fee is $20/student. Text Bix Baker at 507-995-5635 for more information.
All district offices will be closed on Monday, Sept. 1 in observance of Labor Day.
What's that at the end of the rainbow? It's the brand new GFW school building ready for the 2025-26 school year! We loved seeing this beautiful site this evening.
We loved seeing our Middle School and High School students at open house last night! The first day of school for students in grades 6-12 is Tuesday, Sept. 2. We can't wait!
Want to see your first day of school photos featured on our social media channels? Send them over to communications@gfwschools.org for consideration!
It was all hands on deck last night to get ready to welcome families to open house at the new building! We are grateful for all of the work that so many different members of the team did to get things ready. Superintendent Berg was even spotted sweeping, but he was certainly not the only one going the extra mile!
