Parents and Guardians,

The third quarter is about to wrap up! March will fly by and school will be out before we know it. Thank you for your continued support each and every day at 1R!

Reminders: No School this Friday, March 7th, End of quarter is Wednesday March 12th. No school for students on Thursday, March 13th and Friday, March 14th. Enjoy Spring Break!  

We had an 85% turnout for our K-8 Parent Teacher Conferences. The weather was not really cooperative. We appreciate all who were able to make it out. For those who were unable due to weather and change of dates please remember teachers are always available via an email or a phone call if you have questions. Middle school parents can always log into PowerSchool and check grades. If you click on the percent grade you can dig deeper and see specific grades, missing grades, late work and teacher comments. 3rd Quarter report cards will be sent home on Friday, March 21. 

February Celebrations –  Mr. Meyer and Mr. Pfanstiel hosted a middle school honor band day and they put on an awesome performance. Euphonix middle school show choir closes out their season next Wednesday, March 12th with a district tour. Thank you Mrs. Gapp, Ms. Hamilton and Mr. Meyer for creating this new opportunity for our students.  Congratulations to Avery Paitz, Violet Placke, Hailey Allan and Josiah Sazama for participating in the Hall County Spelling Bee. The Middle School Quiz Bowl team of Taya Olesen, Greyson Underwood, Kyndal Rice, Caylee Thielen, Donovyn Atwood, and Joslin Harders were the District Runner Up in the Quiz Bowl. The 7th and 8th grade boys basketball teams wrapped up last week with nice seasons. Girls wrestling had a successful second season. Great job athletes and coaches!    

We will offer middle school soccer again this year. We will continue to partner with GICC for 7th & 8th grade teams. Practices will begin on Monday, March 24th and will be held at GICC. Please contact Coach Nichol (Boys) dnichol@ginorthwest.org and Coach Yost (Girls) lyost@ginorthwest.org. Athletes will be transported to GICC from their respective schools. Parents will be expected to pick up their child at GICC at 5:15. Athletes will have Wednesday practices but those will be at Northwest High School.

Middle school track will begin on Monday, March 17th with a parent meeting to follow the first practice at 5:15 pm in the Northwest High School gym. Please contact Coach Mills if you have questions at mmills@ginorthwest.org

Reminder for Middle School parents to check Northwest website for Summer Athletic camps and Summer Weight programs. This can all be found on the Northwest Homepage. Signups are open now. 

PTO Breakfast Buddies will be Wednesday, March 20th in the gym from 7:15-8:00AM. PTO Dining out at Tacos Los Hermanos on Wednesday, March 12 from 5-8PM. The PTO flower fundraiser will open on March 24th and close on April 14.  If you need a great Mother’s Day gift, watch for the flier coming home. PTO is seeking officers for the 24-25 school year. 1R PTO does so many wonderful things for our students, staff and building. Please consider joining and serving in a role. If you have an interest in serving please contact president Lisa Allan. Meetings are on the first Monday of the month at 6:00 pm.

Registration for the 2025-26 school year for returning 1st through 7th grade will open online on April 2nd  and run through April 14th. Kindergarten and new student registration will open on April 15th  

Remember if you have an incoming Kindergartener or know someone who has a Kindergartener that will be 5 years old on or before July 31st please contact the office at 308-385-6352. 1R Introduction to Kindergarten night will be Tuesday, April 15th at 6:30 pm. 

On behalf of the staff and myself, we thank you for your continued support. Please follow our 1R Google calendar for the most current events and check out our 1R Facebook page. If you have questions regarding your child’s education, please do not hesitate to contact the office at 385-6352.

Sincerely,

Mr. Retzlaff, Principal