Wood River Families,
This is a short week with no school on Good Friday. We are excited to host a Leader in Me Community Learning Day on Wednesday. Schools from around the area will be here to see what the Leader in Me is all about and learn firsthand the impact it has on our schools. In addition to these events, we have several important updates to share below.
Pool Applications:
Is your student interested in working at the pool this summer? Applications are available at the high school front offices. They are due Monday, March 30th.
Driver Education:
The Nebraska Safety Center is offering a driver education class at Wood River High School this summer. Paper registration forms will also be available in the school office. Register Online
Wood River: Monday-Friday, June 22-26, 2026 | 8:00am-12:00pm
Range Day in Kearney: Friday, June 26, 2026 | 9:30am-6:00pm Wood River Schools will provide a bus to/from Kearney on Friday, June 26, 2026. Parent Meeting: Monday, June 22, 2026 | 8:00am
Cost: $380/student
Eagles Soaring High:
FFA State Degrees: 8 Chapter Members earned their state degree in Lincoln this past week. Reese Chrastil, Elizabeth Green, Mathew Chaney, Lainey Paulk, Rylee Codner, Jessica Codner, Savannah Pietrzak, and Lila Morse.
NSAA Academic All-State Awards: To qualify, students must be varsity players or organizational leaders who have played a significant role during the eligible seasons. In addition, students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 93% (3.7 on a 4.0-point scale) or the equivalent in all curricular subjects. Each NSAA high school or cooperative sponsorship may nominate up to two students per NSAA activity program. Wood River Award Winners: Speech: Matilda Green, Allie Johnson; Basketball: Lainey Paulk, Rylee Codner, Madden Brabec, Jace Stewart; Wrestling: Matilda Green, Allie Johnson, Jace Martin, Briggs Doane.
Elementary Tour Guide Leaders: Burke Rennau, Harper Schulte, and Harlow Doane did an excellent job of giving our elementary school principal candidates a tour of our building and making them feel welcome.
This Wednesday is Paraprofessional Appreciation Day. We could not provide our students with quality education without the work of our paras. We appreciate the unsung work that they do each day to support both our students and our teachers. As we recognize our paraprofessionals, we want to thank Christy Burnett, Carrie Franssen, Sharon Codner, Shelby Fecht, Tina Graff, Justin Seier, Kelli Orsburn, Julie Domingo, Brenda Paulk, April Cemper, and Cristina Osburn.
I hope you have a great week. If you need anything, please don’t hesitate to reach out to tzessin@wrrsd.org.
Terry
Terry Zessin
Superintendent
