Wood River Rural Schools

We are less than a week away from the Student Lighthouse Pickleball Tournament. If you plan to participate, please sign up by Friday so we can build brackets before the tournament on Sunday, 1 - 6 pm. We will also allow walk-up registrations as well. Register at https://forms.gle/eWribUNu6KU9aCuk7

🚨 OPAA IS HIRING: Kitchen Manager 🚨
We’re seeking a Kitchen Manager to lead the team that feeds our future at Wood River High School. If you love food, working with a great team, and having nights/weekends off, this is for you! 🌟

Good Afternoon Eagle Families! We hope you enjoyed the break. Here are this week's events and newsletter. Have a great week! https://www.woodrivereagles.org/article/2767875

Join the fun next Friday evening! 📚

🐰 Calling all egg hunters! Hop on down to the Library park on March 28th for a little fun!

🌟 State FFA Qualifier Shirts Now Available! 🌟 We are excited to celebrate our Wood River FFA State Qualifiers! All students who qualified for State FFA will receive a t-shirt, and we are opening the online store so family, friends, and community members can also purchase one to support them. 🛒 Order here: https://woodriverstateffa2026.itemorder.com/shop/home/ ⏰ Store closes March 10 at 10:00 AM. No late orders will be accepted, so make sure to get your order in before the deadline! Let’s show up to State in style and support our Wood River FFA members! 💙💛

Today the elementary Community Service Leadership Team showed their leadership skills at Stick Creek Kids. They read books and helped the kids with group activities. They did a great job representing our district! 🦅

Here is the March Counselors Corner Newsletter.

Cheer team tryouts are happening March 23rd at 5 pm. Please stop by Mrs. Mrkvicka's room for a tryout packet. Permission slips are due March 19th.

TRACK SHIRT ORDER FORM for Junior High 2026.
ANYONE is welcome to order these shirts. Please select the size and style you would like. All shirts are unisex, Gildan brand, Adult sizes. Please have money to Mrs. Strode/Mrs. Foltz/or the front office by the deadline, March 17.
https://forms.gle/GxQEP9NzBXRKTFBN6

🌟 State FFA Qualifier Shirts Now Available! 🌟

We are excited to celebrate our Wood River FFA State Qualifiers! All students who qualified for State FFA will receive a t-shirt, and we are opening the online store so family, friends, and community members can also purchase one to support them.

🛒 Order here:
https://woodriverstateffa2026.itemorder.com/shop/home/

⏰ Store closes March 10 at 10:00 AM.
No late orders will be accepted, so make sure to get your order in before the deadline!

Let’s show up to State in style and support our Wood River FFA members! 💙💛

Our seniors had the opportunity to explore career options today. Special thanks to the Hastings Police Department, Mary Lanning Healthcare, and Small Town Famous for hosting us.

Last week, the dual credit Applied Statistics class gathered data on lunch order times in Grand Island. After their analysis, it was determined that while some people had an extra 7 minute wait, we had zero outliers and no times were significantly fast nor slow in our sample.

🎈The 4th graders celebrated Nebraska's 159th birthday by baking and decorating cookies! 🎈

The Wood River freshman class visited Concordia University in Seward and Champion Homes in York today and explored post secondary options to consider pursuing.

Mrs. Martin's 1st grade kicked off Read Across America week with a very special guest reader!

Golf will also be in full swing on Monday as we will have our first Player Meeting. Band is where we will keep parents and players updated so please join if you have not done so. Parent Meeting will also be on Wednesday at 6pm.

The spring sports season kicks off on Monday. Here is the track and field schedule and announcements for the first week. If you plan to participate and haven't joined the Band page, sign up so you don't miss any information throughout the season.