2021-2022 Preschool & Kindergarten registration days will be held from 4:00-6:00pm on Monday April 12th & Tuesday, April 13th. Those registering for Preschool must be age 4 on or prior to July 31, 2021. Those registering for Kindergarten must be age 5 on or prior to July 31, 2021. See the flyers below for more information; please feel free to share this... READ MORE >
NEW FOR 20-21 ~ Online Registration! ALL students will need to complete the registration, regardless if they are a new or returning student. Please complete the registration form as soon as possible, so the office staff can begin to update our records. Click here for the link to register students in grades 1-12.Click here for the link to register students in... READ MORE >
The online sign up for the After School Program is now live! All students in grades K-5 are eligible to attend; the program is free and runs until 5:45pm each school day. Please use this link to register your child(ren) soon. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the program will only be accepting 40 participants this year. https://20-21asp.paperform.co READ MORE >
It's that time again ~ time for school supplies! Click the links below to be directed to the 2020-2021 School Supply lists. All necessary school supplies are listed for Preschool students. Preschool: Large backpack, Extra set of clothing, Clear plastic shoebox sized tote with lid, Family Photo (to display in classroom) Grades K-5 Grades 6-8 ***ALL SCHOOL... READ MORE >
Hi, my name is Heather Ludwig. I currently work at Wood River Middle School as a Special Education Teacher. I have been teaching for 27 years with the last 16 years being here in Wood River. Before teaching in Wood River I was at Walnut Middle School in Grand Island. I was born in Grand Island and lived there until the age of 7 when my family moved to... READ MORE >
My name is Becca Moore and I have been working at Wood River since 2008. I am originally from York, NE and grew up the third of four kids. I attended York College and UNL for my degree in elementary education. Shortly after graduation, a mentor told me that before I had my own classroom I should sub, so I became a substitute teacher in GI for two years. While I was... READ MORE >
All About Me:My Story by Lori PetersI was born in Grand Island, NE and was raised on a farm north of GI. My dad was a farmer and milked cows and grew corn, wheat, alfalfa and even raised hereford cattle when I was young. My mom was a nurse at the Lutheran Hospital in GI in her earlier years and when my siblings and I were in middle school she began working as a CNA... READ MORE >
My name is Darren Parlin and I am finishing my 27th year as a Social Studies instructor at Wood River. I have been blessed with a terrific wife, Bobbi, and three very energetic daughters, Haley, Abby and Faith. I was born in South Dakota and lived there until I was 7 years old. It was at that time that my father took a job managing an Angus Ranch in Staunton,... READ MORE >
I grew up on a farm ten miles north of McCook, in southwest Nebraska. I attended elementary and high school at Republican Valley, a consolidated school between McCook and Indianola. In high school I was able to participate in many activities but loved playing volleyball and basketball the most. After graduation I attended McCook Community College, and played... READ MORE >
Hi! My name is Megan Lowe and I teach resource at Wood River Elementary. This is my 15th year teaching in Wood River. I love my job - everyday is a great day to be a Wood River Eagle! I grew up in Shelton, Nebraska on a farm south of town. I attended Shelton Public Schools from Kindergarten through 12th grade. After high school I attended the University of... READ MORE >
My name Is Nathan Gartner and this is my 4th year as a technology specialist for Wood River Rural Schools. I grew up in Wood River and graduated from WRRS in 2009. I graduated with my Associate’s Degree in Information Technology from CCC in 2018. I married my high school sweetheart in 2015. My wife and I live in Kearney with our two cats, Karlie and Roo. We are... READ MORE >
Hello my name is Kevin Edgren. I am the Student Advocate for the high school and middle school. This will be my second year at the school. I am the youngest of 6 kids. I have four brothers and one sister. I grew up in Holdrege, Nebraska. I went to a rural school for elementary and middle school then I went to Holdrege High. In high school I competed in... READ MORE >
Hello!My name is Brenda Hirchert and I am the Middle School/High School Media and TechIntegration Specialist. I have been teaching at Wood River for 13 years.I grew up in Grand Island and attended Northwest High School. After graduating High School, I attended Kearney State College and majored in Elementary and Early Childhood Education.While at Kearney State I met... READ MORE >
My name is Scott Kraus. I teach 6-12 Physical Education and coach Boys Basketball at Wood River. I graduated from Hyannis High School and went to college at Wayne for 2 years before transferring to UNK to finish my degree. I have taught and coached for the last 13 years. I am the youngest of 5 children in my family. My dad was my PE teacher growing up and my mom... READ MORE >
Howdy! In case they’re folks in this beautiful world that want to learn about, or be entertained by a smattering of facts that make Mr. Wyatt DeJong the complex hombre that he is, commence toward your reading pleasure. Black olives are one of God’s ways of showing that He cares about us in the little things.Onions are like bad punchlines after a long-winded joke... READ MORE >
About Me-Kelsey Johnson Hello! My name is Kelsey Johnson and I am a new 4th grade teacher at Wood River Elementary. I am originally from Gothenburg, NE. There, I graduated from Gothenburg High School and went on to attend college at UNK. At UNK I majored in Elementary and Early Childhood Education. After graduating in 2015, I taught 3rd and 4th grade at Elba... READ MORE >
On the first day back to school after the break, we celebrated our Excellent state rating at the high school and Great rating at the middle school. Only 12% of all schools in Nebraska are rated Excellent and there are well over a thousand schools in Nebraska. Schools are classified as: Excellent, Great, Good, or Needs Improvement. Classification is one way that... READ MORE >
On the first day back to school after the break, we celebrated our Excellent state rating at the high school and Great rating at the middle school. Only 12% of all schools in Nebraska are rated Excellent and there are well over a thousand schools in Nebraska. Schools are classified as: Excellent, Great, Good, or Needs Improvement. Classification is one way that... READ MORE >
About Me-Trudi Gottlob My name is Trudi Gottlob, and I am a 3rd grade teacher at Wood River Elementary. I grew up in the Sandhills, south of Ashby, NE. My elementary years, I attended a country school and was the only student in my grade from K-6th grades. I graduated from Hyannis High School. I attended Chadron State College where I majored in Elementary... READ MORE >
Peg Heise: All about me. I grew up in Alma, Nebraska and attended my whole school career there. The school year was always busy with activities and the summers were spent at the lake. Alma was a great place to grow up. I went to the University of Nebraska in Lincoln and graduated with a degree in Biology and Psychology. My first teaching job was at... READ MORE >
All about me: Born in Grand Island, I lived in Chapman until I was seven. Then we moved to Grand Island and my dad, the town banker and insurance agent , commuted to Chapman. Mom also worked at the bank during the busy income tax season so Dad could prepare his customers’ income taxes. (So as you can see, a math interest comes naturally for me.) Graduating from... READ MORE >
Name: Jon Kuecker I was born in Columbus Nebraska where my Dad taught High School Science and coached Volleyball at Lakeview High School (just north of Columbus). I still love to call Columbus my hometown even though I was not there very long, but I have some great friends and some lasting memories. I moved to Kearney in 5th Grade as my Dad took a job at... READ MORE >
My name is Sarah Eschliman and this year is my 10th year of teaching in Wood River. I am proud to say that I was born and raised in Wood River, graduated from Wood River High School in 2004, and am excited to be teaching back in Wood River. I graduated from the University of Nebraska at Kearney in 2009 with a degree in Elementary Education and Early Childhood... READ MORE >
My name is Anna Fehringer and I am currently in my seventh year of teaching 5th grade here at Wood River Elementary School. I was born in Lyons, KS and after moving a few times, my family settled in Tecumseh, NE. I graduated from Tecumseh High School in 2002. I then attended Peru State College where I majored in Early Childhood Education and Elementary Education.... READ MORE >
Name: Ben Egger My Background and Education I was raised in Waverly Nebraska, just northeast of Lincoln, with my parents and younger brother. My father served in the Korean War and then later worked at the Goodyear factory in Lincoln for over 30 years while my mother ran an in-home daycare until 1992 when they both retired. My father was inducted into the Lincoln... READ MORE >
A few weeks ago, on November 14th, six students left early in the morning to travel to the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. We joined a landscape of 92 other high schools and 1243 students on the 30th Annual UNL Math Day. The entire day is calculator free and all students took a 25 multiple choice question test for an hour. This PROBE (Problems Requiring... READ MORE >
My name is Lindsay Davis, and I am a 4th grade teacher at Wood River Elementary. I grew up around Wood River, attending Alda Elementary (Go Bobcats!) and graduating from Wood River High school in 2002. I attended UNK where I majored in elementary and special education. In 2006 I graduated and knew I wanted to move back to my hometown. Five months later I... READ MORE >
I am Christy (Codner) Burnett. I was born and raised here in Wood River. My family has lived in this area for at least four generations. While attending Wood River Rural Schools, my friends would tease me that I was related to half the county and knew the other half. Well, our demographics have changed and that is no longer true. I graduated from Wood River Rural... READ MORE >
Greetings Wood River! If I was ever asked where I would end up living, I’m confident that Wood River, Nebraska wouldn’t have made the short list. It could be because two years ago I didn’t know it even existed. However, as luck, prayer, and faith intervened, Wood River has become our home away from home and I couldn’t be happier about that. My name is Zana... READ MORE >
My name is Jill Edgren and I this is my 16th year teaching high school mathematics at Wood River Rural Schools. While the courses I teach may change some, this year I am teaching Algebra 1, Algebra 2, dual credit College Algebra and new next semester dual credit Applied Statistics. I grew up in a small south central Nebraska town called Guide Rock. I lived less... READ MORE >
Graduate Scribner High School Bachelor of Science in Education with a Social Science Endorsement Taught in Nebraska, Colorado, and Texas Have been Head FB, BBB, GBB, Track, and Baseball coach. 3 children and 3 grandchildren READ MORE >
The 2019 football team ended its season with a win over rival Gibbon 20-14! Making it two consecutive years of beating the buffaloes. We ended with a 4-5 record which also included wins over St. Cecilia, GICC, and Southern Valley! Even though our season didn’t go as we had hoped it was still a very fun season and a pleasure to coach the boys. This senior class... READ MORE >
Hello, my name is Brenda Codner and this is my 9th year working at Wood River Rural Schools as a District Manager. I graduated from high school at Grand Island Senior High. I attended college at UNK where I became a member of the Chi Omega Sorority. In 2000, I married my husband, Mark and moved to Wood River where we started our family. Our daughter Kiley is... READ MORE >
My name is Janet Cordle. I new this year but not as a teacher. I am the program coordinator for the After School Program and as well as for 4–12th-grade High Ability Learners (HAL). This school year is my 33 year in teaching. I was born and partially raised in Pasadena, Texas. My family spent many Thanksgivings in Nebraska surrounded by extended family, playing in... READ MORE >
Are you ready, Lads?! This year, the One Act is performing Hood, Of Sherwood, a spoof on the classic tale of Robin Hood. Members have been working hard to put on a show that is guaranteed to make you laugh. Our first performance will be in Ord on November 12. We will also be hosting two performances in Wood River. We will have a community play night on November 19.... READ MORE >
Hello! My name is JoAnna Cordova (Jo) and this is my first year as the Preschool teacher at the Elementary School. I live in Kearney with my husband, Tony and my son, Sam. I grew up in Aurora and graduated with my Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and Early Childhood Special Education, and then my Master’s degree in Early Childhood from UNK. I was the... READ MORE >
Hello! My name is Megan Consbruck. I live in Wood River with my husband Bryce and our dog Hank. I am a 2nd grade teacher at Wood River Elementary and Bryce is a Sales Agronomist with Aurora Cooperative in the Wood River and Doniphan areas. We are expecting a baby in February. I am originally from Wood River and now teach 2nd grade in the same classroom I was taught... READ MORE >
The Wood River Volleyball team had 15 members this year. The team was led by five seniors, and included 4 juniors, 3 sophomores and 3 freshman. The varsity posted a regular season record of 11-18, losing in sub-districts. Once again the Lady Eagles had a very competitive schedule, playing several ranked teams in class C1 and C2. The highlights of the season... READ MORE >
Hi my name is Michele Carter. I am the Technology Coordinator at the Wood River Elementary School. I am also the Night Stock Manager at the Kearney Hy-Vee. I grew up in a small town in Nebraska called Springview. I went out for all the sports that were available. I graduated in 1993 with a class of 16. My twin brother and I being 2 of the 16. After graduating I... READ MORE >
ABOUT ME - Beverly Wiebe-BrownBEVERLY WIEBE-BROWNIn my life, my priorities and passions are and have always been: #1-my relationship with Godand following His direction for my life - my faith, #2- my family- husband, children,grandchildren, siblings and extended family, #3- music.I grew up on a farm outside of the Henderson, NE community, child #8 of 9 children.... READ MORE >
My name is Kim Canfield and this is my 17th year working at Wood River Elementary. I grew up and graduated from high school in Ord, Nebraska. I loved all of my teachers growing up and they are the ones who inspired me to pursue education. I attended college at the University of Nebraska at Kearney where I became a member of the Gamma Phi Beta Sorority, an... READ MORE >
NEW STUDENT INSTRUCTIONS FOR GRADES ( K - 12TH) Go to: www.woodrivereagles.orgClick on Menu (in the upper left hand corner)Click on Parent Resources (middle of the page)Click on Powerschool Verifiable Consent FormComplete the Powerschool Verifiable Consent Form and hit SubmitYou will receive an email from ksheeks@wrrsd.org with Username and Password(this should... READ MORE >
I was born in Gardena, California! My family moved to Nebraska when I was three years old! We first moved to Cairo, Nebraska before settling in Giltner Nebraska where my father worked for a farmer until starting his own trucking business. I graduated from Giltner high school and then attended the University of Nebraska where I graduated in 1988. I began my... READ MORE >
Hello! My name is Crystal Stutzman and I am currently serving on the Wood River School Board. I grew up on a farm a few miles east of Cairo and am the 7th out of 10 children. I went to country school District #31 from Kindergarten to 6th grade and I had the same teacher all through elementary. I started with 5 kids in my Kindergarten class and ended up with 2 of... READ MORE >
My name is Julie Bruns and I am one of the First Grade Teachers at the elementary school. I am originally from Grand Island where I was raised by Jim and the late Geralyn Bruns. There, I attended Trinity Lutheran Elementary and Northwest High School alongside my older sister, Jacilyn. Growing up, I spent a lot of my time participating in activities including;... READ MORE >
My name is Bailey Brown and I am from Henderson, NE. I have three younger sisters: Sadie, Timberly, and Lilly. Sadie is a sophomore in college at my Alma Mater, York College; Timberly is a senior at Heartland Community Schools (HCS); Lilly is a freshman at HCS. I graduated from HCS in 2014 then went to York College to play basketball where I graduated in 2018.... READ MORE >
My name is Anne Bohan-Woitaszewski and I have been a Wood River School Board member for two years. READ MORE >
Hello, my name is Craig Huxtable. I am a 1988 graduate of Wood River Rural High School. In high school I participated in football, basketball, track, vocational agriculture, vocal music, and One Act Play. After high school I went to Hastings Central Community College and studied automotive mechanics for 2 years. After college I came back to farm and utilize my... READ MORE >
My name is Lisa Boucher and I am the School Counselor for Wood River Rural MS/HS. I graduated from Wood River Rural HS 1986. I am the youngest of two girls. My sister Lois is also in education/coaching. I was raised on a farm between Wood River and Cairo where my parents still live. My dad has farmed all of his life and my mom helped out on the farm and worked at... READ MORE >
I was born and raised in Fremont, Ne. I went to college at Midland University where I was able to continue my football career. I have always been involved with sports, so I guess it is only fitting that I am a P.E. teacher. The reason I chose to be a teacher is because I want to help guide children to a successful future. The reason I chose to teach P.E. is... READ MORE >
Hello Wood River Students, Staff and Patrons In case you don’t know me I am Jeremy Brandt.I am currently the Secretary for the Board of Education here in Wood River. It has truly been and honor and a pleasure to serve in this capacity of public service for the last 3 years. A little about me...I was born in Grand Island, Ne. and my family ties have been from... READ MORE >
Hi! My name is Trena Boshart. I grew up on a farm west of Wood River, the eldest of three children. All of my family lives near Wood River and I’m proud to call it my hometown. After I graduated from high school in 1978, I went to the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. My first teaching job was at a rural school north of Wood River where I taught for two years. I... READ MORE >
My name is Ron Rickert and I've been on the school board for about 10 years. I was born here in 1960 and graduated from Wood River Rural High School in 1978. If you watch "That 70's Show" on TV, the hair and clothes were pretty accurate. I attended UNL in Lincoln and graduated in the winter of 1982 with a BSEE (Electrical Engineering) degree. I then worked for... READ MORE >
Our color guard is made up of our cheerleaders. Members include Marlie Ruge, Alyana Newell, Delaney Shears, Mariya Sickler, Ivory Cronk, Faith Parlin, Tlixali Rodriguez, Bre Engelker, Tiffany Bushhousen, and Hensly Alvarado. We have a great group of hard working girls this year and are very excited to join in with the band by adding some flair! We look forward... READ MORE >
Anyone who knows me knows that I love lists. So I’ve decided to make a top-ten list (in no particular order) to tell you all about me. I’m Nebraska-born and raised. I grew up on our family farm near Palmer. While I didn’t always appreciate farm-living as a kid, I’m so thankful for it now. My parents taught me about hard work and the importance of family.I’m... READ MORE >
Greetings from the Principal's office! Here is a little about me... READ MORE >
About Me! Dr. James Haley, Superintendent Three things to know about me; I love all kinds of food….I love to laugh and have conversation….and, I love my wife. But, not necessarily in that order! Since moving to Nebraska 5 years ago, Jill and I have made it our mission to find all of the great, unique places to eat in our state. Our efforts have... READ MORE >
The beginning-of-the-year jitters are bouncing around in everyone as we kick off the start of another school year in Wood River. Speaking for the whole staff, we are all so excited to begin a productive and impactful year with our students. We are ready to get this school year rollin! Go Eagles! READ MORE >
Just a reminder that all sports physicals are due BEFORE first practice. Athletes will not be able to participate without a physical. All incoming Kindergarten & 7th grade students are also required by the State of Nebraska to have a physical and updated immunization record on file in the nurse's office. 7th Grade & Sports Physicals can be faxed to 308-583-2395 or... READ MORE >
Wood River Rural Schools seeks qualified candidates to work as substitute teachers for the 2019-2020 school year. Accepting applications for all grade level substitutes. For more information contact the Elementary at 308-583-2525 and the Middle/High School at 308-583-2249. Wood River Rural Schools pays $125.00 for full substitute day. Accepting standard,... READ MORE >