Gothenburg Public Schools - Excellence is an Expectation

Congratulations to the Swede Science Olympiad Team on their performance at the Regional Science Olympiad Contest in Kearney The JR High team was Regional Champions, placing 1st out of 17 teams. The HS team came in 4th out of 24 teams. Individual results: High School Division - 3rd - Lilli Tracci and Carter Anderson - Anatomy & Physiology - 5th - Sophie Wagner and Abby Negley - Astronomy - 3rd - Lilli Tracci and Alec Winney - Disease Detectives - 4th Katelyn Hetz and Abby Negley - Experimental Design - 2nd - Jake Burge and Bennett Geiken - Flight - 2nd - Sophie Wagner and Mavrix Butterfield Forestry - 1st - Ashlyn Richeson and Taylor Burge - Write It, Do It Other participants include Kai Jorgenson, Molly Therrien, and Brant Miller Junior High Division - 3rd - Tessa Carter and Brooklyn Reiman - Anatomy & Physiology - 1st - Eliana Shank and Ava Foster - Crave the Wave - 1st - Carter Kincheloe and Lucas Therrien Disease Detectives - 1st - MacKenzie Winney, Jay Santos, and Tyler Hetz - Experimental Design - 3rd - Eliana Shank and Ava Foster - Flight - 4th - Tessa Carter and Brooklyn Reiman - Forestry - 3rd - Zariah Sedlacek and Wyatt Johnson - Green Generation - 1st - Tyler Hetz and Wyatt Johnson - Rollercoaster - 1st - Beckett Anderson and Jaden Bush - Storm the Castle - 1st - Carter Kincheloe and Lucas Therrien - Wheeled Vehicle Other participants included Kehl Jones and Blake Rickertsen

Good luck to the Swede Speech Qualifiers as they compete in the NSAA State Speech meet on Wednesday. Rounds start at 8:30. The competition is held at Kearney High School. Let's go Swedes!!! STATE BOUND!!! Info: https://nsaahome.org/nsaa-speech-championships-hq/ *Duet - Logan Feather & Jack Aden *Entertainment - Jack Aden, Ethan Olsen *Extemp - Hayden Ricley *Humorous - Parker Graves *Inform - Emma Peterson *OID - Ally Goad, Emma Peterson, Hayden Ricley, Emaleigh Rosse *Persuasive - Carson Reiman *Poetry - Kara Waskowiak *POI - Kara Waskowiak, Claire Vincent *Serious - Parker Graves

Dudley Elementary Families! Please watch the video below about our upcoming book fair and special events each morning! Your students will be bringing the flyer home next week. The book fair will be in Dudley Library March 27th - 30th! https://youtu.be/iWNw8putRSU

We are excited to announce that Mr. Jeramy Bartels will be joining our faculty as the Industrial Technology teacher for the 2023-2024 school year. He is joining us from Franklin, Nebraska, and brings a lot of great ideas and a passion for this content area. Please join us in giving Mr. Bartels a warm Swede welcome!

We are excited to announce that Mrs. Michelle Stienike will be transitioning from 1st Grade teacher at Dudley Elementary to Elementary School Counselor for the 2023-2024 school year. Please help us in congratulating Mrs. Stienike on her new position!

Just a reminder that Kindergarten Registration is Tuesday, March 14th @ 5:30 in the PAC. We are excited to meet you and prepare for Kindergarten 2023!

Miss this evening's school board meeting? Watch it here: https://bit.ly/3Jz8r1h

Come join (Coffee) Shop Talk as an opportunity to have informal conversation with the superintendent about topics that matter to you! This month's topic is The Impact Center.

Good luck to the Jr. High Quiz Bowl team as they host Amherst on Monday. The meet will be held in the PAC and begin at 3:50. Go Swedes!!

Best of luck to the State Speech team qualifiers as they compete in the NSAA Class B State Speech Championships this Wednesday! The spring season is under way starting with the Girls & Boys Varsity Track teams as they kick off their season at the UNK Indoor this Friday! Gothenbug is also the host for the SWC Music & Fine Arts this Saturday!

The 4-6th Grade Spring Concert will be Tuesday March 21, 2023 in the Performing Arts Center. The students will be demonstrating many musical numbers from different countries and also singing in different languages. The concert is quickly approaching and the students have been working so very hard on all of the musical repertoire. The students need to wear something nice for the concert as this is their last concert for the Spring Semester and they to look their best for the community of Gothenburg. Here are the times of when students need to arrive and when the students perform. If you have any questions or concerns, please email Mrs. Wieseler at erica.wieseler@goswedes.org 4th Grade: ARRIVE AT 5:45 PM at the High School Choir Room. PERFORM AT 6:00 PM in the Performing Arts Center 5th Grade: ARRIVE AT 6:30 PM at the High School Choir Room. PERFORM AT 6:45 PM in the Performing Arts Center 6th Grade: ARRIVE AT 7:15 PM at the High School Choir Room. PERFORM AT 7:30 PM

Gothenburg Elementary's 1,000 Books Before The End of Kindergarten initiative can help you on your reading journey. Contact Mrs. Floyd at the school or Beth Shank at the Public Library for information. Check out (https://tinyurl.com/37afkhu8) for tips on reading to babies.

Attention Swede families! I'm excited to announce that our annual book fair is just around the corner! 📚📚📚 This year's fair will be held in the elementary library from March 27th to March 30th, and we have a great selection of books for all ages and interests. From classic literature to the latest bestsellers for kids, there's something for everyone. We even have a table full of books for $5 or less! Visit our book fair website to learn more about it: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/dudleybookfair Be sure to watch this video to learn how to set up e-wallet for your student(https://youtu.be/XBRaergRfbE)! You’ll be glad you did! So mark your calendars and come join us for four days of literary fun. We can't wait to see you there! 📖😊 - Mrs. Harrison

Three more wonderful Dudley Elem. staff to meet!!

Reminder... Swede Preschool Academy applications are due Friday, March 31st.

We have been made aware that our landline phone system is not allowing calls. Please email our building secretaries karman.keith@goswedes.org (elementary) and ginny.peterson@goswedes.org (secondary) while we work to get this resolved. Thank you for your patience.

SAVE THE DATE! Once again GPS will partner with Runza for a "Feeds the Need" day on April 25th. On that day, Runza in Gothenburg will donate 10% of all sales to the GPS Lunch Buddies Program. Great program + dinner out = a perfect combo!

Congratulations to the Gothenburg Speech Team on a great showing at the District Speech Meet on Tuesday! The team finished as the District Runner-up. Individually, 12 Swedes qualified for the NSAA State Speech Meet in Kearney on March 15th. Gothenburg speakers medaled in all 20 events. Way to go Swedes! Results: *State Qualifiers* *Duet - Logan Feather & Jack Aden - 3rd *Entertainment - Jack Aden - District Champion!, Ethan Olsen - 3rd *Extemp - Hayden Ricley - 3rd *Humorous - Parker Graves - District Champion! *Inform - Emma Peterson - District Runner-Up *OID - Ally Goad, Emma Peterson, Hayden Ricley, Emaleigh Rosse - 3rd *Persuasive - Carson Reiman - District Runner-Up *Poetry - Kara Waskowiak - District Runner-Up *POI - Kara Waskowiak - District Runner-Up, Claire Vincent - 3rd *Serious - Parker Graves - District Runner-Up *Medalists* *Duet - Jackson Nelson & Kurt Kuhlman - 5th *Extemp - Lilli Tracci - 4th *Humorous - Molly Therrien - 6th *Informative - Avery Saloman - 6th *OID - Ethan Olsen, Ian Ackerman, Jackson Nelson - 6th *Persuasive - Avery Saloman - 6th *Poetry - Emaleigh Rosse - 5th *Serious - Alec Winney - 5th

The Swede Speech team will compete in the NSAA District B-6 today. The meet will be held at Gothenburg High School and will begin at 9:00. Let's go Swedes - Go for the GOLD!! Teams: Alliance, Chadron, Cozad, Gering, Gothenburg, McCook, Sidney

Best of luck to the Speech team as they host their district contest this Tuesday!