New London-Spicer Schools partnered with Site LogIQ to prepare for the Air Quality, Roofing and Infrastructure project throughout the district’s facilities. This construction project will impact our summer programming. We will continue to share construction updates with our families as they become available. Thank you in advance for your cooperation and understanding throughout this project.

Our staff will begin preparing their classrooms by packing items that are non-essential for the remainder of the school year. We will be securely storing these items throughout the construction process. 

Beginning on May 28, our Prairie Woods Elementary building and our Prairie Meadows Early Childhood Education building will be closed for construction and no access will be granted. Also, beginning on May 28, our High School/Middle School building will have certain areas that will be closed for construction. We will have access to our outside facilities, our HS Gyms (Main and Aux), the Performing Arts Center/Lobby, District Conference Room, and the HS, MS, and CE Offices. However, we anticipate that there could be interruptions such as; noise, internet/technology issues, water outages, etc. caused by construction.

We plan to continue our Community Education summer programming, summer athletics, and summer childcare. We will share specific updates regarding summer programming in the near future. Click here to read more.

Minnesota Goes to College has an exciting new virtual information session this spring. Thanks to feedback collected over the last year, we are offering a session that is specifically geared towards parents and other adults who are supporting a student in their transition to college. Register yourself or pass this information along!

They're in... now what?? Key conversations before college starts

If you’re a parent/guardian with a high school senior heading to college this fall, join us virtually on Tuesday, April 22 from 7-8PM to learn more about how to best prepare your child for their next educational journey. This session will cover some of the key conversations to have with your child before they start college. From understanding finances, to navigating a college campus, to making sure your child knows how to do their laundry, we will help you feel prepared to send your child to college! 

The FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Championship will be held in Houston, Texas at the George R. Brown Convention Center from April 16-19, 2025. This will be the second year in a row that the NLS Toolcats have become eligible to compete at the Worlds competition. This year, New London-Spicer has 16 students that will compete!

Prior to the Worlds Championship event, our Toolcats have one more competition - MN Granite City Regional Robotics Competition in St Cloud, on April 2-5, at the River’s Edge Conference Center.

Our Toolcats need your help! This remarkable opportunity comes with a price tag that unfortunately the school's budget cannot support. The team is looking to raise $30,000 (or $1,800 per student) to attend and compete at this competition in Houston.

If you would like to donate:

Please make checks payable to: NLS Educational Foundation

Mail to: PO BOX 58, New London, MN 56273.

Memo: Robotics Worlds

Donate Online: https://secure.myvanco.com/L-ZGCT/home

Select STEM Endowment and put Robotics Worlds in the note/memo section.

We appreciate your support!

2025 Paramount Center for the Arts High School Juried Exhibition

Ten NLS high school students have been selected to represent our school district and community at the 2025 Paramount Center for the Arts High School Juried Exhibition. The exhibit will feature 130 student submissions from 19 schools. The opening reception and awards night will be held in the evening of April 4, 2025 from 5:30-8:30PM. The gallery exhibition will be open April 4 to April 28, 2025 and be available for public viewing any time the center is open. The 2025 online exhibit will be available here.

Congratulations to our artists;

Katie Haglund - "The Life of Fish"

Kaylin Melby - "A Fight for Life"

Molly Damhof - "Heart of Growth"

Arthur Olson - "Self Portrait"

Morgan Thein - "Cats"

Brin Holmquist - "Personal Album Covers"

Kaitlyn Haverly - "Faces of Feelings"

Teagon Hoff - "Shell Teapot"

Henry Vetsch - "#3276"

Abbigail Knudsen - "Self-Portrait"

"The participating students will have a chance to win prizes through judging selections. However, being included and being given the opportunity to sell work at a real art gallery is the real achievement!" - Kari Weber, NLS HS Art Teacher.

On Thursday, March 6, the NLS 6th grade Math Masters teams competed in Sauk Rapids. The students did a fantastic job with several individuals placing! This compeition had both team and individual awards. Congratulations to our NLS Team of Caleb Walz, Evangelyne Thompson Meissner, Aubree Larsen, Manny Contreras, and Archer Brown for taking 3rd place out of 19 teams!

Congratulations to the following individuals on their top ten placements out of 95 competitors: Caleb Walz - 3rd overall, Kaley Caballero Salazar - 4th overall, Caleb Louwagie - 7th in fact drill and

Caleb Walz - 10th in fact drill!

Congratulations MS Musicians!

NLS has seven students who were selected to participate in this year's Central Minnesota Band Directors Association Beginning Honor Band Festival on Saturday, May 10! 5th graders that were selected include: Nyla DeJong, Bao Nguyen, Cora Thalberg, and Evangeline Thompson-Meissner. 6th Graders that were selected are Clara Gronli, Tanner Olson, and Haley Peterson. These students will spend that Saturday at Zimmerman High School with guest conductors and perform in a concert at 3:00PM.

Middle School Book Fair

Thursday, April 3 and Friday, April 4 in the Media Center

The fair will be open to the public Thursday evening from 4 - 8PM (during the Sloppy Jo Supper). 



 Students must have a teacher or parent present to shop at the fair. No backpacks or bags allowed. The fair will accept cash, check or credit card payments. 

Congratulations to our 5th Grade D.A.R.E. Graduates!

Their ceremony was held on Friday, March 14 in the NLS PAC.

7th Grade Climb Theatre's Invasive Species

Prairie Woods

Congratulations to our ROAR February Students of the Month! These students consistently display Responsibility, Ownership, Good Attitude, and Respect!

Kindergarten: W. Hanson, B. Poluka, T. Calderon, A. Schmoll, W. Klein and K. DeWolf (not pictured)

1st Grade: S. Patel, A. Welz, L. Chalich, H. Lucas, E. Gronli

2nd Grade: K. Ottoson, L. Spears, C. Johnson, N. Strey, W. Hood

3rd Grade: H. Olness, R. Plowman, T. Altendorf, A. Peterson, B. Thompson and L. Mateski (not pictured)

4th Grade: G. Sabol, H. Hofstad, H. Steinhaus, X. Walz, K. Ottoson, A. Zimmer

March recipients coming soon!

Community Education

​Summer 2025 Registration Information

To register, use our NEW registration platform, Arux: https://nls.arux.app/

Open now until April 10 - Grades 3-8 Summer Baseball

Open now until April 10 - U10-U18 Summer Softball

PALS & Lil' PALS registration is now open on Arux

April 7 - All summer recreation programming is slated to open for registration on Arux.

If you already have an Arux account use your current login information.

New to Arux? Follow these detailed step-by-step instructions: https://bit.ly/4ixOI1u

Join us for the third annual Zylstra Brothers Football Camp this summer! Led by Brandon and Shane Zylstra—who was just re-signed with the Detroit Lions yesterday—this camp offers an affordable, high-energy experience designed for all youth in the area. With a focus on practical skills and drills, participants will gain techniques they can use in their backyard, during team practices, or on their own.

This year’s camp will be even bigger and better, featuring a live DJ to keep the energy high! Plus, parents are welcome to walk the track and capture live-action photos of their athletes in action. Each participant will receive a camp T-shirt and a swag bag to take home.

Spots are limited—only 125 per group—so don’t wait to register! The camp is just $75, making it an incredible opportunity to learn from top athletes while having fun.