State of the District

Our schools belong to the community, and I'd like to share with you all where we are as a district, where we are headed, and how we continue working together to support our students.

Watch our 2025-26 State of the District presentation, here.

Yours in education,

Jamie Boelter, Superintendent

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

Friday, March 13 - Quarter 3 Ends
Friday, March 13 - Grade Check for Grades 7-12
Friday, March 13 - Grade 5 DARE Graduation
Monday, March 16 - Baseball and Golf Practice Begins
Mon., March 16 - Fri., March 20 - No School: Spring Break
Monday, March 23 - Boys Tennis Practice Begins
Monday, March 23 - No School: Teacher Workday
Tuesday, March 24 - Quarter 4 Begins
Tuesday, March 24 - PW Book Bingo Night
Thursday, March 26 - Sloppy Jo Supper
Thursday, March 26 - Kids Carnival hosted by Student Council
Tues., Mar. 24 - Fri., March 27 - Middle School Book Fair
Wednesday, April 1 - 3rd Grade Program
Friday, April 3 - No School: Easter Break
Monday, April 6 - No School: Staff Development Day
Tuesday, April 7 - EMT Testing
Tuesday, April 7 - ACT Testing
Wednesday, April 8 - PW PTO Meeting
Monday, April 13 - School Board Meeting
Saturday, April 18 - CatPAC Series: John Denver Tribute presented by Ted Vigil (Get Tickets)

Upcoming Highlights

High School

Bravo to the NLS Drama Department!

A huge congratulations to the incredible cast and crew of “The Gods of Comedy.” Despite potential weather, this dedicated group came together to adjust their plans and move the entire performance two hours earlier—showing true teamwork, flexibility, and commitment to making sure the show could go on. And what a show it was!

Special thanks to Director Mr. Mooberry and the talented students who brought the production to life: Carter Foshaug, Autumn Foshaug, Addie Buboltz, Harper Hoffman, Paulina Pentchev, Ava Andresen, Jason Warner, Autumn Tortorella, Stella Nordin, Jemma Templer, Chelsea Gardner, Katie Haglund, Eli McGuffin, Indi Johnson, Jasmine Stiegen, Chevy Hallis, Jackson Slinkard, Maggie Kotzenmacher, Claire Olson, Lilli Saari, Jasper Kluver, Athena Peterson, Jacob Powers, Evelyn Wright, Elsie King, and Axel Eichhorst.

Your hard work, creativity, and dedication made this production a success. The NLS community is proud of you!

HS Spring Registration Information
Students met to review course registration information and learn about the many class opportunities available for next year. Full online registration opened on March 9, and our counselors are available to answer questions and provide support throughout the process.

To find out more about our NLS college credit options, please view this link.

New London-Spicer was proud to host the Wright County Conference Speech Meet—and our Wildcats had an incredible day, earning 3rd Place as a Team!

Shoutout to these outstanding speakers on their high achievements;

🥇 1st Place -Harper Hoffman – Humorous

🥇 1st Place - Nora Westby – Informative

🥈 2nd Place - Addie Buboltz – Original Oratory

🥉 3rd Place - Autumn Tortorella – Informative

🥉 3rd Place - Stella Nordin – Original Oratory

Congratulations to all - on a fantastic conference meet and a great representation of NLS!

Wildcat Activities

Congratulations to Wildcat girls basketball on winning the Section 3AA Championship and qualifying for the state tournament.

Middle school band students took part in the CMBDA Middle School Band Festival which was held at Providence Academy in Plymouth, MN on Friday, March 6th. 8 middle school bands from the Central region were invited to perform for each other and receive feedback by guest judges Steve Lyons and Geneva Fitzsimonds.

Middle School

Fun from the MS Art Room

Students wrapped up Quarter 3 with lots of creativity in the art room! Fifth graders completed optical illusion drawings and ceramic coil bowls. Sixth graders glazed their clay animals and began an exciting origami unit. Seventh graders reviewed the Elements of Art with accordion booklets and started observational drawing. Eighth graders finished their ceramics and explored printmaking by designing their own stamps. It’s been a busy and fun season of art-making! 🎨

MARK YOUR CALENDARS! NLS Middle School Book Fair
The NLS Middle School Book Fair will take place March 24–27. Students will have time during the school day to shop for books and explore new favorites. What’s new this year:

E-Wallets for easy, cashless shopping (family can add funds too!)
Share the Fair donations to help other students purchase books
Teacher Wish Lists to support classroom libraries

Learn more! Set up an e-wallet or preview books here: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/newlondonspicermidschl

Congratulations to our ROAR Award Nominees!
This month's nominees are Tyler Anderson, Kailey Collins, Rogan Toutges-Nelson, and Gable Westby, These students lead with kindness and encouragement, they are hard workers and act with integrity PLUS they go above and beyond to make our school a great community!

Prairie Woods

March 16 through March 20 there will be No School for Spring Break. Also, there is no school on Monday, March 23, for a Teacher Workshop Day.

As we transition into spring, we will move back to dismissing for recess from the cafetorium after lunch instead of returning to the lockers. We realize we may need to shift from time to time, as snowstorms may still happen. This will start as we return from Spring Break.

Our Annual Book Bingo event will be taking place on Tuesday, March 24, in the High School Cafeteria. Scholastic Book Fair shopping will take place from 5:00-8:00 pm.

Congratulations to our PW ROAR Students of the Month for February!
These students are being recognized for showing positive ROAR behaviors: Respect, Ownership, good Attitude, and Responsibility! We're super proud of these Roar-riffic Wildcats!

Kindergarten: Liliana Romero, Rex Nelson, Gunnar Whitmore, Reid Johnson, Everett Baldwin, & Ainsley Weber

Third Grade: Kiara Mateski, Levi Kamm, Hattie Hellickson, Logan Beadell & (Not Pictured Wren Lesteberg)

First Grade: Brooklyn Lund, Rory Bengtson, Isla Quisberg, Kora Ottoson & (Not Pictured Violette Andrade Ciriaco)

Second Grade: Quinn Adkins, Kora Pokornowski, George Johnson, Avery Seaburg, & Wyatt Hess

Fourth Grade: Taylee Altendorf, Cooper Odland, James Moline, Khloe Doty, Charlotte Lucas & (Not Pictured Rowan Plowman)

Community Education

Tuesday, March 10 was Township Annual Meetings which is a huge night for Community Education! It was great visiting with some of our local townships in person.

PALS and Lil' PALS registration for Summer will open on Monday, March 30. All Summer registrations will need to be complete by May 8. If you are attending PALS/Lil' PALS - ALL summer recreation registrations will need to be complete by May 8. We will open summer recreation registrations in early April.

PreK registration is filling up FAST! If you have not registered for Cub Kids Preschool yet, you are going to want to go online and do that now!

We have a Community Education Theater for K-4 in April! We are excited to bring this back this summer! Please register here.

Our CatPAC Sponsor Event will be held before the John Denver Tribute presented by Ted Vigil on Saturday, April 18.

2025–26 CatPAC Series – Tickets On Sale Now!

🎶Saturday, April 18, 2026 - A John Denver Tribute presented by Ted Vigil

Celebrate the timeless music of John Denver with an unforgettable tribute performance by Ted Vigil!

Experience beloved classics like “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” “Rocky Mountain High,” “Annie’s Song,” “Thank God I’m a Country Boy,” and many more, brought to life with heart and authenticity.

Ted Vigil, an accomplished singer, songwriter, and tribute artist, has been performing since the age of ten, honing his craft in concert, symphonic, and jazz bands. His moving performance captures the spirit, warmth, and sound of the legendary John Denver in a night fans won’t forget.

🕖 Showtime 7:00 PM

📍 NLS Performing Arts Center

💛 Sponsored By: Dooley’s, Jennie-O, Rambow, and Willow Creek Counseling

🎟️ Tickets Available Now! www.nls.k12.mn.us/ticketsales

Prairie Meadows

Our Springtime with Eric Carle ECFE classes are in full swing!

Last week our little learners explored The Very Hungry Caterpillar! Our littlest Wildcats stayed with Miss Marni where they played, made caterpillar headbands, matched colors, and created their very own caterpillars.

Meanwhile, our ECFE parents spent time getting to know one another and connecting with our Parent Educator, Kate. ECFE is a wonderful way for parents and children to begin their learning journey together. We love seeing these early connections and experiences grow!