Underwood School District

On Thursday all of our 5th and 6th grade students, and high school volunteers, attended the Kindness Retreat put on by Youth Frontiers. It was a really fun and energetic Retreat for our students to learn about how acts of kindness can impact everyone.

The Underwood Speech Team had a great day at the Section 6A Speech tournament on Saturday with 5 speakers qualifying for the final round. Maggie 6th in Great Speeches, McKenna 3rd in Extemporaneous Speaking, Kaily 1st in Extemporaneous Speaking, Mason 3rd in Discussion and Bella 6th in Drama. McKenna, Kaily and Mason will speak at the MSHSL State Speech Tournament in Shakopee on Friday. So proud of all our speakers! They finished 6th as a team!

Wednesday was Field Trip Day for the Underwood 6th grade students, and they went to Maplewood State Park for the day. They hiked around the park, including Hallaway Hill. They also watched process of making maple syrup, and listened to some of the Native American history of this area. It was a great day for this group!

On Wednesday the Underwood 3rd graders had an exciting day touring the MSUM campus in Moorhead. While there, the students got to view an assortment of sea life, as well as touch horseshoe crabs and stingrays at the Oceanarium. They also visited the Planetarium and got a closeup view of planets and some of the moons in our solar system.

It was a great day in 3rd grade! We went to NDSCS to watch a performance of The Little Mermaid Jr and then we went bowling at Northern Aire Lanes in Fergus Falls as a final celebration for reaching our I Love to Read month goals!

Tomorrow, April 3, is an early release day for Underwood students at 12:45pm. It will be a "B" Schedule day.

There will be no school in Underwood on Friday March 29th, and Monday, April 1 for Easter Break. The fitness center will be closed all day Friday. On Monday it will be open only from 7am-3pm. Normal schedule will resume Tuesday, April 2.

Tuesday, March 26th will be an E-Learning Day again for students due to weather and road conditions in our area. There will be no after school activities or practices.

Tomorrow, Monday, March 25th will be an E-Learning Day for Underwood Students. There will be no in person learning, and no after school activities tomorrow.

Exciting Announcement: Introducing Our New K-12 Principal, Chad Gilbertson We are delighted to announce the hire of Chad Gilbertson as our new K-12 Principal! With a diverse background and extensive experience spanning various roles in education, Mr. Gilbertson brings a unique blend of expertise and passion to our school community. We welcome Chad Gilbertson to our school family when the school year 2024-25 begins.

It was a hard fought game with Underwood and Goodhue trading hoops and going on their separate streaks. In the end, Underwood came up a bit short but will play again tomorrow @ 10:00am at the Gangelhoff Center. Let's go Rockets!

What time is it? It's Gametime!

Underwood Will Not have a fan bus attending the 12:00pm game tomorrow as we didn't have enough riders to sign up. The school will reimburse your money back if you already paid for Friday. We had a great crowd today cheering on the Girls Basketball Team! Good luck tomorrow girls. We are still cheering from afar!

Underwood girls play tomorrow at 12:00pm versus Goodhue at Williams Arena. Congrats ladies!

The Underwood fan bus will LOAD at 8:15 AM and DEPART at 8:30 AM on Thursday, March 14 in front of the school (West End). Don’t miss your ride! There are still seats available if you want to take the coach bus. Communication will come out on Thursday afternoon regarding the Friday fan bus, so please stay tuned. If a fan bus doesn’t travel on Friday, you will be reimbursed your money back.

More Girls Basketball information: School will be in session for PreK - 6th grades only, and Grades 7-12 will not have school March 14 and 15. If your elementary child will not be at school, please inform the office today if possible. FAN BUS INFORMATION: A Fan Bus signup is now available in the school office. We are taking an Ottertail Coach Bus, the cost is $35/day. Individual payments are required for each day of the bus. Sign up deadline is Wednesday at noon. Please pay when you sign up. Students grade 6 and under must be with a parent to ride the bus. Go Rockets!

The Underwood Rockets Girls received the #4 seed and will take on the #5 seed Southwest Christian at 1pm on Thursday, March 14th at Maturi Pavillion, at the U of M, in Minneapolis. Section Championship shirts are available to order. The order closes at 11:59pm on Sunday, March 10th, in order for them to arrive prior to the games. Please order online at the attached link: https://underwoodgbbsectionchamps.itemorder.com/shop/home/ Themes for the week: Thursday: USA Friday: White Out Saturday: Rocket Pride There will be more information available on Monday. AGAIN SHIRT ORDERING DEADLINE IS SUNDAY, 11:59pm. Spread the word!

Our statebound Underwood girl's basketball team will play Southwest Mn Christian on Thursday @ 1:00pm. More details will be available on Monday. Stay tuned!

Underwood Girls Basketball vs. Hancock tonight in Fergus Falls at 7pm for the Section 6A championship title. The game will be broadcast on Lakes Radio Z103 and can be found on YouTube.

Parent Teacher Conferences are Monday, March 11th from 3:30 to 8pm. Elementary parents please sign up for times to meet with your students teachers. A link is on the school website under the Parents tab.