We're kicking off our Centennial with school tours next weekend! Explore our storied halls, connect with fellow alumni, and celebrate 100 years of excellence together. Don't miss out on this historic event!
IAS is accepting applications for a Full-Time ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL/ATHLETIC DIRECTOR. A detailed Job Description is available at: https://www.ironwoodschools.org/page/employment-opportunities
In observance of the 4th of July Holiday, the School Building will be closed on Thursday and Friday this week. We'd like to wish everyone a safe and enjoyable 4th of July!
Congratulations to our 4th quarter Honor Roll students!
The Ironwood volleyball team spent some time on the sand volleyball court at the depot last week while the gym was under repair. Way to be flexible, girls!
These 15 Cadets and 2Tacs spent a week at camp right after the end of the school year. They worked on their leadership skills and participated in activities like drone flying, land navigation, Army obstacle course, repelling, leadership reaction course, and many more fun activities!
If you would like to join in our celebration of the Luther L. Wright Centennial by wearing a Centennial T-Shirt, please follow the link to our Custom Ink page. Proceeds from T-Shirt sales will be used in part to support restoration of the Superstition painting in Study Hall 230.
Please be advised that the Superintendent Interview of Shaun Mason scheduled for tonight, 6/10/24, at 6 pm has been CANCELED.
Registration is OPEN! Register your student(s) today for our 5 week Summer Camp. Please return registration forms to elizabeth.regnier@ironwoodschools.org or to the K-12 office at LLW.
On Tuesday, June 4th the 5th grade went on a field trip to explore the Porcupine Mountains. Students hiked to Lake of the Clouds, a portion of the Government Peak Trail, and learned about archery. Throughout the hikes, students participated in investigations.
Thank you to the four knowledgeable rangers that led our hikes and taught our students archery skills! Also, a big thank you to the "Friends of the Porkies!"
In the final days of school, students were engaged in many activities. Due to inclement weather, our 4th grade students were unable to go to their planned field trip (Norrie Park for a Water Ecology exploration), so we took over the MakerSpace for five different science stations: fossils, plants, volcanoes, earthquakes and bird beaks. An engaging and informative learning experience for all!
Students in Mrs. Stehlik's Metal Fabrication class are finishing up their special projects. Delwyn Westeen and Mason Oesau are second year students, they each completed a small wood stove, perfect for ice shacks.
Sophia Perin was an Italian exchange student this year, she fabricated these two carts which will be used for the Ironwood Area Schools Makerspace. Simeon Ruotsala, Logan Recla and Gage Mullikin, who are in Advanced Woodworking worked together to build the wooden table tops for Sophia's carts as well as two new tables for the Makerspace, Tristin Laabs fabricated the metal tables in Mrs. Stehlik's Metal Fabrication class.
Storm Parish, Ethan Gallo, Simeon Ruotsala and Eli Ruotsala worked together to construct two Ironwood Area Schools Sauna Stoves. Tristin Laabs, who is an advanced welding students and a 'veteran stove maker' helped Mrs. Stehlik oversee the stoves completion. The kids worked very well together.
Jada Godfrey built a bean bag toss for the PTO this year, Parker Osterman designed the graphics for the game. The game was used for the first time for the Elementary Students Field Day last Friday. Jada did a terrific job.
Excellent work, students!
Today we are going all the way back to 1929 & 1924. Did you know that our school once had a gymnastics team? They performed for the halftime show of basketball games, at the Ironwood theater, assemblies at other local schools, and the patients at Gogebic County hospital. The biggest event of the school year was the annual circus with over 4000 people attending, with a parade downtown the afternoon before the first performance! (in April) Also, as we close out this school year, we honor and thank all the work of the Hematite yearbook staff throughout the years. They capture the people and events of our school each year for generations to come. The foreword of the 1924 yearbook reads, “If, when Father Time shall have dimmed these tender recollections, and when a cloud of forgetfulness shall have shadowed by-gone days, we may wander together down the rosy paths of memory with this treasure-house as a guide; then we shall have found our reward in the fulfillment of our mission and the accomplishment of our task.” We hope to see you during Festival Ironwood in July for our Centennial Celebration events!
IAS is accepting applications for Summer School Program Paraprofessionals. Detailed Job Description is available at: https://www.ironwoodschools.org/page/employment-opportunities
Thank you to the PTO and all volunteers for another successful field day last Friday!! All the kids had so much fun!
The last few weeks of school are always busy with events! Last week, our 1st through 4th graders performed a spring music concert. Well done, students!
The 4th graders took a trip to the Porkies this past week. They learned about nature through the Nature Awaits program. Thank you to the rangers that taught our students! One bonus is that now all of our 4th grade students have a free day pass to any Michigan State Park throughout he program!
Congratulations to these students, who won a gift card by entering the Mental Health Awareness campaign Bingo challenge!
Don't Miss out on the 2024 Summer Youth Camps at GCC!
The GOISD/GCC Summer Youth Camps still have a few slots left! Current students in grades 6-8th can still sign up for the following camps: Esports (1); Technology (3); Outdoors/Wilderness (8); Woodworking (9). The camps will be held the week of June 10th-14th from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. CST at Gogebic Community College and Ironwood High School. Lunch and transportation to and from GCC is provided. For more details about the camps, bus/van schedule, and to register please go to this website:https://www.gogebic.edu/community/syp2024.html. or if you have camp questions, please contact Monica Benson at 906-307-1316 or monicab@gogebic.edu
We hope to see you at camp!
Today’s Throwback Thursday photos are memories of spring sports teams 20 and 50 years ago. Despite running and practicing in the cold and snow at the beginning of the season, the effort and skills learned in teamwork and discipline pay off by the time the grass is green and the lilacs are blooming. Hats off to all athletes and coaches of every season through the years at our school! Please feel free to share if you have a special memory of a team, coach or event.
