Open Gym, Open Swim and Pickleball today. Starts at 1:00 pm - enter at door 2! Enjoy!
Yesterday, Melrose hosted our annual Melrose Speech Extravaganza meet. It was nothing short of incredible! 40 teams participated, and one even came from Nebraska! We had 426 students and 514 entries, which means some students were double or even triple entered. We utilized practically every single room in our entire K-12 school - very grateful we are located in one building! This meet would not have been nearly as successful if it wasnāt for our FABULOUS parent volunteers, awesome custodians (Marlene rocks!), our supportive AD, our dedicated coaches, the talented captains, our food service workers, and the entire staff of Melrose Area Schools for the use of their classrooms for the day. A special shout out to True North for the wonderful pasta bar for our judges/coaches area! In the end, the Melrose Speech Team was the overall champion out of the 40 schools! This meet marks the end of our scheduled season meets. Next up: Conference meet at West Central on Wednesday, Family Night on Thursday, then Sub Sections on Friday in Morris. Full steam ahead! We are so proud of our team!!
Results:
Creative: Drew Pundsack, 3rd and Reagan Mueller, 7th
Drama: Autumn Oevermann, 2nd
Ex Reading: Anessa Redepenning, 1st and Emily Sand, 6th
Ex Speaking: Teague Dusha, 4th
Great Speeches: Caraline Braun, 6th
Improvisational Speaking: Zoe Hoeschen 1st, Drew Pundsack, 4th and Lydia Prout, 6th
Info: Amelia Brower, 1st
Poetry: Vanessa Santana, 2nd
POI: Andrew Traeger, 1st
Prose: Asher Utsch, 7th
Next-In:
Creative: Jonathan Botello, 4th
Discussion: Aidan Kluempke, 3rd and Dan Frericks, 5th
Ex Reading: Gabrielle Goebel, 6th
Ex Speaking: Ramona Lurken-Tvrdik, 1st
Great Speeches: Makayla Zirbes, 2nd
Humor: Ella Erdmann, 5th
Improv: Isaiah Gilk, 7th
Original Oratory: Lydia Prout, 1st and Andrew Traeger, 4th
Poetry: Andrew Traeger, 1st
Storytelling: Jada Rausch, 7th
Merit:
Humor: Zoe Hoeschen, 3rd and Isaiah Gilk, 6th
OO: Caraline Braun, 4th
Poetry: Leam Lamberson, 2nd
Honorable Mention:
Duo: Annabelle Lester & Molly Rue
Top Novices:
Duo: Annabelle Lester & Molly Rue
Prose: Meadow Schaefer, Brooklynn McChesney
Happy Friday! Have a great weekend. #bekind
Melrose is hosting a HUGE Speech Meet this Saturday. There will be over 600 entries from 40 teams. You are invited to come and support the Speech Team! There is no cost to attend! Go Dutchmen!
These 7th grade teachers rocked their Be Kind shirts today!
Everyone in the 400 hallway was really curious about what smelled so delicious coming from the FACS Lab. Pork chops served on a bed of braised cabbage and apples. We've got some seniors embracing old-style comfort foods.
I-94 Little League Baseball Registration for students in grades 3-6 will be held in the Elementary Cafe from 5:30-7pm on April 6, 2023. Late registrations will not be accepted. Call Darin Funk if interested, and unable to be at the meeting: 320-429-0023.
A big thank you to Kyle Hoium with American Family Insurance for donating a coloring book to each of our preschool students! š
Congratulations to Hallie Drossel, who has been nominated by the Minnesota High School Swimming and Diving Coaches' Association for Minnesota Class A Girls Swimming and Diving Athlete of the Year. Melrose Head Coach Nathan Meyer was also nominated for Minnesota Class A Girls Swimming and Diving Coach of the Year. The award winners will be announced on Friday, April 28th at the Swimming and Diving All-State Banquet.
All students in grades 7-12 are invited to join our Spring Activities. Junior High Track begins on April 3, 2023. Junior High Softball, Baseball and Boys Golf practice begins on April 11, 2023.
Congratulations to our staff - and their future Little Dutchmen!
There is open gym, open swim and pickle ball today at 1 pm. Please enter a door 2.
Due to mechanical issues on a bus, we had to hold some of our buses. Some of our buses may be up to 45 minutes late. The buses involved will be leaving the school parking lot by 3:30 pm. Debido a problemas mecĆ”nicos en un autobĆŗs, tuvimos que detener algunos de nuestros autobuses. Algunos de nuestros autobuses pueden llegar hasta 45 minutos tarde. Los autobuses involucrados saldrĆ”n del estacionamiento de la escuela a las 3:30 p. m.
Preschoolers are experimenting with blue and yellow paint! Creating shamrocks!
Melrose Area Public Schools will be 2 hours late on Friday, March 17.
No am Preschool.
Las Escuelas PĆŗblicas del Ćrea de Melrose serĆ”n2 horas a Ćŗltima hora del viernes 17 de marzo.
No soy preescolar.
Knowledge Bowl Seniors celebrating first and second place finishes in the conference. Cole Chellgren, Abigail Welle, Natalie Enright, Julia Toenyan, Tanner Sand, Grant Hellermann holding Anthony Montanez Martinez, Philip Job, Kevin Galicia, Austin Kelzer, and Coach Leraas.
Due to weather, the Defensive Driving Class for tonight has been rescheduled to next Thursday. The Elem. Competitive Swim Meet has been rescheduled & will take place tomorrow at 6pm. There will not be Archery practice tonight.
Due to the weather, Melrose Area Public Schools will close at 1 p.m. today, Thursday, March 16.
Debido al clima, las Escuelas PĆŗblicas del Ćrea de Melrose cerrarĆ”n a la 1 p.m. hoy jueves 16 de marzo.
Boys Golf will have a meeting for students in grades 7-12 on Monday, March 20th from 3:45-5pm in the ITV Room. Athletes attending this meeting should plan to wait in the HS Media Center between school and the start of the meeting.
A Lifeguard certification class is being offered later this month. Space is limited! Register here: https://isd740.ce.eleyo.com/course/333/winter-spring-2023/lifeguard-class#spring-class-2023
