The third graders read to Freddie weekly!
Reminder - register for Pacesetter Camp by May 15 in order to receive a free t-shirt! Register here: https://www.pacesettersports.net/mn-bball-camps/
We still have lots of swim lessons available for the summer! If you need help registering or finding a time to fit all of your kids, please email staceyaj@isd740.org or call 256-6010 for assistance!
Spring Fling - Middle/High School Dress-Up Days:
Monday: Dress up vs. Dress Down
Tuesday: Neon vs. Blackout
Wednesday: Mathlete vs. Athlete
Thursday: Country vs Country Club
Friday: Red vs. Green (tractor colors)
***Friday is also Tractor Day, Pepfest and NHS Walk
Next week is Spring Fling - check out the Elementary dress-up days!
Melrose Schools will be offering Free Summer Lunches for students, Mondays through Thursdays beginning June 5, from 10:50-11:50 each day. No lunches will be served the week of July 3-6. The program ends on August 10.
Mark your calendar for this fun event! We are hosting a Bike Rodeo, May 24, 5-7 p.m. at Melrose High School near the football fields. Sponsored and planned by CentraCare Melrose, Melrose Lions, State Farm Insurance, and the Melrose Police Department!
Prom was a great success! Thanks to prom advisor, Kim Derichs, and the many volunteers! Even Officer Tyler joined in the fun!
Our amazing preschoolers and teachers took a field trip to the Great River Regional Library of Melrose today! Did you know that read-aloud time is one of the most important indicators of a child's prospects in life? Keep on reading!
The sophomore class competed with twelve other schools, including large schools in the cities, to win a trip to the Minnesota Zoo, and they blew their competition out of the water with a total outreach of 32,000 people! These students thoroughly enjoyed themselves on this beautiful day at the zoo and are beyond grateful their hard work paid off.
We are so proud of our 2022-23 Speech Team! Of the seventeen students who participated in the State Meet, we had ten finalists. Here are the State Speech Results: Reagan Mueller, 6th Place and Drew Pundsack, 2nd Place in Creative Expression; Autumn Oevermann, 6th Place in Dramatic Interpretation; Emily Sand, 6th Place and Anessa Redepenning, 4th Place in Extemporaneous Reading; Makayla Zirbes, 3rd Place in Great Speeches; Amelia Brower, 4th Place in Informative Speaking; Andrew Traeger, 7th Place in Original Oratory, Vanessa Santana, 4th Place in Poetry Reading; Ellie Heller, 1st Place in Storytelling. Overall, Melrose Area Public Schools took 2nd Place as a Team. Congratulations to our Speech Team and Coaches!
Congratulations to our Dutchmen State Speech participants and to Ellie Heller for her second State Championship in Storytelling! We held a Pep Fest to celebrate the accomplishments of our Dutchmen!
Melrose Area Schools' Prom Grand March will be at 7pm on May 6, 2023. Family and friends should enter Door 1. Tickets are $5/Adults; $3/Students.
Last call! Don't forget to sign up for the Spring Elementary Speech Camp!
https://isd740.ce.eleyo.com/course/317/winter-spring-2023/spring-elementary-speech-camp-campamento-de-oratoria-de-primavera%E2%80%941#may-speech-camp-grades-3-6
Here are the students representing Melrose High School for the Region 5A Visual Arts Contest. Art will be exhibited and jurored at St. Cloud Cathedral High School.
Apple Cinnamon Muffins in Foods Class and Shrimp Linguine in Culinary Arts Class! Yum!
We are proud to present Aqua Villains at this year's Sync Show- May 18, 19, 20, 21! All tickets are $7, and seating is limited. https://dutchmen.epaytrak.com/Sync-Tickets-C715.aspx
This is a fun new summer opportunity for kids - at home via Zoom - FOR FREE!
AGES 8-13. The class is limited to 8 students.
If you can draw a line, this class is for you! We will draw interesting patterns using pen and ink with pencil shading on a 3.5” square paper tile. The Zentangle® pattern drawing method is easy, contemplative, and fun. No experience is necessary. We will also provide all supplies! For ages 8-13. Register here: https://isd740.ce.eleyo.com/course/367/summer-2023%E2%80%941/zentangle-pattern-drawing
The Summer Rec Brochure is COMPLETE! See it here: https://5il.co/1tlsw
The actual brochure will also be "backpacked" home with students later this week.
National Honor Society Induction will be held in the Marit Elliott Performing Arts Center at 7pm on Wednesday, May 3, 2023.
