Melrose Area Foods Classes provided exchange students from Germany an authentic American style lunch today! The German Students brought their appetites and said the food was great! #DutchmenPride
We are excited to announce Mr. Leraas has been named as the Region 7 Knowledge Bowl Coach of the Year! Mr. Leraas has been coaching our Dutchmen Knowledge Bowl Team for years, and we are so proud of the medals and awards amassed by this team! Congratulations, Coach! #DutchmenPride
Good Luck to our Lady Dutchmen Basketball Team as they compete at Milaca tonight in Sections! The game begins at 7pm, and tickets are only available online - no cash sales. Adults/$8, Students/$5 - https://www.vancoevents.com/us/events/landing/52060?
Melrose Area Schools celebrated Isaac Frericks, who will participate at the State Wrestling Meet! Isaac and Afton Vogt, from Sauk Centre, will represent SC-M Defenders this weekend! Isaac was met with cheers and high fives as he walked through the halls this morning. Local EMS gave Isaac, as well as teammate Dan Frericks, an escort out of town. Congratulations, Isaac! We're Rooting For You! #DutchmenPride
Congratulations to the Knowledge Bowl Teams! They competed at Sub Sections yesterday, and Team One was named Champions! Pictured are Lydia Prout, Malachi Piche, Eric Sundermann, Andrue Stalboerger & Derick Rademacher. Melrose Varsity Team Two earned Fourth Place! Pictured are Logan Kelzer, Ramona Lurken Tvrdik, Malachite Grimstad, Logan Rue; not pictured: Alex Wilwerding. The top six teams advance to Section finals on Tuesday, March 4. Those teams and scores from subsections:
1) Melrose Team One: 124.5, 2) Albany: 108.5, 3) St. John's Prep: 100, 4) Melrose Team Two: 93.5, 5) North Branch: 93, 6) Foley: 92.5. Way to go, Dutchmen!! #DutchmenPride
All students in grades 8-12 interested in participating on the Trap Team are invited to an Open House Meeting! Join us in the HS Cafe on Monday, March 3rd from 5:30-7pm. New members should allow 30 minutes, while returning members can allow 15 minutes. All students must have a Firearm Safety Certificate.
Elementary Students in grades 3-5 are invited to register for Elementary Competitive Swim! This is a fabulous opportunity for kids to try this sport, coached by Nathan Meyer! Register today at: https://isd740.ce.eleyo.com/course/556/winter-spring-2025/elementary-competitive-swim-camp-campamento-de-natacion-competitivo-elemental
Join us Monday evening for our March Stop and Play Early Childhood Family Education Night. Our teachers have a rainbow of fun planned! Register today so we have enough supplies for everyone: https://isd740.ce.eleyo.com/course/ecfe/521/school-year-2024-25%E2%80%941/early-childhood-family-education-stop-and-play-fall-2024-ecfe-stop-and-play-para-familias
We are excited to announce Head Coach Caitlin Mayo has been named Section 2A Jazz Dance Team Coach of the Year! The Minnesota Association of Dance Teams began giving out these awards in 2024-25, and it's exciting to know our very own coach was selected as the first recipient! We are so proud of Ms. Mayo! Under Ms. Mayo's leadership, our program has blossomed. #DutchmenPride
Congratulations to the Melrose Area Speech Team, who were the Team Champions at the Morris Meet this past Saturday! Contributing to the success of the team were five individual Champions! Rebecca Welle earned 1st in Ex. Reading. Teague Dusha earned 1st in both Ex. Speaking and Original Oratory, Meadow Schaefer earned 1st in Poetry, and Jada Rausch earned 1st in Storytelling! We're excited for this team! #DutchmenPride
Congratulations to the Defenders Wrestlers who participated at Sections! Isaac Frericks took 2nd Place, Ben Friedrichs took 4th Place, Dominic Kerzman took 5th Place, Noah Christen took 6th Place, Teddy Wiechman, Rylan Pallow, and Jonny Lara each took 8th Place.
For the Defenders Girls Wrestlers, Afton Vogt took 2nd Place, Natalee Friedrichs took 3rd Place, Georgia Anderson and Monika Frericks each took 4th Place, Makenzey Stutzman took 6th Place, and Krista Klasen took 8th Place.
Isaac Frericks will be competing at the State Boys Wrestling Tournament on Friday.
Afton Vogt will be competing at the State Girls Wrestling Tournament on Saturday. Congratulations to all our wrestlers & Best of Luck to Isaac and Afton! Go Defenders!
Good Luck to our Dutchmen Boys Basketball Team as they play at Montevideo tonight! #DutchmenPride
Melrose Area Knowledge Bowl Teams placed 3rd and 11th at the JV Section Meet on Saturday, February 22, 2025. Our 3rd Place Team is pictured here: Tyler Klaphake, Terry Clinton, Zach Nelson, Kai Enright, and Landon Bueckers. Congratulations! #DutchmenPride
Congratulations to our Melrose Area Gymnastics Individuals who participated at the State Meet on Saturday! All four ladies had an awesome day, placing them in the top ten of the State! This is an amazing accomplishment & we are thrilled!
Maria Hinnenkamp took 5th Place on Floor, 15th Place on Beam, 31st on Bars. Josie Eveslage placed 7th on Bars, and 42nd on Beam. Celia Schoenberg placed 9th on Bars, and 13th on Floor. Gabby Schoenberg placed 10th on Floor.
We are so proud of this team! #DutchmenPride
Melrose Area Arts Council (MAAC) is collecting responses for the District 740 Mural until February 28, 20205. If you haven't filled out this survey, please do it today! With your help we can make this mural a success! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdZ9MvwH1cPMUXrl3FlQBQDec7B0OPm6EO5WFWyB-DeHZaeMQ/viewform
Join us for Open Swim, Open Gym and Open Pickleball today!! Bring a friend & let's get moving! $2/Person or $5/Family - exact change is appreciated! Enter door 2.
Good Luck to our Gymnasts who will compete at Individuals today at 11am! We are rooting for you! #DutchmenPride Livestream: NSPN.TV
Adults and students in grades 7+ are welcome to Open Gym tonight from 7-9pm! $2/Person or $5/Family. Exact change is appreciated! Enter door 2.
Congratulations to the Melrose Knowledge Bowl teams who finished Conference play February 21. Melrose placed first, second, and fourth in the conference.
Melrose Varsity Team Members, left to right
Back Row: Logan Rue, Malachi Piche, Derick Rademacher, Kai Enright, Terry Clinton, Eric Sundermann, Alex Wilwerding.
Front Row: Andrue Stalboerger, Logan Kelzer, Zach Nelson, Malachite Grimstad, Lydia Prout, Hailey Hammond, and Ramona Lurken-Tvrdik
Melrose JV teams placed second and fourth. Teams members, left to right
Back Row: Bryce Moscho, Henry Stalboerger
Middle Row: Austin Bjostad, Mathew Stalboerger, Landon Bueckers, Tyler Klaphake
Front Row: Nina Prout
Best of Luck to our Knowledge Bowl Team as they compete at St. Cloud Tech and Kimball today! We are also wishing our Speech Team good luck as they compete at Morris today! Go Dutchmen! #DutchmenPride
