Good Luck to our Dutchmen Girls Swimming & Diving Team as they compete at 6A Sections this week, November 7-9! Swim Prelims are on Thursday, Diving is on Friday, and Swim Finals are on Saturday. The Section 6A Meet is at St. Cloud Tech HS, and tickets are only available online. Thursday -- https://www.vancoevents.com/us/CSUL
Friday -- https://www.vancoevents.com/us/CSUM
Saturday -- https://www.vancoevents.com/us/CSUN
Are you ready for some Holiday Spirit? Tickets are on sale for Elf - The Musical! The whole family will love this holiday classic! Show dates are November 7, 8, 9 at 7:30pm, and November 10th at 2pm. This heartwarming and hilarious holiday story is about Buddy, an orphan, raised by elves at the North Pole. Because of his size and struggles while making toys, Buddy realizes he his human, and sets out to find his true identity. Reserved seats are $10. https://gofan.co/app/school/MN99879
Come in for Open Gym, Open Swim & Pickleball today! Enter door 2 and get ready to move your body! Exact change is appreciated! $2/Person or $5/Family.
Saturday evening Open Gym TONIGHT , Saturday November 2, from 7:00-10:00 pm. Enter Door 2.
Congratulations to the Girls Swimming and Diving team on winning the West Central Conference Championship on Friday. Earning All-Conference Honors: Lauren Reed, Maddi Kraemer, Maggie Frieler, Anika Berscheit, Jaiden Smith, Brooke Ruoff and Olivia Nathe. Earning All-Conference Honorable Mention Honors: Ella Erdmann, Brynn Berscheit, Georgia Anderson, Annika Frieler, Elli Dockendorf, Autumn Austing, Jaelyn Mayers, and Chloe Viere. The team went undefeated in Conference Dual meets and won the Conference meet by nearly 200 points! Great job! #DutchmenPride
Ms. Seifert's Floral Design made some beautiful fall arrangements this week! Look at how beautiful these arrangements are! #DutchmenPride
Look at the Roller Coasters Ms. Kala's 8th Graders made in class! Wow! We're so pleased with the talent in our building! #DutchmenPride
28 Seniors from Mr. Walz's and Mr. Swartz's CTE Classes at Melrose Area High School toured Aagard (Alexandria), Alexandria Technical and Community College, and Felling Trailers' new Welding Training Center this week! Students toured Carpentry; Diesel Mechanics; Machine Tool Technology; Marine, Motorcycle and Power Sports; Mechanical Drafting; Mechatronics; and Welding programs at ATCC. It was a great day! #DutchmenPride
Staff & Students at Melrose Area Schools dressed up for Halloween! Ms. Garthus' Myths & Legends Class learned the Irish legend of Stingy Jack (later known as Jack of the lantern). It is said the Irish carved scary faces into turnips to ward off the spirit of Jack, who roamed the earth looking for a place to live. Did you know turnips were used for carvings before pumpkins? https://www.history.com/news/history-of-the-jack-o-lantern-irish-origins #DutchmenPride
Happy Halloween! We hope your day is filled with fun! Melrose Area Schools Staff wishes a safe day for all! *Reminder: There will be NHS students collecting items for the local Food Shelf tonight! #DutchmenPride
Attention: Families with 9-12 Grade Students! The Melrose Area German/American Partnership is seeking hosts for several 10th grade girls that have not yet been placed with families. The students will be hosted in Melrose from February 13-March 3. Host families do not need to have anyone in German class. This is a great opportunity to get to know someone from another country! Please contact Mr. Rink at srink@isd740.org if you are interested in hosting!
Our Foods Classes made delicious cinnamon rolls last week! Meanwhile, Culinary 1 classes made a Brunswick Game Stew, using shredded goose breast straight from the field - provided by student hunter Hudson Bitz. #DutchmenPride
CentraCare will once again be here on November 14th from 4:30-7:30pm offering Flu Vaccines in the HS Media Center, during conferences. They will only be offering the Flu vaccine this year; no other vaccines will be offered. If you are not a current patient at CentraCare, please bring your insurance card with you at time of vaccination!
Register now for our Girls and Boys Youth Basketball Camps! The deadline to guarantee a T-shirt for the girls basketball camp (grades K-6) is Friday at 8:00 am! https://tinyurl.com/5e7425zs
Are you ready for Basketball Season? Do you need some new Dutchmen gear? Go to: https://rambow.com/ - use MELROSEGIRLS as the Store Code, and treat yourself! Hurry! All orders must be placed by Nov. 3, 2024! Clothing will be delivered to the school in the beginning of Dec. and Coach Jordan Welle will distribute.
Senior Citizens are welcome to register online for tickets to Elf, the Musical, on Wednesday, Nov. 6th! This performance requires pre-registration. Only 125 tickets will be sold! Click here for tickets to this charming holiday show! https://isd740.ce.eleyo.com/course/506/fall-2024/fall-musical-senior-matinee-matine-musical-de-otono-para-personas-mayores Additional show dates are November 7, 8, 9 at 7:30pm, and November 10th at 2pm. This family friendly show is certain to get you into the holiday spirit! Reserved seats are $10. https://gofan.co/app/school/MN99879
Come in for Open Gym, Open Swim & Pickleball today! Enter door 2 and get ready to move your body! Exact change is appreciated! $2/Person or $5/Family.
The juniors were able to experience the EPIC event at St. Cloud Technical Community College today. Here is a link for more information. https://epic-mn.com/ #DutchmenPride
We will have Open Gym, Open Swim & Open Pickleball on Sunday! Plan to enter door 2. Exact change is appreciated. $2/Person or $5/Family **No Open Gym on Saturday evening.
Melrose Area Elementary Schools is pleased to present our annual holiday programs on December 4th and 5th in the Marit Elliott Performing Arts Center! Programs for Kindergarten, First Grade, Second Grade & Third Grade will be at 1pm both days. Programs for Fourth Grade and Fifth Grade will be at 1:45pm both days. Join us as we enter 'A Season of Giving.' Please plan to enter door 13 on the day of the concert. #DutchmenPride
