Melrose Area Public Schools

Calling all 7/8th Grade Boys and Girls! Join our Dutchmen Track Team! This sport is Super Fun, and the season is just beginning! Register at: https://melrose1550a.cf.affinetysolutions.com/

Melrose Stages is bringing 'Sister Act, the Musical' to town from April 13 to April 16! All seats are $10. Tickets are available at: https://dutchmen.epaytrak.com

The Melrose Speech Team won the West Central Conference title at the competition held on Wednesday, March 29. They took top spots in 11 of the 13 categories! They will compete in the sub section tournament on Wednesday, April 5th at Morris Area High School. Results from the conference meet: Creative: Drew Pundsack - 1st, Reagan Mueller - 2nd, Jonathan Botello - 3rd, Nina Prout - 4th. Discussion: Dan Frericks - 1st, Aidan Kluempke - 3rd. Drama: Autumn Oevermann - 1st. Duo: Anika Berscheit & Ella Erdmann - 3rd. Ex Reading: Emily Sand - 2nd, Anessa Redepenning - 3rd. Ex Speaking: Ramona Lurken-Tvrdik - 1st, Teague Dusha - 2nd. Great Speeches: Makayla Zirbes - 1st, Caraline Braun - 2nd, Brooklynn McChesney - 3rd. Humor: Isaiah Gilk - 1st, Lauren Dehmer - 3rd, Zoe Hoeschen - 4th. Info: Amelia Brower - 1st, Abby Herkenhoff - 2nd, Aria Hammond - 4th. Original Oratory: Andrew Traeger - 1st, Lydia Prout - 2nd, Philip Job - 3rd. Poetry: Vanessa Santana - 1st, Leam Lamberson - 4th. Prose: Meadow Schaefer - 1st, Asher Utsch - 2nd. Storytelling: Ellie Heller - 1st, Logan Schad - 2nd, Jada Rausch - 5th, Li Jimenez - 6th.

Join us today for Open Gym, Open Swim and Pickleball, our last one this spring! 1 pm, enter door 2.

PTA Elementary Fun Run–Friday, April 14th, 2023 The Kick-Off to the Elementary Fun Run is on Monday, April 3rd! Look for more information to come - we hope you support our PTA. The Melrose PTA uses the donations to help with the cost of all the field trips for students, roller skating, playground equipment, and more! Thank you for your support!

Kindergarten Round Up has been rescheduled for Thursday, April 6. There will not be preschool or kindergarten on April 6. Thank you!

Schools will be closed today at Melrose Area Public Schools, Friday, March 31. We will shift to an District E-Learning Day. Las escuelas estarán cerradas hoy en las Escuelas Públicas del Área de Melrose, el viernes 31 de marzo. Cambiaremos a un día de aprendizaje electrónico del distrito.

There will also be p.m. preschool today Friday March 31. También habrá p.m. preescolar hoy viernes 31 de marzo.

Because of the postponement of Kindergarten round-up, there will be Kindergarten classes today, Friday March 31. Porque de la postergación de la ronda de Kindergarten, habrá clases de Kindergarten hoy viernes 31 de marzo.

Melrose Area Public Schools will be 2 hours late on Friday, March 31. No am Preschool. Kindergarten round up is postponed. Las Escuelas Públicas del Área de Melrose llegarán 2 horas tarde el viernes 31 de marzo. No soy preescolar. La ronda de kindergarten se pospone.

If you are looking for a rewarding part-time position, this is a great way to impact lives in our Community! • Apply today: https://alexschools.tedk12.com/ hire/View|ob.aspx?]oblD=595 Questions? Please contact Julie jfietek@alexschools.org

Reminder ❗️ Recordatorio ❗️

Tuesday's Track results - congratulations!

Foods class made soft baked pretzels and cheese. Some students opted for cinnamon sugar topping and Nutella. All options were delicious!

The Melrose Archery team had 21 students compete in the State Archery tournament this weekend in Duluth. Several archers shot their personal bests! 10th grader Camilla McCormick placed 10th in the high school girls' division, shooting her personal best of 285, and will be advancing to the National Archery Competition in Louisville, Kentucky in May! Congratulations to Camilla and the whole team on a great season.

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 wasn’t 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!