Menno School District

Check out this week's activities.

A huge thank you to Bob Rennolet and the Knights of Columbus!

Trapper Nation we are back for our First Round of Playoffs this Thursday! We are having a Whiteout theme for the game, and if you didn't win "Fan of the Game" these past nine weeks, don't worry! You have another chance!

We want to see you all in Freeman of Thursday night, we want to hear you cheering LOUD, and we want to bring home another Trapper victory!

The Menno National Honor Society invites you all to our Veteran's Day Program on Wednesday November 11th at 2pm. The ceremony is held in the New Gym and is open to the public.

Our program features a performance from our MS/HS Band, Patriotic Pen and Voices of Democracy Speakers, and presentations of Quilts of Honor and Quilts of Valor.

Coffee and Bars will be served afterwards in the Old Gym.

We are having a pep rally in the main hallway on Thursday October 22nd during Power Hour (2:55pm) for State Cross Country and First Round of Football Playoffs!

Middle School Volleyball Season Report from Coach Amanda Wilcoxon.

What an incredible volleyball season! Coaching this group of 6th, 7th, and 8th graders has been a true joy, and I am so proud of how far every single player has come.
Our 6th graders stepped onto the court ready to learn, took every skill they were taught, and successfully brought them into live games. While a few matches didn’t go our way, watching their confidence grow with every serve, pass, and rally was amazing.
Our 7th and 8th graders put together some fantastic games and impressive scoring runs throughout the season. Their growth and experience will make them a huge asset to their teams next year.
Looking ahead to next year, we are sad to see three wonderful 8th graders leave our program, but I wish them all the best as they move on to HS. With nine returning players coming together for our 8th grade team next year, we are in a great position with strong, skilled foundations to hit the ground running.
I’d like to send a huge thank you out to all the players for their hard work, and to the parents for their constant support, driving, and cheering from the stands. I love teaching and coaching this sport and sharing that passion with players and families who love it just as much makes coaching so rewarding!
~Coach Wilcoxon

The SDHSAA has created a "know before you go" guide for the SDHSAA State Cross Country Meet at Rapid City on October 24, 2026. Check out the following link.
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Menno faces off against Parker/Marion on 10/19.

Games start at 6:15pm.

Friday night football report from the Mitchell Republic online. Scotland/Menno 56, Irene-Wakonda 6 SCOTLAND — Scotland/Menno locked up a playoff spot on Friday night with a home victory over Irene-Wakonda in nine-man football action. The Trappers were paced by three passing touchdowns by Jarret Andretta, who was 6-for-10 passing for 116 yards. He found Hunter Clark three times for 65 yards and two scores, and Micah Goehring for an 11-yard touchdown pass. Goehring led Scotland/Menno on the ground, rushing for 88 yards on 18 carries and a touchdown, with Riley Keppen rushing for 80 yards on five rushes and a score, while Lane Pavel had 55 yards on 11 carries and a touchdown. Pavel had five tackles and Adam Munkvold had four tackles and a sack for the Trappers (4-4). Irene-Wakonda (3-5) was led by Hayden Hansen’s 79 yards rushing on eight carries and a touchdown.

Trappers game report from the Yankton P&D online. Scotland-Menno 56, Irene-Wakonda 6 SCOTLAND — Scotland-Menno celebrated Scotland’s homecoming with a 56-6 victory over Irene-Wakonda in prep football action on Friday. Micah Goehring rushed for 88 yards and a score, and added an 11-yard touchdown catch for Scotland-Menno. Jarret Andretta completed six passes, finishing with 116 yards and a touchdown. Riley Keppen ran for 80 yards and a score, and had a 31-yard catch. Hunter Clark caught three passes for 65 yards and two scores. Lane Pavel added a touchdown run in the victory. Pavel had a team-high five tackles for the Trappers’ defense. Adam Munkvold added four stops, including a sack. Hayden Hansen ran for 79 yards and a touchdown for Irene-Wakonda. Four players each had four tackles for the Irene-Wakonda defense: Wyatt Johnke, Riggs Wieman, Ethan Richard and Robert Smock. The Trappers finished the regular season at 4-4. Irene-Wakonda finished the regular season at 3-5.

The Scotland/Menno Trappers football team are in the 9A playoffs. The Trappers will travel to Freeman on Thursday, Oct. 22 to take on the Flyers. Game time is 7 pm.

Congratulations to this week's fan of the game Elle Hlavac! She really showed her Trapper Spirit for Scotland's homecoming! This may have been our last game of the regular season, but we had fun with you all! Thank you to all of our fans for joining us each week, for our student section for bringing the energy and keeping it loud, and for our parents who come out and support our players and cheerleaders every week!

Irene-Wakonda vs. Scotland/Menno Football
Friday, October 16, 7:00 p.m. at Scotland
Scotland Homecoming

We have some brand new Leaders of the Pack this week!

Thank you to our local Modern Woodmen group for sponsoring the supper for teachers tonight during conferences. We appreciate your thoughtfulness and generosity of the Subway sandwiches, cookies, and chips. A special thanks to Julie Crick for coordinating with the school!

Here are the official results from the Region 3B CC Meet at Freeman Valley View Golf Course yesterday. Congrats again to Zoe for advancing on to the state meet next week in Rapid City. Good job to all the runners for their efforts and dedication this season.
https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/277461/info

Region 3B Cross Country--recap from the Yankton P&D online FREEMAN — Scotland’s Elle Hlavac finished in fourth place with a time of 20:20.7 in the girls’ race and Freeman’s Lane McCune finished in fifth place with a time of 17:00.19 in the boys’ race in the Region 3B Cross Country meet on Wednesday at Valley View Golf Course. The Freeman boys finished in second place with 23 points, Avon finished in third place with 33 and Scotland finished in eighth place with 62. The Scotland girls finished in fourth place with 41 points and Freeman finished in fifth place with 41. Menno finished in seventh place with 51. Hlavac, a sophomore, will be going to state for the third time. “I was very happy with (my performance),” Hlavac said. “I got a PR (personal record) of 20:20.7. I am just happy I got a high place to go to state.” Hlavac has not placed yet at state, and she said that will be one of her top goals going into the state meet. She said the mindset going into state is to just go into it excited and stress free. McCune was happy to finish in fifth place alongside teammates Luke Miller in eighth place and Collin Randall in the top 20 to qualify for state. “I think it is pretty good, because we definitely have some good runners, and Luke and Collin have been pushing me all year,” McCune said. “I think we all competed really hard today, and it went well. “After seeing my other two teammates finish kind of close to me, I was pretty happy, because I think we did pretty good as a team today.” McCune will be running at state for the fourth year in a row as a junior. “This year, I need to focus on being out with the front back more, and try to get into the top 10 this year,” McCune said. Other top 20 placers to advance to state in the boys: Avon’s Rance Kuhlman, sixth place, 17:04.44; Avon’s Cale Cooper, 11th place, 17:58.44; Tripp-Delmont-Armour’s Andrew Bitterman, 12th place, 18:03.47; Scotland’s CJ Bjorum, 18th place, 18”30.68; Tripp-Delmont-Armour’s Taite Olson, 20th, 18:51.89. Other top 20 placers to advance to state in the girls: Tripp-Delmont-Armour’s Jordan Chessmore, fifth place, 20:24.59; Tripp-Delmont-Armour’s Lyndsey Chessmore, sixth place, 20:25.84; Menno’s Zoe Schaeffer, 13th place, 21:16.12; Freeman’s Finley McCune, 14th place, 21:34.02; Freeman’s Ava Schultz, 18th place, 21:44.45; Scotland’s Mina Bjorum, 19th place, 21:47.51.

The Wolves had a great day at their region meet. The team was able to gift our very own, Mrs. Liebl with a bouquet of flowers to show their appreciation for her support of the team. Congratulations to Zoe on her qualifying run!

We had 64 guests join us to eat lunch with their elementary students in celebration of National School Lunch Week! 🥪❤️ Thank you to everyone who came and shared this special time with us! We loved having you! 😊 🍗🍇🍕🥗🥒🍞