4th of July Weekend Events:
Thursday July 3rd: Menno Alley Dance 9:00 Rewinders
Friday July 4th: Menno Athletic Club Road Race 1 mile and 5K 7:30 Menno Athletic Club
Parade 11:00
FFA BBQ 12:00 at the Menno Old Gym
Car & Tractor Show & Shine @ Menno Pioneer Acres 1:00-4:00
Free Kid Rides, Live Rock & Roll, Concessions Menno Pioneer Power Show
SMFC Post 152 Legion 79ers vs Post 183 Tabor Jr and Sr Baseball 1:30
Menno Mad Frog vs Freeman Black Sox baseball game 7:30
Fireworks after the baseball game
Saturday July 5th: Menno Mad Frog 10th Annual Bean Bag Tr 11:30
Museum Tours at the Preszler House 3:00-5:00
Menno-Olivet All-School Reunion 5:00-8:00 Main Street Menno Olivet All School Reunion
Damn Strait 9:00 Beer Garden -Menno SD
Sunday July 6th: Menno-Olivet Community Church 10:00 @ the city park
Menno Athletic Club Firework Stand June 27-July 5 Menno Athletic Club
Awesome Job Menno Librarians!
On behalf of the South Dakota State Library, a division of the Department of Education, I am pleased to formally recognize your school library as a recipient of the 2025-2028 School Achievement Through Libraries (SATL) Award.
This prestigious award honors school libraries that demonstrate exemplary practice across all three pillars of effective school librarianship: Program, Place, and Professional. Through a rigorous application and evidence-based review process, your school librarian has shown that your library is not only meeting but exceeding statewide standards.
On behalf of the South Dakota State Library, a division of the Department of Education, I am pleased to formally recognize your school library as a recipient of the 2025-2028 School Achievement Through Libraries (SATL) Award.
This prestigious award honors school libraries that demonstrate exemplary practice across all three pillars of effective school librarianship: Program, Place, and Professional. Through a rigorous application and evidence-based review process, your school librarian has shown that your library is not only meeting but exceeding statewide standards.
What an amazing transformation of the main gym after new bleachers and floor refinishing/painting. Go Wolves and Trappers!
Check out Ella Rempfer's Senior Project opportunity for children in kindergarten through 8th grade.
Annual Sports Physical Packets Available Now
Complete annual physical packets are now available in the school office and on the school app under Documents > Athletics. Please schedule your child’s sports physical as soon as possible.
Important Deadlines:
Packet Due Date: August 6
Required Before: Participation in any fall sports practice for the 2025–2026 school year
Note: The entire packet must be completed and submitted before your student can participate in any practice.
Packets can be returned to the office during summer office hours.
For questions, please call 387-5161.
Class of 2025 Seniors - your street banners have been taken down off of main street and brought to the school. Please pick them up this week!! Also, a reminder that Menno High School graduates of the classes of 2015-2019 may pick up their student files from the school office now until July 11, 2025. If not picked up before then, they will be destroyed. Please call ahead to the office to arrange pick up - (605)387-5161.
FFA MEMBERS are required to help set up the Old Gym and seating on Main Street at 9:00a.m. on July 3rd. July 4th Members need to report to the Old Gym immediately after the parade to help with the BBQ meal. Contact Ms. Haberman with any questions.
Annual Sports Physical Packets Available Now
Complete annual physical packets are now available in the school office and on the school app under Documents > Athletics. Please schedule your child’s sports physical as soon as possible.
Important Deadlines:
Packet Due Date: August 6
Required Before: Participation in any fall sports practice for the 2025–2026 school year
Note: The entire packet must be completed and submitted before your student can participate in any practice.
Packets can be returned to the office during summer office hours.
For questions, please call 387-5161.
Area track and field coaches honored with year-end awards from Mitchell Republic online.
June 23, 2025
Several area track and field coaches were bestowed state and regional honors on Monday as the top coaches in South Dakota.
Kimball/White Lake track and field coach Stephanie McCord was named the Class B track and field head coach of the year in Area 3 by the South Dakota Cross Country and Track and Field Coaches Association. Platte-Geddes’s Matt Maxon and Scotland/Menno’s Ken Bruckner were also named the Class A Area 3 head coach and assistant coaches of the year,
Main gym update--New bleachers are being installed this week. Another amazing change for the gym this summer.
Menno High School graduates of the classes of 2015-2019 may pick up their student files from the school office now until July 11, 2025. If not picked up before then, they will be destroyed. A copy of the students’ transcript is kept on file at the school indefinitely. According to most recent retention record schedules, the state files are to be kept for 5 years. Please call ahead to the office to pick up - (605)387-5161.
IXL Summer Challenge Update: 43 students started the challenge and 10 have already completed it! Congratulations to Macie H., Elora W., Marie C., Otto M., Sylis H., Phillip N., Isaac M., Callie H., Ryian H., and Egan M. for completing over 30 grade level skills! The challenge goes through the summer. Keep working hard!
The 2025-26 Athletic Schedules have been posted on our school app and website.
Click the links below to access also.
MS Schedule--https://5il.co/3jnuy
HS Schedule--https://5il.co/3jnuz
*All schedules are subject to change.
🎉⚾️ BIG shoutout to our Trapper Softball standouts! ⚾️🎉 👏 Congratulations to Trinity Bietz on earning Honorable Mention All-State for spring softball! Your hard work and big bat didn’t go unnoticed! And let’s give it up for our Team Awards winners who brought the heat all season long: 🔥 MVP of Offense – Trinity Bietz 🛡️ MVP of Defense – Kylie Guthmiller 💨 Hustler Award – Nora Robb ⚡ Sparkplug Award – Ervin Schrock 📈 Most Improved – Kimmy Kubal 🌟 JV MVP – Emmarie Rames Way to go, ladies – your grit, hustle, and team spirit made us proud all season long! 🥎
Annual Sports Physical Packets Available Now
Complete annual physical packets are now available in the school office and on the school app under Documents > Athletics. Please schedule your child’s sports physical as soon as possible.
Important Deadlines:
Packet Due Date: August 6
Required Before: Participation in any fall sports practice for the 2025–2026 school year
Note: The entire packet must be completed and submitted before your student can participate in any practice.
Packets can be returned to the office during summer office hours.
For questions, please call 387-5161.
The Menno Wolves and Scotland/Menno Trappers 2025-2026 athletic schedules can be found under Documents/Athletics on the website and app. A reminder that all schedules are subject to change.
Main gym floor refinishing progress. Getting closer! Looks great!
Congratulations Mrs. Betsy Knodel.
Menno-Olivet All-School Reunion will be held on Saturday July 5, 2025 from 5-8 pm on Main Street. Beer Garden, Roosters, and Schnitz will be serving food specials as well as local food vendors.
Menno Athletic Club
Menno Museum: ice cream
Roamin Roast
We are looking for additional food vendors. Please contact Kari Schoenfish if interested.
Check out the pictures from the main gym flooring and bleacher project.
