The 40th Annual National Girls & Women in Sports Day (NGWSD) on February 4, 2026, features the theme “Lead Her Forward”. This theme celebrates the power of sports to build confidence, strength, and leadership, highlighting the achievements of female athletes, coaches, and leaders while pushing the game forward for future generations. Menno will have this celebration on Feb. 17 before the start of the girls varsity game.
Due to late start no breakfast will be served.
Due to the late start, the seniors will NOT be going to Pierre today. We will reschedule to a later date.
Due to the 2-hour late start, the Senior Trip to Pierre is postponed.
No Quiz Bowl Practice this morning.
Due to slick road conditions Menno Schools will have a two hour late start.
If anyone is interested in running for the Menno School Board, please clink on the link below for more information.
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Congratulations to Adie Rempfer, Fallon Rich, and Ervin Schrock for receiving outstanding individual performance medals at the Region 1-B One Act Contest!
Tonight the Trappers travel to Avon for a night of basketball! There will be a girls C Game.
Schedule:
Girls C Team - 4:00pm
JV Games - 5:00pm
Varsity Girls - 6:15pm
Varsity Boys - 7:30pm
Watch live: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHwKNOQQqSA5Emcn-Bk_dkw
Good luck tonight Trappers!
Post accredited to RJ A.
Schedule:
Girls C Team - 4:00pm
JV Games - 5:00pm
Varsity Girls - 6:15pm
Varsity Boys - 7:30pm
Watch live: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHwKNOQQqSA5Emcn-Bk_dkw
Good luck tonight Trappers!
Post accredited to RJ A.
This week's Senior Spotlight!
Both Girls and Boys Region Basketball Pep Rallies will be held on Tuesday February 24th at 2pm in the Scotland Main Gym!
Menno 6th-12th Graders will be bussed over to attend. It is welcome for all to come and root on our Trappers in their post seasons!
Menno 6th-12th Graders will be bussed over to attend. It is welcome for all to come and root on our Trappers in their post seasons!
Students who attended Winter Formal can access their photos at the following link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vDar1dshw3UKFwtWeJzKowd-RkjRSbHV?usp=sharing
This link will be open for a week.
This link will be open for a week.
It is National School Counseling Week! Thank you to all of our counselors who help and support our students everyday!
February is Love the Bus Month! Thank you to all of our bus drivers for getting our students to and from school!
Trappers BBB game report from last night via the Yankton P&D online. The Trappers lost a heartbreaker at the buzzer.
Wagner Boys Outlast Scotland-Menno
WAGNER — The Wagner Red Raiders overcame a 21-point performance by Scotland-Menno’s Hunter Clark to claim a 57-56 victory over the Trappers in boys’ basketball action on Thursday.
Ky Arpan led a balanced Wagner attack with 16 points and eight rebounds. Carlos Galindo and Cruise Koupal each had 14 points, with Koupal also grabbing 12 rebounds. Jesse Zephier finished with 11 points and Leon Fields added three steals in the victory.
Clark hit 5-of-8 from three-point range to spark the Trappers. Erick Buechler scored 10 points. Micah Goehring had eight points and seven rebounds. Jarrett Andretta added four assists and three steals in the effort.
Wagner, 11-2, travels to Hanson on Tuesday. Scotland-Menno hosts Avon on Tuesday.
First graders celebrated the 100th day by sharing and counting their 100 items they brought from home. They also created 100th day sunglasses and had to count out their snack for today. Yep! You guessed it! 100 items counted out for their snack today
The 3rd, 4th, and 5th Graders celebrated National Puzzle Day and the 100th Day of School by doing several 100 piece puzzles! 🧩 💯
The S/M Trappers 4th and 5th grade girls will be participating in the Bon Homme Basketball tourney in Tyndall on Sunday, Feb. 1 Go Trappers!
NOTICE OF VACANCY ON SCHOOL BOARD
MENNO SCHOOL DISTRICT #33-2
Pursuant to the provisions of SDCL 13-7-5 and 5.02:04:14, notice is hereby given that the following school board positions will become vacant due to the expiration of the present terms of office of the following school board members:
One (3) year term for a school board member residing anywhere within the school district to fill the position presently held by Joel Rempfer.
One (3) year term for a school board member residing anywhere within the school district to fill the position presently held by Jon Schempp.
Circulation of nominating petitions may begin on February 2, 2026 and petitions may be filed in the office of the business manager located at the Menno Public School between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. central time not later than March 24, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. central time.
Tonight the Trappers are traveling to Wagner for a Double Header night of basketball!
Schedule:
4:00 PM- Girls C Game in Main Gym
4:00 PM – Boys C Game in Auxiliary Gym
5:00 PM- Girls JV Game In Main Gym
5:00 PM- Boys JV game in Auxiliary Gym
6:15PM- Girls Varsity Game in Main Gym
7:45- Boys Varsity Game in Main Gym
Watch live: https://redraiders.live/ or https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsCSYDzAoXlPmPNHzOyxElA/featured
Good luck Trappers!
Post accredited to journalism student Micah G.
Schedule:
4:00 PM- Girls C Game in Main Gym
4:00 PM – Boys C Game in Auxiliary Gym
5:00 PM- Girls JV Game In Main Gym
5:00 PM- Boys JV game in Auxiliary Gym
6:15PM- Girls Varsity Game in Main Gym
7:45- Boys Varsity Game in Main Gym
Watch live: https://redraiders.live/ or https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsCSYDzAoXlPmPNHzOyxElA/featured
Good luck Trappers!
Post accredited to journalism student Micah G.
Dear Parents and Guardians,
I apologize for the missed notifications regarding our recent late start and no-school day. Due to a system setup issue, messages were not sent as intended. We have corrected the problem, updated the notification system, and confirmed that staff can now create and send timely alerts.
If you are aware of anyone who has not received this notification, please have them contact the school office at 605.387.5161 or steve.helgeland@k12.sd.us and let us know which message(s) they did not receive. This will help us verify our communication system is functioning as intended.
We are very sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused and truly appreciate your patience, understanding, and support as we work to better serve you.
Sincerely,
Steve Helgeland
I apologize for the missed notifications regarding our recent late start and no-school day. Due to a system setup issue, messages were not sent as intended. We have corrected the problem, updated the notification system, and confirmed that staff can now create and send timely alerts.
If you are aware of anyone who has not received this notification, please have them contact the school office at 605.387.5161 or steve.helgeland@k12.sd.us and let us know which message(s) they did not receive. This will help us verify our communication system is functioning as intended.
We are very sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused and truly appreciate your patience, understanding, and support as we work to better serve you.
Sincerely,
Steve Helgeland