Menno School District

Good Luck to our Middle School Oral Interp students as they head to Canistota for the Cornbelt Conference Competition today! They begin at 8:30am and will conclude around 3pm.

Post accredited to journalism student Ethan M.

South Dakota Junior Football sign up is active for this coming fall. It is for all boys going into 3rd grade thru 6th grade this coming school year. When you sign up, put Scotland as the town to sign up under. The link to sign up is: http://www.sdjrfb.com/. Registration cost is as follows $170 (02/08/2026 through 03/31/2026) and
$200 (04/01/2026 through 06/06/2026). If you have any questions, please contact Chris Huber @ 605-695-2089 or hubes007@gmail.com

Congratulations to Izayah Ulmer, Jarret Andretta, Erick Buechler, and Hunter Yosten for being named to the 2025-26 Boys LMVC All-Conference Team! We are proud of your hard work this season!

Wacky Wednesday in Kindergarten!

A reminder to parents to get your kids signed up for the summer athletic programs in Menno.

Tonight the Scotland/Menno Trappers are traveling to Marion to take on the Parker/Marion Pheasants in the first round of the region tournament!

Tip-off will be at 7pm.

Adults- $6.00/Students- $4.00 – No passes will be accepted - this is set by the state

Watch live: http://www.youtube.com/@MarionHS-m2r

Good luck Trappers!

Post accredited to journalism student Kylie G.

This week's senior spotlight!

Happy National School Social Worker Week! Thank you for all that you do for our students!

The Middle School and High School Quiz Bowl Teams are heading to Baltic to compete! They will leave at 2pm and matches start at 4pm. Good luck today Wolves!

Post accredited to Lilly L.

The Scotland/Menno Trappers will play at Parker/Marion in the first round of the Region 5A Boys Basketball Tourney. Game time is 7 pm on Tuesday, March 3. Game site to be determined. Go Trappers!

New Leaders of the Pack this week!

Penny Wars is next week March 2nd-6th! The proceeds will be given to Brandon Sayler. The class with the most positive total and most negative total will win a breakfast pizza party! Please see the flyer for more details.

Buckets for each class will be placed in Total Stop and in each of the following classrooms:

PK-5th - their classrooms
6th - Knodel
7th - Swensen
8th - Lehr
9th - Sternhagen
10th - Schmuck
11th - Sherard
12th - Behr

Questions? Contact carly.sternhagen@k12.sd.us or shelby.sherard@k12.sd.us

The Menno School calendar for the 2026-2027 school year has been approved by the board.
Here is the link--https://aptg.co/ln3L0x

Mark’s is offering class composites for purchase. 8x10 copies are available to all seniors at a cost of $20.

You can pay cash/check at the school or purchase online through the link: https://marks.hhimagehost.com/2026SrComp

You can also pay cash/check by bringing it to Ms. Sternhagen.

A reminder that Menno Schools will have a 1:00 p.m. dismissal on Friday, February 27, 2026, to accommodate teacher in-service. We will serve lunch, and buses will run their regular routes.

Cornbelt Conference Junior High Oral Interpretation Contest To Be Held
The annual Cornbelt Conference Junior High Oral Interpretation contest is scheduled for Thursday, March 5, 2026, at the United Church in Canistota. Check in will be at 8:30 AM in the fellowship hall. The contest will be held in two classrooms and will run on a rolling schedule. Students can utilize the fellowship area for free time. Parking is available in the church parking lot.
Menno students participating in the contest are eighth graders: Ivana Schaeffer (poetry), Joanna Fergen (oratory), Audrey Mudder (dramatic), and Egan Mettler (humorous). Seventh grade students include: Aaliyah Schaeffer (poetry), Wesley Honomichl (oratory), Jaeger Elcock (dramatic), and Irah Rempfer (humorous). These students are coached by Mrs. Betsy Knodel.

Tonight the Scotland/Menno Trappers head to Plankinton for their first round of girls region basketball! The Trappers will take on the MVP Titans at 7pm.

Admission are $6 for adults and $4 for students. No passes are accepted. These are set by the SDHSAA.

Watch live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfA8YOaqOTw

Good luck tonight Trappers!

Post accredited to journalism student Lane G.

This week's senior spotlight!