Awesome job to the following teams and individuals who placed in the top 10 in their contest at the Lennox FFA CDE. There were nearly 1500 contestants at yesterday's contest.
Food Science (Madelyn, Alana, Abby, Addisyn) 3rd place team
Madelyn 4th individual
Addisyn 10th individual
Vet Science (Maggie, Lauren, Bianca, Brooklyn) 6th place team
Maggie 5th Individual
Nursery & Landscape (Allison, Halle, Morgan, Taylor) 7th place team
Attached is the link where you can view all the placings from Lennox's CDE.
https://www.judgingcard.com/Results/Events.aspx?ID=18865
☘️ Kindergarten and 3/4th Graders are trying to catch the leprechaun who keeps playing tricks on them! ☘️
This a reminder that we will have parent-teacher conferences on Thursday, March 23, from 2:30-8:00 pm. Please sign up on Sign-Up Genius to meet with the teachers. The link is on the school home page. School will be dismissed at 2:00. There will be no school on Friday, March 24.
The Menno School District is looking for a full-time Custodian. 40 hours/week, overtime options available, full single health insurance, and state retirement. Please contact Supt. Foss in the office @ 605-387-5161 if interested.
Believe it or not, but Trappers Softball and Baseball teams start practice today. Softball will be in Menno this week in the old gym and baseball will be in Scotland's aux gym. Each team begins practice at 5:30 and is for any Scotland or Menno students in grades 8-12 interested.
If you're still looking for Trapper gear, visit https://shop.game-one.com/south-dakota/menno/menno-wolves. Type in "wolves" (all lowercase) to view.
Activities for the week:
Today – FFA CDE at Lennox
Tuesday – ELA State Stand. Testing grades 5-8 & 11
Spring Sports Pictures
Wednesday – ELA State Stand. Testing grades 5-8 & 11
Thursday – MMU Track meet, leave at 9:05
P-T Conferences 2:30-8:00
Dance class – 8:00 pm
Early dismissal @ 2:00 pm
Friday – No school
Next week Wednesday, March 29th – during 5th period yearbook will be taking whole class pictures and officer pictures of all grades 5-12. HS students will report to the new gym after their lunch for the pictures, and MS students will report to the new gym after their lunch. We ask that students wear Menno/Trapper gear for the photos.
Change of dates for dance class!! Subject to change
- March 23rd @ 8:00 pm
- March 28th @ 7:00 pm
- April 4th @ 7:00 pm
Summer Sports Registrations will be coming home with elementary students. Middle school students can pick up forms from the office. Please have them turned in by Thursday, March 23rd.
Music Booster meeting Tuesday, March 21st at 7:00 in Band Room. Use the Science wing doors (south side by the playground). We will be discussing the next band trip and track concessions. We are also looking to fill the booster treasurer (open to all parents even those without band students).
Spring Sports pictures are TOMORROW! Please bring the appropriate gear needed!! You can pick up order forms in the office or order online at https://www.dsschools.com/. The schedule for the day is:
Quiz Bowl - 12:30pm – 12:35pm
One Act – 12:35pm - 12:40pm
12:40 – Cheerleaders get dressed.
Yearbook – 12:40pm - 12:45pm
Rodeo – 12:45pm – 12:50pm
Basketball Cheer – 12:50pm – 1:00pm
Golf – 1:00pm - 1:10pm
Softball – 1:10pm – 1:35pm
Baseball – 1:35pm - 2:00pm
MS Boys Track – 2:00pm - 2:20pm
MS Girls Track – 2:20pm - 2:40pm
HS Boys Track – 2:40pm – 3:00pm
HS Girls Track – 3:00pm - 3:20pm
Last week Wednesday, National Honor Society and Student Council Members presented Kenny Wintersteen at FCA as a result from the Penny Wars!
Parents are reminded to sign up for a time slot on Sign Up Genius for parent-teacher conferences on March 23. The link is on the home page and listed here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090b4caba92fa1fb6-menno1#/
ALL 3-8 and 11 graders need to bring WIRED headphones with them to school by Tuesday morning for testing. If you do not have any let Mrs. Fischer know and she will get you some. Thank you!
No school on Friday, March 17 for State BBB Tourney/Spring Break.
Due to the weather, the Menno School District will be closed today, March 16th. We will move to the E-Learning format for grades K-12, so please refer to the information your students brought home, or you can find instructions on our home page. Thank you.
The Scotland/Menno FFA CDE for Thursday, March 16 has been postponed to March 30.
Spring Sports Pictures will be on Tuesday, March 21st starting at 12:30 pm. You can pick up order forms in the office or order online at https://www.dsschools.com/. The schedule for that day is:
Quiz Bowl - 12:30pm – 12:35pm
One Act – 12:35pm - 12:40pm
12:40 – Cheerleaders get dressed.
Yearbook – 12:40pm - 12:45pm
Rodeo – 12:45pm – 12:50pm
Basketball Cheer – 12:50pm – 1:00pm
Golf – 1:00pm - 1:10pm
Softball – 1:10pm – 1:35pm
Baseball – 1:35pm - 2:00pm
MS Boys Track – 2:00pm - 2:20pm
MS Girls Track – 2:20pm - 2:40pm
HS Boys Track – 2:40pm – 3:00pm
HS Girls Track – 3:00pm - 3:20pm
The State ART WARS Competition is Saturday, March 18th. Josie Stokes from Menno and Mayerlin Lopez from Freeman qualified to compete at the state level and will be traveling to Rapid City to compete against other regional winners. Please wish them luck and congratulate them on qualifying for the state competition!
On Monday (3/13/23), the school board made the following decision regarding making up snow days :
- Monday, April 10th – Online E-Learning Day
- Friday, April 28th – School will no longer dismiss at 1:00. It will be a FULL day.
See the link on the school home page regarding the E-Learning policy for middle school/high school.