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.
Congratulations to the following Menno MS and HS band students for a wonderful performance at the Area Band Festival last night!
Josie Stokes, Emmalyn Heckenlaible, Bailey Neuharth, Lauren Schoenfish, Brooks Schoenfish, Sophia Hogan, Will Stokes, Tommy Roe, Kyra Marlow, Hannah Masterson, Ervin Schrock, Haylee Hall, Wyatt Fischer
No school on Friday, March 17 for State BBB Tourney/Spring Break.
SENIORS: South Dakota Telecommunications Association Scholarship is now open. There are 3 scholarships available from $1,500-2,000 and the deadline is June 15, 2023. Your parent/guardian needs to be a member of an SDTA member company and you must be pursuing a degree/program of study that is useful for telecommunications or the broadband industry. See all the details on the Counselor’s Corner.
HARVEST for HUNGER 2023: The 3rd annual Friendly Food Drive competition between Menno and Scotland schools. Who can bring in the most pounds of food for donation to their local food pantry? Please bring any non-perishable food items and hygiene products to the Menno School. There will be a large box inside the north office door. Please bring items between March 14 and March 30. Monetary donations are accepted as well. HELP US KEEP THE TRAVELING TROPHY FOR 2023. See attachment. THANK YOU
Congratulations to the junior high quiz bowl team who went 5-0 in their competition yesterday earning them first place! The team members were Zane Hertz, Jaxon Stoebner, Sam Anderson, Elly Fischer, Lane Guthmiller, and Lillian Love.
Happy Pi Day from the high school math classes! We are celebrating today with pi shaped cookies and lots of math fun!
Area band festival is busy practicing for the concert tonight at 7:00 pm. The concert will be live-streamed on Wolves LiveTicket.
The spring sports master schedules are located on the Menno home page. The various sports schedules are located under Explore, Documents, Athletics, and choose the sport. All schedules are subject to change.
Please check the Menno school home page for information on middle school and high school E-Learning procedures.
Activities for the week:
Today - Band Festival here all day, concert 7:00 p.m. – the concert will be live streamed on Wolves Live Ticket.
Cornbelt Conf JH & HS Quiz Bowl at Irene-Wakonda, leave at 3:00
School Board Meeting 6:00
Tuesday - Dance Class 7:00
Wednesday - FCA 7:30 p.m.
Thursday - Jim River FFA CDE’s at Scotland
Friday - No School
Junior high track will start after school TOMORROW. (Tuesday, March 14)
The Menno School District will be hosting the Area Band Festival today. The Area Band Festival is an honor band that is comprised of select students from different band programs in the area. Middle school and high school band students will be rehearsing music in preparation for a concert at 7:00 pm. We invite you to come to watch these students perform and showcase all their hard work and talent this evening at 7:00!
Spring Sports Pictures will be on Tuesday March 21st. You can pick up order forms in the office or order online at https://www.dsschools.com/. The schedule for that day is:
Spring Sports Pictures Schedule
March 21st – 12:30pm start time
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
