Menno School District

Congratulations, Lois Wollman!

This message is from Scottie Bruch, the training coordinator for the SD State Library:

In recognition of School Library Month, I wanted to take a moment to share the impact of one of your outstanding school librarians, Lois Wollman.

Lois has been an active participant in statewide school library initiatives, including:
2023 Collect + Connect Day Camp
2023 Book Study: The Artful Read-Aloud
2024 School Library Survey I Course
2024 School Librarian Leadership Retreat
2024 ExCITE! Library Methods: Creating an Impactful School Library
Book Study: The Joy of Reading
2025 School Library Survey II Course
ExCITE! 2025: The Engaged Reader / Textual Literacy in Action
Book Study - Disrupting Thinking
2026 School Library Survey III Course
SATL Award 2025-2028 Recipient

Through this involvement, she has demonstrated a strong commitment to professional growth, student learning, and the continued development of a high-quality school library program.

Educators like Lois play a vital role in supporting literacy, fostering a love of reading, and helping students develop the research and critical thinking skills they need to succeed. Her engagement at the state level reflects positively not only on her own work, but also on the priorities and support within the Menno School District.

The Scotland/Menno Trappers softball shirts are in and can be picked up at Maeday Coffee & Boutique in Scotland. Thank you for supporting the softball team!!

The Spring Scholastic Book Fair starts Monday morning at 10 am!! It is BOGO—Buy One, Get One free fair!! Stop by for some great deals on some great reads for the summer! Each elementary class will have an opportunity to shop and fill out wish lists during their regular library time. Hours: Mon.-Tue. 10 - 4; Wed. 10 - 7; Thur. 10 - 4 AND 6:00-8:30 --Before and after the Elementary Spring Concert! The bookcases will be moved to the back of the gym!!

If you would like to see/download photos from prom, please do so here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eF69twFe93556b0jUhO6PVg63awbKZjy?usp=sharing

This link will be taken down after a week.

On behalf of the Junior Class we would like to thank everyone for helping with and celebrating Prom with us!

Good luck to our students as they represent Menno at State FFA in Brookings today through Wednesday! We are proud of you, good luck!

Post accredited to journalism student Wyatt F.

Today the Scotland/Menno Baseball Team is heading to Corsica to play Mount Vernon/Plankinton/Corsica-Stickney! Varsity starts at 5:30pm and JV will follow. Good luck Trappers!

Post accredited to journalism student Eli B.

Thank you to all of our volunteers who help us put on our sporting events and other school activities! Our school would not run as successfully without your help and support!

It is Prom Day!!!!

ALL attending Students need to be at the school at 4pm for individual and group pictures. Parents/Guardians are welcome to join at this time as well.

Students will be bussed to the MOCC from the school.

Grand March starts at 8pm - doors will open at 7:30pm.

State HOSA Results are in! We had a great day with 7 girls qualifying for Nationals held in Indianapolis in June🌟 Stay tuned for a fundraising event soon to support those attending!

Parents and students PK-8th grade are cordially invited to attend our BOGO Scholastic Book Fair April 20 - 24.

Middle school results from the Menno Relays held yesterday.
https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/meet/636798/results

Track meet results from the Centerville Relays on April 14, 2026
https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/meet/638571/results

Get your Yearbooks today!

They are $50 before May 1st, after May 1st they will be $55.

There is a final deadline of May 15th.

You can personalize your yearbook for an additional $6 charge per book.

Order online: https://shop.yearbookmarket.com/mennoschool

Order in person by filling out an order form located in the office and turning it into Ms. Sternhagen with cash or a check. Check should be made out to Menno Public Schools.

If you haven't yet, be sure to sign-up for the blood drive on April 29th! It will be outside of the Menno New Gym doors in the Vitalant bus.

Sign-up here: https://donors.vitalant.org/dwp/portal/dwa/appointment/guest/phl/timeSlotsExtr?token=TKIUz3HbFi6A1RmPfSzaxK0aXxW0SnJabHW1VUdqi7c%3D

Menno Relays report from the Yankton P&D online Menno Relays MENNO — The Freeman boys and Colman-Egan girls claimed team honors in the Menno Relays track and field meet, Thursday in Menno. Freeman scored 139.5 points to claim the boys’ title. Scotland-Menno (114.5) was second, followed by Sioux Falls Lutheran (92) and Hanson (89). Freeman won four events, with Luke Peters having a hand in three wins. Peters won the 100 (11.92), and ran on the Flyers’ winning 400 (45.75) and 800 (1:33.90) relays. Tate Sorensen also ran on both relays. Alaric Knittel, who won the javelin (133-10), and David Walter completed the 400 relay squad, while Luke Miller and Brody Sorensen completed the 800 relay team. Scotland-Menno’s Brooks Schoenfish won the shot put (45-8) and discus (147-5). The Trappers also won the 3200 relay, with C.J. Bjorum, Luke Bierle, Daniel Schaeffer and Mirik Vaith finishing in 9:35.00. Colman-Egan won the girls’ title with 134 points. Arlington (104) was second, followed by Freeman (91) and Scotland-Menno (85). For Freeman, Vaida Ammann won the 200 (28.03) and anchored the Flyers to victory in the 1600 relay (4:17.38). Cadence Hofer, Rylee Peters and Landrei Baker completed the relays quad for the Flyers. Scotland-Menno had two wins on the girls’ side: Kylie Guthmiller in the javelin (103-1) and Taylor Didomenico in the pole vault (7-0).

The Varsity Trapper Golf team competed at the Southeast SD Smalls Schools meet at Foxrun golf course in Yankton. On the girls side Campbell Mogck brought home the 15th place medal. We didn’t have anyone place on the boys side but Brigham Rokusek led the boys team scoring with a 92. Congrats Campbell!!

Results from the Menno Relays. Thanks to all the athletes, students, staff, workers, coaches, officials, and community members for making the meet a success.

https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/meet/636674/results

Congratulations to the 2026 Menno Relays Honorary Referee Coach Ken Bruckner! His dedication to the the Menno Public Schools and athletic programs is truly unparalleled, and we are very grateful for his service.

The Menno Relays will be held today. Here's the schedule. All times are approximate. Congratulations to Coach Ken Bruckner on being selected as the Honorary Referee. Come on out and support the athletes from 11 high schools and 9 middle schools.