Activities for the week:
Today- 4th & 5th Gr Science Fair 6:15-7:00, old gym
Dance Class 7:00
Wednesday –School Dismissed at 2:15, Teacher In-service
Post Prom meeting for next year’s juniors - 7:00, old gym
Friday - No School
Monday & Tuesday, April 5 & 6 – No School
The Menno NHS chapter were able to present Christina Woehl a check for $803.61 as a part of the Penny War. Adrian Nusz, President Brady Fergen, and Paige Dyk presented the check to Christina this morning.
Today, the Menno NHS were able to present the first check to Kahlen Salis from the Penny War. Kahlen received $803.61 from the Penny War to help with expenses traveling to and from St. Louis to meet with her doctors. We wish Kahlen and her family well in the future.
Final Quiz Bowl of the season. High School teams will be traveling to Scotland after school tomorrow to take part of the Scotland Invitational. Two teams from Scotland, one each from Avon and Wagner will also be participating. Hoping to finish the excellent season, strong!!!!
Any students who are interested in taking Driver’s Ed and did not get a letter, stop in the office for one.
Good luck to the FFA members as they travel to the Sioux Falls fairgrounds for the Tri Valley CDE. They needed more room for events so that is why they are competing in SF.
Congratulations to Caden Fischer for finishing second on the 1st Annual Vitual Physics Quiz Bowl. The competition was from SDSU.
The winners of the Penny War are the fifth grade class with a total of 19,018 points. In second place, the third grade class with a total of 15,528 points. Finally, the fourth grade class took third place with a total of 12, 360. Checks in the amount of $803.61 each will be given to the Jim Woehl Memorial Fund and Kahlen Salis. Thank you to all who participated to make the Penny War a huge success once again.
Next week:
Monday - FFA CDE at Tri-Valley
School Board Meeting 7:00
Tuesday - 4th & 5th Gr Science Fair 6:15-7:00, old gym
Dance Class 7:00
Wednesday –School Dismissed at 2:15, Teacher In-service
Post Prom meeting 7:00, old gym
Friday -No School Monday & Tuesday, April 5 & 6 – No School
There will be a meeting for parents and students to make plans for next years’ post prom on Wednesday, March 31st at 7pm in the old gym.
DSU will be hosting a Zoom meeting for girls interested in career fields in STEM. Click on the link to register for the meeting. The meeting will be March 30th at 5pm. https://dsu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_iyy4xuxtQGOzIwmY3fV2fg
The golf team will meet and leave for Scotland right after school Monday. Meet in the gym lobby. This is our first time for golf and will coop with Scotland. Covid cancelled the season last year. Good luck to all golfers.
It was a great Quiz Bowl match against Vermillion this afternoon. Unforturnately the Wolves fell short by a score of 5-6. Still, second place is the best we have ever done on the 93.1 Hot Country radio. Scotland Quiz Bowl next on the schedule on Tuesday after school
Congratulations to the Menno Boys & Girls track teams on their performances yesterday at the Mt. Marty indoor meet. Brady Fergen, Morgan Edelman and Raygen Diede all won events while Jesse Munkvold, Owen Eitemiller, and Tyler Massey all placed 2nd in events. We had several personal bests yesterday. It was a great way to start the season. Go Wolves!
The Penny War has new leaders. The third grade has 3645 points to lead the way. The Kindergarten class was hit today with bills to give them a -1797 in the war. Keep the change coming!
MENNO WOLVES TRACK SHOP 2021 is now open! Find items for our team. There is also spirit wear available for your family and friends. Check out the shop details below. OUR SHOP DETAILS - Shop Now: https://www.bsnteamsports.com/shop/MENNOTRACK - Store Open From: March 17 - March 25, 2021
The varsity team will be competing tomorrow in the Hot Country 93.1 FM radio quiz bowl competition for the championship
Congrats to Morgan Edelman for being selected to play in the Three Class Shootout at Salem on Sat. March 27. All three classes in both boys and girls will be represented by many of the top seniors in South Dakota. Game schedule:
2:00 - AA girls vs. A girls
3:30 - B girls vs. winner of 1st girls game
5:15 - AA boys vs. A boys
Dunk contest after 1st boys game
7:00 - B boys vs. winner of 1st boys game
Time to play Queens "We Are The Champions"!!! Menno Varsity Wolves won the Cornbelt Conference Quiz Bowl Tournament. Team members include Caden Fischer, Logan Schmidt, Maddy Heckenlaible, and Anna Kludt. The rest of the teams made the semifinals, but could not advance futher.
A reminder to students, you can get a school lunch on days when you are at a school event over lunch time. (track meets, FFA contests, cross country meets, etc.) You need to let Jessie know by noon the day before the event if you want a lunch. See the form on announcements