Menno School District

The middle school started their VB season today at home. The 8th graders lost 2-0.

Menno Homecoming Week Activities-September 9-13 • Monday: o Talk of the Times 8:15-9:50  Create a poster themed around the slang of a certain generation o Skit Practice  Freshmen 8:20-8:50  Sophomores 8:50-9:20  Juniors 9:20-9:50 • Tuesday: Male VB 1:50-3:20 o Seniors and Freshmen  Coaches: Ellyana, Nora, Joslynn o Juniors and Sophomores  Coaches: Haylee, Taylor, Desiree, Sam • Wednesday: Powderpuff 1:50-3:20 o Seniors and Freshmen  Coaches: Tate S., Michael, Bryce o Juniors and Sophomores  Coaches: Tate P., Nathan, Trent • Thursday: Dodgeball 8:15-9:50 o Preschool-5th grade first; 6th-12th to follow • Friday: o Scavenger Hunt 8:15-9:15  Each grade will be given a picture scavenger hunt list to complete around the school. Each picture task will have a corresponding point value based on difficulty. The picture must contain ALL members of the class to earn the points. Pictures will be emailed to Mrs. Sherard and tallied up. The grade with the highest total points at the end of the hour wins.  Elementary classes will be competing against each other to win an extra recess. Middle school classes will be competing against each other to win a tardy pass. High school classes will be competing against each other to win a tardy pass. o Float Building 9:15-11:45 o MS/HS Combined Lunch 11:45-12:15 o Parade 12:30-1:00 o Parade Cleanup 1:00-1:15 o Pep Rally 1:15-1:45 o School dismisses at 2:00

Menno Homecoming week Sept. 9-13 Dress up Days: • Monday: Legacy Shirt o Decorate a white shirt and bring it in to have signed by students and staff of all ages • Tuesday: Boomer • Wednesday: Gen X • Thursday: Millennial • Friday: Trapper Spirit Float Themes: Born in the _______’s • 6th = 60; 7th = 70; 8th = 80; 9th=90; 10th=00; 11th=10

Menno Homecoming 2024 Theme: Generations Collide Royalty: • King Candidates: Trent Guthmiller, Tate Spencer, Michael Nusz • Queen Candidates: Joslynn Fischer, Taylor Freier, Ellyana Ulmer • Ushers: Brayden Kludt (Head), Hunter Yosten, Brockton Kocourek, Izayah Ulmer • Usherettes: Amanda Rames (Head), Lexie McNinch, Ella Rempfer, Madison Schaeffer • Crown Bearers: Brinley Heckenlaible, Lincoln Guthmiller • MC: Ella Rempfer

Activities for this week: Thursday • VB vs. Centerville – Parent’s Night for VB and CC – Band plays o 8th, 6th/7th 4:00/5:00 o C match – 5:15 o JV – 6:15; Varsity to follow o Ticket Takers – Betsy Knodel & Brittany Haberman o Concessions – Junior Class Friday • CC MS/HS – Beresford Golf Course – 10:00 (leave 8:00) • FB vs. Corsica-Stickney @ Corsica – 7:00 (leave 3:50) o Admission is $6 Adults, and $4 Students o Visitors have their own seating and sideline on the east side. o Fans not making the trip can watch the game on Jags Live. https://jags.live/

Picture Day is Wednesday September 4th! All students grades PK-11 will get their photo taken. Fall Sports pictures is also this day. Order forms are in the office for pick-up or you can order online at: http://www.marksphotoimages.com/ 2024 Fall Sports Schedule 7:30am – 11:15am Individual Portraits 7:30am – 8:15am – Teachers and Staff get their pictures taken, this may start sooner depending on when the photographers are ready to start 8:20am – (it will be a rolling schedule from then on, journalism students will come to help escort elementary classes) Pre-K/Preschool Kindergarten 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th (we will call MS/HS classes down over intercom) 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 11:15am – 11:30am Band - dismiss at 11:00am 11:30am – 11:50am Cross Country - dismiss at 11:20am 11:50am – 12:10pm Varsity Volleyball - JV and Varsity dismiss at 11:40am 12:10pm – 12:30pm JV Volleyball 12:30pm – 12:50pm JH Volleyball - dismiss when done with lunch 1:00pm – 2:00pm Break 2:00pm – 2:20pm Football Cheer – dismiss at 1:45pm 2:20pm – 2:45pm JH Football - Menno JH Players dismiss at 2:10pm 2:45pm – 3:15pm HS Football - Menno FB Players dismiss at 2:30pm

It is Parent's Night for the Volleyball and Cross Country Teams! The Menno Wolves will take on the Centerville Tornadoes with MS starting at 4:00pm, C Team at 5:15pm, JV at 6:15pm, and Varsity to follow. Parents will be introduced between the JV and Varsity matches. You can watch live at: https://wolves.liveticket.tv/ Post Accredited to journalism student Grace G.

The seventh grade English class works at survival in the Canadian Boreal Forest in an activity that uses critical thinking skills and creates cooperation between the members of the team to survive the obstacles in their way.

Picture Day is Wednesday September 4th! All students in grades Pre-School through 11th grade will get an individual portraits taken. Order forms will be sent home with your student within the first few days of school. You can also order online at: www.marksphotoimages.com Fall Sports pictures will also be the same day. You can pick up order forms in the office or order at the same link: www.marksphotoimages.com The following activities will be taken photos that day: Marching Band, Cross Country, JH Volleyball, HS Volleyball, Football Cheer, JH Football, and HS Football.

The varsity Wolves VB team win a wild season opener over AH 3-1. Way to go ladies.

Home opener for the volleyball JV team tonight vs AH and the Wolves were defeated 26-24 and 25-22.

The first volleyball C match of the season vs Alcester-Hudson in Menno. We played two matches and both teams won one.

Please note the change to our ticket policy for seniors (60+), as well as the ongoing opportunity for Veteran's to receive an event pass.

All Preschool-5th graders should have brought home a Community Calendar order form. The deadline is August 30th.

Menno School is looking for a group that would like to run the concession stand on Thursday, Aug 29 from 4:45-until the end of the volleyball matches that would earn 30% of food sales. Contact Lorie Lehr if interested – Lorie.Lehr@k12.sd.us

Tonight the Menno Wolves Volleyball Team play their season opener game at home against the Alcester-Hudson Cubs! The C Match starts at 5:15pm, JV starts at 6:15pm, and Varsity will follow. Join us in wishing our girls good luck on the start of their season. Post Accredited to journalism student Amanda R.

A reminder to fans that we have new volleyball rules for the 2024-2025 season from the SDHSAA. - Line judges will switch sides this year. - Fans and spectators may stand, but NOT on the playing surface. Student sections will need to sit in the second row of the bleachers.

Schedule updates: *The MS FB game vs. Gayville-Volin has been rescheduled to Oct. 10 at Menno; 4:00 start. *The 6th grade VB Team will attend the TDA Tourney on Sept. 21 at Armour.

The middle school football game scheduled for Monday vs Gayville-Volin has been postponed due to the heat advisory. We will try to reschedule the game.

Congrats to the Trappers on their big win last night at Gregory. Game recap from Mitchell Republic online. Scotland/Menno 36, Gregory 18 GREGORY — Trailing 18-6 in the second quarter, Scotland/Menno scored 30 unanswered points to rally and win a nine-man football matchup Friday night on the road. The Trappers hit two big passes to flip the game in their favor, including a 70-yard touchdown pass from Izayah Ulmer to Bryce Sattler to tie the game at 18, followed by a 61-yard touchdown pass from Ulmer to Kory Keppen to give Scotland/Menno a 24-18 edge. In the fourth quarter, Hunter Yosten had a 1-yard touchdown plunge and Sattler scored from 13 yards out to cap the Trappers’ comeback. Trent Guthmiller also had a 5-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. It was the first nine-man game for Scotland/Menno since the co-op started in 2021 and played the previous three seasons in Class 11B. The Gorillas’ Lincoln Juracek had a hand in all three touchdowns in the first half. He threw for two scores, including a 39-yard touchdown strike to Luke Stukel, while also scoring on a 1-yard sneak. Gregory travels to Tripp-Delmont/Armour/Andes Central/Dakota Christian on Aug. 30 for a road contest. Scotland/Menno will hit the road for a second week in a row on Aug. 30 at Corsica-Stickney.