Menno School District

Penny Wars will be February 26th – March 1st! All proceeds will be given to Kobee Sherman and his family. Coins count positively towards a class’ total and dollar bills count negatively toward class totals. Students who want their class to win will place pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters into their own buckets and place dollar bills into other classrooms’ buckets. The two classes with the most amount of points and the least amount of points at the end of the week will win a breakfast pizza party! Buckets will be at Total Stop and there will be one located in each of the PK-5 classrooms and 6-12 first period classes. If you have any questions, please contact carly.sternhagen@k12.sd.us.

Kindergarten and 5th grade had the opportunity to go to go the nursing home today to do a fun rainbow craft with the residents! Thank you to the MOCC for allowing the elementary to come visit for a while!

Menno School will dismiss early on Friday, Feb. 23 at 1:00 for teacher in-service.

The FCCLA Chapter is selling greeting cards. The Cards for a Cause fundraiser has been extended through February 23rd. Each card box contains 30 high-quality, hand embellished cards for just $30. That's just $1 per card! If you would like to order, please contact a local FCCLA member or email alyssa.lau@k12.sd.us. Checks can be made payable to Menno FCCLA Chapter. Once all orders and payments have been received, the cards will be ordered and may take up to 2 weeks to arrive. Thank you for your support! To check out the card boxes click on the link to watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WW7CcHPHXkw or visit this website https://www.kidsbookfort.com/orgs/cfac

A big thank you to our local Beck's Hybrids representatives, Josh and Andrea Hora, for graciously paying all our popcorn supplies in the concession stand this school year. We appreciate your generosity. https://www.beckshybrids.com/

Hungry Hippos Ag Olympics

More FFA Ag Olympics fun for MS and HS.

Ag Olympics--pie eating contest for MS and HS.

MS and HS tug o war fun.

More elementary fun for Ag Olympics

FFA week--Ag Olympics tug o war with elementary kids.

Region 4B game report from Yankton Press and Dakotan online Freeman 63, Menno 47 FREEMAN — Ashlin Jacobsen registered 26 points, six assists and five steals as the Freeman Flyers fought past the Menno Wolves 63-47 in Region 4B tournament girls’ basketball action Tuesday. Peyton McCune added 15 points for Freeman. Ashton Massey registered a 23-point, 11-rebound double-double for Menno while Lexi McNinch also posted a double-double, tallying 18 points and 15 rebounds. Freeman, 6-15, advances to the next round of Region 4B play Thursday. Menno ends its season 2-19.

The Wolves lost to Freeman 63-47 in Region 4B action to end their season.

Information for the GBB Region 4B game tonight at Freeman. #2 Freeman Flyers vs. #7 Menno Wolves; game time is 6 pm. YouTube - https://youtube.com/live/QzB0x4EB0RI?feature=share

Menno FFA and Ms. Haberman make and serve breakfast for our teachers and staff to kick off National FFA Week!

The SDHSAA Academic Achievement Team Award is designed to recognize varsity athletic teams and fine arts groups for their academic excellence. To receive a certificate, the teams must achieve or exceed a GPA of 3.0. The SDHSAA believes that high school students learn in two distinct ways: inside the classroom and outside the classroom on the stage and on the athletic field. The SDHSAA Academic Achievement Team Award program is designed to create a positive environment, as well as an incentive, to encourage school "teams" to have their members excel both in the classroom and the activity. The Menno teams that have qualified for this award are the following: All State Chorus, Boys Cross Country, Football, Football Cheerleaders, Girls Cross Country, and Volleyball. Congratulations!

Good luck to the following students for being selected to participate in the Cornbelt Conference MS Oral Interp Contest in Hurley on Thursday, February 2. Brooks Schoenfish, Bailey Neuharth, October Reed , Emmalyn Heckenlaible, Emma Rempfer, Leah Crick, Justin Gerlach, and Traiton Baker. Advisor is Mrs. Knodel.

The 8th grade Science class is learning about clouds. How they form, their shape, the altitude they are at, and what type of precipitation may form from the different cloud types.

Dear Families, Kids Heart Challenge has officially started. If you haven’t yet, register today to join the Legacy of Lifesavers and help kids with special hearts! Just for registering, your student will receive the KHC wristband! • Click Here to Register: http://www2.heart.org/goto/MennoSchools • COMPLETE FINNS MISSION TODAY! Learn how to save a life with hands only CPR! We are excited to help build a nation of lifesavers as our students engage in this important program. To add to the fun, we have another survivor from the NFL that believes so much in what we’re doing – any student that completes Finns Mission will earn an entry for TWO TICKETS TO THE 2025 SUPER BOWL! Check out this message from cardiac arrest survivor, Damar Hamlin: Please watch click on link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_JqJvjkC5o REGISTER TODAY to meet the Heart Heroes and see the cool thank-you gifts your student can earn! Be sure to talk with your student about their favorite Heart Hero and heart healthy message from the kick-off! Thank you for supporting our school and the American Heart Association!

Thank you to the Menno FFA and Ms. Haberman for the wonderful breakfast this morning for the Menno Staff. The menu consisted of pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage/bacon, fruit, coffee, juice, and milk. A great way to kick off National FFA Week!