Minden Public Schools

Thanks to FCCLA, Students Council, Band, Vocal, and all others who helped with the Veterans Day Program today!

What a great Veterans Day program today! Thanks Mark Favinger for your message it resonates! Once a Whippet always a Whippet!

🎄❤️ IT’S TIME FOR THE KEARNEY COUNTY CARING TREE! ❤️🎄 If your family could use a little extra help this holiday season, we encourage you to apply! 🎅 WHO CAN APPLY? Families who live in Kearney County (Axtell, Heartwell, Keene, Minden, Norman, or Wilcox) OR have children attending Axtell Community School, Minden Public Schools, or Wilcox-Hildreth Public Schools are eligible. 📅 IMPORTANT DATES: 📝 Applications: November 1–November 18 Applications are completed ONLINE through the link below. The application will close promptly at 3:00 PM on November 18. NO LATE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. 🎄 Select a tag: November 20 The Caring Tree will be located at Mason’s Market in Minden. Families can select their tags there. 🎁 Gift Drop-Off Dates: December 9 | 9:00 AM–12:00 PM December 10 | 3:00–6:00 PM 📦 Gift & Christmas Meal Basket Pickup: December 12 | 8:00–11:00 AM Westminster Presbyterian Church, 109 N. Colorado, Minden, NE ❤️ A SPECIAL THANK YOU! We are incredibly grateful to the Kearney County Lions Club Goodfellows for once again providing a wonderful holiday food basket for our Caring Tree families! We also want to thank everyone who donates, volunteers, and helps make this program possible. It truly takes a community, and we are so thankful for yours! ✨ READY TO APPLY? 👉 https://forms.gle/SdCWVoJGr5DAgyR88

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The Coffee Pot is On
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ejo_3EvBuX8&t=28s

2026 Veteran's Day Assembly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rv6ev3Y3B-I

What a fantastic performance tonight by our Play Production team! I'm mighty impressed!

Great start tonight for the Play Production crew setting up for the public performance! Go Whippets!

Thanks to Chase Villars ('19) for talking to senior AmGov students today about law school!

Quiz bowl competition success today for the 6th grade & 8th grade teams. Both earned themselves a third place medal! Great start to quiz bowl season!

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Please note that tonight's play production and tomorrow's Veteran's Day Assembly will not be streamed live. They will be recorded and uploaded immediately following the event. Please click the below link to watch!

https://www.youtube.com/@whippetnationnetwork4107

Just like the changing phases of fall, our 7th graders have been moving through phases of growth in their writing skills since the start of Quarter 2!

They began by exploring sensory language through a variety of activities, including a nature walk. Along the way, students stopped by a favorite tree near the high school to observe and capture the sights and sounds of their surroundings.

Next came a little creativity (and a little mess!) as students partnered up to carve pumpkins in class. Now, they're bringing everything together as they put the finishing touches on their personal narrative essays, sharing their pumpkin-carving experiences through descriptive details, vivid language, and storytelling.

Students were proud of their pumpkin creations, and we're just as excited to see that pride taking shape in their writing! 🎃✏️

Congratulations to Aly Cederburg and the 2026 Volleyball Team on breaking the following school records: Season Blocks, Career Blocks, and Team Blocks in a Season!!

📢 Winter Sports Parents Meeting 📢

When: Monday, November 16th, 6:30 PM

Where: High School Commons

Schedule: Winter sport coaches will have a parent meeting to go over expectations, schedules, guidelines, and answer questions as the season starts. Parents need to attend this meeting to get this information.

The football banquet will be on Tuesday, November 17th at 7:00 p.m. in the high school commons. Freshmen and Sophomores please bring a main dish, Juniors a side dish and Seniors a dessert.

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Live streaming for the week of November 9th through November 15th.

https://www.youtube.com/@whippetnationnetwork4107

Minden High School FCCLA will be hosting their annual Veteran’s Breakfast on Wednesday, November 11th from 7:30 to 8:30. All veterans and their guests are welcome and encouraged to attend breakfast in the high school commons.

Congratulations to the October Lifters of the Month.

Our cheer team will be competing in the following competitions coming up soon! Good luck Cheer team! Go Whippets!

Great group of high school first-time voters today!

Congratulations to our October Whippets of the Month! These students were selected by our staff based on the criteria of academic performance, character, and behavior. Students receive a certificate and Pizza Hut gift certificate. Keep up the great work!

The students include:
4th- Scarlett White, Savannah Gillming, McKenna Burke, Hoss Aschenbrenner
5th- Annabelle Nielson, Austyn Stepp, Daniel Frederick, John VanHorn
6th- Colestyn Crowell, Mason Latta, Luke Hartman, Sophie Graham
7th- Kinley Deitloff, Dominic Cervantes
8th- Eli Kuehn, Blakeleigh Harsin, Josie Graham, Vincent Hansen

💜 SUPPORT CLJMS STUDENT COUNCIL! 💜

It's time for our Student Council Shirt Fundraiser! Our Student Council members have been busy putting their creativity to work and designed these shirts themselves! We are excited to share their designs with our Whippet community!

Show your support by purchasing one of our student-designed items. Available options include:
👕 T-Shirts
💜 Crewneck Sweatshirts
🐾 Hoodies

ORDER DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 16!

We would love to see our students, families, and Whippet supporters sporting these designs! Thank you for supporting our CLJMS Student Council and the projects and activities they work hard to make possible!

Use the link below to order. https://form.jotform.com/262997320585166