STUDENT REMINDER!
Minden HS students, please remember that MAP testing for 9th-11th grades will take place on the following: Monday 24th, Thursday 27th, Monday May 1st , and Thursday May 4th. Please make sure to bring your CHARGED chromebook to school. Seniors do NOT need to report to school until 10:00am on the days listed above since they do not take the MAP tests.
Here is your weekly Whippet activities update for April 24th through 30th!
Good luck to all of the Whippet performers at District music day in Holdrege!
Junior High Tack Meet - Friday, April 20th @ Holdrege
Order of events
The volleyball team will be holding their annual youth camp beginning on Tuesday, June 20th. Registrations are due by Monday, May 15th & can be returned to the school office. You will find more information on the attached form. Please let Coach Ratka know if you have questions. You can find the registration at the following link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1riS-RMqekgbWk616pwKxdEv07DjQq8KYjq6smagNCLo/edit
C.L. Jones Middle School
4th, 5th, and 6th Grade Track Meet will be held Wednesday, April 26
4th & 5th Grade begins at 8:30
6th Grade begins at 11:15
Saturday is Earth Day and what better way to give back to the Earth than to help clean it up at Pioneer Village! Pioneer Village is looking for community volunteers to help get it looking beautiful for the summer months. See you this Saturday from 9-12!
The junior high boys were the runner-ups at the very competitive 8-team Broken Bow meet today. There were many outstanding performances and PRs set. The team scored points in the long jump (Logan Verbeck-5th), triple jump (Parker Hatch-1st, Turner Schmidt-6th), high jump (Caleb Schwenka-3rd, Cael Smith-6th), discus (Traelin Christiansen-6th), shot put (Evan Lutkemeier-1st, Traelin Christiansen-3rd), 100 meter dash (Logan Verbeck-2nd), 400 meter dash (Cael Smith-3rd), 200 meter hurdles (Caleb Schwenka-2nd, Parker Hatch-3rd), 1600 meter run (Gage Thull-4th), 4x100 meter relay (Caleb Schwenka, Logan Verbeck, Cole Schwenka, and Parker Hatch-2nd), and the 4x400 meter relay (Caleb Schwenka, Parker Hatch, Cael Smith, and Logan Verbeck-2nd).
This a reminder that we will have another community meeting for the potential Elementary Building project on Monday, April 24th, at 6:30. We will have a presentation followed by tours.
ASSISTANT SOFTBALL COACH NEEDED!
Minden is looking for an individual interested in serving as an Assistant High School Girls Softball coach for the Minden/Holdrege/Adams Central Coop Softball Team. If you are interested, please contact Mr. Strong at Minden High School and apply at the following:
https://www.mindenwhippets.org/page/employment-opportunities
Whippet Staff and Families,
We will be celebrating WhippetKind Wednesday on Wednesday, April 26th. Please wear your "It's OK to Be Different" t-shirts. We do have a few shirts left for sale if you would still like to purchase one. Please contact Julie Ratka if you want one.
Minden wrestling is holding their summer wrestling camp June 30-July 1 for 3rd-12th grades. Flyers are available at each school office. Register by June 1 to receive a camp t-shirt!
Time to sign up for Summer camps. Here is the information for the youth football camp. You can either print this off and send it in or your child will be able to pick one up at school and bring it home.
District Music Contest is this Friday in Holdrege for all high school band and choir members! Performances are open to the public.
Thanks to all of the meet helpers and coaches who helped make the Marsh Beck Invite a success today! We could never pull off large events like this without everyone's help. Thank you Minden!
Third graders completed their fairy tale unit with Mrs. Olson in the library and the finale was creating teamwork castles. There were some definite masterpieces!
Weekly Activity Updates for April 17th through 23rd!
Congratulations to the March lifters of the month.
https://www.mindenwhippets.org/o/minden-high-school/article/1072044
Reminder Friday, April 14th will be a 1:00/1:10 dismissal for K-12. The Marsh Beck Track Invite will start at 2:30.
MHS ALUMS majoring in education: if you completed your student teaching last fall OR this spring, please go to the link below to apply for the MEA College Scholarship. Deadline is May 15.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/10KciCSKgFSoCUbFhOxmAYPEC6plbx1Yt/view