Minden Public Schools

The MHS Band had a great day at Harvest of Harmony! They received 3rd place in the Class B parade competition and a Division 2: Excellent for their field show! This is the 3rd year in a row the MHS Band has been in the top 3 for parade in Class B. They battled some windy and hot conditions but did a fantastic job performing and representing Minden!

It was a tough night for the Minden football team as we fell to a good Milford squad. The Whippet varsity team is back in action next Friday against Broken Bow for Homecomig 2025!!

National Honor Society wants to send out a HUGE thank you to the MHS student body for their donations to the Little Free Pantry this week. They donated a total of 1278 items!

The Class B District Softball brackets are now out! Hwy 6 will travel to Smith Complex in Hastings for the opening round game against York on Thursday October 9th at 11:00am. The full bracket for the B-6 district softball is attached! Good luck Trailblazers!!

🐾Whippet Nation Network N💜tice🐾

LIVE Streaming for the Week of October 6th through October 12th.

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💜🐾 Minden Whippets Cross Country – Gothenburg Invitational Recap 🐾💜
The Whippets traveled to Wildhorse Country Club in Gothenburg for a big day of racing, and every level of our program competed hard against some of the best schools in the area.
🌟 High School Varsity Girls – 2nd Place
The Lady Whippets had a great showing, finishing 2nd overall in a field that included Class A North Platte (1st place).
Adelyn Whitten (Fr.) – 3rd, 21:10
Alexa Warner (Jr.) – 5th, 21:26
Aclynn Osterbuhr (So.) – 13th, 22:31
Cristal Gonzalez (So.) – 31st, 24:21
📊 Team score: 43 pts, just 6 behind North Platte
🌟 High School Varsity Boys – Team Champions
The Whippet boys took down the host and #4 ranked Class C Gothenburg to bring home the team title!
Gage Thull (Jr.) – 4th, 17:34
Javier Perales (Fr.) – 5th, 17:43
Isaac Reed (So.) – 7th, 18:36
Trystan Sharkey (Jr.) – 8th, 18:41
Pushers: Holt Aschenbrenner (19:59), Steven Rhodes (20:08)
📊 Team score: 22 pts (Gothenburg 26)
🌟 High School JV Boys – 2nd Place
The JV boys packed well to finish runner-up as a team.
Seth Jacobitz (So.) – 5th, 20:48
Frank Kovacs (Jr.) – 14th, 21:50
Elijah Warner (Fr.) – 23rd, 22:17
Jack Widdifield (So.) – 28th, 22:59
Pusher: Lucas Collins (Fr.) – 26:52
📊 Team score: 70 pts (2nd behind Gothenburg’s dominant 10 pts)
🌟 Middle School Girls – 2nd Place
The MS Lady Whippets put 4 in the top 20 to grab runner-up team honors, only 5 points behind Zion Lutheran.
Regan Johnson (8th) – 6th, 12:52
Gemma Fritson (8th) – 7th, 12:57
Kinsey Morey (8th) – 11th, 13:22
Emerson Kuehn (8th) – 20th, 14:20
Pushers: Taya Tomsen (41st), Kennedy Eckhardt (46th)
📊 Team score: 44 pts (Zion Lutheran 39)
🌟 Middle School Boys – 7th Place
The MS boys gained valuable experience in a large, competitive field.
Blake Boudreau (8th) – 18th, 12:25
Brantley Wright (8th) – 33rd, 13:17
Zander Sinsel (7th) – 49th, 13:55
Liam Collins (7th) – 73rd, 14:58
Pusher: Brody Casper (7th) – 15:53
📊 Team score: 173 pts
🐾 Takeaways
Varsity Boys – Team Champions, defeating a ranked Class C power.
Varsity Girls – 2nd overall, only 6 points behind a Class A program.
JV Boys – 2nd place finish, strong depth showing.
MS Girls – 2nd place team, just 5 points from the win.
MS Boys – Battled well for 7th, led by top-20 finisher Blake Boudreau.
👏 A huge day for the Whippet program from middle school through high school. The future is bright, and the Whippet Way continues to shine!
RESULTS
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The high school quiz bowl team did a great job at the Holdrege meet today! They worked their way to second place before the two head-to-head matches. They ended the day with a 4-2 match record and a second-place win!

Addisyn Norris broke the record for home runs in a season!

Junior high & elementary quiz bowl teams competed in Holdrege yesterday. Both teams competed well at the first quiz bowl of the year. The sixth grade team earned a 4th place finish out of ten teams! They were just out of medal range.

Reminder this is the final day to place your MHS Booster Club homecoming apparel orders. They are due by midnight TONIGHT!!!

https://dpapparelengraving.com/collections/minden-homecoming-2025-apparel-store

The students in plant science and agribusiness had a full day of plant production tours. They started their morning off at Apple Acres Orchard in Kearney where they learned about Apple production. They then headed to Bayer where they got to see seed corn production. The last stop was in Overton at Creek's Bend Family Farm where they grow cut flowers and implementing state of the art technology to do so.

Congratulations to our September 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.

The students include Austyn Stepp, Summer Aschenbrenner, Echo Mealing, Harper Reeh, Avery Fritson, Annabelle Smolik, William Crane, Aspen Verbeek, Charlotte Winkler, Kinley Deitloff, Colten Johnson, Brayden Dornhoff, Brody Casper, Brooklyn Ingram, Eli Kuehn, Alex Lauby, and Malayna Emery. Great job everyone!!

Join Minden Public Schools for our Elementary Bond Informational Meetings to learn about the No Tax Rate Increase Proposal and how it will enhance student safety, efficiency, and learning.

More details: www.mindenforward.org

Honoring our legacy—shaping Minden’s future! 💜🐾

⛳️ Southwest Conference Tournament 💜 Team 350 - SWC Champions 🥇 KayLynn 73 - SWC Champion 🥇 Macy 79 - SWC Runner Up 🥈 Shelby 92 - 5th Isabelle 106 - 14th Lauren 107 - 15th Brooklyn 114 KayLynn, Macy, & Shelby received all SWC 1st team honors. Isabelle & Lauren received all SWC 3rd team honors. A really great day to be a Whippet golfer! 💜 #cookingundercover

What a great night for 7-8th football at Kuper Field! Whippets vs. AC Patriots! Go Whippets!

The MHS Band has been hard at work preparing for upcoming marching competitions. This Saturday they head to Grand Island for Harvest of Harmony! They are the 23rd entry in the parade which starts at 8:15AM. Online streaming is available. They will also perform their halftime show "Thor's Hammer" at 12:45PM at GISH.

We would like to thank Minden Exchange for sponsoring our home volleyball game against Lincoln Lutheran tonight, September 30th.

MHS Activities Department appreciates the support of Minden Exchange.

⛳️ SWC @ Broken Bow @ 11 am 💜 KayLynn, Macy, Shelby, Isabelle, Lauren, Brooklyn

⛳️ Cozad Invite 💜 Team 346 (1st) 🥇 Kaylynn 71 (1st) 🥇 Macy 82 (2nd) 🥈 Shelby 86 (3rd) 🥉 Isabelle 107 (15th) 🏅 Lauren 108