Check out the beautiful art from the SWC Art Show created by Sophia, Kinsie, Ava, Bella, Chloe & Alexa. 🎨
The 2024 Minden Whippet Track & Field season go underway today at the UNK Indoor. We had three event champions today an numerous personal bests.
Jr. - Makenna Betty - Champion - High Jump - 5'0"
Fr. Alexa Warner - Champion - 3200m - 13:16.20
Jr. - Sam Cederburg - Champion - 3200m - 10:33.46
Meet Summary - PR are for Indoors
GIRLS
60 Meter Dash (Prelims): Lauren Starkey (SO) placed 16th with a PR of 9.12 seconds.
200 Meters (Finals): Makenna Starkey (JR) finished 7th with a PR of 29.38 seconds, and Lauren Starkey (SO) also set a PR, finishing 17th.
400 Meters (Finals): Makenna Starkey (JR) secured 8th place with a PR of 1:07.31.
800 Meters (Finals): Ayleigh Porter (SR) finished 14th with a PR of 3:06.74.
3200 Meters (Finals): Alexa Warner (FR) won the event with a PR of 13:16.20.
Shot Put (Finals): Addison Klabunde (JR) placed 10th with a PR throw of 31-00.00. Kate Boudreau (SR) and Carmin Gramke (JR) also set PRs, finishing 18th and 20th, respectively.
Discus (Finals): Addison Klabunde (JR) placed 9th with a PR throw of 96-06.00. Carmin Gramke (JR) finished 15th with a PR
High Jump (Finals): Makenna Betty (JR) won the event with a season record (SR) of 5-00.00, and Makenna Starkey (JR) placed 8th with an SR of 4-08.00.
Pole Vault (Finals): Sophia Cederburg (JR) achieved a PR of 8-06.00, finishing 12th.
Long Jump (Finals): Lauren Starkey (SO) set a PR with a jump of 12-10.00, finishing 17th.
Triple Jump (Finals): Aubree Bules (JR) placed 8th with a PR jump of 29-10.50, and Makenna Anderson (SO) finished 12th with a PR of 27-06.50.
BOYS
60 Meter Dash (Prelims): Kade Dorszynski (SR) placed 10th with a PR of 7.50 seconds. Caleb Schwenka (FR) and Dylan Hernandez (JR) also set PRs, finishing 22nd and 26th, respectively.
200 Meters (Finals): Dylan Hernandez (JR) recorded a PR of 28.60 seconds, finishing 20th.
400 Meters (Finals): Luke Grollmes (SO) secured 9th place with a PR of 58.07 seconds, and Cade Harsin (JR) followed in 13th with 1:03.29.
800 Meters (Finals): Landon Bules (SO) achieved 4th place with a PR of 2:17.26.
1600 Meters (Finals): Samuel Cederburg (JR) and Caden Jameson (JR) placed 3rd and 9th with PRs of 4:53.04 and 5:03.87, respectively. Gage Thull (FR) also set a PR, finishing 14th.
3200 Meters (Finals): Samuel Cederburg (JR) won the event with a PR of 10:33.46. Nathan Althouse (JR) placed 6th.
60m Hurdles (Finals and Prelims): Brett Eckhardt (JR) placed 8th in the finals and 3rd in the prelims with a PR of 8.84 seconds. Luke Grollmes (SO) also set a PR in the prelims, finishing 11th.
4x400 Relay (Finals): The team of Logan Verbeck, Parker Hatch, Caden Jameson, and Landon Bules placed 5th with a time of 3:52.11.
Shot Put (Finals): Austin Lutkemeier (SR) placed 3rd with a PR throw of 49-03.00. Traelin Christensen (FR) also set a PR, finishing 22nd.
Discus (Finals): Austin Lutkemeier (SR) placed 4th with a PR throw of 143-01.00. Traelin Christensen (FR) and Cael Smith (FR) also set PRs, finishing 16th and 22nd, respectively.
Pole Vault (Finals): Koltdyn Heath (JR) achieved a PR of 10-06.00, finishing 16th.
Long Jump (Finals): Bronson Glanzer (SR) and Logan Verbeck (FR) set PRs, finishing 15th and 20th, respectively.
Triple Jump (Finals): Parker Hatch (FR) and Bronson Glanzer (SR) placed 8th and 10th with PR jumps of 37-11.00 and 36-11.50, respectively.
Next Up..... Minden Early Bird vs Adams Central and Kearney Catholic on Tuesday, March 19.
Yesterday, members of the FFA presented at the Nebraska Rural Community Schools Association Conference in Kearney. They did a presentation on the community involvement within our program.
The Quiz Bowl Team had a FUN time and a successful night, bringing home 2nd place medals from the first ever Red Cloud Twilight Meet.
Congratulations to the following Whippets for earning All Southwest Conference Selections for basketball:
1st Team: Mattie Kamery
2nd Team: Kinsie Land, Myla Emery
3rd Team: Jake Ryan
Also congratulations to Taylor Maulsby on being named the Girls Southwest Conference Coach of the Year!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15gfqewYxMZZAXGHuth2n_025DSVfc9UO/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=116270266449122168421&rtpof=true&sd=true
The CLJMS Journalism and Linguistics classes would like to thank our generous sponsors for Tuesday's movie premier event! We appreciate your support so much, and the night wouldn't have been a success without you!
Minden Exchange Bank (Amy Jacobitz)
Minden Teammates
The Corner Nook
Pedley Drug
Pizza Hut
Sayler Screenprinting
Middle School girls and boys track started this week! Go Whippets!
2024 CLJMS Short Film "The School"
Part I
https://youtu.be/4NL_X_xk49Y
Part II
https://youtu.be/U_Rll9mFtWo
Entire Premier Event
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJvmi_cG3qk&t=2351s
What a fantastic night at the middle school premier! Congratulations to Mrs. Maulsby and all her talented students! Thanks for the fun filled night!
Lights
Camera
Action
Tonight
CLJMS Short Film
"The School"
HS Commons at 6:30 pm
🐾Whippet Nation Network N🎬tice🐾
The high school art students produced some excellent work during the 3rd quarter! 💜🎨💜
Home Track Meet Helpers NEEDED!
Whippet supporters, we are in need of folks who would be able to help run the pole vault at our home track meets this season. Our home meets are as follows: 3/19/24 Early Bird Meet 4pm, 4/2/24 9/10 meet 4pm, 4/12/24 Marsh Beck Invitational 2:30pm, 4/27/24 Southwest Conference Championship 11am, and 5/9/24 Middle School Invite 3pm.
If you would be willing to help with the pole vault please call the high school office or email jason.strong@mindenwhippets.org
Thank you!
March is Music In Our Schools Month® as designated by the National Association for Music Education (NAfME).
Here are some more music facts!
Minden FCCLA is sponsoring a Father Daughter Dance on March 23rd. All ages are welcome! Please join us for this special time with your Dad or Grandpa. We hope to make some happy memories ❤️
Congratulations to the February lifters of the month.
https://thrillshare.com/media/articles/detail/1503438
Due to the inclement weather forecast. We will NOT be having HS Track & Field practice on Friday, March 8th. Athletes - CHECK your school email and fill out information ASAP. See you Monday!
Chili, naps, fire, and lice...we've got it all!
2024 CLJMS Movie Premier
March 12 @ 6:30 pm
MPS Auditorium
Congrats to our February CLJMS Whippets of the Month....
Payden Havens, Jarvis Lenneman, Liam Collins, Eponine Kring, Miley Bernshausen, Brynlee Trew, Duke Jorgensen, Tatum Delira, Tirzo Borrego, Katherine Marshall,Adrien Keys, Cole Schwenka
High School Cheer practice and tryouts are as follows:
Practice for Tryouts: Monday March 11th and Wednesday March 13th (6:45-7:45pm)
Tryouts: Friday March 15th at 6pm.
**All of these events will take place in the activities gym.