Minden High School

Want to support ESU#11 Summer Honors? Please consider purchasing a few raffle tickets to win a basket of great items! You can pick MINDEN's basket or buy a ticket for any of the other baskets as well. Proceeds will help fund ESU#11 Summer Honors 2026! Raffle will go until Feb 15. You will be notified if you have won! Summer Honors is a two week educational program offered to service unit students. It is held in Holdrege. Classes include math, psychology, drama, art, film, architecture, computer science, creative writing, logic, medical science, and office intern. It is a wonderful program with great outcomes for students! https://sites.google.com/esu11.org/esu11summerhonors/fundraising/2026-basket-raffle

about 14 hours ago, Jeffrey Horner

The Speech Team braved the cold Saturday and headed to the Broken Bow Invite in the beautifully renovated Broken Bow High School! The team placed 2nd overall, and many whippets earned medals. It was a great day to be a whippet!

about 19 hours ago, Jeffrey Horner

MPS is looking for great staff to join our team. Apply at https://www.mindenwhippets.org/page/employment

3 days ago, James Widdifield

BOYS WRESTLING: Due to insufficient numbers and accounting for what’s best for the wrestlers’ current status, we will NOT be taking wrestlers to Lexington tomorrow. Thank you.

3 days ago, Keaton Gracey

Due to Saturday's forecast, the Broken Bow Speech Meet has been moved to a 9:00 a.m. start.

5 days ago, Jeffrey Horner

The 2026 Southwest Conference Basketball Tournament bracket has been released. The first round games will be played on Tuesday January 27th with the girls at home vs. Broken Bow and the boys at McCook. Both first round games start at 6:00pm. Consolations games will be played on Thursday the 29th at home sites, the semi finals games are scheduled for Friday the 30th at North Platte CC, and the the finals are on Saturday the 31st at North Platte CC. GO WHIPPETS!!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DLQ8JWD4efoMQjbP_Ogc47isbqcnW6xkuZZxJzZ6xpU/edit?usp=sharing

8 days ago, Jason Strong

Congratulations to Frank Kovacs for winning the Nebraska State American Legion Oratorical Speech Contest. He has qualified to compete at the national contest in May in Michigan where the top prize is $25,000! Minden High School's last competitor at the national contest was Alex Whitney in 2012.

8 days ago, Jeffrey Horner

The speech team finished 5th of 23 schools at large & competitive CNFL 1 speech meet. The team will be back in action this Saturday at the Broken Bow Invitational.

8 days ago, Jeffrey Horner

TeamMates Mentee Night & Chuck-a-duck fundraiser

FRIDAY, JANUARY 23
TeamMates night and Chuck-a-duck Fundraiser is this Friday at the home basketball game against Holdrege. All MENTEES will get in free and a free drink and popcorn.

8 days ago, Minden Media

Teammates mentoring night Friday Jan. 23

These Whippet wrestlers are wrestling in Ord.

10 days ago, Sandy Pohl

Junior & senior parents: affordable used prom gowns are available through a YWCA project in Hastings. Take a look at the attached slide for more information!

11 days ago, Jeffrey Horner

Credit/Debit Card Payments Now Accepted at MHS/CLJ Home Events!!

We are excited to announce that we are now able to accept credit/debit card payments for ADMISSION AND CONCESSIONS at MPS home events! We are able to accept both card payments as well as apple pay. We are starting this service on Thursday January 15th for the home junior high boys basketball games and we will offer this option for Friday home wrestling and Saturday home basketball as well. We then will continue to offer this option at most home events moving forward. We know this will be a great convenience for those who prefer to use a card over cash.

PLEASE NOTE:
1. There is a processing fee that the customer will pay per transaction.
2. We WILL continue to take cash as we have always done.

GO WHIPPETS!!

13 days ago, Jason Strong

Minden Speech & Play Production Merch Store is open! Follow this link: https://doubleplay.chipply.com/mindenspeech2026/ OR the QR code on the included slide to get to the store! Orders are due by Sunday, Jan 18 and should be delivered to the school by Friday, Jan 23. Coaches will distribute orders! Grab a sweatshirt or a t-shirt to show your support for our speech and play production teams!

13 days ago, Jeffrey Horner

2nd semester fine arts posters are in! You can pick up a copy or a wallet size at the Minden High School office or at First Bank on the square! GO WHIPPETS!!

14 days ago, Jason Strong

Minden cheer took fourth in their game day division and were awarded with best choreography! It was a great first competition!

16 days ago, Jason Strong

Girls wrestling team is in Malcolm. Go Whippets!

17 days ago, Sandy Pohl

MPS is looking for teachers and an administrator to join our team for the 2026-2027 school year. If interested, please apply at https://www.mindenwhippets.org/page/employment

17 days ago, James Widdifield

MPS is for a ParaProfessional to join our team. Please apply at https://www.mindenwhippets.org/page/employment

17 days ago, James Widdifield

We know the weather will be a factor this winter. If we have a late start on Fridays, we will have a 3:20/3:30 dismissal. Remember to give yourself extra time and space, and reduce your speed. Be Safe and Go Whippets!

19 days ago, James Widdifield

BKB START TIME CHANGE NOTICE!!
The start times for high school JV/V basketball at Ord High School on 1/8 have changed. These changes will allow for our kids to return home earlier in case weather conditions are not ideal. Below are the game times for BKB @ Ord tomorrow:
5:00pm: Varsity Girls and JV Boys
6:30pm: Varsity Boys and JV Girls

GO WHIPPETS!!

19 days ago, Jason Strong