The Whippets send 6 qualifiers to state! Congrats to all of the athletes who competed today and throughout the season!
Makenna Starkey-HJ and 400
Myla Emery-100h
Mattie Kamery-100h and 300h
Austin Lutkemeier-Discus
Carter Harsin-1600
Tanner Gibb-300h
The weather started off rough but it turned out to be a great rest of the day at the district track meet!
DISTRICT TRACK/FIELD UPDATE #2: @ Holdrege High School
Field events will now begin at 1:30pm with running events scheduled to start at 3:30pm.
One more day to vote for the Elementary Bond. Please take time to vote. Votes are due to Kearney County Courthouse by Tuesday, May 9th at 5:00 p.m.
We got our district calendar corrected. Our last day will be a full day for K-12 students on Tuesday, May 16th. This will be a 3:20/3:30 dismissal.
Congratulations to the Minden High School girls and boys for winning the Southwest Conference Cup! This is the Champion of Champions for the SWC. The activities that are counted towards the SWC Cup are below:
Girls: cross country, volleyball, golf, basketball, speech, play, quiz bowl, and track/field
Boys: cross country, football, play, wrestling, basketball, speech, quiz bowl, track/field, and golf.
Congratulations to both our girls and boys for an extremely successful SWC year!!
Congratulations to Evan Porter for signing his letter of intent to continue with the music program at UNK!
Congratulations to Alexis Tira on being selected to receive the UNK Diversity Scholarship. Of the 1200 applicants, she was one of the 20 recipients. She signed her letter of intent to continue with the music program at UNK!
Here is the order of Events for the District Track meet at Holdrege High School on Tuesday May 9th. Good luck to the Whippet track team!
This is a reminder that Elementary Bond Votes are due by Tuesday, May 9th at 5:00 p.m. Please take time to vote on the decision for East Elementary and the future of Minden Public School.
We will have a change to the calendar. The last day for students will be Tuesday, May 16th (Regular Day Dismissal). Due to a lack of subs and state track, we cannot cover all classes. We will send out a reminder next week. Go Whippets! Have a great weekend.
Weekly activity update for May 8th through the 14th! Is a big week for seniors!
The Minden HS boys and girls both claimed the Southwest Conference Cup Championships for 2022/2023! The SWC Cup standings include all of the conference competitions throughout the year to determine an overall Champion. This is the first ever SWC Cup for the Minden boys and the first Cup since 2013 for the girls. Congratulations to all of the participants, coaches, and sponsors for an absolutely amazing year. JOB WELL DONE!!
The Southwest Conference Boys Golf Championships take place today at Awarii Dunes at 10am. A big thank you to the staff at Awarii Dunes for hosting our tournament! It will be a great day for golf. Good luck to all of the SWC teams!
It is always great to have Investigator Suchland in to speak with our freshmen Health classes about the dangers of alcohol and drug use.
Congratulations to the April Lifters of the Month
https://thrillshare.com/s/news-e1ba66c7-2f30-45a7-80eb-2b6014fef0a6/articles/lifters-of-the-month-april
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
MHS freshmen participated in the South Central Nebraska Career Fair in Holdrege on Wednesday. They talked to many different employers and learned about college financing and making good first impressions.
Please take time to vote on the future of East Elementary and Minden Public Schools. Ballots are due to the Kearney County Courthouse by Tuesday, May 9th at 5:00 p.m. Contact the county clerk if you have moved recently and have not received a ballot.
Reminder that we will have a community meeting for the potential Elementary Building project on Monday, April 24th, at 6:30. We will have a presentation followed by tours. Stay up to date at www.mindenwhippets.org
