Bulletin Jan. 6 (1) - Melrose Area Schools

The Morning Bulletin Tuesday, January 6, 2015 Menu: Tater Tot Hot Dish, Green Beans, Grape Tomatoes, Red Apples, Peaches; Chicken Nuggets New Items – Senior High Congratulations to the Melrose Rosettes Dance Team on their high placement at the BBE competition last night! JV Jazz -­‐ 1st place, Varsity Jazz -­‐ 3rd place, Varsity Kick -­‐ 2nd place. The next senior open campus will be on Thursday, January 8. The following students did not attend last time and if they wish to attend this time they need to pick up a permission form from Audrey today and return it to me by tomorrow at 8:15 AM: Tanner Althaus, Zachary Austing, Cesar Cervantes, Kaylynn Kienitz, Marvin Lopez Funes, Isaish Martinez, Cody Masog, Maria Orozco Mejia, Estephanie Perez, Alexis Rodriguez Martinez, Emily Tschida and Brian Zuniga Botello. We will be having a talent show on January 30th. There must be a minimum of ten acts. Please sign up by January 23rd. Sign up sheets will be by the high school library. The next session of classroom driver’s education is January 12–23 from 3:15 – 6:15 in Room 217. If you signed up for this class please remember to pay the remainder of your fee before the first class on January 12th. If you are interested in signing up for this session see Audrey by January 8th. Cost is $310.00. Make checks payable to Central Lakes Driving School. The next classroom session will be February 23-­‐March 13 from 3:15-­‐5:15 in Room 403. You can also sign up for this class. There is an information meeting this Thursday at 6:30 pm in the HS Media Center for all students and families that are hosting a German student. Students: I have a few strings of lights and a santa boot in my office left from hall decorating. If you are missing these items please pick them up. All items will be tossed on Friday, January 9th. Timers are needed for Tuesday's home swim meet against Park Rapids. Please be on deck by 5:45. College Visits New Items – Middle School Middle School students going skiing for Incentive Day need to have their parents sign the rental forms and have them returned by this Friday, January 9. Prairie Centre Bantams Take First In Alexandria Tournament: On January 3 and 4, the Prairie Centre Bantam Hockey team traveled to Alexandria to compete in tournament play. On Saturday, the boys began the tournament by taking on Hibbing. The team came out strong and skated to an 8-­‐0 victory. Later that evening, the boys took the ice again to face the team from Morris/Benson. The Morris/Benson Storm were smaller but quick and provided the Prairie Centre North Stars with a fast paced game. The North Stars ended the game with a 7-­‐2 win. The championship game found the North Stars facing the hometown team of Alexandria on Sunday. The two teams went head to head for much of the game but in the end, Prairie Centre came out victorious with a 4-­‐1 final score. Homework Help -- Mondays and Wednesdays 3:00 - 4:30 in Room 206
Events This Week Tuesday, January 6 Boys’ Hockey-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐Prairie Centre & St Cloud Cathedral – at Sauk Centre – 5:15 Girls’ Basketball-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐Melrose & Long Prairie/GE – There – 6:00 Boys’ Basketball-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐Melrose & Yellow Medicine East – There – 6:00 Gymnastics-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐Melrose & Long Prairie/GE – Home-­‐ 6:00 Boys’ Swimming-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐Melrose/Sauk Centre & Park Rapids Area – at Melrose – 6:00 Wrestling-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐Melrose/Sauk Centre & Long Prairie/GE – Home – 6:00 Thursday, January 8 Wrestling-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐Triangular at Melrose – 5:00 Boys’ Hockey-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐Prairie Centre & Little Falls – at Long Prairie/GE – 5:15 Girls’ Basketball-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐Melrose & Yellow Medicine East – Home – 6:00 Friday, January 9 Boys’ Basketball-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐Melrose & BOLD – There – 6:00 Girls’ Basketball-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐Melrose & Paynesville – Home – 6:00 Boys’ Hockey-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐Prairie Centre & Breckenridge – at Sauk Centre – 7:00 Saturday, January 10 Gymnastics-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐Invitational at Lakeville North – 8:30 Knowledge Bowl at Buffalo – 9:00 7th & 8th Grade Wrestling-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐Invitational at Rocori – 10:00 Dance Team-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐Invitational at Alexandria – 9:30 Previous: Artwork being displayed in Hospital waiting room area are the works of Abby Hellermann, Ali Jungles, Cody Rohe, Georgie Toenies, Alexis Mehr, 8th grade items displayed are from Matt Bauer, Savannah Deters, John Meyer, Jessa Mueller, Guilana Orozco, Julia Welle, Mariah Brickweg, Dylan Fleishacker, Preston Keaveny, Hannah Klaphake, Naomi Lucken, and Chloe Tenney. It's always great to showcase our student's talents. Congratulations to the boys' swimming and diving team on their runner up finish at the Maroon and Gold Invite Tiger Division on Saturday. This matched the team's highest ever finish at this meet. Top Ten finishers included Noah Glasener, Kenny Warzecha, Matthew Beste, Ben Heller, and Justin Hoppe. Congratulations to the Boys Basketball team for winning the Crusader Classic tournament over the break. Congratulations to Tyler Braegelmann for being named West Central Conference Player of the Week. Congrats to the wrestling team on a third place finish at the Perham Invite on Saturday. Antonio Ortiz, Will Funk finished in first place, Jordan Winter second, Luke Glasener, Abel Vazquez 3rd, Brian Zuniga and Jimmy Thomas 4th. Come watch the wrestlers in action on Tuesday night. Congratulations to the Boys' Swimming and Diving team for winning the Brainerd Invitational for the first time in team history over Christmas Break. Medal Winners included Noah Glasener, Kenny Warzecha, Ben Heller, Matthew Beste, Matthew Viere, Sam Heller, Justin Hoppe, and Nick Herdering. Great Job! Congratulations to the Melrose Rosettes Dance Team on their high placement at their ROCORI competition this last weekend! JV Jazz took 3rd place and JV Kick -­‐ Purple took 4th. Any lifeguards interested in lifeguarding at Sunday Open Swim this winter? See Stacey or sign up on the sheet outside her office. NHS Students, please put the Father Daughter Ball on your calendar for Saturday, February 7. I will need help setting up and decorating at noon, and will need lots of help with the event starting at 6 p.m. Come see me after Christmas break to sign up for activities. Thanks. Stacey Stearns County American Dairy Assn. (ADA) is looking for potential dairy princess candidates. If you are a daughter/sister of a dairy farmer or work for a dairy farmer and are between the ages of a senior in high school and under 24, you are asked to share your knowledge of the dairy industry and promote your family’s business and way of life to the public by participating in this year’s Dairy Princess Program. Pick up applications in the office. Forms are due back to Audrey by Wednesday, February 11 at 3:00 PM. Juniors -­‐ Need to prepare for the ACT? There is a state-­‐sponsored database that will help. Just go to www.learningexpresslibrary3.com/ and register -­‐ it's free! Set up your individual login and start using the sample questions to get ready for the big test. "Optimism should be a Priority" Essay Contest, Sponsored by the Central MN Optimist Club. The essays must be at least 700 words but no more than 800 words, typewritten & double-­‐spaced. Two first place awards of $125 each, two second place awards of $100 each and two third place awards of $75 each. The two first place winners will have their essays entered in the district level competition for potential to win a $2,500 scholarships. There is room for students to be creative in how they think about optimism and why it needs to be a priority. Deadline is Jan 31, 2015. See Stacey in the Community Ed office if you are interested and for rules. ACT PREP COURSE -­‐-­‐ Juniors in high school, this is a great class to prepare you for the ACT test, become comfortable with the process and more confident. All four test sections will be covered: Reading, Writing, Math and Science. Students will also take and score a sample test. (Do not take the sample tests before the class.) The course will include test-­‐taking strategies that will help improve scores. Instructors have been offering this course for 17 years, and are experienced high school teachers. Sundays, February 22 & March 1, 1:00-­‐4:00 p.m. Melrose High School Media Center, enter door 7 $45 per student Register online at http://www.incschools.com/main/public/Register.aspx?d=17&pc=16857. Only 40 spots available. See Stacey in Community Ed if you have questions. There are wristbands for sale in memory of Darin. They are $3.00 each. See Mariah Schwieters or Jodi before or after school. Any schedule changes for S2 need a schedule change form. These can be picked up in the guidance office on the black table. Course offerings are on the window inside of the guidance office. Dates to Remember January 8 – German Host Family Meeting – 6:30 January 8 – Senior Open Campus January 10 – Saturday School January 12 – Spanish Trip Meeting – 7:00 January 13 – 10th Grade Level Meeting January 16 – End of 1st Semester January 19 – No School – Teacher Workshop January 19 – Failure Reports due January 20 – Failure Reports due January 20 – Staff Meeting – 7:30