Melrose Area Public Schools

Toddler Time ECFE!
Join Ms. Jennifer for some Spring Fun at Toddler Time ECFE on Tuesday April 7 from 10:30-11:00 am at the Melrose City Center!
Free, but register so we know how many friends to plan for!
https://isd740.arux.app/course/ecfe/697/school-year-2025-26%E2%80%941/toddler-time-ecfe-storytime-hora-del-cuento-de-ecfe-para-ninos-pequenos

about 3 hours ago, Kelly Neu

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No ESL/ABE Class on April 1st, due to illness.
Next ESL/ABE Class is April 8th.
Thanks!

about 3 hours ago, Melrose Comm. Ed.

Melrose Area Speech Team competed in the Fairmont Finale on March 28th, and our team earned 1st place overall, with six individual champions! This final invitational of the season was both super fun and challenging. Now, we're pumped to head into the postseason, with Subsections coming up in two weeks! ⏳🏆
✨Finals✨
Creative: Ella Erdmann - 1st! 🥇 Ava Wensmann - 3rd
Discussion: Aidan Kluempke - 1st! 🥇
Drama: Lola Dusha - 5th
Duo: Ella Erdmann & Zoe Hoeschen - 1st! 🥇 Emily Sand & Ramona Lurken Tvrdik - 4th
Ex. Reading: Esther Kapsner - 1st! 🥇 Rebecca Welle - 6th
Ex. Speaking: Teague Dusha - 3rd, Ramona Lurken Tvrdik - 5th
Great Speeches: Teague Dusha - 2nd, Aria Hammond - 5th
Humorous: Jada Rausch - 2nd
Impromptu: Aidan Kluempke - 1st! 🥇 Emily Sand - 3rd
Informative: Brinley Ritter - 2nd
Original Oratory: Stacy Timp - 5th
Prose: Annabelle Lester - 1st! 🥇
Storytelling: Zoe Hoeschen - 4th
✨Novice Finals✨
Ex. Speaking: Hailey Hammond - 2nd
Great job!
#DutchmenPride

about 5 hours ago, Melrose Activities

Is your student registered for Preschool? 🎉
It’s Preschool Registration Time! 🎒✨

We’re excited to offer openings in both of our preschool programs:

Preschool 1 (3 years old by 9/1) • Mon, Wed Morning • Tue/Thu Afternoon
Preschool 2 (4 years old by 9/1) • Morning(limited) • Afternoon

NOTE: We’ve just expanded our Extended Preschool Wrap Around Program to serve even more students this year!

✔️ High-quality early learning experiences
✔️ Caring and engaging classrooms
✔️ Scholarships available

Spots are filling quickly—don’t miss out!
👉 Learn more and register: www.isd740.org/preschool

#EarlyLearning #Preschool #DutchmenPride

about 7 hours ago, Kelly Neu

purple background with 3 pictures of preschool kiddos

🌟 Dutchmen Spotlight 🌟
Each week we’re highlighting staff members nominated by students and community members. 💜💛
Help us celebrate the amazing people who make Melrose Area Schools shine! 👏
#DutchmenPride

about 9 hours ago, Kelly Neu

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We do NOT have Open Gym, Open Swim or Open Pickleball today!
Enjoy the nice weather!

2 days ago, Melrose Comm. Ed.

Melrose Stages presents ‘Mid-Life, The Crisis’ as the spring musical this year! Join us for a hilarious romp with honest humor about the trials and tribulations of the unavoidable aging process, brought to life by local talent.
Remaining Shows are:
Fri, March 27 at 7:30pm
Sun, March 29 at 2pm
Tickets are $11 each. https://gofan.co/app/school/MN99879

4 days ago, Melrose Comm. Ed.

Melrose Area Students had fun in the FACS lab this week! From kitchen creations to clean-up, food make us happy!
#DutchmenPride

5 days ago, Melrose Area School Updates

Students in Grades 7 & 8 who are registered for Baseball and Softball will meet with their coaches to go over expectations, rules, schedules, practice times, etc. at 3pm on Monday, March 30th. Then, students will change and go outside for arm conditioning.
Parents, please plan to pick students up at 5pm.
JH Baseball will meet in Mr. Stang's elementary classroom at 3pm.
JH Softball will meet in the Quiet Room at 3pm.
#DutchmenPride

5 days ago, Melrose Activities

5 days ago, Kelly Neu

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Melrose Stages presents ‘Mid-Life, The Crisis’ as the spring musical this year! Join us for a hilarious romp with honest humor about the trials and tribulations of the unavoidable aging process, brought to life by local talent.
Opening Show is tonight at 7:30pm!
Additional shows are tomorrow at 7:30pm & Sunday, March 29 at 2pm.
All tickets are $11.
https://gofan.co/app/school/MN99879

5 days ago, Melrose Comm. Ed.

On Saturday, Melrose Speech Team hosted their annual Extravaganza, welcoming over 850 individuals! Our team truly stepped up to set up the entire school to accommodate all categories and unique activities, such as our Serious Interpretation of Dance, which was a big success! Results: ✨Finals✨(1st-7th place) Creative: Ella Erdmann - 2nd Discussion: Aidan Kluempke - 3rd Ex. Reading: Esther Kapsner - 1st! 🥇 Emily Sand - 4th Ex. Speaking: Teague Dusha - 3rd Great Speeches: Teague Dusha - 2nd Humorous: Isaiah Gilk - 4th Improv: Jada Rausch - 3rd Isaiah Gilk - 4th Zoe Hoeschen - 5th Ella Erdmann - 7th Prose: Annabelle Lester - 4th ✨Next-In Finals✨(8th-14th place) Creative: Ava Wensmann - 3rd Summer Schaefer - 5th Discussion: Mara Larson - 4th Drama: Lola Dusha - 1st Alex Moscho - 3rd Duo: Ella Erdmann & Zoe Hoeschen - 1st Ex. Speaking: Aidan Kluempke - 2nd Ramona Lurken Tvrdik - 3rd Humorous: Jada Rausch - 1st Improv: Teague Dusha - 2nd Informative: Brinley Ritter - 2nd Abby Herkenhoff - 3rd Storytelling: Zoe Hoeschen - 2nd ✨Merit Finals✨(15th-20th) Creative: Hailey Hammond - 6th Improv: Lola Dusha - 4th Summer Schaefer - 6th Original Oratory: Stacy Timp - 1st Prose: Summer Schaefer - 6th

7 days ago, Melrose Activities

7 days ago, Kelly Neu

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Would you like to save 10% on your car insurance? If you're 55+ years young, you can register to take this Driver Discount! Call 320-308-1400 and leave a message to get registered! Classes at Melrose High School will be on March 24th and April 21st. Join us!

8 days ago, Melrose Comm. Ed.

Melrose Stages presents ‘Mid-Life, The Crisis’ as the spring musical this year! Join us for a hilarious romp with honest humor about the trials and tribulations of the unavoidable aging process, brought to life by local talent.
Shows are:
Thurs, March 26 at 7:30pm
Fri, March 27 at 7:30pm
Sun, March 29 at 2pm
Tickets are $11 each. https://gofan.co/app/school/MN99879

8 days ago, Melrose Comm. Ed.

Thinking of things to do today? Join us for Open Swim, Open Gym or Open Pickleball! Bring a friend and have a good time! $2/Person or $5/Family - Exact change is appreciated. Please enter door 2.

9 days ago, Melrose Comm. Ed.

Melrose Stages presents ‘Mid-Life, The Crisis’ as the spring musical this year! Join us for a hilarious romp with honest humor about the trials and tribulations of the unavoidable aging process, brought to life by local talent.
Shows are:
Thurs, March 26 at 7:30pm
Fri, March 27 at 7:30pm
Sun, March 29 at 2pm
Tickets are $11 each. https://gofan.co/app/school/MN99879

12 days ago, Melrose Comm. Ed.

Melrose Area Culinary 1 Students made a copycat recipe of Crumbl S'mores Cookies. Students were able to use torches for the fire-roasted marshmallow look and flavor. These cookies were winners. The only complaint from our students: NO MILK!
#DutchmenPride

13 days ago, Melrose Area School Updates

Melrose Area Speech Team hosted the West Central Conference Meet on Monday, March 16th, and posted impressive results! Melrose Area Speech Team had eight individual Conference Champions, and with 24 speakers placing in the top three of their categories, Melrose Area successfully defended the Conference Championship Title!

Creative: Ella Erdmann - 1st! 🥇
Ava Wensmann - 2nd
Summer Schaefer - 3rd

Discussion: Aidan Kluempke - 1st! 🥇
Mara Larson - 2nd

Drama: Lola Dusha - 2nd
Alex Moscho - 4th
Itzel Chisco - 6th

Duo: Ella Erdmann & Zoe Hoeschen - 2nd

Ex. Reading: Emily Sand - 1st! 🥇
Esther Kapsner - 2nd
Rebecca Welle - 3rd

Ex. Speaking: Teague Dusha - 1st! 🥇
Ramona Lurken Tvrdik - 2nd
Aidan Kluempke - 3rd
Hailey Hammond - 4th

Great Speeches: Teague Dusha - 1st! 🥇
Aria Hammond - 2nd

Humorous: Jada Rausch - 1st! 🥇
Isaiah Gilk - 3rd

Informative: Abby Herkenhoff - 1st! 🥇
Brinley Ritter - 3rd

Original Oratory: Brooke Ruoff - 1st! 🥇
Stacy Timp - 2nd
Jesus Hernandez Vega - 5th
Hadassa Lopez - 6th

Poetry: Emily Ettel - 4th
Dia Malchow - 5th

Prose: Annabelle Lester - 2nd
Nell Wiechmann - 4th
Harper Ekstrom - 5th
Stacy Timp - 6th

Storytelling: Zoe Hoeschen - 2nd
Isaiah Gilk - 3rd

Melrose Area Speech Team is ready to welcome over 750 entries at the Melrose Speech Extravaganza on Saturday, March 21st!
It's going to be a great day!
#DutchmenPride

13 days ago, Melrose Activities

13 days ago, Kelly Neu

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