Melrose Area Public Schools

Last night in Basketball, the Dutchmen Boys Team beat BOLD 69-44, with Riley Elfering scoring 20 points, Brady Goihl scoring 19 points, and Brecken Elfering scoring 10 points.
The Minnewaska Lakers beat our Lady Dutchmen 56-42, with Kaitlyn Klasen scoring 13 points, Lexi Beste scoring 10 points, and Avery Braegelmann scoring 9 points.

Meanwhile the Prairie Centre Boys Hockey Team beat MBA 6-3, with points made by: Bentley Ritter, Leyton Fuchs, James Rieland, Nolan Trierweiler, Damion Lopez.

Nice job, Teams!
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9 months ago, Melrose Activities

Best of luck to the Melrose Rosettes Dance Team at their Section Invitational on Saturday, February 7th, in New London, starting at 11am! We're rooting for you!
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Tickets: https://www.gobound.com/mn/mshl/regions/5a/tickets
Livestream: https://www.nspn.tv/

9 months ago, Melrose Activities

🌟 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! 👏
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9 months ago, Kelly Neu

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Congratulations to our Fusion Team! These guys did a great job in their meet last night! Melrose/Sauk Centre won the meet, with a score of 254. Montevideo finished second, with 200 points, and MACA had 82 points.
Congratulations to Andrue Stalboerger who set the following records with his diving performance:
*11 Dive Melrose and Fusion Record
*U of M Morris 11 Dive Pool Record
*Western Regional Championship Diving Record
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9 months ago, Melrose Activities

Tonight is the night! Join us at the Melrose Area School to cheer our Dutchmen Gymnastics Team at the WCC Championships!
The meet begins at 5pm - enter door 2.
Let's fill the stands with PURPLE PRIDE and support these hard working athletes as they compete for the Conference Title!
Go Dutchmen!
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9 months ago, Melrose Activities

Congratulations to our 2024-25 Girls Softball Team, who earned the 2025 Sportsmanship Trophy from the American Legion this past summer! Our team earned this award for their outstanding team attitude and their conduct at the annual American Legion Department Tournament. Nice work, team!
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9 months ago, Melrose Activities

💻✨ Always wanted to learn Spanish? 2026 is your year! 💻✨
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Registration link: https://isd740.ce.eleyo.com/search?redirected_yet=true&sf[category]=66

9 months ago, Melrose Comm. Ed.

Congratulations to the Knowledge Bowl teams who competed in HLWW yesterday for their third conference meet. The Varsity 1 Team of Eric Sundermann, Kendall Buening, Zach Nelson, and Mathew Stalboerger finished FIRST and is currently leading the conference with a total of 308.5 points, with one conference meet to go.
Melrose Varsity 3 Team of Ramona Lurken-Trvdik, Nina Prout, Bryce Moscho, and Hailey Hammond finished SECOND and is currently in fourth place in the conference with 260.5 points.
Melrose Varsity 2 Team finished FOURTH with 91.5 points and is currently in second in the conference with a score of 285 points.
Litchfield Varsity 1 claimed second at the HLWW meet with a score of 96. 5 and is currently in third in the conference with a score of 270.5.

Melrose JV B Team of Lee Sutton, Lucas Christenson, Bryan Ley, and Christian Casino Rendon finished THIRD with a score of 62.5 points and is currently in fourth place in the conference with a score of 179.5.
Melrose JV A Team of Landon Bueckers, Landon Ramirez, Tyler Klaphake, and Abigail Koltes finished FIFTH with a score of 58 and is currently in first place in the conference with a score of 211 points.

Great Job, Knowledge Bowl Team!
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9 months ago, Holly Berscheit

Congratulations to Avery Braegelmann, and the other 2026 ExCEL Award winners! These high school juniors are active in school activities, leaders in their schools, and demonstrate a strong commitment to community service. These award winners will be recognized during halftime of the 2pm Class AAA Girls Basketball State Championship game.
The ExCEL Award is sponsored by TruStone Financial Credit Union.
https://www.mshsl.org/about/news/awards/2026-excel-award-recipients
Congratulations, Avery!!
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9 months ago, Melrose Activities

Congratulations to the Lady Dutchmen Girls Basketball Team! This team scored a win against Benson yesterday afternoon with a score of 65-49. Top scorers were Lexi Beste with 23 points, Avery Braegelmann with 13 points, and Aleah Funk with 8 points.
Join us tomorrow at Melrose for a double header where our Boys Basketball Team plays against BOLD, and our Girls Basketball Team plays against Minnewaska!
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9 months ago, Melrose Activities

Our JV Speech Team had a great night at the Parkers Prairie Meet on Monday, February 2, 2026! The team was small but mighty, and we're celebrating two individual First Place Finishes! It was awesome to see our speakers try out new categories and find great success!
Placements:
Discussion: Abigail Koltes- 4th
Drama: Harper Ekstrom- Blue Ribbon
Duo: Ekstrom & Wiechmann- Red Ribbon
Duo: Nietfeld & Meyer- Red Ribbon
Ex. Reading: Rebecca Welle- 1st
Ex. Reading: Eleanor Piche- 2nd
Ex. Speaking: Eleanor Piche- 1st
Great Speeches: Abigail Koltes- 3rd
Poetry: Dia Malchow- 5th
Poetry: Angie Martinez Zamora- Blue Ribbon
Prose: Nell Wiechmann- 5th

Congratulations to all!

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9 months ago, Melrose Activities

Congratulations to our Prairie Centre Boys Hockey Team, as they clinched the WCC Title last night in their 5-4 victory over Breckenridge/Wahpeton! This Championship is quite the honor, as last year our team was Co-Champions with two other teams. Two team members are students at Melrose Area Schools: James Rieland & Isaiah Hutchinson. The team is coached by our own Chad Wehrman, also a HS Math teacher. We're so proud of this team!
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9 months ago, Melrose Activities

Congratulations to our Fusion Seniors: Zaron Olmschenk, Nolan Fleischhacker and Andrue Stalboerger on a great Senior Night! The Boys Swimming & Diving Team won their meet against Detroit Lakes, wrapping up their season dual meets with a 10-1 Record! Special Congratulations to Andrue Stalboerger, who set the Melrose Area Pool Record in Diving- with a score of 327.20! The old record was from 1974!
Way to go!
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9 months ago, Melrose Activities

Congratulations to our Speech Team members who participated in the Minnesota Online Speech Series (M.O.S.S.) last week! The results are in, and our team had great success!
Results:
Discussion: Aidan Kluempke took 2nd Place
Ext. Reading: Esther Kapsner took 2nd Place, and Emily Sand took 4th Place
Informative: Aidan Kluempke took 7th Place
Humorous Next-In: Isaiah Gilk took 2nd Place
Nicely done!
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9 months ago, Melrose Activities

Happy Groundhog Day! This holiday, dated February 2nd is held in USA and Canada yearly. According to tradition, if the groundhog sees its shadow (clear day), it means six more weeks of winter! If the groundhog doesn't see its shadow (cloudy day), it means an early spring is coming, and the groundhog stays out to pay.
For more information: https://www.groundhog.org/groundhog-day/what-is-groundhog-day/

9 months ago, Melrose Area School Updates

Congratulations to the Melrose Rosettes for placing 3rd in Jazz, and 2nd in High Kick after tying for First Place at the West Central Conference Invitational! These ladies were on fire!
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9 months ago, Melrose Activities

Congratulations to our JV Gymnasts, who had their last dual meet of the season at Morris on Friday, January 30th. Our JV Gymnasts had an amazing year, with lots of growth and improvements all season long. Special thanks to Alea Berscheit for these amazing pictures!
Final scores for JV: Melrose- 128.4 vs Morris- 111.1
Varsity: Melrose- 141. 275 vs Morris- 124.8
Congratulations, Lady Dutchmen!
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9 months ago, Melrose Activities

Our Defenders Girls Wrestling Team took 1st Place at the Osakis Invitational on Friday, January 30th! Congratulations, Team!
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9 months ago, Melrose Activities

🩹👶 American Red Cross Babysitting Course 👶🩹
📅 Friday, February 13 (Non-School Day)

Perfect for youth ages 11–16 who want to learn how to safely and confidently care for children and infants. This hands-on, in-person course covers everything from playtime and positive behavior to emergency response—real skills for real life.

👉 Register here: https://isd740.ce.eleyo.com/course/713/winter-spring-2026/american-red-cross-babysitting-course

Great skills. Great confidence. Great opportunity!

9 months ago, Kelly Neu

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9 months ago, Kelly Neu

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