Melrose Area Public Schools

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

2 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!
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3 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!
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3 days 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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3 days ago, Kelly Neu

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Congratulations to the Melrose FIRST Robotics Team, The Gear Grinders!

Out of 51 teams, they finished 2nd in Qualification Matches, earning a spot as the 2nd Alliance Team Captain—a huge accomplishment in a highly competitive field. Only 24 teams advance to the double elimination round, and our team rose to the challenge!

Their alliance battled hard and finished 7th overall, and to top it all off, the team was honored with the All-Star Rookie Award—an amazing recognition of their hard work, innovation, and teamwork.

This team is just getting started, and the future is bright!

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3 days ago, Kelly Neu

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Are you fueling up today? Fill up at the Spirit Pumps at Melrose 1 Stop for an easy way of supporting our district students! Use pumps 5 or 6 for this special deal!
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3 days ago, Melrose Activities

Melrose Area Public Schools wishes a Happy St. Patrick's Day to everyone who celebrates!

4 days ago, Melrose Area School Updates

Join us for some fun activities! Check out featured classes as well and look at the variety we have online! For more information and to register visit: https://isd740.arux.app/search

4 days ago, Melrose Comm. Ed.

This past weekend, Avery Braegelmann received an ExCEL Award at the Minnesota AAA Girls Basketball Championship game. Avery was one of 34 students from a pool of 75,000 juniors in the state of MN to receive this award.
Given for Academics, Athletics, Arts, Leadership and Service recognition, the ExCEL Award is an honor. Congratulations, Avery!
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4 days ago, Melrose Activities

5 days ago, Kelly Neu

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5 days ago, Melrose Comm. Ed.

Our Dutchmen Boys Basketball Team is grateful for all the support from fans!
The season ended after the play-off game against Albany, with a score of 55-35. Albany is heading to the State Tournament!
What a great season for the Dutchmen!
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5 days ago, Melrose Activities

❄️ Weather Cancellation Notice ❄️

Due to the incoming winter storm, the following weekend activities are cancelled:

• Saturday Open Gym
• Sunday Open Gym
• Open Pickleball
• Open Swim

Stay safe, Dutchmen! 💙❄️

7 days ago, Kelly Neu

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Our Dutchmen Boys Basketball Team is grateful for all the support from fans! From those in the stands to those listening or watching at home, we can feel the love!
Join us tomorrow at SCSU as we play against Albany at 6pm!

All lower level tickets are $10/each - no matter the age.
Upper level tickets are $8/Adult and $5/Student.
Show your support for our team - wear BLACK! (Albany will be wearing purple.)
Here is the ticket link: https://tickets.gobound.com/tickets/events/h20260308023015869b5bcb35bb42943/checkout

Here is the livestream link - available for a nominal fee: https://www.nspn.tv/mshsl

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9 days ago, Melrose Activities

Melrose Area Foods & Nutrition Students made conchas this week! This sweet roll is also known as Pan Dulce. Mmm! What a delicious treat!
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9 days ago, Melrose Area School Updates

Dutchmen beat Annandale in the Section 6AA Boys Basketball Game last night!! Our boys won the game 58-56, leading through most of the game.
Our Dutchmen play against the Albany Huskies at Halenbeck Hall at St. Cloud State at 6pm on Friday, March 13th.
All lower level tickets are $10/each - no matter the age.
Upper level tickets are $8/Adult and $5/Student.
Show your support for our team - wear BLACK! (Albany will be wearing purple.)
Here is the ticket link: https://tickets.gobound.com/tickets/events/h20260308023015869b5bcb35bb42943/checkout

Here is the livestream link - available for a nominal fee: https://www.nspn.tv/mshsl

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9 days ago, Melrose Activities

Melrose Area Speech Team competed in the Speech Madness invitational in Sauk Rapids on Saturday, March 7th, and our team experienced some great success! We earned 3rd Place overall in team sweepstakes, and Aidan Kluempke was individual Champion in Discussion!
This meet is a team favorite, as it includes the unique category of Improv Duo, and offers Greek food at the concession stand! We had fun with the impressive competition, and are working to become the best we can be!
Finals (1st-7th Place)
Discussion: Aidan Kluempke - 1st
Duo: Ella Erdmann & Zoe Hoeschen - 2nd
Ex. Reading: Esther Kapsner - 4th
Ex. Speaking: Ramona Lurken Tvrdik - 2nd
Great Speeches: Aria Hammond - 5th
Humorous: Isaiah Gilk - 3rd
Improv Duo: Ella Erdmann & Zoe Hoeschen - 6th
Prose: Annabelle Lester - 3rd
Next-In FInals (8th-13th Place)
Creative: Ella Erdmann - 2nd
Drama: Harper Ekstrom - 5th
Duo: Emily Sand & Ramona Lurken Tvrdik - 6th
Ex. Reading: Emily Sand - 3rd
Improv Duo: Emily Sand & Ramona Lurken Tvrdik - 6th
Storytelling: Zoe Hoeschen - 1st
Merit Finals (14th-19th Place)
Ex. Reading: Eleanor Pich - 5th
Humorous: Jada Rausch - 2nd
Poetry: Emily Ettel - 5th

Congratulations!
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10 days ago, Melrose Activities

Hello Dutchmen Fans!! Here's a link to our Track & Field Team Store!!
Order your Dutchmen Track & Field items by March 23rd - when the online store closes! 7th and 8th graders, along with family and friends are welcome to order! https://www.midwestscreenprint.com/melrose-track-and-field-2026

10 days ago, Melrose Activities

Melrose Knowledge Bowl dominated at Region 7 Finals!
Region Finals were held yesterday, March 10th, at SCSU. There are three classes, determined by high school population: A, AA, and AAA. This year, Melrose is competed in Class A.
However, at the Region Finals, all three classes compete together and the winners from each Class are divided out at the end. The top finisher in each Class plus the next two highest scores, advance to the state tournament.
At yesterday's meet, Melrose started the day with a test score of 50/60. This was the highest score of the day with scores ranging from 36-50. Starting in room one for the oral rounds, Melrose never looked back. They won all five oral round competitions facing all AA or AAA schools.

1st Place - Class A Melrose with 126.5.
2nd Place - Class AAA Elk River with 113.5.
3rd Place - Class AAA Sartell with 107.5.
4th Place - Class AA St. John's Prep with 104.5.
5th Place - Class 2AA Albany.
These top five schools are State Bound.
Litchfield finished in eighth as the second place Class A school with 95.5.
This will be the Dutchmen's ninth trip to the state tournament since 1986. However this is their sixth consecutive trip, earning state titles in 2023 and 2025.

Coach Leraas and Coach Hoyt feel privileged to work with these awesome students, most of them since fifth grade. If you see any of the students, wish them "Good Luck" at the State Tournament held at Cragun's in April.

Go Dutchmen!
Back: Logan Kelzer, Eric Sundermann, Andrue Stalboerger
Front: Nina Prout, Ramona Lurken-Tvrdik

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10 days ago, Melrose Activities

Good Luck to our Dutchmen Boys Basketball Team as they play at St. John's University today! The Dutchmen face off against Annandale at 7:45pm. There will be NO cash sales at SJU. Here is the ticket link: https://tickets.gobound.com/tickets/events/h20260221020756351e40492bdc95e4f/checkout

Live streaming link: https://nspn.tv/MSHSL/GameStream/30702
Subscription link: https://nspn.tv/MSHSL/?referral=Region5A

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10 days ago, Melrose Activities