Melrose Area Public Schools

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

6 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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6 months ago, Kelly Neu

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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.

6 months 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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6 months 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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6 months ago, Melrose Activities

6 months 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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6 months ago, Kelly Neu

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group of people standing around a robot wear gear Grinders t-shirts

row people with blue shirts high fiving the kids in black shirts

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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6 months ago, Melrose Activities

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

6 months 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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6 months ago, Melrose Activities

6 months ago, Kelly Neu

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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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6 months 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! 💙❄️

6 months 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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6 months 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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6 months ago, Melrose Area School Updates

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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6 months 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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6 months ago, Melrose Activities

Join us for Open Swim, Open Gym or Open Pickleball today! Grab a friend & have some fun! $2/Person or $5/Family. Exact change is appreciated. Enter door 2.

6 months ago, Melrose Comm. Ed.

Ready for Spring Sports?
Next Monday is the 1st Day of Practice for High School Softball, High School Girls & Boys Track & Field, and Sync Swim!!
Get registered here: https://melrose1550a.cf.affinetysolutions.com/

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6 months ago, Melrose Activities

Do you have an incoming kindergartner? If you didn’t receive a letter about Kindergarten Round-Up, please call the Melrose Elementary Office at 320-256-5160 ext. 1016 for more information. We’d love to connect with you!

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6 months ago, Kelly Neu

two kids by and artist easel painting a picture with green grass and clouds. Blackboard list information for Kindergarten round up.