Melrose Area Public Schools

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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10 days ago, Melrose Activities

Join us at Home tonight for a Basketball Double Header! Our Boys Basketball Team will play against BOLD, while our Girls Basketball Team will play against Minnewaska Area.
Play Times: B Boys Game at 4:15pm
BBB Varsity and 9th Gr. GBB at 5:45pm
GBB Varsity and 9th Gr. BBB at 7:15pm
Come hungry! We have great food in our concession stand!
We are excited to see you!
Go Dutchmen!
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10 days ago, Melrose Activities

Melrose Area Staff were treated to a salad bar today by the Wellness Committee!
Thanks for a delicious lunch!
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11 days ago, Melrose Area School Updates

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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11 days ago, Melrose Activities

Come cheer on the Melrose Gymnastics Team at the WCC Championships this Friday, February 6th, at the Melrose Area School!
Championships begin at 5pm in the Elementary Gyms - enter door 2.
Let's fill the stands with PURPLE PRIDE and support these hard working athletes as they compete for the conference title!
*Additionally, we welcome and appreciated all help setting up for the gymnastics meet after cheering on the Boys & Girls Basketball Teams at their double header on Thursday night. Many hands make light work, and we are so grateful for our amazing community support!
Go Dutchmen!
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11 days 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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11 days ago, Melrose Activities

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!

11 days ago, Melrose Comm. Ed.

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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12 days 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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12 days 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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12 days ago, Melrose Activities

Good Luck to our Fusion Boys Swimming & Diving Team as they compete against Detroit Lakes at Melrose tonight! The races begin at 6pm, and we'll need volunteers on deck to time by 5:45pm. Tonight is also Senior Night, and we'll honor Nolan Fleischhacker, Andrue Stalboerger and Zaron Olmschenk! Go Fusion!
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13 days 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/

13 days 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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13 days 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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13 days ago, Melrose Activities

Congratulations to Noah Christen, our SC-M Defender Wrestler, who celebrated his 75th Pin this weekend! Way to go, Noah!
#Defenders
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13 days 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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13 days ago, Melrose Activities

Grab your sweetheart and join us for a heart-filled evening of creativity, sweetness, and fun on February 7th! In this Valentine’s-themed class, teams of youth and adults will roll up their sleeves and dive into the delicious world of dessert decorating. First, we’ll design and decorate festive sugar cookies bursting with love and color. Then, after a tasty dinner break generously provided by our instructor Ms. B, we’ll get back to the fun by crafting adorable Cupid-inspired cake pops. Register: https://isd740.ce.eleyo.com/course/717/winter-spring-2026/sweethearts-sugar-art-mini-camp

13 days ago, Melrose Comm. Ed.

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.

14 days ago, Melrose Comm. Ed.

Students in grades 7+ can join us tonight for Open Gym from 7-9pm. $2/Player or $5/Family. Exact change is appreciated. Please enter door 2.

15 days ago, Melrose Comm. Ed.

Kids in grades 7-12 can join us for Indoor Soccer tonight from 7-9pm. Boys will play in the HS Gym, and girls will play in Elem. Gym 4. $2/Player. Exact change is appreciated. Please enter door 2.

16 days ago, Melrose Comm. Ed.