Have you dreamed about becoming local royalty? Girls in grades 10-12 who are interested in learning more about becoming the next Melrose Royalty are invited to a meeting on Tuesday, April 15, in the HS Media Center at 7:45am! Donuts & juice are included! Grab a friend & come see what it's all about! #DutchmenPride
Melrose Area NHS hosted the annual Red Cross Blood Drive today! At this event, there were over 60 people who rolled up their sleeves and helped others. We are thankful for the Red Cross Staff, the students, and Melrose School Staff who were able to help out. Great job! #DutchmenPride
Congratulations to the Melrose Area Knowledge Bowl Team - AA State Champions! The Dutchmen Team dressed up to attend dinner last night. From left to right: Malachi Piche, Derick Rademacher, Lydia Prout, Andrue Stalboerger, Eric Sundermann. Head Coach, Mr. Leraas and Assistant Coach, Mr. Hoyt, along with alternate Ramona Lurken-Tvrdik were also present. Last night, the Dutchmen Team took first place after the written round. Today, the Dutchmen Team dominated, never losing their first place status, always competing against the top teams. See the attached scores. Yay, Dutchmen! We are so excited for this team! #DutchmenPride
Congratulations to our Varsity Softball Team - this Lady Dutchmen Team won their first game last night 13-1 against Sauk Centre! Nice job, team! #DutchmenPride
Melrose Area Arts Council proudly announces the 2nd Annual Festival of the Arts! There will be an art display at the Melrose City Center, with additional art on display at the Melrose location of the Freeport State Bank. Learn more at: https://melroseareaartscouncil.org/
Today is Minnesota's State Tornado Drill. Sirens will sound at 1:45 pm and at 6:45 pm. Students at Melrose Area Schools will take part in the drill at 1:45 pm. Please talk with your families about how to stay safe in tornados.
Join us for a night of fun as Melrose Stages performs 'Theatre Highlights Old & New' in the Marit Elliott Performing Arts Center! Show dates are tonight, tomorrow night & Sunday! All seats are $11: https://gofan.co/app/school/MN99879
Best of Luck to our Knowledge Bowl Team as they compete in the State Meet today & tomorrow! We are cheering for you! #DutchmenPride
Reminder: Today there is a second tornado drill at 6:45pm. This is part of Severe Weather Awareness Week, and the goal of the drills is to get people thinking about where they can find shelter when there are severe thunderstorms — and possibly tornadoes — throughout the rest of the year. Be safe! #DutchmenPride
Melrose Area Knowledge Bowl Team was honored at a pep fest yesterday, where they participated in a mock meet against a group of teachers and seniors. Our amazing Knowledge Bowl Team won the mock meet! Local EMS will escort the Knowledge Bowl Team out of town today at 4:30pm. All are welcome to join in cheering our team! #DutchmenPride
Are you planning to move into an apartment or house in Melrose this spring/summer and plan to have your student attend school in the fall? Contact Cheryl at cenneking@isd740.org or 320-256-5160 x 4251 to get more information!
Reminder: There WILL be school on Thursday April 17!
Last week, our Advanced Culinary Class had their first experience setting up a breading station and hammering out pork cutlets as they made pork schnitzel and spaetzle. The process is fun and the result is delicious! #DutchmenPride
Congratulations to the Melrose Area Schools Speech Team - they hosted Sub-Sections last night and were named Team Champions! Individual Champions included Ella Erdmann, Aidan Kluempke, Emily Sand, Ramona Lurken-Tvrdik, Aaron Abonce Garcia, Meadow Schaefer, Zoe Hoeschen. Woot-woot! #DutchmenPride
Join us for a night of fun as Melrose Stages performs 'Theatre Highlights Old & New' in the Marit Elliott Performing Arts Center! Show dates are Thursday, Friday & Sunday of this week! All seats are $11: https://gofan.co/app/school/MN99879
We love our Foods Classes! Last week, our Culinary 1 Classes showed teamwork as they stuffed and wrapped potstickers. Meanwhile, Foods and Nutrition Classes started their pasta section by making a healthy ratatouille pasta! We're enjoying our classes! #DutchmenPride
Are you the next Melrose Royalty? Girls in grades 10-12 who are interested in learning more about this amazing opportunity are invited to a meeting on Tuesday, April 15, in the HS Media Center at 7:45am! Donuts & juice are included! Grab a friend & come learn more! #DutchmenPride
Today is the kickoff of the Dutchmen Fun Run! Our goal is to raise $15,000. This helps to support field trips, rollerskating, and playground equipment for students at Melrose Elementary School. Students will be collecting cash, check, and online donations.
Online donations can be made at:
https://app.givebacks.gives/melrosepta25
Is your kiddo registered for this super cute spring craft? Join Ms. Jennifer Frank-Heinze to paint and create a chick and bunny to decorate for Spring for only $13!
Register ASAP to ensure we have enough supplies for your kiddo!
https://isd740.ce.eleyo.com/course/578/winter-spring-2025/wooden-chick-bunny-pollito-y-conejito-de-madera
Melrose Elementary Staff had so much fun meeting with families for Kindergarten Round up on Friday, April 4th! We are looking forward to next school year, when we get to have the Class of 2038 in the building! Yay, Kindergarten! #DutchmenPride
