
Congratulations to our Speech Team, who took 1st at the St. Michael-Albertville Meet on Saturday, February 10, 2024! Way to go! #DutchmenPride


SC-M Defenders Wrestling is proud honor Dominic Kerzman for 75 wins and Lanna Walter for 100 wins! Great job! We are so proud of these accomplishments! #DutchmenPride



Melrose Area Knowledge Bowl Team tied for second with Sartell at the North Branch Meet this past Saturday! Their score was 106! Pictured here: Andrue Stalboerger, Derick Rademacher, Lydia Prout, Eric Sundermann, & German Exchange Student Joel Herrlich. Congratulations KB Team! #DutchmenPride


There is still time to join us TONIGHT for ECFE Stop and Play! Tonight we will be doing lots of fun Valentines activities. Register now: https://isd740.ce.eleyo.com/course/ecfe/408/school-year-2023-24%E2%80%942/early-childhood-family-education-stop-and-play-fall-2023-ecfe-stop-and-play-para-familias


SC-M Defenders Girls Wrestling is pleased to announce Lanna Walter is a two-time Individual Section Champion, and will be wrestling at State the first weekend in March! Lanna Walter placed first, with a score of 33-0. Afton Vogt placed fourth, with a score of 21-10. Kalli Schirmers placed fifth, with a score of 22-8. Lili Raya placed fifth, with a score of 14-7. Georgia Anderson, Monika Frericks, Taya Gysberg, Morgan Moll, & Krista Klasen also participated. Nice Work, Defenders!

Our Melrose Gymnastics Team are West Central Conference Champions! We were lucky to host the WCC Meet in Melrose, in our gym. Congratulations to WCC All Conference Gymnasts: Hannah Hoppe, Gabby Schoenberg, Josie Eveslage, Celia Schoenberg, and congratulations to Theresia Nathe, our WCC Honorable Mention Gymnast! We're so excited! #DutchmenPride

Last week Ms. Vedbraaten enjoyed time with Cletus, a bearded lizard. Cletus really likes Ms. Vedbraaten, too!


Ready to Move? We have Open Gym, Open Pickleball and Open Swim Today! Come in door 2. $2/person or $5/family


People in grades 7+ are welcome to Open Gym tonight from 7-10pm. Come in door 2. $2/person - exact change is appreciated!


Congratulations to the Melrose/Sauk Centre Fusion Boys Swimming and Diving Team on winning the West Central Conference Championship last night! Andrue Stalboerger was the champion in Diving and set a new West Central Conference meet record in Diving. Other All-Conference athletes included Nolan Fleischhacker, Isaiah Zink, Macen Toavs-Etcheverry, Thatcher Van Beck, Jacob Robischon, Sevrin Anderson, Grant Eveslage, Sam Stangler, and Alex Wilwerding. Great Job Boys!



SC-M Defenders Wrestling Team is proud to honor Jose De Los Santos Morales for 100 wins! Wow! We are so proud of this accomplishment! #DutchmenPride


We are SO excited to host the West Central Conference Gymnastics Meet in the Melrose Gyms tonight! The meet begins at 5pm, and tickets are available online or at the gate. Because it's a conference meet, activity passes will not be accepted. Let's Cheer for our Mighty Dutchmen! Tickets: https://gofan.co/event/1288879?schoolId=MN99879&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rst&referrer_name=activity_scheduler&utm_campaign=rst_schedule_page

Check out these upcoming Community Education Classes! Register online at: https://isd740.ce.eleyo.com/


We will have Open Swim on Sunday, February 11, 2024 from 1-3pm! Come in door 2. $2/person or $5/family


Melrose Area Dutchmen Knowledge Bowl Team came home from Waverly with some hardware on Feb. 7, 2024! Varsity Team of Logan Rue, Eric Sundermann, and Aiden Hellermann earned 2nd Place! JV Team of Bryce Moscho, Ramona Lurken-Tvrdik, Hailey Hammond, and Logan Kelzer earned 1st Place! JV Team of Terry Clinton, Andrue Stalboerger, and Ruby Ludwig earned 2nd Place! #DutchmenPride




Melrose Area Advanced Culinary Students experimented with the Maillard Reaction (similar to caramelization) this week as they made French Baguettes and French Onion Soup! Oh, the familiar sting from cutting onions! This meal was worth it!







Melrose Area Chamber of Commerce has tickets for the Pre-Valentine's Day Dinner and Comedy Show, held at the Melrose American Legion on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. Cornerstone Catering Co. will be serving an amazing dinner. With Opening Act Tobi Shamu, & Headliner David Harris, you'll have a night to remember! Tickets are $50. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pre-valentines-day-dinner-and-comedy-show-tickets-776630612067


Attention Hockey Fans! The SC-M Hockey Association is excited to offer an opportunity for kids to try Hockey for Free! This fun event, for ages 4-9, will be held at the Sauk Centre Civic Arena from 8:30-10am on Sunday, February 11. Call Jessica DeZeeuw to register: 612-419-9242


SC-M Defenders wrestle in Melrose tonight at 5pm! Tonight we will honor seniors: Lanna Walter, Jose de los Santos Morales, and Miguel Nicolas Gomez. Defenders Wrestling is also participating in Takedown Cancer. All are welcome to contribute to this worthy cause after the first round of wrestling.


The Knights and Princesses had a blast during the Royal Knight and Princess Party on Saturday! Thank you to the National Honor Society members who volunteered for the event as well as everyone who came and had a royal good time! #DutchmenPride





