The Whippet Band had 2 students participate in the Kearney Underclassmen Honor Band today! Carmin and Addison were selected for the Wind Ensemble and spent the day with other students rehearsing music to prepare for a concert.
REMINDER: Registrations for the kids cheer camp are due Wednesday January 18th by the end of the school day in order to guarantee a t-shirt. Late sign-ups will be accepted.
The Southwest Conference Tournament opening round has been set. The Whippet girls basketball team is the #2 see and will host McCook on Tuesday 24th with a 6:00pm start time. The boys basketball team will travel to Gothenburg on Tuesday 24th and are slated for a 7:00pm opening tip.
Link for Bracket:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1osJ1hOVBz4pDqwUFofEJZUZgYb382_ZE/edit#gid=1185032319
Mrs. Maulsby's 8th grade students participated in the 22-23 VFW Patriot's Pen essay contest. Congrats to Parker Hatch 1st place local chapter contest & district finalist (top 5 of 163 entries). Congrats local chapter winners- Caleb Schwenka 2nd place,Jon Althouse 3rd place, Gabbie Lee 4th place. Way to go Whippets!
Congratulations to Mrs. Whitney Maulsby on her District 13 Smart/ Maher VFW National Citizenship Teacher of the Year award! She was nominated for her dedication to promoting patriotism, civic responsibility, and Americanism in the classroom. We're proud to call her a Whippet!
A BIG thank you to all of the helpers and coaches who worked to make the Minden wrestling Invite a success yesterday! The meet ran very smoothly and it was a fun night of competition for all!!
WRESTLING: Due to Youtube restrictions, WNN can only host 1 stream. New streaming links below.
WNN-Pool A, HS Gym
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeuYBkV6zvM
CLJMS News-Pool B, MS Gym
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mYHCPpaQN8
Here is the Whippet activity update for January 16th through 22nd!
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This article by Minden’s very own Jeremy Knajdl is a must read. It was included in the Nebraska Council of School Administrators winter publication.
2023 Spring Play Auditions - January 31
Thank you to everyone who helped support the purchase of the new band uniforms! We are excited to debut the entire uniform this Fall during marching season with the new hats and everything.
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Please join Minden FBLA for our soup supper during tomorrow nights basketball games against Hastings St. Cecilia! The meal includes a bowl of soup, ham sandwich slider, baked good, and drink for $6. We will be serving from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. All proceeds will be donated to Be The Gift!
Congrats to the high school Quiz Bowl team for going 6-0 at the Elwood meet today, and coming home as Champions! It was a great TEAM effort today, with EVERY member answering at least one question.
Congratulations to our December Whippets of the Month!
Jon Althouse, Molly Nelson, Ayden Barnes- Murphy, Marissa Wellman, Keira Crane, Jolie Buechler, Edmundo Borrego, Katherine Marshall, Laci Loeske, Navi Lennemann
The middle school boys basketball games on Thursday @ Hastings St. Cecilia start at 4pm not 4:30 as previously posted. Just 2 games, one for each grade level and 7th grade plays first. 1st game of the year.
Radio coverage for Whippet home basketball this week:
Tuesday vs Ravenna: 98.9 fm (girls tip 6pm and boys to follow)
Thursday vs. Saint Cecilia: 104.1 fm/1230 am (girls tip 6pm and boys to follow)
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Updated Schedule for home basketball on Tuesday 1/10:
4:30pm: Boys JV in HS Gym (NO GIRLS JV DUE TO LACK OF PLAYERS FOR RAVENNA)
6:00pm: Girls Varsity
7:30pm: Boys Varsity