Saturday is Earth Day and what better way to give back to the Earth than to help clean it up at Pioneer Village! Pioneer Village is looking for community volunteers to help get it looking beautiful for the summer months. See you this Saturday from 9-12!
The junior high boys were the runner-ups at the very competitive 8-team Broken Bow meet today. There were many outstanding performances and PRs set. The team scored points in the long jump (Logan Verbeck-5th), triple jump (Parker Hatch-1st, Turner Schmidt-6th), high jump (Caleb Schwenka-3rd, Cael Smith-6th), discus (Traelin Christiansen-6th), shot put (Evan Lutkemeier-1st, Traelin Christiansen-3rd), 100 meter dash (Logan Verbeck-2nd), 400 meter dash (Cael Smith-3rd), 200 meter hurdles (Caleb Schwenka-2nd, Parker Hatch-3rd), 1600 meter run (Gage Thull-4th), 4x100 meter relay (Caleb Schwenka, Logan Verbeck, Cole Schwenka, and Parker Hatch-2nd), and the 4x400 meter relay (Caleb Schwenka, Parker Hatch, Cael Smith, and Logan Verbeck-2nd).
This a reminder that we will have another community meeting for the potential Elementary Building project on Monday, April 24th, at 6:30. We will have a presentation followed by tours.
ASSISTANT SOFTBALL COACH NEEDED!
Minden is looking for an individual interested in serving as an Assistant High School Girls Softball coach for the Minden/Holdrege/Adams Central Coop Softball Team. If you are interested, please contact Mr. Strong at Minden High School and apply at the following:
https://www.mindenwhippets.org/page/employment-opportunities
Whippet Staff and Families,
We will be celebrating WhippetKind Wednesday on Wednesday, April 26th. Please wear your "It's OK to Be Different" t-shirts. We do have a few shirts left for sale if you would still like to purchase one. Please contact Julie Ratka if you want one.
Minden wrestling is holding their summer wrestling camp June 30-July 1 for 3rd-12th grades. Flyers are available at each school office. Register by June 1 to receive a camp t-shirt!
Time to sign up for Summer camps. Here is the information for the youth football camp. You can either print this off and send it in or your child will be able to pick one up at school and bring it home.
District Music Contest is this Friday in Holdrege for all high school band and choir members! Performances are open to the public.
Thanks to all of the meet helpers and coaches who helped make the Marsh Beck Invite a success today! We could never pull off large events like this without everyone's help. Thank you Minden!
Third graders completed their fairy tale unit with Mrs. Olson in the library and the finale was creating teamwork castles. There were some definite masterpieces!
Weekly Activity Updates for April 17th through 23rd!
Congratulations to the March lifters of the month.
https://www.mindenwhippets.org/o/minden-high-school/article/1072044
Reminder Friday, April 14th will be a 1:00/1:10 dismissal for K-12. The Marsh Beck Track Invite will start at 2:30.
MHS ALUMS majoring in education: if you completed your student teaching last fall OR this spring, please go to the link below to apply for the MEA College Scholarship. Deadline is May 15.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/10KciCSKgFSoCUbFhOxmAYPEC6plbx1Yt/view
JUNIOR GOLF CAMP
Check backpacks or school offices for information about junior golf camp. Registration forms are due by May 12.
Here is the current schedule of events for the Marsh Beck Track/Field Invite for Friday 4/14. We will monitor the weather conditions to determine if changes need to be made:
2023 MARSH BECK INVITE
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Prelims & Finals
Field Events:
2:30 pm Boys Pole Vault Followed by Girls
Girls Discus Followed by Boys
Boys Shot Followed by Girls
Girls High Jump Followed by Boys
Boys Long Jump Followed by Boys Triple Jump-West Runway
Girls Long Jump Followed by Girls Triple Jump–East Runway
Girls & Boys stay at same pits for LJ & TJ
Field events: Prelims and Finals for LJ, TJ, Shot and Discus (3 and 3)
Starting heights to be determined at the site
Running Events:
3:00 pm 3200m Relay Final Girls/Boys
4:00 pm 100m Hurdles Prelims Girls
110m Hurdles Prelims Boys
100m Dash Prelims Girls/Boys
400m Dash Final Girls/Boys
3200m Run Final Girls/Boys
200m Dash Prelims Girls/Boys
******************* 20 min Break *******************
100m Hurdles Final Girls/Boys
110m Hurdles Final Girls/Boys
100m Dash Final Girls/Boys
800m Dash Final Girls/Boys
300m Hurdles Final Girls/Boys
200m Dash Final Girls/Boys
1600m Run Final Girls/Boys
400m Relay Final
400m Throwers Relay (not scored) Girls/Boys
1600m Relay Final Girls/Boys
Congratulations to our Amethyst Show Choir on a wonderful performance at the L-Street Show Choir Festival.
Friday 4/14 Field Event Helpers Needed!
We are hosting the Marsh Beck Track/Field Invitational on Friday 4/14 and we are in need of some meet workers to assist with discus competition and pole vault competitions. These field events begin at 2:30pm on Friday and we would need you to report by 2:00pm or so. If you are able to help please call the High School office and ask for Mr. Strong. Your help will be greatly appreciated!
Whippet varsity golf team placed 5th out of 12 yesterday at the Lexington Invite. Brycen with an 84 for a 9th place finish! Keep working, boys!
Brycen 84 (9th)
Seth 87
Will 92
Alex 94
Carter 99
Whippet JV golf team placed 3rd at our par 3 tournament yesterday, and we had a few individual medals. Lots of positives! Keep working!
Brody 70- 6th
Rilan 74- 8th
Isaac 75- 10th
Dedric 75-11th
Ambrose 80-15th
