Medina Public School District 3

Thank you to the Farmstead and Dakota Heritage Bank for the drinks and treats! We are being spoiled for Teacher Appreciation Week! Thank you!

We will be open for plants tomorrow (Wednesday) from 3:30 to 6pm. They are going fast, so come and get them while they last. We are located at the bus barn across the street to the west of the school. Proceeds go to our Close Up and FFA kids that go on the Washington DC trips.

FFA State Horse Juding Champions! Abby Ryun was the high individual. Congratulations to our students and their advisor, Ms. Vandehoven!

The junior high track meet scheduled for tomorrow (May 7) in Carrington has been cancelled.

This week we are celebrating our teachers and staff. We have a great team here at Medina School and we are thankful for everyone and all that they do to make our school great! We also want to thank all of our sponsors who are supporting us as we honor our teachers and staff for Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week. Thank you to The Farmstead, The Steele Ozone, Dakota Heritage Bank, Country Kids Corral, and Guthmiller Earthmoving. We appreciate your support and encouragement!

19 students earned a combined 33 medals at yesterday’s state music contest for their star rating performances! Here are the results: STAR RATING **Down to the River to Pray (Girls Vocal Ensemble): Madison Hofmann, Cierra Mack, Kennedy Behm, Grace Reister, Samantha Reister, Savannah Reister, Alaina Bosche, Maddie Gefroh, & Rozalyn Hawkinson **Set Me As a Seal (Girls Vocal Ensemble): Madison Hofmann, Cierra Mack, Kennedy Behm, Taryn Mittleider, Alaina Bosche, & Maddie Gefroh **Wade in the Water (Girls Vocal Ensemble): Kara Bosche, Shayla Martin, Taryn Mittleider, Lauren Markegard, & Cherdan Slaughter **Stars I Shall Find (Girls Vocal Duet): Alaina Bosche & Cierra Mack **Six for a Twist (Percussion Ensemble): Alaina Bosche, Bryce Markegard, Maddie Gefroh, Aiden Greer, Shayla Martin, & Josh VanEpps **Andantino (Flute Trio): Grace Reister, Cherdan Slaughter, & Destiny Opp **The Hunter (French Horn Duet): Samantha Reister & Savannah Reister EXCELLENT RATING **The Holy City (Girls Vocal Solo): Alaina Bosche **Scherzetto (Trumpet Quartet): Kennedy Behm, Kara Bosche, Lauren Markegard, & Trevin Behm Congratulations, students! I am so very proud of you all! ~Mrs. Bosche

Today is School Lunch Hero Day! Thank you Steph, Tammy, Starr, and Audrey for everything you do to ensure our students have nutritious and delicious lunches each day! We appreciate you and how you go above and beyond for all of us at Medina School!

Please join us tonight for A Trip Around The World during the Spring Elementary Music Concert at 7:00 PM in the school gym. After the concert, the Just Say No Club is having their annual bake sale and will also be serving bars and lemonade.

Medina Public School and the MPB co-op have the following coaching positions open for next school year: Head Boys' Basketball (MPB Co-op), Junior High Girls' Basketball (MPB Co-op), Elementary Girls' Basketball (Medina), and Elementary Cross Country (Medina). If you are interested in any of these positions, please fill out an online application at the following link: https://www.medina.k12.nd.us/page/coaching-positions

Summer EBT Program In summer 2024, North Dakota will launch Summer EBT, a new grocery benefits program that provides families $120 for each eligible school-aged child to buy groceries when school is out. Summer is a time when many children lose the free and reduced-price meals they get at school, and when households might need a little extra help putting meals on the table. Most families will get these benefits automatically, but some parents will need to apply. The new program is in addition to free meals that kids of all ages can get at summer meal sites in their communities. Most parents or guardians of eligible students will receive an email that provides information about the student's eligibility, how to update address information or how to opt out of the program if they choose. We were not able to get email addresses for every eligible student. Parents or guardians may contact our office if they don’t get an email and want to know if they will receive benefits and/or update their address information. We have a special Summer EBT email address: NDSEBT@nd.gov and the webpage is NDSummerEBT.nd.gov Eligibility: Children are eligible for the program if: • the child attends a school that offers the National School Lunch or School Breakfast Program, and a. the household receives SNAP, FDPIR, or TANF benefits, or b. the household income meets the requirements for free or reduced-price school meals. Many families will get Summer EBT automatically, but some families may need to apply. • If your children don’t meet the eligibility criteria listed above, but you think your household is eligible for Summer EBT, you can apply for Summer EBT by filling out a simple application. The application will be available online at https://ndsummerebt.nd.gov/ on April 24, 2024. How Summer EBT Works: The benefits will be provided on a separate EBT card for each eligible student and can be used to buy groceries. Families will receive $120 per eligible child for the summer. Benefits can be used at authorized retailers, like grocery stores and farmers markets, to purchase healthy foods like fruits, vegetables, meats and other protein sources, whole grains, and dairy. You can find more information about Summer EBT here https://ndsummerebt.nd.gov/

The baseball game that was rescheduled with Kidder County in Medina tomorrow night (May 2) has been cancelled. Here is a link to the revised baseball schedule: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tjhodOFJsfv3vCVksGot9UJBOtM1uR74M1S3lbWKmrY/edit?usp=sharing

The baseball game on Thursday, May 2 will be vs. Kidder County JH and will begin at 4:00 PM. Only one 7-inning game will be played on this night.

On Monday, the following message, plus a link, were sent to parent through our Rooms app. Please fill out the parent survey by Wednesday, May 1: Can you please fill out our parent survey? We use these results for our school improvement process and value your input and feedback. We hope at least one parent fills out a survey and it can represent your family. No need to do more than one survey. If you have questions, please call Mrs. Hofmann at the school.

The JH track meet scheduled for today in Jamestown has been cancelled. The track team will practice in Medina today after school.

Sophomores and Juniors will be on a College Tour Field Trip this Wednesday, May 1st. Bus will leave the school at 8:30am and return by 3:20. We will tour the University of Jamestown and Valley City State University. Students should plan to bring $10 cash for lunch as we will have the opportunity to eat in the VCSU cafeteria which will give them the experience of eating in a college cafeteria setting. If you prefer to bring your own lunch, that is fine as well. If anyone is unable to provide the $10 or a sack lunch, please call me at the school as we want to ensure no students go without lunch.

Due to weather and poor field conditions, today’s baseball game has been cancelled. The baseball team will have a split practice today in lieu of the game.

As summer quickly approaches, it is always a good idea to assess whether your kids are ready to be left home alone, even for short periods of time. You can find some helpful information on the attached flier.

Due to illness, the Medina High School class play has been postponed to next Friday, May 3, at 8:00 PM.

On Wednesday, May 1st spring class photos will be taken in the morning. This will be done for PreK through 9th grade classes. Order forms for a 5x7 photo will be passed out to students next week. For the Juniors and Sophomores, the class photos will be taken on Friday, May 3rd in the morning. This is due to these classes being on college visits that day. Order forms for a 5x7 photo will be passed out to these grades next week, as well.

The May 2024 School Newsletter has been mailed. If you live in our school district or have students who attend our school, you should receive a copy in the mail (If you don’t get a copy, please contact the school office). Here’s the link to view the May newsletter online and in color! https://5il.co/2jqra