Just a reminder that school will dismiss at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, January 27 for staff professional development. Archery practice will run from 2:00 to 3:00 on this day. Girls' BB practice will begin at 4:00 in Medina, and Boys' BB practice will begin at 3:15 in Pingree (the Boys' BB bus will leave Medina at 2:30).
What a great day! Our 11/12 grade literature class read aloud to our Kindergartners today! #sharetheloveofreading
FFA practices for the week of January 19th are listed below. Parents, I am going to be trying to get a practice schedule and contest schedule to you by the end of the week as well.
Ag Sales: Thursday at 3:30 until 4:30pm or Friday at 7:15 am
Agronomy: Wednesday at 7am
Livestock: Friday starting in homeroom until 4:30 or 5
FFA Meeting is scheduled for homeroom on January 20th.
The Girls and Boys BB games at the Civic Center today will be broadcasted in AM 600. The girls take on Strasburg-Zeeland at 3:00 pm and the boys take on S-Z at 4:30 pm.
The juniors are busy popping popcorn today to share with ALL!!
We had a community member pay for ALL students to enjoy popcorn, so students will be bringing back home their $1 from home. We are THANKFUL for our community support!
Our county risk level continues to be Yellow. According to our Restart Plan, masks are REQUIRED at school and on busses.
The next FFA meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 20th during homeroom. All 7-12th grade Ag students are welcome to attend.
School and buses will now be 2 hours late due to the power outage in the city of Medina. There will be no breakfast served this morning.
School and buses will be one hour late at Medina School due to a power outage in the entire city.
The JH GBB game in Medina on Friday, January 15 vs. NGS will only be 7th grade. Game time is 4:00. On Saturday, January 16 in Ellendale, the JH GBB game will only be 8th grade. Game time on Saturday for the 8th grade is 12:00.
Winter CDE season is upon us. This includes livestock evaluation, agronomy, and agricultural sales. Our first contest will be held on February 6th and so practices will start this coming week in preparation for that event.
If this is your first year participating in agricultural sales, please be thinking about an agricultural product that you would like to sell.
Ag Sales - Wednesday at 7:15am or 3:30 pm (done by 4:30pm)
Agronomy - Thursday at 3:30pm (done by 5pm)
Livestock Judging - Friday at the start of homeroom (done by 4:30pm)
MPB Winter Sports Guidelines and Fan Information document has been updated to reflect changes in the YELLOW Risk Level. View the document here:
https://5il.co/oeh7
Stutsman County Boys' Basketball Tournament Update: Fans can attend all games and will not need to clear the civic center in between each game. The guidelines for tournament attendance can be found here:
https://5il.co/obyj
Here is the bracket for the Stutsman County Boys' Basketball Tournament. Vouchers are not required to attend the tournament. Tickets can be purchased for $8 at the door as in the past. Fans will be asked to clear the civic center at the completion of each game and masks are required.
https://5il.co/obev
FREE breakfast and lunch for all Medina Public School Students will continue until June 2021. This means ALL students in Medina Public School will receive free breakfasts and lunches until the end of the school year on May 21, 2021. The free meals include students in school and all students attending virtually. Please contact the school about meal pick-up for your virtual students.
The MPB Thunder GBB team will travel to Kensal tonight to take on Griggs-Midkota. Games will begin at 4:00 (7, 8, JV, V) and will be live streamed at this link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQVOaecX2l0YbDlz9cLbx1A
The January 2021 School Newsletter has been mailed and is also available online at https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1057195/JAN_2021_newsletter.pdf
The Medina Public School Christmas Concerts can be viewed at the following links on YouTube.
High School
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hhug16M8SJw&t=2s
Elementary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kk2k6YdK3k
Due to COVID restrictions, the Elementary School Christmas concert tonight will be livestreamed starting at 7:00 PM. In-person attendance at the concert is limited to 3 tickets per family. Click on this link to see the program listing the musical selections that will be performed tonight: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1046950/christmas_elem_program_2020.pdf
Thank you for your understanding.
Tickets for the December 19 GBB game at the Newman Center must be purchased in advance from Medina Public School. Tickets will NOT be available at the door. Tickets are $8 each and can only be used for our game. If you would like to purchase a ticket, please call the school at 701-486-3121. Checks should be made out to Medina Public School.