Medina Public School is developing a Health and Safety Plan as part of our school restart. We are asking each family to take some time to complete a brief survey to help guide us as we make plans to re-open. Please complete the survey before Monday, July 27. To complete the survey, click on the following link: https://forms.gle/2Uj24RsvtBibjYQk7 You can also access the survey on our school website. Thank you in advance for your help.
Girls' Open Gym has been added to the schedule. You can also view or download a schedule here: https://www.medina.k12.nd.us/o/mps/browse/142530
Just a reminder that FFA Land Judging Practices start tonight at 7PM. Please use the Ag Shop's walk-in door. Anyone that was in 7-12 grade this past year is welcome to participate. If you are interested but cannot attend tonight please get ahold of Ms. Vandehoven either at the school 701-486-3121 or cell 701-652-5587
Our post prom committee is hosting a post prom get together with social distancing for students in grades 10-12 who were signed up to go to Medina Prom. This will be held Saturday, July 18 at the Medina City Park, with pictures beginning at 6:30 pm. Supper will be served at 7:00 pm. Games and dancing will follow supper. A grand march is planned at 8:00 pm. ONLY PARENTS of prom attendees can watch from their vehicle at the park. We will also plan to stream the grand march on the Medina School Facebook page so others can watch.
*Weather permitting – if an alternative plan needs to happen, we will update as needed.
Here is the revised open gym schedule. Starting next week, JH VB open gym will be held on Monday. Also, some of the locations for other open gyms have changed because Pingree's gym is being resurfaced. Please take note of these changes.
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Medina School has the following coaching positions open for this school year: Elementary Girls'’ Basketball, Elementary Boys’ basketball, and Junior High Girls’ Basketball. If interested, please contact Damon.Bosche@k12.nd.us or call the school at 701-486-3121.
Volleyball open gym for grades 7 & 8 will be held weekly on Wednesday from 5:30-7:00. Here is a link to the updated schedule.
https://www.medina.k12.nd.us/o/mps/browse/142530
During the school year, Destiny Opp earned the Great American Award. Today, Cliff Naylor, from KFYR, who met Destiny this past school year when doing a story on our 5th grade class signing the Pledge of Allegiance, surprises Destiny this morning to present her the award!
Way to go Destiny! Thank you Mrs. Schlecht for making it all happen! #mpsproud
Here is a link to the MPB summer open gym schedule and guidelines.
https://www.medina.k12.nd.us/o/mps/browse/142530
Volleyball open gym will be held each Tuesday night from 5:30-7:00 and will rotate each week between Pingree and Medina. This week (June 23) open gym will be in Pingree. Open gym is for all students who will be in grades 7-12 in the 2020-2021 school year.
There will be volleyball open gym in Medina tomorrow (June 16) at 6:00 for students who will be in grades 7-12 in the 2020-2021 school year.
Here is the video of the MPS Class of 2020 graduation. Congratulations!
https://youtu.be/QsSw8xflYtU
Medina High School prom has been cancelled for the 2019-2020 school year. We were hoping to hold a prom event sometime this summer, but that is no longer a possibility. Please spread the word about this cancellation.
Larks Reading Game Night!
The game has been moved to June 27. Tickets needs to be reserved by June 19. You can visit their site to see their social distancing rules for a safe, fun evening!
Medina High School Graduation is scheduled for Sunday, June 14 at 2:00 PM in the Medina High School Gymnasium. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Medina Public School is placing limitations on the graduation ceremony. Each graduate will be given a limited number of tickets to invite guests for graduation. Only individuals with tickets will be able to attend graduation. For those unable to attend graduation, it will also be live-streamed on https://www.youtube.com/MagnitudeSports or https://www.msportsnet.com/watch.html If you are unable to attend, we encourage you to watch the livestream. Thank you for your support of our graduates and school!
The Summer Food Service Program provides free meals to kids and teens age 18 and younger. These are grab and go meals, and parents/guardians are able to pick up meals for their child. (They may pick-up more than one-day’s worth of meals, up to 5 days.) The pick-up sites are in Jamestown, but these services are still available to Medina children.
We are hiring for a Math Corps tutor to support our learners in grades 4-8, in the area of math. If you are interested in the position or have questions, please call Mrs. Hofmann at the school for more information. The position includes a living stipend and money for college (up to 7 years) for you or you can gift it to a child or grandchild if you are 55+.
Census 2020:
It is here! Please fill out your census. You need to have everyone in your home counted.
2020census.gov/count
Are you interested in earning some extra income? The Census 2020 also needs help. Apply:
2020census.gov/jobs
It's SUMMER time! We hope you are finding activities to do outside and using your creativity to create new things! We also know it is important for you to continue READING over the summer. Do you have have a favorite author or series you are enjoying? Or maybe a read aloud is more appealing! I just came across this link with MANY of my favorite read alouds by 2 funny guys. I hope you enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJaMJYDq8yU&list=PL_A1x80zHoBnYMNQ8yNAYlbZtexOY4-gh&index=13
If you have a 4 year old who is one year away from attending Kindergarten, our state DPI has an in-home Kindergarten readiness program, UPSTART, available to you. It does NOT take the place of preschool. It is 15-20 minutes/day focused on reading and math/science instruction.
Here is the link to check it out:
https://www.waterfordupstart.org/
