Minatare Jr./Sr. School

Minatare Junior High wrestling had a fantastic day at the Mitchell invite! A lot of hard work and determination! Congratulations to all! Drake 1st Juan 1st Noah 2nd Israel 2nd Crayton 2nd Jason 3rd Adan 3rd Roberto 4th

Congratulations to the Minatare One Act on their season. They finished their competition season at Banner County yesterday with districts with a 6th place finish. Jordyn Taylor & Cassiana Gutierrez both received district acting awards as well!

Come out tomorrow night, Friday December 1st and catch our 1st home basketball games of the season as we take on South Platte. Games begin with JV boys at 4:30pm, followed by Varsity girls, followed by Varsity boys. While you are here, be sure to visit the Minatare Booster Club in the safe room for their bake sale and Booster burgers or visit our Concession stand. You won't leave the games hungry! Good Luck to all of our players and coaches and GO BIG RED!! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAnInOGvtwpD6OfsvXTws3w

Minatare Public Schools would like to take the opportunity to wish you all a safe and Happy Thanksgiving holiday. May your tables & hearts be full of wonderful food, wonderful memories, love, laughter and blessings. Minatare Public Schools will be closed Wednesday November 22nd through Friday November 24th for our Minatare families to enjoy the Thanksgiving break with all of their loved ones. We will all return on Monday November 27th at regular start times. From our Minatare families to yours, Happy Thanksgiving!​

FFA had a great day at Leadership Development Events! Cassiana Gutierrez received a purple and qualified for STATE in Cooperative Speaking. JacksonSchwartz, Aaron Suhr and Calvin Douglass placed a high purple for their duck/goose hunting demonstration. Bayleigh Lacy, Saydee Peterson and Yvonne Kreiling received a purple for their egg candling demonstration and Aaron Neumann received a white ribbon for Creed Speaking. Congratulations to all of you!

This event is for parents whose primary language is Spanish. What a great opportunity! The following topics will be covered: Components of the IEP How to communicate at the IEP How to support your child Local and Government Agencies Medicaid and SSI Extended school year services DD services as an adult and how to apply Please share the flier and this link to register: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYlc-Curz4pE93BDewXgdv6jZUuGC_swwOa#/registration. This event takes place this Saturday via Zoom.

Reminder: Minatare will be hosting MAC One Act tomorrow, Thursday November 16th. There is No School for Students Grades Pre-K through 12. Pre-K will have Parent Teacher Conferences on Thursday. Friday November 17th is a Teacher In Service day. High School students will still be able to come in from 1-3pm for teacher assistance. No Basketball practices on Thursday November 16th. Friday November 17th-regular scheduled practices at 4 & 5:30PM.

Thank you to everyone that came & joined us for Title I Turkey Bingo. We had an amazing turnout. Congratulations to all of our winners. Thank you to the Minatare Booster Club for providing hot dogs & water, to Banister's Leadership Academy for your attendance & information and DeVonna Tyree-Bowers for providing information about our Special Education department. Thank you to Superintendent Rocky Robbins for calling our Bingo games and Principal Jodi Wolf for assisting. We had a great time.

Tonight's the night! Join us at Minatare Elementary for some good old fashioned Title I Bingo! Come for Bingo, learn about the Title I program and have some fun, all for free! Starts at 6pm in the Elementary gym. Minatare Booster Club will also be serving hot dogs and water, free of charge to those that are in attendance. Thank you Booster Club for always providing for our community.

Friday November 10th Regular School Day All Grades

The Scottsbluff-Gering Chamber AgBusiness Committee held their annual Ag Career Day at the WNCC Harms Center. The Sophomores attending the Human Services Career Cab Event. Saidey Garza Alex Hall Jeremiah Jay Yvonne Kreiling Cameron LeVasseur Waryck Newlin Tayson Pedotto Saydee Peterson Hunter Poor Bear Jacelyn Prouty Yoselin Reyes

Looking for 3rd through 6th graders at Minatare Elementary, boys and girls, to participate in open gym/basketball activities. Students will have weekly practices and be a part of : Help students become familiar with basketball concepts Develop a team mentality Become familiar with competition Develop a culture of success at a younger age

8th grade science students spent the class period dissecting starfish. This allowed the students to learn about and view the structure and pattern of the inner skeletal framework.

Parents/Guardians/Athletes: If you will be participating in Winter Sports (basketball, wrestling) High School & Junior High, please attend the Winter Sports meeting tonight at 5:30pm in the Minatare High School Gym.

Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023, when the clock will “fall back” one hour and in theory we get one extra hour of sleep.

Minatare Public Schools had the extreme pleasure to host Mike Donahue, the founder & director of Value Up, a Nebraska based motivational company that focuses on positive school culture. If you have never heard his message, or listened to him speak, you should. We could have heard a pin drop this morning while he was speaking to our students and staff. What a pleasure it was to host Mr. Mike Donahue. Thank you for gracing our school with your presence.

Good Luck to our Junior High wrestlers tomorrow in Kimball. Tournament starts at 10am.

Mark your calendars for the Winter Sports Parent/Athlete meeting on Monday November 2nd at 5:30pm in the MHS Gym. If your student/athlete is in Junior High or High school and plans to participate in Wrestling or Basketball please plan to attend.

Join us tonight to help raise funds for our Minatare FFA Chapter and enjoy some bull fries, bingo and bids! All money raised is put towards National, State, & District contests & Leadership events. *Pies to be auctioned off throughout the evening. $15 for Bull Fires, a Bid Card & 5 rounds of Bingo! Starts at 6PM in the MHS Safe room.​

Minatare Junior/Senior High Schools 1st Quarter Honor Roll. What a great group of students! We are proud of all of your accomplishments. Keep up the good work.