Minatare Jr./Sr. School

Put on your Minatare gear and head out tomorrow night, Thursday October 19th for the Minatare Triangular with Kimball & Hemingford. Minatare Booster Club will also be on hand with a bake sale and burgers for your enjoyment along with our concession stand. Go Big Red!!

Thank you to everyone that came out today to celebrate Pat Horner's Retirement. Huge thank you to Nadia Martinez for the amazing food (as always) and the great cake. We had a great time celebrating and honoring a man that has worked day in and day out to provide our school with many things for over 18 years. Congratulations Pat Horner.

HALLOWEEN TRUNK OR TREAT DOWNTOWN MINATARE SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2023 3:00 PM TO 5:30 PM COSTUME CONTEST GAMES AND PRIZES BOUNCE HOUSES PRIZE FOR BEST TRUNK! Sponsored by the Minatare Public Library Bigger and better every year

Aulick Manufacturing Day. Cassiana Gutierrez Jordyn Taylor, and Miah Garza made it to the final round in the gate competition.

FEMA and FCC Plan Nationwide Emergency Alert Test for Oct. 4; Test Messages Will be Sent to All TVs, Radios and Cell Phones

Thanks to Mrs. Hort’s sunflowers, the 8th grade AgScience class was able to dissect sunflowers and identify parts of the flower and plant.

Mrs. Eskam has prepared a lovely fall bulletin board for our downstairs hallway. Mrs. Robbins also prepared a lovely board for our upstairs bulletin board to celebrate Hispanic Heritage month.

Don't forget Parent/Teacher Conferences will run tomorrow, Thursday September 28th from 4:30-7:30PM at Minatare Elementary School (805 7th Street). High school staff will be located in the gym (please remember to sign in). Elementary staff will be located in their designated classrooms. Conferences will continue on Friday September 29th from 8:00AM to 12:00PM. Please plan to attend, visit with our staff, and see all of the great things happening at Minatare Public Schools.

Reminder that this week is Parent/Teacher Conferences. They will be held at the Elementary school located at 807 7th Street. Dates are Thursday September 28th from 4:30-7:30pm and Friday September 29th from 8:00am to 12:00pm. High School Staff will be set up in the Elementary Gym and Elementary Staff will be located in their designated classrooms. Please plan to attend so that we can share all of the wonderful things your students have been doing.

Monthly Lifespan Respite Update Since July 1, we have assisted 100 individuals with respite funding (97 Children, 7 Adults, 6 Elderly) and they have already used $16,408 in respite funding. Scotts Bluff County – 45 Dawes County – 40 Box Butte County – 12 Sheridan County – 7 Morrill County – 2 Cheyenne County – 2 Kimball County – 2 We had a successful Respite Fun Day at the Chadron Aquatic Center with 22 individuals attending. Comments from the families included: We enjoyed the event and had fun swimming. It was great to get out of the house and have a good day! Thank you for hosting!!! The swimming was a very nice activity well enjoyed by kids and adults. Thank you. Absolutely loved respite fun day! It was a great experience! The kiddos got to meet other kids while doing so. Our next event is December 2 in Scottsbluff. The flyer and registration form are attached. We are excited at the continued increase in respite usage and hope you will continue to refer families who have a child on an IEP or IFSP or even a 504 Plan. I attached our most recent Provider list. We are still looking for providers, especially in Box Butte, Sheridan, Morrill, Cheyenne and Kimball Counties. Many families really enjoy that the kids can participate in activities such as dance, gymnastics and swimming. Please contact Ms. Tyree-Bowers or Ms. Alvord for more information. Ms. Tyree-Bowers can be reached at 308-783-1255 Ms. Alvord can be reached at 308-783-1733

The high school art class has been drawing up some wonderful renditions of a poodle and a bear using different textures, shapes and shading. Drawings completed by Yvonne Kreiling and Skyler Montgomery.

Minatare JH Ladies won today against Leyton. They played tough and they played hard. Congratulations!

The high school Sculpture class has been practicing their patience the last few weeks while creating these small sculptures constructed of clay. Artists include: Lluvia Calihua-Gonzales, Angelique Camargo, Dionicio Hernandez, Cameron LeVasseur, Waryck Newlin, Alex Hall, Dakota Taylor and Jordyn Taylor. Teacher: Mrs. Rhonda Eskam

Come out Wednesday September 13th and support our Minatare Junior High Volleyball & Football players as they take on Leyton. Volleyball will begin at 1PM Football will begin at 2PM

University of Wyoming Band Day! Minatare JH/HS Band and Minatare Football enjoyed the day in Laramie. The Band played with many other schools at the game.

Homecoming Week Day 2: Twin Day Pictured: JJ Ozuna, Nicole Sorensen, Stacey Sailors, Chris Guadarrama, Jackson Schwartz, Aaron Suhr, Justin VanWinkle, Saidey Garza, Yoselin Reyes, Lluvia Calihua-Gonzales, Dionicio Hernandez, Miguel Calihua-Gonzales

Homecoming Day 1 "Anything but a Backpack Day" This was fun to see all of the creative, outside the "backpack" ideas. Pictured: Saidey Garza, Jimena Perez (target carts). Jordyn Taylor, Ana Lovato, Yarely Herrera, Bayleigh Lacy(cat carrier, suitcase, cooler, livestock feed bucket. Skyler Montgomery, Aaron Neumann, Jacelyn Prouty (cooler, tote, collapsible tote). Yvonne Kreiling, Angelique Camargo, Saidey Garza, Yoselin Reyes (laundry basket, wicker tote, target cart, blue storage organizer). Axton Merrigan, Adan Perez, Jenessa Pedotto, Israeli Calihua-Gonzales, Thalia Gonzales (Brown suitcase, laundry bag, murdoch's sack, black suitcase, blue cooler) Jimena Cazares-Ramirez, Chloe Montgomery, AnaCecilia Reyes, Aubrie Quintanar, Sebastian Lovato, Zamay Baldares-Herrera, AnaLucia Reyes, Riley Senter (Purple overnight bag, green laundry basket, white tote, target sack, glad trash bag, Walmart grocery sack, drink pitcher, multi-color bag) Madeleine Camargo-Ramirez, Saya Newlin, Jason Hall, Izaiah Lowery (black duffle bag, igloo cooler, blue/white suitcase. Nike shoe box) Cannot wait for Twin Day tomorrow.

It's Game Day! Minatare VS. Potter-Dix at Potter-Dix. Leave time is 2pm JV & Varsity Volleyball at 4pm Football at 7pm Good Luck Everyone!

Minatare High School Students: Get your Teams together for the Homecoming Flag Football Monday August 28th, 6pm and you Teams for Volleyball on Tuesday August 29th, 6pm. Max team members (7), teams must have a name and the names must be G-rated. Rosters for said Teams need to be turned into the Principals office before noon on Monday August 28.

Wow what a great time at the Minatare FFA/Football fundraiser! #goatroping Even a guest appearance by Gering Native and Steer Wrestling World Champion Dean Gorsuch. Thank you Minatare Booster Club for the good food and Minatare FFA/Football team for the fun!