Minatare Jr./Sr. School

FFA Labor & Silent Auction! 💙💛 Join us Thursday, November 6th for our annual Minatare FFA Labor Auction and Silent Auction! 🔹 Time: 6pm 🔹 Location: Minatare Safe Room Come out and support our students as they auction off their time, skills, and handmade projects! Your bids help fund FFA activities, contests, and leadership events throughout the year. Labor Auction — Bid on an FFA member’s help for a day! Silent Auction — Check out student projects and local donations! (Some items pictured) Your support makes a difference for our chapter and helps our members grow as leaders in agriculture. Thank you to the following businesses for your donations and support: Deines Irrigation, O'Reilly Auto Parts, B&C Steel, Farm Credit Services of America, 21st Century Equipment, ZM Lumber, Minatare Booster Club. #MinatareFFA #FFAProud #FFALaborAuction

Congratulations to our 1st Quarter Honor Roll students! Your hard work and dedication set the standard for success. 🌟

Sub District Volleyball has been set for Monday October 27th.
Minatare will play Crawford in the 2nd game starting at approximately at 6:30pm.
The first game will be played at 5:00pm , the second at 6:30pm or when the first gets done if it goes later.
Good Luck to our Lady Indians.

Friday, October 24
🏈 🏐 Minatare vs. Cody-Kilgore @ Cody-Kilgore

Football kickoff: 1:00 PM

Volleyball match: 4:00 PM

Catch all the action live here: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ne/cody/organization/20034/cody-kilgore-high-school

Best of luck to our Minatare Indians — and safe travels to all players and fans!

Reminder:
Friday October 24:
Regular School Day for grades K–12

Thursday, October 23:

JV & Varsity Volleyball at Bayard 🏐

Game 1 – 5:00 PM: Bayard JV vs. Minatare JV (Best 2 out of 3 format, 3rd set to 15 if needed)

Between Games: Parents Night

Game 2 – 6:00 PM: Bayard Varsity vs. Minatare Varsity (Best 3 out of 5 format, 5th set to 15)

Watch Live: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ne/bayard/organization/2476/bayard-high-school

Nebraska Early Development Network:
Child Find: All services are free for Children 0-3

🏐 Last Home Volleyball Games of the Season! 🏐

Come out and support the Lady Indians as they host the Minatare Triangular on Monday, October 20, starting at 4:00 PM!

📍 Teams: Minatare • Hemingford • Kimball
📍 Location: Minatare High School Gym
📺 Watch Online: fan.hudl.com

🌭 Concessions available!

The Lady Indians are riding high after a 2nd place finish in the MAC Tournament, and we can't wait to see more great volleyball action. Whether you're cheering from the stands or tuning in online, don't miss the final home games of the season!

Let’s pack the gym and show our support! 💙🏐🔥

Minuteman Activities Conference
High School Volleyball Tournament
Saturday, October 18, 2025

Admission: $6.00/$5.00 students

MAC passes will not be accepted except for Administration.

Concessions: There will be a concession stand available, operated by Bridgeport High School.

Tournament Format: 8-team bracket, 3 game guarantee, best 2 out of 3 with all sets played to 25.
Warm-ups for the first round will be 16 minutes, after the first round we will use 11 minutes.
The first games will begin at 9:00 am and games will follow immediately upon the
conclusion of the previous game. We will run ahead of schedule when possible.
Streaming: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ne/bridgeport/organization/2350/bridgeport-high-school

Games will be streamed from the Aux. Gym.
No Hudl is available for school or Hudl Assist use in the Aux. Gym.

All Game Times are approximate after 9 am, we will start games immediately after the previous
games are complete
1 v 8 9:00 am Game #1: Garden Co. vs Creek Valley (Main Gym)
2 v 7 9:00 am Game #2: Bayard vs Banner Co. (Aux. Gym)
4 v 5 10:15 am Game #3 South Platte vs. Potter-Dix (Aux. Gym)
3 v 6 10:15 am Game #4: Minatare vs Leyton (Main Gym)
11:30 am Game #5: Loser of Game #1 vs. Loser of Game # 3 (Aux. Gym)
11:30 am Game #6: Winner of Gm. #1 vs. Winner of Gm. #3 (Main Gym)
12:45 pm Game #7: Loser of Game #2 vs. Loser of Game #4 (Aux. Gym)
12:45 pm Game #8: Winner of Game #2 vs. Winner of Game #4 (Main Gym)
2:00 pm Game #9: Loser of Gm #5 vs. Loser of Gm #7 (Aux. Gym) 7th Place
2:00 pm Game #10: Loser of Gm #6 vs. Loser of Gm #8 (Main Gym) 3rd Place
3:15 pm Game #11: Winner of Gm #5 vs. Winner of Gm #7 (Aux. Gym) 5th Place
3:15 pm Game #12: Winner of Gm #6 vs. Winner of Gm #8 (Main Gym) Championship

🌟 Join us for the Minatare FFA Labor Auction! 🌟
📅 Wednesday, November 6th
🍽️ Food served at 6:00 PM — enjoy chili & cinnamon rolls!
🕡 Auction begins at 6:30 PM

Come out for an evening of fun and support our FFA members!
We’ll have:
Labor Auction
Dessert Auction
Bingo with prizes
Silent Auction (check out a few of the awesome items below 👇)

All proceeds help our members participate in FFA events, leadership opportunities, and competitions throughout the year. 💙💛
#MinatareFFA #FFAProud #SupportLocalFFA #LaborAuctionNight

The Varsity MAC Bracket has been set for Saturday October 18th in Bridgeport.
Games begin at 9:00AM
Minatare will play at 10:15AM in the Main gym. Please arrive early in case games begin sooner.
Good Luck Ladies!!

FFA Contest Updates!
Our members recently competed in Poultry and Livestock Judging and attended Connecting Chapters Training!

Poultry Judging: Members evaluate different breeds of poultry on their physical traits and quality to rank them accurately.
Team placed 9th overall
Zoe Pedetto – 14th place, Red Ribbon
Yarely – 24th place
Maddie – 33rd place

Livestock Judging: Members assess cattle, sheep, or swine based on conformation, performance, and market readiness to place them correctly.
Team placed 15th overall
Bryant Zimmerman - 43rd place, White ribbon
Bayleigh Lacy
Tripton Stec
Axton Merrigan

Connecting Chapters Training: Two of our officers attended this leadership workshop to share ideas and learn strategies to strengthen our chapter.
💙💛 Great job representing Minatare FFA!

The Lady Indian's traveled to Leyton last night to take on Leyton and Creek Valley.
The ladies persevered with 2 victories:
Congratulations Ladies!
Minatare def. Creek Valley 25-14, 25-15 (2-0)
Minatare def. Leyton 21-25, 25-16, 25-18 (2-1)

Warrior Coffee Station will be open before/during the volleyball games tonight in Leyton for those of you attending the Triangular.
I have attached a copy of the hours and menu.

Reminder! This Thursday, Cheerleaders will be set up in the Safe room during the volleyball game with their Pink Raffle table & will be taking donations towards their Ice Out Cancer challenge. For every dollar donated, an ice cube will be added to a tub of water that the Cheer Squad will then dump on Mrs. Grumbles at the end of the 3rd quarter of the football game.
Remember, they are raising money for the Festival of Hope.

🎉 PARENTS NIGHT 🎉
Thursday, October 16

🏐 VOLLEYBALL @ 4:00 PM
vs. Hay Springs
📣 Volleyball parents will be announced between the JV and Varsity games.
🕓 Please arrive by 4:30 PM.

🏈 FOOTBALL @ 7:00 PM
vs. Hay Springs
📣 Football parents will be announced before the game.
🕕 Please arrive by 6:00 PM.

💛 Thank you to all our amazing parents!
Your support means a lot to our players, coaches, and community.
We appreciate everything you do!

Our Lady Indians will be traveling to Leyton on Tuesday for a triangular.
Games will be played as follows:
1st Game: Leyton v. Minatare @ 4:30 warm up starting at 4:14.
Clear floor for next game
2nd Game: Minatare v. Creek Valley with a 16 minute warm up.
Clear floor for next game
3rd Game: Leyton v.Creek Valley. with 11 minute warm up.

Good Luck ladies.

We had a great turnout for seniors and their families completing the FAFSA.