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Forum Room - Prowl - Ganz, Bester, Affeldt, Lenz prowl groups

ACT testing will take place next Tuesday, April 22. All juniors who will be taking the ACT must complete pre-registration for the exam. This pre-registration process will happen during Prowl on Tuesday, April 8 (Hunskor, Smith and Wernau prowl groups) and Wednesday, April 9 (Ganz, Bester, Affeldt, Lenz prowl groups). All juniors that will be testing should report directly to the Forum room on your assigned day with your computers.

MCA testing begins today for grade 5-8 and 10th grade. The middle school will follow the late-start schedule on Tuesday and Wednesday. 10th graders will test during 2nd block tomorrow and 1st block on Wednesday.

The middle school will run our 2-hour late schedule on MCA reading and math testing days so that testing can be administered between 8:15 - 10:15 on the following dates:

Reading MCAs April 8th and 9th

Math MCAs April 22nd and 23rd

Science MCA (grades 5 and 8) April 29th and 30th (We will not be running a late start on these dates. More info to come later)

Make-up testing will occur on Thursdays and Fridays of each test week. Classroom teachers, special education teachers will notify you if your shared students will be taking the MCAs in a location other than your classroom.

Attention students (Grades 10-12): Pine Island High School will be offering the ASVAB test on Tuesday, April 15th at 8:15 a.m. in the Forum Room. The ASVAB is an aptitude test that measures strengths and predicts future academic and occupational success in the military. Students interested in taking the test must sign up using this form by Friday, April 11. This can be a great opportunity for students looking at the military and/or students who would like to learn more about how their individual strengths and interests may translate into the workforce. Testing will take 1.5 to 3 hours and will be followed by a test results and career exploration session during Prowl that same day. Please reach out to Mrs. Hoeppner with questions.

The struggle was real with an 8-0 deficit in the first 3 innings against Simley, but the Panthers started to make a comeback in the top of the 4th scoring 4 runs with a lead-off single by Jenna “Jackhammer” Schleusner. Peyton “Bam Bam” Barnett walked and Jaedyn “Jack of all Trades” Voeltz and Lauren “Champ” Elsmore each had an RBI single. Kiley “Clutch” Passow added an RBI single to plate Maddy “Steady” Skibsted. Skibsted added to the cause in the 5th with a double down left. Kiley “Clutch” Passow led off the 6th with a single and was plated by Jenna “Jackhammer” Schleusner’s double. In the 7th, Ruby “Rock n Roll” Severson led off with a single, stole 2nd, advanced to 3rd and was plated by Passow during a squeeze play, but the Panthers fell short one run. Maddy “Steady” Skibsted led on the mound for 5 innings giving 5 hits and only 1 earned run.

Students who qualified for an Honors Pass will receive a Parent Permission Form today. The form must be signed and returned to receive the pass which will go into effect beginning Tuesday, April 8th.

Alden Smith 25+21= 46

Seth Schroeder 24+22=46

Carter Kramer 21+24= 45

Please click on the link below for more information:

2025 Prom and Post Prom Registration

We will be adding a Community Service Hour requirement to our Honors Pass opportunity. Along with the current requirements, students will need to complete a minimum of 3 hours of service at an approved location each quarter. These hours will be collected and confirmed prior to earning the Honors Pass for the following quarter. This will go into effect first quarter of the 2025-2026 school year. Students will be able to complete these hours this quarter, or over the summer. We will share more information during the State of the School assembly on Friday, April 11.

The Mantorville Theatre is having a student-led show this summer. The show will run August 22-24. Everything will be run by students, with the help/supervision of adults. Our student director is Cooper Worden (he will be a sophomore at Kasson-Mantorville this fall).

Auditions for the student show will be on Monday, May 5 & Tuesday, May 13 at 7 pm. All middle to high school aged students are welcome. We will be looking for students to help with costumes, set building, and lights/tech in addition to actors and actresses.

Earth Day is on Tuesday, April 22 (our online and ACT day)! To celebrate, Roots and Shoots is hosting a chicken wire sun catcher workshop, which will be taught by Angie Severson (of Miss Angie's Place).

The workshop will be held in my classroom from 12:00-3:00pm. The cost is $20 and includes all materials.

Let me know if you would like to join us! All are welcome!

Deadline to sign up is Thursday, April 10!

Thanks!

Mrs. Schimek

The School Board is seeking student representatives for next year. They are seeking 1 junior and 1 senior representative. Please CLICK HERE for more information and to apply. The deadline to apply is April 11, 2025.

• The Good Samaritan program is created to help recognize our students who go out of their way to help others. Here are the details.

• Students who are spotted doing something extraordinary to help others, will be given a “ticket”. Each ticket has a number on it.

• Students who receive one of these tickets from a staff member will need to turn the ticket in to Mr. Menk prior to the end of each sports season in order to be eligible to win the prize.

• Each ticket recipient who returns the ticket to Mr. Menk will be added to a spreadsheet of eligible winners for that season.

• Every season (Fall, Winter, and Spring), there will be a drawing for one winner of a Stanley water bottle.

The winner for the Winter season is McKenna Knudson. Congratulations, McKenna and thank you for being a good samaritan!

MENUS

• 4/11/25 - Trip to Huntington Bank Stadium, Cambria Club, 420 23rd Avenue, SE Minneapolis for SEMS - 208/1 from 11:00 a.m. - 3:15 p.m.

• 4/14/25 - Trip to Quarry Hill Nature Center for 5th Grade from 8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

• 4/15/25 - Trip to McNeilus Steel, Dodge Center for HS / Shop / Metals from 8:30-11:15

• 4/28/25 - Trip to Wood Lake Meeting Center, 210 Wood Lake Dr. SE, Rochester, MN, 55904 for Math Masters 5th Grade from 7:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

• 5/9/25- Trip to Mayo Civic Center for Physics 806/S2 from 11:30 a.m. - 2:15 p.m.

• 5/29/25 - Trip to Valleyfair for MS Stud Co & School Patrol from 8:15 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.
• 6/2/25 - Trip to Minnehaha Falls for 8th Grade from 8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

HVL Calendar

A complete list of athletic events can be found at www.hvlconference.org. The PI Athletic Department now has a web page with a variety of information on it for parents and athletes. There is a coach’s directory, links to important websites, the extra-curricular handbook, PAC meeting dates, HVL Conference, athletic trainer and more…

Upcoming Dates:

• 4/7-4/11 - MCA Reading Grades 3-8, 10

• 4/9- ACT Pre-registration - Forum Room - Prowl - Ganz, Bester, Affeldt, Lenz prowl groups

• 4/11 - HS State of the School Quarter 3

• 4/15 - ASVAB Testing - 8:15 a.m. - Forum Room

• 4/16 - 5th Grade Preview

• 4/21--4/25 - MCA Math Grades 3-8

• 4/22 - ACT Testing for Juniors; Online Learning for grades 9, 10, and 12
• 4/28-5/2- MCA Math Grade 11
• 4/28-5/2 - MCA Science Grades 5, 8, High School Biology
• 4/29- HS TZD Lasting Impact Presentation

Click here for the full schedule: MUSIC EVENT SCHEDULE WEBSITE

4/11- The Marines will visit during Lunch

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Do you want a quiet space to get homework done and extra help if needed. You can go to PASS with Mrs. Zincke in Rm. 221 from 3:15 p.m. to 4:10 p.m. on Tuesday's and Thursday's.

Need to make an appointment with the High School Counselor? To schedule an appointment please click here: https://calendly.com/pihs-counselor/counselor-meeting or email Mrs. Hoeppner at chellyne.hoeppner@pineisland.k12.mn.us.

• Brandon Week - South Dakota State University - Baseball

• Zoe Njus - University of Dubuque - Basketball

• Blake Schiltz - North Dakota State University - Football

• Andrew Edwards - Valley City State University - Football

• Lucas Sems - United States Merchant Marines - Baseball

• Ashley Pederson - University of Wisconsin (Eau Claire) - Cross Country

• Collin Fogarty - St. John's University - Golf

• Ella Schmoll - University of Wisconsin - Stout - Track and Field

Student devices to check out- If you have a student that forgot their device, we have a limited number of devices to check out from the 5-12 Library. These devices should be returned when not in use/ by the end of the day and are not to be taken home at night.

High School Students: If you are going on vacation and will miss school, it is your responsibility to pick up a Vacation Form from the office. Once you pick up this form, you will take it to each of your teachers to get the assignments you will miss and then get a parent’s signature. Once it is completed, bring it back to the office for final approval.

Vacation Form

Next Meeting: Tuesday, April 8th

Join Van Horn Library's Choose-Your-Own-Adventure book club! Over the course of the school year, we will read 9 choose-you-own-adventure books during this after-school program. Enjoy snacks as Ms. Heidi reads a book aloud each month; participants who read all 9 books will receive a prize pack - including a free book!

You do not need to attend every month in order to earn a prize pack. Contact the library at pipl@selco.info for details. Recommended for ages 8-12.

Don’t forget to order a yearbook!

High School Yearbook

Middle School Yearbook

You can also find the link on the HS homepage of our website.

*Please choose the correct school when ordering.

If you have a study hall and need to see a teacher or have an arrangement to have a meeting in the office with admin, please bring a pass to your study hall from the staff member you have a meeting with.

TZD's Lasting Impact Presentation - 12:15 PM (Run-time unknown, but plan on an hour). Students will go to the auditorium.

April 7th-11th MCA Reading Grades 3-8, 10

April 21st-25th MCA Math Grades 3-8

April 28th-May 2nd MCA Math Grade 11

April 28th-May 2nd MCA Science Grades 5, 8, High School Biology

The Pine Island School District will be administering reading MCAs and MTAS assessments during the week of April 7th for grades 3-8 and 10. Math MCAs and MTAS assessments will be administered the week of April 21st for students in grades 3-8, and the week of April 28th for grade 11. Science MCAs and MTAS assessments will be administered during the week of April 28th for grades 5, 8, and for those students who have taken or are currently taking Biology during the 2024-2025 school year.

4/16/25 - 5th Grade Preview (120 students/7 adults):

• 8:40 Load Bus at Elementary

• 8:45 Depart Elementary

• 8:50 Arrive at 5-12 Building

• 11:40 Load Bus at 5-12 Building

• 11:45 Depart 5-12 Building

• 11:50 Arrive at Elementary

4/24/25 - 5-12 Staff Appreciation Lunch provided by the PTO from 10:30-1:00.

Honors English 10 students will meet with Mrs. Organ on either Monday or Tuesday each week second semester. Here is the list of students and the day they should be released from PROWL. If you have any questions, check with Mrs. Organ.

Here are the instructions:

1. Go to Pine Island Public School Homepage.

2. Click on the "Fee Payments" tile.

3. Click on the "Coffee Cart - Staff Only" tile. Choose your items and pay.

Thank you to the Coffee Cart crew for providing the Coffee Cart service!

Puzzle Library Link

We donated money to Pine Island Sharing Shelves through our Casual Wednesday donations! 4th quarter donations will go to Pine Haven Nursing Home. Thank you for your generosity.

We will use Channel 4 for our walkie talkies at the 5-12.

PLEASE PUT ALL ABSENCES, INCLUDING INTERNAL SUBS YOU FIND YOURSELF, INTO TOC. Also, please let Kerry in the 5-12 office know if you found your own internal sub and when they are covering for you. Thank you!

Please advise your subs that they CAN park in the numbered spots in the city lots, behind the legion and to the north of the school. (numbered 300 and higher) Please refrain from parking in the student lot on the east side of the building. Street parking is also available, but please check the signs.

Please make sure you contact the office if you are taking the class outside. Please share your cell phone number with the office if you have not already so that we have a way to contact you if needed.

You can call the custodial staff directly for any maintenance needs? The extension is 3220. (After 2:30, call 3221).

Unfilled:

Jennifer Wernau, 7:30-8:30,

External Subs:

Jordan Aug, all day, Don McPhail

Open Teacher, all day, Keith Tally

Shawn Hunskor, all day, Ron Miller

Bob Dentz, 8:00-11:30, JoAnn Brooks

Mika Brannan, 7:30-9:30, Keith Tally

Kelli Williams, 11:45-EoD, Adriane Baird

Internal Subs:

Kamyn PR-Nielsen, 1:30-EoD, filled internally

Tara Rezac, all day, Cindy Dentz

No Sub Needed:

Ashley McKittrick, all day,

Cait Carr, 11:45-EoD