6th Graders only register for Fall Cross Country, Winter Wrestling and Spring Track & Field.

Things to know this week:

1. Activities
2. Science Museum Field Trip
3. 7th Grade Math
4. Scholastic Book Fair
5. Advent Health Gift Cards
6. Civic Bee Essay Contest
7. MS Forensics Recap
8. Community Health Youth Leaders Info
9. FFA Donkey Basketball
10. MS Forensics
11. Little League
12. Target Time Focus
13. Link to School Calendar

Reminder to let the office know if your child is not attending this field trip.

Sometimes you just need to get outside and do math!

The Scholastic Book Fair will be located in the back of the MS/HS Library (in Mrs. Bero's classroom), from March 13 until March 18. Middle school students will have the opportunity to shop during Target Time and the fair will also be open for shopping during parent-teacher conferences! Cash, card or ewallet are preferred methods of payment. Information will be sent home with all middle school students today.

Gift cards will be sent home with students from their Panther Time teachers today, or will be handed out at Parent Teacher Conference next week.

Aubree Ryan and Aaliyah Prissel advanced through the first round of the National Civics Bee Essay Contest placing in the top 20 that went through the Eau Claire Chamber of Commerce. The essay topic was to write about a problem that impacts your community and how you would work to solve it. Congrats, ladies!

Front: Roxsi King-Prissel, Briella Northrup, Londyn Miller, Aurora Hayden, Hadley Beauvais

Back: Jacob Robelia, Lenorah Baskin, Aubree Ryan, Miranda Kelch, Dalilah Hayden, Kaye Gardner, Brayden Sinz. Missing: Callie Dorwin-Prissel, Delanie Rodgers, Evie Bauer

At the Eau Claire Invitational we had four groups receive blue ribbons and 6 groups receive red ribbons. All of our groups completed Level 1 and moved on to Level 2, and Thursday, February 27th, all competitors received an Excellent Score and got blue ribbons. Our 8th graders also got a chance to compete at a high school competition and placed 3rd overall as a small school. Congrats to our Middle School Forensics team for completing their season!

Meetings will (tentatively) be held:

March 7, 21

April 4, 25

May 9, 23

The summer 2025 registration for Durand Youth T-ball, Softball, & Baseball is now open. Please follow this link to complete registration:

This month's Target Time focus is Grit & Determination. Mrs. Sabelko will share more information in next week's letter, and you can follow TILL360 on YouTube.

As we begin March it can feel like “March Madness” with basketball as well as weather and schedules that may need to change, get updated, and events can be moved around. We know that this can make things a bit tricky for families and greatly appreciate your flexibility as we move through the spring. If events need to be modified I will plan to use Skyward messenger to share changes with everyone.

This week I would like to celebrate:

• The middle school Panthers for having great sportsmanship as they attend the high school games, as well as participation in cheering and cleaning up the bleachers as they leave.

• Miranda Kelch who is participating in the state speaking content for her conservation speech.

• Aaliyah Prissel and Aubree Ryan for being in the top 20 and advancing to the next level of the National Civics Bee Essay Contest.

• The students and staff who are putting in so many hours working on the musical that will take place in April.

We have Student-Family-Staff conferences scheduled to be held on Thursday, March 13, 2025 and Friday, March 14, 2025. The conferences on Thursday evening will all be scheduled between families and staff. If you would like to request to meet with a teacher or team please let them know and we’ll get you on the schedule. The morning time for Friday is from 8:00am-12:00pm and is “open house” style. If we have either the boys or the girls basketball teams continuing to play in the tournament at that time there may be adjustments made and communicated to all of the families.

Important Upcoming Events:

• Tuesday, March 11, 2025 Quarter Three Trip-Science Museum of Minnesota & Omni Theater Experience
• Thursday, March 13, 2025 & Friday, March 14, 2025 Student-Family-Teacher Conferences
• Monday April 7, 2025-Presentation On Healthy Choices
• School Musical April 11, 2025-April 13, 2025
• State Testing Week April 14-18
• No School April, 18, 2025
• Tuesday, May 27, 2025 6th & 7th Grade Strawberry Social Band & Choir Concert In the Park
• Wednesday, May 28, 2025 8th Grade Promotion
• Thursday, May 29, 2025 Students Last Day of School

Thank you for all you continually do to support our students and school!

Warm regards,

Mrs. Sabelko