EAGLE NEWS

May 1:

• Kindergarten Concert 6 p.m.
• 1st-2nd Grade Concert 6:30 p.m.
• 3rd-4th Grade Concert at 7:15 p.m.
• Seniors can pick up gowns

May 2: Kindergarten Farm Field Trip

May 3:

• Parent's Nest Kid's Garage Sale 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
• NYM Eagle Boosters Annual Golf Tournament

May 4: Close Up Plant Bingo at 1 p.m.

May 5: 5th Grade to Walker Lake Fish Hatchery

May 7-11: National BPA in Orlando, FL

May 7:

• Senior Scholarship Ceremony & Junior NHS Ceremony at 1 p.m.
• Eagle Boosters at 6:30 p.m. at VFW

May 8:

• 5th & 6th Grade to Glendalough and Finn Creek Museum
• Last Day of Pre K
• Pre K Graduation at 5:30 p.m.

May 9: Muffins with Wonderful Women in Kindergarten at 2 p.m.

May 11: Mother's Day

May 12:

• 4th Grade Fishing and Biking Field Trip to Glendalough
• School Board Workshop at 5:30 p.m.
• 7-12 Band Concert at 7 p.m.

May 13:

• Young Writers and Other Artists Conference
• Environmental Science Class Field Trip

May 14: Track and Field Day for 1st-6th (Rain Date May 21) (Times below)

May 15:

• Senior Breakfast by Kindergarten teachers at 7:30 a.m.
• Senior Caulfield Pictures in Auditorium at 8:30 a.m.
• Kindergarten Track and Field Day 1 p.m.
• 5/6 Band and Choir Concert 6 p.m.

May 19:

• Celebrating Unique: Wear Blue & Yellow
• Track and Field for grades 1-6 (9-11:30 for 4th-6th; 12:30-2:30 for 1st-3rd)
• School Board Meeting at 5:30 p.m.
• 7-12 Choir Concert at 7:30 p.m.

May 20:

• 6th Grade DARE Field Trip in morning
• 6th Grade DARE Graduation at 1:30 in the auditorium

May 21: Deadline for Summer Rec Registration!

May 21-24: 4th Grade Plays (more information to come)

May 22:

• Last Day for Seniors
• Graduation Practice
• 2nd Grade to Bonanzaville
• 3rd Grade to Wadena Lanes
• 6th Grade to Alexandria

May 23:

• 1st Grade to the Zoo
• Graduation 7:30 p.m.

May 26:

• No School
• Memorial Day Program at 10 a.m.

May 27:

• Elementary Spelling Bee
• Pop Tab Competition Results
• 7th Grade Field Trip to Glendalough

May 28:

• Last Day of School (1 p.m. early out)
• Last Day Celebration from the Parent's Nest
• DJ Tay at Recess

May 29-30: Teacher Workdays

July 21-24: Summer Eagle Academy (8 a.m.-12 p.m.)

July 28-31: Summer Eagle Academy (8 a.m.-12 p.m.)

Aug. 4-7: Summer Eagle Academy (8 a.m.-12 p.m.)

Rental fee for gowns is $15. This must be paid in the District Office. They will give seniors a paid slip, which can be brought to Alicia in the HS Office, who will distribute gowns. See poster below for full list of Important Senior Dates.

Please join us on Wednesday, May 7 for the Senior Scholarship and Awards Ceremony, as well as the Junior NHS Recognition Ceremony. This annual event will be held in the auditorium starting at 1 p.m. Although the student body will be in attendance, family and friends of seniors and junior NHS members are welcome to attend.

Per NY Mills tradition, the members of the Class of 2025 are invited to join the kindergarten teachers for a walk down memory lane on Thursday, May 15 from 7:30-8:30 a.m. for the Senior Breakfast. Donuts and juice will be served in the BIG Kindergarten Classroom (currently Mrs. Weller's room). Seniors are invited to stop by to visit their kindergarten teachers (Mrs. Tumberg, Mrs. Hendrickx, Mrs. Weller, & Mrs. Stroeing), look through (and keep) the photos and work from kindergarten, and enjoy a donut. All seniors are welcome, even those that did not attend kindergarten at NYM.

Caulfields will be at the school for the Senior Portrait around 8:30 a.m..

The NY Mills Monthly School Board Meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, May 19 in the HS Media Center. Everyone is welcome to attend.

The New York Mills School Board includes (back row, left to right) Superintendent Adam Johnson, Derek Braukmann (treasurer), Brian Schermerhorn and Derek Geiser. (Front row) Amy Mursu (chair), Kristina Ehnert (vice chair), Jodi Seelhammer (clerk), and Ethan Kern.

New York Mills Sixth Graders will attend their DARE Field Trip in the morning, followed by DARE Graduation starting at 1:30 p.m. in the audititorium. Sixth grade family and friends are encouraged to attend graduation.

NY Mills Seniors should report to the school by 8:30 a.m. for a mandatory graduation practice and Senior Walk Through.

The New York Mills Class of 2025 Graduation Ceremony will be Friday, May 23 at 7:30 p.m. in the Sports Center. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Seniors report to the Commons at 6:45 p.m.

Our school has adopted The “I Love U Guys” Foundation’s Standard Response Protocol (SRP). Students and staff will be training, practicing, and drilling the protocol.

The Standard Response Protocol (SRP) is based on an all-hazards approach as opposed to individual scenarios. Like the Incident Command System (ICS), SRP utilizes clear common language while allowing for flexibility in protocol. The premise is simple - there are five specific actions that can be performed during an incident. When communicating these, the action is labeled with a “Term of Art” and is then followed by a “Directive.” Execution of the action is performed by active participants, including students, staff, teachers and first responders. The SRP is based on the following actions: Hold, Secure, Lockdown, Evacuate, and Shelter.

Lack of parental supervision of children at school events (both inside and out) has become a serious problem this fall. While we love to see students of all ages at the games cheering for our Eagles, we have had reports of large groups of unattended children causing problems, both in the school and at the football field. There have been reports of fights, unruliness, and disrespect. As a result, our adult volunteers who supervise games and our after hours custodial staff are being overtaxed with the added duties of chasing children out of places where they should not be after school hours which has become a major safety issue for staff, students and parents alike. We would love to continue seeing the turnouts and school spirit that we do at sporting events and have full confidence that these issues will be easily resolved if children remain with their parents during events. Thank you so much for your continued support! We have always been able to count on our amazing community and we know that the safety of our children is your number one priority as well as ours! Have fun, be safe and Go Eagles!

The New York Mills Education Foundation’s mission is to partner with our community to provide all New York Mills students with enriched, innovative learning experiences, guiding them to extraordinary opportunities.

What We've Achieved

• In the fall of 2023, we provided 10 grants totaling $5,000.

• Provided enriched and innovative learning experiences for NYM students.

• Provided reading comprehension materials, ball cart for the weight room, small playground equipment, gross motor equipment, STEAM, books for first grade reading program, MTSS Groups, MTSS in classrooms, benches for high school and books for Kindergarten reading program.

• Supported various opportunities throughout the year, such as inspirational, educational and/or motivational speakers.

• Supported Storybook Theater — coming February 2025!

This year school breakfast and lunches are free, however, there are fees for extra items. If students take a reimbursable meal (based on Federal requirements), there is no charge. If students only need milk to go with their lunch from home, there is a $0.40 charge per carton. If students purchase anything extra besides their meal, they will be charged (Powerade, seconds on food, extra drinks or ala carte items-uncrustable, breakfast bar, etc.). Students need to have money in their accounts to cover these costs.

Weekly emails will be sent to those parents that have students with a negative balance. Payments can be made online at https://www.payschoolscentral.com/ or cash or check can be sent to the District Office to be applied to student accounts.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact the District Office at 218-385-4201.

Email: ajohnson@nymills.k12.mn.us
Website: https://nymills.k12.mn.us
Location: 209 North Hayes Avenue, New York Mills, MN, USA
Phone: 218-385-4201

Email: myoung@nymills.k12.mn.us
Website: https://nymills.k12.mn.us
Location: 209 North Hayes Avenue, New York Mills, MN, USA
Phone: 218-385-4211

Email: jbrockway@nymills.k12.mn.us
Website: https://nymills.k12.mn.us
Location: 209 North Hayes Avenue, New York Mills, MN, USA
Phone: 218-385-4207