This is No School on Monday, November 7th. It is a Teacher Workshop Day.
MCC HS students and parents: Tomorrow is the last day for musical tryouts for Grease. We are in desperate need for boys to tryout to fill the male roles. We encourage you to try out even if you are not sure and might be interested. Our musicals are great opportunities to showcase talent, grow as an artist, and even to try something new. If you are interested please sign up in the high school office. If you have any questions please contact Diane Waterworth, Sheila Nelson, and Tyler Campbell.
The November Calendar is up and available on our school and district web pages. A direct link is here: https://bit.ly/3SL4tVF
Paper copies will be sent home with all elementary students Monday in their folders or available in the high school office by request.
Attention Parents: We are short a bus driver tonight and had to make adjustments to our after school bus routes. The Cat, Dog, and Bear routes are affected. Students on these routes may be dropped off at a different time than their usual time.
A few of our NHS and Student Council students helped the Lions Club with their annual Highway Clean Up! It was a beautiful day for their volunteer efforts.
Join our team!!
We have some teacher positions open up we need to fill:
Kindergarten - January 3 to remainder of the year. We will provide opportunity to do some collaboration with teacher prior to starting. This position may be eligible for continuing contract.
4th Grade Long Term Substitute - January 3 through March 31. This position is for a teacher on a leave who is returning.
Title I Longer Term Substitute (Newfolden Elementary) - February 11 through remainder of the year. This position is for a teacher on a leave who is returning.
If you are interested in these long term substitute positions, please reach out to Dean of Students Matt Nelson, mnelson@mccfreeze.org or Supt./Elementary Principal Jeffrey Lund, jlund@mccfreeze.org.
Application materials are available: https://www.newfolden.k12.mn.us/page/job-postings
*Parent Reminder*
Next week is P/T conferences at all schools. Elementary parents should have received scheduled time from Patty or Sarah. High School parents are encouraged to come any time during conference hours. The first night is Monday from 3:30 to 6:00 p.m. The second night is Wednesday from 1:00 to 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday is an early release from school. Viking will dismiss at 12:00 p.m., Newfolden Elementary at 12:20 p.m., and MCC High School at 12:30 p.m.
Please check Lost and Found when you visit us for conferences. We are starting to build up a large collection of sweatshirts and other clothing items.
*IMPORTANT* We had our 6th stop arm violation of the year this morning. That is not acceptable. Please be attentive on the road. This is especially important by school buses. We have stop arm cameras on all our buses and report all violations.
Be extremely careful when dropping off children at Newfolden Elementary. Please remember to turn south down 3rd street, go around the playground, and drop off children going north on 4th street. Follow buses and wait your turn. Do not go around the buses.
North Valley Health Center in Warren is offering a drive up flu clinic Wednesday, October 5 and Wednesday, October 12.
Both clinics run from 5:15 p.m. to 7 p.m. You must call ahead to schedule an appointment. All ages are welcome at these clinics. We encourage those receiving a flu shot to wear loose clothing and require a mask when receiving vaccine.
Please bring insurance card to your appointment. To schedule an appointment or if you have any questions please call NVHC @ 218-745-4211.
Reminder: MCC Homecoming Coronation tonight at 8:00 pm
Pictures for Homecoming Royalty start at 6:45pm in the gym on Monday, September 26th before Coronation.
The MCC School Board met for its September Meeting last night in the high school library. Here is link to the board brief: https://bit.ly/3bO777x.
The next scheduled board meeting is set for Wednesday, October 19, 2022 in the high school library.
MCC families:
The software that we use for school meals is being discontinued. We are in the transition process to a new program and hope to make the switch over during Education Minnesota Break on October 20 and 21st.
We are working behind the scenes to make the process go as smoothly as possible. To prepare for the transition, our office staff will be changing student family accounts to individual accounts as the new software requires each student/staff member to have their own account.
Example of what you may see:
If you have $300 in a family account and you have three children. Office staff will distribute your $300 so there is $100 in each child’s lunch account.
We are still using School Pay to handle lunch payments. You will be able to use the program to add lunch money and check balances throughout this transition process.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact one of the office secretaries and they can help.
Students that ride the Cat, Dog, and Bear bus may arrive home later than normal tonight. We had to cut a bus route tonight due to being short a driver.
We want to remind everyone now that school is back in session, please slow down driving near the school especially in the crosswalk area between schools. That is a busy spot all day from 7:45 a.m. to about 6:00 p.m. at night.
We had a close call last night as a pick up failed to stop when a couple volleyball ball players were crossing to go back to the high school. We’ve done a lot to make that area visible. The city also limited more parking to help people see better there. However, we need people driving to pay attention and slow down.
The Northern Freeze Trap Team is in search of a new home site for its shooting range. The team simply has grown significantly since its beginning and has outgrown its current location at Andersons near Newfolden.
The team organizes two shooting nights, one on Tuesday late afternoon/evenings and one on Sunday afternoon. The team is looking for a place with adequate parking and enough room to host the range. The trap team has its own insurance and can help property owners with any questions they have regarding liability.
If you have space and are interested in hosting the trap team, please contact Cory Gustafson at 218-686-2178 or via e-mail at: wankel295@gmail.com.
Viking Covenant Church donated school supplies to our schools as part of their Sunday School service project. Pictured: Harriet Worker with supplies dropped off for the Newfolden Elementary and Marshall County Central High School. The church also dropped off two boxes with Viking Elementary. Thank you for the generous donation!
The board met for its regular August Meeting last night (8-16-2022). Here is a briefing of items from the board meeting: https://bit.ly/3bO777x
The vote total from the election: 353 yes; 342 no.
Thank you to everyone who voted in the school election!
Like last year's vote the outcome was very close. The result will allow the school board to take the next steps to authorize the bonding and begin the preliminary work for the upcoming project to address the needs for our students presented in the election information.
Thank you to everyone that voiced opinions last year as it helped reshape thoughts on how to address our students' needs. Thank you to parents, staff, and community members who joined the board on our facility working group. Thank you to staff and community members for conversations with board members and administrators. Thank you to those who came to ask questions and share concerns at public meetings. All your thoughts and opinions mattered and were important to listen to along the way.
The election results bring exciting news for our community as it will help provide needed space enhancing options for preschool, improving learning space for special education, eliminate students crossing the street from elementary for music and gym, eliminate students crossing the street from high school for lunch, add parking, and add additional space for multipurpose learning and activities.
The school board and administration understand the responsibilities that come with the results and will do their best to make decisions and manage the funds involved so they meet the needs identified. Along the way we will provide open lines of communication to keep our community informed of progress.
Thank you all for voting!
#mccstrong
MCC Election Results:
353 yes; 342 no
#buildmccstrong
Election Day! Please remember to Vote!
The polling place is the Marshall County Courthouse in Warren.
You may drop off your ballot or vote there. They are open 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
