Marshall County CSD

Thank you Veterans as we honor you on this day! Reminder: We rescheduled our Veterans Day program to Monday, November 14. It will be held at MCC High School at 9:30 a.m.

WEATHER ANNOUNCEMENT: MCC Schools and buses will be two hours late for Friday, November 11.

WEATHER ANNOUNCEMENT: Marshall County Central Schools will be closed on Thursday, November 10 due to the incoming storm. We are issuing our first E-Learning Day. Elementary students should work on work in their E-Learning folders that teachers sent home around conference time. High School students were all instructed to bring their Chromebooks home and they should follow directions and instructions issued by their teacher. Here is the school E-Learning plan for reference: https://bit.ly/3U1Ib43 Events scheduled after school on Thursday are cancelled or postponed. There will be no ECFE, open gym, or Community Education Art class.

*RESCHEDULED* In cooperation with Legion Post 427, we are rescheduling our Veterans Day Program. The program will now be held at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, November 14. Program Details: Marshall County Central and American Legion Post 427 are proudly hosting a Veterans Day Presentation for the students and public on Monday, November 14, 2022 at 9:30 a.m. in the Marshall County Central High School gym. This year’s presentation will feature keynote speaker Russ Steer. Russ played an instrumental role in establishing the Marshall County Veterans Memorial in Warren, MN. The Marshall County Central community is thankful for our veterans and it is an honor for the school to work with Legion Post 427 and host a program each year. In addition to the keynote speaker, the Marshall County Central senior high choir and vocalist Mya Zutz will perform musical pieces. Five veterans will be presented with Quilts of Valor and one local enlisted member of the military will also be acknowledged. Previous programs honoring our veterans were attended by a crowd of over 500 students and community members. Marshall County Central and the American Legion Post 427 invite anyone who wishes to attend to join us in remembrance of our veterans.

Marshall County Central and American Legion Post 427 are proudly hosting a Veterans Day Presentation for the students and public on Friday, November 11, 2022 at 9:30 a.m. in the Marshall County Central High School gym. This year’s presentation will feature keynote speaker Russ Steer. Russ played an instrumental role in establishing the Marshall County Veterans Memorial in Warren, MN. The Marshall County Central community is thankful for our veterans and it is an honor for the school to work with Legion Post 427 and host a program each year. In addition to the keynote speaker, the Marshall County Central senior high choir and vocalist Mya Zutz will perform musical pieces. Five veterans will be presented with Quilts of Valor and one local enlisted member of the military will also be acknowledged. Previous programs honoring our veterans were attended by a crowd of over 500 students and community members. Marshall County Central and the American Legion Post 427 invite anyone who wishes to attend to join us in remembrance of our veterans.

MCC Open Gym starts this Sunday, November 6th! Elementary: 1 pm to 3 pm & High School: 3 pm to 5 pm - Please participate during your scheduled time. -K-3 Need a Parent/Guardian to attend with them. -4-6 Can attend on their own. - Elementary students need to be picked up at 3 p.m. - Please play/practice safely and follow directions of supervisor. - Disruptive participants may be asked to leave if they do not cooperate. - Weight room is available during high school open gym time.

Transportation Director Adam Lokstad informed us today that the district reported its 7th stop arm violation for the year. This violation occurred this morning on our Horse route. One is unexceptable. 7 is ridiculous. Please slow down, be alert, stay off your phones, and stop for school buses. Buses have bright amber lights to issue warning to prepare to stop and when buses flash red, you must stop! Our school district utilizes stop arm cameras and reports all stop arm violations.

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.