Marshall County CSD

Our November/December Newsletter is now available on-line here: https://5il.co/126ir Print versions of the newsletter are being prepared and will be mailed out to district households soon. Highlights include: - December School Calendar - Holiday Concert Schedules - December Basketball Game Schedules - Community Working Group Information

The MCC School Board met in regular session last night at 6:30 p.m. in the High School Library. Here is link to the board meeting briefing document: https://bit.ly/3bO777x

11-17-2021: MCC Parents, You will receive a letter in the mail in the next day or two from the Minnesota Department of Education soon. The letter is providing parents with information regarding best practices in preventing COVID-19 in schools. This letter was mailed yesterday as a state effort to inform all parents statewide. Locally, our adjustments to our plan following the November 1, 2021 School Board Meeting have been effective and our families have been doing very well in keeping children home that are ill, informing the offices of any cases in homes, and following our school district's expectations in our plan. Thank you! Our local plan and COVID Decision Making Tree will remain in place. We are not making any adjustments or changes to our current plan based on the letter from the Minnesota Department of Education. Resources available locally: We are participating in the state testing grant program and do have testing kits from Vault available. If you need test kits for your children you can call one of our school offices and we will make arrangements to send them home with your child or they can be picked up. We are cooperating with North Valley Public Health by providing vaccination clinics. Last night's clinic was well attended. The next one will be on December 8, 2021 from 4:30 to 6:00. Link for registration will be shared soon. If you have any questions regarding our learning plan or our decision tree please call one of our school offices and we will help! MCC COVID Decision Making Tree: https://bit.ly/3GBeNum MCC Learning Plan: https://bit.ly/37U6j1x Copy of MDE Letter is available here: https://bit.ly/3wVqSq0 Thank you, Superintendent Lund

11/15/2021 Newfolden Elementary's phone system is down we are hoping the issue will be resolved by tomorrow. Please contact the High School office if you have any questions 218-874-7225. Thank you and sorry for any inconvenience.

North Valley Public Health is hosting a COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic for ages 5 and over will be held at Newfolden Elementary Cafeteria 11/16/2021 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Link to pre-register: https://prepmod.health.state.mn.us//appointment/en/reg/1225915065

MCC Open Gym starts this Sunday. Elementary: 1 pm to 3 pm High School: 3 pm to 5 pm Adult: 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm Please participate during your scheduled time. 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.

Marshall County Central and American Legion Post 427 are proudly hosting a Veterans Day Presentation for the students and public on Thursday, November 11, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. in the Marshall County Central High School gym. This year’s presentation will feature keynote speaker Markelle Kuznia, mother of Karlstad native, Lance Corporal Riley Kuznia, who died during his service. We were unable to have a program in 2020 due to Covid-19 pandemic. We are thankful to provide this opportunity for the community this year. In addition to the keynote speaker, the Marshall County Central junior high choir and vocalist Quentin Quiner will perform musical pieces. Eight veterans will be presented with Quilts of Valor. 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.

Here is a new link to access the 11/2 parent letter: https://bit.ly/3jZk850. There are other resources located here as well: https://www.newfolden.k12.mn.us/page/back-to-school-2021

We posted our November Printable Calendar page on our website or you can go directly to the page here: https://bit.ly/3GA3rqD We sent home a copy with each elementary student and have some copies available at the high school office for high school students.

MCC School Board met on October 19, 2021 for its regular school board meeting. Click on the link to review the Board Meeting Briefing: https://bit.ly/3bO777x

The Community Education Cheer Team is postponed due to the wet/rainy conditions. Team will perform at volleyball game on October 14. Football game is currently delayed.

North Valley Public Health is providing a COVID-19 vaccine clinic on Monday, October 11 in the Newfolden Elementary Cafeteria. Time is from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. People 12 and older wishing to get vaccinated may register: Link to register is here: https://prepmod.health.state.mn.us//appointment/en/reg/4261505392

We are making a couple adjustments to our 2021-2022 Learning Plan Policy due to high community transmission of COVID. Plan changes are highlighted in the following document: https://bit.ly/37U6j1x Face Coverings: We are encouraging our students and staff to wear face coverings. Students and staff that wear masks will be exempt from close contact quarantine if they were wearing a mask during the exposure and as long as they remain symptom free. Masks are still required on buses per federal mandate. Visitor Guidelines: We may restrict visitors during the school day and for indoor events. We will provide notice using our alert system, web site, and Facebook page if we restrict visitors. Quarantines: We have had a recent increase of students on quarantine. Non-Household Quarantines are required to isolate for 7 full days. If you have any questions feel free to contact the school.

The Northern Freeze Co-Op has the following coaching positions open: - Junior High Girls Basketball Coach - Junior High Boys Basketball Coach - Head Baseball Coach If you are interested in any of the positions listed, please send a letter of interest and a resume to either: Brian Longerbone at Marshall County Central High School blongerbone@mccfreeze.org Gary Taylor at Tri-County High School taygar@tricounty.k12.mn.us The Northern Freeze Co-Op is an Equal Opportunity Employer

We would like to thank a special moment in sportsmanship and camaraderie tonight! The Northern Freeze played a great rivalry game against the Chargers tonight. The game started with a special moment. David Schoon is a great kid & Freeze manager. He always comes to games in uniform. Tonight he dressed in pads and scored a touchdown on a ceremonial play at the beginning of the game. Goodridge/Grygla played strong football and won the game. In spite of being down a few players due to injury and illness, the Freeze played a strong second half scoring twice. At the end both teams came together for a special moment to celebrate David and our camaraderie. (David plays baseball on the Freeze cooperative which includes us, Tri-County, and Grygla). Thanks to coaches, players, and everyone involved. Things like this make us all stronger and a great example of what our communities' future can be seeing our kids come together to make moments like this.

The district posted a printable October Calendar on our website. The calendar contains the events happening throughout the month. You can find it on the blue tab in upper right hand corner throughout the website or can go directly here: https://bit.ly/3oip6gt

Marshall County Central School Board met in regular session last night. The following document is a briefing of the meeting: https://bit.ly/3bO777x

So far 110 students' free-reduced applications have been approved, up from 56 last year. This will bring in several thousands of dollars in state aid next year to help our schools. Need to apply? Contact the school office for help. Remember, you get a free family athletic pass just for applying.

We are short on substitute bus drivers at the moment and may need parent help in the event we are short a route driver. We strongly encourage parents to have an alternative plan in the event we can't provide bus service. We would use our alert or directly call in the event a route is unavailable.

Postponed - The Creating a Caring Community Event in Newfolden that was scheduled for Sunday, September 19 is postponed. We encourage you to go to the Newfolden Cares Facebook Group page -https://bit.ly/2Z2GFGH on September 19 to view a video about an online educational opportunity.