MGS students are making a difference. The pictured students have been recognized at the Minneapolis Grade School for demonstrating "great" acts of character during the month of January. Their names were added to "Pride Wall." They also received certificates and recognition in front of the entire student body. Students who received an award were: Haylee... READ MORE >

Eighteen students were recognized for demonstrating Great Acts of Character at the Minneapolis Grade School during the month of December. Each student received a certificate and recognition from the student body during the Award Ceremony. Their names were added to the PRIDE WALL at MGS. Students receiving the award were: Aiden Anderson, Harley Collins, Kenslee... READ MORE >

MGS students are making a difference. The pictured students have been recognized at the Minneapolis Grade School for demonstrating "great" acts of character during the month of November. Their names were added to "Pride Wall". They also received certificates and recognition in front of the entire student body. Students pictured are: Aiden Anderson, Gabe... READ MORE >

First Grade students at Minneapolis Grade School enjoyed special activities the afternoon before Thanksgiving break. Stations were set up in each of the three classrooms and students traveled to each classroom to enjoy the following: 1) In Mrs. Pratt’s classroom, students watched a movie about dogs and cats learning to get along and share resources such as food... READ MORE >

MGS students are making a difference. The pictured students have been recognized at the Minneapolis Grade School for demonstrating "great" acts of character during the month of September. Their names were added to "Pride Wall." They also received certificates and recognition in front of the entire student body. Natalie Ablard, Addison Abell, Kendyn Biggs,... READ MORE >

MGS students are making a difference. The pictured students have been recognized at the Minneapolis Grade School for demonstrating "great" acts of character during the month of October. Their names were added to "Pride Wall." They also received certificates and recognition in front of the entire student body. Nolan Arnold, Adilynn Biggs, Harley Collins, Case... READ MORE >

Minneapolis High School will present the production of Disney’s Frozen, Jr., at 7:00 PM in the MJSHS auditorium on Friday, November 22 and Saturday, November 23. There will be plenty of seats available at the door, but tickets will be available beginning November 10 for $5.00 and $10 for premium tickets. The music and lyrics for Disney’s Frozen, Jr. are by... READ MORE >

Tyler Laws' Triple Play team recently won a $250 grant and a book bundle for Minneapolis Grade School. At this point, Special Education teacher, Anne Abell, has not determined how the grant money will be used, and the titles of the books are not yet known. READ MORE >

Minneapolis Grade School 5th grade students performed with their recorders at a special concert on Thursday, September 19th. In addition to MGS students and staff, many parents, other family members and friends attended the concert. These students began learning to play the recorders in Mrs. Bonnie Corman's music class last April, and they continued lessons this... READ MORE >

MGS students are making a difference. The pictured students have been recognized at the Minneapolis Grade School for demonstrating "great" acts of character during the month of August. Their names were added to "Pride Wall." They also received certificates and recognition in front of the entire student body. Addison Abell, Ryker Anderson, Sarai Ausherman,... READ MORE >

Congratulations to the 7th-9th Grade Division B Science Olympiad Team for such a good showing at the Regional Tournament at Hays University on February 13. The Science Olympiad competition provides a great opportunity for students to pursue areas of science that interest them and look at a wide variety of careers in different fields of science. Students compete in... READ MORE >

When Addie Billinger joined the MHS faculty in 2018, she brought fresh ideas to engage students. Assigned to teach English III, she found an Escape Room challenge to help review the concepts in The Crucible. She lent this lesson plan to Mrs. Clark so that her English IIl class could complete the task too. The tasks to “escape the hysteria,” including answering... READ MORE >

Minneapolis High School is proud to sponsor Dakota Davis, the school's first contestant to represent the Lions in the regional Poetry Out Loud contest which will be held at Fort Hays State University on January 19, 2019. Davis was selected after 6 students competed in our local competition which was held Monday, December 17. The six students competing in the... READ MORE >

Tonight's meeting is for freshmen, sophomore, and junior parents who are interested in attending SATC on a part time basis. Available programs and the admission process will be discussed.The meeting will be in the MJSHS Auditorium at 6pm tonight, November, 19th. READ MORE >

Homework for many of the students may look different in the platform. Students can log into the platform at home with their USD239.org account on any device. We recommend using Chrome as the browser as all our school devices use it as our default. The document above has questions to ask your son or daughter about their progress in the platform. Time is embedded... READ MORE >

The Minneapolis High School theatre department will present Back to the 80’s as their fall musical on Friday and Saturday, November 16 & 17 at 7:30 pm in the high school auditorium. Advance tickets will go on sale on Monday, November 5 and can be purchased through the high school office, Mrs. Clark, or a cast member. Prices are $5.00 and $10.00 for premium... READ MORE >

Question: Why is grading changing? How will this new approach to grading help my student?What?Grades show the competencies that students have developed, as well as their growth. At Summit Learning, we want grades to reflect the fact that students will be growing and improving in their abilities throughout the year:Why? Mastery learning and skills-based grading... READ MORE >

Question: What are “Power Focus Areas” and why does Summit Learning use them? What? Each Power Focus Area is a ten question quiz a student must pass to show content knowledge related to a specific course. Each course is made up of multiple Power Focus Areas, and each Power Focus Area has a number of multimedia resources for a student to learn from so that they... READ MORE >

Our project goal is to have the students build a lasting relationship with community members. The Golden Wheel Senior Center has graciously agreed to be a community meeting place for us. Numerous activities both at the Golden Wheel Senior Center in Minneapolis and at Minneapolis Grade School will foster that relationship. Some of our planned activities... READ MORE >

On Monday, August 27, 17 students in Mrs. Clark's public speaking class visited the grade school to participate in a panel discussion with Ms. Hauck, Ms. Worlock, and Ms. Mortimer's second grade classes.The second grade students are learning how to cooperate with each other when completing projects together. The high school speech class answered questions such as,... READ MORE >

Aug. 20 MJH Open House agenda. Hope you all are able to make it. READ MORE >

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Minneapolis High School is proud to present the Tony Award and Academy Award winning drama, The Miracle Worker, by William Gibson on Friday and Saturday, March 9th and 10th at 7:30 pm in the MJSHS auditorium. Admission will be $2.00 for students and $4.00 for adults. The play is presented with special permission from Samuel French. The nonfiction play is based... READ MORE >

Parents of student at MGS may request access to Kansas Assessment scores. Kansas Assessments are administered each spring in Grades 3-6. To review your child’s Kansas Assessment results, please contact your child’s teacher or call the Minneapolis Grade School at 392-2111. READ MORE >

OPPA! is our new food service provider. With this provider we have items for sale during lunch that have been sold on a cash basis. These items such as, chips, slushy, ice cream, and entree lunch items will now be available for sale to students with use of their lunch count with parental permission. Students must have money in there account to purchase an al la... READ MORE >

Minneapolis High Schools’ production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Enchanted Edition) will be performed Friday and Saturday night, November 17 and 18 at 7:00 pm in the Minneapolis High School auditorium. While there will be tickets available the night of the performance, advance tickets can be purchased at the Minneapolis High School office during... READ MORE >

Ten members of the Minneapolis High School Student Council attended the Regional Student Council Conference at Beloit High School on Monday, September 25. The conference, sponsored by the Kansas State High Schools Activities Association, offers leaders from area high schools to exchange ideas and develop leadership skills as they embark on their servitude as... READ MORE >

The Minneapolis High School Drama Club sponsored a trip to Salina Community Theatre’s performance of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, on Saturday, September 16. A total of 22 students attended the matinee performance. Drama Club at MHS promotes theatre education and participation through field trips and opportunities to perform on stage. Currently, rehearsals... READ MORE >

MHS is pleased to announce the following homecoming candidates: Trenton Brubaker, Felipe Contreras. D.J. Green, Evan Keating, Keagon Williamson, Keaton Williamson; Kerrigan Kelly, Faythe Korinek, Carlean Sanders, Makiah Smith, Katie Thrush, and Courtney Walker. Minneapolis High School Student Council has overseen the activities for this year’s homecoming... READ MORE >

Lionbackers are selling Minneapolis Lions apparel through The Messenger Clothing Store. To check out what they have to offer click here. These offers are good through September 29th. READ MORE >

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APPS AVAILABLE!! USD #239 went live with a new website as of July 1, 2017. As we begin learn more about the new sites capacities, it has an app associated with it available for smartphones. A copy of the MJSHS handbook is available on the website. We will be working on incorporating the rSchool app inside our USD 239 app events area. Hopefully, we will be... READ MORE >

All students that will be sophomores and freshmen in the 2017-18 school year will need 40 hours of community service to participate in graduation exercise. These hours can be gained over the summer months helping with youth activities, Ottawa County Fair, or just general service to our community. If you are helping with an individual, group or organization over... READ MORE >

Please visit http://www.northcentralactivit...for the 2017-18 school and athletic events. We are working on linking rSchool to our new website. READ MORE >

Each month Superintendent, Chris Vignery, hosts a coffee group for patrons to hear about what is happening in the USD 239 School District as well as the happenings with the State of Kansas concerning schools. The meeting is the second Monday of the month and begins at 9:00 with coffee served. Everyone is welcome to attend. READ MORE >