Montevideo Public Schools

ATTENTION! WE ARE HIRING!
Come & work with us at Montevideo Public Schools! Earn a competitive wage and health insurance benefits! There are many job openings at the Montevideo Public Schools that begin right away. Get paid for on-the-job training!

The Montevideo School District has immediate openings for the following positions:
1. 14 paraprofessionals
2. Five food service employees
3. One person to help in the library at an elementary school.

How to apply:
1. Go to the Montevideo school district website and apply online today! https://www.montevideoschools.org/page/employment
2. Call the Montevideo School District at 320-269-8833.

Join our team!

Online Registration for the 2025–2026 school year is now OPEN! Please log in to the JMC Portal on the school's website at www.montevideoschools.org to complete your student's registration, update contact information, sign forms, and pay student expenses, including Chromebook Insurance. Complete your student's registration by Open House, Tuesday, August 19th. If you have any questions, feel free to contact your school office. Thank you for helping us get ready for a great year!

¡La inscripción en línea para el año escolar 2025-2026 ya está ABIERTA! Inicie sesión en el portal de JMC en el sitio web de la escuela, www.montevideoschools.org, para completar la inscripción de su estudiante, actualizar su información de contacto, firmar formularios y pagar los gastos, incluido el seguro de la Chromebook. Complete la inscripción de su estudiante antes de la jornada de puertas abiertas, el martes 19 de agosto. Si tiene alguna pregunta, no dude en comunicarse con la secretaría de su escuela. ¡Gracias por ayudarnos a prepararnos para un año excelente!

The Summer Food Service Program runs through Friday, August 15th! Kids 18 and under receive free meals! Stop in and eat!

Location/Open Site:
Sanford Elementary School
(Please buzz in at the Main Entrance on 13th Street of Sanford.)
412 S. 13th Street, Montevideo

Meals/Times:
Breakfast 7:30 - 9:00 a.m.
Lunch 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Have you ordered your school supply kit yet? If you dread back-to-school shopping, this is an option you’ll love! Kits are up to 20% less than supplies at most major retailers. If you want to buy a kit that contains everything your child needs for the upcoming year, purchase it before the July 15th deadline. School supply kits are available for grades K-8. Supply kits will be sent directly to the school, where you can pick them up during open house in August. Go to: https://www.myimpacks.com/montevideo-public-schools/ - Select your school - Select your child's upcoming grade - Enter your child's first and last name - Select "Add to Cart" - Check out Impacks, our school supply partner, is a business on a mission to help students and classrooms. They’ve pledged to match the first $5 of each donation made during the checkout process. Donating is optional, and funds raised will go towards critical needs at our school.

Minnesota Summer Eats Food Service Program - Kids 18 and under receive free meals! Stop in and eat! Location/Open Site: Sanford Elementary School (Please buzz in at the Main Entrance on 13th Street of Sanford.) 412 S. 13th Street, Montevideo Dates/Days: Tuesday, June 3 - Friday, August 15 (Closed Thursday, June 19th & Friday, July 4th) Meals/Times: Breakfast 7:30 - 9:00 a.m. Lunch 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

School Calendar Reminder: School is closed today in observance of the Juneteenth holiday. No Summer Food Service and no Summer School.

Last weekend, 25 of our Thunder Hawks Clay Target Team competed in the Minnesota State High School Clay Target League State Trap Shooting Tournament. The weather was a little different than last year. In 2024 the temperature was around 96 degrees. In 2025 we started the day at 53 degrees and overcast with little to no wind. Our kids all shot well and our team finished in 1st place for the day in the Novice division. Anya Burmeister also took 1st place in the Novice division shooting 80/100. Iver Heinrich led the males in the same division with a 81/100 finishing in 3rd place. In the Junior Varsity division Brayden Stone led our team with a 90/100 and on the girls side Destiny Rittel shot a 77/100. Varsity was led by Ethan Andresen who shot a 90/100. Our team didn’t have any girls shooting varsity this year. The divisions are determined by your season average over 5 weeks. Job well done to all the students who participated! Ethan Andresen and Jackson Viessman will also be competing at the State Skeet Tournament which will be held on Tuesday, June 24th. For more information on the State Skeet Tournament, visit: https://mn.usaclaytarget.com/minnesota-skeet-shooting-championship/ Good luck to Ethan and Jackson! Go Hawks!

WE'RE HIRING ~ JOIN OUR TEAM! Job opportunities: - High School English Teacher - 3rd Grade Teacher (Sanford Elementary) - Special Education Teacher (Sanford Elementary) - ESL Teacher (Ramsey Elementary) - .2 FTE CTE Position (High School) - ESL Paraprofessional (Ramsey Elementary) - ESL Paraprofessional (Middle School) - Special Education Paraprofessionals (Elementary & middle school levels) - Special Education Paraprofessional (Hawks Nest Early Childhood Center) - Academic Success Coordinator (High School) - Social-Emotional Learning Interventionist - Math Interventionist 5-8 (Middle School) - Library Assistant (Ramsey Elementary) Apply today! https://www.montevideoschools.org/page/employment

Twenty-five (25) students from our Montevideo High School Clay Target Team will compete at the Minnesota State High School Clay Target League State Trap Shooting Tournament on Saturday, June 14th in Alexandria, Minnesota. Montevideo competes in Class 6A and will begin shooting Round 1 at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Good luck to all of our state tournament participants! Go Hawks! For all tournament information, including schedules, field assignments, leaderboard & awards, visit: https://mn.usaclaytarget.com/minnesota-trap-shooting-championship/

Shameless bragging post........

Students in Brandee Shoemaker's 6th grade math class wait all year to create a tessellation project. Students start with a 4x4 (inch) square and manipulate the paper to create original tessellations. Students then have the chance to have their name selected to paint their design on a ceiling tile. Great work, Hawks!

🎉📚 SCHOOL'S OUT FOR SUMMER! 🕶️🍉 Shoutout to all of our students, staff, and parents who made it through another school year—you did it! 👏✨ Enjoy a safe and relaxing summer!

For those following along on livestream: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/mn/montevideo/organization/4662/montevideo-high-school Here is the QR code for the commencement program: https://qrco.de/bfyeoE

Today is the day! Montevideo High School will present the 140th graduating class at 6pm this evening. Seating is first come, first served. This event will be live streamed beginning at 5:55pm @ https://fan.hudl.com/usa/mn/montevideo/organization/4662/montevideo-high-school The Hawk team of staff and students alike are working hard to make our grounds beautiful. Congratulations to our 2025 graduating class.

Advanced Welding Students received their Thunder Hawk Welding certificate yesterday! Congratulations to you all! The final project is still being worked on and will be on display at graduation.

🌟Staff Spotlight🌟 Meet Jasmine Heim, Community Education Recreation & Aquatics Coordinator! Hi, my name is Jasmine. I am Montevideo-raised and a 2021 graduate from Montevideo High School. During my Junior-Senior year (attending high school online and through Zoom during Covid), I worked as a florist. I moved to South Dakota after high graduation and lived there for two years before coming back to Montevideo. I attended Minnesota West Community & Technical College for a degree in Business Management and graduated in the spring of 2023. I started working at Montevideo Community Education in September of 2023, and I am also the director of Montevideo Just For Kix. Working with kids in and out of the Community Education office is what I love to do! Between both positions, my free time is pretty limited--especially in the summer! However, I love to cook, read, and spend time with friends, family--and my cat--Hopper. I also love music, so I often attend concerts, collect cassette tapes, CDs, and have over 250 records. We are very proud to have Jasmine on our team! #HawkPride #StaffSpotlight

Second graders were special guests at the school board meeting on Monday evening. They were proud to represent Ramsey by sharing the process of publishing their own writing and illustrations in their class book entitled “Wild Wonders”. It was a great opportunity for Mrs. Blom’s students to demonstrate their knowledge and excitement, face-to-face with the school board and administration. It was wonderful to hear the pride they take in the steps that it took to become publishers.

Montevideo Public Schools is teaming up with CCM Health to make back-to-school prep easy for students entering grades 7–12! We’re offering: ✅ Child & Teen Check-Ups (includes sports physical!) ✅ Sports Physicals ($50) ✅ Required School Immunizations 💡 A Child & Teen Check-Up is more thorough and usually covered by insurance—it checks all the boxes for school AND sports. 📅 Call (320) 269-8877 to schedule your student’s appointment today! 💳 Payment due at the time of visit or billed to insurance.

What are they making now in the Advanced Thunder Hawk Welding Class?

🌟Staff Spotlight🌟 Meet Taylor, our 8th Grade Math Teacher at Montevideo Middle School! Hello! My name is Taylor Knutson. I teach 8th grade math. This is my 3rd year as a teacher. I graduated from Montevideo High School in 2018, graduated from Augusta University in 2022 with degrees in Mathematics and Secondary Education, and came right back to the Montevideo school district! I coach Varsity Girls Golf in the spring and JH/JV Girls Tennis in the fall. In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my mom, dad, and brother, Reggie, as well as our cats, Spot and Stevi. I also enjoy golfing, reading, laying in the sun, snowmobiling, watching sports, and watching procedural dramas (NCIS, Grey's Anatomy, Law & Order: SVU). We are very proud to have Taylor on our team! #HawkPride #StaffSpotlight