Montevideo Middle School

🌟Staff Spotlight🌟 Meet our Indian Education Coordinator, Beth Brown! Hi! I’m Beth Brown. This is my 2nd year in the district, and I love working with our students and staff! I grew up in St. Paul, and after high school, I moved to Minneapolis, where I worked as an educator in the American Indian community. Most recently, I taught 2-3rd grade at Bdote Learning Center, a K-8 charter school focused on educating through Indigenous cultures and languages. I have a BA in American Indian Studies and Art from the University of Minnesota and an MA in Elementary Education with K-6 licensure from the University of St. Thomas. I enjoy camping, hiking, and gardening. We are very proud to have Beth on our team! #HawkPride #StaffSpotlight

Happy School Nurse Day 2025! Thank you to our School Health Services staff for your compassion, care, and the countless ways you keep our students healthy and safe every day. We appreciate you! #SchoolNurseDay #HealthyHawks #HawkPride

📆SCHOOL CALENDAR REMINDER Friday, May 9th, 2025 is an Early Dismissal-Staff Development Day for Montevideo Public Schools. Early Dismissal Schedule: Ramsey 1:15 p.m. Sanford 1:20 p.m. MHS 1:25 p.m. MMS 1:30 p.m.

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week 2025! To all of our amazing educators out there, THANK YOU, for going above and beyond for our students and making a difference every single day! #TeacherAppreciationWeek #ThankYou #OpeningMinds #InspiringHearts #HawkPride

🍎✨ Happy School Lunch Hero Day! ✨🍎 Today, we celebrate our incredible School Nutrition Teams who keep our students fueled and ready to learn! From preparing meals to greeting every child with a smile, these heroes make a difference every day. 💛 Join us in thanking our School Lunch Heroes for their hard work and dedication! 🦸‍♀️🥪🥗 #SchoolLunchHeroDay #FuelingTheFuture #HawkPride

What a wonderful experience these young musicians had at the 1st and 2nd year Honor Band Concert in Ortonville on Saturday! It was amazing to hear how the directors were able to coordinate so many students from different schools to play a beautiful concert together! Special thanks to Mr. Frank for encouraging his students to participate (even with his extra busy day with the Flood of Jazz). So proud of these Thunder Hawks!

Happy Administrative Professionals Day! Time to celebrate the amazing people who keep everything organized and running smoothly. We are very proud of and thankful for the dedicated, hard-working administrative professionals that work in the Montevideo school district! #HawkPride #adminstrativeprofessionalsday

🌟Staff Spotlight🌟 Meet Alyssa Amborn, Special Education Department Secretary at Montevideo Middle School! Hello! My name is Alyssa. This is my fourth year working at ISD #129 in our Special Education Department as Secretary; prior to taking this position I worked in Granite Falls at the Avera Hospital/Clinic as a Radiologic Technologist for 9 years. I grew up in Luverne, MN and went to college at NDSU where I met my husband, Mike Amborn (Mike grew up and graduated from Montevideo High School). Fun fact about me: I was on the NDSU Women's Golf Team during my Freshman year of college. We decided to move back to Montevideo to be close to family and raise our family in a small town. Mike owns a Civil Engineering firm downtown Montevideo & we have 4 children; Samuel, Caroline, Evelyn & Bennett & a Black Lab, Luca. We are living a busy life, running around to kid activities/church events and supporting our Hawks teams. In my free time, I enjoy walking, spending time outdoors, golfing with friends and family, making sourdough bread, playing cards, finding a new project to do at home, traveling with family, spending our summers at the lake, and much more. I have enjoyed working with my coworkers, getting to know students and families, and helping out however I can in our district! We are so proud to have Alyssa on our team! #HawkPride #StaffSpotlight

SCHOOL CALENDAR REMINDER! Thursday, April 17th - Staff Development Day - No School for Students April 18th-21st - Spring Break - No School Happy Spring!

🌟Staff Spotlight🌟 Meet Kelli Rush, Paraprofessional at Montevideo Middle School! Hello! My name is Kelli. I am from Granite Falls, Minnesota. I moved to Montevideo in 2012, and I live with my fiance & three sons. I have one son at the elementary & two sons at the middle school. During the summer, my family & I love to spend time outside. We enjoy playing with our two dogs, Ivy & Zeus. We enjoy watching football and are Minnesota Vikings fans! I joined the middle school as a paraprofessional in 2021. I really enjoy working at MMS! The staff is amazing & have been very welcoming. We are so proud to have Kelli on our team! #HawkPride #StaffSpotlight

Happy National Paraprofessional Appreciation Day 2025! This is a great day to recognize and appreciate the amazing work that paraprofessionals do each day! Our paraprofessionals at Montevideo Public Schools rock! THANK YOU! #paraprofessionalappreciationday

Coming Soon! Montevideo Public Schools presents the spring musical HADESTOWN: Teen Edition, by author Anaïs Mitchell. Two nights, two performances at the Hollywood on Main, Montevideo, 7:00 p.m.! Friday, April 11th & Saturday, April 12th Get your tickets at the door: $8 Adults, $6 Students. Mark your calendar, and don't miss this award-winning, intriguing and beautiful folk opera that delivers a deeply resonant and defiantly hopeful theatrical experience.

Join us tomorrow evening, Tuesday, March 25th, for the Montevideo Middle School & High School Combined Band Concert featuring the Montevideo Community Band! Time: 7:00 p.m. Location: Montevideo High School Gymnasium Directed by: Riley Frank - Grades 6 & 7 Mackenzie Lankmark - Grade 8 & High School Montevideo Community Band Directors: Nicole Boelter/Jeanine Rupp We hope to see you there!

Congratulations to our Montevideo Thunder Hawks Boys Basketball team! This is a reminder that there will be no school today, Thursday, March 20th for Pre-K through 12th grade to allow students, staff, and the community to attend and support our team in the State Tournament at Concordia University. Childcare and Junior Thunder Hawks will remain open. GO HAWKS!

SCHOOL CALENDAR REMINDER Friday, March 21, 2025 - Early Dismissal Day & End of Quarter 3 Dismissal times: Ramsey 1:15 p.m. Sanford 1:20 p.m. MHS 1:25 p.m. MMS 1:30 p.m.

Montevideo Public Schools Families & Thunder Hawk Nation: It's been an exciting start to the week with our boys' basketball team competing in the State Basketball Tournament! They played a hard-fought game last night at 8:00 p.m. and will play again tonight at 8:00 p.m. IF THE TEAM WINS TONIGHT, they will play again on Thursday at noon. To allow students, staff, and the community to attend and support our team in the State Tournament at Concordia University, there will be no school on Thursday for PreK-12th grade. Childcare and Junior Thunder Hawks will remain open. IF THE TEAM DOES NOT WIN TONIGHT, school will be in session as usual on Thursday. We wanted to share this information with you in advance so you can plan accordingly. GO HAWKS! Sincerely, Superintendent Wade McKittrick Familias de las Escuelas Públicas de Montevideo y la Nación Thunder Hawk: ¡Ha sido un comienzo de semana emocionante con nuestro equipo masculino de baloncesto compitiendo en el Torneo Estatal de Baloncesto! Jugaron un partido muy reñido anoche a las 8:00 p. m. y volverán a jugar esta noche a las 8:00 p. m. SI EL EQUIPO GANA ESTA NOCHE, volverán a jugar el jueves al mediodía. Para que los estudiantes, el personal y la comunidad puedan asistir y apoyar a nuestro equipo en el Torneo Estatal en la Universidad Concordia, no habrá clases el jueves para los grados PreK-12. La guardería y los Thunder Hawks Junior permanecerán abiertos. SI EL EQUIPO NO GANA ESTA NOCHE, las clases continuarán como de costumbre el jueves. Queríamos compartir esta información con ustedes con anticipación para que puedan planificar adecuadamente. ¡VAMOS HAWKS! Atentamente, Superintendente Wade McKittrick

UPDATE: The Band Concert is postponed to Tuesday, March 25th at 7:00 p.m. Same place, same time, just different date. Join us on Monday evening, March 17th for the Montevideo Middle School & High School Combined Band Concert featuring the Montevideo Community Band! Time: 7:00 p.m. Location: Montevideo High School Gymnasium Directed by: Riley Frank - Grades 6 & 7 Mackenzie Lankmark - Grade 8 & High School Montevideo Community Band Directors: Nicole Boelter/Jeanine Rupp We hope to see you there!

Please take a moment to tune in to the latest Superintendent Stream. https://youtu.be/RuhCG7KCH_A

🌟Staff Spotlight!🌟 Meet William, Title I teacher at Montevideo Middle School. Hello! My name is William L. Cardenas. I am a former Montevideo graduate! Go Hawks! I am currently attending Ridgewater College and will graduate in May. I will continue my education program at Southwest Minnesota State University (SMSU) for my licensure in Elementary Education, Grades K-6. When I'm not working, I love fishing and all types of food and music. In addition to my position in Title I instruction, I help in many roles at the middle school, including substitute, paraprofessional, and translator. I love working with the community I grew up in, and I plan to work many more years here! We are so proud to have William on our team! #HawkPride #StaffSpotlight

SCHOOL CALENDAR REMINDER Friday, March 7th is an Early Dismissal - Staff Development Day for Montevideo Public Schools. Dismissal times: Ramsey-1:15 p.m. Sanford-1:20 p.m. MHS-1:25 p.m. MMS-1:30 p.m.