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MLHS Crowns 2019 SnoFest King And Queen

With the theme of When You Wish Upon a Star, the 2019 Mayer Lutheran SnoFest Coronation was held on Monday, February 11 in the MLHS Fine Arts Auditorium. The evening included the introduction of the court by Emcees Kaleb Winter and Mitchell Thiesfeld; reports by student representatives from sports teams, drama, dance, robotics, the MLHS mission trip, and Quiz Bowl Knowledge Bowl; court games; and – of course – the crowning of the SnoFest king and queen.

The senior court participated in a lively boys against girls game of Rock, Paper, Scissors. The losing senior boy or girl had to choose a card with instructions on it, and then do whatever those instructions said. The audience enjoyed watching attempts at singing songs, telling jokes, answering questions (like “Have you ever fallen asleep in church?”), and other fun, light-hearted activities.

The ceremony concluded with the crowning of Kevin Woo Kim as 2019 SnoFest King and Delanie Lundgren as SnoFest Queen.

Pictured from left to right: Freshmen attendants Lydia Meyer and Elijah Jopp, Sophomore attendants Grace Litzau and Andrew Guetzkow, Junior attendants Ashley Schwichtenberg and Joe Welk, King Keon (Kevin) Woo Kim and Queen Delanie Lundgren, Emcee Kaleb Winter, Senior Court Alyssa Thom and Brevin Monroe, Alexa Eggers and Mitchel Theisfeld, Megan Thomas and Cole Cummings, and Anna Asmus and Lane Bode.

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Mayer Lutheran Re-Enrollment Information

Re-enrollment for our current student(s) is now available. Please check your email for information from TADS. If you don’t find it, please look first in your “junk folder.” We won’t feel slighted if it ends up there; we know that sometimes things are misfiled.

Your immediate attention to this is important because the Annual Application Processing Fee of $100 is due by March 1, 2019. After that, the Annual Registration Processing Fee of $665 is due on or before May 1, 2019.

It is also time for Financial Aid Applications to be submitted. This is also available at TADS.com. Although Mayer Lutheran provides more than $300,000/year in Financial aid, aid is a limited resource. Therefore, applying quickly and with thorough data is vital.

If you have questions about the fees, the registration form, or financial aid, please contact Dan Perrel immediately at 952-452-2351 or via email at dan.perrel@mayerlutheran.org.

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Crusaders For A Cure: February 9

Crusaders For A Cure Feb 9Mayer Lutheran High School is once again hosting Crusaders For A Cure – this year on Saturday, February 9. This marks the second time the event will host both boys and girls games, the girls vs. Blake and the boys vs. Belle Plaine.  It is sure to be a packed house, so come early to get your seat!  Game times are as follows:

  • Boys C-Squad – 12:30 PM
  • Boys B-Squad – 2:00 PM
  • Girls B-Squad – 4:00 PM
  • Girls Varsity – 6:00 PM
  • Boys Varsity – 8:00 PM

All proceeds of the Crusaders For A Cure activities will go to Ridgeview Medical Center’s Pay It Forward patient assistance fund.  Through this fund Ridgeview is able to provide emergency financial assistance to patients facing challenges during their treatment for cancer.  In the past eight years, the MLHS girls basketball team has raised over $40,000 for the Pay It Forward fund.

The most exciting activity of the day is sure to be the shooting contests.  You can pay to shoot from a spot on the floor; if you make the shot you get an entry into a drawing for lots of great prizes, including the grand prize of a 49” TCL HD Smart TV.  The following shots are offered:  $2 for a half-court shot, $5 for a three pointer, $10 for a free throw, and $30 for a layup, which you can shoot until you make!

Our second shooting contest is for a gaming system (Nintendo Switch or Xbox One).  For $20 you are automatically entered in the drawing.  You will be able to shoot two free throws.  Each free throw you make will give you an additional entry to the drawing.  If you want three entries into the drawing guaranteed, you can purchase that for $40.

Shooting contests will be held at halftimes of each game as well as between games.

Don’t want to shoot?  You can also rent a MLHS basketball player.  For $10, they will shoot two free throws for you.  If they make both, you will receive two entries into a drawing for a second television.  If they make one or none, you will still receive an entry (please note—renting a player does not qualify you for all prizes).

Additionally, this year freshman Emma Lade secured a fantastic prize.  She was able to secure two seats to the March 10 Timberwolves game.  These seats are in the second row across from the visitor’s bench.  They include VIP valet parking, dinner and drinks.  Attached you will find information about these tickets as well as a picture taken from the seats.  We will be giving these away in a drawing.  If you would like to make a donation to Crusaders For A Cure and enter this drawing, please contact me.  Cost to enter the drawing is $10.  You can also get three entries for $20 and 10 entries for $50.  These will also be available for purchase the night of the event.

Crusaders For A Cure T-ShirtFinally, if you would like to show your support by purchasing a t-shirt, these will be available at school beginning Wednesday. They are white and numbers and sizes are limited.   Feel free to email me if you would like to reserve one.  The cost is $10 and all proceeds will be donated to the Crusaders For A Cure event.  (The t-shirt image is to the right.)

In addition to all of the above, a bake sale will be taking place on this great night.  All items will be $2.  We will also have pork sandwiches available for sale that day in the concession stand.  Plan on coming February 9 to show your support for those who have faced and will face cancer.  For more information or to donate to this great cause, please contact a girls basketball player or Coach Gustin at (952) 657-2251 x1217 or kris.gustin@mayerlutheran.org.  Thank you in advance for your support.

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Katelyn Shipler, Megan Thomas Named All-Conference in One Act Play

Megan Thomas and Katelyn Shipler
Megan Thomas and Katelyn Shipler, Minnesota River Conference All-Conference Team Members from MLHS

MLHS seniors Megan Thomas and Katelyn Shipler were named to the Minnesota River Conference One Act Play All-Conference Team on Saturday, January 19 at the conference’s One Act Play Festival held at Mayer Lutheran High School. Megan is one of the show’s production assistants and Katelyn plays the role of Helena in The Seussification of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, this year’s MLHS One Act Play.

“I’m so pleased that Katelyn and Megan were selected as All-Conference for One Act this year,” said Tim Bode, the MLHS One Act Play director. “Katelyn brings energy and vitality to every performance as Helena, and Megan has been an invaluable asset offstage as a production assistant, helping with costuming, props, makeup, and whatever other tasks she’s given.”

Katelyn is the daughter of Kirk and Tracy Shipler of Lester Prairie, Minnesota, and Megan is the daughter of Todd and Kris Thomas, of Mayer, Minnesota.

2019 MN River Conference One Act Play All-Conference Team
The 2019 Minnesota River Conference One Act Play All-Conference Team

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One Act Play is “The Seussification of a Midsummer Night’s Dream”

After receiving such a great reception from audiences for last year’s One Act Play, A Play With Words by Peter Bloedel, One Act director Tim Bode has selected another Peter Bloedel script for this year’s One Act Play – The Seussification of a Midsummer Night’s Dream.

The Bard’s most beloved comedy gets the full Seuss treatment in this playful adaptation. Two madcap Narrators chronicle the tale of the mixed-up lovers as they wander through a forest full of whoosh bush tush beasts and fairies dueling with bumballoon swords. Told in rhyming couplets, this reimagining is how Shakespeare’s magical tale might have played if Dr. Seuss had gotten his hands on it…

“I really enjoy Bloedel’s use of language,” said Bode. “It’s one of the reasons I chose last year’s show, and also a major reason I decided to do a Peter Bloedel show again this year. So many One Act plays available seem to deal with heavy issues, and while it’s certainly important to address serious topics with high school students, I wanted to do a show that brought joy and laughter to people, and I think The Seussification of A Midsummer Night’s Dream will do just that.”

The MLHS One Act Play is part of the Minnesota State High School League’s annual One Act Play competition. Because of this, certain rules apply, such as a maximum of 20 students in the cast and crew, and a maximum running time of 35 minutes.

The top two plays at the subsection competition, as determined by the judges, advance to the section competition, and the top play at each section competition advances to the State One Act Play Festival February 7 & 8 at The O’Shaughnessy at St. Catherine University in St. Paul.

Produced by special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc. (www. playscripts.com), the show will be performed in the MLHS Fine Arts Center Auditorium at 7 PM on January 16, at the Minnesota River Conference One Act Play Festival at MLHS on January 19 at 2:50 PM, and at the 4A subsection competition at Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted High School (time TBA) on Saturday, January 26.

The Conference Festival will include the One Act Plays from Norwood Young America, LeSueur-Henderson, Belle Plaine, Sibley East, Jordan, Tri-City United (TCU), and Mayer Lutheran. The first performance starts at 9:10 AM with the Awards Ceremony beginning at 3:50 PM. Food will be available from the MLHS concession stand. Tickets for the festival are $6 for adults and $4 for students.