McCook Central/Montrose is looking for an individual to serve as a Throwing Guide for a junior high athlete in Track & Field. This is a paid position. The individual(s) would need to attend practices and all meets to assist a thrower with a visual impairment by verbally guiding them during throwing events.
Here are a few details to consider:
Availability starting in mid-March when the JH Track & Field season begins through the end of the season in mid-May.
Once we start attending meets, the Throwing Guide will need to attend all meets and at least one practice per week.
This is a paid position. If you are interested, please contact Jeff Heisinger at jeffrey.heisinger@k12.sd.us to discuss the position further.
Here are a few details to consider:
Availability starting in mid-March when the JH Track & Field season begins through the end of the season in mid-May.
Once we start attending meets, the Throwing Guide will need to attend all meets and at least one practice per week.
This is a paid position. If you are interested, please contact Jeff Heisinger at jeffrey.heisinger@k12.sd.us to discuss the position further.
MCM Spring Sports 1st Practices

The MCM Boys Basketball team will be playing against Clark/Willow Lake in the SoDak 16 on Tuesday, March 10. The game will be played at Watertown High School with tip-off scheduled for approximately 8:00pm as the second game of a doubleheader following the Aberdeen Christian vs SF Lutheran game, which starts at 6:00pm. Good luck!
17 students represented Montrose School at this year's SDMEA Elementary Festival Choir held in Mitchell. They performed with 200 students from the area and put on a wonderful concert! This event is held at 7 different sites across the state in celebration of "Music in our Schools Month". How lucky are we to have music in Montrose!

Plant Science class learned flower anatomy by dissecting flowers. They then pressed the flowers and arranged them using art principles. Thank you County Line Nursery for donating the flowers!









Jr High students participated in an Oral Interp meet on Wednesday, March 4. After selecting their own piece and practicing it for the last several weeks, they read it in front of judges. Montrose students earned Excellent Plus and Superiors for their hard work! They will have another opportunity to read their pieces later this month.

Join Us For Family Science Night!
Dive into hands-on experiments and discover the stories of famous scientists. Bring the whole family for an evening of learning and fun from 6:30 -7:30 pm in the big gym!
Dive into hands-on experiments and discover the stories of famous scientists. Bring the whole family for an evening of learning and fun from 6:30 -7:30 pm in the big gym!

If you're not able to attend the Girls Basketball SoDak 16 game, it will be available on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjojnxUDWd03riZjUi36lVQ It will also be embedded on the LiveTicket website on MCM's page.
The 1st graders enjoyed having two mystery readers come into the classroom to kick off Read Across America Week!


The MCM Boys Basketball team has earned a first-round bye in the Region 5A tournament.
They will play in the second round on Friday, March 6, at 7:00 PM in Salem. MCM will face the winner of the MVP vs. Hanson matchup.
Click here to view the tournament bracket: https://gobound.com/sd/sdhsaa/boysbasketball/2025-26/brackets/h20250618035602799ce9becb57fd641
Good luck MCM!
Congratulations to all of our Wrestlers at State! Placing was: Parker Randall – 6th, Easton Meyer – 7th, and Alexis Bryant – STATE CHAMPION for the third consecutive year!
The State Wrestling Welcome Home will take place at McCook Central school tonight at 5:30pm.
The MCM Girls Basketball team will be playing against Mahpíya Lúta in the SoDak 16 on Thursday, March 5. The game will be played at Todd County High School in Mission, SD with tip-off scheduled for 6:00pm CT. Good luck!
Montrose was proudly represented at this year's SDSU Elementary Festival Honor Choir. 7 of our students were selected out of 700 auditions to be a part of this 180 voice group. They spent the day rehearsing with students from across the state and put on a wonderful concert!


Today's State Wrestling Send Off will be streamed on the NFHS Network. You do not need a subscription, but you will need to sign in to watch it. Here is the link: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/montrose-high-school-montrose-sd/evte4cde74b3c
Advanced Animal Science class toured a local feedlot. The class got to see different housing techniques, a variety of feeds, and learned more about all aspects of this industry. Thank you Tyler Klein for giving us this tour and sharing your knowledge! Thank you also to Jill Johnson with Sioux Nation Ag Center for providing us with lunch!



The MCM Girls Basketball team advanced to the 2nd Round of the Region 5A Tournament and will play on Thursday, February 26 in Salem, against Hanson, with tip-off at 7:00pm. The winner advances to the SoDak 16. Good luck Fighting Cougars!
Save the date for our upcoming High School POPS Concert!

The State Wrestling Send Off will be at 1:00pm Wednesday in the Montrose HS Gym. All are welcome to attend!
Two more days to sign up to give blood on Wednesday. We have 23 of our 34 slots filled! Can you help us get to 34?

