Pine Island 5-12 School

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STUDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS – May 27 

Announcements for May 27:

*We need cars to be moved out of the parking lot for graduation today.

Student lot empty by 3:30

Staff lot empty by 5:30

 

*Lost and Found – Please check the lost and found before you leave today. Items will be donated next week. Thank you!

 

**Please remember to clean out your school locker and locker room locker before you leave on Friday. Items left in lockers will be donated or thrown away next week. Thank you!

 

*Softball Update: Last night, the Lady Panthers advanced in the playoffs after beating the Dover Eyota Eagles. Izzy “The Natural” Nisbit went 2 for 4 scoring 4 runs; Cheyenne “In the Zone” Jones went 1 for 2 with 2 walks, a HP, scored 3 runs, and had 2 RBI; Caitlyn “The Krusher” Lerum went 2 for 5 with a run scored and 2 RBI; Noelle “Scrappy-Doo” Douglas had a crushing double in the 7th; Anni “The Cannon” Organ went 2 for 5 with a run scored; Kiley “Clutch” Passow went 2 for 4 with a run scored; Ella “Slugger” Sorum had two beautiful sacrifice bunts in key situations to put pressure on the defense. 

 

After the win against Dover, the Lady Panthers had to immediately play the ZM cougars. After 4 innings of play, the score was 1-0: ZM. In the 5th inning, we had a couple of missteps and the cougars had some timely hits to move the score to 4-0. Izzy “The Natural” Nisbit, Sophia “Powerhouse” Polzer, Cheyenne “In the Zone” Jones, and Ella “Slugger” Sorum all had singles. Anni “The Cannon” Organ went 2 for 3 with a crushing double off the fence. With this loss, the season comes to a close for the Lady Panthers. A huge shoutout and thank you to our seniors who will be missed in many ways: Kayleigh “Our Family” Tri (Kays Tri), Anne “Slammin” Simpson, Brooklyn “Dodger” Horton, Izzy “The Natural” Nisbit, and Noelle “Scrappy-Doo” Douglas

 

*Baseball Update: PI picks up the 1st round playoff win in a pitchers duel vs ZM 1-0! Carl Schutz out duels Preston Ohm in a well played game by both teams. Hats off to ZM as the always play us tough and tonight was no different.

Schutz pitched a complete game 3 hitter with 11 Ks to lead the Panthers to victory. Nick Bauer was 2-2, Carl Schutz 2-3 with a double and a triple, and Johnny Bauer went 2-3 with the game winning RBI in the 5th inning.

Up next PI will face #1 seed Rochester Lourdes in Cannon Falls at 11:00 AM Saturday 5/28!!

 

Announcements for May 26:

*Please remember to clean out your school locker and locker room locker before you leave on Friday. Items left in lockers will be donated or thrown away next week. Thank you!

**1AA West Baseball is scheduled to begin today with the #4 Pine Island Panthers hosting the #5 Zumbrota-Mazeppa Cougars. Game time is 5:00. Admission - $8 Adults and $5 Students. Go Panthers!

Juniors – Stop in the office if you would like to pick your locker for next year.

 

Announcements for May 25:

*Congratulations to the 2022 Cheese Fest Button design contest winner Nam Nguyen!!

*We have 2 phones in the office. Please stop in to describe and claim.

 

*1AA West Baseball is scheduled to begin today with the #4 Pine Island Panthers hosting the #5 Zumbrota-Mazeppa Cougars. Game time is $5.00. Admission - $8 Adults and $5 Students. Go Panthers!

 

* It was a tough night for the Lady Panthers losing to the Cannon Falls Bombers. Noelle “Scrappy-Doo” Douglas walked twice but was never plated. Cheyenne “In the Zone” Jones broke up the bombers no-no with a line drive single up the middle in the 7th. The Lady Panthers play in Rochester against Dover Eyota at 4:00 on Thursday with another game right after the win.

 

* Congratulations to the boy's track and field team for winning the Sub-Section Championship last night! Earning team points and advancing to Section are:

100 - Bentley Lujero - 3rd

400 - Matthew Cain - 2nd, Ty Gibson - 3rd

800 - Braxton Osterhaus - 1st, Jesse Olson - 3rd

1600 - Brandt Konik - 1st, Jamison Rosane - 2nd, Zeke Marquardt - 3rd

3200 - Brandt Konik - 1st, Seth Konik - 2nd, Ethan Gerhart - 3rd

110 Hurdles - Jack Noll - 1st, CJ Tree - 2nd, Noah Wernau - 3rd

300 hurdles - CJ Tree - 1st, Evan Ferber - 2nd

4x100 - Bentley Lujero, Zack Ihde, Matthew Cain, Jarod White - 1st

4x200 - Bentley Lujero, Zack Ihde, Michael Goodman, Jarod White - 1st

4x400 - Matthew Cain, Mark Quintero Bungert, Jarod White, Zack Ihde - 1st

4x800 - Sam Johnson, Braxton Osterhaus, Seth Konik, Jamison Rosane - 1st

Shot Put - Connor Williamson - 2nd, Austin Sisell - 3rd

Discus - Gabe Northrop - 1st, Ben Northrop - 2nd, Logan Mentjes - 3rd

High Jump - Gabe Northrop - 1st, Mark Quintero Bungert - 2nd

Long Jump - Michael Goodman - 3rd, Mark Quintero Bungert - 4th (qualified by standard)

Triple Jump - Michael Goodman - 2nd

 

Also earning team points but not advancing were:

100 - Ty Gibson - 5th, Gavin Twaddle - 6th

200 - Sam Knox - 4th, Ty Gibson - 5th, Abe Ferber - 6th

400 - Ryder Schmidt - 5th

800 - Sam Johnson - 5th

Shot Put - Lane McDonough - 5th

High Jump - Jesse Olson - 4th

Pole Vault - Sam Knox - 4th, CJ Tree - 7th

Long Jump - Ryder Schmidt - 7th

Triple Jump - Jason Ryan - 5th, Sven Oberg - 7th

 

 

*Congratulations to the girl's track and field team for winning the Sub-Section championship on Tuesday night!

Earning points for their team and advancing to Section are:

100 - Taylor Koenen - 3rd

200 - Taylor Koenen - 2nd

400 - Reese Koenen - 1st

800 - Paxyn Rendahl - 2nd, Elena Kabat - 3rd

1600 - Brooklyn Radtke - 2nd, Alivia Levi - 3rd

3200 - Alivia Levi - 2nd, Shiwei Hong - 3rd

100 hurdles - Elena Hartung - 1st, Kendall Hayden - 3rd

300 hurdles - Elena Hartung - 1st

4x100 - Reighley Sorum, Madison Hudson, Kiley House, Taylor Koenen - 1st (NEW SCHOOL RECORD!!!)

4x200 - Reighley Sorum, Reese Koenen, Bethany Dick, Zoe Njus - 2nd

4x400 - Madison Hudson, Elena Hartung, Paxyn Rendahl, Reese Koenen - 2nd

4x800 - Mia Schmoll, Audrie Simpson, Paxyn Rendahl, Elena Kabat - 1st

Shot Put - Lyndee Northrop - 3rd

Discus - Lyndee Northrop - 3rd

Pole Vault - Mia Schmoll - 1st

Long Jump - Reese Koenen - 3rd

Triple Jump - Elena Hartung - 1st, Macy Koenen - 2nd, Zoe Njus - 3rd

 

100 - Reighley Sorum - 4th, Lyndee Northrop - 5th

200 - Madison Hudson - 4th, Zoe Njus - 7th

400 - Katie Applen - 4th, Evy Skierka - 6th

800 - Audrie Simpson - 5th

1600 - Ellie Hoffarth - 7th

3200 - Ayana Osterhaus - 5th

100 hurdles - Eliza Fletcher - 5th

300 hurdles - Kendall Hayden - 4th, Eliza Fletcher - 6th

Shot Put - Gabby White - 4th, Liz Ziller - 6th

Discus - Aubrey Blumers - 5th, Liz Ziller - 6th

High Jump - Ella Schmoll - 4th, Taylor Koenen - 6th, Katie Applen - 9th

Pole Vault - Brynne Kelley - 4th, Evy Skierka - 8th

Long Jump - Brooklynn Kelley - 13-11.25, Sarah Frandsen - 8th

Announcements for May 24:

*Pine Island hosts Sub-Section Boys and Girls Track & Field today.

• 4:00 Field Events, 4:45 Running
• Admission is charged for this meet - $5 Students/$7 Adults
• Go Panthers!

 

*Softball updates: On Friday, the Lady Panthers didn’t make it past the Bombers for their last regular season game. Brooklyn “Dodger” Horton led off the 3rd with a single and was plated by Sophia “Powerhouse” Polzer’s RBI single. In the 4th, Noelle “Scrappy-Doo” Douglas walked, stole 2nd, delayed to 3rd and scored on the errant throw to 3rd. Evie “Packing a Punch” Petersen was hit by pitch, stole 2nd, advanced to 3rd on a WP, but was just shy of the plate. In the 6th, Cheyenne “In the Zone” Jones led off with a double, and with a one out bunt by Douglas, she plated Jones. 

 

Last night, the Lady Panthers traveled to Blooming Prairie for the first round of playoffs. They beat the Awesome Blossoms to advance to tonight’s game against Cannon Falls at 5:30 pm. Sophia “Powerhouse” Polzer’s speed was unstoppable getting on base 4 times and stealing 3 times. Cheyenne “In the Zone” Jones went 2 for 2 with 4 RBI to help the Panthers break away in the 5th. Caitlyn “The Krusher” Lerum went 2 for 4 with an RBI. Noelle “Scrappy-Doo” Douglas had a hot single in the first and used her mad baserunning skills to plate Teagan Barnett (courtesy runner for Caitlyn) in the 1st inning. Brooklyn “Dodger” Horton also had a hot single to be part of a 4 run scoring inning in the 2nd. Anni “The Cannon” Organ had a crushing double in the 4th to score Barnett (Lerum). Kiley “Clutch” Passow went 2 for 3 immediately hitting off the new BP pitcher in the 5th. Kylie “Wylie” Meyer went 2 for 3 with 2 RBI helping to score 2 of the 4 runs in the 2nd.

 

Tonight (Tuesday) the Lady Panthers travel to Cannon Falls to take on the Bombers. Game time 5:00. Admission: $8 adults, $5 students.

 

 

*The Pine Island FFA Chapter will be having its Chapter Banquet this Wednesday, May 25th. The meal begins at 6 pm in the cafeteria with the program following at 7 pm in the PAC. Grade levels have been assigned what food to bring. Reach out to Mr.Erickson or a Chapter officer for more details regarding the meal. Members will be recognized for their outstanding service and accomplishments throughout the year. Bring family and friends!

 

*Juniors – Stop in the office if you are interested in a flyer from Graham Photography for senior pictures.

 

* This Thursday is the last day to order a yearbook.

bit.ly/PIYearbook

 

Announcements for May 23:

*1AA West Softball action begins tonight with the Panthers taking on the Blossoms in Blooming Prairie. Game time is 5pm. Admission: $8 adults, $5 students. Go Panthers!

 

* Congratulations to the Section 1AA Champion boy's track and field team for earning 9th place at the STATE TRUE TEAM meet on Saturday at Stillwater High School. 

Earning points for their team were:

4x800 - Jesse Olson, Ethan Gerhart, Jamison Rosane, Braxton Osterhaus - 8th

110 hurdles - CJ Tree - 17th, Jack Noll - 20th

100 m dash - Jarod White - 11th, Bentley Lujero - 20th

4x200 - Matthew Cain, Bentley Lujero, Sam Knox, Michael Goodman - 7th

1600 m run - Brandt Konik - 10th, Seth Konik - 18th

4x100 - Matthew Cain, Bentley Lujero, Sam Knox, Michael Goodman - 10th

400 m dash - Zack Ihde - 7th, Jarod White - 9th

300 m hurdles - Jack Noll - 14th, CJ Tree - 19th

800 m run - Braxton Osterhaus - 11th, Sam Johnson - 15th

200 m dash - Jarod White - 9th, Zack Ihde - 17th

3200 m run - Brandt Konik - 8th, Seth Konik - 16th

4x400 - Matthew Cain, Zack Ihde, CJ Tree, Braxton Osterhaus - 3rd 

Discus - Gabe Northrop - 16th, Logan Mentjes - 17th

Shot Put - Connor Williamson - 13th, Austin Sisell - 20th

Pole Vault - Jarod White - 1st, Sam Knox - 13th

High Jump - Mark Quintero Bungert - 2nd, Gabe Northrop - 11th

Long Jump - Mark Quintero Bungert - 7th, Michael Goodman - 10th

Triple Jump - Michael Goodman - 9th, Jason Ryan - 22nd

 

*Congratulations to the boys and girls track and field teams for competing at the 11 team Triton Invitational on Friday night. Earning points for their team were:

200 m dash - Taylor Koenen - 1st, Zoe Njus - 7th

400 m dash - Reese Koenen - 1st, Ryder Schmidt - 4th

800 m run - Paxyn Rendahl - 4th, Elena Kabat - 6th

1600 - Chase Richardson - 7th

3200 m run - Shiwei Hong - 5th, Ayana Osterhaus - 7th, Chase Richardson - 3rd

100 m hurdles - Elena Hartung - 1st, Kendall Hayden - 4th, Eliza Fletcher - 9th, Noah Wernau - 6th, Evan Ferber - 7th

300 m hurdles - Kendall Hayden - 5th, Eliza Fletcher - 7th, Cali Tilford - 8th, Evan Ferber - 5th

4x100 - Reighley Sorum, Brooklynn Kelley, Lyndee Northrop, Zoe Njus - 6th, Nathan Despins, Ethan Leiferman, Gavin Twaddle, Henry Hemingsen - 7th

4x200 - Bethany Dick, Maddie Schutte, Allie Applen, Katie Applen - 7th, Braden Schaefer, Nathan Despins, Will Johnson, Henry Hemingsen - 7th

4x400 - Reighley Sorum, Elena Kabat, Elena Hartung, Paxyn Rendahl - 2nd, Will Breitenstein, James Collins-Simones, Logan Jahnke, Ryder Schmidt - 5th

4x800 - Shiwei Hong, Mia Schmoll, Brooklyn Radtke, Audrie Simpson - 4th, Sam Warneke, Sven Oberg, Will Breitenstein, Max Ritenour-Sampson - 2nd

Shot Put - Lyndee Northrop - 7th, Jaxson Klusmann - 9th

Discus - Lyndee Northrop - 4th, Ben Northrop - 9th

High Jump - Ella Schmoll - 5th, Lyndee Northrop - 7th, Evan Ferber - 4th

Pole Vault - Mia Schmoll - 1st

Triple Jump - Ryder Schmidt - 8th

Long Jump - Ryder Schmidt - 5th

 

Boy's team placed 9th, Girl's team placed 3rd. 

Tablet Collection:

Tuesday – 5^th & 6^th grade

Wednesday – 7^th & 12^th grade

Thursday – 8^th and 9^th – 11^th grade

Friday – 9^th – 11^th after last final

 

Graduation Practice – 9:00 am on Thursday, May 26^th for all seniors. Attendance at practice is required to participate in the graduation ceremony.

Announcements for May 23:

 

*Spirit Team Registration for 2022-23 is now open! Please register under athletic payments on the Pine Island School webpage. https://pineisland.revtrak.net/Athletics-Payments/

Spirit Team is open to any student in grades 7-12 for the 2022-23 school year. A sports physical must be on file in the office. Sports physicals are good for 3 years. Please stop in the office if you have any questions. Thank you!

* Girls Basketball Camp for girls entering 3rd-8th grades is still open for registration.

Click this link to register: https://ohmsportsacademy.com/register-online/pine-island-girls-offensive-playmaker-basketball-camp  

 *REMINDER - Students that are leaving during the day need to stop in the office before school or between classes to pick up a blue pass to show their teacher. Picking up the pass and showing the teacher when it is time to leave is the student's responsibility.

*Upcoming College and Military Admission Representative Visits

College Admission Representatives and Military recruiters will be making high school visits once again this year. Information about when a specific college or military is scheduled to visit the high school can   

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     *The Fitness Center will be open from 6:30-7:30am and 3:30pm – 5:00pm for students who would like to work out. A current Fitness Center permission needs to be signed to be in there. This is for grades 7-12. Fitness Center Permission Form

The Fitness Center will be open Monday-Friday 6:30am-7:30am and 3:30pm-5:00pm.

Please look at Fitness Center door (and online) for weekly plan (coaches may bring in teams on certain days)

Please enter using the Panther Door.

*Upcoming College and Military Admission Representative Visits

College Admission Representatives and Military recruiters will be making high school visits once again this year. Information about when a specific college or military is scheduled to visit the high school can be found here. This document will be updated.