Herington High School hosted the District III competition on Monday, January 20th. Isabelle Ecklund, District III vice president did a great job organizing and running the competition. A special thank you to all that helped with the event.
Reminder: if you have not yet purchased a yearbook and want to receive one, place your order now! The yearbook includes high school and middle school students, sports, and activities.
Herington USD 487, 2 hour delay on Tuesday January 21st due to forecasted dangerously cold windchills. Buses running 2 hours later than normal. NO PRESCHOOL classes.
Congratulations to our HHS Wrestlers placing at the Halstead tournament today. A big congratulations to Cameron Svitak for getting his 100th career win today!
132 Ethan 6th
138 Korbyn 5th
144 Reid 2nd
150 Colten 4th
157 Cameron 1st
165 Hunter 3rd
190 Gabe 5th
285 Dakarai 3rd
Before Winter Break, HHS students got to participate in a variety of stations operated by HHS teachers and Herington community members. The goal was to introduce students to skills and life-long activities that would be beneficial to them. Some of these rotations were: general car maintenance, sewing, tire maintenance, and (pictured) learning to play tennis. Thank you to everyone who helped!
Kyley Sly placed 1st at the Halstead Wrestling Tournament on Friday, January 17th. Congratulations Kyley!!!
Herington Archery Team will be competing at Pittsburgh on Saturday, January 18. Good Luck!
Monday, January 20th the MS Basketball Teams will be traveling to Elyria for day games. Below is the schedule for the day. There will be a concession stand available.
9:00 B-Girls
10:00 B-Boys
11:00 A-Girls
12:00 A-Boys
1:00 C-Girls
2:00 C-Boys
*Games will start early if we are running ahead of schedule
**UPDATE: This has been corrected and it is confirmed that this is an appropriate business that is working on our behalf. We apologize for any confusion we may have caused.**
We have been notified that there is an out of state number calling local businesses requesting for sponsorship for spirit t-shirts for our high school. Please be advised this is NOT a fundraiser that we are working on. If you have any questions, please feel free to call the high school at 785-258-2261. Thank you!
HMS Basketball at Herington
January 16, 2025
Good Luck Railers!
Here are the seedings and brackets for the Cougar Classic basketball games which will be played at Centre on January 21, 24, and 25th.
State FBLA officers and Adviser Lisa Beye spent the day in Topeka at CTSO Citizenship Day. They were able to have discussions with members of the State Board of Education on the importance of Career and Technical Education.
Good Luck HHS Basketball today at Wakefield!!
HHS is looking for judges for our Forensics Invitational on January 25, 2025. No experience is necessary, we just ask to report 15 minutes early to your round if you have no experience.
A free lunch will be provided.
We need judges for any or all of the following rounds:
Round 1: 8:30am-10:00am
Round 2: 10:00am-11:30am
Round 3: 11:30am-1:00pm
Finals: 1:30pm-3:00pm
Please email Kevin Colle at kcolle@usd487.org if you are interested.
HES female students in 3rd-5th grade have an opportunity to be an honorary captain at an upcoming home basketball game! Students who are interested need to write a short essay (3-5 sentences) about why they want to be an honorary captain. Students or parents will need to turn the essay into their teacher or the HES office. Either Coach Heitfield or an HES staff member will get in contact with you with further details after that. Go Railers!
Congratulations to the Herington HS & MS art students who received regional honors in the 2025 Scholastic Art & Writing Competition. This year, more than 2,200 artworks were submitted by teens across Eastern Kansas. American Vision, Gold Key, and Silver Key award winning artwork will be on exhibit at the Mark Arts Center in Wichita with Honorable Mention pieces shown as a slideshow Friday, February 7 – Saturday, March 29.
Reminder that you can buy your Railer Gear year-around. The following link is to our Railer Sideline Store.
https://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/kansas/herington/herington-high-school
As of right now the Wrestling Tournament has been canceled tomorrow night. However, we are planning to have the tournament Saturday. We will be running Girls, JV boys and Varsity Boys.
No school for USD 487 Herington tomorrow, January 10th.
HES is fortunate to have a mother/daughter combination serving our students in their different roles this spring! Mrs. Michele Berens started at HES this past fall in third grade and her daughter Miss Addie Berens is wrapping up her first day as a professional teacher in fifth grade. We are lucky to have these two join the HES team this year!!!
