Good Luck Herington Railers!
Updated brackets for Cougar Classic.
Lady Railers are headed to the championship game at 5:00 tomorrow against Marion. They beat Wakefield with a score of 57-28. Great win Lady Railers!
Railer boys pull out a win in overtime tonight at the Cougar Classic with a 45-43 win over Goessel. Nice win Railers!!
HHS Winter Homecoming Festivities are just around the corner!
- Spirit Week February 10th-14th
- Friday, February 14th- Homecoming Ceremony in between the girl's and boy's game
- Saturday, February 15th- Homecoming Dance from 8pm-10pm
Herington High School FBLA District Contest Results
Congratulations to the Herington FBLA members placing at District III FBLA.
Agribusiness
2nd Place Henry Nelson
6th Place Gabe Vinduska
8th Place Reid Griffiths
Computer Problem Solving
1st Place Gage Billinger
3rd Place Christian Camp
Cyber Security
2nd Place Kenzie Castleberry
Introduction to Business Concepts
2nd Place Ty Braucher
Introduction to FBLA
8th Place Sarah Naylor
9th Place Koryn Alexander
Introduction to Information Technology
4th Place Reid Griffiths
6th Place Hunter Purkeypyle
Networking Infrastructure
2nd Place Gage Billinger
Job Interview
1st Place Henry Nelson
Public Speaking
1st Place Mallory Arnold
Network Design Team
2nd Place Gage Billinger, Christian Camp and Hunter Purkeypyle
Entrepreneurship Team
2nd Place Kylie Sly, Lexi Sjodahl, Atalie Alexander
Electronic Career Portfolio
2nd Place Henry Nelson
Sports and Entertainment Management
2nd Place Kenley Kickahaefer, Reid Griffiths, Leland Urban
Business Management
1st Place Isabelle Ecklund, Mason Mortensen, Aidan Thibodeau
3rd Place Koryn Alexander, Kenley Kickhaefer, Lexi Sjodahl
Introduction to Event Planning
1st Place Koryn Alexander, Leland Urban, Atalie Alexander
Good Luck HMS at Hope tonight!
February Lunch Menu!
Friday nights games are set for the Cougar Classic. Good luck Railers!
The Herington Railer Archery Team traveled to Pittsburg, KS on Jan 18th to compete against 19 other schools from Kansas, Missouri, & Oklahoma. Possibly the toughest competition we will see all season.
The Railers performed well against some very experienced and well coached competition. We had five archers set new PR’s in Bullseye & nine archers set new PR’s in 3D competition. Most notably in the Bullseye competition were 2nd year shooters Audrey Kamena who raised her PR 56 points with a score of 237 & Xane Kluth raised his PR 42 points with a score of 186. In the 3D competition we had four archers with notably large PR increases. Austin Henson scored 271, increasing his PR by 38 points. Xane Kluth scored 188, increasing his PR by 45 points. Audrey Kamena scored 231, increasing her PR by 48 points. Mariah Kossmann scored 225, increasing her PR by 69 points.
The Railers had several archers finish in the top 10 but only one archer finish on the podium Saturday. First year HES archer Kennadie Minton (4th grade) finished in 3rd place in the 3D competition in the Elementary Girls Division with a score of 189. Those finishing in the top 10 in their respective divisions were: Austin Henson (4th 3D & 6th bullseye), Kimberly Schantz (8th bullseye & 9th 3D), Xane Kluth (4th 3D), Emma Pruitt (6th 3D), Derek Whitson (7th 3D), Treygan Meier (7th 3D), Christopher Miller (8th 3D), Cecily Beck (8th 3D), Lillian Rucker (9th 3D), and Brynlee Alexander (9th 3D).
Overall we shot well for the first tournament of the season. We had some great score increases in some second and third year archers showing the importance of what experience and practice can produce. Our first year archers got to see a big tournament and get those “first game jitters” out of the way, preparing them for a great first season. Our more experienced archers got to see
some good competition and now have a target score to strive for and a renewed focus for the importance of practice and getting better.
The Railer Archery team travels to Clearwater KS next on Feb 1st to shoot Bullseye & 3D
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!
