Good morning, Herington schools will continue to operate in the green for the next week. The Covid team will continue monitoring conditions, and will meet again next Wednesday. Stay safe everyone!
A special shout out to the Food Service Ladies who prepared the extra concessions pretzels for the students 8-12. What a special treat!! Thank you so much Stephanie for the idea!!
Good Luck HMS Railers tonight at Goessel.
Game information as follows: 4:30 VB: A-match followed by B-match followed by C. JH Gym 6:00 Football (8-man) Goessel vs. Herington FB Field
GOOD LUCK!
Good Luck to the HHS JV Volleyball Players, Saturday, October 10th at Marion. Match times are as follows:
Middle School Gym (Pool B)
9:00am Hillsboro vs. Herington
10:00am Remington vs. Nickerson
11:00am Remington vs. Hillsboro
12:00pm Nickerson vs. Herington
1:00pm Herington vs. Remington
2:00pm Hillsboro vs. Nickerson
**Times are approximate and there is no bracket play after pool play. Mask must be worn and 2 spectators per player.
Good Luck to the HHS Cross County Runners, Saturday, October 10th at Leondardville Golf Course – Leonardville, Kansas.
9:30 am Middle School Girls (7th & 8th Combined) 2 Mile Race
10:00 am Middle School Boys (7th & 8th Combined) 2 Mile Race
10:30 am High School Girls Varsity and Junior Varsity Race – 5K
11:15 am High School Boys Varsity and Junior Varsity Race – 5K
Good Luck HHS Runners!
Livestreams at Goessel tonight for HMS
VB: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwPwVJ57Egs
FB: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptuIekqKiGY
HHS Volleyball Pink Out Night
Wear your pink attire to the matches!
Thursday @ Herington - 4 guests per player
HS Gym
Order of Play:
4:00 Herington(C) vs. Centre (JV) 2 games
4:45 Wakefield vs Centre (JV) 2 games
5:30 Herington vs. Wakefield (JV) 2 games
6:15 Herington vs. Wakefield (V)
7:15 Centre vs Wakefield (V)
8:15 Herington vs Centre (V)
The Herington Railer Band is once again selling trash bags for their fundraiser. Proceeds will go toward band room supplies. Please contact a Herington 7-12 band student for your order. Thank you for supporting Herington Bands!!!
The Lady Railers had a big night at home with wins over Canton-Galva and Goessel to secure them as the Undefeated Wheat State League Champions! Congratulations, Lady Railers! We are all so very proud of you!
The Herington Railer Band is once again selling trash bags for their fundraiser. Proceeds will go toward band room supplies. Please contact a Herington 7-12 band student for your order. Thank you for supporting Herington Bands!!!
High School Student of the Month - September
Eleanor Silhan, the daughter of Janel and Edward
Silhan, has been awarded Student of the Month for September.
Eleanor thinks she was selected because of her involvement in extracurricular activities and her hard work in the classroom.
Throughout her high school years, Eleanor has participated in FBLA, FCCLA, HOSA, Volleyball, Basketball, Track, Student Council, Drama, Forensics, Scholars Bowl, 4-H, and CYO.
When asked, Mrs. Beye said, “Eleanor is a good student who always works hard in the classroom to make herself better. She is involved in various extracurricular activities that help to make her a well rounded individual. She strives for perfection in what she does and is a very considerate individual!”
Congratulations Eleanor!
Good Luck Herington Lady Railers tonight in their last regular season League play against Goessel and Canton Galva at home. Game times are as follows:
4:00 JV vs Canton Galva
5:00 V vs Canton Galva
6:00 JV vs Goessel
6:45 Senior Night
7:00 V vs Goessel
**Reminder that all times are approximate!
Matches will be livestream on the school YouTube Channel.
https://youtube.com/channel/UCry0OWR1pyQF_17jHdO4Pew
The middle school staff members chose 8th grader, Riley Jackson, as the September Student of the Month. Riley participates in football, basketball, vocal, and track. Riley feels that he was chosen as the student of the month because he shows respect to both students and staff, works hard to do his best in school, he follows the school expectations of wearing his mask and practicing social distancing, has a positive, helpful and energetic attitude, and is involved in school activities.
Riley is the son of Dani and Ryan Stevenson and Bryan Jackson.
Please see the attached flyer about the influenza vaccine clinic at the school being offered by the Dickinson County Health Department. Please note that the due date to register is Monday, October 5th. This clinic is for USD 487 staff and students only.
HES Families: Picture day will be this upcoming Thursday, October 8th. Picture order forms will be sent home today with students in grades K-5. Little Railers Preschool picture order forms will be sent home on Monday, October 5th. Also, please see the attached flyer we received from Lifeline about potential savings on phone and internet services that families might qualify for. Please contact the office at 785-258-3234 with any questions.
Good Luck to the HHS Football team as they travel to Lincoln High School tonight for the first night of District play. Below are guidelines from Lincoln High School. Game time at 7:00. Concessions is available. Good Luck Railers!
USD #298 COVID-19 Athletic/Activity Fan Attendance Guidelines
All Fall Sports/Activities
1. Spectator/Fan Attendance: In order to mitigate the risks of Covid-19, USD #298 encourages limited individual family attendance for each of our student athletes or activity participants.
2. We will post ample signage that requests people to do their part to stop the spread of COVID 19. We encourage fans/spectators to maintain social distancing in their seating (unless sitting in a family unit).
Masks/Face Coverings: In order to mitigate the risks of Covid-10 at USD #298 events, all spectators are encouraged to wear a mask or cloth face-covering at all times when social distancing is not possible.
1. Inside all USD #298 attendance centers
2. Lincoln Jr/Sr High School gymnasium
3. Lincoln Elementary School gymnasium
4. Mettner Field Stadium
5. Mettner Field restroom areas
6. Lincoln Cross Country Meet
Football
1. Home crowd will sit in the stadium at Mettner Field
2. Visiting crowd will sit on the east side of the field in provided bleachers.
3. Fans are encouraged to bring lawn chairs to better social distance.
4. Social distance unless sitting in family units.
5. Please avoid social gatherings after the completion of the event.
Railer Depot, managed by Madi Becker, is putting together week in review videos. Enjoy! Go RAILERS!!!!
https://youtu.be/mD5e8PD6_UM
Seniors and parents, here is a link for a recording of a financial aid presentation that ESU hosted for us last week. If you were unable to attend or need to review it again, please see the link below.
https://youtu.be/OTrkWskBuL4
A huge THANK YOU to our students, staff, and families for wearing your masks, practicing social distancing whenever possible, and sanitizing your hands often! All of these measures are helping to keep in-person schooling an option for our students. Herington schools will continue to function in the "green" for the next week. Our COVID-19 team will be monitoring conditions throughout the County, and will conduct their regular meeting next Wednesday. Stay safe everyone!
We are placing another order for backpacks. They are $35 and need to be paid for before we order. Orders and money are due by Friday, October 9th. To order please email Lisa Beye at lbeye@usd487.org.
