Dear HMS Parents, here is the daily update I wanted to share of classroom assignments for HMS students. Please take a moment to check in with your child to ensure they are working on the assignments listed for their respective grade levels. Your support in helping them stay on track is greatly appreciated. Thank you so much for your continued partnership!
Herington Archery
The Railer archery team traveled to Pratt KS on Saturday March 1st to compete in bullseye and 3D competition against 14 other schools from central Kansas. The Railers performed well, bringing home 5 individual medals from bullseye and 6 individual medals and 3 team trophies from 3D. The railers are continuing to get better every week. They had 23 new PR’s set on saturday.
In the Bullseye competition, the following archers placed:
Atalie Alexander 2nd place HS Girls 274
Gage Billinger 3rd place HS Boys 276
Austin Henson 2nd place MS Boys 259
Carly Miller 2nd place MS girls 265
Brynlee Alexander 3rd place ES Girls 219
In the 3D competition, the following archers placed:
Koryn Alexander 1st place HS Girls 272
Austin Henson 1st place MS Boys 273
Tyson Schlesener 3rd place MS Boys 261
Lillian Rucker 1st place MS Girls 266
Brynlee Alexander & Emma Pruitt tied for 3rd place ES Girls 205
Along with the following team awards in 3D:
2nd place HS team
1st place MS team
2nd place ES team
Austin Henson & Koryn Alexander were the #2 & #3 shooters (respectively) across all divisions in the 3D competition. Great Job Railers!!!
The Railer Archery Team competes next at home on the 15th of March when they host The Herington State Preview Tournament.
Herington Elementary School has openings for paraeducator positions in our Little Railers Preschool Program. We have half-time and full-time positions available. These are USD305 CKCIE cooperative paraeducator positions (these positions report for duty on site at Herington Elementary School but are employed through USD305). If you are interested in applying please follow the link below:
https://www.applitrack.com/usd305/onlineapp/default.aspx?Category=Support+Staff&subcategory=Paraeducator+for+Sped
Click on the Apply button under the "Paraeducator - USD 487 Herington Unified School District" tab (you will need to scroll down and the tab is located about halfway down the web page). If you have any questions please call 785-258-3234 and we hope you will consider joining a great team!
Finally, we are still in need of substitute teachers and substitute paraprofessionals/aides. If you are interested in any of these positions feel free to call 785-258-3234 with any questions.
Dear HMS Parents, here is the daily update I wanted to share of classroom assignments for HMS students. Please take a moment to check in with your child to ensure they are working on the assignments listed for their respective grade levels. Your support in helping them stay on track is greatly appreciated. Thank you so much for your continued partnership!
Spring Activities are here before we know it. Attached are sports schedules for Track, Golf, Baseball and Softball. Good luck to our Railer Teams!!
Employers seeking candidates: Dickinson County Coalition will be hosting a job fair at Herington High School on April 30, 2025. If you are interesting in having a booth at this event, you can now sign up at this link: https://forms.office.com/g/mHRfRP8B4G .
Dear HMS Parents, here is the daily update I wanted to share of classroom assignments for HMS students. Please take a moment to check in with your child to ensure they are working on the assignments listed for their respective grade levels. Your support in helping them stay on track is greatly appreciated. Thank you so much for your continued partnership!
Attention HS Track Parents: Track practice will start after school on Monday, March 10th. Please be sure your child wears appropriate clothing for weather and to bring a water bottle. Thank you!
Employers seeking candidates:
Dickinson County Coalition will be hosting a job fair at Herington High School on April 30, 2025. If you are interesting in having a booth at this event, please contact Susan Johnson at 785-906-0282 or by email: sjohnson@occk.com!
HES third grade students are learning about their community. They spent an afternoon at the public library making corn husk dolls with Mrs. Susan, and then made a trip to the local museum where Mark Wills shared a lesson on the history of Herington.
HHS Speech and Drama traveled to Hays to compete at the Old Fort Hays Forensics Invitational. We had 9 events break into the finals round:
Conley Souza—5th place in Solo Acting
Conley Souza and Cheyenne Purkeypyle—2nd place in IDA, qualifying for the state tournament.
Henry Nelson—2nd place in Original Oration, qualifying for the state tournament.
Jesse Meier—6th place in International Extemporaneous Speaking
Aidan Thibodeau—3rd place in US Extemporaneous Speaking, qualifying for state festival
Cheyenne Purkeypyle and Aidan Thibodeau—5th place in Duet Acting
Alyssa Price—4th place in Serious Solo Acting
Christian Camp—5th place in Informative Speaking
Alexandra Maples—6th place in Informative Speaking
The students also wanted to thank the Orange Express for the snack bags they provided! This was a wonderful treat!
These competitors still have a very full season in front of them so be sure to cheer on your Railer Speech and Drama team! 🚂🎭
So proud of our wrestlers!!
Cameron also beat the school record of wins per season with 42 wins!
Congratulations to Reid and Cameron who both ended up with 4th place finishing at State Wrestling. Great job wrestlers and coaches!!!
Update from Hays
Reid and Cameron will both be wrestling for 3rd and 4th later this afternoon. Good Luck!
Free Kindergarten Round-Up Event at Herington Elementary School
Kindergarten Round-Up in Herington Schools USD487 will be Wednesday, April 30th at 5:30 at Herington Elementary School. Your child must be five years old on or before August 31st, 2025 in order to attend Kindergarten next term. We will be doing an individual photo of each student signing their "letter of intent" to attend kindergarten at HES next year. We will plan on posting an individual photo of each student (with or without parents and siblings) on our school district's Facebook page. Your student will need to attend kindergarten round-up on Wednesday, April 30th in order to have their photo on the school district's Facebook page.
Prospective students and their parents are encouraged to attend Kindergarten Round-Up and become informed and prepared for your child’s Kindergarten year. Students and families will have the opportunity to meet staff members and hear some important information for next year.
Parents will have some time to fill out enrollment forms and go over medical information with the school nurse. Parents are asked to bring their child’s state-certified birth certificate, immunization records, and a recent health assessment (if available).
Please call Herington Elementary School at 785-258-3234 to confirm your attendance for Kindergarten Round-Up on Wednesday, April 30th. The process will take approximately one hour.
Free Early Childhood Screening at Herington Elementary School
Developmental screenings for children ages birth to five will take place on Thursday, April 17h at Herington Elementary School. The screening is provided free of charge and will assess cognitive, motor, language, and social development as well as provide hearing, vision, and dental screenings. Please use the following Sign-Up Genius links to reserve a screening time for your child:
Sign-Up Genius link for children aged 0-3 (not turning 3 before June 30th)
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A44ABAD22A6FFC70-55419314-birth
Sign-Up Genius link for 3-year-old children (turning 3 on or before June 30th)
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A44ABAD22A6FFC70-55089120-early
If you have a child that will turn four before August 31st, 2025 and you are interested in the Little Railers Preschool program at the elementary school, please make an appointment to have them screened. Parents will have the opportunity to complete an application for Little Railers Preschool at (or before) the screening. The screening is a required part of the application process for the HES Little Railers Preschool program. There are fee and grant based spots available in the program for those who qualify. Contact Miss Mayes or Dr. Morgan at the elementary school with any questions or if you need support getting a time reserved for your child to complete the screening at 785-258-3234.
Dear HMS Parents, here is the daily update I wanted to share of classroom assignments for HMS students. Please take a moment to check in with your child to ensure they are working on the assignments listed for their respective grade levels. Your support in helping them stay on track is greatly appreciated. Thank you so much for your continued partnership!
Another update from Hays:
Kyley and Colten have both ended their season. Great job both of you for making it to State! Cameron lost his match today and will be wrestling again tomorrow. Reid has won his match and has another one today. Cameron and Reid will both be wrestling tomorrow. Good Luck!!!
Herington Railers, Did you Know? #dykkansaskids
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Juniors in Ms. Clark's English class wrapped up a unit on the Depression and Dust Bowl Era by completing a "gallery walk." Students had to analyze famous photos from the era.
