The HMS Track Team ended their track season this past Tuesday with the League Meet at Herington. Those earning medals for 1st, 2nd or 3rd in events were:
Ella Nelson, HJ - 3rd
Jah'Cure Thomas, LJ - 1st, 100 - 1st, TJ - 1st, 4x100 - 1st
Maddox Gentz, LJ - 2nd, 100 - 3rd, 400 - 2nd, 4x100 - 1st
Ty Braucher (not pictured) 1600 - 2nd, 800 - 2nd, 4x100 - 2nd
Sadie Haws, 400 - 3rd
Hunter Ellifritt, Medley Relay - 3rd, 4x100 - 1st
Blake Vogt, Medley Relay - 3rd
Conrad Mueller, Medley Relay - 3rd
Austin Henson, Medley Relay - 3rd, 4x100 - 1st
Aaron Begley, Medley Relay - 3rd
Dakarai Melcher, Medley Relay - 3rd
Hunter Matthews, Medley Relay - 3rd
Conner Hight ( not pictured) Medley Relay - 3rd
Mia Cambron, 4x100 - 2nd
Lillian Rucker, 4x100 - 2nd
Suri Hernandez, 4x100 - 2nd
Aubren Ecklund (not pictured) 4x100 2nd
7th Grade Girls - 6th Place
8th Grade Girls - 9th Place
7th Grade Boys - LEAGUE CHAMPS
8th Grade Boys - 6th Place
Jah'cure Thomas - 7th Grade broke three league records in the Long Jump -18-7 , Triple Jump - 38-04 and the 100 meter dash - 12.59.
GREAT SEASON HMS RAILERS!!!!
Second grade students had a fun day on their field trip to the Rolling Hills Zoo in Salina. Thank you to the Barnes family for the smoothies afterwards! #LevelUpRailers
HES Farm Animal Fun!
Fourth graders took a field trip to the David Taylor Zoo of Emporia to meet their pen pals from Waverly Elementary School whom they’ve been writing to all year! They had a blast putting a face to the name, exchanging letters and friendship bracelets, and exploring the zoo together.
Before leaving the zoo, Herington fourth graders took their Animal Wish List donations
to the Zoo Education Center! As a thank you, they were all invited back for the grand opening and dedication of this new Education Center facility on May 19!
The David Traylor Zoo of Emporia is always free to the public! To help offset the cost of caring for these animals, they have an “Animal Wish List” that can be found at their website. Today, fourth graders donated paper bags, canvases, pots and pans, construction paper, and a bird feeder. All of these items and many more were listed on their wish list! #LevelUpRailers
HMS May Schedule!
Today's Senior Spotlight --
USD 487 is proud of these two seniors and their commitment to the Dickinson County CEO program this past year. Great Job Ashley and Aiden!!
RETIREMENT RECEPTION
Join us to celebrate Carrie Kickhaefer, Paula Morgan, and Georgia Rucker as they enter their retirement! Friday May 10th at 3:45 p.m. in the Elementary cafeteria
The Herington Schools 6-12 Band and Vocal Concert has been rescheduled for Wednesday, May 8. The concert will be in the High School Gym, starting at 7:00 pm.
Today's Senior Spotlight --
MS Wheat State League Schedule
Tuesday, May 7th - at Herington
Here is the schedule for the high school League track meet at Solomon and May 9th.
Senior Spotlight --
Senior Sunday Spotlight -- Tyus, a true gem of HHS.
Sophia Weber, along with 524 other Kansas seniors, was honored today at the Governor’s Scholars Award Program. Sophia’s academics put her in the top 1% of students in the Sunflower State. Ms. Clark accompanied Sophia today as her chosen teacher of influence. Congratulations, Sophia, your impact and legacy at HHS is truly remarkable! #RailerProud
The HHS Forensics team would also like to give a huge shoutout to the Herington FRE for providing pizza for lunch today for the whole team! Thank you so much!!!
Congratulations to the HHS Forensics team! After a LONG day, the team ended up with 3rd place at 2A State Forensics!! Coaches Hirsch and Rookstool cannot be more proud of the team!!!
The following medaled:
IDA
Ethan Urbanek & Henry Nelson - 5th
Place
Prose
Aiden Souza - 4th Place
Adrian Harrison - 6th Place
Humorous Solo
Sophia Weber - 1st Place - State Champ!
Oration
Sophia Weber - 1st Place - State Champ!
Informative
Sophia Weber - 1st Place - State Champ!
Congrats to EVERYONE who competed at state champs and state festival today! Herington could not be more proud of you all! Go Railers!!!!
Result Time!!!
State Festival students received a ranking on the quality of their piece! We had four students qualify for Festival.
Karizma Matthews in Poetry: 1
Mallory Arnold in Informative: 1
Lucas Vinduska in Impromptu: 3
Lucas and Gabe Vinduska in IDA: 2
Forensics Final Round Updates:
IDA: Henry Nelson and Ethan Urbanek
Prose: Aiden Souza, Adrian Harrison
And Sophia Weber in all three of her events: Oration, Informative, and Humorous Solo
Our team is working hard! Keep cheering on your Railers!
Update on your HHS State Forensics competitors:
The following students broke into semi-finals!
IDA teams: Henry Nelson and Ethan Urbanek, Raquel Lawrenz and Aidan Thibodeau
Prose: Aiden Souza, Adrian Harrison
And Sophia Weber in Oration, Informative, and Humorous Solo
Stay tuned for final results! Go Railers! ♥️🧡