Korey Meier a senior has been a state officer for HOSA his Junior year. And a District Officer for FCCLA for the last two. As a senior he acted as the District President. He had attended Nationals for both HOSA and FCCLA.
FBLA/FCCLA MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
This week we will be spotlighting students at HHS that are doing great things in our CTSO Programs!
FBLA/FCCLA WEEK
MS students presented findings from their experiment during class. They defended their findings by answering questions from Mr. Wichman and classmates. Great job with your presentations, MS students!!!
These Herington HS Band members were selected to participate in the Wheat State League Honors Band, held at McPherson College on January 29, 2024.
Kyrie Lindsey, Cheyenne Purkeypyle, Hannah Pritchard, Krystal Gillean, Gabe Vinduska and Luke Vinduska.
The HHS Forensics team traveled to Hillsboro last night for a tournament. There were 4 students that were first timers! All of them gave really great performances.
Two events advanced to finals and placed:
-Ethan Urbanek - 5th- Oration
-Korey Meier & Adrianna Purkeypyle - 1st - IDA - Qualified for state championship!
Coaches Hirsch and Rookstool are very proud of the team. “We got some great notes and are really excited to continue to work with the students on growing their skills this season!”
The next tournament is February 17th at McPherson.
Follow scores and tournament dates here: https://sites.google.com/usd487.org/heringtonhighschooldrama/forensics?authuser=0
Go Railers!!
Herington FCCLA is coming home from Districts /Election with a new District president. And three groups going on the State…
FRIDAY NIGHT FUN AT HES: Our annual Literacy Night will be Friday, Feb. 9 from 5:30-6:45 p.m. at the elementary school. Doors open at 5:15. The theme is Pioneer Life in Kansas. Some of the activities will be wheat grinding, a spinning demonstration, butter churning, a display by Tri-County Historical Museum, making yarn dolls, a cake walk, games, and more.
Following Literacy Night will be the Friendship Dance from 6:45-7:30 in the HES gym. Dr. Morgan will provide the music.
Please note that these are family activities, and children must be accompanied by an adult to participate. We look forward to seeing you Friday night. #LevelUpRailers
HES Families: Remember that Donuts with Grownups is Friday morning from 7:30 to 8 in the elementary school cafeteria. Everyone who participates will receive a donut and drink. Families may choose to bring their own breakfast. Please join us Friday morning for breakfast! #LevelUpRailers
Fifth grade students read to Kindergartners on National Read-Aloud Day. #LevelUpRailers
Congratulations to Senior, Sophia Weber who has been accepted to attend Auburn University next year in Auburn, Alabama. She will be majoring in Broadcast Journalism. Sophia is the daughter of Mary and Vernon Weber.
FOOTBALL ITEMS FOR SALE!!
We have several helmets and old jersey's that we are going to sell. Limited numbers on the jersey's. $20 for each item. Email lbeye@usd487.org if you are interested in purchasing one of these items.
Watch tonight's game against Centre. Go Railers! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOWzQyErSGg
HES has posted job openings for a few certified teaching positions that are currently open for the 2024-2025 school year! Please encourage any candidates to apply at the Educate Kansas website:
Elementary Classroom Teacher
https://jobs.educatekansas.org/inner.php?p=scripts/funct.search.job&jobTitle=Elementary+Classroom+Teacher&jobHash=357b072911ce345&employerHash=373599977900b5a
Elementary Reading and Math Specialist
https://jobs.educatekansas.org/inner.php?p=scripts/funct.search.job&jobTitle=Elementary+Reading+%26+Math+Specialist&jobHash=b58455523575da2&employerHash=373599977900b5a
Little Railers Preschool Teacher
https://jobs.educatekansas.org/inner.php?p=scripts/funct.search.job&jobTitle=Preschool+Teacher&jobHash=e4c2c81111d1317&employerHash=373599977900b5a
Reach out to the HES office at 785-258-3234 if you have any questions. Take advantage of this opportunity to join a great team!
Silas Barnes was the assistant principal at HES this morning! He helped some younger students with their behavior, provided some feedback to teachers, and helped supervise the cafe. Silas earned this by accumulating positive behavior points from his teachers. #LevelUpRailers
HHS Basketball at Home - February 6
Get your CRUSH orders in by tomorrow to guarantee delivery on Valentine's Day! Ms. Clark will be at the basketball games tonight and will have order forms!
Correction to Archery Time on Saturday!!
The start time is 8:00 instead of 9:00. It is in the High School Gym.
This week at Herington Schools - Activities
Today was the HHS Forensics team’s first tournament! Everyone did such a great job at Newton today. Scores were so close and they competed against some incredibly competitive teams!
The only event to break finals was the IDA team of Ethan Urbanek and Henry Nelson. They ended up getting first place!!! That means they have qualified for state forensics in May!
Coaches Hirsch and Rookstool are very proud of the team today after technical difficulties and tough competitions. “We are so excited for a fantastic season!!!”
If you are interested when tournaments are or the results from them, go to the following website: https://sites.google.com/usd487.org/heringtonhighschooldrama/forensics?authuser=0
The next tournament is February 8th in Hillsboro.
Go Railers!!
