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The first graders' reading unit covered pets and what makes them special. The students in Ms. Collins's class were able to share their own pets with the class and what makes them special! #LevelUpRailers
Activities this week at HMS and HHS
GO RAILERS!
The Railer Football team brought home a win against Pretty Prairie, 52-22. This win makes the Railers 4-1 on the season. Keep up the good work Railer Football Team and Coaches!! 🏈
HMS is proud to have Averi Keiter compete in the Kansas High School Rodeo Association's Junior High Division this year. She represents HMS as she competes against hundreds of other competitors around the state in a variety of events like Barrel Racing and Pole Bending. She has already competed in 3 of 4 Fall rodeos and will continue again this Spring.
Good Luck Railer Football
Juniors at HHS will be taking the ACT WorkKeys assessment on Wednesday October 4th. The WorkKeys is a nationally recognized credential which assesses individuals work skills and capabilities in the areas of Workplace Documents, Applied Math, and Graphic Literacy. The assessment will take approximately 3 hours to complete. Juniors will report to the HHS gym at 8:15 following advisory.
Congratulations to the HMS C Team volleyball ladies on your victory last night!! You earned that win with a team of 6th graders against a team of 7th and 8th graders and you did it in 2 sets, 25-17 and 25-21. Well done ladies!
The HMS Volleyball A-Team played very well but lost a close match to a very good Bennington squad 22-25, 16-25. B-Team girls battled hard but dropped their match 18-25, 14-25.
The HMS volleyball team will travel to Bennington today. B Team will play at 4:00p, followed by A Team, followed by C Team. Good luck ladies!
Second graders learned about the properties of science by conducting an experiment in which they had to create a hat that would protect them if they were stranded on a beach. #LevelUpRailers
Second graders learned how to do a direct drawing and then use watercolor paints. What a "Hoot" that was! #LevelUpRailers
Mrs. Roth’s and Ms. Stephania’s Kindergarten classes went on a scavenger hunt in the garden this week. They used their senses and drew pictures of something they could see, hear, touch, and smell. They had so much fun searching for their objects to draw and sharing what they drew! #LevelUpRailers
Picture Day for Herington Schools is scheduled for Friday, Oct 13.
This event's Order Code is 78549JF.
Online ordering is available before and after Picture Day. Shipping and handling charges may apply to orders placed after Picture Day. Order before Picture Day to receive free shipping to the school. Order online at https://inter-state.com/FlyerEntry/78549JF.
Lady Rails coming home with 3 wins tonight. JV defeated Centre 25-16; 25-10. Varsity defeated Centre 25-8; 25-5 and Elyria 25-15; 25-11.
Students in Mrs. Meyer's MTSS group recently researched spiders. Each student chose a specific spider to research and then did an illustration of that spider. #LevelUpRailers
Second grade took advantage of the dark, rainy weather last week by doing some Flashlight Reading. #LevelUpRailers
Follow the links to watch the HHS Fall Homecoming ceremony and highlights from the football game!
https://youtu.be/nt28N3bsaTc
https://youtu.be/JOApItW7MpU
On Thursday, the Middle School Student Council members traveled to Silver Lake High School for KSHSAA’s Regional STUCO conference. They worked with other MS/HS STUCO members from across the state on building positive culture within the school!
HES had a wonderful lunch on the lawn event last Friday! A huge thank you to everyone who made it out to enjoy lunch with their student(s). #LevelUpRailers
