HES Families: We are excited for our spring music program tonight at 7:00. Students can begin arriving at 6:30 and will report to their classrooms. We will have additional parking and building access from the playground parking lot at HES. Overflow parking will also be available in the HHS/HMS parking lot as well as building access from there. Looking forward to the performance tonight!
On Monday, MS Quiz Bowl traveled to Centre to compete in their Cougar Tournament. The 7th grade team went into pool play seeded 1st and finished the tournament in 3rd with only 4 out of the 6 members. The 8th grade team moved on to pool play where they lost by only 1 question. Great job to both teams. They will travel to Elyria next Monday for the Wheat State League Tournament.
Congratulations to Aidan Thibodeau, Maggie Williams, and Mallory Arnold for their 1st place finish in Health Education, and Adrianna Purkeypyle for her 2nd place finish in Behavioral Health at the Kansas HOSA Spring Conference. They will represent HHS at the National HOSA Conference in Dallas, TX in June. Korey Meier also has served this past year as a State HOSA officer.
Great job, Railers!!!
Interested in a career change? Kansas State University Online has a Master of Arts in Teaching (Elementary Education) program that will prepare you for a K-6 teacher certification. Herington Elementary is in need of teachers for the upcoming 2023-2024 school year and this is a flexible, practical, and convenient pathway to teaching. Please see more information at the following website and contact Dr. Morgan at 785-258-3234 or nmorgan@usd487.org if you are interested. This is a great opportunity to join a great team!
https://online.k-state.edu/programs/master-arts-in-teaching-elementary/
HES students did a terrific job with the Herington Hearts fundraiser! We raised nearly $4,000 for this local organization! Our top three fundraisers will get to throw pie in the face of an HES staff member at our all school assembly on Friday, March 31st at 3:00. Those students were Charlie Ahrens, Addison Beardslee, and Jameson Bettles. We will work on getting prizes disbursed to the students who earned those as soon as possible. Great job, Railers!
HMS 3rd Quarter Awards Program Wednesday, March 29, 2023 2:30pm Herington Middle School Gym.
Seniors, the HHS Alumni Scholarship application has been emailed to you and posted on your Google Classroom. Return it to Mr. Pritchard by May 1st.
Herington Middle School will begin State Testing tomorrow. Attached is the schedule and some suggestions to help your student do their best!
State Archery Results:
The Railer Archery team traveled to Hutchinson last Friday for State Archery.
The MS team took 4th in Bullseye and 3rd in 3-D
The ES team took 1st in 3-D
The HS team took 6th in 3-D
Middle School Archer, Gage Billinger placed 1st in Bullseye
Elementary School Archer, Edmond Eaton placed 1st in Bullseye & 2nd in 3-D
Elementary School Archer, Alaina Hight placed 3rd in Bullseye & 3rd in 3-D
Elementary School Archer, Jason Leach placed 3rd in Bullseye
Elementary School Archer, Lillian Rucker placed 2nd in 3-D
Seniors, I have posted the local PEO and BETA scholarship applications to your Google Classroom. Please see the due dates and the method for returning each scholarship.
Are you interested in Little Railers Preschool for the 2023-24 school year? If you have a child that will turn four before August 31st, 2023 and you are interested in the Little Railers Preschool program at the elementary school, please make an appointment to have them screened. The screening is a required part of the application process for the program. There are fee and grant based spots available in the program for those who qualify. Contact Mrs. Nelson or Dr. Morgan at the elementary school with any questions at 785-258-3234.
Free Early Childhood Screening
Developmental screenings for children ages birth to five will take place on Friday, April 14th 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 call 785-258-3234 to schedule an appointment.
HMS Quiz Bowl @ Center 3/27 @ 4:00
The HHS Forensics team traveled to Wichita Collegiate today! It was a long and challenging day for MANY reasons. But it ended with some great moments!!! The team got two more state qualified events and the team pulled some really high scores in rounds. Overall, a great day! The following medaled:
*State Champs Qualified
Aiden Souza - Humorous Solo - 6th
*Brooklyn Schroeder - Serious Solo - 2nd
Tucker Morris & Courtney Naylor - IDA - 4th
*Brooklyn Schroeder & Aiden Souza - IDA - 2nd
Coach Hirsch is extremely excited and proud of the entire team. “We ran into some challenges but we faced them head on and we ended up with FANTASTIC results!”
The season is winding down. They now have 7 events qualified for state champs. They hope to raise that number in the next few weeks. The next tournament will be next Saturday the 1st at McPherson. Go Railers!!
HES had a terrific 80's themed literacy night! A huge thank you to Mrs. Knopp, HES staff members, Jefferson Knapp (author visiting), HHS/HMS students, Herington community members, and the HES PTO for all their help making this fun event happen! #GameOnRailers
HMS Spring Picture Day is Wednesday, March 29th.
We will take Class pictures along with Retakes and New Student pictures.
If you were not fond of your students Fall picture, this is the time to get a Retake.
Online order information is included in the flyer.
Warming up for state archery in Hutchinson Kansas. Good Luck!!
HES Families: Join us as we go Back to the 80s on Friday for Literacy Night from 6-7:30 p.m. at HES. You will be able to get your hair done in 80s style, learn some 80s dance moves, decorate a T-Shirt, make a snap bracelet, play outdoor games and board games that were popular in the 80s, listen to a story by Mrs. Susan Mueller, do a snack walk to 80s music, and possibly win a door prize.
In addition, Children's Author Jefferson Knapp will be on hand to talk about how growing up as an 80s kid in rural Kansas influences his writing. He'll have books available to purchase and have signed by him.
We're planning a fun night and hope to see you there! #GameOnRailers
HES will host children's author Jefferson Knapp on Friday, March 24. Knapp is the author of the Kingdom at the End of the Driveway series, as well as co-author with several athletes and coaches, including former KSU football coach Bill Snyder. Knapp will do a presentation to HES students at 2 p.m. Friday. He also will present for families at 6 p.m. Friday in the HES gym to kick off Literacy Night.
Knapp will have books available for purchase and will personalize the books for individuals. The cost of books in the End of the Driveway series is $15 each or $65 for the complete set. The cost of other book titles varies. #GameOnRailers
Kaleb Hollomon 12 has won a National Silver Medal for his photograph "Missed the Mark" in the National Scholastic Art awards that were judged in New York!! Congratulations to Kaleb and our Art Teacher Rhonda Levens for their hard work and talents!
