February 15th is Angelman Syndrome Awareness Day. On Tuesday, February 17th, our students and staff came together to celebrate our own Angelman’s Superhero, Ava. Our team of specialists shared their special role in Ava’s education. Ava was also joined by her classmates, parents, sisters, and two special family members, her dogs Flashy and Bear.
Hay Springs Public School is excited to announce the hiring of Dr. Sadie Coffey as the 26-27 Superintendent. Dr. Coffey will be officially starting in July.
Saturday, February 21, 2026
What: Junior High Boys Basketball Invitational
Where: Gordon-Rushville High School, Gordon, NE
When: 9:00 AM
Gordon-Rushville Speech Results:
Cade McKillip – 1st place Extemporaneous and 5th place persuasive
Jacob Dorhorst – 2nd place Humorous Prose
Emma Albrecht and Bailey Hankins – 3rd place Duet Acting
Emma Albrecht, Bailey Hankins, and Jacob Dorhorst – 5th place OID
PANCO Speech was held February 11 in Mitchell and the Hay Springs Speech team brought home a lot of hardware:
Aubry Anderson: 1st PANCO in POI and Serious prose, 3rd POI in small schools
Jacob Dorshorst: 1st PANCO and 3rd small schools
Cade McKillip: 1st PANCO and small schools for Extemp and 3rd in PANCO for Persuasive.
Duet: Emma Albrecht and Bailey Hankins, 3rd in PANCO.
OID: Emma Albrecht, Jacob Dorhorst, Bailey Hankins, 1st PANCO and 3rd overall.
Hay Springs won Panhandle Conference sweepstakes!
Congratulations everyone!
The middle school MathCounts Team participated in the Western Nebraska Chapter Competition on Wednesday, February 11th in Scottsbluff. The team, consisting of Merritt Albrecht, Willow Frink, Barrett Heiting, Hudson Persons, Elly Reimann, and Milo Smith, completed three different rounds of competition and ended the day with the Most Improved School award.
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
What: Hay Springs vs. Alliance St. Agnes Academy Junior High Boys Basketball
Where: St. Agnes Academy, Alliance, NE
When: 4:00 PM
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
What: Math Counts Competition(Select 7th Graders)
Where: Harms Center, Scottsbluff, NE
When: 11:00 AM
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
What: Speech PANCO
Where: Mitchell, NE
Thursday, February 12, 2026
What: Morrill vs. Hay Springs Junior High Boys Basketball
Where: Lister-Sage Building, Hay Springs, NE
When: 1:30 PM
Streaming: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/hay-springs-high-school-hay-springs-ne/gam1332f0f1e1
Thursday, February 12. 2026
What: Crawford vs. Hay Springs Basketball
Where: Lister-Sage Building, Hay Springs, NE
When: No JV Girls due to low numbers, 4:00 PM – JV Boys(2 qrts), 5:00 PM – Varsity Girls, 7:00 PM – Varsity Boys
Streaming:
JV – https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/hay-springs-high-school-hay-springs-ne/gam3152aa6518
Varsity – https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/hay-springs-high-school-hay-springs-ne/gam81a72bfb34
Friday, February 13, 2026
What: Varsity Boys Wrestling Districts
Where: Southwest Public Schools, Bartley, NE
When: TBD
Friday, February 13, 2026
What: Hay Springs vs. Garden County Basketball
Where: Garden County High School, Oshkosh, NE
When: 4:00 PM – JV Girls, 5:00 PM – JV Boys, 6:00 PM – Varsity Girls, 7:30 PM – Varsity Boys
Streaming: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ne/oshkosh/organization/78799/garden-countys-high-school
Saturday, February 14, 2026
What: Speech Meet
Where: Gordon-Rushville
Saturday, February 14, 2026
What: Varsity Boys Wrestling Districts
Where: Southwest Public Schools, Bartley, NE
When: TBD
The Chadron State College Business Academy hosted its ninth annual Best of the West Business Competition on Wednesday, January 28, welcoming 173 students from eight Nebraska high schools. Competitors tested their skills in a wide range of business-related events, including Agribusiness, Accounting, Business Calculations, Business Communications, Economics, Introduction to Business, Introduction to FBLA, Introduction to Financial Mathematics, Job Interview, Marketing, and Personal Finance.
Hay Springs Public Schools was proudly represented by nine students this year, and three earned top-five finishes in their events:
1st Place — Introduction to Business – Easton Mintken
2nd Place — Introduction to Financial Mathematics – Jacob Dorshorst
3rd Place — Introduction to Agribusiness – Braydon Heiting
The contest, co-sponsored by Chadron State College and the Nebraska Council on Economic Education (NCEE) follows Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) competitive guidelines and serves as valuable preparation for the upcoming FBLA State Leadership Conference.
We are proud of our students for their hard work, professionalism, and outstanding performance!
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