Congratulations to Braxton Spicer! He had an amazing day at the Best in the West track meet.
🏆 Boys Outstanding Athlete of the Meet
1st Long Jump (17’11.5”)
1st 100 (11.83 New Meet Record)
1st 200 (24.15 New Meet Record)
1st 400 (55.34Â New Meet Record)
Hay Springs Public School will have a late start on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. School will start at 10:00 AM, and the bus will run accordingly. Please drive carefully!
Hay Springs Public School is accepting applications for the 2025-26 and 2026-27 school years for the positions of:
Hay Springs Public School is an excellent class D2 school district 20 miles east of Chadron, NE on HWY 20. Hay Springs Public School takes pride in its academics and activities. The school operates on a four day week (M-Th) throughout the year. We have an active and supportive school board and enjoy tremendous support from our community.
If you have an interest in any of these positions, please contact Mr. Clear at the following:
George Clear, Superintendent
Hay Springs Public School
P O Box 280
407 N Baker St
Hay Springs, Nebraska 69347
george.clear@hshawks.com
308-638-4434 (p)
Hay Springs Public School District is an equal opportunity employer.
Please offer congratulations to the Hay Springs high school music students who participated in the District Music Contest on Wednesday, April 22nd held in Alliance. Attached you will find all the results from the day. The jazz band & choir received all superior rankings from all three judges, resulting in a plaque that will be hung in the hallway outside of the music room.
Results: https://hshawks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Results-DMC-2026-by-School-Hay-Springs.pdf
A special congratulations to the following students/events that received special awards:
Outstanding Performer:
Parker Wellnitz & Mason Albrecht-vocal duet-Shenandoah
Honorable Mention:
Parker Wellnitz, Mason Albrecht, William Gaswick & Janessa Dieriex-vocal quartet-Amani Utupe
Mason Albrecht-vocal solo-Create In Me
Mason Albrecht-tenor sax solo-Musette
I am extremely thankful to all the music students for their hard work and willingness to put themselves out there. Hay Springs was well represented.
Monday, April 27, 2026
What: High School Academic/Athletic Awards
Where: High School Auditorium, Hay Springs, NE
When: 6:00 PM
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
What: Junior High Best in the West Track Meet
Where: Scottsbluff Middle School, Scottsbluff, NE
When: 10:00 AM
Schedule: https://hshawks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/BestintheWestMiddleSchool.pdf
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
What: Varsity Best in the West Track Meet
Where: Scottsbluff High School, Scottsbluff, NE
When: 4:30 PM
Schedule: https://hshawks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/BestintheWestHighSchool.pdf
Thursday, April 30, 2026
What: Varsity Boy Golf Meet
Where: Ridgeview Country Club, Chadron, NE
When: 9:00 AM
Thursday, April 30, 2026
What: 4th and 5th Grade Spring Program
Where: High School Auditorium, Hay Springs, NE
When: 7:00 PM
Friday, May 1, 2026
What: Junior High and Varsity Panhandle Conference Track
Where: Morrill Junior/Senior High School
When: Starting at 9:00 AM
Schedule: https://hshawks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/PACTrack.pdf
Friday, April 24, 2026
Note: This track meet has been cancelled due to the weather forecast for this day.
What: Varsity Track Meet
Where: Chadron High School, Chadron, NE
When: Cancelled due to weather forecast.
Schedule: https://hshawks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/CHSTwilightMeet.pdf
Saturday, April 25, 2026
What: Prom Grand March
Where: High School Auditorium, Hay Springs, NE
When: 8:00 PM
Come watch your local FFA students play some Donkey Basketball.
1st game: Crawford FFA vs. Chadron FFA
2nd game: Sioux County FFA vs Hay Springs FFA
We are looking for Girls on the Run coaches for the fall. Check out the flier for more program info. GOTR is for all girls 3rd-5th grade. We have had a successful program here at HSPS and would like to continue but are in need of volunteers! Please contact Mrs. Heiting if you are interested!
The Hay Springs eSports Team wrapped up an excellent Spring season on Friday, April 17 at the State eSports Championships held at Doane University in Crete, NE. Five players made the long trip, but brought back a lot of hardware for their efforts.
Our Fortnite team(Arian Mata, Cade McKillip, Kooper Scott, and Tanner Tobiasson) played their competition remotely(all teams played online from their own schools) on March 28 and fought hard to secure a State Runner-Up title for Division 4 Fortnite Battle Royale. They were narrowly beat out by EMF(Exeter-Milligan-Friend) who seemed to have luck on their side. The group who went to Crete were very happy to bring back the medals and trophy for the Fortnite players!
As for the teams who played in person at the Championships, our Hearthstone team(Ileana Reimann) brought home a 3rd place medal for Division 4 Hearthstone on her first trip to state competition. The competition was pretty fierce from her opponents, but she never gave up.
Our Mario Kart 8 team(Tanner Tobiasson, Larry Nelson, Cooper Krotz, and Dutch Weaver(who was subbing in for Jacob Dorshorst)), raced hard and just squeaked ahead of Eustis-Farnam to bring home the trophy for Division 4 State Champion Mario Kart 8! The team was ranked number one throughout the regular season and secured the number 1 seed going into the playoffs. A quick victory over Elgin set them up for the championship game against Eustis-Farnam.
Great job and congratulations to all of our players for a fun and exciting season! Be sure to congratulate them and ask them about their games the next time you see them.
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