Hawk Wrestling at Garden County

Hawk Wrestling at Garden County

 

On January 10th the Hawk Wrestling Team travelled to Garden County. The team went down with four wrestlers and came back with 3 placers. Senior twins Chris and Levi Ray won their brackets, Junior Jake Johnson placed fourth. The team ended up fifth overall. Senior Levi Ray said “We need to keep this momentum going into the district and state tournament.”

Hawk Wrestling at Mullen

Hawk Wrestling at Mullen

Last Saturday, January 24th, the Hawk Wrestling Team traveled to Mullen. The team left with four wrestlers and came home with three placers. Senior twins Levi and Chris Ray both placed first. Junior Jake Johnson placed second and Sophomore Nathan Tobiasson did not place. The team ended the tournament in sixth place. Junior Jake Johnson commented “ We all did pretty well; I just hope we can keep it up for districts.”

G/B BB Panhandle Conference

This year our very own Hawks went into their conference play as the 6th seed and the girls went into the tournament as 5th. The boys faced off first against the number 3 seed, Morrill Lions, on Tuesday in Morrill. The Hawks jumped out to an early lead and the Lions never got back on top, even though they gave the Hawks a run for their money in the 4th quarter bringing the score to within 2 at one point in the game. The Hawks didn’t sweat it though as the Lions had to start fouling to try and save the clock; the Hawks shot 84% from the free-throw line. The Lady Hawks on the other hand played the number 6th seed: the Sioux County Warriors. The Hawks stomped them from the get go with a outstanding senior scorer, Whitney Heiting.
Both of the Hawks were guaranteed two more games and a chance at the championship. The boys played the number 2 seed the Sioux County Warriors. The Hawks played a tough game leading until half when with 2 seconds left, the Warriors tied it up at 19-19. Coming out of the locker room the Warriors were determined to win. They took the lead soon, never leading by more than ten though. The Hawks couldn’t regain the lead they had held the whole first half, losing by only seven. The Lady Hawks then played the Morrill Lions. The Lions had stomped the Hawks previously by some 40 points, but that didn’t stop the girls from setting their goals on 3rd placed. The Hawks ran the floor and hit the boards all night taking the lead to 30 points. The Lady Hawks placed third in Panhandle conference.
The boys played the Crawford Rams. Previously in the year the Rams had beat the Hawks by 20 points or so; this time this wasn’t the case. The Hawks jumped out to almost a 20 point lead by half. The Rams didn’t give up though. With 30 seconds left the Hawks were up by 3. The Rams hit a 3-pointer with 17 seconds and then stole the ball for and easy layup, leading by 2 with 3.2 seconds left. The hawks ran the floor and shot the 3 pointer but couldn’t get it to fall; the men placed 4th at Panhandle.

Hawk Wrestling at Newman Grove

Hawk Wrestling @ Newman Grove

On January third the hawk wrestling team traveled to Newman Grove. The hawks had an exciting day of wrestling. Senior Levi Ray ended the day with a first place medal. Senior Chris Ray placed second, and junior Jake Johnson placed 2nd. Sophomore Nathan Tobiason did not place. Chris Ray commented “ We had a great day and hopefully we will have more.”

Nebraska Spirit Canteen Presentation. Feb 11, 2015 1pm

Wednesday, February 11th, 2015 Hay Springs Schools will be hosting a Nebraska Spirit: The North Platte Canteen presentation at 1 pm in the Old Auditorium.

Author, Professional Speaker and Free Little Library Steward will be talking about World War II, American Soldiers from across the country rolled through North Platte, Nebraska, on troop trains en route to Europe and Pacific. Learn the story of the community that turned a railroad depot into a legend and touched the lives of more than six million soldiers from 1942 to 1946.  Everyone is welcome to attend!

Girls on the Run registration is now open online

Registration is now open online. The season will begin March 9th and the end of the season 5K will be May 16th in Chadron. We will meet from 4:00-5:15 every Tuesday and Thursday.
“Girls on the Run is a fun and non-competitive after-school program that promotes healthy lifestyles and self-esteem in third through sixth grade girls. An innovative curriculum combines physically active games with lessons on healthy habits, teamwork, self-respect and goal setting while girls train to complete a 5K run/walk”
If you are interested in volunteering to help with this great program please contact Kyli Heiting at kyli.heiting@hshawks.com or 638-4434. We could use volunteer help for our practice 5K, cheering the girls on, and as running buddies for the end of the season 5K.

Christmas Caroling, December 23rd

On Tuesday, December 23rd, at 11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. the 6th -12th Graders have an option to go caroling. If you are ineligible, you will be staying at school with Mrs. Houser to work on homework. We have organized to take a team of horses and a wagon to go around the north side of town. We will go the nursing home, then start on North Gibson St. zig-zagging our way up and down the streets of Hay Springs. We will be stopping at the nursing home, Security First Bank, & Sunset Heights. There are 15 to 20 Christmas songs that most people know. Hope you can partake in this wonderful event to get you into the Christmas spirit.

Elementary Science Night

Hay Springs Elementary collaborated with Chadron State College to host the first annual Family Science Night on November 20th.   This fun-filled evening featured a structured environment for families to explore, experiment, and talk about science.  Hands-on educational, activities were planned and organized by Chadron State pre-service elementary students for families to investigate different science concepts.  Elementary students got their hands dirty making an edible soil profile, observed a chemical reaction while making elephant toothpaste, created a model of the different levels of the ocean, and constructed a marshmallow, straw, and toothpick structure that would survive an earthquake.

Thank you to everyone who helped with and participated in Family Science Night as it takes everyone to make these events a success!  It was exciting to see such a great turnout!  We hope you all had a great night and that we can make Family Science Night an annual event.

3rd Annual Santa’s Bake Shop

3rd Annual Santa’s Bake Shop

Who: Everyone! All ages, 4-H or not!

What: Let’s get together to make and decorate sugar cookies! It will be a Take Some – Share Some. That is, you will take some of the cookies you made home to enjoy, and others will be shared with elders in the Community. We will get a youth delivery team together to get the cookies out to our older generation.

Where: At the Hay Springs School Cafeteria

When: Sunday, December 14th
Sugar cookie “construction” starts at 1:00 PM and we’ll probably be finished by 3:00 PM.

Let us know: If you are planning to attend. Please sign up on the glass entering the elementary or call 327-2312 Nebraska Extension Office by the Wednesday before.

Hay Springs Youth 3-6th Grade Basketball Practices

Hay Springs Youth
3-6th Grade Basketball

Practice Schedule:

Thursday, November 13th 4:30 PM Old Auditorium
Tuesday, November 18th 4:30 PM Old Auditorium
Tuesday, November 25th 4:30 PM Old Auditorium
Regular practices on Tuesdays and Thursdays unless notified otherwise
First Game: December 6th – we will pass along info. when we receive

The practices will last about 1 hour. If you have any conflicts with getting your kid(s) to practice let me know and we can make arrangements. I will provide the game schedule as soon as I receive it.

Thanks,

Jim Varvel                  Brianna Tonjes
(308)320-4445          402-922-0359

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