The Third Grade classroom is excited to announce that Willow Frink received a certificate for third place in the local Upper Niobrara White Natural Resources District’s 2021 Local Poster Contest. This year’s theme was titled “Healthy Forests Healthy Communities”. Congratulations Willow!
Due to the high number of sick players at Hemingford, there will be NO JV games played today at all. Accordingly, the dismissal and leave times have been adjusted to: Dismissal at 3:20 PM and leave time at 3:30 PM. The Varsity girls will still be tipping off at 5:30 PM followed by the Varsity boys game.
Schedule change for basketball games against Creek Valley on December 16th – Due to low numbers, the girls junior varsity game will start at 4:00 PM and they will be playing only one quarter. The junior varsity boys will follow and they will be playing one quarter as well. Varsity girls are scheduled to tip off at 5:00 PM with the varsity boys to follow.
During the Hay Springs vs. Creek Valley basketball games this Thursday, Dec. 16th, the Post Prom group will be offering concession stand meal deals to raise money for the Post Prom party. Have some great food and help to make a great post prom party too! The menu is as follows:
Post Prom Concession Stand Meal Deals
Sub Sandwich, Chips, & Bar or Cookie $5.00
Choice of Ham, Turkey, or Roast Beef
Slice of Pizza, Chips, & Bar or Cookie $3.00
Choice of Hamburger, Cheese, or Pepperoni
Sub Sandwich $4.00
Slice of Pizza $2.00
Bar or Cookie $0.50
Bag of Chips $0.50
Chadron High School will be hosting Karen Haase from KSB Law do a parent session for digital citizenship. This presentation will be held in the auditorium of the Chadron High School at 5:15 pm on Wednesday, December 15th. This workshop may provide some very valuable information for parents and teachers.
Junior High Boys Basketball will have practice this week Wednesday, December 15th, and Thursday, December 16th in the old gym.
There will be no wrestling or basketball practice today, Friday, December 10th, due to the weather. Also, the Varsity Girls Basketball game in Hot Springs has been postponed. Makeup game will be determined at a later date.
On December 1, 2021, the Hay Springs High School One Act team traveled to Creek Valley High School in Chappell for district competition. They presented the play, “This Just In” and received 4th place as a team out of 7 teams competing. Members of the cast are: Ava McKillip, Abigail Nelson, Jett Rasmussen, Emily Nelson, Sadie Hanks, Abbey Russell, Hally Johnson, Jaelyn Rasmussen, Lilly Dorshorst, Kaden Langford, Sam Hindman, Breely Smith and Aaliyah VanValkenburg. Members of the crew are: Adrianna Haffner, Brooke Winter, and Nevaeh Peters. Hay Springs received the overall technical award and six individual acting awards. The technical award recognizes the play which possesses outstanding costumes, make up, hair styling, props, set design, sound and lighting. There is not an overall best actress or best actor award given at the district level at this time, however excellent performances are recognized. Individuals receiving district awards were: Abigail Nelson, Jett Rasmussen, Emily Nelson, Sadie Hanks, Kaden Langford and Sam Hindman.
The directors, cast and crew would like to thank:
Larel Reimann for sound advice, sharing his knowledge, and patiently listening.
Jerry Wellnitz for helping construct our sound booth.
Brad Bounous for support while passing the baton.
Candie Johnson with the Sheridan County Players for loaning us some great shoes!
Toi Lyn Flick for advice and encouragement.
Tina Skinner, Bonnie Housh, Julianne Rasmussen and the Nelson family for delicious food.
The Hay Springs Museum for historically accurate props.
Cravath Memorial Library for help with props and providing rehearsal space.
Jack Wefso for insight and character development pointers.
Shop/Ag students for some assistance with painting platforms.
Hay Springs Schools for supporting this activity.
Rickey Wohl, Brett Skinner and Nate Cochran for early mornings, long days and getting us where we need to go!
A big thank you to our audiences especially those who donated to our program!
Families of the cast, crew and coaches for patience and encouragement.
-Due to the impending forecast, there will be no Friday school tomorrow, December 10th, 2021.
-Based on the current weather pattern and the fact that we have not had any weather related lates starts, early outs, or snow days we are going to dismiss at 1:00 pm on Wednesday, December 22nd, 2021.
-Also a reminder to mark your calendar for NO STUDENTS on March 28th, 2022 as we are hosting the PANCO Music Contest. Staff will be required to be at school for the entire day to assist with the contest.
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