Geocaching in Sheridan County

Looking for a fun, year-round,  family activity to do right here in Sheridan County, how about geocaching?  Nineteen youth and five adults from Gordon to Chadron and one youth from Bozeman, MT recently learned to play the game of geocaching.  A one-day class, part of the Hay Springs Schools summer fun camps, was organized and presented by the University of Nebraska Lincoln Extension as part of their youth programming. The class introduced the participants to how GPS technology works and how to play the geocaching game. Playing the game gives youth an opportunity to use the GPS technology, practice problem solving, get outdoors and see parts of the area they might not otherwise visit and is a fun way to spend time with a key adult.

Geocaching is an outdoor activity, where the participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or smart phone and other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers, called “geocaches”. Geocaching is a world-wide electronic treasure hunt game started  in the spring of 2000 when GPS signals with increased accuracy were released for public use. There are hundreds of caches across the state of Nebraska and the Northern Panhandle has well over a hundred. (see map).  To learn more about the game, checkout www.geocaching.com or give UNL Extension Educator Cindy Tusler a call at 327-2312.  GPS units are available to checkout at the Extension office.

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Robotics Summer Camp

Hay Springs School is hosting a GEAR-TECH-21 geospatial and robotics camp July 29th through August 2nd.  The camp will run from 8:30 to 3:30 each day.  This camp is for 4th to 8th graders.  Please register by July 8th.

CSC Basketball Camps 5th-12th Grades

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By: Andrew Lacy Posted at: 06/12/2013 09:36 PM

The Chadron State College men’s basketball team will be holding three skills camps for players ranging from 4th through 12th grades at the end of June.

The Middle School Camp will run from June 23-26 for boys who will be entering 5th-9th grade this fall. Campers will work on fundamentals while also participating in individual and team drills and playing games. Cost will be $215 for players choosing to stay in the dorms with staff supervision, $175 for commuters.

June 27-28 will be the Little Eagles Morning Camp for grades 4-6. The camp will run from 8 a.m. to noon both days and will focus on fundamentals along with games against players the same age. Cost is $40 per camper.

The High School Camp will run June 29-30 for grades 10-12. Days will focus on skill development, competitive games and analysis of games. Cost is $85 for players staying in the dorms, $70 for commuters.

For more information and to register online, visit www.cscmensbasketballcamps.com.

Lockers for Sale

The middle school/high school lockers are being replaced this summer. If you are interested in purchasing a set of the old lockers, let us know or stop by.  Cost is $10/locker.  So a set of 4 lockers would be $40, a set of 5 lockers would be $50, a set of 6 lockers would be $60, etc. First come…first served. You can contact us at (308) 638-4434.

Board of Education Appointment

BOARD OF EDUCATION

  • Due to a resignation, Hay Springs Public Schools is seeking letters of interest to be considered for appointment to the school board. This appointment will be effective until the end of the 2014 term. Letters of interest must be received by 10:00 am, July 2, 2013.  Mail or deliver to: Hay Springs Public Schools, Office of the Superintendent, PO BOX 280, 407 N Baker St, Hay Springs, NE, 69347.

Introduction to Rural Electricity Camp

electricityNorthwest Rural Public Power is offering an afternoon camp on June 13th to any 7th through 12th grade students. This camp will offer an electrical safety demonstration, an actual pole climbing using climbing belts, hooks and hard hat, and exposure to working with rubber gloves/sleeves, hot sticks and extendo’s. The camp will also feature digger derrick truck demonstration and rides. This is an outdoor camp—please wear appropriate clothing for weather conditions and comfortable shoes—no flip-flops. Participants will meet  at the school at 1:00 p.m. and be transported to Northwest Rural Headquarters approximately 1/2 mile south of Hay Springs. Please call Shannon or Mrs. Marx to sign up at (308) 638-4434.

Pop Tab Results

Fourth grade was the winning class weighing in with 36.00 pounds of tabs. Second place goes to 1st grade with 20.26 pounds, 3rd place to 2nd grade with 17.34 pounds. Kindergarten weighed in with 13.51 pounds of tabs and 3rd/5th grades had 5.95 pounds. The elementary collected a whopping grand total of 93.06 pounds of pop tabs!

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Books to Give Away

book fairI have many withdrawn books to give away. Some are duplicates copies, others are books that no longer meet our current needs. Staff will have first choice of these books. They are on the shelves in the back of the Elem Computer Lab. Beginning Tuesday, elem students will be able to choose one or two books during their specials. Middle and High school students may come after school Wednesday. On Thursday and Friday after 4:00, anyone in the community may come and get books.

8th Grade Makes Windmills

We did a project on windmills and transferred wind energy to mechanical energy. Creating these windmills taught us little things make a big difference in spinning in windmills. Pitch of the blades helps the windmills generate more energy. The materials also made a difference. Our class had a wide variety of materials for the wind vanes. Some of the materials used were paper, metal, straws, Legos, and cardboard.  We each created two windmills to determine the different that make a windmill spin. Thanks to our parents for aiding us in our science project.—Nathan, Chris, Garrett,Drew

We created windmills for a science project to see which windmill worked best. We learned that we have to bend the wind vanes to catch the wind. We used a fan as the wind source and some of the vanes worked, but some didn’t work at all. The pinwheel design worked the best. We also learned that little changes in the vanes make a big difference in how they spin. We thank our families that helped us make our windmills.—Sydney, Alexis, Tanna, Kristen

Attention: ACT Prep

ACTJohn Baylor ACT Prep will be offered the first week of June for those students taking the June 8th test.  Sessions will be Monday through Thursday from 8:30 to approximately 1:00 pm.  Please contact Mrs. Marx to register or for questions.

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