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Activity Info – Week of 02/08/26

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Monday, February 9, 2026
What: Crawford vs. Hay Springs Junior High Boys Basketball
Where: Lister-Sage Building, Hay Springs, NE
When: 4:00 PM
Streaming: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/hay-springs-high-school-hay-springs-ne/gamf5131cb775

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: 3:30 PM – JV Girls(2 qrts), 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

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

Digital Discovery Day Success At UNK

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On Monday, January 26, two Hay Springs students, Jacob Dorshorst and Grant Wellnitz, traveled to the University of Nebraska at Kearney to participate in Digital Discovery Day, an immersive event focused on networking, cybersecurity, and computer science programming. Throughout the day, students engaged in hands-on activities that challenged their problem-solving skills and expanded their understanding of technology-driven careers.

The final event of the day was the Computer Science Exam, where participants competed for a $1,000 scholarship to UNK. Entry into this competition required students to qualify back in December during UNK’s Computer Science Challenge, a rigorous series of five problem-solving tests. Both of our students placed in the top 20 statewide, earning their spot in the on-campus competition.

We are proud to share that Jacob Dorshorst earned 1st place, securing the $1,000 UNK scholarship and representing Hay Springs with excellence!

Poutine

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Mr. Bounous’s 6th Grade World Geography class enjoyed some Poutine, the National Dish of Canada, after learning about our northern neighbor. French fries, cheese curds, and gravy are the traditional ingredients in poutine, which was invented in Quebec, Canada.

Equation Christmas Trees

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The Algebra 1 class just finished a Unit on Linear and Nonlinear Functions where they learned how to graph linear and absolute value functions and the effects of transformations on the graphs of those functions. Using this new knowledge, they used Desmos graphing calculator to write their own equations to create a Christmas Tree. Merry Christmas from the Algebra 1 class!

Activity Info – Week of 05/04/25

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Monday, May 5, 2025
What: Varsity Boys Golf Panhandle Conference
Where: Hyannis, NE
When: 9:00 AM

Monday, May 5, 2025
What: Kimball High School Track Invitational
Where: Kimball High School, Kimball, NE
When: 9:00 AM – Field Events, 11:00 AM – Track Events

Monday, May 5, 2025
What: 6-8th Grade Academic and Athletic Awards
Where: Auditorium, Hay Springs, NE
When: 3:15 PM

Tuesday, May 6, 2025
What: 5th – 11th grade $5 Sport Physicals @ Chadron ~ May 8th Alternate Date for JUST JH Track Students
Where: Chadron, NE
When: 6:15 AM

Tuesday, May 6, 2025
What: High School Academic and Activity Awards
Where: Auditorium, Hay Springs, NE
When: 6:30 PM

Wednesday, May 7, 2025
What: Gering Boys Golf Invitational
Where: Monument Shadows Golf Course, Gering, NE
When: 9:00 AM

Wednesday, May 7, 2025
What: KG Round-Up and PreK Round-Up
Where: Hay Springs Public School, Hay Springs, NE
When: 3:00 PM-4:00 PM Kindergraten, 4:00 PM-4:30 PM  PreK

Thursday, May 8, 2025
What: Morrill Junior High Track and Field Invitational
Where: Morrill High School, Morrill, NE
When: 9:00 AM – Field Events, 10:30 AM – Track Events

Thursday, May 8, 2025
What: 4th and 5th Grade Spring Music Concert
Where: Auditorium, Hay Springs, NE
When: 7:00 PM

Friday, May 9, 2025
What: Bayard Varsity Track Meet
Where: Bayard High School, Bayard, NE
When: 8:30 AM

Saturday, May 10, 2025
What: High School Graduation
Where: Lister-Sage Building, Hay Springs, NE
When: 2:00 PM

CSC Scholastic Day Results

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Last Wednesday, October 9th, Hay Springs Students traveled Chadron to take part in the annual CSC Scholastic Day.

In Division IV Hay Springs Placed 1st!

We were given the top 25% placers of each test, and here they are:

Lillian Dorshorst – 1st Place Business Communications and Vocabulary, 4th Place American Government, 6th Place Accounting
Jacob Dorshorst – 4th Place General Science, 8th Place Algebra I
Grant Wellnitz – 13th Place Algebra I
Rori Ashley – 7th Place Art Drawing
Cooper Meeks – 5th Place Business Mathematics, 9th Place Equine Management
Mason Albrecht – 1st Place General Biology, 4th Place Psychology
Josephine Kelly – 8th Place Health

2023 Scholastic Contest Results

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The CSC Scholastic contest results are in! The Hay Springs Hawks received 1st place in their division(Hay Springs – 1st place in Division IV)! Thanks and congratulations to all students who attended, took tests, and did their very best work! The following students earned points that contributed to Hay Springs 1st place finish:

Agronomy and Range Management
Dylan Raymer – 9th
Jaelyn Rasmussen – 9th

Algebra I
Julia Russell – 3rd
Mason Albrecht – 8th

Business Mathematics
Lillian Dorshorst – 1st (tie)
Abigail Russell – 5th

Consumer Issues
Gage Mintken – 1st

Equine Management
Abigail Russell – 3rd

General Biology
Lillian Dorshorst – 2nd

General Science
Aubry Anderson – 2nd

Personal Finance
Brooke Winter – 6th

Physical Science
Parker Wellnitz – 8th

Veterinary Science
Andi Twarling – 7th

Wildlife Ecology and Management
Jarhett Anderson – 4th

World History
Noah York – 9th

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