Notice of School Board Vacancy

Hay Springs Public Schools Board of Education has a vacancy effective January 10th, 2023. In accordance with state law, the School Board will begin the process of appointing an individual to complete the remainder of this term (2 years) which will continue until December 31st, 2024.

The Hay Springs Board of Education is encouraging community members to consider this volunteer position in support of public education and the students of Hay Springs Public Schools. Letters of interest will be accepted until February 6th, at 5:00 p.m. Qualified applicants must be a registered voter and a resident of the Hay Springs School District.

The School Board will interview applicants during the regular February school board meeting on February 13th at 6:30 p.m. The school board will make the appointment of a candidate to the Board of Education following the interviews. The newly appointed board member will take the oath of office at the February Board meeting, and begin his/her term on the Board at that time.

Deadline for submission of Letter of Interest – February 6th, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.

If you have any questions about this position, please call Mr. Clear at the school office at 308-638-4434. Interested persons may submit the letter of interest to:

George Clear
Superintendent
Hay Springs Public Schools
407 N Baker St, PO Box 280
Hay Springs, NE 69347
george.clear@hshawks.com

Decoration Contest Winners

Christmas Door and Christmas Locker decorating winners for 2022 are: Preschool (Mrs. Rasmussen), Highschool Business Class (Mrs. Sommerville), ML/HS Student Kaytee Kaiser.  Our Grand Poobah decorator is Mrs. Twila Weyers who played a major part in making sure the entire school was decorated!

Cancellations and Reschedules

-Due to on going blowing snow and impassable roads HSPS will have NO SCHOOL on Thursday, December 15th. Hope everyone can get dug out with no complications. See you on Monday.

-One Act public performance scheduled for Friday, December 16th has been canceled.

-Friday school for Friday December 16th has been canceled due to snow and impassable roads.

-The girls and boys basketball game scheduled for tomorrow against Creek Valley has been moved to this Friday, December 16th. Tip off for the boys varsity will be 1:00 PM followed by the girls varsity at around 3:00 PM. There will be no JV games. The live stream link is as follows: https://www.youtube.com/@CreekValleyStorm

Schedule Changes

-HSPS was notified that the state will be closing HWY 87 at 3:00 pm, therefore school will be dismissed at 1:00 pm. Bus will run accordingly. All activities for tonight are postponed.  Hay Springs Junior High Girls Basketball will not be playing this afternoon due to road closures.  We are looking at a possible reschedule for next week.  There will be NO High school varsity games vs. Hemingford tonight!

-Due to road closure and impending snow storm the Board Meeting scheduled for tonight has been postponed.

-Due to the impending snow storm moving in, HSPS will not be having school on Tuesday or Wednesday 12/13 and 12/14. Stay home and be safe!