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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!
School Canceled Wed., Dec, 21st and Thu., Dec. 22nd
Due to the severe wind chill temperatures projected for the remainder of the week, Hay Springs Schools are canceling school on Wednesday, December 21st and Thursday December 22nd.
Please be safe and have an enjoyable break!
December School Board Meeting
The December School Board Meeting will be held tonight(Monday, Dec. 19th) at 6:30 PM in the cafeteria.
Canned Food Drive
There are still two more days to bring items for the Canned Food Drive!
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!
Santa Soup Cook Off and Concert Postponed
Due to the weather, we are moving the Santa Soup Cook-off & the Night, The Lights & Music Concert (7/8 band & choir; High school band & choir) to Sunday, December 11th. The concert will begin in the auditorium at 4pm with the Santa Soup Cook-off from 4pm-7pm in Lister. To clear up any confusion, the Santa Soup Cook-off is open for shopping at 4:00 PM and soup tasting begins at 5:00 PM, the same as it was scheduled before.
State Accountability Ratings
Last week, the Nebraska Department of Education lifted the embargo on information on state accountability ratings. Congratulations to everyone in our district who has and is leading and educating our students. We are very pleased to announce that our schools have rated very well! Here are the links to our school’s results:
Hay Springs Elementary is rated – Excellent
Hay Springs Middle School is rated – Great
Hay Springs High School is rated – Excellent
Hay Springs District is rated – Great
We will continue to do the right work with the goal of the best possible education for all students and support our teachers and leaders in their daily work!
STEM Fair
Please plan to attend the STEM Fair this Sunday, November 20th in the Lister Sage building from 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM. In addition to the free-will-donation pulled pork meal, there will be numerous activities such as a Lego station, a coloring contest, a building competition, and many fun science experiments! Bring the whole family and enjoy an evening of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math!
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