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First Quarter Assembly
WHAT A GREAT DAY CELEBRATING OUR HAWKS!
On Monday, October 19, Hay Springs faculty and administration brought our PK–12 Hawks together to celebrate an incredible first quarter!
We kicked things off in mixed PK–12 small groups, where our older Hawk leaders helped lead some fun “Would You Rather?” questions and activities. Then the students battled in a VERY competitive schoolwide Rock, Paper, Scissors battle, with first grader, Baylen, emerging as our CHAMPION! 🪨📄✂️🏆
Then it was time to recognize all of the GREAT things our students accomplished during Quarter 1!
⭐ Perfect Attendance: recognizing students who were here and ready to learn all quarter! In the first quarter there were 37 students who received recognition.
🐎 Quarter 1 Horse Race Champions: Our 6-8 grade classes and 9-12 high school classes battled throughout the quarter to see which class could combine the best attendance percentage AND passing grade percentage. Results were tabulated each week and tracked in the conference room. Congratulations to our 8th and 11th graders for taking the Quarter 1 titles! 🏆
🎟️ Super Pass Winners: Students earned a Super Pass by finishing the quarter with:
• Zero phone infractions
• Zero office referrals
• No more than two tardies
• Zero academic ineligibilities
There were 7 middle level students and 19 high school students who received passes.
📚 A and A/B Honor Roll: celebrating the hard work and academic achievement of our Hawks! 3rd through 12th grade is recognized for their honor roll achievements.
💵 Caught Being Good Chamber Bucks Drawing: Throughout the quarter, students in elementary, middle school, and high school received “Caught Being Good” tickets when staff noticed them “S.O.A.R.ing” and doing something positive. Tickets were entered into our Quarter 1 drawing for Chamber Bucks!
And the best part? Those tickets aren’t finished yet! Every ticket earned throughout the year will go back into the drawing for an even bigger end-of-the-year celebration! 🎉
🍽️ One more surprise is still coming! Our National Honor Society students will draw the names of 10 additional elementary students who will get to enjoy a special lunch with NHS members!
Days like this are about more than awards. They are about celebrating showing up, working hard, making good choices, being kind, and being part of something bigger than ourselves.
We are incredibly proud of our Hawks and loved having the opportunity to celebrate so many students from PK through 12th grade!
Keep SOARing, Hawks!
Students of the Week for Oct. 19, 2026
Students of the Week for Oct. 12, 2026
Students of the Week for Oct. 05, 2026
Students of the Week for Sep. 28, 2026
Students of the Week for Sep. 21, 2026
Homecoming Coronation 2026
👑💚 What a beautiful Homecoming Coronation and celebration! 💚👑
Congratulations to the 2026 Hay Springs Homecoming Royalty. Second Attendants: Evan Smith and Kya Binger; First Attendants: Reese Varvel and Tripp Buettner; Homecoming King and Queen: Riley Johnson and Alaina Raymer; and Crownbearers: Bryant Heiting and Kimber Martin.
A special thank you to our friends at the nursing home for welcoming our Homecoming Court with spirit sticks, smiles, and so much love!
We are so grateful for the wonderful support our students receive from our community. There’s nothing quite like Hawk Pride across generations.
Freedom Tribute
Freedom Tribute was set up at the Crawford Ball Fields, bringing an amazing opportunity right to our community.
The Traveling Wall is a massive, 80% scale replica of the famous Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Standing 8 feet tall and stretching 360 feet across the grass, it travels all over the
country. This allows people who might never get the chance to visit the nation’s capital to see it in person. The wall is made of a reflective black material. Seeing its massive length—and realizing how
small the text has to be to fit all 58,000+ names of brave soldiers—really makes you understand the immense scale of the lives lost. Many people searched for specific names, with several leaving
flowers, or old photographs at the base of the wall.
On September 9th, we had the privilege of visiting the display. One of our teachers challenged us with a meaningful mission: to locate the name of Dennis Moreno, a former Hay Springs alumnus, on the Vietnam Wall.
Right next to the wall stood the Cost of Freedom Tribute. This part of the display extended the honor beyond Vietnam, covering almost every major American conflict, including World War I, World War II, 9/11, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Here, we were asked to complete the second part of our mission: finding the name of another Hay Springs alumnus, Corey Mracek.
Seeing local veterans standing guard and talking to visitors highlighted the true significance of the event. Bringing a monument like this to a small town like Crawford gives our community a rare,
hands-on opportunity to experience history, honor our local alumni, and remember the true cost of freedom.
Teamwork Excercises
The am PK and Senior Buddies are back at it!
Yesterday the am PK finished their volleyball unit with big kid volleyballs; learning how to get low and eventually pass!
Today, Dr. Coffey took the pairs through several teamwork exercises including the adapted three legged, wheelbarrow, squats, back to back, and animal races. Students learned the importance of communication and trust. It’s always a great day to be outside with our youngest Hawks paired with our most experienced Hawks for moments like this!
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