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2019-20 Harrison Holiday Tournament
January 3rd and 4th, 2020
Sioux County High School
Sioux County, Crawford, Morrill, Hay Springs
Sioux County would like to thank you for your participation in the Holiday Tournament. We are looking forward to hosting all of you on January 3rd and 4th. Please review the enclosed bracket.
The officials for the games are provided by Darren Duncan and Rob Stack. A hospitality room will be provided for coaches, administrators, and officials. There will also be a full concession stand and potato bar each day for your fans and athletes.
Each school is allowed 14 passes for your tournament roster players and 6 coach/administrator passes for administrators, bus drivers, and bookkeepers. Please fax or email me the attachment for these individuals so there is no confusion on Friday. Conference passes will not be accepted.
The top team on the bracket will be the home team and will provide the official book.
Games will start at their scheduled times, no earlier.
Admission: Bring a nonperishable food item and get into the games free. If not the cost is $4 for adults and $3 for students. Conference passes will not be accepted.
Sincerely,
Barry Swisher
Principal/AD
Sioux County Schools
High School Girls and Boys Basketball
The Hay Springs girls and boys basketball teams had their first practice on Monday, November 18th! Both teams consist of 13 players each. Ron Olson is the head coach for both varsity girls and boys. Linda Kudrna is the assistant for the girls, while Logan Paben and Sonny Salazar are assisting with the boys. The Hawks are excited for their season opener on December 6th, in Hay Springs against Cody-Kilgore. The JV girls will begin play at 3:00 with the JV boys to follow. Girls varsity tip off is scheduled for sometime between 5:30 and 6:00 and the boys should begin play around 7:30. Come support the Hawks and get ready for an exciting season!
First Day for ML/HS School Delay
Due to construction delays the first day of scheduled classes for students in grades 6-12 has been pushed back to Mon., Aug. 12th. All Pk-12 students are asked to report to school by 8:00. Elementary students will be dismissed at 4:00. Middle School and High School students will be dismissed at 4:15. We are very excited to welcome our students back into the building. However, we want to be certain that our custodial team has time to make sure all new systems are functioning correctly and our learning environment is ready for students. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
HSPS will be closed 4/10 and 4/11 due to weather.
Due to the forecast of snow and blizzard conditions, HSPS will be closed Wed. (4/10) & Thurs. (4/11). Stay safe and warm! All Wednesday and Thursday activities are cancelled also.
NPBIS Information
Hay Springs Public Schools Office Referral System
The staff of Hay Springs Public Schools is implementing a new Office Referral System as part of our NPBIS (Nebraska Positive Behavior Intervention System) plan. It is our intention to provide our students with appropriate behavior supports while improving communication and consistency.
The following is a brief outline of the Office Referral process if a student is not following expectations.
Step 1: Student arrives in office after being sent by teacher/staff member.
Step 2: Student completes a Taking Responsibility Sheet under the guidance/supervision of an Administrator or Office Staff Member.
Step 3: Administrator/Office Staff confers with teacher.
Step 4: Administrator/Office Staff determine consequence and conference with student. Taking Responsibility Sheet is signed and sent home for Parent Signature.
Step 5: Student and Administrator/Office Staff confer with Teacher.
Step 6: Student re-enters into the classroom.
Hawk Bucks
What are “Hawk Bucks”?
Hawk bucks are positive reinforcements tied to our matrix behaviors. Hawk Bucks are for students that are exhibiting SOAR behaviors.
Who can deliver Hawk Bucks?
All staff members will be given Hawks bucks to deliver to students engaged in behaviors on the matrix. These are the behaviors that we have been specifically teaching this year.
How do Hawk Bucks work?
*Students will take the buck to the office where they will draw a prize out of the box. The buck will go into a grade level box.
*Every month, the office will draw one name from each of the grade level boxes for the students choice of a prize.
*At the end of each semester, the student in each level that has the most bucks will be awarded their choice of a prize
Super Passes
Super Passes will be awarded quarterly and will be good through the following quarter.
Quarterly Requirements:
No ineligibility
1 or less tardies
1 or less teacher write-ups
2 or fewer absences
0 office referrals
1st quarter Super Passes are good during 2nd quarter; 2nds quarter Super Passes are good during 3rd quarter; 3rd quarter Super Passes are good during 4th quarter; 4th quarter passes will be good during 1st quarter the following school year.
Privileges of Super Passes:
-Front of the line for lunch
-Dropping lowest grade on a daily assignment
-1 Free Tardy
-2 Open Campus Lunches (pre-approved)
-Free Half Day off of school (pre-approved-responsible for all work missed)
Congratulations to these 3rd quarter Super Pass recipients:
Middle Level: Lillian Dorshorst, Jarhett Anderson, Jordyn Anderson, Jaelyn Rasmussen, Talan Smith, Ava McKillip, Gage Mintken, Abbey Russell, Alexa Tonjes, Gabrielle Twarling, Kaden Langford, James Scherbarth
High School: Austin Anderson, Jaiden Anderson, Bailey Scherbarth, Jocelyn Varvel & RyLee Wolken
On To College
On February 19th, the 9th–11th grade students traveled to Hemingford to listen to John Baylor, radio voice of the University of Nebraska Volleyball and ACT Prep instructor. OnToCollege with John Baylor is a program that prepares students for the ACT. Our students have access to OnToCollege with John Baylor, the link is on the Hawk website.
New Inductees At HSPS
The Hay Springs Chapter of the National Honor Society inducted new members on Thursday(02/21/2019) afternoon. Seniors, Austin Anderson and Jarret Pieper were welcomed during the ceremony. Jaiden Anderson, Spencer Kadlecek, Bailey Scherbarth, Joce Varvel and RyLee Wolken were the sophomore inductees. Middle and high school students joined the inductees for an informal reception after the ceremony. Congratulations to the new members!
Freshman Class Clothing Sale
You still have time to purchase some Fancloth clothing, but hurry, because February 11th is your last day! Help out the freshman class and show your school spirit at the same time! Follow the link below to browse the selection.
Friday School Requirements
Dear Parents,
As you already know in an effort to assist struggling students we provide Friday School with professional teaching staff available to assist student learning on Fridays from 8:00am until 12:00pm. It is a requirement for students with 2 D’s or one F on Monday morning grade reports to attend Friday School. These students are also ineligible to participate in school activities during the week. They do however, have the ability to complete work and get signed out of the Friday School requirements. To do so, they must get teachers from struggling classes to sign-off for completing the work required to bring their grades up.
The issue has been that we have students that remain on this list Thursday afternoon who are not signed off and then are not coming to Friday School. In the future students that do not come to Friday School as required will have additional requirements.
- Make arrangements with Mrs. Marx or Mr. Lechtenberg on Monday morning to spend six additional hours at school. (It may be possible to put these additional hours in before or after school Monday-Thursday)
- They will also be expected to turn their cell phone into the office when they arrive at school at the beginning of the day and pick it up at the end of the day, or simply leave it at home during the week of makeup time.
These adjustments are not being put in place to punish anyone but to enhance the possibly for student’s academic success. We are available to provide additional academic support for your child but we also need your support as parents and guardians of your students.
Thank you for your cooperation and support,
Mr. Lechtenberg
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