Category Archives: Informational

-The 2025 Prom will be held in the auditorium on May 3rd. The Grand March will be held in the auditorium beginning at 8:30. The doors will open to the public at 8:15 p.m. to attend the Grand March and parent dance ONLY. All public, including parents, are asked to leave immediately following the parent dance so that the students can enjoy spending the evening with their classmates and friends.

-Due to Spring sports scheduling, we have changed the dates of the awards ceremonies.  The new dates and times are as follows:
May 5th – Middle School Awards (Academic and Extra-Curricular) @ 3:15 in Auditorium
May 6th – High School Awards (Academic and Extra-Curricular) @ 6:30 in Auditorium

Link to April 2025 HSPS Newsletter: https://hshawks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025-April.pdf

Hay Springs School is changing the normally scheduled day on March 6th to an early release day. The school is holding Parent/Teacher conferences that afternoon and we need to provide adequate times for our parents and teachers to meet that day.

Students will attend school from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Elementary students will be served regular lunch at 11:15 a.m., middle and high school students will be able to get a grab-and-go lunch if they desire.

Teachers will be scheduling a 30 minute dinner break during the Parent/Teacher conferences. Each teacher will post the time they will be out of the classroom on their door. Thank you for your understanding, if you have any questions please reach out to Mrs. Digmann or Mr. Clear.

March 6, 2025
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. School
12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. Teacher lunch
12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Teacher meeting
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Teachers prep for conferences
2:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. P/T Conferences

The state released NSCAS results and AQuESTT classifications last week. I am pleased to report that all Hay Springs schools and the district earned the classification of Great. This is a reflection on the hard work of our students, teachers and families. I have enclosed links from each school for your reference.

District Data – https://nep.education.ne.gov/#/profiles/district/snapshot?dataYears=20232024&agencyId=81-0003-000
Early Childhood – https://nep.education.ne.gov/#/profiles/school/snapshot?dataYears=20232024&agencyId=81-0003-006
Elementary School – https://nep.education.ne.gov/#/profiles/school/snapshot?dataYears=20232024&agencyId=81-0003-002
Middle School – https://nep.education.ne.gov/#/profiles/school/snapshot?dataYears=20232024&agencyId=81-0003-003
High School – https://nep.education.ne.gov/#/profiles/school/snapshot?dataYears=20232024&agencyId=81-0003-001
State Snapshot – https://nep.education.ne.gov/#/profiles/state/snapshot?dataYears=20232024

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me.

Regards,
Mr. Clear

Nebraska SMART is a free virtual tutoring program for students in grades K-12. Teacher education candidates from Chadron State, Peru State, and Wayne State Colleges remotely tutor students in Educational Service Units 1, 4, and 13 through an online tutoring platform. This program is made possible by a Nebraska Department of Education grant awarded to the Nebraska State College System to launch a rural tutoring program.

The Nebraska SMART Video can be viewed for more information: https://youtu.be/fSd1-uvSJHQ

Parents who wish to gain access to tutoring must register their child(ren) by visiting: http://www.nscs.edu/nebraskasmart

Parents must first create an account and register their child(ren). Once parents have created their account and added their child(ren), the student (or parent on their behalf) can schedule a tutoring appointment. Students can also join on-demand tutoring to be connected with the next available Tutor.

The Parent Guide(https://www.nscs.edu/_resources/e30d:s88r3a-2a3/files/77108154zc714d33b/_fn/Nebraska%20SMART%20Parent%20Guide.pdf) provides steps for parents to register their child(ren), schedule a session, request on-demand tutoring, and more.

Students should provide homework for which they wish to receive help or topics that they would like to cover. When connected to a Tutor, students (or parents on their behalf) can share files with their Tutor. It is recommended that students (or parents on their behalf) have saved their homework to their computer prior to connecting to a Tutor.

The Nebraska SMART tutoring platform can be accessed via a laptop, desktop, or Chromebook. Please note that smartphones and some tablets are not currently supported by this platform.  See below for Nebraska SMART’s technology requirements.

*The Nebraska SMART tutoring platform is not affiliated with Hay Springs Public Schools.