Hay Springs hosted the PANCO band clinic on Wednesday, October 29th in the Lister-Sage gymnasium. The seven PANCO schools participating were Cody-Kilgore, Crawford, Hay Springs, Hemingford, Hyannis, Morrill, and Sioux County. The range of participating students was from 7th grade-12th grade. Students rehearsed from 8:30am-2:30pm with occasional breaks and put on a concert at 3pm.
Activity Info – Week of 10/19/25
Monday, October 20, 2025
What: Crawford vs. Hay Springs Junior Varsity Football
Where: Crawford High School, Crawford, NE
When: 5:00 PM
Streaming: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ne/crawford/organization/12131/crawford-high-school/
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
What: Bridgeport vs. Hay Springs Junior Varsity Volleyball
Where: Bridgeport High School, Bridgeport, NE
When: 5:00 PM
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
What: Bridgeport vs. Hay Springs Varsity Volleyball
Where: Bridgeport High School, Bridgeport, NE
When: 6:00 PM
Thursday, October 23, 2025
What: K, First, Second, and Third Fall Concert
Where: Auditorium, Hay Springs, NE
When: 6:30 PM
Friday, October 24, 2025
What: Cross Country State
Where: Kearney, NE
When: TBD
Friday, October 24, 2025
What: Arthur County vs. Hay Springs Varsity Football
Where: Arthur County High School, Arthur, NE
When: 1:00 PM
Admission: NO ADMISSION, please support our concession stand!
Streaming: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ne/arthur/organization/15577/arthur-county-high-school
Larry Nelson, Cooper Krotz, Tanner Tobiasson, & Luis Mata attended Tenor/Bass Day at Chadron State College on Wednesday, October 8th. They rehearsed 4 songs throughout the day with men from other choirs and then put on an informal concert that afternoon.
Dear Hay Springs Community (and beyond),
I want to take this moment to thank you for the support you provided through the purchasing of peaches, concession stands sales, and bake sales as well as general donations. We left with 14 Hay Springs students and 6 adults on Wednesday, May 28th and returned on Sunday, June 1st. Along the way we went to Universal Studios, California Adventure, Disneyland, spent some time on the beach (we have stories from the beach!), the SanDiego Zoo and so much more! We also spent a morning doing a Disney Leadership Worksop. It was a cool experience where we got to learn more about who we are and what we can bring to where we are.
I also wanted to let you know how amazing these students are. They were respectful to all they met, made friends easily and of course were always up for a good time. Hay Springs was very well represented and I’m so glad I got to be apart of the story!
I also need to send a huge shout out to our “family leaders”-Jessie Anderson, Jessica Mintken, Sarah Russell, Jim Varvel, and Eric Wellnitz. They worked so well as a team and were so much fun to be around. They cared for your kids very well! If you know them, please make sure to give them a big thank you because we quite literally ran them ragged!
Ricky Wohl needs a shout-out all his own! Did I mention we left at 2:30AM on Wednesday morning? None of us had to drive, because Ricky drove us in our Hay Springs bus! He also took his Sunday and picked us up and drove us home. It was such a gift to not have to drive!
We made many new friends along the way from our Travel With Barb (if anyone is taking a trip with students-let me connect you with the best!!) tour guide; Kyle, numerous bus drivers who were fun to get to know and just random people we came across through all our adventuring!
Long story short (too late!)-your generosity opened up a great big world to our students. They saw and did things that built them up as human beings and were just plain fun to be around. Please ask them questions about the trip and have them share our adventures with you! Make sure they show you their pictures!
I am so thankful to be a part of such a wonderful community. Thank you for your generosity!
Raime Varvel
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
What: Nurse portion of the $5 physicals. (5th -11th grade)
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
What : Junior High and High School Best in the West Track and Field Meet
Where: Scottsbluff High School, Scottsbluff, NE
When: 8:30 AM
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
What: Alliance Boys Varsity Golf Invitational
Where: Skyview Golf Course, Alliance , NE
When: 9:00 AM
Thursday, May 1, 2025
What: Boys Varsity Golf Invitational
Where: Ridgeview Country Club, Chadron, NE
When: 9:00 AM
Friday, May 2, 2025
What: Junior High and High School Panhandle Conference Track and Field Meet
Where: Morrill High School, Morrill, NE
When: 9:00 AM – HS Field Events, JH Track Events, then 30 min break, then JH Field Events, HS Track Events
Saturday, May 3, 2025
What: 2025 Junior/Senior Prom
Where: High School Auditorium, Hay Springs, NE
When: Grand March begins at 8:30 PM, doors open to public at 8:15 PM.
The Hay Springs High School Music students had an amazing day at the District Music Contest in Alliance on Wednesday, April 23rd. Below are the results from the day. Students can receive a I-V with a I being the best. Several of our students were also honored with an Honorable Mention and an Outstanding Performance awards. Hay Springs was extremely well represented!
I-Jazz Choir
II-Clarinet Duet
I-Julia Russell-trumpet solo
I-Brayden Heiting-trumpet solo
II-Adeline Fredrickson-trumpet solo
I-Jacob Dorshorst-trumpet solo-awarded an Honorable Mention
I-Dutch Weaver-trumpet solo
II-Tailyn Starke-trombone solo
I-Jazz Band
II-Reese Varvel-piano solo
I-Larry Nelson-vocal solo
I-Cooper Krotz-vocal solo-awarded an Honorable Mention
II-Women’s quartet
I-Mens trio
I-Cooper & Bo duet
II-Josie & Jaelyn duet
I-Jaelyn Rasmussen-vocal solo-awarded an Outstanding Performance
I-Bo Thies-vocal solo
II-Mya Turman-vocal solo
I-Emma Albrecht-bass clarinet solo
I-Megan Anderson-clarinet solo
I-Kya Binger-clarinet solo
I-Mason Albrecht-tenor sax solo-awarded an Honorable Mention
I-Parker Wellnitz-alto sax solo
I-Heidyn Johnson-alto sax solo
I-Emily Forney-alto sax solo
I-Bailey Hankins-clarinet solo
I-Easton Mintken-bari sax solo
I-Reese Varvel-clarinet solo-awarded an Outstanding Performance
I-Devyn Young-clarinet solo
I-Concert Band
I-Concert Choir
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