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Red Ribbon Week

October 28 – 31, 2013

 Theme for week

 “We’ve got the right stuff to be drug free”

Monday – Red Day:  wear red

Tuesday – Sports Day: wear your favorite hat & jersey

Wednesday – Pajama Day

Thursday – Costume Day:  Say Boo to Drugs!

Click below for the Girls’ on the Run, Fun Run Flyer and Registration Form.

Flyer

Registration form

Hope to see you there!

The high-school winter ball was a moderate success this year.  Many of the students left early, the dozen or so that stayed had a great time!  They danced until the end, enjoyed the snacks and thanked the chaperones for being there and having the dance! Joey Johnson was crowned king, and Kodee Muhr was crowned Queen.  Congratulations to both of you!

The middle-school dance was a huge success!  Alexis Olson was crowned Princess and Drew Letcher was crowned Prince.  Congratulations to you both!  Winter Ball royalty has never happened for the middle school before, and the students were not aware of it until they were at the dance Friday night.  They all seemed to be enthusiastic about it!

Many, many thanks to the following people for help making the 2013 Winter Balls successful:

Student Council, (especially: Alexis Olson, Rebekah Holtmeier, Sam Kearns and Eli Badje), Mrs. Shimek and her husband, Larel and Megan Reimann, Mrs. Olson (who voluntarily helped clean up after both balls!), Paula Sibel, Toi Riggs and Miriam Kearns (who was there through thick and thin for both dances and brought great suppers for the chaperones and DJ’s), Ricky for pre and post help, Kerisa Marx (who gave up an entire afternoon to help decorate) and Zoe Schneider (who gave up her Friday evening to take pictures at the Junior High dance).

Also, thank you to the Toof’s, Laurin, the Marx’s, and Regg for the trees and other decorations that you loaned us! Thank you to Shannon for the Punch Bowl and Shelly Olson for the chocolate fountain!

Students in grades PreK through 5th brought in their 100th day collections of 100 things. There were displays with legos, paper clips, candies, paper cups…the list could go on and on. Middle Level/High School students and staff voted on the collections. Below are the top 3 selections from each division. 1st place received 3 gold dollars, 2nd place received two, and 3rd place received one.

Pre-K

1st Place: Tripp Buettner

2nd Place: Bo Thies

3rd Place: Aubry Anderson

K-1st

1st Place: Abbey Russell

2nd Place: Krystyn Riggs

3rd Place: Noah Kelly

2nd & 3rd

1st Place: James Scherbarth

2nd Place: Aisha Corrall

3rd Place: Logan DeCoste

4th & 5th

1st Place: Hannah Wohl

2nd Place: Hayly Hopkins

3rd Place: Bailey Scherbarth

The 100^th day of school is scheduled for February 19th. This is always an exciting day for the elementary students.  We start the day by wearing our pajamas to school and eating a breakfast of fluffy pancakes and sausage links in the cafeteria. We also are asking all students preK-5 to bring in a collection of 100 items; be creative as there will be prizes awarded for the top three collections in each group: PreK, K-1, 2-3, and 4-5.  Winners of the 100^th day collections will be announced on February 28^th at the Family Math Night.

Help us celebrate Drug Awareness Week!

Monday – Be All You Can Be… Be Drug Free;  Wear camo

Tuesday – Knock the Socks Off Drugs;  Wear crazy socks

Wednesday – Scare Drugs Away;  Wear your costume

Thursday – Red Ribbon Day;  Wear red

With the coming of Fall, it’s time once again to reflect on the contribution that elders have made to the Hay Springs community.  Since Biblical times, the word “elder” has been used to describe an older person with authority who is entitled to respect. To Arabs, the elder was the revered leader, or “sheikh” of a tribe. To Native Americans, elders were and continue to be the respected keepers of a tribe’s cultural heritage and language.

To Hay Springs, elders are those people who have contributed to the economic, political, social, and spiritual heritage of this community.  They are the ones who, through their lifetime of experiences and accumulated knowledge, are best prepared to teach younger members of the community how to build on the past, in order to excel in the future. The Elders’ Wisdom program is an opportunity to honor one or two elder members of the Hay Springs community for their contributions past and present.

The Hay Springs High School Video Production Class, under the supervision of new teacher, Mrs. Melissa Efta, is currently organizing Elders’ Wisdom 2013. Students in the class are learning skills and techniques to create a visual presentation for the program.  Several dedicated community members are helping Mrs. Efta gather the information and feedback necessary to select one or two elders for the program. Please contact Mrs. Efta at the high school if you would like to be involved in organizing or carrying out the program, or to nominate an elder to be honored.