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The Hay Springs PBIS committee, along with the Hay Springs staff would like to send a huge shout-out to the following high school students for their outstanding effort through the 4th quarter! We are so proud of the work you did!!

Mr. Bounous-Social Studies:

I would like to acknowledge Breely Smith, and Toby Scherbarth. They really upped their game this quarter. 

Mrs. Beguin-English:

The student who stands out in my mind is Sadie Hanks. She didn’t have wifi for a lot of the time we were doing distance learning. However, she was never out of touch with me, continuing to email or text weekly. When she finally did get wifi at her house, she worked hard to get caught up. She’s in three of my classes and came through each of them well, even though she was at a disadvantage for quite a while. 

Ms. Lein:

Ashley T. Economics 

Spencer Video Production 

Hally Video Production 

Ashley Burrows Accounting II and Personal Finance 

Katelin Agler Computer Science and Personal Finance 

Mrs. Varvel-Music: 

I would also like to thank all the band students (and their parents who encouraged them) who took the time to practice their instruments! I am so proud of all your efforts and can’t wait to make music with you again this fall!!

Mr. Letchenberg:

Toby Scherbarth for turning in his work  in a timely manner and having quality work.  (better than ever)                                                                          

Blair Henry for her efforts.

Mr. Rotherham:

Sam H. (10th) – Sam was really a go getter this last quarter, as he was all year. Sometimes I don’t think I had submitted lessons and they were already completed and to a very high standard.

Ashley B, Hunter L, Jake R, Katie E (12th) – the Senior math class did a great job in the last part of the 3rd quarter and throughout the 4th quarter. They had a rough second half of their senior year and I think they did an admirable job doing the best they could to prepare for their next adventure.

The Hay Springs PBIS committee, along with the Hay Springs staff would like to send a huge shout-out to the following 6th-8th  grade students for their outstanding effort through the 4th quarter! We are so proud of the work you did!!

Ms. Lein

Lilly D.  7th Grade Careers and Tech 

Talan S. 7th Grade Careers and Tech 

Kaylee 7th Grade Careers and Tech 

Jaelyn R. 7th Grade Careers and Tech 

Mrs. Holtmeier

6th Grade Careers and Tech: Parker Wellnitz, Julia Russell, Bo Thies

Mrs. Varvel-Music: 

I would also like to thank all the band students (and their parents who encouraged them) who took the time to practice their instruments! I am so proud of all your efforts and can’t wait to make music with you again this fall!!

Mr. Rotherham

Jarhett A (8th) – Math and Science: Jarhett would be the first to say math and science are not his thing. However, he worked hard all year to get better at both of them. He asked what he could do to bring up his grades and followed through, he also matured in his attitude.

Gaby T (8th) – Math and Science: Gaby worked hard all year even though math was not her thing. This last quarter she was always on top of assignments and completed them to the best of her ability.

Alexa, Gage, Abigail N (8th) – Science: These students did great work throughout the 4th quarter, keeping caught up and completing work to a high standard.

Lily D, Cooper J, Jaelyn R, Dylan R, Talan S. (7th) – these students just did a great job keeping caught up and doing very nice work.

Zahaven H (7th) – Z did a great job maturing throughout the year in getting work completed and dealing with me and classmates.

The Hay Springs PBIS committee, along with the Hay Springs staff would like to send a huge shout-out to the following Kindergarten-5th grade students for their outstanding effort through the 4th quarter! We are so proud of the work you did!!

Mrs. Mintken-Kindergarten

A huge HAWK shout out to the Kindergarten class and parents, who ROCKED the 4th quarter!  Way to SOAR! 

Mrs. Heiting-1st Grade:

Zobelle Henry and Milo Smith-both students completed work in a timely manner and checked in frequently to let me know their progress. They showed pride in their home learning even when things weren’t easy and persevered. Thank you for being first grade home learning rockstars!

Mrs. Vandermay-2nd Grade:

Autumn Richardson has genuinely completed all of her work and turns it in early if not on time. She responds to all the Dojo messages. Makes it to 90% of the scheduled Zooms I am so proud of her for all of her hard work!

Mrs. Strotheide-3rd Grade:

Catherine Two Bulls and William Gaswick.  Both of these students went above and beyond with their weekly assignments.                                                 

Ms. Meeks-4th Grade:

Hunter Thies, Emma Albrecht and Braydon Heiting were IMPRESSIVE!!!! Megan Anderson and Devyn Young always did their best.

Mrs. Anderson-5th Grade:

I am very proud of all my students this last quarter.  They all rose to the challenge and worked so hard.  Each student had their own hurdles to overcome and I am just overwhelmed with how well they handled everything that came their way.

-10:00 Peter Reynolds reading one of his books on Facebook

-11:00 Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems.

-12:00 Draw Every Day with Jarrett Krosoczka

-12:00 Dan Gutman LIve Read Aloud “Miss Blake is a Flake”

-Try a new digital Breakout
-Send me an email (carole.matthews@hshawks.com) if you need hints – not answers

It’s hard to believe it’s March and we are already talking about Softball and Baseball. Hay Springs participates in the Highway 20 league for Softball and the Sandhill’s Baseball Association for Baseball. You will begin to see sign-up forms coming home, we need these to determine the amount of teams we have in each age group. Return registration forms to the school office. Here are the Age Groups:

Boys T-ball – Must be 4 before 5/1/20
Girls T-Ball – Must be 5 before 1/1/20
Boys Kid Pitch – Must be 7 before 5/1/20
Girls Pixies – Must be 7 before 1/1/20
Boys Cal Ripken – Must be 10 before 5/1/20
Girls Freshman – Must be 9 before 1/1/20
Boys Babe Ruth – Must be 13 before 5/1/20
Girls Juniors – Must be 12 before 1/1/20
Girls Seniors – Must be 15 before 1/1/20

The February bulletin covers the following topics:

• Seniors…make sure you complete the FAFSA process
• What you need to know about scholarships
• Two easy-to-apply-for scholarships from EducationQuest
• February “To Do” List

Please click the link below to check out this month’s bulletin:

https://www.educationquest.org/pdfs/CPB/CPBulletinFeb20.pdf

Junior High Girls Basketball game for tonight in Alliance has been cancelled due to the incoming storm. Please help spread the word.

School Supply Drive

Hay Springs National Honor Society is looking for school supplies for a school supply drive. Donations of new school supplies will be accepted through September 3rd. Please drop off supplies at the Hay Springs school office. You can also contact any NHS member or the NHS sponsor, Heidi Beguin, at 308-360-1372.