Monday, October 28th Sock It To Drugs – Wear crazy socks
Tuesday, October 29th Be Drug Free – Wear red
Wednesday, October 30th Hawks Don’t Do Drugs – Wear green, yellow, hawk gear, and hats
Thursday, October 31st Scare Away Drugs – Wear your Halloween attire and put on your costumes at 3:00
Junior High Girls Basketball began practice on October, 21st. The team consists of twelve girls from grades 6th through 8th. Three of them will be returning players from last year, so we will have a young team. The girls ended their last season with a 9-1 record, and were crowned Panhandle Conference Champions! The girls will once again be coached by Ron Olson and Linda Kudrna. The season opener will be at home on November 9th at 10:00 am against Sioux County. We are all looking forward to another great season!
It seems the initial months of the 2019-2020 academic year have evaporated into thin air. Our students and staff members have gotten off to a great start. The first term ended on October 10th, final grade reports were given to parents/guardians on October 24th during parent/teacher conferences. If you have not received your child’s grade report please contact the front office.
Our students recently completed a series of on-line MAP (Measure of Academic Progress) tests in Reading, Language Arts, Math, and Science. The MAP tests are adaptive which helps teachers, parents, and the administration improve learning for all students and make informed decisions to promote our students’ academic growth. Our teachers are currently visiting with their students to establish specific performance goals for the remainder of the 2019-2020 academic year.
Our FFA, FBLA, band, vocal music, cross country, football, and volleyball programs have enjoyed the fall activities season. We encourage all of our students to take advantage of the wide array of co-curricular programs offered at Hay Springs Public School. Whichever activities our students choose to enjoy, it is important to note that the benefits are not limited to just higher academic achievement, benefits also include the opportunity to more fully develop their social skills, life skills, and God given talents.
Congratulations to the students that made the 1st quarter Honor Roll and/or achieved an attendance record of 95% or better. Please continue to reinforce healthy habits with your children that promote regular school attendance and homework completion.
Finally, the school community of Hay Springs has much to be grateful for during the upcoming season. I would like to wish all members of our school community a Happy Thanksgiving and safe, bountiful harvest season.
Respectfully,
Mark J. Hagge
For those who can’t make it to the convention this year, keep up with all the happenings live and in real time on the National FFA homepage at www.ffa.org and on TV as part of their ongoing partnership with RFD-TV. RFD-TV is available on most major satellite and cable television providers. Learn more at: https://www.rfdtv.com/story/41119647/get-the-2019-national-ffa-convention-expo-broadcast-schedule and find the website live streaming schedule at: https://ffa.box.com/s/qayxczexrkva1fe45b7vz0ldq1k7prq5. Please note that live streaming is not free.
Although our season didn’t wrap up with as many wins as the girls hoped we had a lot of wins in other ways! And a lot of the losses in the score book were some really close games that could have gone either way!
Coach Scherbarth and I had a fairly young team this year with a few girls brand new to the sport or this level of play. We spent a lot of time focusing on fundamentals and are so proud of each and every girl and the improvements that she made!
This season saw quite a few girls figure out their overhand serves, and get quite good at them! When looking beginning of the season to end we got easily double the number of set ups and hits per game. Although some didn’t result in the points going our way it was amazing to see the girls using all their skills. There were also a lot of plays where we were able to rally back and forth and keep the ball alive. We also had girls who moved into different roles from the year or years before, or even games before.
As always I will be sad to see the girls move on to the next level, but am so excited to see what they will do and am so proud of what they have accomplished! I can’t wait for Midnight Madness to get one last opportunity to coach the 8th graders.
Our team this year consisted of 8th graders; Gabby, Alexa, and Abby Nelson, 7th graders; Darian, Lilly, Kaylee, Jacey, Zahaven, Jaelyn, and 6th graders; Bo, Julia, and Mya.
–Coach Kerisa Marx
We have gone through our lunch applications and have found that several families have not yet filled out the application. We just wanted to bring it to your attention how important it is for our school district to get these filled out. If you feel that you may not qualify for free or reduced lunches, you should still take a few minutes and fill out the application because you may be surprised. Also, if you have experienced a life change you can fill out a new application at any time to be determined if you would now qualify for any help. It not only affects whether your child/children will get free or reduced lunches but it also determines the percent of poverty we have in our community. All kinds of grants and funds are determined by these numbers so please take the time and get the application filled out. Thank you for your cooperation in this!
Baking Basics
The October Baking Basics will be held on November 1st. At this workshop youth will prepare for the colder weather while baking some delicious treats. The youth will continue to work on their sewing project for the year. The fee for this workshop is $10. Please register by October 28th by contacting Melissa Mracek at mmracek2@unl.edu or (308) 327-2312. This event is open to anyone interested in baking and sewing projects.
The November session of Baking Basics will be on November 22nd. The fee is will be $10. Please register by November 18th by contacting Melissa Mracek at mmracek2@unl.edu or (308) 327-2312.
Clover Bud Workshops
The Hay Springs Clover Bud workshop will be held on November 21st from 4 to 5 pm. Clover Bud members are youth between the ages of 5 and 7 as of January 1st, 2020. These youth will experience teamwork, social interaction, and decision-making skills while participating in hands on activities. Upon participating in these workshops, youth will have Clover Bud projects to display at the 2020 Sheridan County Fair. To register your child for these FREE events please contact Erika Gaswick or the Nebraska Extension Sheridan County office at (308) 327-2312 by November 14th.
4-H Enrollment is now Open!!
Youth interested in participating in 4-H throughout this year can enroll at http://ne.4honline.com. If your child is a member of the robotics teams, they will need to register before the competition in January. If you have registered previously, use the same login and password as before. Cannot remember your password? You can contact the Extension Office to have it reset. If you have any questions or need assistance feel free to contact the Extension office at (308) 327-2312.
-The Veteran’s Day program will be held on Monday, November 11th 2019 at 10:30 AM. Mr. Keith Kearns and Ira McKillip will be the guest speakers. Veterans are invited to stay for lunch following the program.
-Picture retakes have been scheduled for November 12th.
-Lions Club Health Screening is scheduled for November 14th.
-The Hay Springs High School One Act Play team will be performing “Citizen’s Arrest” by Bobby Keniston. There will be two public performances TBA and the team will be competing at PANCO in Edgemont on Friday, November 22nd. Districts will be held in early December, TBA.
October Activities
Symbolic Migration (https://journeynorth.org/symbolic-migration)
The Third Graders are participating in the Symbolic Migration of Monarch Butterflies. Each class participating creates individual butterflies with their first name, school, and teacher’s email. The individual butterflies are placed in a larger butterfly folder with a group picture and a letter to children in Mexico. All the butterfly packets are sent to schools in the area near the Monarchs’ winter sanctuaries. In March when the monarch butterflies migrate north, the paper butterflies are also sent north. Students don’t receive their own butterflies, but butterflies made by other students in the United States and Canada.
Check out the Map of participants in this year’s symbolic migration. Can you find us? https://maps.journeynorth.org/map/?year=2019&map=symbolic-monarch-sent
Top Checkouts In The First Quarter
High School/Middle School
Winter
The Bat Boy
Brave
The Death Cure
Eruption
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
The Selection
Elementary – Picture Books
Should I share my Ice Cream?
Pete the Cat Saves Christmas
Pete the Cat and the Mission Cupcakes
Buzz Boy and Fly Guy
Creepy Pair of Underwear!
The Grouchy Ladybug
Pete the Cat and his Four Groovy Buttons
Chapter Books /Non Fiction
Bad Kitty vs. Uncle Murray
Bad Kitty meets the Baby
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: the Last Straw
The Usborne Book of Machines that Work
Auto Racing
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down
Quote Of The Month
“Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination, and the journey. They are home.” – Anna Quindlen in How Reading Changed My Life
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