Due to the incoming snow storm we have decided to move the One Act Public Performance scheduled for tomorrow to Monday, Dec. 2nd at 7pm.
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One Act Competition
Hay Springs Public School was excited to be able to host the 2019 Panhandle Athletic Conference One Act Competition last Friday, November 22nd. The competition was held in the auditorium and five area schools participated. First up was Hay Springs with their performance of Citizen’s Arrest, followed by Crawford(The Monkey’s Paw), Hemingford(Spy School), Sioux County(Cinderella Wore Combat Boots), and finishing up the day, Morrill(Night Witches). Both Jett Rasmussen and Joce Varvel received honorable mentions and Hay Springs took 4th place overall, with the number one spot going to Hemingford. Best Actor went to Carter Buchheit and best Actress went to Ashton Hoffman. Be sure to catch the upcoming performances of Citizen’s Arrest on Monday, December 2nd at 7:00 PM and also on Tuesday, December 3rd at 2:00 PM! Congratulations to all participants!
Hawks’ Library News
November Activities
The Kindergarten through Third grade students studied one author this month. We began with a biographical video then read books by each author.
Kindergarten – Eric Carle, author and illustrator
We read A House for Hermit Crab and The Mixed up Chameleon. After reading A House for Hermit Crab we decorated a picture of a shell for hermit crab’s house.
First – Mo Willems
We read The Pigeon has to go to School and drew pictures of Pigeon. We also read I’m a Frog.
Second – Mem Fox, an Australian author
We read Magic Hat and drew what we would become if the hat landed on us. We also read Koala Lou.
Third – Eve Bunting
We read Dandelions, a book about Nebraska homesteaders and The Night Tree. After reading The Night Tree we talked and wrote about what the family experienced with their five senses.
Top Checkouts from Last Month
Picture Books
Llama Llama hoppity-hop
Pete the cat and the Cool Cat Boogie
Pete the Cats Checks out the Library
Scaredy-Cat, Splat”
Alexander, Who used to be Rich Last Sunday
Chapter Books and NonFiction
Eva and the New Owl
Amazing Snakes
Afternoon on the Amazon
Babymouse, Rock Star
Balto of the Blue Dawn
MS/ HS
The Heir
Stars above: a Lunar Chronicle Collection
Foul Trouble
The Friendship Experiment
Ghosts
Quote of the Month
“There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate’s loot on Treasure Island.” – Walt Disney
Events
December 9-12 Hour of Code week
Cafeteria News
-Our Christmas Dinner will be held on December 18th. We will need people planning to attend to RSVP by the afternoon of the 9th. There will be no reservations made after this date with absolutely no exceptions. Seating is limited so please take that into consideration when deciding how many family members you plan to have come.
-Magic Plate winners for October were Kyler Kelly, Daniel Avery and Dustin Brien.
-MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
First Grade Reader’s Theater
Mrs. Heiting’s first grade class gave a performance of The Great Turkey Race to their parents and family this morning just before our annual Thanksgiving Dinner. Hay Springs Public Schools is thankful for such involved and caring parents!
Skype A Scientist
On Monday the 18th of November, the 8th grade science class ‘talked’ via Skype to PhD candidate Melina Giakoumis from City College in New York city. Ms. Giakoumis studies starfish genetics on the east coast of the United States and the east coast of Europe. She is using genetic profiling to study how the starfish are changing over time. Starfish are a keystone species, meaning that when they are present in an ecosystem, that system is much healthier and more diverse. The students are studying how environmental conditions and genetics are linked together in an ecosystem, so this talk was right on point. Earlier this year the 8th grade class talked to PhD candidate Samantha Summer from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. That talk was mostly about how chemists study new molecules and about coming from a small town and going on to college for an advanced degree. Both Ms. Summer and Ms. Giakoumis talked to the students about being in a STEM career. The 7th grade had a presentation from Dr. Quinn Sorenson from UC Berkeley about post fire reforestation programs and ecosystems in general. At the time the 7th graders were studying how living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem interact. This program is free from Skype and is called ‘Skype a Scientist’.
FFA Districts
Congratulations to the Hay Springs FFA Chapter members for their success at District XII Leadership Skills Events!
Individual Competition
Jett Rasmussen Creed Speaking – Purple
RyLee Wolken Senior Public Speaking – Blue
Jaiden Anderson Cooperative Speaking – Blue
Hannah Hoos Employment Skills Interview – Blue
Colter Meeks Extemporaneous Speaking – Red
Toby Scherbarth Junior Public Speaking – Red
Team Competition
Senior Parliamentary Procedure Team
Blue – Logan D, RyLee W, Jaiden A, Hannah H, Jazlyn S, Laney S
Red – Braydon B, Jett R, Augustus S, Elissa R, Owen R, Blair H
District XII consists of 19 panhandle schools which are all eligible to bringing two teams or individuals in each contest areas. Mr. Lechtenberg was extremely proud of our student’s performance for our first year in competition. Every member of our Chapter competed in at least one contest and four of our members competed in two contests. We would also like to thank Abigail Russell and Bailey Scherbarth for traveling with us and assisting in conducting the contests.
High School Girls and Boys Basketball
The Hay Springs girls and boys basketball teams had their first practice on Monday, November 18th! Both teams consist of 13 players each. Ron Olson is the head coach for both varsity girls and boys. Linda Kudrna is the assistant for the girls, while Logan Paben and Sonny Salazar are assisting with the boys. The Hawks are excited for their season opener on December 6th, in Hay Springs against Cody-Kilgore. The JV girls will begin play at 3:00 with the JV boys to follow. Girls varsity tip off is scheduled for sometime between 5:30 and 6:00 and the boys should begin play around 7:30. Come support the Hawks and get ready for an exciting season!
4th Grade Spotlight
4th grade is really excited about working with Chaley Jensen and Jade (from the bird conservancy) on our pollinator garden. We received a $750 grant to help us with our project.
We are researching the best plants and flowers to bring in pollinators, and to bloom from spring until fall to help keep our school beautiful! We are hoping to get some donations from our wonderful residence of Hay Springs when they thin out their flower gardens in the spring, as well as we plan to grow a lot of our flowers to help save money.
The plan is to do some landscaping, in front of our school, make a path where people can wander to enjoy flowers, as well as to convert an eye sore to something beautiful!
Horse School
On a beautiful November 19th day, Megan Reimann brought her two Morgan horses, Rusty and Harvey, and showed the preschool and first grade classes some of the tricks they know. Rusty demonstrated how he can fetch, play an instrument, and rope a “calf”. Harvey was too shy to dance very much but showed that he knows his colors almost as good as the children, choosing between blue and yellow balloons when asked.
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