EnviroArt

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The elementary students participated in the EnvironArt program on February 19th. This is a unique program that combines the expertise of an artist and a naturalist to bring science and art together. After learning about the importance of waterfowl and their habitats from the naturalist, the artist guides students in creating a realistic drawing of a North American duck, goose, or swan. Students will finalize their drawings in the coming weeks, and we will submit them to the US Fish & Wildlife Service Junior Duck Stamp Contest. All entries help to raise money for waterfowl wetland conservation.

Speech News

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The first Hay Springs Speech Meet was held on Saturday, February 15th. All of the speech students competed well! The following students placed within the top 6 of their given events:

1st in Entertainment Jocelyn Varvel
5th in Entertainment Sam Hindman
3rd in Humorous Prose Gabriel Varvel
3rd in Duet Cadell Brunsch & Chaz Twarling
2nd in Oral Interpretation of Drama Jocelyn Varvel, Gabriel Varvel, Sam Hindman & Jett Rasmussen

Speech Meet schedule:
Mitchell Speech Meet Saturday, March 7th
HAWK TALK Wednesday, March 11th
Hemingford/PANCO Meet Saturday, March 14th
District Meet-Gering Monday, March 16th
State Speech-UNK Friday, March 27th

HS Music Notes

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Congratulations to the following students for being selected into Class D All State Band held in Kearney, NE at UNK on Saturday, March 28th: Angelica Volquardsen (Jazz Band); Jocelyn Varvel (Wind Ensemble); Gabriel Varvel (Wind Ensemble); Ashley Tobiasson (Symphonic Band) & Sam Hindman (Symphonic Band) & Mia Skinner (Symphonic Band).

Congratulations to Sam Hindman, Logan DeCoste & Gabe Varvel for being accepted into the CSC Honor Jazz Band. These students will rehearse on Monday evenings from 7-8:30pm with a final concert on Monday, March 23rd from 7-8pm.

4th-6th Grade students will have a program on Tuesday, March 24th at 7pm. 4th & 5th graders will present a musical all about being a good friend that the high school performing arts class has written. The 6th graders will perform Musical Planet where they have researched different countries and perform songs from these countries. The 5th grade & 6th grade bands will also perform. Looking forward to sharing this with you all!

Please give a big Hay Springs Hawks welcome to Ms. Ghita Dykes who recently joined our music team as our new accompanist! We are very thankful to have her aboard! Ghita is working with our 7th/8th grade choir, our high school choir and solo’s and small groups as well as our instrumental solo’s! Keep an eye out for her at our middle level/high school Pre-Contest Concert!

Upcoming dates:
CSC Honor Jazz Band Monday, March 23rd
4th-6th Grade Spring Concert Tuesday, March 24th
Class D All State-UNK Saturday, March 28th
PANCO Music Contest Monday, March 30th Edgemont
Pre-Contest Concert & Recital Tuesday, April 21st @ 7pm
District Music Contest Wednesday, April 22nd-Alliance High School

EducationQuest College Planning Bulletin

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The March bulletin covers the following topics:

  • Wrapping up your senior year
  • Juniors…it’s time to narrow your college choices
  • Campus visits will help you narrow your choices
  • March 31 is deadline to apply for $500 Scavenger Hunt Scholarship
  • March “To Do” List

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

https://www.educationquest.org/pdfs/CPB/CPBulletinMar20.pdf

PBIS News

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January’s Monthly HAWK Buck winners:

K-2: Ileana Reimann
3rd-5th: Evan Smith
6th-8th: Jaelyn Rasmussen

If you see these students make sure to congratulate them on their positive behavior, and maybe ask what they chose to do as their reward!

Upcoming dates:
3rd Quarter Assembly        Monday, March 23rd @ 2:05pm
Breakfast of Champions        Wednesday, March 25th 7:45-8:15 AUDITORIUM

Winter Ball 2020

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On Saturday, February 15th, middle level and high school students attended Hay Springs High School’s Winter Ball.  The middle level dance was first up for the evening with the high school dance following.  The event, which took place in the auditorium, had a great turnout and the kids had fun DJing their own dance!  Middle level royalty were Queen Ava McKillip(8th grade) and King Jarhett Anderson(8th grade).  High School did not choose royalty since they all consider themselves kings and queens(joking!).  A huge “thank you” to Mr. and Mrs. Hagge for working to make Winter Ball a memorable night for everyone!

It’s CNC You See!

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The Hay Springs ITE department has received a new toy…I mean tool! This Pirahna CNC router has a 12″x24″ bed and is capable of 2D and 3D carving/engraving. It also has an optional laser engraver that we are trying to conquer as we speak. For now we are in the fledgling stages, but the students are enthused about the options and added value it can bring. More importantly, this machine will be a great asset for students to become career and/or college ready. The need for skilled technical workers remains high and these employers are offering some of the highest paid entry level salaries in the workforce.

For now we are learning, and here are some early examples of whats going on. Feel free to contact the Shop class if you are interested in us making you something. Signage, anniversary/wedding gifts, plaques, verses or sayings, house numbers or family names are just some of the possibilities. Remember we can only do projects that measure 12×24 inches or less and we can customize shapes and finish to your liking. Markups will be moderate, and any profits will go back into improvements for the Hay Springs ITE department. Let the creative juices flow!

Water Education

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During the last week of January the seventh and tenth grade science students had guest speakers dealing with water. Mr. Aaron Taylor from the city of Hay Springs attended the seventh grade class to inform our students where their drinking water comes from and where their waste water goes. Mr. Taylor’s information was very interesting to the students, who had lots of questions and the students were appreciative of his talk. The two most repeated statements from the students were that the swimming pool and water tower hold nearly the same amount of water and that filtered waste water is reclaimed by watering alfalfa.

The same week Ms. Chaley and Ms. Jade from the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies presented both the seventh and tenth grade classes with activities about water in our environment. The seventh graders focused on water health. They learned how to study the macro-invertebrates living in a stream to determine the purity of the water. Some invertebrates are very tolerant to pollutants while others are very sensitive to them, by identifying which organisms live in a stream the purity can be determined without chemical tests.

The grade ten class had several activities presented to them regarding water on the plains. They found out what type of prairie we have in the area, how plant roots help the soil, which yard grasses use less water and how the prairie and water relationship changes throughout the seasons. Both classes were interested in the information and treated our guests with respect and politeness. We were very fortunate to have these speakers come to our school!

CSC Honor Jazz Band

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Congratulations to Sam Hindman, Logan DeCoste & Gabe Varvel for being accepted into the CSC honor Jazz Band. This group will rehearse on Monday evenings from 7-8:30pm with a final concert on Monday, March 23rd starting at 7pm in Memorial Hall at CSC.